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CFH 37: Bickle v Gold PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brelis Farring (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akiro Sata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sata has chosen Onward to Victory! as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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143 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brelis Farring!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Akiro Sata!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sata uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Farring.
Farring misses with a straight right.
Farring swats away the attempt to clinch by Sata.
Sata connects with a right hand. Farring shakes it off.
Sata punishes Farring's body with a nice straight punch.
Farring walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sata throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Farring on the side of the head.
Sata drives through with a takedown into Farring's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Sata looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Sata throwing strikes from guard but Farring blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sata trying to control the position from guard on top but Farring is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sata pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Farring is keeping the position for now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sata accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sata missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sata pushing down on Farring's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Sata is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Sata seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Farring does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Sata not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Farring looking for submissions off his back.
Sata seems to be looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sata thows a huge punch but Farring dodges it nicely.
Sata tries to pass the half guard into mount. Farring knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Sata trying to control the action but Farring is working from the bottom.
Sata is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Farring is just riding it out for now. Sata eventually gives up the hold.
Farring looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sata sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Farring defending well though.
Sata is trying to work for a kimura but Farring is defending well.
Sata is trying to control the action in half guard but Farring is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akiro Sata dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sata bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sata looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Farring!
Farring is looking for a sweep.
Sata working the ground and pound but Farring is defending the strikes.
Sata throwing strikes but Farring manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Farring has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Sata!
Sata is squirming around, avoiding Farring's attempts to control the action.
Farring jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Sata manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Sata is trying to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farring remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Sata tries to bench press Farring off him but Farring keeps the position.
Farring works to advance to full mount. Sata defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Farring is working for a guillotine from mount but Sata frees his head quite easily.
Farring wants to take Sata's back here but Sata is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Farring tries to control but Sata wriggling away.
Farring controlling the pace for now.
Sata is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sata has given up his back.
Sata is trying to break free.
Sata is keeping busy.
Farring keeps control of the position as Sata tries to break free.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Farring is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Sata is defending well though. Farring let's go of the attempt for now.
Farring not allowing Sata to control his hands.
Sata tries to escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farring tries to get the hooks in deep but Sata pushed the leg off.
Sata is really stuck here.
Sata is still trying to improve position.
Farring is looking to control Sata but Sata is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Farring really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Sata.
Sata rolls, trying to escape but Farring keeps control of the position.
Farring biding his time, controlling Sata.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farring has the hooks in. Sata is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Farring has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Sata has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Sata is in bad spot here.
Farring is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Farring looking for the choke but no joy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sata prevents Farring from getting a body triangle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
I would not like to be Sata right now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brelis Farring dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
A combination from Sata does no damage.
Farring takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Farring keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sata shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Farring as he avoids it easily.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Sata. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Sloppy strikes from Sata. Those never looked like landing.
Sata throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sata shoots in for a takedown but Farring shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sata clinches.
A body shot lands from Farring.
Farring jumps guard but Sata turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Farring tries for a takedown but Sata manages to get underhooks.
Farring lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sata backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farring can't find room to land a body shot as Sata controls the action.
Farring lands a nice shot to the body.
Farring pulls Sata into guard.
Farring working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sata doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sata manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Farring avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sata tries to free his leg and advance position but Farring is retaining full guard.
Farring preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sata trying to control but Farring is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sata trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Farring has an active guard here but Sata has managed to pass into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sata is looking for a kimura but Farring is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Sata to get the leverage.
Sata controlling the action here.
Farring actively working from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sata prevents Farring from improving his position.
Sata looks to land a strike but Farring avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Sata wants to control from the top but Farring keeps moving.
Farring being controlled here, momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sata loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sata keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Farring's head.
Sata throwing strikes from guard but Farring blocks nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sata thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Akiro Sata comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sata has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Akiro Sata!
After winning the bout, Akiro Sata thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Luana Peroba Filgueiras (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Pettis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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140 lbs
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166 lbs
9 - 8 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Luana Peroba Filgueiras!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anthony Pettis !
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pettis tries a head kick but it misses.
Pettis tries a head kick but it misses.
Pettis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Filgueiras rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pettis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pettis throws a head kick but Filgueiras moves out of range.
Pettis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A swing and a miss from Filgueiras.
Filgueiras blocks a head kick by Pettis .
Pettis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Filgueiras gets a takedown into half guard.
Pettis has hold of Filgueiras's hands but Filgueiras slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Pettis has hold of Filgueiras's hands but Filgueiras slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Pettis is looking for a sweep. Filgueiras is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Filgueiras seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Filgueiras trying to control the action but Pettis is working from the bottom.
Filgueiras working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Filgueiras working Pettis over with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pettis is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Filgueiras pulls his head out easily.
Filgueiras is looking for a kimura here.
Filgueiras has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Filgueiras prevents Pettis from improving his position.
Filgueiras is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Pettis on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Filgueiras prevents Pettis from improving his position.
Filgueiras is keen to just control but Pettis is a slippery customer.
Filgueiras seems to be looking for submissions.
Filgueiras is trying to control. Pettis wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Filgueiras takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Pettis moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Pettis has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Filgueiras is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Pettis .
Pettis tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Filgueiras wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pettis taking a bit of punishment here - Filgueiras scoring with strikes.
Filgueiras has hold of Pettis 's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Pettis seems comfortable defending it but Filgueiras has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Pettis is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Pettis is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Filgueiras couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Luana Peroba Filgueiras!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dan Maverick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dickie Dirty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dan Maverick has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dan Maverick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dickie Dirty!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maverick ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dirty ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maverick moves away.
Dirty connects with an inside leg kick.
Dirty fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Maverick looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dirty stuns Maverick with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Maverick tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dirty lets loose with a powerful body kick. Maverick will feel that in the morning.
Dirty takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Dirty sizes up Maverick with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Dirty misses with a low kick.
Dirty feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Maverick's calf.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maverick misses with a kick to the body.
Dirty lands with a nice body punch.
Maverick throws a body kick that misses.
Maverick shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
It looks like Dan Maverick has been cut.
Dirty throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dirty misses with a hook. Maverick ducked under it nicely.
Dirty fails with the takedown.
Maverick wants to land a leg kick but Dirty is out of range.
Dickie Dirty seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dirty connects with a solid leg kick.
Maverick keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Dirty lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Maverick throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Dirty takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Maverick throws a hook to the side of Dirty's head but Dirty sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dirty darts in looking for a takedown but Maverick gets double underhooks and turns Dirty into the cage.
Dirty scores with a shot to the side of Maverick's head.
Dirty can't find room to land a body shot as Maverick controls the action.
Dirty swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dirty misses with a body punch.
Dirty lands with a left to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dirty swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dirty throws a head punch that misses.
Maverick breaks from the clinch.
Maverick throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Maverick misses with a low kick.
Dirty does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dirty.
Dirty throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Maverick swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Dirty throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Maverick was covering up waiting for the punch and Dirty finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Dirty trying to control the position from guard on top but Maverick is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maverick wants to sweep but no luck.
Dirty looking to pass the guard.
Maverick looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dirty stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Maverick swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dirty controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Dirty pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Maverick is keeping the position for now.
Dirty won't allow Maverick to sweep him here.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Maverick misses with a low kick as Dirty jumps back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maverick tries a head kick but it misses.
Dirty avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Dirty tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Maverick is able to avoid easily.
Dan Maverick is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dirty wants to slow Maverick down by chopping away at his legs.
Dirty wants to land a leg kick but Maverick is out of range.
Maverick tries a head kick but it misses.
A shot to the liver by Dirty. Beautiful body shot.
Maverick throws a sloppy head kick and Dirty moves out of range easily.
Some bone on bone action there as Maverick checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Dirty fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Maverick checks it well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dirty connects with an inside leg kick.
Maverick throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Maverick checks a leg kick nicely.
Dirty fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dickie Dirty dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dan Maverick's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Dirty lands an overhand right.
Dirty bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Dirty dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Maverick. That did some damage!
Dirty blocks the body kick.
Maverick misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dirty motions for Maverick to come forward. Dirty throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dirty uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Maverick has time to react.
Dirty throws an overhand right that lands on Maverick's shoulder, as Maverick tries to avoid the shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dirty, right into the meat.
Maverick throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dirty misses with a takedown attempt - Maverick sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Dirty throws a body punch but Maverick moves out of range.
Dirty attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Dirty closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dirty doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dirty scores with a nice hook to the head.
Maverick drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dirty trying to control the position but instead, Maverick has worked for underhooks and has pushed Dirty into the cage.
Dirty misses with a punch on the inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Dirty.
Maverick can't find room to land a body shot as Dirty controls the action.
Maverick looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maverick is trying to break the clinch but Dirty is controlling him.
Dirty goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dirty tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dirty wants a takedown.
Dirty tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dirty softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Maverick has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Dirty after a bit of a struggle.
Dirty misses with a body punch.
A frustrated look appears on Maverick's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dirty lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Maverick.
Dirty taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Maverick is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Dirty pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Maverick. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maverick throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dirty blocks it with crossed arms.
Dirty blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dirty throws a punch but it's blocked by Maverick.
Dirty throws a punch but it's blocked by Maverick.
Dirty can't find room to land a body shot as Maverick controls the action.
Dirty is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Maverick prevents a body shot from Dirty.
Dirty throws a punch but it's blocked by Maverick.
Dirty misses with a punch on the inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Dirty tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dirty.
Maverick is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Dirty gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Maverick blocks a body shot from Dirty.
Maverick looking to slow down the pace here.
Maverick with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dirty fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dirty tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dirty scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maverick blocks an uppercut.
Dirty on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Maverick creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dickie Dirty showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dan Maverick's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Maverick takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Dirty connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Maverick's hands.
Dirty throws a chopping leg kick but Maverick manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Dirty moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Maverick walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Dirty checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Maverick lands with a slapping head kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Maverick.
Maverick throws the kick towards the body but Dirty avoids it.
Dirty throws a low kick, looking for Maverick's leg but Maverick calmly moves out of range.
Dirty is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dirty is looking to land body kicks.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dirty.
Maverick tries to land a front kick but Dirty steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Dirty tries for a takedown but Maverick sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dirty misses with a few strikes there.
Dirty blocks a head kick by Maverick.
Dirty drives through and clinches with Maverick against the cage.
Dirty taking a breather.
Maverick has picked Dirty up - he's going for a ride! Maverick dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Dirty trying to control but Maverick postures up.
Maverick trying to control the pace.
Dirty is looking to get back to full guard here but Maverick has managed to pass to side control instead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Maverick.
Maverick tries to stand but Dirty is controlling his head.
Dan Maverick has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dirty gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Maverick lands strikes from half guard.
Dickie Dirty is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maverick prevents Dirty from improving his position.
Maverick not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Dirty wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dirty preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Dirty trying to hold on to Maverick's head to control him but Maverick postures up.
Maverick performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Dirty is holding on to half guard well.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Maverick takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Maverick misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dickie Dirty seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dirty takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maverick takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A head kick misses from Maverick.
That kick from Dirty tenderised Maverick's leg. Maverick is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dirty throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dirty throws a right hand that Maverick ducks under and follows up with a left that Maverick also avoids with ease.
Dirty tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maverick was well out of range. Poor timing from Dirty.
Dirty looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Dirty connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Dirty scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
An inside leg kick lands from Dirty.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maverick misses with a head kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Maverick.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Dan Maverick.
Well Dirty has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dickie Dirty!
An out of breath Dickie Dirty thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rick Rude (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruno Luiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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166 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rick Rude!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bruno Luiz !
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luiz tried to score with a low kick but Rude checks it.
Luiz throws a wild body kick that Rude sees coming a mile off.
Luiz bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A good leg kick by Luiz .
Luiz looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rude takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Luiz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rude moves out of range as Luiz throws a body kick.
Bruno Luiz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Luiz scores with a head kick.
Luiz 's coach down at Grappling Pro Helsinki (14 coaches/25 fighters cap was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Luiz 's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Luiz throws a hook but Rude blocks it.
Luiz connects with a leg kick. Rude looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A slapping body kick lands there for Luiz .
Rude throws a lazy right hand but Luiz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rude keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luiz feints and then cracks Rude's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rude down.
Luiz lands a leg kick that knocks Rude off balance momentarily.
Luiz scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rude lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Luiz is rocked!
Luiz goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Luiz is still on wobbly legs! Can Rude finish him?
Rude throws a combination that misses
and Luiz counters with a slapping leg kick.
Rude lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Luiz circles away quickly and effectively.
Luiz seems to have recovered his senses.
Luiz throws a head kick but Rude moves out of range.
Rude has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LOD Gym Now with StandUP in the buildup to the fight.
Rude checks the leg kick.
Luiz throws a sloppy body shot
and Rude counters with a huge left! Luiz is in big trouble! He's backing up but Rude isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Luiz from any more damage. A dominating finish by Rude!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rick Rude!
After the big win, Rick Rude made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors GREEN!160 and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jani Reuhkala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Struggling Desperately (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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197 lbs
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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jani Reuhkala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Struggling Desperately!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Desperately throws an overhand right that lands on Reuhkala's shoulder, as Reuhkala tries to avoid the shot.
Desperately will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Desperately misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reuhkala.
Desperately fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reuhkala manages to avoid it.
Reuhkala misses with a hook
and Desperately counters by moving into the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Desperately.
Still in the clinch, Reuhkala scores with a nice short uppercut.
Desperately throws an elbow but it misses.
Reuhkala tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Desperately misses with a knee to the head.
I was talking to Reuhkala's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Desperately tries a body shot but Reuhkala blocks it.
Reuhkala throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Desperately tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Desperately scores with a knee to the head.
Desperately tries to land knees in the clinch but Reuhkala avoids the damage to the body.
Reuhkala avoiding damage as Desperately throws knees to the body.
Reuhkala works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reuhkala misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reuhkala scores with a shoulder strike.
Reuhkala swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Desperately throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Desperately blocks a body shot from Reuhkala.
Still in the clinch, Reuhkala scores with a nice short uppercut.
Desperately lands with a light punch inside.
Desperately misses with a body punch.
Desperately misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Reuhkala.
Reuhkala swings wildly with an uppercut but Desperately uses good head movement to avoid it.
Desperately is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Reuhkala is defending well for now.
Reuhkala misses with a body punch.
Desperately tries a knee to the head but Reuhkala blocks it.
Desperately is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Reuhkala is defending well for now.
Desperately's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Reuhkala misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Reuhkala blocks an elbow strike.
Desperately gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Desperately blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Desperately throws a knee to the head but misses.
Reuhkala misses with a punch to the body.
Desperately prevents a body shot from Reuhkala.
Reuhkala managing to block the knees to the body from Desperately.
Reuhkala struggles to land a body shot inside as Desperately controls his hands.
Desperately told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Reuhkala tries to throw a body punch but Desperately avoids it by throwing Reuhkala back against the cage.
Desperately lands an elbow inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reuhkala content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Reuhkala is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Desperately is keeping busy.
Reuhkala tries to work over Desperately's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Knees in the clinch landing for Desperately.
Reuhkala lands a left hand that snaps the head of Desperately backwards.
Desperately lands a nice knee to the body.
Desperately throws an elbow that misses.
Desperately misses with a knee to the head.
Desperately using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Reuhkala has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Desperately landing knees to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Desperately.
Desperately lands an elbow inside.
Desperately is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Desperately lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Reuhkala fails to land.
Reuhkala misses with some punches.
Reuhkala throws a punch but it's blocked by Desperately.
Reuhkala lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Desperately backwards.
Reuhkala working aggressively here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Desperately.
Reuhkala takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Jani Reuhkala has been cut.
Reuhkala throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reuhkala stalling the fight.
Desperately scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Desperately.
Reuhkala misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reuhkala misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Desperately.
A short right from Reuhkala on the inside.
Desperately misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Reuhkala.
Reuhkala throws a head punch that misses.
Desperately using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Reuhkala has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Reuhkala misses with a hook from the clinch.
Desperately works on Reuhkala's body with a couple of short punches.
Reuhkala swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Reuhkala.
Desperately softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Reuhkala blocks a body shot from Desperately.
Reuhkala will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Desperately up against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Desperately misses with a punch on the inside.
Reuhkala tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Desperately's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Struggling Desperately will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jani Reuhkala's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
The crowd cheers as Desperately lands an impressive looking overhand right. Reuhkala doesn't seem phased though.
Struggling Desperately seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reuhkala avoids the body shot from Desperately.
Reuhkala throws a hook to the side of Desperately's head but Desperately sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Desperately swings for the body but Reuhkala moves out of range.
Reuhkala throws a body punch but Desperately moves out of range.
Reuhkala throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Desperately thuds a left hand into Reuhkala's body.
Desperately connects with a looping right hand.
Desperately with a nice cross.
Reuhkala throws a jab but it's blocked by Desperately.
Desperately drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Desperately ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reuhkala moves away.
Reuhkala wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Reuhkala misses the jab.
Desperately rushes Reuhkala and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Desperately takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Desperately lands an elbow that stopped Reuhkala in his tracks for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reuhkala managing to block the knees to the body from Desperately.
Desperately with a knee to the head.
Reuhkala is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Desperately is keeping busy.
Desperately prevents a body shot from Reuhkala.
Desperately working Reuhkala over with knees to the body.
Desperately tries to land knees in the clinch but Reuhkala avoids the damage to the body.
Reuhkala blocks an elbow strike.
Desperately with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Reuhkala avoids the elbow strike from Desperately, against the cage.
Reuhkala struggles to land a body shot inside as Desperately controls his hands.
Reuhkala tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A left hand lands to the body for Reuhkala.
Reuhkala tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Desperately's elbow.
Reuhkala avoids the elbow strike from Desperately, against the cage.
Desperately tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reuhkala lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Reuhkala lands a right hand.
Reuhkala avoids a wild elbow strike from Desperately.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Desperately makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Desperately blocking some punches.
Reuhkala goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reuhkala.
Desperately throws an elbow that misses.
Desperately trying to land knees to the body.
Desperately misses with an elbow strike.
Desperately using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Reuhkala has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Desperately pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Desperately blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Reuhkala can't find room to land a body shot as Desperately controls the action.
Desperately lands a knee to the body.
Desperately scores with a knee to the head.
Desperately throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Reuhkala.
Reuhkala doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Reuhkala working aggressively here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Desperately.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Reuhkala.
Desperately struggles to land a body shot inside as Reuhkala controls his hands.
Reuhkala tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Reuhkala throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Reuhkala fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reuhkala misses with a hook from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Reuhkala.
Desperately throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reuhkala.
Reuhkala has a couple of punches blocked by Desperately.
Reuhkala being controlled against the cage.
Reuhkala working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Desperately throws an elbow but it misses.
Reuhkala lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Desperately.
Desperately misses with a knee strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Desperately lands a good knee to the midsection. Reuhkala won't want to take too many of those.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Reuhkala misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Reuhkala working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Desperately.
Reuhkala tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Reuhkala throws a head punch that misses.
Desperately lands a knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Reuhkala tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Desperately lands an elbow just above Reuhkala 's eye.
Reuhkala tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Desperately softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Reuhkala takes an elbow to the temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Struggling Desperately showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jani Reuhkala's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Desperately scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Reuhkala slips a jab and a cross from Desperately.
Desperately swings for the body but Reuhkala moves out of range.
Reuhkala uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Desperately lands a nice hook to Reuhkala's body. Reuhkala takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Desperately is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Reuhkala rather than just go for the knockout.
Desperately scores with a hook to the body. Reuhkala takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Reuhkala circles away from the clinch attempt.
Desperately connects with a nice looking jab.
Desperately thows a body shot but no joy.
Desperately ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reuhkala moves away.
Desperately misses with a body shot.
Desperately thows a body shot but no joy.
Reuhkala takes a swing at Desperately's ribcage but misses.
Reuhkala lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Desperately lands a jab to the head.
Reuhkala takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reuhkala just misses with a punch to the body.
Reuhkala looks to score with a jab to the body but Desperately is just out of range.
Desperately fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Reuhkala throws a hook but Desperately blocks it.
Reuhkala looks to land a right hand but Desperately moved out of range.
Desperately connects with a looping right hand.
Desperately fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reuhkala manages to avoid it.
Reuhkala throws a big shot that misses.
Reuhkala throws a right hand that Desperately ducks under and follows up with a left that Desperately also avoids with ease.
Reuhkala thuds a left hand into Desperately's body.
Desperately cracks a nice hook into Reuhkala's ribs.
Reuhkala lands a lovely overhand right.
Desperately lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Reuhkala rushes Desperately and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Desperately is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Reuhkala is defending well for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Desperately tries to throw a body punch but Reuhkala avoids it by throwing Desperately back against the cage.
Desperately blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reuhkala misses with a short punch on the inside.
Desperately is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Reuhkala is defending well for now.
Reuhkala tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Desperately lands a damaging elbow.
Reuhkala lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Reuhkala misses with a punch to the body.
Jani Reuhkala has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Reuhkala gets through Desperately's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Desperately trying to land knees to the body.
Reuhkala working aggressively here.
Reuhkala makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Desperately misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Reuhkala.
Reuhkala blocks a body shot from Desperately.
Desperately using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Reuhkala has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Reuhkala misses with a body punch.
Struggling Desperately seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Desperately is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Reuhkala doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The referee is keeping an eye on Reuhkala - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Reuhkala is trying to stall.
Struggling Desperately is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nice elbow from Desperately.
Reuhkala misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Reuhkala fails to land.
Reuhkala lands with a short shot to the head.
Desperately prevents a body shot from Reuhkala.
Reuhkala working aggressively here.
Reuhkala stalling the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Come on Desperately - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Reuhkala goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Desperately is looking to control Reuhkala's arms but Reuhkala gets an underhook and turns him. Now Desperately has his back to the cage.
Reuhkala lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Reuhkala managing to block the knees to the body from Desperately.
Reuhkala can't find room to land a body shot as Desperately controls the action.
Desperately blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Reuhkala scores with a shot to the side of Desperately's head.
It looks like Struggling Desperately has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A right handed body shot lands from Reuhkala.
Desperately takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Reuhkala scores with a shot to the side of Desperately's head.
Reuhkala holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Desperately blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jani Reuhkala showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Desperately has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Struggling Desperately!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ola John (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cranium Basher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Ola John has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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168 lbs
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155 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ola John!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cranium Basher!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Basher drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Basher postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
John is looking for a triangle but Basher pushes his legs off easily.
John looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Basher has picked John up and slammed him! John can't keep hold of the triangle and Basher manages to pass to side control!
Basher wants to lay and pray for a moment but John keeps working.
John's coaches at Bad Pluto! have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Basher is putting a hurting on John here, landing some big shots from side control.
John tries to bench press Basher off him but Basher keeps the position.
John is working hard here to advance position.
Basher lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
This has been an exciting period of action!
John taking punishment in the form of punches.
John tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Basher wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Basher is chipping away with strikes.
Basher is chipping away with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
John is looking for a sweep.
John is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Basher wants to pass the guard but John is defending well.
Basher moves into full mount! John won't be happy about that!
Basher punishing his opponent with strikes.
Basher lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Basher cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Basher prevents John from getting the reversal.
Basher lands with some strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
John is working to get back to half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Basher working John over with strikes here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
John in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Basher landing strikes, looking to finish!
Basher raining down hammerfists from mount.
John working to try and regain half guard.
John taking shots to the head.
John slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
John gets full guard.
Basher content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Basher scoring with punches to the head and body.
Basher stopping the sweep attempt from John.
Basher wants to control from the top but John keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
John has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Basher can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
John has his foot on Basher's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Basher works his way back into a safe position though.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now John is on top in guard.
Basher wants to sweep here but John controlling him for the moment.
John with a flurry of punches that miss.
Basher looking to hit a scissor sweep but John is one step ahead there.
Basher throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Basher preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
John stands and throws Basher's legs to the side, diving into side control.
John will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
John scores with a couple of short elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
John tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Basher tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but John wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
You can see the frustration on Basher's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
John goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Basher has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for John but great work by Basher.
John tries to bench press Basher off him but Basher keeps the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Basher is looking to take a break and control but John is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
John sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cranium Basher dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Basher circles away from the clinch attempt
so Basher counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Basher connects with a couple of short punches.
Basher pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. John is keeping the position for now.
Basher is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Basher looking to pass the guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
John bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Basher's guard.
Basher working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from John.
Cranium Basher has got the better of the ground game so far.
Basher tries to land a sweep but no joy.
John working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
John drops back, looking for a kneebar! Basher looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Basher looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Basher!
John is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
John gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Basher slips a nice elbow through John's hands, connecting with John's forehead.
John manages to get to full guard.
Basher trying to control but John is working from the bottom.
Basher is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
John is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Basher has his hands clasped together but John extends and breaks Basher's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by John.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ola John!
Ola John retains his lightweight title!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dante Ascanio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brutaali Pekka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ascanio comes to the cage accompanied by Otis Taylor / Ten Million Slaves. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Brutaali Pekka was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dante Ascanio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brutaali Pekka!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donk. Ascanio catches Pekka right on the button with a cross.
Pekka checks the leg kick.
Pekka takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ascanio thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ascanio ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pekka moves away.
Ascanio misses with a shot to the body
and Pekka counters with a shoot takedown. Ascanio fights it but they end up in guard.
Pekka throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ascanio works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pekka loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ascanio controls Pekka momentarily but Pekka frees himself.
Pekka postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ascanio keeping full guard, as Pekka tries to pass.
Pekka trying to control the position from guard on top but Ascanio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pekka has gone for a leg lock! Ascanio slips out almost immediately though and dives into Pekka's guard.
Pekka looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ascanio is one step ahead there.
Ascanio got a little sloppy there for a moment and Pekka has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ascanio has managed to get both his arms back between Pekka's legs - danger averted.
Pekka is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ascanio won't allow Pekka to sweep him here.
Ascanio sitting in guard here, content to control.
Pekka looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ascanio got a little sloppy there for a moment and Pekka has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ascanio has managed to get both his arms back between Pekka's legs - danger averted.
Ascanio is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Pekka working for a triangle but Ascanio defends it easily.
Ascanio is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ascanio wants to control from the top but Pekka keeps moving.
We're going to have a standup here because Dante Ascanio wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Pekka avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ascanio feints and then cracks Pekka's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pekka down.
Ascanio lands a leg kick that knocks Pekka off balance momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ascanio lands an overhand right.
Ascanio ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pekka moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ascanio. Pekka does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ascanio instigates a clinch.
Pekka wants a takedown but no success here.
Pekka looking for a takedown.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pekka is working for takedown but Ascanio is calmly controlling the position for now.
Dante Ascanio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brutaali Pekka.
Ascanio working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pekka drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ascanio pulls his leg out and moves away.
Ascanio throws a quick inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Dante Ascanio will probably get the nod.
That's time! Ascanio's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
An inside leg kick lands from Ascanio.
Pekka on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ascanio tries to score with a low kick but Pekka moves his leg out of the way.
Pekka on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Pekka checks a low kick from Ascanio.
Ascanio has Pekka up against the cage in a clinch.
Ascanio tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ascanio scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Ascanio.
Ascanio breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ascanio throws a right and a left that Pekka avoids nicely.
Ascanio scores with a hook.
Ascanio misses the shot to the body.
Ascanio tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ascanio scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Pekka uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ascanio.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ascanio jabs Pekka to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ascanio pushes Pekka up against the cage in a clinch.
Pekka has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Ascanio after a bit of a struggle.
A short right from Ascanio on the inside.
Ascanio gets underhooks to prevent Pekka's takedown attempt.
Pekka has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Ascanio avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
I was talking to Ascanio's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Dante Ascanio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brutaali Pekka.
Ascanio makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pekka changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ascanio fights it off and pushes away nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ascanio gets a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Ascanio.
Ascanio prevents the takedown attempt.
Pekka can't get the takedown.
Pekka is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ascanio pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Ascanio scores with a shoulder strike.
Ascanio lands a shot to the body.
Pekka has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Ascanio after a bit of a struggle.
Ascanio is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Pekka drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pekka is breathing heavily.
Pekka is trying to drag Ascanio to the mat but Ascanio just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ascanio lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ascanio lands with a left to the head.
Ascanio scores with a shot to the side of Pekka's head.
Pekka drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ascanio gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Pekka is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Ascanio is defending well.
Pekka tries for a takedown but Ascanio manages to get underhooks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pekka is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ascanio pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Ascanio scores with a shot to the side of Pekka's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A body shot lands from Ascanio.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dante Ascanio dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Pekka checks a leg kick.
Good work by Pekka as he checks the leg kick.
Ascanio lands a body shot.
Ascanio just misses with a punch to the body.
Dante Ascanio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ascanio wants to slow Pekka down by chopping away at his legs.
Ascanio is looking to clinch but Pekka is avoiding it.
Pekka ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ascanio.
Ascanio scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pekka in his tracks.
Ascanio scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pekka in his tracks.
Pekka uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ascanio.
A jab from Ascanio misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Ascanio misses the target.
Ascanio cracks Pekka with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Brutaali Pekka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ascanio changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Pekka checks a leg kick.
Ascanio throws the kick towards the body but Pekka avoids it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ascanio throws a jab when Pekka was well out of range.
Ascanio thows a body shot but no joy.
Jab by Ascanio.
Ascanio tries to bum rush Pekka with a series of wild strikes but Pekka uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dante Ascanio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ascanio looks to land a right hand but Pekka moved out of range.
Ascanio throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pekka slips under a jab.
Jab by Ascanio.
Ascanio thumps Pekka with a low kick.
Ascanio fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ascanio throws a leg kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ascanio dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pekka. That did some damage!
Ascanio jabs at Pekka's body.
Dante Ascanio is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ascanio looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pekka takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ascanio.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pekka on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dante Ascanio showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ascanio, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:26
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dante Ascanio!
Post fight, an emotional Dante Ascanio said 'Hopefully I dont ever have to fight this poor excuse of a MMA fighter again. Please learn some striking or go back to the wrestling mats to check your buddies oils, thanks!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Travis Bickle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gilbert Gold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bickle's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Edu Kehäkettunen & Stig Dogg - Kullii . The key to victory for Travis Bickle has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Travis Bickle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Gilbert Gold!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bickle missing with a left hand there. Gold was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gold on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Both fighters circling a little - Bickle finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Bickle lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gold's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bickle connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gold scrambles back to his feet.
Gold throws a quick inside leg kick.
A jab lands there for Bickle.
Bickle lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bickle will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Gold tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bickle throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bickle misses with a looping right.
Bickle slips a jab from Gold.
Gold misses with a straight right.
Bickle sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Gold lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gold tries to clinch up.
Gilbert Gold seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gold misses with an uppercut. Bickle saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bickle throws a hook but Gold blocks it.
Bickle tried to score with a low kick but Gold checks it.
Bickle throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gold.
Gold drives through and clinches with Bickle against the cage.
Gold misses with some punches.
Bickle definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Bickle lands a body punch.
Gold tries to work over Bickle's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bickle misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gold goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bickle.
A right hook to the body lands for Gold.
Still in the clinch, Gold scores with a nice short uppercut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bickle lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gold tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bickle's elbow.
Bickle works on Gold's body with a couple of short punches.
Gold misses with some punches.
Nice body punch from Gold - that landed with a thud.
Gold doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Bickle.
Gold throws a head punch that misses.
Gold misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bickle stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Bickle lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gold backwards.
Gold fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bickle working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bickle.
Gold blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bickle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gold lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gold blocking some punches.
Gold blocks an uppercut.
Gold misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gold.
Gold misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gold struggles to land a body shot inside as Bickle controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gold tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A shot in the inside from Gold.
Gold tries a body shot but Bickle blocks it.
Bickle working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bickle lands an uppercut.
Gold misses with a punch on the inside.
Bickle lands an uppercut.
Gold misses with a punch to the body.
Bickle gets through Gold's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gold misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bickle lands with a short shot to the head.
A right hand to the body from Gold.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gold doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gold.
A short right from Bickle on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Gold.
Gold misses with some punches.
Bickle lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gold.
Bickle misses with some punches.
Gold lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bickle blocks a body shot from Gold.
Bickle scores with a shoulder strike.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Gold blocks an uppercut.
Gold is working Bickle over against the cage.
Gold struggles to land a body shot inside as Bickle controls his hands.
Gold swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bickle swings wildly with an uppercut but Gold uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gold struggles to land a body shot inside as Bickle controls his hands.
Gold misses with a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bickle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bickle has Gold pushed against the cage.
Gold misses with some punches.
Bickle has a couple of punches blocked by Gold.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Travis Bickle will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A leg kick checked by Bickle.
Gold buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bickle avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bickle tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gold tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bickle is able to avoid easily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gold checks a leg kick.
Bickle tries a low kick but Gold avoids it.
Gold throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Bickle connects with a crisp jab.
Gold throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bickle throws a hook but Gold blocks it.
Bickle loads up on a big right hand but Gold slips the punch.
Gold tries a head kick but it misses.
Bickle misses with an uppercut. Gold saw that one coming.
Gold attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bickle misses with a leg kick
and Gold counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Gold.
Gold throws a punch but it's blocked by Bickle.
Bickle manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Gold misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gold.
Gilbert Gold seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bickle lands a left hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gold.
A short right from Gold.
Bickle lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gold goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gold's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gold throws a punch but it's blocked by Bickle.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gold.
Bickle tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gold's elbow.
Nice body punch from Gold - that landed with a thud.
Bickle lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gold creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gold throws a head punch that misses.
A short left from Bickle.
Bickle throws a head punch that misses.
Gold tries to work over Bickle's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bickle is working Gold over against the cage.
Bickle stalls.
Bickle scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bickle stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gold.
Bickle misses with a body punch.
Bickle leaning against his opponent.
Bickle lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gold has a couple of punches blocked by Bickle.
Gold blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bickle working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gold's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bickle gets through Gold's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bickle is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bickle struggles to land a body shot inside as Gold controls his hands.
Bickle is trying to stall.
Gold swings wildly with an uppercut but Bickle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bickle has a couple of punches blocked by Gold.
Bickle scores with a shoulder strike.
Gold swings wildly with an uppercut but Bickle uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Gold.
Bickle working aggressively here.
Bickle blocks a body shot from Gold.
Bickle lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gold misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gold.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bickle pressing his opponent against the cage.
Bickle working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gold blocking some punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bickle lands a shoulder strike.
Gold misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bickle misses with the head strike.
Gold can't find room to land a body shot as Bickle controls the action.
Bickle lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gold misses with a body punch.
Gold misses with a body punch.
Bickle lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Bickle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A shot in the inside from Gold.
Bickle lands a body shot in the clinch.
Gold goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Gold.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Travis Bickle dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Gold throws a solid leg kick but Bickle takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gold.
Gold avoids the body shot from Bickle.
Gold wants to land a leg kick but Bickle is out of range.
Gold blocks a jab.
Travis Bickle is winning the standup battle so far.
Bickle scores with a spinning back kick!
Gold throws out a loose jab but Bickle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bickle works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Gold throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bickle's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gold connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bickle scrambles back to his feet.
Gold is looking to score with low kicks.
Gold blocks a low kick nicely.
Gold throws a hook but Bickle blocks it.
Bickle loads up on a big right hand but Gold slips the punch.
Nice uppercut there from Gold.
A clash of legs there as Gold blocks the low kick.
Gold lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gold tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A leg kick checked by Bickle.
Gold throws a front kick aimed at Bickle's knee but Bickle avoids it well.
Bickle just misses with a punch to the body.
Gold connects with a single shot there.
A punch lands to the side of Gold 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Gold keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bickle.
Bickle throws a lazy right hand but Gold sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gold feints and then cracks Bickle's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bickle down.
Bickle works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
An inside leg kick lands from Gold.
Bickle misses with a body shot.
A slow jab from Gold misses its intended target.
Bickle throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gold sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bickle checks the leg kick nicely there.
Gilbert Gold has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gold misses with a body shot.
Bickle throws a leg kick but Gold sees it coming and moves out of range.
Gold misses with the combination.
Gold tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gold throws the kick towards the body but Bickle avoids it.
Bickle avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bickle walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gold checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A jab from Bickle does it's job there.
Bickle displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gold throws out the jab.
Nice shot lands for Bickle.
Bickle tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bickle is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bickle throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bickle throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bickle smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gold connects with a solid leg kick.
Bickle lands with a right hand.
Bickle throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gold slips a jab and a cross from Bickle.
Gold misses with a looping right.
Gold throws a push kick but Bickle slaps the foot to one side.
Bickle looks to score with a jab to the body but Gold is just out of range.
Bickle checks a leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gold, right into the meat.
Nice jab there from Bickle.
Gold misses with a kick to the body.
Gold clinches up with Bickle and pushes him back against the cage.
Gold is leaning against Bickle and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gold misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gold prevents a body shot from Bickle.
Bickle misses with the head strike.
Gold misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bickle tries to throw a body punch but Gold avoids it by throwing Bickle back against the cage.
Bickle has Gold pressed against the cage.
Gold misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bickle lands a body shot.
Bickle lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gold or not.
Travis Bickle is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gold takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gold struggles to land a body shot inside as Bickle controls his hands.
A nice left hand lands by Bickle.
Come on Bickle - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Gold misses with the head strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bickle blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bickle.
Bickle blocks a body shot from Gold.
And that's the end of the fight!
Travis Bickle showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bickle has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Travis Bickle!
Travis Bickle thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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