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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jerzy Trybus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wander Leijonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jerzy Trybus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Wander Leijonen!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leijonen drives through and clinches with Trybus against the cage.
Leijonen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Trybus lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Leijonen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Leijonen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Trybus's face.
Leijonen lands a nice knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Trybus misses with a short punch on the inside.
Leijonen prevents a body shot from Trybus.
Trybus tries to stall but Leijonen uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Leijonen scores with a knee to the head.
Leijonen with a knee to the head.
A right hand to the body from Leijonen.
Leijonen landing knees to the body.
Trybus takes a knee to the side of the body.
Trybus is breathing heavily.
Leijonen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Leijonen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Leijonen scores with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trybus's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Leijonen lands a knee to the head.
Leijonen lands a body punch in the clinch.
We've been hearing reports that Trybus has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Leijonen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Leijonen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Leijonen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Trybus's face.
Leijonen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Leijonen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Trybus backwards.
A short right from Leijonen on the inside.
Trybus swings wildly with an uppercut but Leijonen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Leijonen lands a knee to the head.
Leijonen connects with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leijonen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Leijonen stalling in the clinch.
Leijonen with a knee to the head.
Leijonen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Leijonen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Leijonen lands a nice knee to the body.
Leijonen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Leijonen obliges.
Trybus throws a punch but it's blocked by Leijonen.
Leijonen scores with a shot to the side of Trybus's head.
Leijonen landing knees to the head.
A short left from Leijonen.
A nice left hand lands by Leijonen.
Leijonen working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leijonen lands a nice knee to the body.
Leijonen lands a good knee to the midsection. Trybus won't want to take too many of those.
A nice right hand lands inside from Leijonen.
Trybus takes a knee right on the jaw!
Leijonen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Leijonen connects with a knee to the head.
Trybus's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Leijonen scores a nice knee to the body.
Leijonen stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Leijonen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Trybus's face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Leijonen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Leijonen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Leijonen scores a nice knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leijonen is struggling to control the position.
Trybus misses with a punch on the inside.
Leijonen swings wildly with an uppercut but Trybus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Trybus blocks an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Leijonen misses with some punches.
Leijonen working Trybus over with knees to the body.
Leijonen unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Leijonen lands a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wander Leijonen dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Leijonen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Leijonen lets loose with a powerful body kick. Trybus will feel that in the morning.
Trybus on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Trybus throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Leijonen counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Leijonen.
Leijonen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Trybus lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Leijonen lands a shoulder strike.
Leijonen scores with a shot to the side of Trybus's head.
Leijonen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wander Leijonen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Trybus tries to work over Leijonen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Leijonen crunches a lovely knee into Trybus's ribcage.
Leijonen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Trybus's face.
Leijonen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Leijonen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
We've been informed that Leijonen has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Leijonen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Leijonen with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Leijonen.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Leijonen obliges.
Leijonen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Still in the clinch, Leijonen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Leijonen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Leijonen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Leijonen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Leijonen landing knees to the head.
Leijonen taking a breather.
Trybus is trying to maintain a safe position but Leijonen gets an underhook and turns Trybus into the cage.
Leijonen working Trybus over with knees to the body.
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!
Leijonen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Trybus's efforts to push away.
Leijonen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Trybus's face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trybus's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Leijonen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Knees in the clinch landing for Leijonen.
Leijonen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Good body shot from Leijonen.
Leijonen scores a nice knee to the body.
Leijonen working Trybus over with knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Leijonen.
Trybus stalling in the clinch but Leijonen improves position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Leijonen.
Leijonen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Trybus's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Leijonen.
Leijonen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Leijonen blocks a body shot from Trybus.
Still in the clinch, Leijonen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Leijonen gets through Trybus's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Leijonen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right from Leijonen.
Leijonen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Leijonen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Trybus's elbow.
Trybus takes a knee right on the jaw!
Leijonen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Leijonen gets through Trybus's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Leijonen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leijonen pushes Trybus back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Leijonen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leijonen landing knees to the head.
Leijonen lands a nice knee to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Leijonen takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Leijonen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Knees to the body from Leijonen.
Knees to the body from Leijonen.
A knee to the head by Leijonen.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Leijonen pushes Trybus back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Leijonen with a knee to the head.
Leijonen lands a good knee to the midsection. Trybus won't want to take too many of those.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wander Leijonen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Leijonen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Leijonen.
Leijonen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Leijonen unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Trybus blocking some punches.
Leijonen unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Trybus throws a punch but it's blocked by Leijonen.
Trybus misses with a short punch on the inside.
Leijonen with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Leijonen obliges.
Trybus jumps guard but Leijonen stands there with Trybus around his waist. Trybus gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Leijonen obliges.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A short uppercut from Leijonen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leijonen lands a right hand.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Leijonen.
Leijonen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Trybus in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Leijonen scores a nice knee to the body.
Leijonen lands a knee to the head.
Leijonen struggles to land a body shot inside as Trybus controls his hands.
Leijonen landing knees to the head.
Leijonen landing knees to the head.
Leijonen lands with a short shot to the head.
Leijonen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Trybus lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Trybus misses with some punches.
Leijonen scores a nice knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leijonen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Leijonen unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Leijonen lands a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leijonen effectively controlling the action here.
Leijonen scores with a knee to the head.
Trybus tries to land knees in the clinch but Leijonen avoids the damage to the body.
Leijonen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Trybus jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Leijonen walks away with a smile on his face. Trybus gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A big right from Leijonen misses.
Trybus misses with a low kick as Leijonen jumps back.
Leijonen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice defenses there by Trybus.
Jerzy Trybus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leijonen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Leijonen misses with a looping left.
Trybus looks to land a combination. Leijonen sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Wander Leijonen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Leijonen cracks Trybus with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Trybus swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Leijonen.
Leijonen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Trybus is out of range and Leijonen settles back down.
Leijonen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Leijonen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Leijonen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Trybus throws a body punch but Leijonen moves out of range.
Leijonen lands with a nice body kick.
Trybus lands a body shot.
Leijonen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Trybus pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Crunch! Leijonen slams his shin into Trybus's torso.
Leijonen goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Leijonen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wander Leijonen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Leijonen darts in and clinches Trybus up against the cage.
Leijonen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Leijonen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Leijonen obliges.
Trybus takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wander Leijonen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Leijonen prevents Trybus from breaking the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wander Leijonen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Leijonen 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 25:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 25:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wander Leijonen!
An out of breath Wander Leijonen 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Donald Duff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikael Saarrinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duff's entrance music is Carmina Burana. A fine choice. Donald Duff looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Donald Duff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mikael Saarrinen!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saarrinen tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Duff counters with a takedown into side control.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Duff is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Saarrinen knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Duff has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Saarrinen is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Duff yanks on the arm and Saarrinen is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Duff.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Donald Duff!
A relieved looking Donald Duff thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Deurell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saul Alvarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alvarez has chosen Survivor - 'Burning Heart' as his entrance music. 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 Saul Alvarez was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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163 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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Deurell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Saul Alvarez!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alvarez displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Deurell.
Alvarez tries to clinch up but Deurell circles away and keeps his distance.
Deurell shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Alvarez but Alvarez pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Alvarez has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Deurell slips a jab and a cross from Alvarez.
Alvarez on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Deurell blocks a leg kick.
Deurell keeps the fight on the outside.
Deurell shoots in for a takedown but Alvarez shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Deurell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Deurell is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Alvarez.
Alvarez throws a low kick but it's checked well by Deurell.
Deurell takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Deurell throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Alvarez's waist but Alvarez gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Deurell off to one side.
Deurell definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Alvarez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deurell slips a jab from Alvarez.
Deurell shoots in but no luck this time.
Alvarez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Deurell on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Alvarez. Alvarez obviously looking to wear him down.
Alvarez connects with a leg kick. Deurell looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Deurell misses with a takedown attempt - Alvarez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Alvarez tries to clinch but Deurell moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Alvarez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
John Deurell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alvarez throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Deurell on the side of the head.
Deurell shoots for a double leg takedown but Alvarez sprawls well. He's pushed Deurell's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
No luck for Deurell with that takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deurell shoots for a takedown but Alvarez saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A leg kick checked by Deurell.
Deurell dives in for a single leg takedown but Alvarez sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Alvarez will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Deurell up against the cage.
Alvarez can't find room to land a body shot as Deurell controls the action.
Alvarez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Alvarez is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Deurell tries to pull guard but Alvarez holds him up against the cage and eventually Deurell drops back down to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alvarez crunches a lovely knee into Deurell's ribcage.
Deurell wants to take the fight to the mat but Alvarez manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Deurell is trying to drag Alvarez to the mat but Alvarez just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Alvarez unloads a knee to the mid-section. Deurell lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Deurell tries to pull guard but Alvarez won't allow it.
Alvarez lands a shoulder strike.
Deurell fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Alvarez lands with a light punch inside.
Alvarez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Deurell rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Alvarez counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Deurell connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Deurell keeps the fight on the outside.
Alvarez throws out a powerful jab.
Deurell goes for a double leg but Alvarez avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Alvarez continues to drive forward.
Alvarez leaning against his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Alvarez gets underhooks to prevent Deurell's takedown attempt.
Deurell fails to pull guard.
Alvarez avoiding damage.
Deurell is trying to drag Alvarez to the mat but Alvarez just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alvarez lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Deurell takes a knee right on the jaw!
Deurell pulls guard effortlessly.
Deurell looking for a guillotine here but Alvarez defends easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alvarez trying to control the position from guard on top but Deurell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Saul Alvarez dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Deurell shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Deurell showed some decent athleticism there.
Alvarez is trying to maintain the position but Deurell is very close to passing his half guard.
Deurell is trying to control. Alvarez wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Deurell missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Alvarez can do anything to dispel that myth.
Deurell content to control rather than advance.
Deurell is trying to control. Alvarez wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Deurell sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Alvarez defending well though.
Alvarez is trying to get back to full guard.
Deurell controlling the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up because John Deurell just wasn't active enough.
Deurell shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Alvarez's guard.
Deurell wants to control from the top but Alvarez keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deurell loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Alvarez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Deurell. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Alvarez is trying to control the position but Deurell postures up.
Deurell trying to control the position from guard on top but Alvarez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Deurell being controlled here momentarily.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Saul Alvarez wasn't active enough on the ground.
Alvarez misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez gets caught flat footed, as Deurell shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Deurell trying to control but Alvarez is working from the bottom.
Deurell trying to move into half guard but instead Alvarez has managed to sweep!
Deurell is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Deurell seems keen to control Alvarez's posture.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
John Deurell has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Alvarez throws a leg kick but Deurell moved away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deurell feints a jab promting Alvarez to slip. Deurell then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Alvarez slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Deurell throws a hook but Alvarez avoids it easily.
Deurell drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Deurell wants to lay and pray for a moment but Alvarez keeps working.
Alvarez can't do much from the bottom here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Deurell advances nicely into full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Deurell dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Deurell closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Alvarez to the mat! Alvarez manages to get full guard.
Deurell engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Alvarez keeping moving, preventing Deurell from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Deurell accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Alvarez looking for a sweep. Not yet Alvarez, not yet.
Alvarez keeping moving, preventing Deurell from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because John Deurell wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Deurell shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Alvarez sprawls well. Alvarez wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Deurell gets slowly back to his feet.
Alvarez takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Deurell closes the distance and clinches up with Alvarez, looking for a takedown. Deurell pushes Alvarez against the cage but Alvarez circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nice cross by Alvarez.
Deurell shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Alvarez sprawls well. Alvarez wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Deurell gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Deurell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Deurell shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Alvarez defends it nicely.
Deurell swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez fakes the leg kick and cracks Deurell in the body.
Deurell looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Deurell trying to control but Alvarez is working from the bottom.
Alvarez looking for a sweep. Not yet Alvarez, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez working a defensive guard here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Deurell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Alvarez.
Alvarez leaves Deurell with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Alvarez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Deurell shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Deurell wants to work for an arm triangle but Alvarez is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deurell thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Alvarez's head.
Deurell missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Deurell wants to pass the guard but Alvarez is defending well.
Deurell wants to control but Alvarez is keeping him busy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alvarez is looking to control Deurell's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Alvarez avoid being mounted?
Deurell is trying to control the action in half guard but Alvarez is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Deurell showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Deurell has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Deurell!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vincent Bird (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeff Jonhson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jeff Jonhson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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World class boxer
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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
20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vincent Bird!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Jeff Jonhson!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jonhson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jonhson connects with an inside leg kick.
Bird throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bird blocks a head kick by Jonhson.
Jonhson avoids a kick to the body.
Jonhson throws a sloppy head kick and Bird moves out of range easily.
Jeff Jonhson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jonhson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jonhson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bird is breathing heavily.
Bird throws a head kick that misses.
Jonhson misses with an uppercut.
Bird closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jonhson scores with a hook to the body.
Jonhson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bird.
Jonhson lands a left hand.
Jonhson breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick from Jonhson lands but Bird takes it in his stride.
Jonhson throws a head kick but Bird moves out of range.
Jonhson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jonhson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Jonhson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bird moves away from the strike by Jonhson.
Jonhson tries a head kick but it misses.
Jonhson blocks the body kick.
Jonhson throws a sloppy head kick and Bird moves out of range easily.
Jonhson throws a hook but Bird avoids it easily.
Jonhson misses with a wild combination.
Bird seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
No joy there for Jonhson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bird has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bird there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jonhson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jeff Jonhson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jonhson misses with a hook. Bird ducked under it nicely.
Jonhson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bird's head.
Jonhson tries a head kick but it misses.
Jonhson lands with a slapping head kick.
Bird throws a sloppy head kick and Jonhson moves out of range easily.
Jonhson misses with a wild combination.
A head kick misses from Bird.
Jonhson scores with a sloppy right hand. Bird should have avoided that one.
A head kick misses from Jonhson.
Jonhson lands a high kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bird blocks a head kick by Jonhson.
Jonhson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bird momentarily.
Jonhson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bird takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jonhson has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Bird is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Jonhson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jonhson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jonhson looks to land a left hand but Bird moved out of range nicely.
Jonhson looks to land a right hand but Bird moved out of range.
Bird throws a head kick that Jonhson semi-blocks.
Bird avoids the head kick by Jonhson.
Bird on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jonhson throws a lazy head kick
and Bird holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Jonhson misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bird tries to land knees in the clinch but Jonhson avoids the damage to the body.
Jonhson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The crowd are getting on Jonhson's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Bird is looking for a takedown.
Jonhson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jonhson throws a head punch that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jonhson.
Jonhson scores with a shot to the side of Bird's head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bird.
Jonhson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jonhson throws a head kick but Bird moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A good leg kick by Jonhson.
Jonhson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bird blocks a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeff Jonhson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jonhson lands a nice shot that snaps Bird's head back.
Jonhson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jonhson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bird checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jonhson connects with a leg kick. Bird looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jonhson misses with a head kick.
A leg kick checked by Jonhson.
Jonhson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jonhson scores with a head kick.
Jonhson throws an overhand right that lands on Bird's shoulder, as Bird tries to avoid the shot.
Bird blocks a head kick by Jonhson.
Bird throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jab from Jonhson.
Bird throws a half hearted mid kick.
Vincent Bird is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jonhson throws a head kick but Bird moves out of range.
Bird has Jonhson up against the cage in a clinch.
Jonhson scores with a shot to the side of Bird's head.
Jonhson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jonhson lands with a right to the head.
Jonhson lands a nice shot to the body.
Bird takes a shot to the head.
Bird is rocked!
Jonhson stalling the fight.
Oh Bird is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jonhson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jonhson dips a shoulder and cracks Bird with a mighty uppercut! Bird falls back against the cage and Jonhson unloads with a barrage of strikes! Bird is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Jonhson screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jeff Jonhson!
A victorious Jeff Jonhson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Derek Waters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Waters comes into the arena with Hip Hop blaring out of the sound system. 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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194 lbs
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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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
18 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Derek Waters!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Tom Jones!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Waters needs to keep his hands up - Jones had a free shot at his head there.
Jones thuds his shin into the meat of Waters's side.
Jones scores with a jab. Waters acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jones shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Waters pinned against the cage. Waters gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jones keeps Waters at a distance using the push kick.
Jones fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jones has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Tom Jones has been cut.
Waters misses with a hook. Jones ducked under it nicely.
Jones feints and as Waters raises his hands in defense, Jones changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Waters is trying to keep Jones in close.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Waters keeping full guard, as Jones tries to pass.
Jones sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Waters manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jones manages to get himself to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Waters won't allow Jones to sweep him here.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Waters from controlling successfully.
Jones is working an open guard so Waters takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Waters tries to move into range but Jones moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Waters scores with the left hand. Jones knows he should have avoided that one.
Jones will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jones misses with a two punch combination.
Waters jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jones jabs Waters right on the nose. Waters blinks but takes it well.
Waters lands with a thumping leg kick.
Derek Waters seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waters tries a head kick but it misses.
Waters swings for the body but Jones moves out of range.
Waters scores with a decent looking hook.
Waters slaps away a takedown attempt from Jones, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jones scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Waters lands a slapping body shot.
Jones tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Waters scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jones takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jones closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Jones lands in his opponent's guard.
Waters tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jones not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Waters looking for a sweep. Not yet Waters, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Waters pulls Jones in close to prevent any damage.
Waters is trying to keep Jones in close.
We're going to have a standup here because Derek Waters wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Jones tries to clinch but Waters moves out of range.
Jones defending well as Waters loads up on a big left hand.
A swing and a miss from Waters.
Waters feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jones's calf.
Jones closes the distance and pushes Waters back into the cage.
Jones lands a body punch.
A short uppercut from Waters.
Waters throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Waters.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Waters is working Jones over against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Waters lands a hook that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
A short left from Waters.
Waters throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones.
Jones tries to break the clinch but Waters is controlling the position.
Waters is pressed up against the cage. Jones has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Waters down to the mat. Waters avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Derek Waters has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tom Jones.
Waters throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Waters takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The fighters circling - Waters throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jones tries a head kick but it misses.
Jones takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Waters scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jones fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jones moves in looking to clinch but Waters pushes him off.
Waters throws a chopping leg kick but Jones manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Waters moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Waters throws a big shot that misses.
A head kick from Waters lands but Jones takes it in his stride.
Derek Waters is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Waters waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jones.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derek Waters dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tom Jones's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jones throws a right and a left that both miss.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jones.
Waters throws a lazy right hand but Jones sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jones staying out of range there.
We've been told by Waters's head coaches at Disciples Top Team that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Jones tries to clinch there but Waters circles away.
Waters misses with an uppercut. Jones saw that one coming.
Jones scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A left lands for Waters.
Waters throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Waters throws a big shot that misses.
A jab from Waters misses.
Jones scores with a jab to the head.
Jones walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Waters checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Waters just misses with a punch to the body.
Waters stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Waters wants it to stay on the feet.
Jones connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones loads up on a big right hand but Waters slips the punch.
Waters throws a shot from downtown. Jones moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Waters lands a nice hook to Jones's body. Jones takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jones slips a jab from Waters.
A punch combination from Jones misses.
Jones fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Waters is out of range.
Jones takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jones lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Waters tries to clinch up but Jones circles away and keeps his distance.
Jones lands a two punch combo.
Waters is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jones.
Jones misses with a low kick as Waters jumps back.
Jones misses with a hook. Waters ducked under it nicely.
Jones throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Good leg kick by Waters there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Waters's corner calls for a 1-2. Waters obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jones tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jones looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Waters is fending him off so far but Jones persists. Nope, Waters circles away and we're back to standing.
Waters misses with a hook. Jones ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Waters stuffs the takedown.
Derek Waters has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tom Jones.
Jones dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Waters swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Waters takes the fight into the clinch.
Waters lands a shoulder strike.
Waters scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jones is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Waters swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Waters breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jones lands a really nice looking cross but Waters seems unphased.
Waters bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jones's head.
Waters tries to work over Jones's front leg with a kick but Jones checks it.
Jones tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Waters swivels and escapes.
Waters lunges at Jones with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jones's hand.
Waters cracks the inside of Jones's front leg.
Waters throws a looping overhand right but Jones ducks down to avoid it.
Jones checks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Waters.
Jones tries to score with a low kick but Waters moves his leg out of the way.
Waters misses with a two punch combination.
Waters takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Waters forces Jones back against the cage and clinches.
Jones gets through Waters's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Jones.
Jones is looking to take this one to the mat.
Waters throws a head punch that misses.
Jones goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jones lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones blocking some punches.
Jones lands with a short shot to the head.
Waters manages to break the clinch.
Jones throws a hook but Waters avoids it easily.
Jones lands a lovely overhand right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Waters.
Waters throws a hook but Jones avoids it easily.
Jones chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Waters can pounce on him.
Jones moves into the clinch successfully.
Jones misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Waters lands with a left to the head.
Waters lands a right hand.
A shot in the inside from Jones.
Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
Jones blocking some punches.
Waters lands a right hand.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jones just misses with a elbow thrown towards Waters's brow.
Jones lands with a right to the head.
Jones can't find room to land a body shot as Waters controls the action.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A hook to the body from Waters.
Jones tries to throw a body punch but Waters avoids it by throwing Jones back against the cage.
Waters misses with a body punch.
Waters misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Derek Waters will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tom Jones's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
No luck for Jones with that takedown attempt.
Jones has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Jones misses with an uppercut.
Jones thuds his shin into the meat of Waters's side.
A looping hook to the body misses from Waters. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
Waters lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Jones backs up against the cage.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt.
Jones digs a good hook to Waters's body.
Waters has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jones finds it's way round the side to connect with Waters's head.
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Waters.
A nice leg kick lands there from Waters.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch but Waters swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Waters has closed the distance and engaged Jones in a clinch.
Waters tries to throw a body punch but Jones avoids it by throwing Waters back against the cage.
Waters doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Waters blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short left from Waters.
Jones throws a head punch that misses.
Jones lands a body shot in the clinch.
Waters fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tom Jones seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Waters lands with a right to the head.
Waters stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jones can't find room to land a body shot as Waters controls the action.
Waters escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jones closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Waters's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Waters seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Waters looking for a sweep. Not yet Waters, not yet.
Tom Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Derek Waters.
Waters misses with a straight left.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
Jones stalks Waters and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Waters's face. Waters staggers backwards, shaken.
Waters throws a lazy right hand but Jones sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jones checks the leg kick nicely there.
A leg kick checked by Jones.
Waters misses with an uppercut.
Jones blocks a jab.
Jones looks to land a right hand but Waters moved out of range.
No joy there for Jones, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Waters avoids a kick to the body.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
Waters throws out a leg kick but Jones moves out of range and Waters only half commits.
Waters takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waters bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jones throws a body kick that misses.
Jones swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Waters lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Waters lands the left hand.
Jones's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jones misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jones tries to score a power double leg takedown but Waters sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jones somewhat.
Derek Waters has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tom Jones.
Waters listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Waters throws a hook but Jones blocks it.
Waters throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Jones blocks the body kick.
Waters closes the distance and pushes Jones back into the cage.
Waters lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Waters breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jones defending well as Waters loads up on a big left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Waters works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Waters has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jones.
Waters cracks Jones with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nice defenses there by Jones.
Jones throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Waters blocks a jab.
Jones slips a jab and a cross from Waters.
Jones clinches up against the cage.
Derek Waters is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jones blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jones misses with some punches.
Waters blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Waters blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jones.
Waters breaks from the clinch.
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 Derek Waters.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Waters, 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Derek Waters!
Our winner, Derek Waters, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Turd Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocky Mercurius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mercurius has chosen 2pac - Raise Up as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Turd Anderson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Rocky Mercurius's chin.
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29
184 lbs
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35
180 lbs
27 - 12 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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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
18 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Turd Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rocky Mercurius!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mercurius thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mercurius misses with a low kick as Anderson jumps back.
Mercurius dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Anderson. That did some damage!
Mercurius throws a lazy right hand but Anderson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mercurius throws an overhand right that lands on Anderson's shoulder, as Anderson tries to avoid the shot.
Anderson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mercurius's coach down at MMA Sanok Training Center was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Mercurius's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Mercurius moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Mercurius throws a quick inside leg kick.
Anderson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Tres Puntos FC in the buildup to the fight.
Anderson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mercurius.
Mercurius throws a big shot that misses.
Mercurius tries to land a leg kick but Anderson saw it coming and moves away.
Mercurius 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.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Anderson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Mercurius is trying to control Anderson's posture but Anderson avoids it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anderson tries for a kimura but Mercurius is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercurius struggling a bit here.
Anderson trying to control the action but Mercurius is working from the bottom.
Anderson goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Mercurius has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Anderson but great work by Mercurius.
Anderson tries to improve position but can't.
Anderson looking for a sweep but Mercurius has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Anderson is squirming around, avoiding Mercurius's attempts to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is trying desperately to improve position.
Anderson tries to hold on but Mercurius postures up.
Mercurius is looking to stand but Mercurius has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson tries to hold on but Mercurius postures up.
Anderson is looking to improve his position but Mercurius isn't that keen on the idea.
Mercurius looking to control but Anderson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Mercurius wants to control but instead Anderson manages to regain half guard.
Anderson tries to roll over but Mercurius keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mercurius is thwarting Anderson's attempts to control the position.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Rocky Mercurius hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Anderson slips a straight right by Mercurius.
Rocky Mercurius is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Anderson misses the shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anderson digs a good hook to Mercurius's body.
Anderson misses with a left hand
enabling Mercurius to counter with a crisp jab.
Good leg kick by Mercurius there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Anderson takes a swing at Mercurius's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rocky Mercurius will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Anderson misses with a straight right.
Anderson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mercurius.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mercurius.
Mercurius lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Anderson gets a double leg takedown into Mercurius's guard.
Anderson postures up in Mercurius's guard and throws a big left but Mercurius blocks it.
Anderson trying to control the position from guard on top but Mercurius is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Anderson is looking to pass into half guard but Mercurius pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Mercurius is in guard.
Anderson is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Mercurius stopping the sweep attempt from Anderson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercurius wants to stand but Anderson is controlling his posture from full guard.
Mercurius looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Turd Anderson wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Anderson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mercurius.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercurius throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A leg kick checked by Anderson.
Mercurius misses with a looping left.
Anderson just misses with a punch to the body.
Mercurius finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Anderson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mercurius lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Anderson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Anderson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mercurius.
Mercurius lands a nice hook to Anderson's body. Anderson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Anderson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mercurius attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Mercurius pivots, looking for a leg kick but Anderson is out of range and Mercurius settles back down.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown but Mercurius shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mercurius. Mercurius circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Anderson tries for a takedown but Mercurius circles away easily
and Mercurius counters with a thumping low kick.
Mercurius darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Mercurius uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anderson.
Anderson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mercurius scores with a sloppy right hand. Anderson should have avoided that one.
Mercurius pivots, looking for a leg kick but Anderson is out of range and Mercurius settles back down.
Anderson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Mercurius's guard.
Anderson trying to move into half guard but instead Mercurius has managed to sweep!
Anderson wants to hit a switch here but Mercurius passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Anderson there!
Mercurius content just to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mercurius wants to get back to his feet but Anderson is holding on tight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mercurius manages to capitalize on a mistake by Anderson to take his back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rocky Mercurius showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Anderson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mercurius was well out of range. Poor timing from Anderson.
Mercurius shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A telegraphed right hand from Mercurius misses the target.
Anderson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mercurius was well out of range. Poor timing from Anderson.
Mercurius moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Anderson takes a swing at Mercurius's ribcage but misses.
Anderson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mercurius showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Anderson.
Anderson throws a one two combo.
Mercurius misses with a leg kick.
Mercurius throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mercurius misses with a leg kick.
Anderson swings for the body but Mercurius moves out of range.
Anderson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercurius is looking to slow Anderson down with leg kicks.
Mercurius tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mercurius misses with a straight right.
Anderson moves out of range as Mercurius strikes.
Anderson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Anderson shoots for a takedown but Mercurius saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Mercurius feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Anderson's calf.
Mercurius bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Mercurius looks to land a right hand but Anderson moved out of range.
Anderson ducks under a wild hook from Mercurius.
Anderson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mercurius.
Anderson is looking to wear down Mercurius with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Anderson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Anderson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Mercurius is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anderson tries to pass to full mount but Mercurius defends it.
Mercurius trying to control here.
Mercurius regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Anderson.
Anderson with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mercurius keeping full guard, as Anderson tries to pass.
Anderson is looking to pass into half guard but Mercurius pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Mercurius is in guard.
Anderson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercurius's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Rocky Mercurius.
Mercurius misses with a wild body shot.
Rocky Mercurius is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Mercurius avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Anderson fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Turd Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anderson checks the leg kick.
Mercurius lands with a straight right. Anderson didn't see that one coming.
Anderson looks to throw the jab but Mercurius is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Anderson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Anderson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mercurius.
Mercurius lands a nice leg kick that just misses Anderson's sensitive parts.
Anderson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Anderson wants to pass to mount but Mercurius is defending the position.
Anderson stalling away here and it's allowed Mercurius to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anderson postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Mercurius is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Anderson, into his guard.
Turd Anderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anderson throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
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 Turd Anderson.
I think Mercurius 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rocky Mercurius!
Rocky Mercurius took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Cold Blooded Kemists ↑ 5x160Q for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harri Mulqvist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lambo Gallardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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216 lbs
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215 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
37 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Harri Mulqvist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lambo Gallardo!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gallardo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Gallardo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mulqvist with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mulqvist misses with a right hand
and Gallardo counters with a left and a right that stings Mulqvist.
Gallardo has managed to clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gallardo.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mulqvist.
Mulqvist misses with a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gallardo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mulqvist is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gallardo is defending well for now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gallardo.
Gallardo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mulqvist is defending well for now.
Gallardo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gallardo trying to control the position but instead, Mulqvist has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gallardo into the cage.
Mulqvist blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gallardo misses with a knee to the head.
Mulqvist blocks a body shot from Gallardo.
Gallardo avoiding damage as Mulqvist throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gallardo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mulqvist doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gallardo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mulqvist is keeping busy.
A short left from Gallardo.
Gallardo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Mulqvist as Gallardo tries to tie him up.
Mulqvist misses with an elbow over the top.
Gallardo has Mulqvist pushed against the cage.
Mulqvist's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mulqvist stalls.
Mulqvist scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gallardo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Gallardo fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gallardo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gallardo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mulqvist is keeping busy.
Mulqvist misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gallardo trying to stall but Mulqvist improves his position.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Gallardo misses with a punch to the body.
Mulqvist is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gallardo is defending well for now.
Mulqvist tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gallardo's elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mulqvist tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gallardo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mulqvist tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gallardo's elbow.
Mulqvist blocks an uppercut.
Gallardo blocking some punches.
Mulqvist doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gallardo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mulqvist doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gallardo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mulqvist tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mulqvist tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mulqvist struggles to land a body shot inside as Gallardo controls his hands.
Gallardo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gallardo misses with a body punch.
Gallardo trying to land knees to the body.
Mulqvist throws an elbow that misses.
Mulqvist is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Gallardo is keeping busy.
Gallardo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gallardo lands with a light punch inside.
Gallardo has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
Gallardo blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gallardo.
Gallardo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mulqvist backwards.
Mulqvist tries to work over Gallardo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gallardo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mulqvist throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gallardo misses with a punch to the body.
Gallardo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gallardo tries a body shot but Mulqvist blocks it.
Mulqvist displaying some good clinch control by pressing Gallardo up against the cage.
Gallardo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gallardo throws a punch but it's blocked by Mulqvist.
Mulqvist missing with knees to the body.
Gallardo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gallardo just leaning against Mulqvist, taking a breather.
Gallardo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gallardo tries a body shot but Mulqvist blocks it.
Gallardo misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short body shot lands from Gallardo as the two fighters clinch.
Mulqvist misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mulqvist lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mulqvist scores with a hook to the body.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Mulqvist blocks a body shot from Gallardo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lambo Gallardo dominated that round.
That's time! Mulqvist's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Gallardo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mulqvist lands a slapping body shot.
Gallardo tries to clinch but Mulqvist is having none of it.
Mulqvist throws the kick towards the body but Gallardo avoids it.
Gallardo rushes Mulqvist and presses him up against the cage.
Mulqvist blocking some punches.
Mulqvist lands a body shot.
Gallardo can't find room to land a body shot as Mulqvist controls the action.
Gallardo wants to stall.
Gallardo avoids a wild elbow strike from Mulqvist.
Still in the clinch, Gallardo scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mulqvist.
Gallardo being controlled against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mulqvist throws an elbow but it misses.
Mulqvist blocks a body shot from Gallardo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gallardo misses with a punch to the body.
Mulqvist stalling in the clinch but Gallardo improves position.
Mulqvist blocking some punches.
Gallardo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gallardo misses with a body punch.
Mulqvist doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lambo Gallardo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gallardo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mulqvist digs a right hand underneath Gallardo's ribcage. Gallardo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short left from Gallardo.
Gallardo pushes Mulqvist back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gallardo missing with knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gallardo as Mulqvist tries to tie him up.
Mulqvist misses with the head strike.
Gallardo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gallardo lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mulqvist blocks an elbow strike from Gallardo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gallardo misses with a body punch.
Mulqvist is looking to break free of the clinch but Gallardo has double underhooks.
A short right from Gallardo.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gallardo.
Mulqvist managing to block the knees to the body from Gallardo.
Mulqvist tries to work over Gallardo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mulqvist misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gallardo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mulqvist misses with a body punch.
Gallardo throws a head punch that misses.
Gallardo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mulqvist.
Mulqvist blocks a body shot from Gallardo.
Mulqvist makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gallardo tries to throw a body punch but Mulqvist avoids it by throwing Gallardo back against the cage.
Gallardo working aggressively here.
Gallardo has a couple of punches blocked by Mulqvist.
Nice body punch from Gallardo - that landed with a thud.
Gallardo misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mulqvist takes a shot to the head.
Gallardo lands a nice uppercut.
Mulqvist swings wildly with an uppercut but Gallardo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mulqvist prevents a body shot from Gallardo.
Gallardo lands with a right to the head.
A short right from Gallardo on the inside.
Mulqvist misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Mulqvist makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mulqvist goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gallardo.
Gallardo misses with a punch on the inside.
Gallardo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gallardo lands with a left to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gallardo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mulqvist's elbow.
Mulqvist wants to break free but Gallardo has control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mulqvist drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Gallardo gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Mulqvist avoiding damage as Gallardo throws knees to the body.
Mulqvist misses with some punches.
Mulqvist prevents a body shot from Gallardo.
Gallardo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mulqvist blocks a body shot from Gallardo.
Gallardo tries to throw a body punch but Mulqvist avoids it by throwing Gallardo back against the cage.
Gallardo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Gallardo fails to land.
Mulqvist lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mulqvist wants to stall.
Gallardo displaying some good clinch control by pressing Mulqvist up against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mulqvist blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lambo Gallardo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Gallardo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mulqvist thows a body shot but no joy.
Gallardo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gallardo lands with a good body shot.
Mulqvist takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Mulqvist on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Gallardo is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Mulqvist lands a jab to the nose.
Mulqvist turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mulqvist avoids the body shot from Gallardo.
Mulqvist throws a solid leg kick but Gallardo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mulqvist.
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!
No joy there for Gallardo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gallardo tries to clinch there but Mulqvist circles away.
Lambo Gallardo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mulqvist throws a big shot that misses.
Mulqvist tries a head kick but it misses.
Mulqvist tries to clinch but Gallardo moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Gallardo.
Mulqvist misses with a wild body shot.
Gallardo throws a series of punches but Mulqvist moves out of range.
Gallardo tries to clinch there but Mulqvist circles away.
Gallardo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mulqvist lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gallardo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gallardo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mulqvist circles away from the clinch attempt
and Mulqvist counters with a nice uppercut.
Mulqvist punishes Gallardo's body with a nice straight punch.
Gallardo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gallardo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gallardo cracks a nice hook into Mulqvist's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gallardo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mulqvist circles away quickly and effectively.
Mulqvist avoids the body shot from Gallardo.
Harri Mulqvist has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lambo Gallardo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mulqvist feints and then cracks Gallardo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gallardo down.
Mulqvist buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gallardo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mulqvist lands with a nice body kick.
Jab from Mulqvist.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mulqvist. That's going to slow Gallardo down.
Mulqvist scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gallardo blocks a head kick by Mulqvist.
Mulqvist throws a leg kick that misses.
Mulqvist connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mulqvist thows a body shot but no joy.
Mulqvist is looking to wear down Gallardo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Gallardo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gallardo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mulqvist lands a nice looking kick to the body. Gallardo takes a step back to recover.
A good leg kick by Mulqvist.
Mulqvist connects with a solid leg kick.
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!
Mulqvist cracks Gallardo with a big right hand and Gallardo goes down!
Gallardo is rocked!
Mulqvist arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Gallardo's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Harri Mulqvist!
Harri Mulqvist gave a mention to CEC Nutrition Q160 in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kristow Zedski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derka Derka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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288 lbs
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270 lbs
21 - 20 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kristow Zedski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Derka Derka!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Derka misses with a two punch combination.
Zedski misses with a hook. Derka ducked under it nicely.
Derka tries to bum rush Zedski with a series of wild strikes but Zedski uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Derka slips a jab from Zedski.
Derka pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Derka misses the shot to the body.
Derka Derka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Derka throws a jab when Zedski was well out of range.
Derka ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Derka cracks Zedski with a right hand to the side of the head.
Derka dodges the punch combination from Zedski.
Zedski looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Derka lands with a nice body punch.
Zedski has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Derka finds it's way round the side to connect with Zedski's head.
Left hook, right uppercut from Derka.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Derka cracks Zedski with an open hand slap.
Derka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zedski.
Zedski lands a front kick.
Derka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zedski moves away.
Derka lands a right hook to the body.
Derka ducks under a wild hook from Zedski.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Derka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zedski moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Derka connects with a jab.
Zedski lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Derka jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Derka dodges the punch combination from Zedski.
The fighters circling - Zedski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Zedski slips a jab and a cross from Derka.
Zedski jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Derka bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Zedski is looking for a sweep.
Derka lands a decent elbow from side control.
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!
Zedski is trying to get back to half guard.
Derka advances nicely into full mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Derka cracks Zedski with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Derka Derka!
During a confident post fight interview, Derka Derka thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rodney Holmes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nisse Lind (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Holmes comes to the cage accompanied by F.A.M.E. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Rodney Holmes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nisse Lind!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holmes throws a leg kick but Lind checks it.
A combination from Lind does no damage.
Holmes changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lind pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Holmes checks the leg kick nicely there.
Holmes bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lind's head.
A head kick misses from Holmes.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Lind crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Holmes - the referee stops the clock and Lind gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Holmes. Lind manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Holmes takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
We've been told by Holmes's head coaches at ♛ Team Fight Club™ that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Holmes throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lind checks the leg kick.
Holmes lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lind at a distance.
Holmes cracks Lind with an open hand slap.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lind is looking to land body kicks.
Holmes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lind is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Lind tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Holmes was well out of range. Poor timing from Lind.
Lind throws a lazy head kick
and Holmes counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lind's knee momentarily.
An inside leg kick lands from Holmes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes misses with a body shot.
Holmes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lind.
Holmes avoids the body shot from Lind.
Holmes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lind jabs Holmes to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Holmes displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Holmes throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lind with a jab.
Holmes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Holmes ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lind tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Holmes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Holmes lunges at Lind with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lind's hand.
Lind takes a kick to the side of the head.
Lind explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Rodney Holmes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Holmes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lind showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Holmes.
Holmes missing with a left hand there. Lind was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lind waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Holmes.
Holmes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Holmes tries a head kick but it misses.
Holmes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lind scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Holmes is looking to land body kicks.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Lind crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Holmes - the referee stops the clock and Lind gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Holmes. Lind manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Holmes is looking to clinch.
Holmes connects with a nice looking jab.
Holmes misses with a head kick.
Holmes avoids the head kick by Lind.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lind connects with a good right hand that stumbles Holmes. Holmes circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Holmes throws a leg kick
and Lind counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Holmes throws a looping overhand right but Lind ducks down to avoid it.
Holmes throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Holmes swings for the body but Lind moves out of range.
Lind keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Holmes.
Lind works Holmes's body with a nice hook.
Lind throws a body kick that misses.
Holmes throws a half hearted mid kick.
Holmes has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Holmes there as he acknowledges the shot.
A punch combination from Holmes misses.
Lind looks to land a left hand but Holmes moved out of range nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
No joy there for Lind, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lind lands a two punch combo.
Holmes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lind throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holmes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lind manages to avoid it.
Holmes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Holmes, as that shot connected.
Holmes throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lind.
Lind lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Holmes lands a nice looking body kick.
Holmes misses with a wild combination.
Holmes swings for the body but Lind moves out of range.
Holmes thows a body shot but no joy.
Lind walks into a stiff left hand from Holmes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lind is looking to land body kicks.
Lind throws a head kick that misses.
Holmes just misses with a punch to the body.
Holmes fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodney Holmes dominated that 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.
Holmes falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lind counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Lind tries to work over Holmes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Holmes breaks the clinch.
Lind stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Holmes.
Lind has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Holmes smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Holmes wants to clinch.
Holmes is looking to wear down Lind with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lind tries to clinch up.
Sloppy strikes from Lind. Those never looked like landing.
Holmes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Holmes. That's going to slow Lind down.
Nice body kick there by Holmes.
Lind is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Holmes connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lind momentarily.
Lind lands a right hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab from Holmes.
Lind is rocked!
Holmes seems to be stalking Lind here. He circles momentarily and then unleashes a devastatic head kick! Lind drops like a stone, out cold! WOW! Are you kidding me!? What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Rodney Holmes!
Rodney Holmes was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joey Silvera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger Kint (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silvera comes to the cage accompanied by Wedlock. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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32
195 lbs
28 - 12 - 1 |
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Joey Silvera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roger Kint!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kint lands a head shot.
Silvera throws a quick inside leg kick.
Silvera misses with a body shot
so Kint counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Kint looking to pass the guard.
Kint controls from within his opponent's guard.
Kint tries to free his leg and advance position but Silvera is retaining full guard.
Kint wants to control from the top but Silvera keeps moving.
Kint tries to free his leg and advance position but Silvera is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roger Kint has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
No luck for Kint with that takedown attempt.
Silvera lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kint's sensitive parts.
Kint jabs Silvera to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kint takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Silvera swinging wildly here.
Kint takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kint shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Silvera pushes Kint off looking to stand but Kint dives back in and keeps control.
Silvera has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Kint wants to pass to mount but Silvera is defending the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kint content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kint is pressing down on Silvera's thigh, looking to free his foot. Silvera is holding on for now.
Silvera is trying to stand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kint trying to pass the guard but Silvera defending well.
Kint controlling the action here.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kint has his takedown stuffed
and Silvera moves into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Silvera.
Kint throws a head punch that misses.
A short left from Kint.
Kint dodges an elbow strike from Silvera.
Silvera swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silvera misses with a hook to the ribs.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Silvera holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Silvera stalling in the clinch but Kint improves position.
A short right from Kint on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silvera scores a nice knee to the body.
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!
Kint blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kint presses Silvera against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kint misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Silvera dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Kint on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silvera missing with knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Kint.
A short right from Silvera.
Kint swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silvera lands with a left to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silvera has a couple of punches blocked by Kint.
Silvera tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kint blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silvera gets through Kint's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
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 Joey Silvera 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.
Silvera cracks the inside of Kint's front leg.
Silvera gets a clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Silvera.
Silvera tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silvera throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kints head.
Silvera blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silvera blocking some punches.
Silvera goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kint blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kint tries to pull guard but Silvera forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Kint misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silvera throws a punch but it's blocked by Kint.
Silvera misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silvera.
Silvera pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silvera misses with a short punch on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Silvera is fighting off a takedown attempt but Kint is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Silvera to the mat. Silvera regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Kint controlling from the top position.
Kint stands and throws Silvera's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Kint working away.
Silvera gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kint tries to control but Silvera wriggling away.
Silvera trying desperately to get to his feet.
Silvera is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Silvera can't escape the position.
Kint tries to control but Silvera wriggling away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silvera is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Kint locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Silvera is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Roger Kint!
Our winner, Roger Kint, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
Joey Silvera spoke after the fight, saying 'shouldn't have masturbated that much last night.'.
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