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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Cheely (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and King Bundy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jason Cheely could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to King Bundy's chin.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 St Petersburg, Jason Cheely!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, King Bundy!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cheely swinging wildly here.
Bundy swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cheely.
It looks like Jason Cheely has been cut.
Bundy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bundy fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Cheely throws a hook but Bundy blocks it.
Cheely closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bundy isn't going anywhere.
Bundy struggling a bit here.
Bundy tries to bench press Cheely off him but Cheely keeps the position.
Bundy regains half guard.
Cheely works his way into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bundy is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Bundy's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bundy is trying to improve his position.
Bundy is still trying to improve position.
Cheely tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Cheely has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bundy is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Bundy is holding Cheely down, trying to stall.
Bundy struggling a bit here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cheely has hold of Bundy's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Bundy seems comfortable defending it but Cheely has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Bundy is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Bundy is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Cheely couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jason Cheely!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Teijo Fredrikson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Gilas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gilas has chosen Remember The Name - Fort Minor as his entrance music. Teijo Fredrikson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Teijo Fredrikson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mark Gilas!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fredrikson throws a sloppy head kick and Gilas moves out of range easily.
Fredrikson throws a head kick that half lands.
Fredrikson is looking to land body kicks.
Fredrikson lands with a thumping leg kick.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Fredrikson enables Gilas to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Fredrikson manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Gilas's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Gilas working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Gilas working his ground and pound in the gym.
Gilas throwing strikes but missing.
Gilas makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Gilas content to stall in guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fredrikson is looking to stand up but Gilas isn't so interested in that idea.
Gilas seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Gilas is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Fredrikson working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gilas postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Gilas's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Fredrikson is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Team Finland that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Fredrikson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Teijo Fredrikson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fredrikson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gilas.
Fredrikson misses with a head kick.
Gilas checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Fredrikson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fredrikson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fredrikson throws a head kick but Gilas moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Fredrikson.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Gilas crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Fredrikson - the referee stops the clock and Gilas gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Fredrikson. Gilas manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Gilas shoots in but no luck this time.
Fredrikson misses with a double jab.
Fredrikson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fredrikson throws a head kick but Gilas moves out of range.
Gilas thows a body shot but no joy.
Gilas misses with a wild combination.
Gilas avoids the head kick by Fredrikson.
Fredrikson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gilas avoids the head kick by Fredrikson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fredrikson cracks the inside of Gilas's front leg.
Gilas throws a lazy right hand but Fredrikson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fredrikson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Gilas throws a body punch but Fredrikson moves out of range.
Fredrikson misses with a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fredrikson lands a head kick. Gilas smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Fredrikson throws a leg kick but Gilas sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Fredrikson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fredrikson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Gilas with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gilas postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Teijo Fredrikson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Gilas throws a body punch but Fredrikson moves out of range.
Gilas avoids a kick to the body.
Gilas thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fredrikson throws a head kick that misses.
Fredrikson tries a head kick but it misses.
Fredrikson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gilas drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Gilas wants to control from the top but Fredrikson keeps moving.
Fredrikson is trying to control the position but Gilas postures up.
Gilas makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Fredrikson striking off his back but it's not causing Gilas any problems.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gilas lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Gilas slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Gilas content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Gilas landing with the ground and pound.
Gilas sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Gilas is in close to Fredrikson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Gilas has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gilas loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mark Gilas has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gilas sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Gilas scoring with some ground and pound.
Gilas is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to 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!
Gilas lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Gilas cracks Fredrikson with a solid left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gilas trying to control but Fredrikson is working from the bottom.
Gilas lands a couple of elbows.
Fredrikson keeping moving, preventing Gilas from controlling successfully.
Gilas makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Gilas postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Gilas not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fredrikson can't keep his opponent in guard - Gilas advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Fredrikson wants to get back to full guard.
Gilas keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
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.
Gilas's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Gilas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Fredrikson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Gilas misses with an uppercut. Fredrikson saw that one coming.
A shot to the liver by Fredrikson. Beautiful body shot.
Fredrikson throws a head kick but Gilas moves out of range.
Gilas takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Teijo Fredrikson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fredrikson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fredrikson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Fredrikson.
Fredrikson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fredrikson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Teijo Fredrikson is winning the standup battle so far.
Gilas looks to land a right hand but Fredrikson moved out of range.
Fredrikson tests Gilas's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fredrikson throws a sloppy head kick and Gilas moves out of range easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fredrikson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gilas avoids the head kick by Fredrikson.
Gilas misses the shot to the body.
Gilas avoids the head kick by Fredrikson.
Fredrikson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gilas.
Fredrikson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fredrikson throws a sloppy head kick and Gilas moves out of range easily.
Gilas avoids the head kick by Fredrikson.
Fredrikson jabs Gilas right on the nose. Gilas blinks but takes it well.
Fredrikson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gilas.
Fredrikson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Gilas throws a lazy right hand but Fredrikson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fredrikson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gilas throws out the jab.
Teijo Fredrikson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fredrikson throws a head kick that misses.
Fredrikson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gilas was well out of range. Poor timing from Fredrikson.
Gilas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fredrikson moves away.
Gilas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fredrikson was well out of range. Poor timing from Gilas.
Gilas shoots in and gets a takedown into Fredrikson's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gilas working some strikes from top position.
Gilas controls from within his opponent's guard.
Gilas working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Fredrikson's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gilas showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Gilas lands a couple of digs.
Fredrikson 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.
Gilas lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Gilas slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gilas scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Gilas is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Fredrikson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gilas on the ground.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gilas throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mark Gilas.
I think Gilas has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arto Bryggare (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wander Leijonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bryggare's entrance music is Immortal Technique - Goonies Never Die. A fine choice. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good 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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Arto Bryggare!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Wander Leijonen!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bryggare connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Leijonen momentarily.
It looks like Wander Leijonen has been cut.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Leijonen.
Bryggare connects with a nice looking jab.
Leijonen moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bryggare has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Rough House in the buildup to the fight.
Bryggare misses the shot to the body.
Leijonen avoids the body shot from Bryggare.
Bryggare throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bryggare swings widly with a right hand
and Leijonen counters with a solid body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
That kick from Leijonen tenderised Bryggare's leg. Bryggare is trying to keep his angry face on.
Leijonen instigates a clinch.
Leijonen misses with a knee strike.
Bryggare managing to block the knees to the body from Leijonen.
Bryggare on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bryggare blocking some punches.
Leijonen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bryggare.
Bryggare can't find room to land a body shot as Leijonen controls the action.
Leijonen swings wildly with an uppercut but Bryggare uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryggare avoiding damage as Leijonen throws knees to the body.
Leijonen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bryggare.
Leijonen scores with a knee to the head.
Leijonen missing with knees to the body.
Leijonen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bryggare blocks it with crossed arms.
Leijonen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bryggare is defending well for now.
Leijonen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Leijonen throws a head punch that misses.
Leijonen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bryggare has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Leijonen tries to land a knee to the head but Bryggare blocks with his arms.
Bryggare working aggressively here.
Leijonen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bryggare.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leijonen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bryggare has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bryggare lands a left hand.
Leijonen looking to stall.
Leijonen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bryggare blocks it with crossed arms.
Bryggare slows down the pace here.
Leijonen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Leijonen taking a breather.
Leijonen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bryggare has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bryggare managing to block the knees to the body from Leijonen.
Leijonen trying to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Leijonen.
Leijonen tries to land knees in the clinch but Bryggare avoids the damage to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Leijonen.
Leijonen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Leijonen misses with a knee to the head.
Leijonen prevents Bryggare from breaking the clinch.
Bryggare tries to break free but Leijonen pushes him back against the cage.
Leijonen tries to land knees in the clinch but Bryggare avoids the damage to the body.
Leijonen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bryggare blocks it with crossed arms.
Bryggare lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Leijonen backwards.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Leijonen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Leijonen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bryggare avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leijonen missing with knees to the body.
Leijonen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bryggare blocks it with crossed arms.
Leijonen trying to land knees to the body.
Leijonen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Leijonen tries to land knees in the clinch but Bryggare avoids the damage to the body.
Bryggare content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Leijonen misses with a hook to the ribs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leijonen misses with a knee to the head.
Leijonen with a knee to the head.
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!
A head punch on the inside from Leijonen fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wander Leijonen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wander Leijonen's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
The fighters circling - Leijonen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bryggare throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Leijonen scoring well with a low kick there.
Leijonen moves in looking to clinch but Bryggare pushes him off.
Leijonen throws the kick towards the body but Bryggare avoids it.
Leijonen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Leijonen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bryggare misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Leijonen.
Bryggare looks to land a left hand but Leijonen moved out of range nicely.
Bryggare is looking to wear down Leijonen with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bryggare misses with a looping left.
Bryggare ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bryggare avoids the head kick by Leijonen.
Arto Bryggare seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leijonen misses with a two punch combination.
Bryggare misses with a looping left.
Bryggare throws a big shot that misses.
Leijonen looks for the body kick but Bryggare saw that one coming.
Bryggare throws a looping overhand right but Leijonen ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leijonen looks for the body kick but Bryggare saw that one coming.
Leijonen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bryggare.
Leijonen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Leijonen lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bryggare has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bryggare and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Leijonen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bryggare, pushing him back against the cage.
Leijonen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bryggare's face.
Bryggare breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Leijonen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bryggare scores with a crisp jab that stopped Leijonen in his tracks.
Bryggare ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Leijonen moves away.
Bryggare avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Leijonen is looking to clinch.
Bryggare throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wander Leijonen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bryggare lands a jab-cross combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bryggare connects with a jab.
Leijonen is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leijonen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Leijonen is still on wobbly legs! Can Bryggare finish him?
Leijonen throws a punch but it's blocked by Bryggare.
Leijonen seems to have recovered his senses.
Leijonen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bryggare has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bryggare breaks the clinch.
Bryggare lands with a shot to the body.
Bryggare swats away the attempt to clinch by Leijonen.
Leijonen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Leijonen is breathing heavily.
Leijonen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bryggare digs a good hook to Leijonen's body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Leijonen delivers a nice body kick.
Bryggare lands a jab to Leijonen's midsection.
Bryggare swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bryggare lands with a nice body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryggare scores with a jab to the body.
Bryggare misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Leijonen.
Bryggare scores with a hook.
Bryggare feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Leijonen sprawling to the canvas! Leijonen rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Bryggare finish him?!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bryggare throws a monster overhand right that drops Leijonen! Bryggare follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arto Bryggare!
After winning the bout, Arto Bryggare thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Aimo Pamaus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Fenili (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aimo Pamaus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 15 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gabriel Fenili!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pamaus looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Fenili tries to clinch but Pamaus is having none of it.
Fenili misses with a takedown
and Pamaus connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fenili throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Pamaus's waist but Pamaus gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Fenili off to one side.
A big left from Pamaus misses.
Fenili shoots in looking for a takedown but Pamaus manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Fenili's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Aimo Pamaus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gabriel Fenili.
Pamaus scores with a decent looking hook.
Fenili shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pamaus as he avoids it easily.
Fenili goes for a double leg but Pamaus avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Pamaus continues to drive forward.
Fenili takes a shot to the head.
Fenili is working for takedown but Pamaus is calmly controlling the position for now.
Pamaus creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Pamaus can't break the clinch.
Pamaus lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fenili takes a shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pamaus lands with a light punch inside.
Pamaus keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fenili's efforts to push away.
Fenili's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pamaus misses with an attempted mid kick.
Some wild striking there from Fenili.
Good standup being displayed there by Pamaus as he connects with a hook.
Pamaus thows a leg kick but Fenili checks it
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Pamaus connects with a solid leg kick.
A jab from Pamaus misses.
A jab from Pamaus misses.
Pamaus lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A lazy left from Pamaus finds it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fenili takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Pamaus displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Fenili.
Fenili takes a body punch but keeps moving.
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!
Pamaus tried to score with a low kick but Fenili checks it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pamaus. That's going to slow Fenili down.
Fenili takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fenili takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Fenili checks the leg kick nicely there.
Pamaus scores with a push kick.
Pamaus connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pamaus.
Pamaus fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Fenili is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fenili with a poor takedown
and Pamaus counters with a nice body kick.
Fenili takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Pamaus throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Fenili blocks a leg kick.
Pamaus misses with a kick to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pamaus.
Pamaus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fenili throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Pamaus's waist but Pamaus gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Fenili off to one side.
A jab lands there for Pamaus.
Pamaus throws a body kick that misses.
Fenili dives in for a single leg takedown but Pamaus sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Pamaus wants to break the clinch but can't.
Fenili is trying desperately to land a takedown but Pamaus is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Fenili.
Pamaus wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pamaus pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pamaus misses with a hook
and Fenili counters with a nice double leg into side control. Pamaus won't be happy with that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
You can see the frustration on Pamaus's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Fenili goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Pamaus has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Fenili but great work by Pamaus.
Pamaus works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Pamaus landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Fenili is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pamaus lands a few punches from side control.
Pamaus grinds an elbow into Fenili's temple.
Pamaus is looking to take a break and control but Fenili is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pamaus lands a nice forearm strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pamaus landing a few strikes.
Pamaus scoring with punches and elbows.
Fenili is trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aimo Pamaus dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Fenili fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gabriel Fenili is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pamaus misses with a left hand
and Fenili counters with a single leg into guard. Pamaus didn't expect that.
Fenili prevents Pamaus from getting back to his feet.
Fenili passes into half guard.
Pamaus moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Pamaus seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Pamaus keeping full guard, as Fenili tries to pass.
Aimo Pamaus overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Pamaus manages to escape and get back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fenili throws a body punch but Pamaus moves out of range.
Pamaus throws a lazy body kick
and Fenili counters with a shoot takedown. Pamaus fights it but they end up in guard.
Pamaus keeping full guard, as Fenili tries to pass.
Fenili passes into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fenili is looking for a kimura but Pamaus is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Fenili to get the leverage.
Pamaus is looking for a sweep. Fenili is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Fenili wants to work for an arm triangle but Pamaus is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Fenili is trying to work for a kimura but Pamaus is defending well.
Fenili is thwarting Pamaus's attempts to control the position.
Pamaus is trying to stand back up but Fenili is controlling him
Fenili is looking to pass Pamaus's guard but actually Pamaus recovers to full guard.
Fenili drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Fenili jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pamaus is looking to stand up but Fenili isn't so interested in that idea.
Fenili pushes down on Pamaus's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Pamaus won't allow Fenili to pass to mount.
Fenili is looking for a kimura but Pamaus is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Fenili to get the leverage.
Fenili is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Fenili is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Fenili prevents Pamaus from standing back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pamaus is trying to maintain the position but Fenili is very close to passing his half guard.
Fenili wants to free his trapped foot but Pamaus is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Pamaus slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Fenili won't allow Pamaus to get back to his feet.
Fenili stands and throws Pamaus's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Pamaus tries to improve position but can't.
I wouldn't like to be where Pamaus is right now.
Fenili working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Fenili is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Pamaus is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fenili tries for a kimura but Pamaus is defending well.
Fenili thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Fenili goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Pamaus has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Fenili but great work by Pamaus.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fenili takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pamaus in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Fenili manages to work his way to half guard, despite Pamaus's best efforts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Fenili showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Pamaus's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Pamaus throws a poor cross that misses
and Fenili counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Fenili is pushing down on Pamaus's leg trying to pass to half guard. Pamaus is fighting to maintain full guard but Fenili has managed to sneak the leg through.
Fenili tries to pass the half guard into mount. Pamaus knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Fenili is working for a kimura but Pamaus is defending it quite comfortably.
Fenili is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Pamaus defends it well.
Pamaus keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Fenili looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fenili is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Pamaus is just riding it out for now. Fenili eventually gives up the hold.
Fenili seems to be working for a kimura but Pamaus defends the submission attempt.
Pamaus wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Fenili is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Pamaus!
Fenili with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Fenili takes Pamaus's back.
Fenili tightening his grip on Pamaus, looking for the choke.
Fenili working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Pamaus is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and Fenili has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Pamaus taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Gabriel Fenili!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Armo Kuusela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kuusela comes to the cage accompanied by Promentory. 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Armo Kuusela!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Tom Jones!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuusela goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
We've been informed that Jones has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones lands a jab-cross combination.
Jones avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kuusela lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kuusela with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jones to score with a decent uppercut.
Jones on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kuusela fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
It looks like Tom Jones has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kuusela fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Jones darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kuusela bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jones avoids the body shot from Kuusela.
Kuusela lands a head shot.
Jones connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jones shoots in looking for a takedown but Kuusela manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jones's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jones throws a head kick but Kuusela moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuusela has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jones finds it's way round the side to connect with Kuusela's head.
Tom Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kuusela moves out of range as Jones strikes.
Kuusela just misses with a punch to the body.
Kuusela steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Kuusela connects with a body shot that sends Jones's belly button to the back.
Kuusela misses with a right hand
and Kuusela takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jones throws a leg kick but Kuusela sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A jab from Jones misses.
Kuusela misses with a hook
and Jones counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Jones tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters circling - Kuusela throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jones tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Kuusela defends well and Jones ends up having to push Kuusela into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Kuusela misses with an elbow over the top.
Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by Kuusela.
Kuusela pushes Jones back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Kuusela.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jones is trying to break the clinch but Kuusela has him pressed against the cage.
Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Kuusela uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jones as Kuusela tries to tie him up.
Jones misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jones blocks a body shot from Kuusela.
Jones throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kuuselas head.
Kuusela lands with a light punch inside.
Jones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A solid body kick from Kuusela.
Kuusela fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jones has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kuusela stuffs the takedown attempt from Jones. Jones gets slowly back to his feet.
Armo Kuusela has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tom Jones.
Kuusela lunges at Jones with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jones's hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuusela feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jones's calf.
Nice defenses there by Jones.
Kuusela dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jones looks winded!
Jones looks for a takedown but Kuusela sprawls well.
Kuusela scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kuusela cracks Jones with a good jab.
That has opened up Tom Jones's cut even more.
Kuusela is looking to score with low kicks.
Kuusela lands with a good body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones throws a front kick that sends Kuusela stumbling back into the cage.
Kuusela stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kuusela wants it to stay on the feet.
Kuusela connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Armo Kuusela is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kuusela finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
No joy there for Jones, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuusela lands a big uppercut and Jones crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Jones looks OK. Kuusela waves Jones back to his feet!
Jones is rocked!
Kuusela lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Jones falls backwards - clearly groggy! Kuusela dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Armo Kuusela!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Armo Kuusela waved his t-shirt featuring CEC Nutrition Q160's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Waclav Szbrjcik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boredom Eternal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Szbrjcik comes into the arena with Public Enemy ft. Anthrax : Bring The Noise blaring out of the sound system. Eternal is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Pelageya & Darya Moroz-Oy, da ne vecher (russian folk music). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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220 lbs
21 - 12 - 0 |
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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
16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Waclav Szbrjcik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Boredom Eternal!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eternal scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Szbrjcik avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Eternal.
Eternal thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Szbrjcik's head.
Eternal has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Eternal trying to mount his opponent but Szbrjcik defends it.
Szbrjcik trying to control from the bottom.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Eternal lands a nice short elbow.
Szbrjcik is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Nordic Top Team, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Szbrjcik won't allow Eternal to pass to mount.
Szbrjcik wants to control but Eternal is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Eternal is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Szbrjcik is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Boredom Eternal!
Boredom Eternal seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matt Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeggu Bomb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bomb has chosen Limp Bizkit - Nookie as his entrance music. 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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11 - 4 - 0 |
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33
203 lbs
29 - 18 - 2 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Matt Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Jeggu Bomb!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bomb checks a leg kick.
Bomb lands with an overhand left.
Bomb throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bomb scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bomb throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bomb tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Diaz avoids a kick to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bomb. That's going to slow Diaz down.
Bomb throws a body punch but Diaz moves out of range.
Bomb lands a right hook to the body.
Diaz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bomb sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Diaz throws a body punch but Bomb moves out of range.
Bomb throws a sloppy body shot
and Diaz counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Diaz trying to control but Bomb is working from the bottom.
Diaz trying to move into half guard but instead Bomb has managed to sweep!
Diaz not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bomb preventing the sweep.
Diaz can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bomb controls the pace.
Diaz 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.
Bomb throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Diaz works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Diaz trying to keep a closed guard but Bomb is proving a slippery customer.
Bomb throws a sloppy strike and Diaz has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Bomb is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Diaz!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Matt Diaz!
Matt Diaz decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Doomsday Drost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zbermat Serlal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drost's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Kilpi - Sielut Iskee Tulta. Serlal has chosen Mortal Kombat as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
23 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Doomsday Drost!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Zbermat Serlal!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drost fails in his attempt to clinch.
Drost looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Serlal looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Serlal misses with a combination
and Drost connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Serlal throws a jab but it's blocked by Drost.
Serlal looks to score with a jab to the body but Drost is just out of range.
Drost misses the shot to the body.
Drost tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Serlal was well out of range. Poor timing from Drost.
Drost gets caught flat footed, as Serlal shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Drost utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Serlal throws a strike but Drost rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Drost showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drost stopping the sweep attempt from Serlal.
Drost lands a couple of digs.
Drost stopping the sweep attempt from Serlal.
Drost trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Serlal looking to hit a scissor sweep but Drost is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Serlal is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Serlal is pressing down on Drost's thigh, looking to free his foot. Drost is holding on for now.
Serlal wants to advance to full mount but Drost doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Serlal trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Drost manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Drost works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Serlal is looking for a sweep. Drost is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Drost not doing much here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drost seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Serlal does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drost is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Serlal is looking to improve his position.
Drost is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Drost wants to take a breather but Serlal is having none of it.
Drost missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Doomsday Drost wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Jab, jab by Drost - just one landing.
Drost avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Serlal cracks Drost with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
It looks like Doomsday Drost has been cut.
Serlal throws a left and a right that both miss
and Drost counters with a right hand to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drost takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Drost avoids the body shot from Serlal.
Serlal throws a right hand that Drost ducks under and follows up with a left that Drost also avoids with ease.
Serlal fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Drost shoots in for a takedown but Serlal shows good takedown defense.
Serlal misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Drost.
Drost needs to keep his hands up - Serlal had a free shot at his head there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Serlal clobbers Drost with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Serlal swings widly with a right hand
and Drost counters with a nice uppercut.
Serlal throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Zbermat Serlal will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Doomsday Drost's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Serlal is trying hard to land a takedown here. Drost sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Drost tries to clinch but Serlal is having none of it.
Nice cross by Serlal.
Serlal uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Drost.
Drost throws a leg kick but Serlal checks it.
Serlal avoids the body shot from Drost.
Drost avoids the body shot from Serlal.
Drost scores with a hook to the body. Serlal takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Serlal uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Drost.
Drost punishes Serlal's body with a nice straight punch.
Serlal throws a right hand that Drost ducks under and follows up with a left that Drost also avoids with ease.
Zbermat Serlal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Serlal works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Serlal defending well as Drost loads up on a big left hand.
Drost misses with a wild body shot.
The fighters circling - Serlal throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Serlal thows a body shot but no joy.
Serlal keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Serlal misses with a right hand
and Drost counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Serlal misses the jab.
Drost throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Drost misses with a straight right.
Serlal throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Drost counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Serlal misses the shot to the body.
Drost lands a slapping body shot.
Drost tries to clinch but Serlal is having none of it.
Serlal changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Drost looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Serlal creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Drost sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Drost tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Serlal wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Serlal throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Drost works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Serlal looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Drost keeping hold of Serlal's head, controlling as best he can.
Drost trying to control from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drost moves into full guard.
Drost wants to stand and escape but Serlal is having none of it.
Drost pulls Serlal in to control the position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Drost wants to sweep here but Serlal controlling him for the moment.
Drost is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Serlal wants to pass the guard but Drost is keeping the position.
Serlal throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drost is looking to stand up but Serlal isn't so interested in that idea.
Serlal tries to free his leg and advance position but Drost is retaining full guard.
Drost has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Doomsday Drost just wasn't active enough.
Drost stuffs the takedown attempt from Serlal. Serlal gets slowly back to his feet.
Doomsday Drost is winning the standup battle so far.
Drost cracks a nice hook into Serlal's ribs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Drost gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Serlal to score an easy takedown into full guard.
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!
Serlal stops Drost from standing up.
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 Doomsday Drost will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Doomsday Drost's cut.
That's time! Drost's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Drost is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Serlal misses with a takedown attempt - Drost sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Serlal uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Drost looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Serlal 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.
Drost stands up over Serlal, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Drost trying to control the position from guard on top but Serlal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Serlal tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Serlal is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drost trying to control but Serlal is working from the bottom.
Drost showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Serlal can't keep his opponent in guard - Drost advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Drost wants to pass the guard but Serlal is defending well.
Serlal makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Serlal.
Drost wants to control from the top but Serlal keeps moving.
Serlal has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Drost has passed into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drost trying to control the position but Serlal is working away.
Serlal gets back to half guard.
Serlal is pressing down on Drost's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Drost passes Serlal's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Serlal gets full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Serlal working a defensive guard here.
Serlal keeping full guard, as Drost tries to pass.
Drost wants to control from the top but Serlal keeps moving.
Serlal throws his legs up looking for a submission but Drost uses it to pass to side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drost connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Serlal some visible discomfort.
A lull in the action here as Drost stalls from top position.
Serlal is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Doomsday Drost overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Serlal is still trying to improve position.
Drost trying to control the action but Serlal is working from the bottom.
Drost is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Serlal is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drost working away.
Serlal tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Serlal is letting Drost control him for a moment.
Serlal is looking to reverse the position.
Drost trying to control the action but Serlal is working from the bottom.
Drost working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Drost working away.
Serlal is looking to regain half guard here but Drost keeps moving and retains side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Doomsday Drost showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Drost has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Doomsday Drost!
Our winner, Doomsday Drost, 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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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sigvard Aurelius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cung Le (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aurelius comes to the cage accompanied by 2pac ft.Trick Daddy-Still Ballin. Le has chosen Untouchable as his entrance music. Cung Le has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sigvard Aurelius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cung Le!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aurelius digs a good hook to Le's body.
Le walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Aurelius clobbers Le with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Aurelius on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Aurelius tries to land a body kick
and Le cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Le is looking to score with low kicks.
Aurelius lands a front kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aurelius takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Aurelius misses with a wild body shot.
Aurelius connects with a right hand. Le shakes it off.
Aurelius looks to throw the jab but Le is out of range.
Aurelius misses with a right hand
enabling Le to counter with a crisp jab.
Le has managed to clinch.
Aurelius wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Le lands with a short shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le lands with a right to the head.
Aurelius lands with a left to the head.
Aurelius wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Aurelius escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Aurelius misses with a low kick.
Le connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A nice leg kick lands there from Aurelius.
Le tries to clinch up.
Aurelius has been working on his boxing with his coaches at team razors mma fight club in the buildup to the fight.
Cung Le seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Le moves away from the strike by Aurelius.
Le showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Aurelius.
Aurelius thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Le if he has to take too many more of those.
Le tries to clinch up but Aurelius circles away and keeps his distance.
A jab from Aurelius misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
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!
Nice shot lands for Le.
The fighters circling - Le throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A left and a right from Aurelius both land. Nice combination.
Aurelius throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Le throws a right hand that misses
and Aurelius counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Aurelius displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Le throws out the jab.
Aurelius throws out a powerful jab.
Le takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Le has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Le checks a leg kick nicely.
Le looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Le scores with a shot to the body.
Le takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Aurelius misses with an uppercut. Le saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Le.
Aurelius cracks a nice hook into Le's ribs.
Le throws a leg kick
and Aurelius counters with a nice double leg into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Aurelius trying to control but Le is working from the bottom.
Aurelius connects with a couple of short punches.
Aurelius trying to control the position from guard on top but Le is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Aurelius has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Aurelius pushes down on Le's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Aurelius stalling.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Le blocking the ground and pound attempt from Aurelius.
Le trying to hold on to Aurelius's head to control him but Aurelius postures up.
Aurelius perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Aurelius throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Aurelius throws a strike but Le avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Le is a very stocky fighter. Infact he's such a weird shape that he's almost like some sort of comedy character - it's hard to believe he's real.
Le tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Le is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sigvard Aurelius dominated that round.
That's time! Aurelius's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Aurelius buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Le lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Le fails with an attempt to clinch.
Aurelius jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Aurelius throws a jab but it's blocked by Le.
Aurelius swings for the body but Le moves out of range.
Le moves out of range as Aurelius strikes.
Le misses with a left hand
and Aurelius counters with a thumping low kick.
Le's corner calls for a 1-2. Le obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Aurelius lands a nice looking kick to the body. Le takes a step back to recover.
Le moves away from the strike by Aurelius.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Aurelius moves into range and connects with a jab.
Le wants to slow Aurelius down by chopping away at his legs.
A telegraphed right hand from Le misses the target.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Aurelius here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Le throws a head kick that Aurelius semi-blocks.
Aurelius lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Aurelius throws an overhand right that lands on Le's shoulder, as Le tries to avoid the shot.
A jab from Le does it's job there.
Aurelius takes a swing at Le's ribcage but misses.
A low kick from Aurelius is predictable there
letting Le counter with a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aurelius blocks a head kick by Le.
Aurelius looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A punch combination from Le misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius misses with a low kick as Le jumps back.
Aurelius pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Aurelius with a jab.
Sigvard Aurelius is winning the standup battle so far.
Le throws a nice inside leg kick.
Aurelius moves out of range of the body kick.
Aurelius throws a head kick that Le semi-blocks.
Le ducks under a wild hook from Aurelius.
A telegraphed right hand from Aurelius misses the target.
Le misses with a head kick.
Le moves out of range as Aurelius strikes.
Aurelius lands a lovely overhand right.
Le throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A left lands for Aurelius.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Aurelius.
Le moves out of range of the strikes.
Le throws a hook to the side of Aurelius's head but Aurelius sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Aurelius throws a big shot that misses.
Le throws a nice inside leg kick.
Aurelius fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Le.
Aurelius misses with a few strikes there.
Aurelius throws a jab when Le was well out of range.
Le with a hook.
Aurelius checks the leg kick.
A solid body kick from Aurelius.
Le cracks the inside of Aurelius's front leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Le tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Aurelius moves out of range of the body kick from Le.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aurelius throws a leg kick that is checked
and Le counters by clinching up.
Aurelius blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Aurelius lands a hook to the side of the head.
Le throws a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aurelius.
Aurelius has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A short left from Aurelius.
Aurelius is trying to break the clinch but Le is controlling him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Aurelius tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Aurelius managing to block the knees to the body from Le.
A body shot lands from Le.
Le swings wildly with an uppercut but Aurelius uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sigvard Aurelius dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Aurelius digs a good body shot into Le's ribs.
Le uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Aurelius.
The fighters circling - Aurelius throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Aurelius throws a quick inside leg kick.
Aurelius blocks a leg kick.
A low kick from Le is predictable there
and Aurelius makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Le is looking to land body kicks.
Aurelius misses the shot to the body.
A shot to the liver by Aurelius. Beautiful body shot.
Aurelius swings for the body but Le moves out of range.
Aurelius lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Aurelius - that will leave a mark!
Le takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aurelius wants to land a leg kick but Le is out of range.
Aurelius chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Aurelius misses with a straight left.
Aurelius swings away with a body shot that misses
and Le counters with a good, hard body kick but Aurelius shrugs it off.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Aurelius checks a leg kick.
Aurelius scores with a leg kick.
A big right from Aurelius misses.
Aurelius misses with an uppercut.
Aurelius throws a sloppy head kick
and Le counters with a straight right hand.
Le tries to clinch there but Aurelius circles away.
Aurelius chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Le misses with a wild body shot.
Cung Le has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Le sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Aurelius fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Le manages to avoid it.
Aurelius scores with a hook.
Aurelius checks a low kick from Le.
Aurelius rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Le counters with a nice low kick that buckles Aurelius's knee momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Le throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Aurelius tries a head kick but it misses.
Aurelius throws a hook but Le avoids it easily.
Le buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Le.
Le misses with a head kick.
Le on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius gets tackled into the cage by Le. Le maintains the clinch.
Aurelius tries to work over Le's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Aurelius is trying to break the clinch but Le is controlling him.
Aurelius's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Le tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Le avoids the body shot from Aurelius.
Le takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Aurelius throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Le counters with a good, hard body kick but Aurelius shrugs it off.
Le checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Sigvard Aurelius is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Le goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Le thows a left - swing and a miss!
Le looks to throw the jab but Aurelius is out of range.
Aurelius connects with a solid leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Le misses with a low kick as Aurelius jumps back.
Aurelius misses with a looping right.
Aurelius looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A low kick from Le is predictable there
enabling Aurelius to counter with a crisp jab.
Aurelius scores with a three punch combo!
Le misses with a wild body shot.
Aurelius misses with an uppercut.
Aurelius pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Le throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Aurelius.
Aurelius throws a hook but Le blocks it.
Le throws a leg kick but Aurelius checks it.
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 Sigvard Aurelius.
Well Aurelius has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sigvard Aurelius!
Sigvard Aurelius seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Craig Hanks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kari Jurri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jurri has chosen Rising Darkness as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Craig Hanks!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kari Jurri!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Jurri misses the target.
Crunch! Jurri slams his shin into Hanks's torso.
Hanks chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jurri lands an overhand right.
Jurri thuds his right hand into Hanks's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jurri throws out a leg kick but Hanks moves out of range and Jurri only half commits.
Jurri scores with a punch to the head.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hanks.
Hanks pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hanks throws a low kick, looking for Jurri's leg but Jurri calmly moves out of range.
Jurri misses with a head kick.
Decent striking displayed by Jurri there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jurri tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jurri keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Decent striking displayed by Jurri there.
Jurri thows a body shot but no joy.
Hanks misses with a right hand
so Jurri counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Hanks controlling Jurri's posture.
Jurri throws a big right hand that misses.
Hanks looking for a sweep. Not yet Hanks, not yet.
Jurri connects with a couple of short punches.
Hanks 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.
Jurri postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jurri stopping the sweep attempt from Hanks.
Hanks seems keen to control Jurri's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanks manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Hanks throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hanks throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jurri counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Hanks's guard now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jurri is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Jurri is looking to work some ground and pound but Hanks has wrist control.
Jurri wants to control from the top but Hanks keeps moving.
Hanks bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jurri's guard.
Jurri escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hanks gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Jurri tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jurri throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hanks seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Hanks has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Hanks working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanks with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jurri is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Jurri manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hanks manages to get himself to full guard.
Jurri with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jurri is looking to work some ground and pound but Hanks has wrist control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jurri with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jurri postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jurri scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kari Jurri dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hanks fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jurri manages to avoid it.
Hanks throws out a leg kick but Jurri moves out of range and Hanks only half commits.
Jurri throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hanks, right into the meat.
Jurri pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jurri misses with a low kick.
The crowd cheers as Jurri lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hanks doesn't seem phased though.
Jurri lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hanks's sensitive parts.
Hanks feints and then cracks Jurri's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jurri down.
Jurri tries to land a front kick but Hanks steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jurri showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hanks.
Hanks feints a jab promting Jurri to slip. Hanks then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Jurri slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Hanks chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jurri can pounce on him.
Kari Jurri seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hanks throws a lazy uppercut
and Jurri counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jurri not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hanks taking some punishment here, with Jurri in his half guard.
Hanks trying to control from the bottom.
Kari Jurri has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hanks avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jurri.
Jurri thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hanks's head.
Hanks regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Jurri.
Jurri trying to control the position from guard on top but Hanks is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hanks preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jurri trying to control but Hanks is working from the bottom.
Jurri throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jurri throwing strikes from guard but Hanks blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jurri working some strikes from top position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jurri accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hanks working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jurri.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jurri accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jurri has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
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!
Hanks tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hanks not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jurri looking to sit in guard and control but Hanks gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanks avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hanks sitting in guard here, content to control.
Jurri is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Jurri looking for a sweep. Not yet Jurri, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanks postures up.
Hanks trying to control the position from guard on top but Jurri is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jurri is on top in guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hanks is on top in guard.
Jurri looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kari Jurri 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.
Jurri checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jurri lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hanks at a distance.
Nice body kick from Jurri.
Hanks fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jurri manages to avoid it.
Hanks throws a solid leg kick but Jurri takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hanks.
Hanks throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jurri scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jurri lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jurri lands a glancing blow to the side of Hanks's head.
Jurri scores with a jab to the body.
Hanks takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Jurri cracks Hanks 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!
Jurri steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hanks.
Hanks takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jurri jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jurri misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hanks throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hanks throws a big shot that misses.
Jurri feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hankss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hanks misses with a lunging right hand
and Jurri counters with a single leg into guard. Hanks didn't expect that.
Hanks controlling Jurri's posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hanks is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Jurri manages to get to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hanks trying to control the position from guard on top but Jurri is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jurri tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hanks showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Craig Hanks.
Jurri takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jurri cracks the inside of Hanks's front leg.
A clash of legs there as Hanks blocks the low kick.
Hanks misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jurri.
Jurri on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Some wild striking there from Hanks.
Good leg kick by Jurri there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hanks digs a good hook to Jurri's body.
Hanks scores with a nice strike.
Jurri avoids the body shot from Hanks.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jurri.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanks misses with a straight right.
Jurri is looking to chop away at Hanks's legs.
Jurri moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jurri throws a chopping leg kick but Hanks manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Jurri pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hanks throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hanks throws a head kick that misses
and Jurri counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Jurri.
Jurri throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jurri postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Jurri is looking to work some ground and pound but Hanks has wrist control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jurri accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jurri throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hanks works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hanks being controlled here, momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kari Jurri really dominated that round.
That's time! Hanks's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A swing and a miss from Hanks.
Hanks attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nice shot lands for Hanks.
Hanks lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jurri's sensitive parts.
Hanks takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jurri wants to clinch.
Jurri scores with the left hand. Hanks knows he should have avoided that one.
Jurri just misses with a punch to the body.
Jurri misses with a body shot.
Hanks throws a leg kick that is checked
so Jurri counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jurri stands up over Hanks, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanks keeping moving, preventing Jurri from controlling successfully.
Jurri postures up in Hanks's guard and throws a big left but Hanks blocks it.
Hanks looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jurri is one step ahead there.
Hanks looking to control.
Hanks looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jurri is one step ahead there.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Jurri working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jurri accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jurri throwing strikes from guard but Hanks blocks nicely.
Hanks looking for a sweep. Not yet Hanks, not yet.
Hanks controlling the position.
Jurri throws a strike but Hanks rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Jurri escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hanks gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Jurri keeping moving, preventing Hanks from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Craig Hanks.
Hanks fails to land with a series of punches.
Jurri gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hanks misses with a hook to the ribs.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jurri.
Jurri tries to pull guard but Hanks won't allow it.
Jurri tries to land knees in the clinch but Hanks avoids the damage to the body.
Jurri connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hanks's face.
Hanks fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jurri tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hanks struggles to land a body shot inside as Jurri controls his hands.
Hanks scores with a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jurri lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jurri tries to throw a body punch but Hanks avoids it by throwing Jurri back against the cage.
Hanks tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hanks swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jurri has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hanks.
Jurri lands a good knee to the midsection. Hanks won't want to take too many of those.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hanks misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jurri connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hanks's face.
Jurri trying to land knees to the body.
Jurri is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hanks is defending well for now.
Hanks tries to work over Jurri's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hanks escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hanks looks to score with a jab to the body but Jurri is just out of range.
Jurri keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hanks thows a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kari Jurri dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Jurri keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Jurri moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hanks is looking to wear down Jurri with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jurri needs to keep his hands up - Hanks had a free shot at his head there.
Jurri throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hanks on the side of the head.
Hanks throws a body kick that misses
and Jurri counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Hanks's guard now.
Hanks not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jurri content to stall in guard here.
Hanks working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jurri.
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!
Jurri with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hanks utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hanks wants to get back to his feet but Jurri is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanks wants to sweep but no luck.
Jurri wants to control from the top but Hanks keeps moving.
Jurri is in close to Hanks's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Jurri throws an elbow that misses. Hanks uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Jurri's guard. Nice move by Hanks!
Hanks got a little sloppy there for a moment and Jurri has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hanks has managed to get both his arms back between Jurri's legs - danger averted.
Jurri looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hanks is one step ahead there.
Craig Hanks has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanks controlling from the top position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hanks's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Jurri wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanks has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Jurri to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Hanks is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Jurri pulls down on the head and he's put Hanks to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Kari Jurri!
Kari Jurri is the new middleweight champion!
Kari Jurri bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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