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MMA Helsinki - 13 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kato Aspenia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Magician Rapist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kato Aspenia has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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130 lbs
17 - 24 - 0 |
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155 lbs
2 - 3 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
KO power |
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Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kato Aspenia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Magician Rapist!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aspenia takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rapist has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Aspenia is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Rapist throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Aspenia's waist but Aspenia gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rapist off to one side.
A good leg kick by Rapist.
A combination from Rapist does no damage.
Rapist lands with a shot to the body.
Rapist just misses with a punch to the body.
Aspenia drives through with a takedown into Rapist's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Rapist has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Aspenia should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Rapist has tightened it up now! Aspenia should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Magician Rapist!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Desmond Flannery (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henry Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Flannery comes into the arena with Dropkick Murphys - I'm Shipping Up To Boston blaring out of the sound system. Torres has chosen No Control-You will crawl as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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270 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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236 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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Counter fighter
Big heart |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Desmond Flannery!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Henry Torres!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flannery takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Torres.
Torres scores with a jab.
Torres waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Flannery.
Torres will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Torres closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Torres lands in his opponent's guard.
Torres throwing strikes from guard but Flannery blocks nicely.
Torres scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flannery throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Torres working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Torres missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Flannery trying to control the position.
Torres is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Flannery working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Torres.
Flannery on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Flannery tries to get out of the position.
Torres got a little sloppy there for a moment and Flannery has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Torres has managed to get both his arms back between Flannery's legs - danger averted.
Flannery seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Torres avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Flannery is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Torres throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Flannery works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Torres throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Torres is looking to work some ground and pound but Flannery has wrist control.
Flannery wants to sweep here but Torres controlling him for the moment.
Torres must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Torres throws a big elbow that misses.
Torres with a nice head shot there.
Torres lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Flannery keeping moving, preventing Torres from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flannery tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Torres loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Flannery is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Torres trying to control but Flannery is working from the bottom.
Torres throwing strikes from guard but Flannery blocks nicely.
Torres trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torres is in close to Flannery's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Flannery preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Flannery is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Torres is aware though and is defending well.
Torres throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Flannery works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Torres throws a big right hand that misses.
Torres landing with the ground and pound.
Torres wants to stand but Flannery has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Torres's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Torres with a flurry of punches that miss.
Flannery working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Torres.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henry Torres dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Torres thows a body shot but no joy.
Flannery avoids the body shot from Torres.
Torres looks to land a combination but Flannery avoids it well.
Desmond Flannery is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Torres throws out a loose jab but Flannery uses good head movement to avoid it.
Torres is looking to chop away at Flannery's legs.
Flannery on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Torres misses with a hook. Flannery ducked under it nicely.
Torres misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Flannery.
Flannery gets caught flat footed, as Torres shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres postures up and lands a big shot to Flannery's brow.
Flannery is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Torres is aware though and is defending well.
Torres throwing strikes but missing.
Torres works over Flannery with some ground and pound from guard.
Torres throws a big elbow that misses.
Flannery working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Torres doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Torres manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Torres working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
We've been informed that Torres has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Flannery is trying to control the position but Torres postures up.
Torres trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres postures up in Flannery's guard and throws a big left but Flannery blocks it.
Flannery is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Torres missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Torres in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Torres working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Torres throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Torres lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Torres postures up in Flannery's guard and throws a big left but Flannery blocks it.
Torres trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Torres with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flannery is looking for a triangle but Torres pushes his legs off easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Torres is working Flannery over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Torres throws a big elbow that misses.
Torres wants to control from the top but Flannery keeps moving.
Torres throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Torres with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Torres lands a couple of digs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torres throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Flannery works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Flannery keeping moving, preventing Torres from controlling successfully.
Flannery working a defensive guard here.
Torres cracks Flannery with a solid left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Flannery has momentary wrist control but Torres slips an elbow through the middle.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Torres. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Flannery has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Torres can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Torres lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Torres in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henry Torres showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Torres fails with the takedown.
Torres misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Flannery.
Flannery keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Torres.
Flannery gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Torres.
Torres throws an overhand right that lands on Flannery's shoulder, as Flannery tries to avoid the shot.
Torres has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Torres misses with a hook.
Torres misses with a shot to the body
and Flannery counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Flannery scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flannery in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Flannery accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Flannery pushes down on Torres's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Torres moves into full guard.
Torres manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Torres can't control as he wanted to and Flannery manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Torres connects with a nice short shot to Flannery's temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Henry Torres has got the better of the ground game so far.
Flannery moves into full guard.
Flannery looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Torres lands a couple of digs.
Torres throws a big elbow that misses.
Torres throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Flannery works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Torres 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.
Flannery looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Torres is defending well. Flannery quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Torres has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Flannery celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Desmond Flannery!
An out of breath Desmond Flannery thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
The defeated Henry Torres had this to say: 'What what, I LOST TO ROOKIE! Well, Desmond gongrats!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Javier Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wilson has chosen Seal - Whirlpool as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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25
185 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
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182 cm
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188 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin |
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Javier Martinez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tyler Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martinez wants to clinch up but Wilson keeps it at a distance.
Martinez pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Wilson back to the cage. Martinez follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Wilson closes the distance and pushes Martinez back into the cage.
Wilson prevents Martinez from breaking the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Martinez is trying to break the clinch but Wilson has him pressed against the cage.
Wilson tries to land a knee to the head but Martinez blocks with his arms.
Martinez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Martinez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Martinez is trying to break the clinch but Wilson is controlling him.
Wilson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Wilson keeps control of Martinez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wilson tries a knee to the head but Martinez blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Wilson gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Martinez regains guard.
Wilson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Martinez is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Wilson stands up from Martinez's guard - Wilson perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson blocks a head kick by Martinez.
Wilson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Wilson clinches.
Martinez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Wilson.
A short right from Wilson on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wilson has Martinez pressed against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Wilson as Martinez tries to tie him up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Martinez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Martinez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Martinez wants to get back to striking at distance but Wilson won't allow it.
Wilson breaks the clinch.
Martinez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wilson misses the shot to the body.
Martinez throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wilson clinches up with Martinez and pushes him back against the cage.
Wilson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wilson throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Javier Martinez has been cut.
Wilson moves into the clinch.
We've been informed that Wilson has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Martinez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Martinez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Martinez looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Martinez misses with a double jab
and Wilson counters with a three punch combo that has Martinez backing up. Martinez nods at Wilson to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wilson throws a poor cross that misses
and Martinez counters with a head kick.
Martinez keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Martinez scores with a nice head shot.
Wilson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Martinez throws a right and a left that Wilson avoids nicely.
Wilson pushes Martinez up against the cage in a clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wilson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Martinez backwards.
Martinez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wilson misses with a knee strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyler Wilson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Javier Martinez's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Wilson feints a jab promting Martinez to slip. Wilson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Martinez slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Martinez throws a body kick that misses.
Martinez throws a series of strikes that have Wilson backpedaling.
Wilson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Martinez to score with a decent uppercut.
Wilson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Martinez pinned against the cage. Martinez gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Wilson moves out of range of the body kick.
Tyler Wilson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wilson lands a big head kick that sends Martinez tumbling to the mat! Wilson takes a step backwards and waves Martinez back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Martinez is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Martinez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wilson thows a body shot but no joy.
Wilson tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez moves in looking to clinch but Wilson pushes him off.
Martinez will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wilson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Martinez misses with an attempted mid kick.
Martinez throws a series of punches but Wilson avoids them all with ease.
Wilson pushes Martinez up against the cage in a clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Wilson.
Wilson presses Martinez against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Wilson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Martinez up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wilson is pushing Martinez up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Martinez is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A bit of stalling here from Wilson.
Wilson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Martinez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Martinez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Wilson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Martinez is trying to push Wilson away but Wilson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Good exchange - Martinez coming out on top.
Wilson closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Martinez quickly recovers to half guard.
Martinez wants to stand back up but Wilson manages to pass into side control.
Martinez is looking to get back to his feet here but Wilson is keeping cool and he's managed to take Martinez's back.
Martinez is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Martinez controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Wilson just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Wilson throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wilson misses with punches from the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyler Wilson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Javier Martinez's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Martinez gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Wilson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Wilson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Martinez has had enough of the clinch but Wilson keeps him there for the moment.
Wilson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Martinez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wilson just leaning against Martinez, taking a breather.
Tyler Wilson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Martinez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wilson leaning against his opponent.
Wilson gets a trip takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wilson wants to pass the guard but Martinez is defending well.
Wilson works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson content just to control the position here.
Martinez is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Wilson controlling his opponent.
Wilson's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
BOOM! Wilson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Wilson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez is squirming around, avoiding Wilson's attempts to control the action.
You get the feeling that Martinez really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Wilson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Martinez can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Wilson controlling from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Javier Martinez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tyler Wilson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Wilson throws some wild stikes that Martinez manages to avoid easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tyler Wilson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Wilson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyler Wilson!
Tyler Wilson managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Bad Man Clothing, into his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kisame Hoshigaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rickson Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rickson Garcia acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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205 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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211 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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Great elbows
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Excellent boxer
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kisame Hoshigaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rickson Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoshigaki misses the shot to the body.
Garcia scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hoshigaki doesn't seem bothered though.
Hoshigaki takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Garcia shoots in looking for a takedown. Hoshigaki tries to sprawl out of it but Garcia keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hoshigaki manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Garcia rushes Hoshigaki and presses him up against the cage.
Garcia lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hoshigaki backwards.
Hoshigaki tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hoshigaki stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Garcia lands a shot to the body.
Garcia misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hoshigaki lands a body shot in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Garcia fails to land.
Garcia avoiding damage as Hoshigaki throws knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Garcia.
Hoshigaki using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Garcia looks winded!
Hoshigaki missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoshigaki is stalling here.
Hoshigaki misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short body shot lands from Garcia as the two fighters clinch.
Garcia has a couple of punches blocked by Hoshigaki.
Garcia leaning against his opponent.
Garcia blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hoshigaki is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Hoshigaki putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Garcia in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hoshigaki lands an elbow just above Garcia 's eye.
Our sources have told us that Hoshigaki has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
A short right from Hoshigaki on the inside.
Hoshigaki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hoshigaki is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Garcia is defending well for now.
Garcia wants a takedown.
Garcia swings wildly with an uppercut but Hoshigaki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hoshigaki misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Garcia.
Hoshigaki works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
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!
Garcia fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Garcia on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Garcia lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hoshigaki backwards.
Garcia trying to control the position but instead, Hoshigaki has worked for underhooks and has pushed Garcia into the cage.
Garcia tries to throw a body punch but Hoshigaki avoids it by throwing Garcia back against the cage.
Garcia misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hoshigaki looking to throw knees to the head but Garcia is blocking nicely.
Garcia on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hoshigaki unloads a knee to the mid-section. Garcia lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hoshigaki tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Garcia avoids it.
Garcia on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Garcia has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hoshigaki is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Kisame Hoshigaki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rickson Garcia.
Hoshigaki working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Garcia.
Hoshigaki lands a left hand that snaps the head of Garcia backwards.
Hoshigaki lands a damaging elbow.
Garcia avoiding damage as Hoshigaki throws knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoshigaki lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Garcia misses with a body punch.
Hoshigaki throws a head punch that misses.
Garcia lands a left hand.
Hoshigaki missing with knees to the body.
Hoshigaki using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hoshigaki lands a hook that snaps the head of Garcia backwards.
Hoshigaki throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Garcia blocks it with crossed arms.
Hoshigaki digs a right hand into Garcia's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Garcia's gas tank.
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!
Hoshigaki crunches a lovely knee into Garcia's ribcage.
Hoshigaki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hoshigaki is working Garcia over against the cage.
Hoshigaki with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hoshigaki is leaning against Garcia and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hoshigaki unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hoshigaki landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hoshigaki unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hoshigaki unloads a knee to the mid-section. Garcia lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hoshigaki using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Garcia has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hoshigaki landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hoshigaki lands a nice knee to the body.
Garcia misses with a punch on the inside.
Hoshigaki tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Garcia avoids it.
Garcia misses with a short punch on the inside.
Garcia is looking to break free of the clinch but Hoshigaki has double underhooks.
Hoshigaki putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Garcia in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hoshigaki comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hoshigaki obliges.
Hoshigaki utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Hoshigaki is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hoshigaki utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hoshigaki lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kisame Hoshigaki dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Hoshigaki moves into the clinch.
Garcia throws a head punch that misses.
Hoshigaki lands an elbow just above Garcia 's eye.
It looks like Rickson Garcia has been cut.
Hoshigaki comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Garcia misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Garcia tries to throw a body punch but Hoshigaki avoids it by throwing Garcia back against the cage.
Garcia lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hoshigaki working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A right hook to the body lands for Hoshigaki.
Hoshigaki landing knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hoshigaki lands an elbow inside.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Hoshigaki lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Garcia.
Garcia takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoshigaki lands a right hand.
Garcia throws a head punch that misses.
Garcia is breathing heavily.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hoshigaki.
Garcia goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hoshigaki landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Garcia tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Garcia's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hoshigaki throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A body shot lands from Hoshigaki.
Hoshigaki tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hoshigaki.
Hoshigaki is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Garcia can do to turn this around?
Hoshigaki presses Garcia against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knees to the body from Hoshigaki.
Hoshigaki utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Garcia takes an elbow to the temple.
Hoshigaki softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hoshigaki just misses with a elbow thrown towards Garcia's brow.
Hoshigaki lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Hoshigaki.
Hoshigaki landing knees to the head.
Hoshigaki lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hoshigaki lands an elbow inside.
Hoshigaki is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Hoshigaki - that landed with a thud.
A shot in the inside from Hoshigaki.
Hoshigaki is pushing Garcia up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Hoshigaki looking to throw knees to the head but Garcia is blocking nicely.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hoshigaki.
Hoshigaki landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hoshigaki scores a nice knee to the body.
Hoshigaki lands with a light punch inside.
Hoshigaki landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kisame Hoshigaki has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Garcia managing to block the knees to the body from Hoshigaki.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoshigaki lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Garcia.
Garcia prevents a body shot from Hoshigaki.
A right handed body shot lands from Hoshigaki.
Hoshigaki is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Garcia is defending well for now.
Hoshigaki is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hoshigaki lands a hook that snaps the head of Garcia backwards.
Hoshigaki unloads a knee to the mid-section. Garcia lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hoshigaki.
Hoshigaki unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hoshigaki landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hoshigaki lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hoshigaki utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Garcia blocks a body shot from Hoshigaki.
Hoshigaki misses with a knee to the head.
Garcia tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hoshigaki.
Hoshigaki unloads a knee to the mid-section. Garcia lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoshigaki gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Garcia struggles to land a body shot inside as Hoshigaki controls his hands.
Garcia is trying to break the clinch but Hoshigaki has him pressed against the cage.
Hoshigaki working Garcia over with knees to the body.
Hoshigaki working Garcia over with knees to the body.
Hoshigaki lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hoshigaki is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Garcia doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hoshigaki using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Garcia has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hoshigaki unloads a knee to the mid-section. Garcia lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hoshigaki landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hoshigaki holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Garcia on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Garcia lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hoshigaki backwards.
Hoshigaki comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hoshigaki lands an elbow inside that Garcia shrugs off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kisame Hoshigaki dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rickson Garcia's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Hoshigaki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Garcia shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hoshigaki but Hoshigaki pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hoshigaki throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Garcia with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hoshigaki to score with a decent uppercut.
Garcia just misses with a punch to the body.
Rickson Garcia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garcia misses with a looping right.
Hoshigaki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garcia.
Hoshigaki moves out of range of the strikes.
Hoshigaki tries to clinch but Garcia moves out of range.
Garcia looks to land a left hand but Hoshigaki moved out of range nicely.
Garcia changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hoshigaki tries to avoid it but Garcia manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hoshigaki to the ground. Hoshigaki escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Garcia takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Garcia misses with a takedown attempt
and Hoshigaki counters by clinching up.
Kisame Hoshigaki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rickson Garcia.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Hoshigaki.
Hoshigaki scores with a hook to the body.
Hoshigaki lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hoshigaki scores with a knee to the head.
Hoshigaki blocking some punches.
Garcia throws a head punch that misses.
Hoshigaki trying to land knees to the body.
Garcia looking to stall.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Garcia misses with a body punch.
Garcia swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hoshigaki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hoshigaki gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Garcia tries to throw a body punch but Hoshigaki avoids it by throwing Garcia back against the cage.
Hoshigaki looking to throw knees to the head but Garcia is blocking nicely.
Garcia blocks a body shot from Hoshigaki.
Rickson Garcia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoshigaki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hoshigaki putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Garcia in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hoshigaki looking to slow down the pace here.
Hoshigaki lands an elbow just above Garcia 's eye.
Hoshigaki tries to throw a body punch but Garcia avoids it by throwing Hoshigaki back against the cage.
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!
Hoshigaki lands an elbow inside that Garcia shrugs off.
Garcia goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hoshigaki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hoshigaki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Garcia's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Garcia.
Garcia has a couple of punches blocked by Hoshigaki.
Hoshigaki working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Garcia fails to land.
Garcia misses with a punch to the body.
Garcia tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Garcia misses with some punches.
Garcia managing to block the knees to the body from Hoshigaki.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoshigaki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hoshigaki blocks a body shot from Garcia.
Nice body punch from Hoshigaki - that landed with a thud.
Hoshigaki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hoshigaki creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hoshigaki makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Hoshigaki.
Nice body punch from Hoshigaki.
Hoshigaki crunches a lovely knee into Garcia's ribcage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Hoshigaki - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Garcia misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hoshigaki lands a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hoshigaki misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Garcia.
Nice elbow from Hoshigaki.
Hoshigaki trying to stall but Garcia improves his position.
Garcia on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoshigaki lands a nice elbow.
Kisame Hoshigaki is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Garcia looking to stall.
Garcia tries to break the clinch but Hoshigaki is controlling the position.
Nice elbow from Hoshigaki.
Hoshigaki connects with a nasty looking knee right to Garcia's face.
Hoshigaki gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That has opened up Rickson Garcia's cut even more.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hoshigaki.
Garcia stalling in the clinch but Hoshigaki improves position.
Garcia tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hoshigaki tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Garcia goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Garcia fails to land.
Hoshigaki prevents the takedown attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kisame Hoshigaki showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hoshigaki, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:26
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kisame Hoshigaki!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cassit Heiluu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frankie Pep (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Heiluu might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Kerrankin Tarpeekseen. Pep is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Iron Theme Song (Here Comes The Boom - Nelly). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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153 lbs
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145 lbs
35 - 24 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cassit Heiluu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Frankie Pep!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pep tries to clinch up but Heiluu circles away and keeps his distance.
Pep throws a leg kick that is checked
and Heiluu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pep throws out a loose jab but Heiluu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Heiluu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pep moves in looking to clinch but Heiluu pushes him off.
Heiluu throws a body punch but Pep moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pep looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Heiluu lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pep circles away quickly and effectively.
Pep jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pep misses with a hook.
Pep has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Pep looks to land a combination. Heiluu sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Pep fails with an attempt to clinch.
A head kick misses from Pep.
Heiluu shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Pep is trying to defend but Heiluu finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Pep keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Heiluu trying to mount his opponent but Pep defends it.
Heiluu 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.
Pep looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heiluu is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Pep is just riding it out for now. Heiluu eventually gives up the hold.
Heiluu throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Pep is looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Heiluu works his way into full mount!
Heiluu sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
You get the feeling that Pep really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Heiluu with shots to the head and body - Pep looks very uncomfortable down there.
Heiluu looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Pep is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Heiluu cracks Pep with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Heiluu working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Heiluu landing strikes, looking to finish!
Heiluu dominating with strikes here.
Heiluu is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Pep can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Pep's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Pep taking shots to the head.
Heiluu looking to finish with strikes here!
You get the feeling that Pep really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Heiluu fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Pep is rocked!
Pep wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Heiluu.
Heiluu with shots to the head and body - Pep looks very uncomfortable down there.
Pep is still in real trouble! Can Heiluu finish him?
Pep holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Heiluu tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Pep seems to have recovered his senses.
Pep defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Heiluu.
Heiluu raining down shots from the mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heiluu with the ground and pound from mount.
Pep's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Heiluu lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Pep hang on?
Heiluu putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Oooooh, big shot lands for Heiluu! Pep is hurt baaadly! Heiluu is firing away with more strikes - Pep is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cassit Heiluu!
During a confident post fight interview, Cassit Heiluu thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Grigori Draugovich Ii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arnold Rothstein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grigori Draugovich Ii 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Grigori Draugovich Ii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Arnold Rothstein!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rothstein feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Draugovich Ii's calf.
Rothstein throws a sloppy head kick and Draugovich Ii moves out of range easily.
Draugovich Ii takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A jab from Draugovich Ii finds it's way through Rothstein's defenses.
Draugovich Ii goes for a double leg but Rothstein avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Rothstein continues to drive forward.
Rothstein lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Draugovich Ii or not.
Rothstein has Draugovich Ii pushed against the cage.
Draugovich Ii 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.
Draugovich Ii has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Draugovich Ii controlling the action here for a moment.
Draugovich Ii looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rothstein can't break the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Draugovich Ii as Rothstein tries to tie him up.
Draugovich Ii has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Rothstein after a bit of a struggle.
Rothstein is looking to control Draugovich Ii's arms but Draugovich Ii gets an underhook and turns him. Now Rothstein has his back to the cage.
Rothstein taking a breather.
Draugovich Ii is trying to force a seperation but Rothstein has the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Draugovich Ii is trying to break free.
Rothstein wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Draugovich Ii is stalling here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Draugovich Ii as Rothstein tries to tie him up.
Draugovich Ii being controlled against the cage.
Draugovich Ii leaning his opponent against the cage.
Draugovich Ii breaks from the clinch.
Rothstein swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rothstein throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Draugovich Ii scores with a hook to the body. Rothstein takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draugovich Ii closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Draugovich Ii stalling away here and it's allowed Rothstein to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Draugovich Ii wants to control from the top but Rothstein keeps moving.
Rothstein is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Draugovich Ii wants to control from the top but Rothstein 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!
Draugovich Ii tries to free his leg and advance position but Rothstein is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draugovich Ii looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Grigori Draugovich Ii wasn't doing enough on the ground.
A left and a right from Rothstein both land. Nice combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Draugovich Ii misses the target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rothstein.
Rothstein throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rothstein throws a leg kick but Draugovich Ii moved away.
Rothstein swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rothstein drops his hands momentarily and Draugovich Ii takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The fighters circle momentarily. Draugovich Ii darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Rothstein throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rothstein fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rothstein throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Draugovich Ii walks into a jab.
A shot to the liver by Rothstein. Beautiful body shot.
A combination from Rothstein does no damage.
Draugovich Ii avoids the head kick by Rothstein.
Rothstein lands a slapping body shot.
Rothstein is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Draugovich Ii rather than just go for the knockout.
Rothstein scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Draugovich Ii misses with the combination.
Arnold Rothstein seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Draugovich Ii misses with a jab, cross combination.
Draugovich Ii throws a body punch but Rothstein moves out of range.
Draugovich Ii throws a jab when Rothstein was well out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rothstein is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Draugovich Ii.
Draugovich Ii doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Draugovich Ii fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rothstein avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Grigori Draugovich Ii. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Some wild striking there from Rothstein.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arnold Rothstein dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rothstein moves out of range of the leg kick from Draugovich Ii.
Rothstein misses with a body kick.
Draugovich Ii misses with a body shot.
Rothstein scores with a shot to the body.
A slow jab from Draugovich Ii misses its intended target.
Draugovich Ii misses with a left hand
and Rothstein counters with a left to the body.
Rothstein looks to score with a jab to the body but Draugovich Ii is just out of range.
Rothstein is looking to score with low kicks.
Rothstein thows a body shot but no joy.
Draugovich Ii fails to land the takedown.
Rothstein scoring well with a low kick there.
Arnold Rothstein seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Draugovich Ii throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rothstein uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Draugovich Ii.
Draugovich Ii just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rothstein throws a nice looking combination but Draugovich Ii bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Draugovich Ii swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Draugovich Ii tries to land a leg kick but Rothstein saw it coming and moves away.
Both fighters circling a little - Rothstein finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Rothstein throws a wild body kick that Draugovich Ii sees coming a mile off.
Nice body punch from Rothstein.
Some bone on bone action there as Rothstein checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rothstein darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Rothstein slows the pace down in half guard.
Rothstein is trying to control. Draugovich Ii wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draugovich Ii has hold of Rothstein's hands but Rothstein slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Rothstein not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Rothstein is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Draugovich Ii is not content to let Rothstein control the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rothstein with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Arnold Rothstein hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Draugovich Ii misses with a looping right.
An inside leg kick lands from Rothstein.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rothstein is looking to land body kicks.
Rothstein gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Draugovich Ii to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Draugovich Ii scoring with punches to the head and body.
Rothstein is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rothstein might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Draugovich Ii haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Rothstein tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Draugovich Ii stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rothstein swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Draugovich Ii accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Draugovich Ii won't allow Rothstein to sweep him here.
Draugovich Ii throwing strikes from guard but Rothstein blocks nicely.
Rothstein trying to keep a closed guard but Draugovich Ii is proving a slippery customer.
Rothstein tries to land a sweep but no joy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Arnold Rothstein has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Rothstein avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Draugovich Ii looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rothstein is fending him off so far but Draugovich Ii persists. Nope, Rothstein circles away and we're back to standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arnold Rothstein showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Rothstein misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Draugovich Ii.
Rothstein uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Draugovich Ii.
Draugovich Ii ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Draugovich Ii takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rothstein lands a body shot.
Draugovich Ii throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rothstein misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rothstein shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Draugovich Ii's guard.
Rothstein is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Arnold Rothstein has got the better of the ground game so far.
Draugovich Ii is trying to keep Rothstein in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rothstein sitting in guard, not really doing much.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Rothstein is looking to score with low kicks.
Rothstein pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rothstein slips a jab and a cross from Draugovich Ii.
Rothstein scores with a head kick.
Draugovich Ii moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Rothstein throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rothstein takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Draugovich Ii lands a right hook to the body.
Draugovich Ii takes a swing at Rothstein's ribcage but misses.
Grigori Draugovich Ii has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rothstein throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rothstein lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Draugovich Ii circles away quickly and effectively.
Rothstein throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rothstein misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Draugovich Ii.
Rothstein avoids the body shot from Draugovich Ii.
Draugovich Ii shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Rothstein's guard.
Draugovich Ii loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Draugovich Ii trying to control the position from guard on top but Rothstein is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rothstein preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draugovich Ii trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Draugovich Ii preventing the sweep.
Rothstein pulls Draugovich Ii in to control the position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Rothstein working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Draugovich Ii.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rothstein controls Draugovich Ii momentarily but Draugovich Ii frees himself.
Draugovich Ii slips nicely into half guard.
Draugovich Ii is just content to waste time from the top position. Rothstein takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rothstein is on top in guard.
Draugovich Ii looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rothstein is one step ahead there.
Rothstein trying to control the position from guard on top but Draugovich Ii is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Draugovich Ii is trying to keep Rothstein in close.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Draugovich Ii working for a triangle but Rothstein defends it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Arnold Rothstein.
I've got Rothstein winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arnold Rothstein!
An out of breath Arnold Rothstein thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Edward (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Furyk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Furyk's choice of entrance music: Xzibit - X. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Jim Furyk enters the cage!
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219 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ryan Edward!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Jim Furyk!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edward cracks Furyk with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Furyk fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Edward moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Jim Furyk has been cut.
Furyk fails in his attempt to clinch.
Edward connects with a nice looking jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Furyk keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Edward takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Edward closes the distance and pushes Furyk back into the cage.
Edward doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Furyk throws a head punch that misses.
Edward misses with a punch on the inside.
Edward is trying to maintain a safe position but Furyk gets an underhook and turns Edward into the cage.
Furyk lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Edward backwards.
A shot in the inside from Edward.
Edward is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Edward lands a nice shot to the body.
Furyk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edward keeps control of Furyk as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Edward lands a right hand.
Furyk misses with a hook from the clinch.
Edward blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Furyk throws a head punch that misses.
Furyk misses with a body punch.
Edward working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Furyk tries a body shot but Edward blocks it.
Edward scores with a nice hook to the head.
That has opened up Jim Furyk's cut even more.
Edward throws a head punch that misses.
Edward just leaning against Furyk, taking a breather.
Furyk pressing his opponent against the cage.
Furyk misses with some punches.
Edward lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Edward blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Furyk tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Edward's elbow.
A left hand lands to the body for Furyk.
Edward lands with a light punch inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Furyk misses with a short punch on the inside.
Edward is stalling here.
Furyk has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Edward seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Furyk can turn it around.
Furyk is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Edward lands a shoulder strike.
Edward struggles to land a body shot inside as Furyk controls his hands.
A short left from Furyk.
Furyk misses with the head strike.
Furyk working aggressively here.
Edward scores with a hook to the body.
Furyk breaks the clinch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Furyk.
Furyk throws the left hand but Edward avoids the punch easily.
Furyk misses with a head kick.
Edward tries to clinch up.
Jim Furyk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Edward tries to keep at a distance but Furyk has taken the fight into the clinch.
Furyk misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Furyk misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Edward creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Furyk fails to land.
Furyk has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Edward pushes Furyk back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Edward creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Edward tries to throw a body punch but Furyk avoids it by throwing Edward back against the cage.
Edward keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Furyk's efforts to push away.
Furyk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Furyk is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Edward struggles to land a body shot inside as Furyk controls his hands.
Edward lands a shot to the body.
Edward lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Furyk looks winded!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A right hand to the body from Edward.
Edward lands a hook to the side of the head.
Edward lands a body shot in the clinch.
Edward tries to work over Furyk's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edward lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Edward creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Edward stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Edward presses Furyk against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A shot in the inside from Edward.
Edward doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Edward is working Furyk over against the cage.
Edward lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Furyk is rocked!
Edward lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Furyk is still on wobbly legs! Can Edward finish him?
Edward creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Furyk's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Furyk drops to his knees and Edward pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ryan Edward!
An out of breath Ryan Edward thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mike Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Krigare (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyson comes to the cage accompanied by 2pac - Uppercut. Krigare has chosen Achtung Pantzer by Raubtier as his entrance music. Daniel Krigare has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Mike Tyson's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Tyson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel Krigare!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Krigare counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tyson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Tyson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Krigare lands a nice shot that snaps Tyson's head back.
Nice shot by Tyson.
Krigare swinging wildly here.
Krigare swings for the body but Tyson moves out of range.
Tyson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Krigare takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Mike Tyson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Krigare throws a leg kick but Tyson moved away.
Tyson fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson feints a jab promting Krigare to slip. Tyson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Krigare slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Tyson shoots in and bounces Krigare off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Tyson trying to control the position from guard on top but Krigare is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Krigare looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Krigare looking to control.
Tyson is in close to Krigare's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Krigare looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tyson postures up in Krigare's guard and throws a big left but Krigare blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krigare being controlled here, momentarily.
Tyson preventing the sweep.
Krigare working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Tyson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Tyson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Tyson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Krigare is keeping the position for now.
Tyson sitting in guard here, content to control.
Tyson postures up in Krigare's guard and throws a big left but Krigare blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krigare isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Tyson stacks Krigare on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Tyson!
Krigare tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Tyson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Tyson trying to control the action but Krigare is working from the bottom.
Tyson cracks Krigare with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Tyson is working Krigare over with some ground and pound from side control.
Tyson 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.
Krigare tries to bench press Tyson off him but Tyson keeps the position.
Tyson working away.
Krigare is trying to improve his position.
Tyson scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson working away.
Tyson looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Krigare is avoiding damage well.
The referee asks Tyson politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Tyson prefers to stall for the moment though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
You can see the frustration on Krigare's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
We've been hearing that Tyson has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Tyson lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Krigare down.
Krigare can't do much from the bottom here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Krigare might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Tyson haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Tyson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Krigare keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Tyson dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Tyson looking to score a takedown here. Krigare is defending well but Tyson drives through and ends up in Krigare's guard.
Krigare is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Tyson defends well.
Tyson wants to control from the top but Krigare keeps moving.
Tyson is looking to work some ground and pound but Krigare has wrist control.
Tyson trying to control the position from guard on top but Krigare is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tyson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Tyson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Tyson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Krigare has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Tyson has managed to get both his arms back between Krigare's legs - danger averted.
Tyson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Krigare controls Tyson momentarily but Tyson frees himself.
Tyson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Tyson throwing strikes but missing.
Tyson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tyson wants to control from the top but Krigare keeps moving.
Tyson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Tyson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Tyson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Tyson looking to pass the guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tyson throws a big elbow that misses.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Tyson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Tyson works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Tyson working over Krigare with some ground and pound. Krigare looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Krigare trying to control here.
Tyson is keen to just control but Krigare is a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson prevents Krigare from improving his position.
Krigare is trying to control but can't.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Krigare is trying to get back to full guard.
Tyson is thwarting Krigare's attempts to control the position.
Krigare is refusing to be controlled, as Tyson sits in half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Krigare connects with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krigare throws a lazy uppercut
and Tyson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Tyson takes a decent strike to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tyson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Krigare looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Tyson puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Krigare is trying to maintain the position but Tyson is very close to passing his half guard.
Tyson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Tyson slips a nice elbow through Krigare's hands, connecting with Krigare's forehead.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Krigare is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Tyson pulls his head out easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tyson is looking for a kimura but Krigare is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Tyson to get the leverage.
Tyson sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Krigare is pressing down on Tyson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Tyson dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Tyson misses with a hook.
Tyson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Krigare lands with a shot to the body.
Tyson throws a combination. Krigare tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Tyson shoots in looking for a takedown. Krigare tries to sprawl out of it but Tyson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Krigare manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Tyson moves out of range of the strikes.
Krigare keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tyson.
Nice shot lands for Tyson.
Krigare scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tyson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Krigare sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Tyson misses its intended target.
Tyson thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Krigare.
Krigare misses with a looping right.
Krigare looks to score with a jab to the body but Tyson is just out of range.
Tyson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Krigare's sensitive parts.
A jab from Tyson misses.
Krigare looks to throw the jab but Tyson is out of range.
Krigare cracks Tyson with a good jab.
Tyson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tyson shoots for a double leg takedown but Krigare sprawls well. He's pushed Tyson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Krigare misses with a hook to the body
letting Tyson counter with a right hand.
Nice sprawl there from Krigare as Tyson shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Tyson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Krigare lands with a shot to the body.
Krigare slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson throws a jab when Krigare was well out of range.
Krigare slips a jab from Tyson.
Krigare throws a jab when Tyson was well out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Krigare looks to land a left hand but Tyson moved out of range nicely.
Tyson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Krigare counters with a right hand to the body.
Tyson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tyson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tyson sizes up Krigare with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Krigare blocks a jab.
Tyson slips under a jab.
Tyson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson throws a jab when Krigare was well out of range.
Tyson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Krigare keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Tyson misses with a two punch combination.
Mike Tyson is winning the standup battle so far.
Tyson throws a body punch but Krigare moves out of range.
Krigare misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tyson.
Tyson misses with a straight left.
Tyson tries to clinch but Krigare moves out of range.
Krigare throws a combination. Tyson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Tyson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tyson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Krigare.
Tyson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Krigare shoots for a takedown but Tyson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krigare's corner calls for a 1-2. Krigare obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Tyson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Krigare fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tyson manages to avoid it.
Tyson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Krigare swings for the body but Tyson moves out of range.
Tyson scores with a punch to the head.
Tyson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tyson ducks under a wild hook from Krigare.
Tyson has a takedown stuffed.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tyson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Krigare pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Mike Tyson did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
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.
Krigare misses with a looping left.
Krigare drops his hands momentarily and Tyson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
No joy there for Krigare, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tyson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Krigare.
Krigare scores with a decent looking hook.
Krigare checks a leg kick.
Tyson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Krigare moves away.
Krigare looks to throw the jab but Tyson is out of range.
Krigare slips a jab and a cross from Tyson.
Tyson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Tyson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Tyson misses with a series of wild punches.
Tyson is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson connects with a right hand. Krigare shakes it off.
Mike Tyson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Krigare looks to score with a jab to the body but Tyson is just out of range.
Tyson misses with a takedown attempt - Krigare sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Krigare is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Tyson is looking to clinch.
Krigare lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Tyson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Tyson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Krigare is looking for a triangle here but Tyson uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Tyson misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krigare is looking for a sweep.
Krigare manages to get back to half guard.
Tyson moves nicely into side control.
Krigare manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Tyson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Tyson is trying to control the action in half guard but Krigare is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Krigare moves into full guard.
Krigare trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson pushes down on Krigare's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Krigare is looking to escape.
Krigare is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Tyson wants to free his trapped foot but Krigare is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Krigare avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tyson.
Tyson prevents Krigare from improving his position.
Tyson looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krigare actively working from the bottom here.
Tyson thows a huge punch but Krigare dodges it nicely.
Tyson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Tyson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Krigare is not content to let Tyson control the position.
Krigare trying to control but Tyson postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Krigare is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Tyson is staying active.
Tyson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Tyson had his way with Daniel Krigare in that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Krigare takes one on the button.
A swing and a miss from Tyson.
A slapping leg kick lands for Krigare.
No luck for Tyson with that takedown attempt.
Krigare digs a good hook to Tyson's body.
Krigare shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Krigare showed some decent athleticism there.
Tyson tries to kick Krigare off but Krigare keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Krigare working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Tyson has hold of Krigare's hands but Krigare slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krigare seems to be looking for submissions.
Tyson is defending against the submission attempts here by Krigare.
Krigare is keen to just control but Tyson is a slippery customer.
Tyson trying to control here.
Krigare not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Krigare is working for a submission of some sort.
Krigare tries to pass to full mount but Tyson defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krigare is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Krigare tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Tyson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krigare stopping the sweep attempt from Tyson.
Krigare wants to get up but he can't break Tyson's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Daniel Krigare has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Krigare wants to control from the top but Tyson keeps moving.
Krigare lands a couple of elbows.
Krigare preventing the sweep.
Krigare looking to sit in guard and control but Tyson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Krigare has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Tyson has managed to get both his arms back between Krigare's legs - danger averted.
Krigare is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Tyson defends well.
Tyson wants to pass the guard but Krigare is keeping the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tyson stands and throws Krigare's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Mike Tyson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Krigare manages to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Krigare comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tyson 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 49:46
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 49:46
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Tyson!
Mike Tyson is the new lightweight champion!
Post fight, an emotional Mike Tyson said 'If I take this camera and put it in your face for 20 years, I don't know what you might be. You might be a homosexual if I put that camera on you since you were 13 years old. I've been on that camera since I was 13 years old. Give me loser of Hans Edgar vs Charles Martel fight next!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vincent Bird (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jared Listen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vincent Bird looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vincent Bird!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jared Listen!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bird slips a straight right by Listen.
Bird tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bird throws a head kick but Listen moves out of range.
Listen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bird. That's going to slow Listen down.
Bird moves away from the strike by Listen.
A head kick misses from Listen.
A punch combination from Listen misses.
Bird checks a low kick from Listen.
Bird thows a body kick. Listen tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A punch combination from Bird misses.
A combination from Listen does no damage.
Listen misses with a straight left.
Jared Listen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Listen with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bird misses with a combination
letting Listen counter with a right hand.
Listen looks to land a left hand but Bird moved out of range nicely.
Bird slips under a jab from Listen.
Bird tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Listen connects with a body shot.
Bird blocks a head kick by Listen.
Listen swats away the attempt to clinch by Bird.
Listen throws a jab when Bird was well out of range.
A leg kick checked by Listen.
Listen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Listen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Listen misses with a two punch combination.
Bird scoring well with a low kick there.
Bird takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Listen misses with a low kick.
Listen lands with a thumping leg kick.
A big right from Listen misses.
Listen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jared Listen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Listen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Listen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bird. Bird obviously looking to wear him down.
Listen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Listen dodges the punch combination from Bird.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Bird or perhaps it was just good defense by Listen which made him look bad.
Bird tries to clinch but Listen moves out of range.
Listen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bird takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bird fails with the takedown.
Bird is breathing heavily.
Bird throws a solid leg kick but Listen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bird.
Good leg kick by Listen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Listen leaves Bird with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vincent Bird. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Listen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bird showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Listen.
A slapping body kick lands there for Listen.
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!
Listen drops Bird with a beautiful combination! Bird stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Listen is looking for the KO!
Bird is rocked!
Listen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Oh Bird is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bird is holding his hands too far apart here. Listen throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Bird is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jared Listen!
Jared Listen bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
In defeat, Vincent Bird stepped up to the mic, saying 'boooooooooooo'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ric Flair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dante Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ric Flair!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Dante Smith!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flair lands a leg kick that knocks Smith off balance momentarily.
Smith fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Smith is looking to slow Flair down with leg kicks.
Smith misses with an attempted mid kick.
Smith falls off balance throwing a combination
and Flair counters with a nice leg kick.
Dante Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Flair keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Smith.
Smith misses with a straight left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smith. Flair does a little dance to reset his feet.
Flair cracks Smith with an open hand slap.
It looks like Dante Smith has been cut.
Flair with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Smith to score with a decent uppercut.
Smith throws a half hearted mid kick.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Flair is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Flair.
Smith misses with a body punch
and Flair counters with an outside leg kick.
Flair avoids a kick to the body.
Flair takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nice body kick there by Flair.
Flair slips a jab and a cross from Smith.
Smith jabs Flair to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That kick from Smith tenderised Flair's leg. Flair is trying to keep his angry face on.
A head kick by Smith misses
and Flair counters with a nice kick to the body.
Smith looks winded!
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!
Flair throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Flair rushes Smith and presses him up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flair taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Smith throws a head punch that misses.
Flair tries a body shot but Smith blocks it.
Smith has had enough of the clinch but Flair keeps him there for the moment.
Flair is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Flair misses with a short punch on the inside.
Flair lands with a light punch inside.
Smith is struggling to control the position.
Flair working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith blocks a body shot from Flair.
Flair lands a nice shot to the body.
Smith stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Smith prevents a body shot from Flair.
Smith blocks a body shot from Flair.
Flair misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice left hand lands by Smith.
Flair keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Smith's efforts to push away.
Flair lands a left hand that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Smith lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Flair backwards.
Flair struggles to land a body shot inside as Smith controls his hands.
A shot in the inside from Smith.
Flair lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith is looking to break free of the clinch but Flair has double underhooks.
Flair displaying some good clinch control by pressing Smith up against the cage.
Smith scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Smith blocking some punches.
Flair tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smith's elbow.
Flair is leaning against Smith and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Flair is trying to stall.
Flair misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Flair is stalling here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Flair.
Flair fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ric Flair dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dante Smith's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Smith rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Flair moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Flair is looking to score with low kicks.
Smith thows a body shot but no joy.
Smith connects with the punch.
Flair slips a jab and a cross from Smith.
Smith on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Flair. Flair obviously looking to wear him down.
Smith throws a looping overhand right but Flair ducks down to avoid it.
Dante Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smith throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Flair takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Smith swinging wildly here.
Flair sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith throws a right and a left that Flair avoids nicely.
Smith connects with an inside leg kick.
Smith moves out of range as Flair throws a body kick.
Flair lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Smith has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Flair connects with an inside leg kick.
Smith misses with the body kick
and Flair makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Smith takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Flair.
Flair lands a nice looking kick to the body. Smith takes a step back to recover.
Smith's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Flair throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Flair throws a leg kick but Smith sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Flair cracks the inside of Smith's front leg.
Ric Flair is winning the standup battle so far.
Flair scores with a push kick.
Smith takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A head kick misses from Flair.
Flair throws a nice inside leg kick.
Flair lands a nice shot that snaps Smith's head back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flair throws the kick towards the body but Smith avoids it.
Flair is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smith can do to turn this around?
Smith tries a head kick but it misses.
Flair throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Flair throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Smith in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Flair chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Smith takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Flair connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smith takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Smith takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flair throws a leg kick which misses Smith's front leg but catches the back leg as Smith tries to avoid it.
Flair lands a big head kick that sends Smith tumbling to the mat! Flair takes a step backwards and waves Smith back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Smith is rocked!
That has opened up Dante Smith's cut even more.
Flair scores with a push kick.
Smith is still on wobbly legs! Can Flair finish him?
Flair's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Flair cracks Smith with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ric Flair!
Ric Flair made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Flair for the GOLD! Wooooooooooooooooo!'.
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