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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Seppo Kastinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruno Rafael Batista Da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Batista Da Silva is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Pride Theme. Seppo Kastinen could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Bruno Rafael Batista Da Silva's chin.
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208 lbs
24 - 16 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Seppo Kastinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bruno Rafael Batista Da Silva!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Batista Da Silva moves into the clinch successfully.
Batista Da Silva prevents a takedown attempt there.
Kastinen wants to take the fight to the mat but Batista Da Silva manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Kastinen can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Seppo Kastinen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kastinen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kastinen throws a punch but it's blocked by Batista Da Silva.
Batista Da Silva is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Batista Da Silva is pressed up against the cage. Kastinen has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Batista Da Silva down to the mat. Batista Da Silva avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Kastinen looking to score a takedown here. Batista Da Silva is defending well but Kastinen drives through and ends up in Batista Da Silva's guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Batista Da Silva is trying to keep Kastinen in close.
Kastinen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Batista Da Silva escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kastinen gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Batista Da Silva throwing short punches from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kastinen distracts Batista Da Silva with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
We've been hearing that Kastinen has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Batista Da Silva is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kastinen controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Kastinen trying to control but Batista Da Silva is working from the bottom.
Kastinen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Batista Da Silva manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Kastinen regains half guard.
Batista Da Silva working over Kastinen with some ground and pound. Kastinen looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kastinen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Batista Da Silva missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Batista Da Silva wants to work for an arm triangle but Kastinen is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Batista Da Silva sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kastinen defending well though.
Ground and pound from Batista Da Silva.
Kastinen manages to get to full guard.
Kastinen is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Batista Da Silva passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Kastinen is looking for a sweep.
Kastinen 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.
Batista Da Silva tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Kastinen manages to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kastinen missing with punches from the bottom.
Batista Da Silva is trying to work for a kimura but Kastinen is defending well.
Kastinen looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Batista Da Silva is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Kastinen has managed to free his arm - good work.
Batista Da Silva seems to be looking for submissions.
Kastinen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kastinen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Batista Da Silva looks to land a strike but Kastinen avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Batista Da Silva accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kastinen wants to improve his position but instead Batista Da Silva has moved into half guard.
Kastinen trying to control here.
Kastinen tries to get to full guard but Batista Da Silva has control of the leg.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kastinen is working hard here to advance position.
Batista Da Silva is nestled in close to Kastinen, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Batista Da Silva missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bruno Rafael Batista Da Silva will probably get the nod.
That's time! Kastinen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kastinen gets a clinch.
Batista Da Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Batista Da Silva closes the distance and pushes Kastinen back into the cage.
Batista Da Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kastinen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Batista Da Silva blocking some punches.
Batista Da Silva blocking some punches.
Kastinen pushes Batista Da Silva back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Batista Da Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Batista Da Silva jumps guard.
Kastinen with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kastinen trying to control the position from guard on top but Batista Da Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Batista Da Silva looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kastinen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kastinen works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Kastinen is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Batista Da Silva is just riding it out for now. Kastinen eventually gives up the hold.
Kastinen landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Batista Da Silva is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kastinen pulls his head out easily.
Kastinen is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Batista Da Silva avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kastinen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kastinen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Batista Da Silva keeps working.
Batista Da Silva blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kastinen.
Kastinen throwing shots but Batista Da Silva is blocking nicely.
Batista Da Silva is trying to control but can't.
Kastinen is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Batista Da Silva is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kastinen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Batista Da Silva is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kastinen pulls his head out easily.
Kastinen wants to work for an arm triangle but Batista Da Silva is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batista Da Silva is trying to get back to full guard.
Batista Da Silva looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kastinen is working for a submission of some sort.
Batista Da Silva is in trouble now - Kastinen has advanced to mount!
Batista Da Silva wants to hold on but Kastinen pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kastinen landing strikes, looking to finish!
Batista Da Silva really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Batista Da Silva takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
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!
Batista Da Silva takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Kastinen punishing his opponent with strikes.
Kastinen lands a couple of good shots and Batista Da Silva has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Kastinen is looking for the choke from the back position but Batista Da Silva is controlling his hands well.
Kastinen keeps control of the position as Batista Da Silva tries to break free.
A lull in the action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Batista Da Silva defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Kastinen's arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seppo Kastinen dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Batista Da Silva misses with a body punch
and Kastinen counters with a stiff right hand.
Kastinen tries to clinch but Batista Da Silva is having none of it.
Kastinen wants to clinch.
Kastinen tries to score a power double leg takedown but Batista Da Silva sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kastinen somewhat.
Kastinen throws a jab when Batista Da Silva was well out of range.
Batista Da Silva fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Batista Da Silva throws a jab but it's blocked by Kastinen.
Kastinen shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Batista Da Silva is trying to defend but Kastinen finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Batista Da Silva is staying active underneath Kastinen, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kastinen wants to pass to mount but Batista Da Silva is defending the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Batista Da Silva flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Kastinen is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Batista Da Silva defends it well.
Batista Da Silva is trying to maintain the position but Kastinen is very close to passing his half guard.
Kastinen prevents Batista Da Silva from improving his position.
Batista Da Silva blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kastinen.
Kastinen wants to control but Batista Da Silva is keeping him busy.
Kastinen working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Batista Da Silva's thigh. Batista Da Silva counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Kastinen looking to sit in guard and control but Batista Da Silva gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Batista Da Silva working some strikes from top position.
Kastinen looking for a triangle here. Batista Da Silva is fighting it but it looks tight! Kastinen pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Batista Da Silva is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Seppo Kastinen!
A very excited looking Seppo Kastinen made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mica Makaaja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Bryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Makaaja comes to the cage accompanied by BassLovers United - I Can't Dance. The crowd seem to be enjoying Bryan's choice of entrance music: Flight of the Valkyries. Daniel Bryan is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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215 lbs
16 - 9 - 0 |
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203 lbs
11 - 10 - 0 |
BJJ Red Belt
World class boxer
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World class 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
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mica Makaaja!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Daniel Bryan!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bryan gets caught flat footed, as Makaaja shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Makaaja stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bryan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bryan is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Makaaja passes Bryan's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Bryan looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bryan is looking to improve his position.
Bryan actively working from the bottom here.
Makaaja is looking to take a break and control but Bryan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bryan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Makaaja seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Bryan is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Mica Makaaja!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Mica Makaaja made sure he mentioned Zipp Zapp, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
Daniel Bryan spoke after the fight, saying 'NO! NO! NO! NO!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mike Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Snorodecki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barnes's entrance music is Black Eyed Peas - Imma Be. A fine choice. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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154 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 23 - 3, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Chris Snorodecki!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snorodecki lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Snorodecki fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Barnes is out of range.
Barnes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barnes throws a sloppy head kick and Snorodecki moves out of range easily.
Snorodecki takes the fight into the clinch.
Snorodecki with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Barnes managing to block the knees to the body from Snorodecki.
A knee to the head by Snorodecki.
Snorodecki tries a knee to the head but Barnes blocks it.
A short uppercut from Barnes.
Barnes misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barnes.
Snorodecki tries to land knees in the clinch but Barnes avoids the damage to the body.
Snorodecki tries to land a knee to the head but Barnes blocks with his arms.
Snorodecki looking to throw knees to the head but Barnes is blocking nicely.
Barnes working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snorodecki tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Barnes lands a nice uppercut.
Barnes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Snorodecki is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Barnes is defending well for now.
Snorodecki misses with a knee strike.
Snorodecki blocks a body shot from Barnes.
Barnes managing to block the knees to the body from Snorodecki.
Barnes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Snorodecki's elbow.
I was talking to Barnes's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Snorodecki is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Barnes is defending well for now.
Snorodecki utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Snorodecki with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Snorodecki looking to throw knees to the head but Barnes is blocking nicely.
Barnes landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Barnes throws an elbow that misses.
Snorodecki keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Barnes's efforts to push away.
Snorodecki unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Snorodecki looking to throw knees to the head but Barnes is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Snorodecki is defending well for now.
Snorodecki tries a knee to the head but Barnes blocks it.
Snorodecki landing some nice looking knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Snorodecki managing to block the knees to the body from Barnes.
Barnes breaks from the clinch.
Snorodecki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barnes moves away.
Snorodecki scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Barnes throws a series of punches but Snorodecki moves out of range.
Snorodecki misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Barnes counters with a nice uppercut.
Barnes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Snorodecki.
No joy there for Snorodecki, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Snorodecki fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Barnes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Snorodecki's head.
Barnes throws an overhand right that lands on Snorodecki's shoulder, as Snorodecki tries to avoid the shot.
Barnes avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Chris Snorodecki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barnes. Snorodecki does a little dance to reset his feet.
A shot to the liver by Snorodecki. Beautiful body shot.
Barnes scores with a body shot.
Barnes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barnes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Snorodecki.
Snorodecki misses with a body punch
and Barnes moves into the clinch.
Barnes tries to work over Snorodecki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Barnes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snorodecki with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Barnes misses with a punch to the body.
Barnes misses with the head strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Barnes.
Barnes scores a nice knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barnes utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Snorodecki throws a knee to the head but misses.
Snorodecki using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Barnes has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Barnes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Snorodecki tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Barnes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Snorodecki is defending well for now.
Snorodecki with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Snorodecki prevents a body shot from Barnes.
Barnes pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Snorodecki tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Barnes avoids it.
Barnes throws a knee to the head but misses.
Barnes tries to break free but Snorodecki pushes him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mike Barnes will probably get the nod.
That's time! Barnes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Snorodecki's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Snorodecki duly obliges.
Snorodecki tries to clinch up but Barnes circles away and keeps his distance.
Barnes moves out of range as Snorodecki throws a body kick.
Barnes misses with a right hand
and Snorodecki counters by moving into the clinch.
Barnes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Snorodecki's elbow.
Snorodecki misses with a knee to the head.
Snorodecki is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Barnes is defending well for now.
Snorodecki tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Barnes avoids it.
Mike Barnes has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Snorodecki blocks an uppercut.
Barnes tries to break the clinch but Snorodecki is controlling the position.
Barnes misses with a knee strike.
Barnes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Snorodecki looking to throw knees to the head but Barnes is blocking nicely.
Snorodecki blocks a body shot from Barnes.
Snorodecki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Snorodecki's defenses.
It looks like Chris Snorodecki has been cut.
Snorodecki with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Barnes missing with knees to the body.
Barnes tries a body shot but Snorodecki blocks it.
Snorodecki throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Barnes blocks it with crossed arms.
Snorodecki using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Barnes has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Snorodecki tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Barnes avoids it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Snorodecki misses with a knee to the head.
Barnes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Snorodecki's elbow.
Barnes misses with a punch to the body.
Barnes is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Barnes lands a knee to the body.
Snorodecki is breathing heavily.
Barnes struggles to land a body shot inside as Snorodecki controls his hands.
Barnes lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Barnes throws a punch but it's blocked by Snorodecki.
Snorodecki tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Barnes avoids it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barnes tries to work over Snorodecki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Snorodecki tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snorodecki lands a nice knee to the body.
Barnes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Snorodecki tries a knee to the head but Barnes blocks it.
Snorodecki tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Barnes avoids it.
Barnes with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Barnes managing to block the knees to the body from Snorodecki.
Snorodecki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Barnes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Barnes manages to break the clinch.
Snorodecki throws a nice looking combination but Barnes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Snorodecki avoids the head kick by Barnes.
Barnes scores with a hook.
Snorodecki connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Barnes's hands.
Snorodecki misses with a hook. Barnes ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snorodecki throws an off balance right hand
enabling Barnes to counter with a crisp jab.
Snorodecki closes the distance and clinches.
Barnes tries to throw a body punch but Snorodecki avoids it by throwing Barnes back against the cage.
Barnes lands a left hand that snaps the head of Snorodecki backwards.
Snorodecki using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Barnes has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Snorodecki using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Barnes has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Snorodecki connects with a knee to the head.
Barnes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Snorodecki blocks it with crossed arms.
Barnes wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Barnes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Snorodecki tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Barnes throws a knee to the head but misses.
Snorodecki scores with a knee to the head.
A short left from Barnes.
Barnes gets through Snorodecki's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snorodecki tries to land a knee to the head but Barnes blocks with his arms.
Barnes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Snorodecki's elbow.
Barnes throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Snorodeckis head.
Snorodecki is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barnes lands a big knee to the head and Snorodecki goes down! Barnes pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Barnes!
A very excited looking Mike Barnes made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zhao Zhuo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Avon Barksdale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Zhuo might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Kung Fu You. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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185 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Zhao Zhuo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Avon Barksdale!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barksdale fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Zhuo is out of range.
Zhuo misses with a body shot.
Zhuo misses with a left hand
and Barksdale counters with a takedown into side control.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Zhuo is trying to control Barksdale's posture but Barksdale avoids it.
Barksdale wants to stand but Zhuo has his arm trapped.
Zhuo is trying to improve his position.
Zhuo wants to control but Barksdale postures up.
Zhuo manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Barksdale is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Zhuo pulls his head out easily.
The fighters are battling for position here. Barksdale manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Zhuo's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Zhuo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Zhuo postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barksdale is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Zhuo is aware though and is defending well.
Zhuo trying to control the position from guard on top but Barksdale is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zhuo throwing strikes but missing.
Barksdale keeping moving, preventing Zhuo from controlling successfully.
Zhuo scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Barksdale is looking for a triangle but Zhuo pushes his legs off easily.
Zhuo wants to control from the top but Barksdale keeps moving.
Barksdale is trying to keep Zhuo in close.
Zhuo looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zhuo trying to control but Barksdale is working from the bottom.
Barksdale seems keen to control Zhuo's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barksdale trying to control the position.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Avon Barksdale wasn't active enough on the ground.
Zhuo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Zhuo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barksdale keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barksdale looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Barksdale passes the guard and advances to mount!
Zhuo throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Zhuo wants to control but Barksdale is having none of it.
Barksdale fails to advance to Zhuo's back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhuo wants to hold on but Barksdale pushes him away.
Zhuo sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Barksdale wants to take a breather but Zhuo is having none of it.
My spies in Grappling Pro Helsinki inform me that Barksdale has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Zhuo is looking to control Barksdale's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Zhuo avoid being mounted?
Barksdale is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Zhuo has managed to free his arm - good work.
Zhuo is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Barksdale pulls his head out easily.
Zhuo wants to control but Barksdale is keeping busy.
Zhuo throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barksdale passes to side control.
Zhuo is looking for a sweep.
Zhuo struggling a bit here.
Zhuo regains half guard.
Barksdale is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barksdale seems to be working for a kimura but Zhuo defends the submission attempt.
Zhuo is looking for a sweep. Barksdale is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zhuo is working hard here to advance position.
Barksdale is trying to control the action in half guard but Zhuo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Zhao Zhuo will probably get the nod.
That's time! Zhuo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Zhuo misses with a looping right.
Avon Barksdale is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barksdale shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Zhuo napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Barksdale has control of an arm but Zhuo manages to advance to Barksdale's back!
Zhuo is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Barksdale has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Zhuo trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Barksdale doesn't escape.
Barksdale tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Zhuo goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Barksdale is on top in guard.
Zhuo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Zhuo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barksdale is posturing up here but Zhuo has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Barksdale tries to roll out but it's too tight and Barksdale has to tap! Slick submission there by Zhuo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Zhao Zhuo!
An out of breath and clearly excited Zhao Zhuo thanked Affaketion for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
In defeat, Avon Barksdale stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'll be back.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tonto MacTavish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eliézer Machado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). MacTavish comes to the cage accompanied by LL Cool J - Mama Said Knock You Out. Machado has chosen Kim Carnes - Bette Davis Eyes as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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182 lbs
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32
177 lbs
19 - 16 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Tonto MacTavish!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eliézer Machado!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machado takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Machado checks a low kick from MacTavish.
Machado checks a low kick from MacTavish.
MacTavish misses with a body punch
and Machado moves into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from MacTavish fails to land.
Machado scores with a nice hook to the head.
It looks like Tonto MacTavish has been cut.
Machado avoids a wild elbow strike from MacTavish.
Machado pushes MacTavish back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
MacTavish throws a punch but it's blocked by Machado.
Machado lands a right hand.
Machado managing to block the knees to the body from MacTavish.
MacTavish lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Machado backwards.
MacTavish tries to throw a body punch but Machado avoids it by throwing MacTavish back against the cage.
MacTavish blocks a body shot from Machado.
MacTavish blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Machado throws an elbow but it misses.
MacTavish has a couple of punches blocked by Machado.
MacTavish blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for MacTavish.
MacTavish misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Machado.
Machado blocking some punches.
MacTavish has a couple of punches blocked by Machado.
Machado lands a hook that snaps the head of MacTavish backwards.
Machado lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
MacTavish stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Machado lands an uppercut.
MacTavish throws a punch but it's blocked by Machado.
MacTavish misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, MacTavish creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
MacTavish blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
MacTavish struggles to land a body shot inside as Machado controls his hands.
MacTavish tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Machado's elbow.
MacTavish's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Machado has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
MacTavish misses with a hook to the ribs.
Machado swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice left hand lands by MacTavish.
Machado misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Machado misses with a punch on the inside.
MacTavish tries a knee to the head but Machado blocks it.
Machado misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacTavish lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Machado misses with a hook from the clinch.
Machado misses with some punches.
MacTavish fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
MacTavish misses with some punches.
Machado digs a right hand into MacTavish's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on MacTavish's gas tank.
Machado swings away with an uppercut that misses.
MacTavish fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Machado prevents a body shot from MacTavish.
A short right from Machado on the inside.
MacTavish fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Machado tries a body shot but MacTavish blocks it.
MacTavish has a couple of punches blocked by Machado.
Machado blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Machado goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Machado misses with a short punch on the inside.
MacTavish misses with a knee to the head.
MacTavish can't find room to land a body shot as Machado controls the action.
MacTavish scores with a shot to the side of Machado's head.
Machado lands with a right to the head.
A head punch on the inside from MacTavish fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacTavish misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice left hand lands by Machado.
MacTavish misses with a short punch on the inside.
Machado working aggressively here.
MacTavish swings wildly with an uppercut but Machado uses good head movement to avoid it.
Machado gets through MacTavish's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
MacTavish misses with a punch to the body.
Machado lands a body punch in the clinch.
MacTavish tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Machado fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
MacTavish swings wildly with an uppercut but Machado uses good head movement to avoid it.
Machado throws a punch but it's blocked by MacTavish.
MacTavish with an attempt at a knee that misses.
MacTavish tries a body shot but Machado blocks it.
Machado misses with a punch on the inside.
Machado throws a punch but it's blocked by MacTavish.
Machado fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Machado.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machado blocks a punch to the side of the head.
MacTavish blocks a body shot from Machado.
A nice left hand lands by Machado.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body punch from MacTavish.
Machado working aggressively here.
Machado lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A shot in the inside from Machado.
Machado misses with a punch on the inside.
Machado tries a body shot but MacTavish blocks it.
Machado lands a right hand that snaps the head of MacTavish backwards.
Machado blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
MacTavish misses with a punch on the inside.
MacTavish doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
MacTavish scores with a shoulder strike.
Machado lands with a light punch inside.
MacTavish scores with a shot to the side of Machado's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Machado lands a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Machado.
MacTavish swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Machado lands with a left to the head.
MacTavish blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Eliézer Machado will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tonto MacTavish's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
MacTavish lands a body shot.
MacTavish turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
MacTavish throws a leg kick but Machado sees it coming and moves out of range.
MacTavish swings and misses with a hook to the body.
MacTavish dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
MacTavish ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Machado moves away.
MacTavish looks to land a right hand but Machado moved out of range.
Machado uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by MacTavish.
Machado moves forwards but MacTavish connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A big right from MacTavish misses.
MacTavish throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Machado moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machado blocking some punches.
Machado lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Machado.
Machado lands a body shot.
Machado lands a body shot in the clinch.
MacTavish working aggressively here.
MacTavish lands a nice shot to the body.
MacTavish swings away with an uppercut that misses.
MacTavish with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Machado prevents a body shot from MacTavish.
Eliézer Machado seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Machado lands with a right to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Machado.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Machado throws a head punch that misses.
MacTavish's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Machado digs a right hand into MacTavish's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on MacTavish's gas tank.
Machado lands with a short shot to the head.
MacTavish misses with the head strike.
Machado makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
MacTavish misses with some punches.
MacTavish misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Machado fails to land.
MacTavish swings wildly with an uppercut but Machado uses good head movement to avoid it.
Machado prevents a body shot from MacTavish.
A short right from Machado on the inside.
MacTavish tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Machado swings wildly with an uppercut but MacTavish uses good head movement to avoid it.
Machado lands a nice uppercut.
Machado makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Machado creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Machado throws a punch but it's blocked by MacTavish.
A right hook to the body lands for Machado.
MacTavish lands a nice shot to the body.
Machado misses with a hook from the clinch.
Machado scores with a shoulder strike.
Machado can't find room to land a body shot as MacTavish controls the action.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Machado.
MacTavish doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
MacTavish tries a body shot but Machado blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacTavish blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
MacTavish working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
MacTavish misses with a punch on the inside.
MacTavish prevents a body shot from Machado.
Machado scores with a nice hook to the head.
MacTavish prevents a body shot from Machado.
Machado lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of MacTavish backwards.
Machado pushes MacTavish back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Machado tries to work over MacTavish's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
MacTavish fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
MacTavish softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
MacTavish pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
MacTavish struggles to land a body shot inside as Machado controls his hands.
MacTavish tries to throw a body punch but Machado avoids it by throwing MacTavish back against the cage.
Machado throws a punch but it's blocked by MacTavish.
Machado misses with the head strike.
Machado fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
MacTavish misses with a shot to the kidneys.
MacTavish pushes Machado back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
MacTavish lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Machado backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
MacTavish with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
MacTavish tries a body shot but Machado blocks it.
MacTavish misses with a hook from the clinch.
MacTavish blocks a punch to the side of the head.
MacTavish blocks an uppercut.
Machado has a couple of punches blocked by MacTavish.
Machado pushes MacTavish back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Machado lands a right hand that snaps the head of MacTavish backwards.
Machado tries to work over MacTavish's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Machado.
MacTavish misses with the head strike.
MacTavish throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from MacTavish.
Machado throws a blind hook that connects with the side of MacTavishs head.
Machado is leaning against MacTavish and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Knees to the body from MacTavish.
Machado working aggressively here.
MacTavish's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Machado lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Machado tries to work over MacTavish's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eliézer Machado showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tonto MacTavish's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
MacTavish swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nice defenses there by Machado.
MacTavish throws a wild body kick that Machado sees coming a mile off.
MacTavish waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Machado.
MacTavish misses with the body kick
and Machado counters with a nice uppercut.
A shot to the liver by MacTavish. Beautiful body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by MacTavish as he connects with a hook.
MacTavish just misses with a punch to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from MacTavish misses the target.
MacTavish shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
MacTavish lands a really nice looking cross but Machado seems unphased.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by MacTavish.
MacTavish's corner calls for a 1-2. MacTavish obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Machado takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
MacTavish misses with a body kick.
MacTavish throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Machado keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from MacTavish.
Machado keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from MacTavish.
MacTavish changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
MacTavish throws a poor cross that misses
and Machado counters with a nice uppercut.
Tonto MacTavish seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
MacTavish misses with a body shot
and Machado counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
MacTavish scores with a nice right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machado uses good head movement to avoid the hook from MacTavish.
Tonto MacTavish is winning the standup battle so far.
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!
MacTavish is looking to score with low kicks.
MacTavish thows a body shot but no joy.
Machado ducks under a wild hook from MacTavish.
MacTavish misses with a straight left.
MacTavish throws a predictable looking body shot
and Machado counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
MacTavish pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Eliézer Machado is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Machado tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
MacTavish lands the left hand.
MacTavish throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacTavish swings widly with a right hand
and Machado counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Machado checks a leg kick.
MacTavish slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
MacTavish wants to slow Machado down by chopping away at his legs.
Tonto MacTavish has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
MacTavish misses with a looping left.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from MacTavish lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Machado has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Machado and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
MacTavish throws a nice inside leg kick.
MacTavish misses with a hook. Machado ducked under it nicely.
MacTavish throws a sloppy body shot
and Machado counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
MacTavish misses with a body punch
and Machado counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Machado.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Machado lands a body punch in the clinch.
Machado blocks a punch to the side of the head.
MacTavish misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Machado lands a left hand.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Machado.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A short body shot lands from Machado as the two fighters clinch.
Machado tries to throw a body punch but MacTavish avoids it by throwing Machado back against the cage.
Machado is leaning against MacTavish and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Machado lands a shot to the body.
Machado lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Machado scores with a shot to the side of MacTavish's head.
A short uppercut from Machado.
MacTavish is rocked!
Machado lands a right hand.
Oh MacTavish is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A hook to the body from Machado.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Machado lands with a right to the head.
A right hand to the body from Machado.
MacTavish misses with some punches.
MacTavish seems to have got his legs back now.
A hook to the body from Machado.
A short right from Machado.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eliézer Machado comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Machado 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eliézer Machado!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Christian Derksen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Armo Kuusela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kuusela is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Promentory. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Christian Derksen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Armo Kuusela!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Derksen misses with a hook to the body
and Kuusela counters with a nice kick to the body.
Kuusela gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kuusela can't find room to land a body shot as Derksen controls the action.
Derksen lands a damaging elbow.
Kuusela is trying to maintain a safe position but Derksen gets an underhook and turns Kuusela into the cage.
Derksen misses with the head strike.
Kuusela wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kuusela works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kuusela breaks from the clinch.
Derksen lands with a right hand.
Kuusela throws a body kick that misses.
Kuusela is looking to clinch.
We've been told by Derksen's head coaches at Disciples Top Team that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kuusela keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Derksen attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kuusela scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Derksen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Derksen misses the jab.
Kuusela with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuusela moves out of range of the body kick.
Kuusela waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Derksen.
Kuusela fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Derksen manages to avoid it.
Derksen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kuusela.
An inside leg kick lands from Kuusela.
Kuusela tries a low kick but Derksen avoids it.
Kuusela takes one to the chin there.
Derksen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kuusela swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kuusela ducks under a wild hook from Derksen.
Kuusela throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Derksen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kuusela paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Derksen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kuusela bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuusela missing with a left hand there. Derksen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kuusela just misses with a punch to the body.
Kuusela throws a low kick but Derksen moves out of range easily.
Good leg kick by Kuusela there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kuusela moves out of range of the body kick from Derksen.
Derksen connects with a solid leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Derksen misses.
Derksen looks to score with a jab to the body but Kuusela is just out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kuusela moves forwards but Derksen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kuusela missing with a left hand there. Derksen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Derksen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Derksen looks to throw the jab but Kuusela is out of range.
Kuusela catches Derksen with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kuusela fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Derksen.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kuusela.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Derksen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Kuusela.
Kuusela has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Derksen.
Kuusela fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Derksen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kuusela fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Derksen, pushing him back against the cage.
Kuusela's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Christian Derksen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kuusela lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kuusela jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Derksen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kuusela.
Derksen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Derksen throws a leg kick but Kuusela sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kuusela throws the left hand but Derksen avoids the punch easily.
Derksen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Derksen throws a series of punches but Kuusela moves out of range.
Derksen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kuusela.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Derksen moves out of range of the body kick from Kuusela.
Kuusela looks to land a body kick but Derksen moved away.
Derksen misses the jab.
Derksen throws a shot to the body.
Kuusela throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Derksen lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kuusela has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kuusela and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kuusela takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kuusela checks a low kick from Derksen.
Kuusela tries to clinch but Derksen is having none of it.
Kuusela steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Derksen.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kuusela scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kuusela uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Derksen.
Kuusela gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Derksen throws an elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Armo Kuusela dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kuusela listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kuusela jabs Derksen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Derksen cracks Kuusela with a good jab.
Kuusela takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kuusela moves out of range of the leg kick from Derksen.
Kuusela throws a shot from downtown. Derksen moves away and avoids it.
Derksen lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Derksen.
Kuusela misses with a hook.
Both fighters circling a little - Kuusela finishes the exchange with a kick 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!
Kuusela throws a shot to the body.
Derksen moves in looking to clinch but Kuusela pushes him off.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kuusela.
Derksen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kuusela moves into range and clinches up with Derksen.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Kuusela 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.
Derksen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuusela lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Derksen backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Kuusela.
Kuusela pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kuusela with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kuusela avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Donk. Kuusela catches Derksen right on the button with a cross.
Crunch! Kuusela slams his shin into Derksen's torso.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kuusela keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kuusela looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Derksen throws a lazy right hand but Kuusela sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kuusela misses with a leg kick
and Derksen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Derksen thuds his right hand into Kuusela's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kuusela.
Kuusela with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Derksen misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuusela connects with a nice looking jab.
Derksen lands the left hand.
Kuusela tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Derksen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A jab from Kuusela does it's job there.
Kuusela takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A solid leg kick lands there for Derksen.
Kuusela scores with a body shot.
Kuusela scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Derksen is rocked!
Derksen takes a jab right on the kisser.
Oh Derksen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kuusela lands with a good body shot.
Derksen is keeping his hands low and just asking to be knocked out. Kuusela Raises his leg and lands a stunning axe kick! Derksen is out cold, face down on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Armo Kuusela!
An out of breath and clearly excited Armo Kuusela thanked CEC Nutrition Q160 for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brian Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dick Solomon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Murphy comes to the cage accompanied by Róisín Muphy - Pandora. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
28 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Brian Murphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dick Solomon!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Solomon.
Solomon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Solomon just misses with a punch to the body.
Murphy ducks under a wild hook from Solomon.
Murphy moves away from the strike by Solomon.
Solomon throws a big shot that misses.
Murphy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Solomon misses with a low kick.
Solomon ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Murphy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Solomon.
Solomon throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Murphy counters with a good, hard body kick but Solomon shrugs it off.
Solomon misses with a wild body shot.
Solomon thows a leg kick but Murphy checks it
and Murphy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Dick Solomon has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Solomon throws the left hand but Murphy avoids the punch easily.
Solomon thows a leg kick but Murphy checks it
and Solomon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Solomon is looking to score with low kicks.
Solomon throws a right hand that misses
and Murphy counters with a body kick that stops Solomon in his tracks momentarily.
Solomon fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Murphy is out of range.
Solomon scores with a body shot.
Solomon misses the shot to the body.
Solomon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Murphy looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Solomon is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Solomon connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Solomon swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Murphy counters with a head kick.
Murphy closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Murphy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Solomon misses with a right hand
and Murphy counters with a series of strikes that really hurt Solomon! The ref looks into his eyes and sees nobody home - he's called the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brian Murphy!
Brian Murphy seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gordon Lefleaur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martinez has chosen Emperor's Dawn as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gordon Lefleaur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 23 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Richard Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Good body shot from Martinez.
Martinez lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Ground and pound from Martinez.
Martinez looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Martinez frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Martinez looking to finish with strikes here!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lefleaur is in all sorts of trouble here.
Martinez thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Martinez lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Lefleaur hang on?
Martinez throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Lefleaur is in a horrible position here. Martinez smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Lefleaur is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Martinez working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez cracks Lefleaur with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Martinez unloading with bombs!
Lefleaur blocking the ground and pound.
Lefleaur tries to hold on but Martinez postures up.
Martinez throws some wild stikes that Lefleaur manages to avoid easily.
Martinez thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Martinez throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Martinez landing punches.
Martinez throws some wild stikes that Lefleaur manages to avoid easily.
Lefleaur wants to control but Martinez is having none of it.
Lefleaur bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Martinez can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Lefleaur controls the pace.
Martinez has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Lefleaur is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Martinez.
Martinez is looking to reverse the position.
Lefleaur working the ground and pound but Martinez is defending the strikes.
Martinez tries to bench press Lefleaur off him but Lefleaur keeps the position.
Lefleaur trying to control the action but Martinez is working from the bottom.
Martinez manages to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lefleaur is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Martinez looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Martinez wants to control but Lefleaur is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Lefleaur throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Martinez manages to get to full guard.
Lefleaur trying to control the position from guard on top but Martinez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lefleaur avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Martinez wants to sweep here but Lefleaur controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Lefleaur looking to pass the guard.
Martinez wants to sweep here but Lefleaur controlling him for the moment.
Martinez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lefleaur wants to control from the top but Martinez keeps moving.
Martinez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
We're going to have a standup here because Gordon Lefleaur wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Lefleaur tries to clinch there but Martinez circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Martinez dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Martinez gets tackled into the cage by Lefleaur. Lefleaur maintains the clinch.
Lefleaur throws a head punch that misses.
Lefleaur is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Martinez is keeping busy.
Martinez is trying to break the clinch but Lefleaur has him pressed against the cage.
Martinez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lefleaur backwards.
Martinez is trying to break the clinch but Lefleaur has him pressed against the cage.
Lefleaur prevents the takedown attempt.
Lefleaur lands a right hand that snaps the head of Martinez backwards.
Lefleaur takes a shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Martinez fails to land.
Lefleaur lands a hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Richard Martinez has been cut.
Martinez is leaning against Lefleaur and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lefleaur throws a head punch that misses.
Martinez is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Lefleaur is defending well.
Martinez wants to break free but Lefleaur has control.
Lefleaur lands a hook that snaps the head of Martinez backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lefleaur creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lefleaur misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lefleaur misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lefleaur lands an uppercut.
Martinez is looking to break free of the clinch but Lefleaur has double underhooks.
Martinez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lefleaur is looking to clinch.
Martinez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lefleaur's sensitive parts.
Lefleaur is looking to clinch.
Lefleaur scores with a punch to the head.
Lefleaur throws a leg kick but Martinez sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Martinez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lefleaur throws a leg kick which misses Martinez's front leg but catches the back leg as Martinez tries to avoid it.
Martinez walks into a left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lefleaur tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Martinez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez tries to keep at a distance but Lefleaur has taken the fight into the clinch.
Martinez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lefleaur working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lefleaur misses with the head strike.
Martinez tries to break the clinch but Lefleaur is controlling the position.
Lefleaur swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A shot in the inside from Lefleaur.
Martinez working hard to break the clinch.
Lefleaur lands an uppercut.
Martinez is rocked!
Gordon Lefleaur has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Martinez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Martinez is still on wobbly legs! Can Lefleaur finish him?
Lefleaur tries to throw a body punch but Martinez avoids it by throwing Lefleaur back against the cage.
Martinez seems to have recovered his senses.
Martinez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lefleaur misses with a punch to the body.
Martinez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lefleaur looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lefleaur scores with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lefleaur dips to his left and cracks Martinez with an uppercut!
Martinez misses the shot to the body.
Lefleaur is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lefleaur scores with a jab to the head.
Lefleaur walks into a straight right hand from Martinez.
Martinez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lefleaur counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gordon Lefleaur seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lefleaur tries to close the distance and clinch up but Martinez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A leg kick checked by Lefleaur.
Lefleaur scores with a leg kick.
Martinez throws a body kick that misses.
Gordon Lefleaur is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Lefleaur defends well and Martinez ends up having to push Lefleaur into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Gordon Lefleaur has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Richard Martinez.
Martinez turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lefleaur is trying to get back to half guard.
Martinez lands a decent elbow from side control.
Lefleaur avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Martinez.
Martinez misses with the ground and pound.
Lefleaur is pushing Martinez's head away, looking to escape. Martinez manages to hold on to the position though.
Lefleaur is looking to reverse the position.
Martinez scoring with punches from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lefleaur avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Martinez.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Martinez landing strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Gordon Lefleaur will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Richard Martinez's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Martinez on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nice cross by Lefleaur.
Martinez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lefleaur can pounce on him.
Nice straight punches there by Lefleaur. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lefleaur.
Lefleaur fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Martinez on the side of the head.
Martinez circles away from the clinch attempt
and Martinez counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lefleaur wants to stand up but Martinez is controlling him.
Martinez throws a big elbow that misses.
Martinez tries to free his leg and advance position but Lefleaur is retaining full guard.
Martinez chips away with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lefleaur is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Martinez wants to pass the guard but Lefleaur is keeping the position.
Martinez stops Lefleaur from standing up.
Martinez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lefleaur has control of Martinez's left arm, preventing Martinez from doing any damage.
Martinez working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lefleaur's head.
Martinez sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Lefleaur's guard.
Martinez trying to mount his opponent but Lefleaur defends it.
Ground and pound from Martinez.
Richard Martinez has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Lefleaur trying to control here.
Martinez misses with a head shot. Lefleaur uses the momentum to regain guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martinez throws an elbow that misses. Lefleaur uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Martinez's guard. Nice move by Lefleaur!
Martinez looking for a sweep. Not yet Martinez, not yet.
Lefleaur trying to stand up but can't free himself from Martinez's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lefleaur seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Lefleaur tries to stand but Martinez is controlling from the bottom.
Martinez is looking for a triangle but Lefleaur pushes his legs off easily.
Martinez looking for a sweep. Not yet Martinez, not yet.
Lefleaur controls from within his opponent's guard.
Lefleaur stopping the sweep attempt from Martinez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez has his foot on Lefleaur's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lefleaur works his way back into a safe position though.
Lefleaur stands and throws Martinez's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Lefleaur trying to control the action but Martinez is working from the bottom.
Martinez is trying to improve his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lefleaur tries to stand but Martinez is controlling his head.
Martinez tries to bench press Lefleaur off him but Lefleaur keeps the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Richard Martinez.
I think Martinez has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Richard Martinez!
Richard Martinez thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Craig Hanks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simeon Malaya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Craig Hanks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Simeon Malaya!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malaya throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Malaya ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A lazy body kick from Hanks
and Malaya connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Simeon Malaya seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hanks pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Malaya moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hanks misses with a looping left.
Hanks 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.
Hanks takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
It looks like Craig Hanks has been cut.
Hanks looks to throw a body kick
and Malaya counters with a nice body shot.
Hanks throws a body punch but Malaya moves out of range.
Hanks throws a body kick that misses.
Malaya throws a hook to the side of Hanks's head but Hanks sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hanks throws a chopping leg kick but Malaya manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hanks misses with an uppercut.
Malaya slips a jab from Hanks.
Hanks takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hanks misses with a low kick as Malaya jumps back.
Hanks lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Good exchange - Malaya coming out on top.
Malaya throws a chopping leg kick but Hanks manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malaya fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Malaya catches Hanks with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hanks misses with a hook. Malaya ducked under it nicely.
Malaya lands with a straight right. Hanks didn't see that one coming.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hanks. Malaya shrugs it off though.
Nice body punch from Hanks.
Hanks throws a lazy right hand but Malaya sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A left and a right from Hanks both land. Nice combination.
Hanks throws a head kick that misses.
A cross from Malaya lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hanks just misses with a punch to the body.
Hanks takes a jab right on the kisser.
Malaya ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hanks lands a slapping body shot.
Hanks uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Malaya.
Malaya connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanks misses the shot to the body.
Hanks looks to score with a jab to the body but Malaya is just out of range.
Malaya avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Malaya moves out of range as Hanks throws a body kick.
Malaya throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Malaya is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hanks.
Hanks throws a low kick but Malaya moves out of range easily.
Malaya pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Malaya staying out of range there.
Hanks dodges the punch combination from Malaya.
Malaya sizes up Hanks with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Malaya misses with a wild combination.
Malaya stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hanks.
Hanks goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanks thows a body shot but no joy.
Hanks walks into a jab.
Malaya keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Malaya throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hanks stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Malaya has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Malaya looks to throw the jab but Hanks is out of range.
Hanks tried to score with a low kick but Malaya checks it.
Hanks throws out a loose jab but Malaya uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hanks has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Malaya.
Hanks misses with a hook.
Malaya buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hanks just misses with a punch to the body.
Malaya throws a push kick but Hanks slaps the foot to one side.
Malaya misses with a looping right.
Malaya with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Malaya looks to land a right hand but Hanks moved out of range.
Hanks is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Malaya just misses with a punch to the body.
Malaya throws a wild body kick that Hanks sees coming a mile off.
Hanks scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hanks slips a straight right by Malaya.
Malaya scores with a shot to the body.
Hanks throws a one two combo.
Hanks misses with the combination.
Malaya lands with a right hand.
Craig Hanks's cut is getting worse.
Malaya misses with a straight right.
Malaya lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hanks listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Malaya bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Hanks lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Malaya circles away quickly and effectively.
Hanks throws a low kick but Malaya avoids it.
Malaya thuds a left hand into Hanks's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simeon Malaya dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Craig Hanks's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Malaya with a jab.
Hanks has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hanks there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hanks on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Malaya tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hanks blocks a head kick by Malaya.
Malaya bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hanks's head backwards.
Malaya smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Malaya is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Crunch! Hanks slams his shin into Malaya's torso.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Malaya misses.
Malaya moves out of range as Hanks strikes.
Hanks throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hanks will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Malaya loads up on a big right hand but Hanks slips the punch.
Malaya misses with a leg kick
and Hanks counters with a right hand to the body.
Malaya misses with an uppercut
and Hanks counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hanks ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malaya tries to score with a low kick but Hanks moves his leg out of the way.
Hanks connects with a leg kick. Malaya looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hanks slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hanks misses with a head kick.
Malaya lands a lovely overhand right.
Malaya tests Hanks's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Malaya throws a leg kick that misses.
Malaya misses with a kick to the body.
Malaya keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hanks connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Malaya's hands.
Malaya defending well as Hanks loads up on a big left hand.
Malaya tries to land a front kick but Hanks steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Malaya checks a leg kick.
Malaya misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanks throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Malaya throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hanks throws a body kick that misses.
Hanks moves out of range as Malaya throws a body kick.
Hanks throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Malaya throws a chopping leg kick but Hanks manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Malaya moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Hanks moves away from the strike by Malaya.
Hanks lands with an overhand left.
Some wild striking there from Hanks.
Hanks thows a body shot but no joy.
Malaya scoring well with a low kick there.
Hanks swings for the body but Malaya moves out of range.
A solid body kick from Malaya.
Hanks takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanks throws a hook but Malaya avoids it easily.
Hanks takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hanks. Malaya does a little dance to reset his feet.
Malaya thuds his right hand into Hanks's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Craig Hanks's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Hanks takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hanks throws a low kick but Malaya moves out of range easily.
Malaya lands a lovely overhand right.
Malaya scores with a hook to the body. Hanks takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hanks lands with a nice body punch.
Malaya throws an overhand right that lands on Hanks's shoulder, as Hanks tries to avoid the shot.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Hanks throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Malaya. Hanks does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Malaya scores with a jab to the head.
Hanks looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hanks throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Malaya counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Jab from Hanks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malaya looks to land a left hand but Hanks moved out of range nicely.
A big left from Malaya misses.
Simeon Malaya seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hanks throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hanks throws a lazy right hand but Malaya sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Malaya takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hanks steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Malaya.
Hanks throws a body punch but Malaya moves out of range.
Hanks scores with a crisp jab that stopped Malaya in his tracks.
Malaya connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hanks's hands.
A big right from Hanks misses.
A shot to the liver by Malaya. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Malaya works the jab nicely.
Hanks moves out of range of the leg kick from Malaya.
Hanks tests Malaya's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice defenses there by Hanks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simeon Malaya showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Craig Hanks's cut.
That's time! Hanks's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
A slapping leg kick lands for Hanks.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Hanks.
Malaya throws a lazy body kick
and Hanks counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Malaya lands with a thumping leg kick.
Malaya tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hanks was well out of range. Poor timing from Malaya.
Hanks displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Simeon Malaya has been cut.
Malaya throws a body punch but Hanks moves out of range.
Malaya swings widly with a right hand
and Hanks cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Malaya scores with a leg kick.
Hanks tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Malaya was well out of range. Poor timing from Hanks.
Hanks throws a low kick, looking for Malaya's leg but Malaya calmly moves out of range.
Hanks throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Malaya tries a head kick but it misses.
Hanks throws a shot from downtown. Malaya moves away and avoids it.
Malaya cracks Hanks with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That kick from Hanks tenderised Malaya's leg. Malaya is trying to keep his angry face on.
A good leg kick by Hanks.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hanks.
Malaya throws a jab when Hanks was well out of range.
Malaya throws a lazy uppercut
letting Hanks counter with a right hand.
Hanks throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hanks takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hanks misses with an uppercut.
Hanks lands a front kick.
Malaya jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hanks lands an overhand right.
Malaya misses with an uppercut. Hanks saw that one coming.
Hanks connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Malaya takes a swing at Hanks's ribcage but misses.
Hanks lands a glancing blow to the side of Malaya's head.
Malaya misses with a right hand
and Hanks counters with an inside leg kick.
Craig Hanks has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanks turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hanks misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hanks thows a body shot but no joy.
Hanks keeps Malaya at a distance using the push kick.
Hanks moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hanks misses with a wild body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hanks swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hanks throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Malaya scores with a nice right hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for Malaya.
A low kick from Malaya misses
and Hanks counters with an outside leg kick.
Hanks connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Malaya's hands.
Hanks with a hook.
Hanks misses the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Hanks does no damage.
Malaya cracks Hanks with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nice cross by Malaya.
Hanks checks a low kick from Malaya.
Hanks jabs Malaya to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Malaya has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Hanks.
Hanks falls off balance throwing a combination
and Malaya counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Hanks on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Malaya misses with an uppercut. Hanks saw that one coming.
Malaya throws a nice outside leg kick.
Malaya thows a body shot but no joy.
Hanks motions for Malaya to come forward. Hanks throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Malaya fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hanks checks it well.
A punch lands to the side of Hanks 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malaya thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hanks throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hanks ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Malaya moves away.
The crowd cheers as Hanks lands an impressive looking overhand right. Malaya doesn't seem phased though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Malaya jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Malaya slips a jab from Hanks.
Malaya sizes up Hanks with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Malaya connects with an inside leg kick.
Malaya keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Malaya fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hanks manages to avoid it.
Hanks takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Malaya tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Malaya lands a really nice looking cross but Hanks seems unphased.
Malaya takes a swing at Hanks's ribcage but misses.
Hanks lands a jab to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Craig Hanks showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Malaya 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Simeon Malaya!
After winning the bout, Simeon Malaya thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Conan Cross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lars Thunstrom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thunstrom has chosen Prodigy - Spitfire as his entrance music. Lars Thunstrom told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Conan Cross!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 17 - 1, fighting out of New York, Lars Thunstrom!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thunstrom looks for a takedown but Cross sprawls well.
Thunstrom ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cross moves away.
Cross scores with a kick to the midsection.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cross, right into the meat.
Cross throws a low kick but it's checked well by Thunstrom.
Thunstrom cracks Cross with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Cross attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Cross tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thunstrom waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cross.
A low kick from Cross is predictable there
and Thunstrom counters with a takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Cross prevents Thunstrom from improving position.
Thunstrom tries for a kimura but Cross is defending well.
Thunstrom has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Cross!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cross working to try and regain half guard.
Thunstrom fails to advance to Cross's back.
Thunstrom trying to control but Cross is having none of it.
Thunstrom jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Cross is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Cross and Thunstrom has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Cross struggling a bit here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thunstrom is looking to take a break and control but Cross is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cross's coaches at Meats Slaughter House have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Thunstrom goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Cross rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Thunstrom's guard! Nice work there by Cross!
Thunstrom preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Thunstrom trying to keep a closed guard but Cross is proving a slippery customer.
Cross wants to pass the guard but Thunstrom is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thunstrom controls Cross momentarily but Cross frees himself.
Thunstrom is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Thunstrom is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Thunstrom has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thunstrom prevents Cross from getting the reversal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thunstrom pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Cross sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Thunstrom is keen to just control but Cross is a slippery customer.
Cross holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Thunstrom is working for a kimura but Cross is defending it quite comfortably.
Thunstrom works his way into full mount!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thunstrom looking to take Cross's back but Cross rolls and after a scramble, Cross ends up on top in guard. Nice escape there from Cross to escape a tricky position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lars Thunstrom dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Thunstrom lands a jab to Cross's midsection.
Cross tries to clinch but Thunstrom moves out of range.
Cross slips a straight right by Thunstrom.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cross. That's going to slow Thunstrom down.
Cross throws a hook but Thunstrom avoids it easily.
Cross chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Cross!
Cross tries to clinch up
and Thunstrom counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thunstrom trying to control but Cross is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thunstrom looking to pass the guard.
Thunstrom advances to half guard.
Thunstrom is thwarting Cross's attempts to control the position.
Thunstrom seems to be working for a kimura but Cross defends the submission attempt.
Thunstrom is working for a kimura but Cross is defending it quite comfortably.
Thunstrom is trying to control. Cross wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thunstrom looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Thunstrom is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Cross has managed to free his arm - good work.
Thunstrom is trying to control the action in half guard but Cross is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Lars Thunstrom has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thunstrom seems to be working for a kimura but Cross defends the submission attempt.
Cross wants to improve his position but Thunstrom is controlling well.
Thunstrom is looking to pass Cross's guard but actually Cross recovers to full guard.
Cross working a defensive guard here.
Cross keeping moving, preventing Thunstrom from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cross wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Thunstrom trying to control the position from guard on top but Cross is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cross trying to keep a closed guard but Thunstrom is proving a slippery customer.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Lars Thunstrom.
Cross lands a slapping body shot.
Cross dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Thunstrom. That did some damage!
Thunstrom 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.
It looks like Conan Cross has been cut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cross.
Thunstrom tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cross swivels and escapes.
Cross fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Thunstrom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lars Thunstrom showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Conan Cross's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Thunstrom misses with a double jab
enabling Cross to counter with a crisp jab.
Cross misses with a low kick.
Cross with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cross throws a wild body kick that Thunstrom sees coming a mile off.
Cross bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Thunstrom misses with a body shot.
Cross bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cross scores with a crisp jab that stopped Thunstrom in his tracks.
Crunch! Cross slams his shin into Thunstrom's torso.
Thunstrom throws a jab but it's blocked by Cross.
Cross takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Cross wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cross fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Thunstrom has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cross misses with a low kick.
Thunstrom scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Cross misses with a straight left.
Cross lands a leg kick that knocks Thunstrom off balance momentarily.
Cross ducks right into an uppercut from Thunstrom.
Cross jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Cross cracks the inside of Thunstrom's front leg.
Cross lands a leg kick that knocks Thunstrom off balance momentarily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cross.
Conan Cross seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cross throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cross throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Cross attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Thunstrom takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Cross lands a jab to the head.
Thunstrom fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Cross lands a head kick!
Thunstrom tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thunstrom checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cross lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cross cracks Thunstrom with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Cross delivers a nice body kick.
Thunstrom scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Conan Cross is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice shot lands for Cross.
Thunstrom throws an off balance right hand
and Cross counters with a nice body shot.
Thunstrom on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cross. Cross obviously looking to wear him down.
Cross looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cross lands a nice hook to Thunstrom's body. Thunstrom takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Thunstrom stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cross.
Thunstrom has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cross chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cross swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thunstrom keeps the fight on the outside.
Cross throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Thunstrom's head.
Conan Cross is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thunstrom checks a low kick from Cross.
Some wild striking there from Thunstrom.
Cross wants to clinch.
Cross displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Thunstrom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cross misses with a body kick.
Cross bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Conan Cross clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Conan Cross's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Thunstrom pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Thunstrom sizes up Cross with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Thunstrom walks into a left hand.
Cross scores with a nice head shot.
A left lands for Cross.
Thunstrom has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cross.
Cross 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.
Cross lands a nice leg kick that just misses Thunstrom's sensitive parts.
Cross lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A telegraphed right hand from Thunstrom misses the target.
Cross lands a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cross tests Thunstrom's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Cross there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Thunstrom misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Cross takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Cross. Thunstrom shrugs it off though.
Cross bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Thunstrom's head backwards.
A left lands for Cross.
Thunstrom walks into a stiff left hand from Cross.
Thunstrom lands with a straight right. Cross didn't see that one coming.
A jab lands there for Cross.
Nice uppercut lands for Thunstrom. That snapped Cross's head back.
Cross gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Thunstrom to score an easy takedown into full guard.
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!
Cross keeping full guard, as Thunstrom tries to pass.
Cross keeping moving, preventing Thunstrom from controlling successfully.
Cross controlling the position.
Cross escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Thunstrom gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Cross will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Cross has control of Thunstrom's left arm, preventing Thunstrom from doing any damage.
Thunstrom tries to free his leg and advance position but Cross is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cross can't keep his opponent in guard - Thunstrom advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Thunstrom seems to be looking for submissions.
Thunstrom wants to control but Cross is keeping him busy.
Cross tries to roll over but Thunstrom keeps him under control.
Cross trying to control here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cross moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Thunstrom trying to control the position from guard on top but Cross is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cross is trying to control the position but Thunstrom postures up.
Thunstrom trying to control but Cross is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Thunstrom is pushing down on Cross's leg trying to pass to half guard. Cross is fighting to maintain full guard but Thunstrom has managed to sneak the leg through.
Thunstrom is working for a submission of some sort.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Conan Cross will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Conan Cross's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Thunstrom tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cross is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Thunstrom throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cross sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cross scores with a nice body kick.
Thunstrom walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nice shot lands for Cross.
Thunstrom takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Cross lets loose with a powerful body kick. Thunstrom will feel that in the morning.
A big left from Thunstrom misses.
That kick from Cross tenderised Thunstrom's leg. Thunstrom is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thunstrom takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Cross tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cross scores with a head kick.
Cross throws a head kick that misses
and Thunstrom counters with a nice double leg into side control. Cross won't be happy with that.
Cross is not content to let Thunstrom control the position.
Thunstrom swings around for an armbar but Cross sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Thunstrom's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cross pushing down on Thunstrom's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Cross wants to control but Thunstrom is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thunstrom wants to improve his position but Cross is controlling well.
Cross slows the pace down in half guard.
Thunstrom is trying to maintain the position but Cross is very close to passing his half guard.
Thunstrom taking some punishment here, with Cross in his half guard.
Thunstrom tries to get to full guard but Cross has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thunstrom regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Cross.
Thunstrom is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Cross wants to get back to full guard.
Thunstrom controlling the action here.
Thunstrom trying to control the action but Cross is working from the bottom.
Cross looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cross makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Cross.
Cross working a defensive guard here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cross working a defensive guard but Thunstrom manages to pass into side control anyway.
Cross is looking for a sweep.
And that's the end of the fight!
Conan Cross showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cross has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 48:48
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 48:47
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Conan Cross!
Our winner, Conan Cross, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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