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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Abraham Juda Leib (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Heiki Sagoras (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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135 lbs
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145 lbs
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Good wrestling
Great elbows
Hates pizza |
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Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Abraham Juda Leib!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Heiki Sagoras!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Juda Leib slips under a jab.
Sagoras feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Juda Leib sprawling to the canvas! Juda Leib rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Sagoras finish him?!
Juda Leib is rocked!
Sagoras jabs Juda Leib to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Oh Juda Leib is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Juda Leib will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Juda Leib has taken the fight to the clinch.
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!
Juda Leib escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sloppy strikes from Sagoras. Those never looked like landing.
Juda Leib takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Juda Leib shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sagoras pinned against the cage. Sagoras gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sagoras weaves into range and cracks Juda Leib right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Juda Leib goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Sagoras is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Heiki Sagoras!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kazushi Yakuza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Todd Frazier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yakuza comes to the cage accompanied by Galang Gal. Kazushi Yakuza could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Todd Frazier's chin.
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BJJ White Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kazushi Yakuza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Todd Frazier!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yakuza stuffs the takedown attempt from Frazier. Frazier gets slowly back to his feet.
Frazier doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Yakuza moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Yakuza is looking to slow Frazier down with leg kicks.
Yakuza displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Frazier.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Frazier.
Kazushi Yakuza has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Todd Frazier.
Yakuza fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Yakuza fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Frazier on the side of the head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Yakuza.
Yakuza smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Yakuza stuffs the takedown attempt from Frazier. Frazier gets slowly back to his feet.
Kazushi Yakuza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Frazier rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Yakuza moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Frazier walks into a left hand.
Frazier walks into a stiff left hand from Yakuza.
Yakuza leaves Frazier with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frazier shoots in for a takedown but Yakuza shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Yakuza cracks the inside of Frazier's front leg.
Some wild striking there from Frazier.
Frazier walks into a straight right hand from Yakuza.
Yakuza works Frazier's body with a nice hook.
Yakuza dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yakuza throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Frazier on the side of the head.
Yakuza feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Fraziers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Yakuza.
A good leg kick by Yakuza.
Frazier walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yakuza keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Frazier is rocked!
Yakuza tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Frazier was well out of range. Poor timing from Yakuza.
Frazier takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Frazier shoots for a double leg takedown but Yakuza sprawls well. He's pushed Frazier's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Yakuza.
Yakuza throws a shot to the body.
Frazier looks winded!
Frazier shoots for a takedown but Yakuza saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Frazier takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Frazier is still on wobbly legs! Can Yakuza finish him?
Yakuza sends Frazier crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Yakuza is motioning to the referee to let Frazier up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Frazier is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Yakuza doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Frazier crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Frazier's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kazushi Yakuza!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kivi Kipelainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Dela Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kipelainen comes to the cage accompanied by To Vahalla!. Dela Cruz is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Remember The Name - Fort Minor. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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175 lbs
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176 lbs
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Basic striking
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kivi Kipelainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Juan Dela Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kipelainen tries to clinch but Dela Cruz moves out of range.
Kipelainen clinches up with Dela Cruz and pushes him back against the cage.
Dela Cruz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kipelainen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dela Cruz's elbow.
Kipelainen leaning against his opponent.
Kipelainen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dela Cruz blocks it with crossed arms.
Dela Cruz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kipelainen taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Kipelainen is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Dela Cruz pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kipelainen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dela Cruz's elbow.
Dela Cruz leaning his opponent against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kipelainen breaks from the clinch.
Kipelainen walks into a left hand.
Dela Cruz digs a good hook to Kipelainen's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kipelainen darts in looking for a takedown but Dela Cruz gets double underhooks and turns Kipelainen into the cage.
Kipelainen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kipelainen's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Dela Cruz avoiding damage.
Kipelainen misses with some punches.
Dela Cruz tries to work over Kipelainen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice left hand lands by Dela Cruz.
Dela Cruz gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kipelainen.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kivi Kipelainen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dela Cruz is trying to break the clinch but Kipelainen is controlling him.
Dela Cruz is trying to maintain a safe position but Kipelainen gets an underhook and turns Dela Cruz into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dela Cruz stops a takedown attempt from Kipelainen.
Dela Cruz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dela Cruz holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Dela Cruz lands with a short shot to the head.
Dela Cruz is trying to maintain a safe position but Kipelainen gets an underhook and turns Dela Cruz into the cage.
Kipelainen taking a breather.
Dela Cruz is trying to stall.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Juan Dela Cruz.
Dela Cruz misses with the combination.
Kipelainen tries to clinch but Dela Cruz is having none of it.
Juan Dela Cruz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dela Cruz lands a two punch combo.
Dela Cruz moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Dela Cruz throws a shot to the body.
Dela Cruz lands a nice hook to Kipelainen's body. Kipelainen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kipelainen looks to clinch
and Dela Cruz counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Dela Cruz digs a good hook to Kipelainen's body.
Dela Cruz connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Dela Cruz misses with a two punch combination.
Dela Cruz lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Dela Cruz.
Kipelainen is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dela Cruz circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Kipelainen to the canvas! Kipelainen doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Dela Cruz keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Juan Dela Cruz!
During a confident post fight interview, Juan Dela Cruz thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
In defeat, Kivi Kipelainen stepped up to the mic, saying 'Sorry to all my fans who have come here at their expense. Will be back better then ever next time.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gilberto Chamba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stefan Wojtas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gilberto Chamba has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Good takedowns
Counter fighter
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Brawler
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gilberto Chamba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Stefan Wojtas!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chamba gets a takedown into half guard.
Wojtas desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Wojtas is trying to get back to full guard.
Chamba is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Wojtas looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chamba seems to be working for a kimura but Wojtas defends the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wojtas is trying to get back to full guard.
Chamba is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Wojtas defends it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wojtas has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Chamba is working away from the top position though.
Chamba is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Chamba is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Wojtas doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Chamba.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Wojtas is trying to maintain the position but Chamba is very close to passing his half guard.
Chamba in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Wojtas tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Chamba!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Gilberto Chamba!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kimmo Leivo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donato Bilancia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leivo comes to the cage accompanied by Saint of Disgrace-BizarrO . Kimmo Leivo has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Counter fighter
Experienced |
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kimmo Leivo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Donato Bilancia!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bilancia blocks a head kick by Leivo.
Leivo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
It looks like Donato Bilancia has been cut.
Bilancia fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Leivo avoids it really well and circles away.
Leivo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bilancia circles away quickly and effectively.
Leivo has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Pihkalan Sali in the buildup to the fight.
Leivo closes the distance and clinches.
Bilancia is trying to break free.
Bilancia is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bilancia misses with a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bilancia throws a head punch that misses.
Leivo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Leivo leaning against his opponent.
Bilancia tries to circle away but Leivo has him pinned against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leivo prevents Bilancia from breaking the clinch.
Leivo avoiding damage as Bilancia throws knees to the body.
Leivo lands a knee to the head.
Leivo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bilancia trying to control the position but instead, Leivo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bilancia into the cage.
Leivo stops a takedown attempt from Bilancia.
Bilancia is trying to break the clinch but Leivo is controlling him.
Leivo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Leivo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Leivo is pushing Bilancia up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bilancia wants to take the fight to the mat but Leivo manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Kimmo Leivo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Donato Bilancia.
Bilancia is trying to break the clinch but Leivo is controlling him.
Leivo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Leivo avoiding damage.
Leivo tries to work over Bilancia's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Leivo keeps control of Bilancia as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bilancia looking for a takedown.
Leivo taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Bilancia throws a punch but it's blocked by Leivo.
Bilancia tries to circle away but Leivo has him pinned against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bilancia is trying to break the clinch but Leivo has him pressed against the cage.
Bilancia wants a takedown but no success here.
Bilancia wants to get back to striking at distance but Leivo won't allow it.
Leivo tries a knee to the head but Bilancia blocks it.
Bilancia tries to pull guard but Leivo won't allow it.
Leivo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bilancia has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Leivo after a bit of a struggle.
Leivo slowing the pace effectively.
Nice body punch from Leivo.
Leivo gets through Bilancia's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bilancia jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Leivo walks away with a smile on his face. Bilancia gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Leivo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Leivo.
Leivo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A swing and a miss from Leivo.
Bilancia on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Leivo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bilancia paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kimmo Leivo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Leivo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bilancia manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Leivo throws a jab when Bilancia was well out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A combination from Leivo does no damage.
Leivo tries to clinch but Bilancia is having none of it.
Bilancia takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Leivo tries to clinch up but Bilancia circles away and keeps his distance.
Leivo has Bilancia up against the cage in a clinch.
Leivo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bilancia's efforts to push away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kimmo Leivo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Donato Bilancia's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Bilancia uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Leivo.
Leivo is looking to score with low kicks.
Bilancia is trying hard to land a takedown here. Leivo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Leivo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Leivo connects with an inside leg kick.
Leivo tries to close the distance and clinch but Bilancia swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kimmo Leivo is winning the standup battle so far.
Leivo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Leivo tries to clinch but Bilancia is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leivo moves in looking to clinch but Bilancia pushes him off.
Leivo just misses with a punch to the body.
Leivo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bilancia can do to turn this around?
Bilancia feints and as Leivo raises his hands in defense, Bilancia changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Leivo keeping full guard, as Bilancia tries to pass.
Leivo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bilancia tries to free his leg and advance position but Leivo is retaining full guard.
Bilancia passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Bilancia is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Leivo has escaped the position, nice work there.
Bilancia is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Leivo looks calm but he's in trouble here. Bilancia gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Leivo is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Bilancia lets go of the hold and Leivo can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Donato Bilancia!
A victorious Donato Bilancia thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Humphrey Baker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leo Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Humphrey Baker has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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242 lbs
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273 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Humphrey Baker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Leo Brown!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baker lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Brown at a distance.
Baker just misses with a punch to the body.
Baker connects with a leg kick. Brown looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Brown closes this distance looking for a takedown but Baker circles away.
Brown on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A shot to the liver by Brown. Beautiful body shot.
Brown lands with a shot to the body.
Baker lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Brown misses with a wild body shot.
Brown walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Baker takes a swing at Brown's ribcage but misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Baker takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Baker is breathing heavily.
Baker lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Brown jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brown jabs at Baker's body.
Baker displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Brown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Humphrey Baker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baker with a hook.
Brown is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Brown keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Baker scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Brown takes a swing at Baker's ribcage but misses.
Brown throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brown doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Brown looks for a takedown but Baker sprawls well.
Humphrey Baker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leo Brown.
Nice jab there from Baker.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Baker.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brown darts in looking for a takedown but Baker gets double underhooks and turns Brown into the cage.
Baker lands a shot to the body.
Baker lands a body shot.
Brown is trying to pull guard but Baker turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Baker.
Baker digs a right hand underneath Brown's ribcage. Brown let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Baker lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Brown.
Baker lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Baker.
Baker lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Brown or not.
Baker lands a body shot in the clinch.
Baker presses Brown against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Baker lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Baker dips a shoulder and cracks Brown with a mighty uppercut! Brown falls back against the cage and Baker unloads with a barrage of strikes! Brown is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Baker screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Humphrey Baker!
Humphrey Baker gave a mention to Darkness in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Herberto Mingo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Patton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jack Patton has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Herberto Mingo's chin.
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186 lbs
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185 lbs
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Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Herberto Mingo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jack Patton!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Patton.
Patton scores with a sloppy right hand. Mingo should have avoided that one.
Mingo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Mingo moves into the clinch.
Patton takes an elbow to the temple.
Patton lands a left hand.
Patton is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mingo is defending well for now.
With the fighters up against the cage, Patton throws an elbow but misses.
Patton tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mingo avoids it.
Mingo tries to land a knee to the head but Patton blocks with his arms.
Patton misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mingo.
Patton misses with an elbow strike.
Mingo looking to throw knees to the head but Patton is blocking nicely.
Mingo blocks an elbow strike from Patton.
Mingo throws an elbow but it misses.
Patton tries to land a knee to the head but Mingo blocks with his arms.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mingo lands a damaging elbow.
Patton swings wildly with an uppercut but Mingo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mingo tries to land a knee to the head but Patton blocks with his arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mingo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Patton tries to land knees in the clinch but Mingo avoids the damage to the body.
Mingo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Patton dodges an elbow strike from Mingo.
Patton landing knees to the body.
Mingo misses with a knee strike.
Mingo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Patton swings wildly with an uppercut but Mingo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Patton lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mingo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Patton misses with a punch on the inside.
Patton managing to block the knees to the body from Mingo.
Patton blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Patton avoids a wild elbow strike from Mingo.
Patton takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Jack Patton has been cut.
Mingo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Patton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mingo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mingo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
With the fighters up against the cage, Patton throws an elbow but misses.
Patton throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Patton swings wildly with an uppercut but Mingo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mingo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mingo throws an elbow but misses.
Patton blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Patton with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mingo lands an elbow inside that Patton shrugs off.
Patton throws a knee to the head but misses.
Patton managing to block the knees to the body from Mingo.
Mingo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Patton is defending well for now.
Mingo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Patton tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mingo avoids it.
Mingo lands a nice elbow.
Patton avoids a wild elbow strike from Mingo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mingo's elbow.
Patton's coach down at Bad Pluto! was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Patton's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Patton lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mingo blocks the elbow strike.
Patton lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mingo backwards.
Mingo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mingo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mingo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Patton.
Mingo blocks an elbow strike.
Patton managing to block the knees to the body from Mingo.
Patton misses with a body punch.
Patton comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mingo trying to land knees to the body.
Mingo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Mingo lands an elbow inside.
Patton misses with the head strike.
Mingo taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Mingo pushes off an throws an elbow but Patton leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Patton blocks an elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mingo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Patton.
Patton using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Patton misses with an elbow strike.
Patton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mingo trying to land knees to the body.
Patton lands a nice shot to the body.
Mingo avoiding damage as Patton throws knees to the body.
Patton lands an elbow inside that Mingo shrugs off.
Patton gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Patton tries to land knees in the clinch but Mingo avoids the damage to the body.
Mingo lands a good knee to the midsection. Patton won't want to take too many of those.
Patton blocks the elbow strike.
Patton throws a punch but it's blocked by Mingo.
Mingo lands an elbow that stopped Patton in his tracks for a moment.
Patton trying to land knees to the body.
Mingo managing to block the knees to the body from Patton.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Patton.
Mingo blocks an elbow strike from Patton.
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 Herberto Mingo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jack Patton's cut.
That's time! Mingo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Mingo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Patton defends it nicely.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Patton, as that shot connected.
A nice inside leg kick there by Patton. That's going to slow Mingo down.
Patton lands with an overhand left.
Patton tries a head kick but it misses.
Patton scores with a kick to the body.
Patton throws a nice inside leg kick.
Patton scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mingo darts in and clinches Patton up against the cage.
Patton has a couple of punches blocked by Mingo.
Mingo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mingo avoids the elbow strike from Patton, against the cage.
Mingo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Mingo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Patton avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patton tries to land a knee to the head but Mingo blocks with his arms.
Patton lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Patton avoiding damage as Mingo throws knees to the body.
Mingo pushes off an throws an elbow but Patton leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Herberto Mingo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Patton landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Patton scores with a knee to the head.
Patton blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mingo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Patton lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mingo backwards.
Mingo pushes off an throws an elbow but Patton leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Patton misses with an elbow over the top.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mingo throws an elbow but misses.
Mingo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Patton is defending well for now.
Patton blocks the elbow strike.
Mingo takes an elbow to the forehead.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Patton.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mingo trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mingo lands an elbow that stopped Patton in his tracks for a moment.
Patton swings wildly with an uppercut but Mingo uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Patton.
Patton dodges an elbow strike from Mingo.
A knee to the head by Patton.
Mingo is rocked!
Patton using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mingo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Oh Mingo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mingo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Patton misses with the head strike.
Mingo seems to have got his legs back now.
Mingo avoiding damage.
Mingo throws an elbow but it misses.
A short right from Patton.
Patton tries a knee to the head but Mingo blocks it.
Patton with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Patton pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Patton working aggressively here.
Mingo throws an elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Patton tries to land a knee to the head but Mingo blocks with his arms.
Patton avoiding damage as Mingo throws knees to the body.
Mingo dodges an elbow strike from Patton.
Mingo missing with knees to the body.
Mingo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Patton avoiding damage as Mingo throws knees to the body.
Patton misses with an elbow over the top.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mingo throws an elbow but misses.
Mingo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Patton.
Mingo lands a knee to the body.
Mingo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Patton throws an elbow but misses.
Mingo avoiding damage as Patton throws knees to the body.
Patton tries a body shot but Mingo blocks it.
Mingo trying to land knees to the body.
Patton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mingo leaning against his opponent.
Patton misses with a knee strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mingo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Patton's brow.
Mingo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mingo lands an elbow inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mingo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Patton scores with a hook to the body.
Patton avoids a wild elbow strike from Mingo.
Mingo tries a knee to the head but Patton blocks it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mingo throws an elbow but misses.
Mingo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Patton trying to land knees to the body.
Patton creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Patton scores with a shot to the side of Mingo's head.
Patton can't find room to land a body shot as Mingo controls the action.
Mingo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Patton in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Mingo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Patton's defenses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Patton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jack Patton's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Patton scores with a shot to the body.
Mingo drops his hands momentarily and Patton takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Patton. Mingo shrugs it off though.
Patton tries to clinch up but Mingo circles away and keeps his distance.
Mingo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Patton finds it's way round the side to connect with Mingo's head.
Patton dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mingo. That did some damage!
Patton has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Mingo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Patton, pushing him back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Patton fails to land.
Mingo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Patton avoids it.
Mingo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Patton on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mingo taking a breather.
Mingo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Patton managing to block the knees to the body from Mingo.
Patton throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mingo blocks it with crossed arms.
Patton lands with a left to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patton gets through Mingo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mingo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mingo tries to land a knee to the head but Patton blocks with his arms.
Mingo takes an elbow to the temple.
Patton tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mingo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Patton throws an elbow but misses.
Patton lands an elbow inside that Mingo shrugs off.
Patton with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mingo.
Patton lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mingo lands an elbow that stopped Patton in his tracks for a moment.
Patton blocks an elbow strike.
Mingo missing with knees to the body.
Patton avoids the elbow strike from Mingo, against the cage.
Patton blocks an elbow strike.
Patton avoiding damage as Mingo throws knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mingo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Patton avoids it.
Patton scores with a shoulder strike.
Mingo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Patton has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Patton.
Mingo looking to throw knees to the head but Patton is blocking nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Patton crunches a lovely knee into Mingo's ribcage.
Patton struggles to land a body shot inside as Mingo controls his hands.
Patton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Patton working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Patton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice left hand lands by Patton.
Patton tries to land a knee to the head but Mingo blocks with his arms.
Patton tries to work over Mingo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mingo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Patton is defending well for now.
Patton avoiding damage as Mingo throws knees to the body.
Patton softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mingo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Patton's defenses.
Patton misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mingo.
Patton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mingo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Patton avoids it.
Patton is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mingo is defending well for now.
Patton on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Patton tries to land a knee to the head but Mingo blocks with his arms.
Knees to the body from Patton.
Mingo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Patton avoids it.
Mingo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Mingo avoids a wild elbow strike from Patton.
Patton lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mingo backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Patton.
Mingo crunches a lovely knee into Patton's ribcage.
Patton using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mingo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Patton throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mingo blocks it with crossed arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mingo throws an elbow that misses.
Patton has a couple of punches blocked by Mingo.
Patton managing to block the knees to the body from Mingo.
Patton is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mingo avoids a wild elbow strike from Patton.
Patton blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mingo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Patton avoids the elbow strike from Mingo, against the cage.
Patton misses with a knee strike.
Patton pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Patton throws a knee to the head but misses.
Patton cracks Mingo with a nice body shot.
Patton on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mingo avoids a wild elbow strike from Patton.
Patton is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mingo is defending well for now.
Patton blocks an elbow strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Patton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Patton 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Patton!
A very excited looking Jack Patton 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Brian Viloria (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Castanza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Brian Viloria!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, George Castanza!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castanza gets a clinch.
Castanza digs a right hand into Viloria's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Viloria's gas tank.
Castanza has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Viloria is trying to keep an underhook but Castanza manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Castanza drops an elbow to the side of Viloria's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Castanza prevents Viloria from improving his position.
Viloria's coaches at Ironfist Athletics 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.
Castanza throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Viloria looks like he's trying to stand up.
Castanza missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Castanza not landing any meaningful shots this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castanza sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Viloria defending well though.
Castanza prevents Viloria from improving his position.
Castanza works his way into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castanza is putting a hurting on Viloria here, landing some big shots from side control.
Viloria takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Castanza cracks Viloria with a big elbow.
Castanza is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Viloria knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Castanza lands a nice forearm strike.
Castanza misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Castanza trying to control the position but Viloria is working away.
Castanza cracks Viloria with a big right hand but Viloria just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castanza in side control lands a decent elbow.
Castanza misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Castanza trying to control the position but Viloria is working away.
Viloria is trying to improve his position.
Sloppy strikes there by Castanza.
Castanza moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Castanza lands a nice forearm strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castanza working the ground and pound but Viloria is defending the strikes.
Viloria manages to work his way to half guard, despite Castanza's best efforts.
Castanza sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Castanza missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Castanza is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Castanza trying to mount his opponent but Viloria defends it.
Viloria is looking to improve his position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Viloria has hold of Castanza's hands but Castanza slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Castanza is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Viloria trying to control here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A shot to the liver by Viloria. Beautiful body shot.
Castanza avoids a punch combination nicely.
Castanza fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Castanza misses with a wild body shot.
A nice combination there by Viloria.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Castanza dominated that round.
That's time! Viloria's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Castanza clinches up with Viloria and pushes him back against the cage.
Castanza working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Castanza breaks the clinch.
Castanza misses with an uppercut.
Viloria scores with a jab to the body.
Viloria throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Castanza stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Castanza getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Viloria lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Castanza circles away quickly and effectively.
No luck for Castanza with that takedown attempt.
Viloria connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Viloria throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Viloria tests Castanza's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Viloria scores with a hook to the body. Castanza takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Brian Viloria is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Viloria connects with a body shot that sends Castanza's belly button to the back.
Viloria digs a good body shot into Castanza's ribs.
Castanza has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Castanza ducks right into an uppercut from Viloria.
Sloppy strikes from Viloria. Those never looked like landing.
Nice straight punches there by Viloria. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Viloria.
Brian Viloria is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Viloria dodges the punch combination from Castanza.
Viloria throws a body punch but Castanza moves out of range.
Viloria throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Castanza. Viloria does a little dance to reset his feet.
Viloria throws a right and a left that both miss.
Viloria throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Castanza takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Viloria is looking to wear down Castanza with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Viloria lands a nice hook to Castanza's body. Castanza takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Viloria throws a right hand that Castanza ducks under and follows up with a left that Castanza also avoids with ease.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Some wild striking there from Viloria.
Viloria throws an off balance right hand
and Castanza counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Castanza.
Castanza loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Castanza slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Viloria takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Castanza lands an elbow.
Castanza lands a decent elbow from side control.
Castanza lands a decent elbow from side control.
We've been informed that Castanza has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Castanza throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castanza working the ground and pound.
Viloria is working to avoid the ground and pound but Castanza connects with a decent elbow.
Castanza controlling the position.
Viloria managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Castanza.
Castanza in side control lands a decent elbow.
Castanza cracks Viloria with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Castanza connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Viloria some visible discomfort.
Viloria taking punishment in the form of punches.
Viloria is rocked!
George Castanza has got the better of the ground game so far.
Viloria is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Oh Viloria is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castanza lands a strong strike to the head of Viloria. That's dazed him! Castanza looking to finish here. Viloria is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Castanza lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). George Castanza!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michail Rudkowsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Green has chosen Can you hear me now - Hollywood Undead as his entrance music. Matt Green is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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
1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Michail Rudkowsky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Matt Green!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Green swats away the attempt to clinch by Rudkowsky.
Rudkowsky avoids the body shot from Green.
Rudkowsky throws a hook but Green blocks it.
Green misses with an uppercut. Rudkowsky saw that one coming.
A slow jab from Green misses its intended target.
Green moves out of range as Rudkowsky strikes.
Rudkowsky throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Matt Green seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Green looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Rudkowsky is looking to clinch.
Green darts in looking for a takedown but Rudkowsky gets double underhooks and turns Green into the cage.
Rudkowsky with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Matt Green has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rudkowsky tries a knee to the head but Green blocks it.
Rudkowsky tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Green jumps guard but Rudkowsky turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Michail Rudkowsky has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Green.
Green wants the takedown. Rudkowsky is fighting it off but Green persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Rudkowsky's guard against the cage.
Rudkowsky is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green trying to control but Rudkowsky is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Green drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Green as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Rudkowsky screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Green! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Matt Green!
After winning the bout, Matt Green 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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