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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sergiej Kravchenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michail Rudkowsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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210 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Great low kicks
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sergiej Kravchenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Michail Rudkowsky!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kravchenko throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kravchenko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rudkowsky moves away.
A slow jab from Kravchenko misses its intended target.
Kravchenko scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Michail Rudkowsky has been cut.
Kravchenko lands a really nice looking cross but Rudkowsky seems unphased.
Kravchenko grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Rudkowsky takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Kravchenko cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Sergiej Kravchenko!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Takanaku Kuristus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damian Rurkowiec (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Takanaku Kuristus could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Damian Rurkowiec's chin.
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BJJ White Belt
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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Takanaku Kuristus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Damian Rurkowiec!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuristus tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Rurkowiec counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kuristus misses with an elbow strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rurkowiec.
Kuristus looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rurkowiec holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Kuristus looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kuristus lands an elbow that stopped Rurkowiec in his tracks for a moment.
Rurkowiec goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kuristus is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kuristus pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kuristus.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kuristus lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rurkowiec taking a breather.
Rurkowiec swings wildly with an uppercut but Kuristus uses good head movement to avoid it.
A bit of stalling here from Rurkowiec.
Kuristus avoiding damage as Rurkowiec throws knees to the body.
Kuristus throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuristus tries to stall but Rurkowiec uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Rurkowiec stalls.
Kuristus throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Rurkowiec holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Rurkowiec avoids the elbow strike from Kuristus, against the cage.
Kuristus is struggling to control the position.
Kuristus is trying to maintain a safe position but Rurkowiec gets an underhook and turns Kuristus into the cage.
Kuristus throws an elbow but it misses.
Nice elbow from Kuristus.
Kuristus letting Rurkowiec take a breather here.
Kuristus looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Rurkowiec misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kuristus.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuristus lands an elbow that stopped Rurkowiec in his tracks for a moment.
Rurkowiec swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rurkowiec taking a breather.
Rurkowiec misses with an elbow strike.
Rurkowiec pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Rurkowiec tries to work over Kuristus's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rurkowiec lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rurkowiec content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Rurkowiec tries a body shot but Kuristus blocks it.
Rurkowiec stalling.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kuristus just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rurkowiec's brow.
Rurkowiec misses with some punches.
Kuristus creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rurkowiec's defenses.
Rurkowiec is looking to control Kuristus's arms but Kuristus gets an underhook and turns him. Now Rurkowiec has his back to the cage.
Kuristus lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee calls for Kuristus to work.
Rurkowiec looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kuristus lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kuristus just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rurkowiec's brow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuristus creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kuristus throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kuristus throws an elbow that misses.
Kuristus throws an elbow that misses.
Kuristus creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rurkowiec's defenses.
Kuristus holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Rurkowiec is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kuristus is defending well for now.
Rurkowiec taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Kuristus lands an elbow inside.
Rurkowiec is trying to stall.
Rurkowiec tries to throw a body punch but Kuristus avoids it by throwing Rurkowiec back against the cage.
Kuristus taking a breather.
Kuristus throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kuristus is trying to maintain a safe position but Rurkowiec gets an underhook and turns Kuristus into the cage.
Rurkowiec stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuristus blocks a body shot from Rurkowiec.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Rurkowiec blocks an elbow strike.
Rurkowiec is looking to control Kuristus's arms but Kuristus gets an underhook and turns him. Now Rurkowiec has his back to the cage.
Kuristus lands an elbow just above Rurkowiec 's eye.
Kuristus is trying to stall.
Rurkowiec misses with the head strike.
Kuristus throws an elbow that misses.
Kuristus pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kuristus pushes off an throws an elbow but Rurkowiec leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kuristus pushes off an throws an elbow but Rurkowiec leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kuristus throws an elbow that misses.
A bit of stalling here from Rurkowiec.
Rurkowiec misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takanaku Kuristus dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rurkowiec rushes Kuristus and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Rurkowiec stalls.
Rurkowiec tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kuristus's elbow.
Rurkowiec blocks an elbow strike.
Kuristus pushes off an throws an elbow but Rurkowiec leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Rurkowiec dodges an elbow strike from Kuristus.
Kuristus lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rurkowiec is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kuristus is defending well for now.
Kuristus lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rurkowiec is struggling to control the position.
Kuristus misses with an elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rurkowiec dodges an elbow strike from Kuristus.
Kuristus lands an elbow that stopped Rurkowiec in his tracks for a moment.
Kuristus lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rurkowiec avoiding damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuristus prevents a body shot from Rurkowiec.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kuristus blocks a body shot from Rurkowiec.
Rurkowiec fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kuristus lands an elbow that stopped Rurkowiec in his tracks for a moment.
Rurkowiec slows down the pace here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kuristus throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Rurkowiec trying to land knees to the body.
Kuristus misses with an elbow strike.
Rurkowiec lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rurkowiec stalling the fight.
Kuristus throws an elbow that misses.
Rurkowiec tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kuristus avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuristus blocks an elbow strike.
Rurkowiec blocks the elbow strike.
Rurkowiec leaning his opponent against the cage.
Kuristus managing to block the knees to the body from Rurkowiec.
Kuristus looking to stall.
Kuristus creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Rurkowiec creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kuristus's defenses.
Rurkowiec stalling in the clinch but Kuristus improves position.
Kuristus misses with an elbow over the top.
Rurkowiec is trying to stall.
Kuristus throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kuristus avoiding damage as Rurkowiec throws knees to the body.
Kuristus misses with an elbow over the top.
Rurkowiec is looking to control Kuristus's arms but Kuristus gets an underhook and turns him. Now Rurkowiec has his back to the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuristus comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rurkowiec is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kuristus is defending well for now.
Kuristus misses with an elbow strike.
Rurkowiec throws an elbow that misses.
Kuristus is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rurkowiec is keeping busy.
Rurkowiec blocks an elbow strike.
Kuristus just leaning against Rurkowiec, taking a breather.
Rurkowiec stalling against the cage.
Kuristus throws an elbow but it misses.
Kuristus misses with an elbow strike.
Rurkowiec struggles to land a body shot inside as Kuristus controls his hands.
Rurkowiec misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kuristus misses with an elbow strike.
Kuristus throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Rurkowiec is looking to control Kuristus's arms but Kuristus gets an underhook and turns him. Now Rurkowiec has his back to the cage.
Rurkowiec struggles to land a body shot inside as Kuristus controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kuristus avoids a wild elbow strike from Rurkowiec.
Kuristus stalling in the clinch.
Rurkowiec avoiding damage.
Kuristus on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kuristus blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rurkowiec just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kuristus's brow.
Rurkowiec stalls.
Rurkowiec receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Kuristus creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kuristus lands an elbow just above Rurkowiec 's eye.
Kuristus managing to block the knees to the body from Rurkowiec.
Kuristus dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rurkowiec as Kuristus tries to tie him up.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takanaku Kuristus dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Kuristus throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Rurkowiec circles away from the clinch attempt
and Rurkowiec counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Rurkowiec lands an elbow inside.
Rurkowiec leaning his opponent against the cage.
Kuristus pushes off an throws an elbow but Rurkowiec leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rurkowiec tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kuristus avoids it.
Kuristus taking a breather.
Kuristus lands an elbow just above Rurkowiec 's eye.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rurkowiec misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rurkowiec avoiding damage.
Rurkowiec throws an elbow that misses.
Rurkowiec avoids a wild elbow strike from Kuristus.
Rurkowiec tries to land knees in the clinch but Kuristus avoids the damage to the body.
Kuristus is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rurkowiec is keeping busy.
Kuristus pushes off an throws an elbow but Rurkowiec leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Rurkowiec tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kuristus avoids it.
Takanaku Kuristus has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Rurkowiec fails to land.
Rurkowiec content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Rurkowiec fails to land.
Rurkowiec misses with a punch on the inside.
Rurkowiec creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kuristus's defenses.
Rurkowiec'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.
Kuristus looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rurkowiec throws an elbow but it misses.
Kuristus creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rurkowiec's defenses.
Kuristus lands an elbow inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Rurkowiec takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kuristus prevents a body shot from Rurkowiec.
Kuristus lands an elbow that stopped Rurkowiec in his tracks for a moment.
Rurkowiec misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kuristus.
Kuristus creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kuristus wants to stall.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kuristus stalls.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rurkowiec blocks the elbow strike.
Kuristus is trying to maintain a safe position but Rurkowiec gets an underhook and turns Kuristus into the cage.
Kuristus looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kuristus taking a breather.
Rurkowiec blocks an elbow strike from Kuristus.
Kuristus pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kuristus looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kuristus being controlled against the cage.
Rurkowiec avoids a wild elbow strike from Kuristus.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Rurkowiec landing knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Rurkowiec takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuristus blocking some punches.
Rurkowiec is looking to control Kuristus's arms but Kuristus gets an underhook and turns him. Now Rurkowiec has his back to the cage.
Rurkowiec holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Rurkowiec misses with some punches.
Rurkowiec throws a punch but it's blocked by Kuristus.
Kuristus throws an elbow that misses.
Kuristus looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Takanaku Kuristus is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kuristus throws an elbow but misses.
Kuristus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kuristus is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rurkowiec can do to turn this around?
Rurkowiec tries to throw a body punch but Kuristus avoids it by throwing Rurkowiec back against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rurkowiec is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kuristus is defending well for now.
Rurkowiec is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kuristus is keeping busy.
Rurkowiec fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Damian Rurkowiec.
Well Kuristus has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Takanaku Kuristus!
Takanaku Kuristus took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kimmo Leivo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kivi Kipelainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leivo comes to the cage accompanied by Saint of Disgrace-BizarrO . Kipelainen has chosen To Vahalla! as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue 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
2 - 2 - 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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kivi Kipelainen!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kipelainen throws a half hearted mid kick.
Leivo misses the shot to the body.
Kipelainen has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Leivo is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Kipelainen scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Leivo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kipelainen performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Kipelainen's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kipelainen trying to pass the guard but Leivo defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leivo trying to control but Kipelainen postures up.
Kipelainen is taking a breather. Leivo says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kipelainen is looking to advance position but Leivo won't allow it.
Kipelainen moves into full mount! Leivo won't be happy about that!
Kipelainen is working for a guillotine from mount but Leivo frees his head quite easily.
Kipelainen sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kipelainen with a couple of short strikes.
Kipelainen content just to control the position here.
Kipelainen working the ground and pound effectively.
Leivo working to try and regain half guard.
Kipelainen looking to control and managing it successfully.
Kipelainen prevents Leivo from getting the reversal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kipelainen controlling from mount.
More stalling from Kipelainen.
Kipelainen landing strikes, looking to finish!
Kipelainen content just to control the position here.
Leivo's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Kipelainen prevents Leivo from getting the reversal.
Kipelainen controlling from the full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leivo is wriggling around trying to escape.
Kipelainen tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Kipelainen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Leivo is looking to escape.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kipelainen sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kivi Kipelainen dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Leivo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kipelainen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kipelainen throws a sloppy head kick and Leivo moves out of range easily.
Kipelainen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kipelainen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Leivo lands with a shot to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Leivo.
Kipelainen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Leivo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Leivo wants to clinch.
Leivo wants to clinch up but Kipelainen keeps it at a distance.
Kipelainen tries for a takedown but Leivo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Leivo avoids the head kick by Kipelainen.
Leivo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kipelainen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Leivo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leivo connects with a nice looking jab.
Leivo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A right hand to the body from Leivo.
Knees to the body from Leivo.
Kipelainen is trying to trip Leivo. He has hold of a leg but Leivo is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Kipelainen persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Kipelainen sitting in guard here, content to control.
Leivo is working an open guard so Kipelainen takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Leivo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kipelainen.
Kimmo Leivo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kivi Kipelainen.
Kipelainen throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Leivo's waist but Leivo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kipelainen off to one side.
Kipelainen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kipelainen is breathing heavily.
Leivo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Leivo scoring well with a low kick there.
Kimmo Leivo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kipelainen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leivo tries to clinch but Kipelainen moves out of range.
Kipelainen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Leivo lands with a shot to the body.
Leivo works the jab nicely.
Leivo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Leivo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Leivo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Leivo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kimmo Leivo is winning the standup battle so far.
Kipelainen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kipelainen has Leivo pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Leivo manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Leivo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Leivo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kipelainen looking for a takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leivo pushes off an throws an elbow but Kipelainen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Leivo trying to control the position but instead, Kipelainen has worked for underhooks and has pushed Leivo into the cage.
Leivo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nice elbow from Leivo.
Leivo scores with a hook to the body.
Leivo misses with a body punch.
Leivo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kipelainen backwards.
Leivo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leivo is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Kipelainen goes for a takedown attempt but Leivo pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Good leg kick by Leivo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Leivo lands a nice shot that snaps Kipelainen's head back.
Kipelainen is rocked!
Kimmo Leivo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Leivo throws an uppercut from hell that sends Kipelainen clean off his feet! He's out cold! Leivo stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kimmo Leivo!
During a confident post fight interview, Kimmo Leivo 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tomasz Jagoda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henry Howlingate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tomasz Jagoda has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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25
215 lbs
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210 lbs
3 - 1 - 1 |
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Good kicks
Good chin |
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tomasz Jagoda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Henry Howlingate!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jagoda cracks Howlingate with an open hand slap.
Jagoda throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Howlingate.
Howlingate showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jagoda.
Jagoda pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jagoda takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Howlingate scores with a sloppy right hand. Jagoda should have avoided that one.
Howlingate throws a looping overhand right but Jagoda ducks down to avoid it.
Jagoda gets a clinch.
Jagoda misses with a hook from the clinch.
Howlingate can't break the clinch.
Jagoda misses with some punches.
Jagoda just leaning against Howlingate, taking a breather.
Howlingate blocks an uppercut.
A bit of stalling here from Jagoda.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jagoda.
Howlingate working hard to break the clinch.
Jagoda looking to stall.
A frustrated look appears on Howlingate's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jagoda working aggressively here.
Jagoda lands with a short shot to the head.
Jagoda is trying to maintain a safe position but Howlingate gets an underhook and turns Jagoda into the cage.
Jagoda lands a body punch.
Howlingate wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jagoda fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Howlingate is trying to force a seperation but Jagoda has the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jagoda slows down the pace here.
Jagoda tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jagoda stalling in the clinch.
Jagoda tries to throw a body punch but Howlingate avoids it by throwing Jagoda back against the cage.
Jagoda stalling against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Howlingate.
Jagoda misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jagoda prevents Howlingate from breaking the clinch.
Jagoda swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jagoda controlling the action here for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jagoda throws a punch but it's blocked by Howlingate.
Howlingate blocking some punches.
Jagoda tries to stall but Howlingate uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Howlingate blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Come on Jagoda - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Jagoda throws a punch but it's blocked by Howlingate.
Jagoda prevents Howlingate from breaking the clinch.
Jagoda tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Howlingate is trying to break the clinch but Jagoda has him pressed against the cage.
Jagoda has Howlingate pressed against the cage, preventing Howlingate from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Jagoda misses with a punch on the inside.
Jagoda looking to slow down the pace here.
Jagoda could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jagoda.
Jagoda content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tomasz Jagoda.
Howlingate gets tackled into the cage by Jagoda. Jagoda maintains the clinch.
Howlingate wants to get back to striking at distance but Jagoda won't allow it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jagoda can't find room to land a body shot as Howlingate controls the action.
Jagoda taking a breather.
Jagoda has Howlingate pushed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tomasz Jagoda dominated that round.
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.
Jagoda bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jagoda slips a jab from Howlingate.
Jagoda walks into a straight right hand from Howlingate.
Jagoda misses with a lunging right hand
and Howlingate counters with a straight right hand.
Howlingate tries to bum rush Jagoda with a series of wild strikes but Jagoda uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jagoda throws a right and a left that Howlingate avoids nicely.
Jagoda connects with an inside leg kick.
Howlingate misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Howlingate misses with a wild body shot.
Howlingate throws a body shot but no joy.
Jagoda doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Howlingate connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Jagoda. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jagoda.
Jagoda defending well as Howlingate loads up on a big left hand.
Howlingate swats away the attempt to clinch by Jagoda.
Jagoda looks for the body kick but Howlingate saw that one coming.
Howlingate slips a jab and a cross from Jagoda.
Jagoda throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Howlingate sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Howlingate circles away from the clinch attempt.
A combination from Jagoda does no damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jagoda throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Howlingate.
Jagoda gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jagoda closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Howlingate throws a big shot that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jagoda scoring well with a low kick there.
Sloppy strikes from Jagoda. Those never looked like landing.
Howlingate has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Howlingate throws a right and a left that Jagoda avoids nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Howlingate sends Jagoda crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Howlingate is motioning to the referee to let Jagoda up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Howlingate throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jagoda throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Howlingate counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jagoda thinking.
Howlingate lands a big right hand that sends Jagoda crashing to the mat! Howlingate stays standing though and waves Jagoda back to his feet!
Jagoda is rocked!
A slow jab from Howlingate misses its intended target.
Howlingate drops Jagoda with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Jagoda looks back up at him and smiles so Howlingate waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Oh Jagoda is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jagoda displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Howlingate throws out the jab.
Howlingate takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jagoda seems to have got his legs back now.
Henry Howlingate seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Howlingate throws a series of punches but Jagoda avoids them all with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jagoda has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jagoda there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jagoda will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Howlingate misses with a hook. Jagoda ducked under it nicely.
Howlingate connects with a looping right hand.
Jagoda throws a combination that misses
and Howlingate counters with a crisp right hand that drops Jagoda! Howlingate lets Jagoda back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Jagoda avoids the body shot from Howlingate.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Howlingate lands a big uppercut and Jagoda crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Jagoda looks OK. Howlingate waves Jagoda back to his feet!
Howlingate misses with a hook. Jagoda ducked under it nicely.
A jab from Howlingate misses.
Howlingate is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jagoda.
Howlingate checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Howlingate throws out a loose jab but Jagoda uses good head movement to avoid it.
Howlingate looks to land a left hand but Jagoda moved out of range nicely.
A cross from Jagoda lands.
Howlingate swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jagoda.
Howlingate connects with a single shot there.
Jagoda attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Howlingate might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Jagoda lands a two punch combo.
Jagoda moves out of range of the strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Howlingate scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jagoda in his tracks.
Howlingate connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Jagoda! He's out on his feet! Howlingate rushes in and drops Jagoda with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Henry Howlingate!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jazman Frochzer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kelvin Spong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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26
180 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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180 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jazman Frochzer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kelvin Spong!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spong tries to close the distance and clinch but Frochzer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Frochzer takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Spong throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kelvin Spong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spong uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Frochzer.
Spong lands a jab to the head.
Spong scores with a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Frochzer misses the target.
Spong drives through with a takedown into Frochzer's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Spong landing with the ground and pound.
Frochzer has his foot on Spong's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Spong works his way back into a safe position though.
Spong wants to control from the top but Frochzer keeps moving.
Spong content to stall in guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frochzer is adopting a defensive guard.
Spong trying to control but Frochzer is working from the bottom.
Spong working some strikes from top position.
Spong looking to sit in guard and control but Frochzer gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Frochzer looking to pass the guard.
Frochzer won't allow Spong to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frochzer with a flurry of punches that miss.
Frochzer preventing the sweep.
Frochzer trying to control the position from guard on top but Spong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Frochzer working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Frochzer looking to pass the guard.
Frochzer looking to sit in guard and control but Spong gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Frochzer controls Spong momentarily but Spong frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spong stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Frochzer swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Frochzer controlling the position.
Frochzer looking for a sweep. Not yet Frochzer, not yet.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Spong working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Frochzer can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Spong controls the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Spong lands a nice hook to Frochzer's body. Frochzer takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Spong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Frochzer drops his hands momentarily and Spong takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Frochzer looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Frochzer goes for a double leg but Spong avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Spong continues to drive forward.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spong scores with a hook to the body.
Frochzer tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Spong smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jazman Frochzer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Spong scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Spong lands the left hand.
Frochzer drops his hands momentarily and Spong takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Spong cracks Frochzer with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Spong wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Frochzer takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Frochzer walks into a jab.
Frochzer is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kelvin Spong dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Spong rushes Frochzer and presses him up against the cage.
Oh Frochzer is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Spong lands a big right hand that drops Frochzer! The killer instinct kicks in and Spong finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Spong!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kelvin Spong!
A victorious Kelvin Spong thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Louis Sobiesky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Patton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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26
190 lbs
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185 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Louis Sobiesky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jack Patton!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Patton throws a nice inside leg kick.
Patton lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sobiesky ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Patton moves away.
Patton scores with the left hand. Sobiesky knows he should have avoided that one.
Sobiesky tries to clinch up.
Sobiesky moves into the clinch.
Patton lands with a right to the head.
Nice elbow from Patton.
Sobiesky tries to pull guard but Patton forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Sobiesky takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Louis Sobiesky has been cut.
Patton landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Patton blocking some punches.
Sobiesky throws a punch but it's blocked by Patton.
Patton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Patton - that will leave a mark!
Patton misses with a wild combination.
Sobiesky thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sobiesky tries to clinch but Patton moves out of range.
Patton throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Patton thows a body kick. Sobiesky tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Sobiesky is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patton goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Sobiesky doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Patton scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sobiesky stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Patton.
Patton scores with a sloppy right hand. Sobiesky should have avoided that one.
Sobiesky is rocked!
Patton scores with a spinning back kick!
Patton throws a nice inside leg kick.
Patton has managed to clinch.
Patton using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Patton on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Patton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Patton throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sobieskys head.
Patton manages to break the clinch.
Patton scoring well with a low kick there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Patton.
A lazy left from Patton finds it's target.
Sobiesky misses with a lunging right hand
and Patton counters with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sobiesky on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Patton. Patton obviously looking to wear him down.
Patton closes the distance and pushes Sobiesky back into the cage.
Patton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Patton cracks Sobiesky with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sobiesky takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Patton thumps Sobiesky with a low kick.
Patton thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Sobiesky if he has to take too many more of those.
Patton darts in and clinches Sobiesky up against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Patton.
Patton comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Patton breaks from the clinch.
Patton is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Sobiesky hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jack Patton!
A victorious Jack Patton 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 Ibario Leonit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Humphrey Baker had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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20
242 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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265 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Humphrey Baker!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ibario Leonit!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baker cracks Leonit with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Leonit looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Baker finish him?
It looks like Ibario Leonit has been cut.
Baker fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Leonit, pushing him back against the cage.
Baker scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Leonit fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A short right from Baker on the inside.
Leonit is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leonit throws a punch but it's blocked by Baker.
Leonit is still on wobbly legs! Can Baker finish him?
Baker lands a hook that snaps the head of Leonit backwards.
Leonit misses with a punch on the inside.
Baker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Baker throws a punch but it's blocked by Leonit.
Leonit is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Baker lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Baker has a couple of punches blocked by Leonit.
Leonit seems to have recovered his senses.
Leonit blocks a body shot from Baker.
Baker misses with some punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Baker.
Baker misses with a hook to the ribs.
Baker tries to throw a body punch but Leonit avoids it by throwing Baker back against the cage.
Leonit is struggling to control the position.
A short uppercut from Baker.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baker makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Baker scores with a nice hook to the head.
Baker scores with a shoulder strike.
Baker is leaning against Leonit and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Leonit looks winded!
Baker throws a big uppercut that drops Leonit! More strikes from Baker and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Leonit lies dazed against the cage as Baker celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Humphrey Baker!
Humphrey Baker is the new heavyweight champion!
Humphrey Baker very nearly forgot to thank Darkness amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Pereira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pablo Escobar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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212 lbs
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220 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Thiago Pereira!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pablo Escobar!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pereira wants to clinch.
Pereira on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Pereira tries to clinch up but Escobar circles away and keeps his distance.
Pereira tries to land a leg kick but Escobar saw it coming and moves away.
Pereira moves in looking to clinch but Escobar pushes him off.
Pereira moves out of range of the body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pereira looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pereira is looking to clinch but Escobar is avoiding it.
Pereira slips a jab from Escobar.
Escobar ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Escobar throws out a loose jab but Pereira uses good head movement to avoid it.
Escobar misses with a right hand
and Pereira counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Escobar connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Escobar drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Escobar walks into a straight right hand from Pereira.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pereira slips a straight right by Escobar.
Pablo Escobar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pereira lands a glancing blow to the side of Escobar's head.
A left lands for Escobar.
Escobar lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pereira circles away quickly and effectively.
Some bone on bone action there as Escobar checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Pereira looks to land a body kick but Escobar moved away.
Pereira tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Escobar paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pereira closes the distance but Escobar moves to the side
and Escobar counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Pereira misses with a head kick.
Pereira ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pereira slips a jab from Escobar.
Pereira lands with an overhand left.
Pereira feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Escobar's calf.
Pereira takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Escobar misses with a wild body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pereira tries to land a leg kick but Escobar saw it coming and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Escobar.
Pereira is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Escobar jabs at Pereira's body.
Escobar lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pereira at a distance.
Escobar tries to land a front kick but Pereira steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Escobar throws a combination. Pereira tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Pereira throws a leg kick
and Escobar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Escobar connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Escobar looks to land a left hand but Pereira moved out of range nicely.
Escobar walks into a left hand.
Pereira throws a chopping leg kick but Escobar manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Pereira tries a head kick but it misses.
Pereira ducks under a wild hook from Escobar.
Escobar tests Pereira's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Escobar catches Pereira with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pereira takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Pereira walks into a stiff left hand from Escobar.
Pereira misses with a low kick.
Escobar scores with a decent looking hook.
Pereira misses with a low kick.
Pereira slips a straight right by Escobar.
An inside leg kick lands from Escobar.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Escobar.
Escobar misses the shot to the body.
Pereira pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jab by Escobar.
Pereira tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Escobar fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Pereira scores with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Escobar stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pereira lands a head kick. Escobar smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Escobar throws a right and a left that Pereira avoids nicely.
It looks like Pereira has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Pereira ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Escobar moves away.
Escobar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Escobar throws a right and a left that both miss.
A telegraphed right hand from Escobar misses the target.
A shot to the liver by Escobar. Beautiful body shot.
Pereira throws a head kick but Escobar moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Escobar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Escobar throws a leg kick that is checked
and Pereira counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Escobar is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Escobar throws a chopping leg kick but Pereira manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pereira chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Escobar checks a low kick from Pereira.
Escobar with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pereira throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Escobar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Escobar dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Escobar throws a poor cross that misses
and Pereira counters with a nice low kick that buckles Escobar's knee momentarily.
Pereira is looking to chop away at Escobar's legs.
Escobar lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Pereira throws a sloppy head kick and Escobar moves out of range easily.
Escobar blocks a jab.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Pereira might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Escobar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sloppy strikes from Pereira. Those never looked like landing.
Escobar misses with a low kick.
Pereira misses with a head kick.
Escobar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Escobar scores with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Escobar moves into range and connects with a jab.
Pereira fails with an attempt to clinch.
Escobar throws a push kick but Pereira slaps the foot to one side.
Pereira slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Escobar has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Escobar chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar swats away the attempt to clinch by Pereira.
Escobar lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Escobar lands a nice looking kick to the body. Pereira takes a step back to recover.
Escobar lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Pereira scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
An inside leg kick lands from Escobar.
Escobar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pereira manages to avoid it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Escobar!
Pereira shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Escobar misses with a hook to the body
and Pereira counters with a nice leg kick.
Pereira throws a front kick aimed at Escobar's knee but Escobar avoids it well.
Pereira throws a nice head kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Escobar throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar connects with a body shot.
Escobar ducks right into an uppercut from Pereira.
Pereira throws a head kick but Escobar moves out of range.
Escobar shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Pereira tries to land a front kick but Escobar steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Pereira lands a nice leg kick that just misses Escobar's sensitive parts.
Escobar misses with a body kick.
Pereira goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Escobar throws a sloppy head kick and Pereira moves out of range easily.
Pereira is looking to clinch but Escobar is avoiding it.
Pereira throws a body kick that misses
and Escobar counters with a slapping leg kick.
Pereira takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Pablo Escobar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A looping hook to the body misses from Escobar. Pereira does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pereira throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Escobar lands a head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar looks to land a right hand but Pereira moved out of range.
Escobar throws a series of punches but Pereira avoids them all with ease.
Escobar swats away the attempt to clinch by Pereira.
Escobar scores with a body shot.
Pereira moves out of range of the body kick.
Escobar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Escobar throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pereira sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pereira throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Escobar.
A punch combination from Escobar misses.
Pereira throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Pereira scores with a nice body kick.
Pereira tries to clinch there but Escobar circles away.
Pereira showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Escobar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pereira finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Pereira throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pereira lands with a kick to the temple. Escobar shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Pereira gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pereira misses with a punch to the body.
Escobar lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Escobar on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pereira swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Escobar avoids the elbow strike from Pereira, against the cage.
Escobar throws a head punch that misses.
Pereira tries to throw a body punch but Escobar avoids it by throwing Pereira back against the cage.
Pereira misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Escobar.
Pereira has Escobar pressed against the cage, preventing Escobar from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pereira can't find room to land a body shot as Escobar controls the action.
Pereira creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Escobar's defenses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Escobar wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Escobar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Pereira looks to land a left hand but Escobar moved out of range nicely.
A low kick from Pereira is predictable there
and Escobar counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pereira thinking.
Pereira wants to slow Escobar down by chopping away at his legs.
Pereira throws a body shot but no joy.
Escobar throws a nice head kick!
Escobar throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pereira.
Escobar throws a body shot but no joy.
Escobar lands a jab to Pereira's midsection.
Pereira fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Escobar looks to land a combination but Pereira avoids it well.
Escobar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Escobar looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pereira lands a high kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice leg kick lands there from Pereira.
Pereira avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar missing with a left hand there. Pereira was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pereira clinches.
Escobar makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Escobar misses with a punch to the body.
Pereira blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Escobar tries to work over Pereira's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Escobar throws a punch but it's blocked by Pereira.
Escobar makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pereira looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A shot in the inside from Pereira.
Escobar takes an elbow to the forehead.
Pereira lands a shoulder strike.
Pereira blocks an uppercut.
Escobar misses with a punch on the inside.
Escobar throws a head punch that misses.
Pereira lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Pereira throws an elbow that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pereira as Escobar tries to tie him up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar swings wildly with an uppercut but Pereira uses good head movement to avoid it.
Escobar tries to work over Pereira's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pereira lands an elbow that stopped Escobar in his tracks for a moment.
Pereira struggles to land a body shot inside as Escobar controls his hands.
Escobar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Escobar scores with a shoulder strike.
Pereira tries to land knees in the clinch but Escobar avoids the damage to the body.
Escobar wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pereira has him pressed against the cage.
Pereira's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Escobar blocks a body shot from Pereira.
Escobar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Escobar blocks an elbow strike from Pereira.
Escobar lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pereira pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Escobar stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A nice left hand lands by Escobar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar has a couple of punches blocked by Pereira.
Pereira throws an elbow that misses.
Pereira lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Pereira throws an elbow but it misses.
Pereira looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Escobar blocks the elbow strike.
Escobar lands a body shot.
Pereira blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Escobar lands with a light punch inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Escobar creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pereira throws a head punch that misses.
Pereira blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pablo Escobar seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Escobar working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Escobar struggles to land a body shot inside as Pereira controls his hands.
Pereira doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pereira blocks an uppercut.
Pereira blocks a body shot from Escobar.
Escobar tries to throw a body punch but Pereira avoids it by throwing Escobar back against the cage.
Pereira blocks a body shot from Escobar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escobar breaks the clinch.
Escobar rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pereira moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Escobar throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pereira stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Escobar throws a series of punches but Pereira moves out of range.
Pereira tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jab, jab by Escobar - just one landing.
Pereira chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Escobar can pounce on him.
Nice defenses there by Pereira.
Pereira misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Escobar.
Escobar buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pereira is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Escobar scores with a punch to the head.
Escobar with a hook.
Pereira will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Pereira takes a shot right to the bread basket.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Escobar really dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Pereira jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Escobar swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pereira makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Escobar throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pereira sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pereira motions for Escobar to come forward. Pereira throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Escobar has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pereira.
Escobar throws a poor cross that misses
and Pereira counters with a head kick. That will keep Escobar thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Escobar lunges at Pereira with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pereira's hand.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Escobar.
Escobar tries to land a front kick but Pereira steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Escobar throws a right and a left that Pereira avoids nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Escobar throws a half hearted mid kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Escobar checks a leg kick.
Pereira tries to clinch up.
Escobar bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Escobar moves out of range of the body kick from Pereira.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pereira is looking to clinch but Escobar is avoiding it.
Pereira displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Escobar throws out the jab.
Escobar swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Pereira counters with a slapping leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Escobar. That snapped Pereira's head back.
Escobar connects with a body shot that sends Pereira's belly button to the back.
A low kick from Pereira misses
and Escobar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pereira clinches up with Escobar and pushes him back against the cage.
Pereira looking to slow down the pace here.
Pereira lands an elbow inside that Escobar shrugs off.
Pereira misses with an elbow over the top.
Escobar manages to break the clinch.
Escobar tries to bum rush Pereira with a series of wild strikes but Pereira uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pereira tries to close the distance and clinch but Escobar swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pereira pivots, looking for a leg kick but Escobar is out of range and Pereira settles back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pereira fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Pereira bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pereira throws a low kick but Escobar moves out of range easily.
Escobar throws a hook but Pereira blocks it.
Pereira tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Escobar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Escobar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pereira throws a sloppy head kick and Escobar moves out of range easily.
Escobar misses with a hook. Pereira ducked under it nicely.
Escobar slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Pereira slips a straight right by Escobar.
Escobar moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pereira.
Pereira moves in looking to clinch but Escobar pushes him off.
Escobar looks to land a left hand but Pereira moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pereira tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Escobar paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Escobar misses with a few strikes there.
Escobar tests Pereira's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Escobar throws a series of punches but Pereira moves out of range.
Escobar throws a body kick that misses.
Pereira on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Pereira lands with a kick to the temple. Escobar shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Pereira tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pereira wants to clinch.
Escobar misses with an attempted mid kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Escobar checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escobar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pereira walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Escobar checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Pereira misses with a kick to the body.
Escobar swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Escobar connects with a crisp jab.
Pereira misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pereira throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jab from Pereira.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Escobar scores with a shot to the body.
Escobar throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Pereira throws a leg kick
and Escobar counters with a nice kick to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
An inside leg kick lands from Escobar.
Escobar lands with a thumping leg kick.
Escobar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Escobar dominated that fourth round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Pereira slips a jab from Escobar.
Escobar loads up on a big right hand but Pereira slips the punch.
Nice shot lands for Pereira.
Pereira takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Pereira shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Pereira pivots, looking for a leg kick but Escobar is out of range and Pereira settles back down.
Escobar keeps the fight on the outside.
Pereira scores with a head kick.
Pereira throws a head kick but Escobar moves out of range.
Escobar throws out a powerful jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Escobar scores with a shot to the body.
Escobar pushes Pereira away with a front kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Escobar.
Escobar lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice jab there from Escobar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Escobar moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Pereira tries to clinch up
and Escobar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Escobar scores with a hook to the body. Pereira takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Escobar connects with a jab.
Pereira connects with a solid leg kick.
Nice cross by Escobar.
Escobar defending well as Pereira loads up on a big left hand.
Pereira is looking to clinch but Escobar is avoiding it.
Pereira misses with a low kick.
Pereira slips a jab and a cross from Escobar.
Escobar avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pereira throws a sloppy head kick and Escobar moves out of range easily.
Escobar bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
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!
Pereira walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Escobar checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Escobar checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Escobar dips to his left and cracks Pereira with an uppercut!
Pereira takes one to the side of the head.
Pereira tries to close the distance and clinch up but Escobar swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Escobar scores with a one two! Pereira had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The fighters circle momentarily. Pereira darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Pereira throws a leg kick which misses Escobar's front leg but catches the back leg as Escobar tries to avoid it.
Escobar is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Pereira thumps Escobar with a low kick.
Pereira throws a head kick but Escobar moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar lands a really nice looking cross but Pereira seems unphased.
Escobar lands a right hook to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pereira.
Pereira moves into the clinch.
Pereira tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pereira misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pereira.
Escobar scores with a shot to the side of Pereira's head.
Pereira keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Escobar's efforts to push away.
Escobar lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pereira pushes off an throws an elbow but Escobar leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Escobar blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Escobar.
Escobar avoids a wild elbow strike from Pereira.
Escobar misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pereira misses with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Escobar scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Escobar manages to break the clinch.
Escobar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pereira 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.
Pereira doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Pereira moves in looking to clinch but Escobar pushes him off.
Escobar misses with a two punch combination.
Escobar throws a hook but Pereira avoids it easily.
Escobar throws a low kick, looking for Pereira's leg but Pereira calmly moves out of range.
Escobar lands with an uppercut that bounces Pereira off the cage and back into range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pereira.
Escobar scores with a nice body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pereira takes a swing at Escobar's ribcage but misses.
Thiago Pereira has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pereira thows a leg kick but Escobar checks it
and Escobar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pablo Escobar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Escobar 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 45:50
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 45:50
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pablo Escobar!
Pablo Escobar is the new light heavyweight champion!
Pablo Escobar thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Justin Hurley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fernando Baltasar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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5 - 0 - 0 |
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179 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Justin Hurley!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fernando Baltasar!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Hurley misses.
Hurley misses with a double jab.
Hurley definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hurley stuns Baltasar with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Baltasar with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Baltasar scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hurley tries to move into range but Baltasar moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hurley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Baltasar.
Hurley misses with a double jab
and Baltasar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hurley scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hurley sizes up Baltasar with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
It looks like Fernando Baltasar has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hurley scores with a hook to the body. Baltasar takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Baltasar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hurley manages to avoid it.
Hurley just misses with a punch to the body.
Hurley blocks a jab.
Baltasar stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baltasar misses with a double jab
and Hurley counters with a two punch combo.
Baltasar rushes Hurley and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Baltasar is trying to break free.
Baltasar swings wildly with an uppercut but Hurley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baltasar has had enough of the clinch but Hurley keeps him there for the moment.
Hurley has Baltasar pressed against the cage, preventing Baltasar from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Baltasar has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Baltasar is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Baltasar misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Hurley on the inside.
Hurley struggles to land a body shot inside as Baltasar controls his hands.
Hurley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hurley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Baltasar throws a sloppy body shot
and Hurley counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baltasar scoring well with a low kick there.
Baltasar tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hurley manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hurley clobbers Baltasar with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hurley lands a body shot.
Hurley lands a body shot.
Baltasar gets in close and instigates a clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Baltasar.
Baltasar has Hurley pressed against the cage.
A short right from Baltasar on the inside.
Baltasar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Baltasar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Baltasar scores with a hook to the body.
Hurley blocks an uppercut.
Baltasar has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Hurley seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Baltasar can turn it around.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baltasar trying to control the position but instead, Hurley has worked for underhooks and has pushed Baltasar into the cage.
Nice body punch from Baltasar.
Baltasar scores with a nice hook to the head.
Baltasar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hurley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short left from Hurley.
Hurley lands a nice uppercut.
Baltasar misses with some punches.
Hurley working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Baltasar throws a punch but it's blocked by Hurley.
Baltasar taking a breather.
Hurley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hurley is looking to wear down Baltasar with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hurley looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Baltasar scores with a three punch combo!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Hurley finds it's way through Baltasar's defenses.
Baltasar throws a jab but it's blocked by Hurley.
Baltasar takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hurley throws a body punch but Baltasar moves out of range.
Baltasar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hurley throws out the jab.
Hurley tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Baltasar turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Baltasar on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Baltasar lands with a kick to the temple. Hurley shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hurley misses with an uppercut.
Baltasar throws a combination that misses
and Hurley counters with a right hand to the body.
Baltasar drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Justin Hurley dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fernando Baltasar'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.
Oooooh!!! Hurley has knocked Baltasar down with a huge combo! Hurley steps away and waves a wobbly Baltasar back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Baltasar is still looking wobbly from the end of the last round!
Baltasar throws a lazy uppercut
and Hurley counters with a huge left! Baltasar is in big trouble! He's backing up but Hurley isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Baltasar from any more damage. A dominating finish by Hurley!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Justin Hurley!
Justin Hurley retains his welterweight title!
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