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MMA Helsinki - 20 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Firmly Grasping (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Smith (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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195 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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200 lbs
0 - 3 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Firmly Grasping!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Smith!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grasping with a jab.
Grasping misses with a wild body shot.
Grasping works Smith's body with a nice hook.
A left and a right from Grasping both land. Nice combination.
Smith manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Grasping on his heels. He'll look to pass Grasping's guard now, I'm sure.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Grasping is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Grasping has his foot on Smith's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Smith works his way back into a safe position though.
Grasping looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Smith looking to sit in guard and control but Grasping gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith is trying to keep Grasping in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grasping trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Grasping got a little sloppy there for a moment and Smith has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Grasping has managed to get both his arms back between Smith's legs - danger averted.
We've been hearing good reports from Grasping's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Grasping stops Smith from standing up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Smith is on top in guard.
Grasping keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
Grasping trying to control the position.
Smith looking to sit in guard and control but Grasping gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grasping trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Grasping working some strikes from top position.
Smith controlling the position.
Smith working a defensive guard here.
Grasping wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.
Grasping stands up over Smith, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Grasping looking to pass the guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith keeping moving, preventing Grasping from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Smith throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Grasping escapes and throws Smith's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Grasping trying to control the position but Smith is working away.
Smith is looking for a sweep.
Grasping trying to control the position but Smith is working away.
Grasping in side control lands a decent elbow.
Grasping lands a nice forearm strike.
Smith is not content to let Grasping control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grasping lands an elbow.
Smith takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Smith tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grasping working the ground and pound.
Grasping has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grasping working the ground and pound from side control.
Smith takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Grasping wants to control but Smith is keeping him busy.
Grasping in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grasping passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Smith!
Smith is looking to improve his position but Grasping isn't that keen on the idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Firmly Grasping dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Grasping will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Firmly Grasping seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grasping misses the shot to the body.
John Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fighters circling - Grasping throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Smith tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Grasping lands with a nice combination. Smith backs away looking to recover.
Smith with a poor takedown
and Grasping counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Grasping.
Grasping in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Grasping trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smith is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Grasping throws an elbow that misses. Smith uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Grasping's guard. Nice move by Smith!
Grasping keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grasping looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Smith passes into side control.
Smith wants to stand but Grasping has his arm trapped.
Grasping looks to move to half guard but instead Smith has passed into mount! Damn!
Smith wants to control the pace but Grasping is squirming around nicely.
Grasping keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grasping is working hard here to advance position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grasping in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Smith controlling his opponent.
Smith can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Grasping is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grasping wants to control but Smith is having none of it.
Grasping is squirming around, avoiding Smith's attempts to control the action.
Grasping can't escape the position.
Smith is stalling here but it's allowed Grasping to get half guard.
Smith stands up from half guard.
Grasping throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grasping avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Smith shoots in for a takedown but Grasping shows good takedown defense.
Grasping misses with a jab to the body
enabling Smith to counter with a crisp jab.
Smith fails with an attempt to clinch.
Smith closes the distance and clinches up with Grasping, looking for a takedown. Smith pushes Grasping against the cage but Grasping circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Firmly Grasping has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Smith.
Smith on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Smith misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grasping.
Grasping misses with a jab, cross combination.
Grasping bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Smith's head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Smith shoots in and drives through. Grasping sprawls well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Smith will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Grasping throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Grasping lands a nice looking body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Firmly Grasping will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Smith closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Grasping's guard.
Smith won't allow Grasping to sweep him here.
Smith stays in close to Grasping's body and controls the position.
Smith working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Smith wants to control from the top but Grasping keeps moving.
Grasping looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Grasping throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Smith loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Grasping is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Smith is aware though and is defending well.
Smith is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Grasping wants to sweep but no luck.
Smith wants to control from the top but Grasping keeps moving.
Grasping throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Smith escapes and throws Grasping's legs to the side, diving into side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grasping is trying to improve his position.
Smith working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Smith in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grasping is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Smith's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Grasping has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Smith is working away from the top position though.
Grasping tries to roll over but Smith keeps him under control.
Firmly Grasping is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Grasping trying to control here.
Grasping controlling the position for now.
Smith is looking to take a break and control but Grasping is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Smith seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Grasping does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The ref stands the fighters back up. John Smith was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Grasping misses with a body shot
and Smith counters with a nice body shot.
Grasping throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smith fails with an attempt to clinch.
Grasping throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Smith.
Smith throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith tries for a takedown but Grasping sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Smith will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Smith fails with an attempt to clinch.
John Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grasping cracks Smith with a good jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to John Smith.
Well Grasping 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Firmly Grasping!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cain Velasqs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buer Eremiel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buer Eremiel has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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35
216 lbs
11 - 13 - 1 |
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218 lbs
24 - 19 - 0 |
BJJ Red Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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
11 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Cain Velasqs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Buer Eremiel!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Velasqs misses with an uppercut.
Cain Velasqs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Velasqs lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Velasqs throws a head kick that misses.
Eremiel throws a leg kick but Velasqs sees it coming and moves out of range.
Eremiel feints and then cracks Velasqs's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Velasqs down.
Eremiel avoids a punch combination nicely.
Velasqs connects with a leg kick. Eremiel looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Velasqs.
A head kick misses from Velasqs.
Eremiel takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Velasqs throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Velasqs thows a body shot but no joy.
Eremiel leaves Velasqs with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Eremiel takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eremiel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Velasqs.
Velasqs shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Eremiel pinned against the cage. Eremiel gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Velasqs thows a body shot but no joy.
Eremiel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Velasqs.
Velasqs checks the leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Velasqs misses.
Velasqs closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Eremiel's guard.
Velasqs has gone for a leg lock! Eremiel slips out almost immediately though and dives into Velasqs's guard.
Velasqs working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Eremiel doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Eremiel manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velasqs is looking for a triangle here but Eremiel uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Velasqs really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Velasqs is looking for a sweep.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Eremiel stands up and we're back to a striking position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Velasqs closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Eremiel is looking to improve his position.
Velasqs throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Velasqs is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Eremiel doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Velasqs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velasqs is looking for a kimura but Eremiel is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Velasqs to get the leverage.
Velasqs is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Eremiel reverses the position - he's now on top in Velasqs's guard.
Velasqs working for a triangle but Eremiel defends it easily.
Eremiel seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Velasqs looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Eremiel has picked Velasqs up and slammed him! Velasqs can't keep hold of the triangle and Eremiel manages to pass to side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Velasqs is looking for a sweep.
Velasqs is working hard here to advance position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cain Velasqs dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Velasqs throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Eremiel throws a hook but Velasqs blocks it.
Velasqs darts in looking for a takedown but Eremiel gets double underhooks and turns Velasqs into the cage.
Velasqs tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Eremiel just stands there and leans against the cage.
Eremiel is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Velasqs is defending well for now.
Velasqs jumps guard but Eremiel turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cain Velasqs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Velasqs fails to pull guard.
Eremiel presses Velasqs against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short left from Eremiel.
Eremiel trying to land knees to the body.
Eremiel creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Velasqs tries to pull guard but Eremiel forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Eremiel scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Eremiel.
Eremiel tries to throw a body punch but Velasqs avoids it by throwing Eremiel back against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Velasqs tries to pull guard but Eremiel won't allow it.
A short uppercut from Eremiel.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Velasqs jumps into guard, dragging Eremiel to the mat.
Velasqs keeping moving, preventing Eremiel from controlling successfully.
Eremiel slips nicely into half guard.
Velasqs looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Velasqs looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Velasqs looking for submissions off his back.
Eremiel is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velasqs looking for subs from the bottom but Eremiel mounts him!
Velasqs is in all sorts of trouble here.
Eremiel takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Velasqs is in all sorts of trouble here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Eremiel can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Velasqs is looking to escape.
Velasqs is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velasqs sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Velasqs won't allow Eremiel to pass to mount.
Velasqs looking for submissions off his back.
Velasqs looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Velasqs looking for submissions off his back.
Velasqs actively working from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eremiel wants to lay and pray for a moment but Velasqs keeps working.
Velasqs looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Eremiel decides to return to a standing position.
Velasqs cracks Eremiel with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Velasqs shoots in but no luck this time.
Velasqs misses with a takedown attempt
and Eremiel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Eremiel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buer Eremiel 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. And we move into the final round!
Velasqs is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Eremiel's half guard.
Eremiel is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Velasqs's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Velasqs's back!
Velasqs is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Velasqs breaks Eremiel's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Velasqs preventing the sweep.
Velasqs drops back, looking for a kneebar! Eremiel looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Eremiel looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Eremiel!
Velasqs is looking to reverse the position.
Eremiel decides to stand up, so the ref orders Velasqs to his feet.
Velasqs drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Velasqs throws a strike but Eremiel rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Velasqs can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Eremiel controls the pace.
Velasqs is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Eremiel must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Velasqs is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Velasqs will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Eremiel would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Velasqs had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Eremiel defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eremiel is stalling in the full guard.
Velasqs looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Eremiel has picked Velasqs up and slammed him! Velasqs can't keep hold of the triangle and Eremiel manages to pass to side control!
Eremiel stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Velasqs looks to throw the jab but Eremiel is out of range.
Eremiel throws a head kick but Velasqs moves out of range.
Velasqs lands a head shot.
Eremiel swings for the body but Velasqs moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velasqs throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Velasqs takes a swing at Eremiel's ribcage but misses.
Eremiel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Velasqs shoots in for a double leg but Eremiel sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Eremiel throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Cain Velasqs has been cut.
Velasqs shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Velasqs was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Velasqs has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Eremiel is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Velasqs yanks on the arm and Eremiel is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Velasqs.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Cain Velasqs!
A relieved looking Cain Velasqs thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Valdemar Friman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Gallo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Friman kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Metallica - Damage Inc.. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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160 lbs
25 - 24 - 0 |
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160 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Valdemar Friman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joe Gallo!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Friman swinging wildly here.
Friman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gallo misses with a wild body shot.
Friman throws a good cross that connects.
Gallo takes one to the side of the head.
Gallo fails to land with a series of punches.
Gallo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Friman.
Gallo lands a body shot.
Gallo digs a good body shot into Friman's ribs.
Gallo throws a series of punches but Friman avoids them all with ease.
Friman misses with a combination
and Gallo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gallo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Friman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gallo with a nice cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gallo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Friman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gallo pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Friman back to the cage. Gallo follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Joe Gallo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gallo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Friman on the side of the head.
Friman throws a head kick that misses.
Friman misses with a double jab.
Gallo throws a series of punches but Friman moves out of range.
The crowd cheers as Gallo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Friman doesn't seem phased though.
Friman takes one on the button.
Friman lands a lovely overhand right.
Gallo stuns Friman with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Friman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gallo scores with a body shot.
Gallo moves out of range of the body kick from Friman.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gallo throws a one two combo.
Friman throws a series of punches but Gallo avoids them all with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gallo lands a nice looking body shot.
No joy there for Friman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Friman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Friman takes a swing at Gallo's ribcage but misses.
Friman throws a series of strikes that have Gallo backpedaling.
Friman tries to clinch but Gallo moves out of range.
Gallo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Friman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gallo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Friman.
A head kick misses from Friman.
Gallo works Friman's body with a nice hook.
Friman moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Gallo lands with a shot to the body.
A combination from Friman does no damage.
Gallo's corner calls for a 1-2. Gallo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Friman on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Friman wants to clinch.
Friman throws a leg kick but Gallo checks it.
Friman walks into a left hand.
Gallo tests Friman's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Friman misses with a wild body shot.
Gallo cracks Friman with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Friman takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Gallo has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Friman throws a push kick but Gallo slaps the foot to one side.
Friman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Friman gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gallo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gallo stuffs the takedown.
Gallo is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Friman had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Friman doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Friman tries to close the distance and clinch but Gallo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gallo with a hook.
Friman takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Friman misses with a kick to the body.
Gallo swings for the body but Friman moves out of range.
Gallo is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The fight stays on the outside here - Friman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gallo misses with a body shot.
Friman's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gallo under the eye.
Friman throws a series of punches but Gallo moves out of range.
Gallo takes a swing at Friman's ribcage but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Friman fails to land with a series of punches.
Gallo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gallo jabs Friman to the body, keeping him at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Gallo dominated that round.
That's time! Friman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Friman on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Friman throws a right and a left that both miss.
Friman misses with a head kick.
Gallo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Friman at a distance.
Gallo moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Friman falls off balance throwing a combination
and Friman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gallo has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Gallo scores with a shot to the body.
Friman thows a body shot but no joy.
Gallo sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Gallo misses with a wild combination.
Gallo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gallo is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Friman rather than just go for the knockout.
Friman jabs at Gallo's body.
Friman avoids the body shot from Gallo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Friman looks for the body kick but Gallo saw that one coming.
Gallo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Friman.
Gallo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gallo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Friman throws a combination. Gallo tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Gallo lands with an uppercut that bounces Friman off the cage and back into range.
Gallo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Friman's hands.
Gallo swings for the body but Friman moves out of range.
Friman throws a push kick but Gallo slaps the foot to one side.
Friman takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Friman avoids the body shot from Gallo.
Joe Gallo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gallo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gallo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Friman.
Friman misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gallo misses with the combination.
Gallo is looking to take this fight into 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!
Gallo swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Friman counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gallo moves out of range as Friman throws a body kick.
Gallo lands a nice looking body shot.
Gallo displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Friman misses with a wild combination.
Gallo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Friman.
Gallo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Friman.
Gallo swings for the body but Friman moves out of range.
Gallo misses with a series of wild punches.
Gallo misses with a few strikes there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Friman.
Friman gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Gallo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Friman throws a right and a left that Gallo avoids nicely.
Gallo thows a body shot but no joy.
Friman connects with a looping right hand.
Friman throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gallo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Friman just misses with a punch to the body.
Gallo jabs at Friman's body.
Gallo is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gallo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Friman.
Friman motions for Gallo to come forward. Friman throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gallo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Friman stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Friman might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Friman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gallo manages to avoid it.
Friman avoids the body shot from Gallo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Friman looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Gallo punishes Friman's body with a nice straight punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gallo just misses with a punch to the body.
Friman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gallo dodges the punch combination from Friman.
Gallo throws a body punch but Friman moves out of range.
Gallo takes the fight into the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Gallo tries a body shot but Friman blocks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Friman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gallo.
Friman missing with knees to the body.
Gallo avoiding damage as Friman throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Gallo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Friman avoids the body shot from Gallo.
Gallo connects with a body shot that sends Friman's belly button to the back.
Friman tries to land a leg kick but Gallo saw it coming and moves away.
Gallo lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Friman backs up against the cage.
Gallo connects with a nice looking jab.
Friman looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Friman closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Gallo cracks Friman with a nice body shot.
Still in the clinch, Gallo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gallo swings wildly with an uppercut but Friman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Friman missing with knees to the body.
Friman softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Friman misses with a knee strike.
Gallo avoiding damage as Friman throws knees to the body.
Friman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gallo wants to stall.
Gallo avoiding damage as Friman throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gallo'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.
Friman lands a left hand.
Friman missing with knees to the body.
Friman struggles to land a body shot inside as Gallo controls his hands.
Friman unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gallo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Friman is looking to control Gallo's arms but Gallo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Friman has his back to the cage.
Friman struggles to land a body shot inside as Gallo controls his hands.
Gallo lands with a right to the head.
Friman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gallo is defending well for now.
Gallo lands with a left to the head.
Gallo scores with a shot to the side of Friman's head.
A shot in the inside from Gallo.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gallo.
Gallo tries to work over Friman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gallo leaning against his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Friman tries a body shot but Gallo blocks it.
Gallo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Friman wants a takedown but no success here.
Friman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nice body punch from Gallo.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Gallo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Friman tries a knee to the head but Gallo blocks it.
Gallo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A bit of stalling here from Gallo.
Friman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gallo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gallo misses with a punch to the body.
Friman looking to throw knees to the head but Gallo is blocking nicely.
Gallo tries to work over Friman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gallo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gallo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gallo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gallo.
Gallo manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Gallo managing to block the knees to the body from Friman.
Friman has a couple of punches blocked by Gallo.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Friman.
Gallo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Friman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Friman misses with a knee strike.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Gallo takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A right hand to the body from Gallo.
Friman scores a nice knee to the body.
Valdemar Friman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gallo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Friman looking to throw knees to the head but Gallo is blocking nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gallo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Friman is keeping busy.
Friman looking to stall.
Gallo leaning his opponent against the cage.
Friman tries to land knees in the clinch but Gallo avoids the damage to the body.
Gallo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gallo stalling against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Friman lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A short body shot lands from Friman as the two fighters clinch.
Joe Gallo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Gallo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Friman using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Gallo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gallo 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Gallo!
After the fight, Joe Gallo was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Gregory (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sylwester Karwowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gregory's entrance music is Chumbawamba - English Rebel Songs. A fine choice. Karwowski has chosen Metallica - Enter Sandman as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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32
205 lbs
14 - 16 - 0 |
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29
214 lbs
11 - 8 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Paul Gregory!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sylwester Karwowski!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Karwowski takes an elbow to the temple.
Gregory misses with a body punch.
Karwowski is trying to drag Gregory to the mat but Gregory just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Karwowski takes an elbow to the forehead.
Gregory is trying to maintain a safe position but Karwowski gets an underhook and turns Gregory into the cage.
Gregory breaks from the clinch.
Karwowski tests Gregory's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gregory misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Karwowski shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gregory sprawls well. Gregory wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Karwowski gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karwowski connects with a nice looking jab.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Karwowski!
Karwowski shoots in and drives through. Gregory sprawls well.
Paul Gregory has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sylwester Karwowski.
Karwowski tries for a takedown but Gregory sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Karwowski shoots in for a takedown but Gregory shows good takedown defense.
Gregory tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gregory displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karwowski misses with an uppercut.
Gregory walks into a straight right hand from Karwowski.
Karwowski slips a jab from Gregory.
Karwowski has a takedown stuffed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gregory jabs at Karwowski's body.
Gregory stuffs the takedown attempt from Karwowski. Karwowski gets slowly back to his feet.
Karwowski throws a poor cross that misses
and Gregory counters by clinching up.
Gregory throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Gregory pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Karwowski misses with a hook. Gregory ducked under it nicely.
Gregory throws a series of strikes that have Karwowski backpedaling.
Karwowski lands with a straight right. Gregory didn't see that one coming.
Karwowski moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Karwowski changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gregory tries to avoid it but Karwowski manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gregory to the ground. Gregory escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gregory tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Karwowski paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Paul Gregory is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Karwowski shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gregory pinned against the cage. Gregory gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Karwowski closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Gregory looks to land a combination but Karwowski avoids it well.
A big right from Karwowski misses.
Gregory tries to close the distance and clinch up but Karwowski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Karwowski avoids a punch combination nicely.
Karwowski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Karwowski shoots in for a double leg but Gregory sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karwowski misses with a wild combination.
Gregory has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Karwowski finds it's way round the side to connect with Gregory's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gregory misses with a straight left.
Karwowski throws a jab but it's blocked by Gregory.
Karwowski closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Gregory to the mat! Gregory manages to get full guard.
Gregory controls Karwowski momentarily but Karwowski frees himself.
Karwowski content to stall in guard here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Karwowski drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Gregory manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Karwowski has Gregory in his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sylwester Karwowski 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.
Gregory lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Karwowski connects with a looping right hand.
Karwowski shoots in for a double leg but Gregory sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Karwowski shoots for a double leg takedown but Gregory sprawls well. He's pushed Karwowski's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Gregory tries to clinch up.
Karwowski shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gregory sprawls well. Gregory wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Karwowski gets slowly back to his feet.
Paul Gregory has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sylwester Karwowski.
Gregory misses with a combination
and Karwowski counters with a nice uppercut.
Karwowski lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gregory circles away quickly and effectively.
Gregory on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karwowski looks to land a right hand but Gregory moved out of range.
Gregory tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Karwowski paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Karwowski swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gregory moves into range and clinches up with Karwowski.
Gregory breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Karwowski shoots in looking for a takedown. Gregory tries to sprawl out of it but Karwowski keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gregory manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Karwowski misses with a double jab.
Gregory stuffs the takedown attempt from Karwowski. Karwowski gets slowly back to his feet.
Paul Gregory is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gregory on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karwowski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gregory looks to clinch
and Karwowski counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Karwowski.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gregory keeping moving, preventing Karwowski from controlling successfully.
Gregory seems keen to control Karwowski's posture.
Karwowski working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Karwowski pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gregory is keeping the position for now.
Karwowski trying to control the position from guard on top but Gregory is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gregory not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Karwowski fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Karwowski 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.
Gregory thumps Karwowski with a low kick.
Karwowski avoids a kick to the body.
Karwowski tries for a takedown but Gregory sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gregory clinches.
Karwowski goes for a takedown attempt but Gregory pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Gregory is looking to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Gregory.
Gregory ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Karwowski is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gregory.
Karwowski uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gregory.
Karwowski avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Karwowski tries for a takedown but Gregory sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gregory lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Some wild striking there from Karwowski.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Karwowski takes one to the chin there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Karwowski goes for a double leg but Gregory avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Gregory continues to drive forward.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sylwester Karwowski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
The crowd cheers as Karwowski lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gregory doesn't seem phased though.
Gregory drives through and clinches with Karwowski against the cage.
Karwowski avoids a wild elbow strike from Gregory.
Karwowski blocks the elbow strike.
Gregory stalling in the clinch but Karwowski improves position.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gregory.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Gregory breaks from the clinch.
Gregory tries to clinch but Karwowski moves out of range.
Sylwester Karwowski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Karwowski lands a high kick!
Karwowski connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gregory tries to clinch but Karwowski moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from Karwowski finds it's target.
Karwowski throws a sloppy head kick
and Gregory counters with a series of strikes. Karwowski will be more careful next time no doubt.
Gregory moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Karwowski rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gregory counters with a one-two to the body.
Karwowski is rocked!
Karwowski stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gregory.
Karwowski is still on wobbly legs! Can Gregory finish him?
Karwowski takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
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!
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Gregory has cracked Karwowski with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Gregory lands another huge swinging hook and Karwowski tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Karwowski, before Gregory can land any more shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Paul Gregory!
Our winner, Paul Gregory, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Leroy Morris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Magician Rapist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morris comes to the cage accompanied by Clique . Magician Rapist 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Leroy Morris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Magician Rapist!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rapist dodges the punch combination from Morris.
Rapist misses with a body shot.
Rapist throws an off balance right hand
and Morris counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rapist is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Rapist looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A combination from Rapist does no damage.
Rapist lands with a cross.
Morris seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Morris misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rapist.
Rapist gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Morris slaps away a takedown attempt from Rapist, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Rapist misses with a wild combination.
Rapist throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rapist scores with a punch to the head.
Rapist fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Morris sprawls well initially but Rapist persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The fighters are battling for position here. Morris manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morris is trying to keep Rapist in close.
Morris wants to sweep but no luck.
Morris not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Rapist is looking to work some ground and pound but Morris has wrist control.
Rapist stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Morris swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rapist postures up.
Morris is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rapist defends well.
Rapist is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Morris is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Rapist is aware though and is defending well.
Rapist got a little sloppy there for a moment and Morris has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Rapist has managed to get both his arms back between Morris's legs - danger averted.
Morris working for a triangle but Rapist defends it easily.
Rapist trying to control but Morris is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rapist throwing strikes from guard but Morris blocks nicely.
Rapist looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Morris is trying to keep Rapist in close.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rapist looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Magician Rapist.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rapist. Morris does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Rapist.
Good work by Rapist as he checks the leg kick.
Morris ducks under a wild hook from Rapist.
Nice straight punches there by Morris. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Morris.
Rapist throws a nice looking combination but Morris bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Morris closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Morris looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Rapist wants to sweep but Morris has passed to side control!
A lull in the action here as Morris stalls from top position.
Rapist is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Rapist is not content to let Morris control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morris is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Rapist is just riding it out for now. Morris eventually gives up the hold.
Morris is trying to control the action in half guard but Rapist is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Morris is looking to advance position but Rapist won't allow it.
Morris content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Rapist tries to get to full guard but Morris has control of the leg.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rapist gets full guard.
Rapist is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Morris passes easily into side control. Nice work.
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 Leroy Morris will probably get the nod.
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.
Morris throws a right and a left that Rapist avoids nicely.
Rapist fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rapist drives through and clinches with Morris against the cage.
Morris blocks an uppercut.
Morris pressing his opponent against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Morris for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Rapist lands a body shot.
Rapist misses with a punch on the inside.
Morris holding his opponent close, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rapist.
Morris blocking some punches.
Morris is trying to force a seperation but Rapist has the dominant position.
Morris wants the takedown. Rapist is fighting it off but Morris persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Rapist's guard against the cage.
Morris trying to control but Rapist is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morris pushing down on Rapist's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Morris is working for a submission of some sort.
Rapist is looking for a sweep. Morris is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rapist slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Morris trying to control but Rapist is working from the bottom.
Morris stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rapist swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Morris trying to control but Rapist is working from the bottom.
Rapist looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morris thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Morris advances position into side control!
Morris wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rapist keeps working.
Morris is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Rapist has escaped the position, nice work there.
Morris trying to control the position but Rapist is working away.
Morris moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Rapist is looking for a sweep.
Leroy Morris overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morris slows the pace down.
Morris advances to full mount.
Rapist is squirming around, avoiding Morris's attempts to control the action.
Rapist really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Morris trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Rapist sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Morris trying to control the pace.
Rapist moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morris trying to control but Rapist is working from the bottom.
Rapist is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rapist throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Rapist drops an elbow to the side of Morris's head.
Rapist throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Morris wants to improve his position but Rapist is controlling well.
Morris is working hard here to advance position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rapist is looking to take a break and control but Morris is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Morris is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leroy Morris dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Morris misses with a straight right.
Morris misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rapist scores with a body shot.
Rapist ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Morris moves away.
Rapist scores with a nice strike.
Rapist takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nice sprawl there from Morris as Rapist shoots in.
Rapist misses with the combination.
Morris throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rapist sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rapist scores with a kick to the body.
Morris misses with a combination
and Rapist counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Morris!
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!
Rapist landing strikes.
Morris is looking for a sweep.
Morris manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morris is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Rapist doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Morris.
Morris is looking to advance position but Rapist won't allow it.
Rapist is looking to improve his position.
Morris is trying to control. Rapist wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Morris is looking to advance position but Rapist won't allow it.
Morris seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Rapist does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Rapist avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Morris.
Rapist tries to get to full guard but Morris has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rapist is trying to control but can't.
Rapist moves into full guard.
Morris is stalling in the full guard.
Rapist had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Morris defends it easily.
Morris stands and throws Rapist's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Rapist tries to improve position but can't.
You can see the frustration on Rapist's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Rapist manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Magician Rapist has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morris is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rapist landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Morris is looking to control Rapist's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Morris avoid being mounted?
Morris is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
My spies in The Meat Market: 10k/mo inform me that Rapist has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Rapist throwing shots but Morris is blocking nicely.
Rapist is looking to take a break and control but Morris is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Morris works his way to full guard. Good work.
Morris is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Morris had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Rapist defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Morris holds on and takes a little breather.
Rapist stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Morris swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rapist throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Morris works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Morris working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rapist.
Rapist working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Morris has his foot on Rapist's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rapist works his way back into a safe position though.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rapist stopping the sweep attempt from Morris.
Rapist is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
And that's the end of the fight!
Magician Rapist comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Morris has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leroy Morris!
As Leroy Morris got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Feels good having this belt around my waste.. I don't want to let it go any time soon! '.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ash Berry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jin Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Berry might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Red Hot Chilli Pipers - Clocks. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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37
216 lbs
24 - 14 - 0 |
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39
220 lbs
28 - 38 - 2 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent MT
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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
24 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Ash Berry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 38 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Jin Kim!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Berry throws a looping overhand right but Kim ducks down to avoid it.
Kim checks the leg kick.
Berry throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kim.
Ash Berry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A lazy left from Berry finds it's target.
Berry keeps Kim at a distance using the push kick.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Kim has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Berry throws a push kick but Kim slaps the foot to one side.
Berry scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Berry misses with a head kick.
Berry stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A solid body kick from Berry.
Kim is trying hard to land a takedown here. Berry sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Berry swings for the body but Kim moves out of range.
Berry lands a leg kick that knocks Kim off balance momentarily.
Kim takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Berry lands a nice looking body kick.
Kim looks for a takedown but Berry sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim goes for a double leg but Berry avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Berry continues to drive forward.
Ash Berry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jin Kim.
Berry tries a body shot but Kim blocks it.
Berry tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Berry misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kim wants a takedown.
Berry prevents a takedown attempt there.
Berry misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kim prevents a body shot from Berry.
A nice right hand lands inside from Berry.
Kim tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kim blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Berry.
Berry misses with some punches.
Berry lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Berry fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kim is working for takedown but Berry is calmly controlling the position for now.
Berry lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berry scores with a shot to the side of Kim's head.
Berry lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Berry goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Berry prevents the takedown attempt.
We've been hearing reports that Berry has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Berry creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Berry lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kim backwards.
Berry misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Berry has a couple of punches blocked by Kim.
Kim prevents a body shot from Berry.
Kim prevents a body shot from Berry.
Berry misses with a punch on the inside.
Kim tries to pull guard but Berry forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Berry.
Berry scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kim wants a takedown but no success here.
Berry working aggressively here.
Berry scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Berry working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Berry lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kim backwards.
Berry lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berry throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kims head.
Berry cracks Kim with a nice body shot.
Kim looks winded!
Berry misses with a punch on the inside.
Kim has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Berry is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Berry gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kim.
Kim drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Berry lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kim is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Berry pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kim trying to control the position but instead, Berry has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kim into the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Berry.
Berry gets through Kim's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Berry lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Berry lands a body shot.
Berry swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berry lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kim blocks a body shot from Berry.
Berry misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Berry tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Berry is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Berry swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kim has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Berry avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Berry works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Berry lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Berry makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Berry can't find room to land a body shot as Kim controls the action.
Berry doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Berry scores with a hook to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Berry creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Berry scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice left hand lands by Berry.
Berry misses with a body punch.
Berry is leaning against Kim and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Berry lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kim or not.
Berry tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ash Berry dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Berry lands a nice shot that snaps Kim's head back.
Berry tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kim was well out of range. Poor timing from Berry.
Jin Kim is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kim fails with the takedown
and Berry counters with a nice leg kick.
Berry throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like Jin Kim has been cut.
Kim showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Berry.
Berry thuds a left hand into Kim's body.
Kim avoids the body shot from Berry.
Berry displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kim uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Berry.
Berry slips a jab from Kim.
Kim on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Berry connects with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Berry. Berry obviously looking to wear him down.
Berry is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Berry lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Berry keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kim looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Berry not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Berry wants to sweep but no luck.
Kim chips away with some ground and pound.
Kim stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Berry swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Berry working a defensive guard here.
Berry looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kim is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Berry keeping moving, preventing Kim from controlling successfully.
Kim postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kim has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Berry lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Berry trying to stand up but can't free himself from Kim's guard.
Berry gets to his feet. Kim looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
The fight stays on the outside here - Kim looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Berry is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kim can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berry lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kim shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Berry defends it nicely.
Ash Berry is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Berry fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kim.
Kim takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kim scores with a takedown into Berry's guard.
Kim is breathing heavily.
Kim stopping the sweep attempt from Berry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berry manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kim manages to get himself to full guard.
Berry trying to stand up but can't free himself from Kim's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kim managing to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ash Berry dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jin Kim's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Kim steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Berry. That one must have hurt.
Berry just misses with a punch to the body.
Kim fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Berry lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Berry throws a head kick but Kim moves out of range.
Kim moves out of range of the body kick from Berry.
Kim takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Berry bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Horrible takedown attempt by Kim or perhaps it was just good defense by Berry, which made it look bad.
Ash Berry is winning the standup battle so far.
Berry scores with a sloppy right hand. Kim should have avoided that one.
Kim takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berry connects with a crisp jab.
Berry throws a leg kick which misses Kim's front leg but catches the back leg as Kim tries to avoid it.
Berry is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Berry throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Berry throws a nice outside leg kick.
Berry bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Berry is looking to slow Kim down with leg kicks.
Berry moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Nice body kick from Berry.
Kim with a poor takedown
and Berry counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ash Berry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jin Kim.
An inside leg kick lands from Berry.
Berry fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Berry throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berry clobbers Kim with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Berry dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kim. That did some damage!
Berry throws a right and a left that Kim avoids nicely.
A nice inside leg kick there by Berry. That's going to slow Kim down.
Berry tries a head kick but it misses.
Kim ducks right into an uppercut from Berry.
Berry misses with a kick to the body.
Kim is trying hard to land a takedown here. Berry sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Berry throws a leg kick which misses Kim's front leg but catches the back leg as Kim tries to avoid it.
Berry fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Berry scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kim chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Berry can pounce on him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Kim with that takedown attempt.
Kim fails with the takedown
and Berry counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Berry lands with a slapping head kick.
Berry thumps Kim with a low kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Berry.
Berry thumps Kim with a low kick.
Kim stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Berry.
Kim fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kim has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Berry.
An inside leg kick lands from Berry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim takes the fight into the clinch.
Berry swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ash Berry is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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!
Berry tries to work over Kim's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Berry doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kim prevents a body shot from Berry.
Berry prevents a takedown attempt there.
Kim is trying to push Berry away but Berry has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kim's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kim wants a takedown.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Berry lands a body punch in the clinch.
Berry lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jin Kim has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Berry has a couple of punches blocked by Kim.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kim just misses with a elbow thrown towards Berry's brow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ash Berry showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Berry 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ash Berry!
After the big win, Ash Berry made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Milwaukee's Best 160 (85% laundry) and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rick Deckard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arne Riseman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Deckard comes to the cage accompanied by In Lust. 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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34
240 lbs
16 - 7 - 0 |
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35
280 lbs
28 - 24 - 1 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Very quick |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Rick Deckard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 24 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Arne Riseman!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riseman lands a nice leg kick that just misses Deckard's sensitive parts.
Deckard throws a combination that misses
and Riseman counters with a nice low kick that buckles Deckard's knee momentarily.
Riseman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Deckard.
Sloppy strikes from Deckard. Those never looked like landing.
Deckard throws a right hand that Riseman ducks under and follows up with a left that Riseman also avoids with ease.
Deckard throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Riseman's head.
Riseman throws a sloppy head kick and Deckard moves out of range easily.
Deckard tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Riseman counters with a nice low kick that buckles Deckard's knee momentarily.
Riseman wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Deckard moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Deckard takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Riseman fails to land with a series of punches.
Deckard throws a left and a right that both miss
and Riseman counters with a series of strikes. Deckard will be more careful next time no doubt.
Deckard is breathing heavily.
Riseman throws a series of strikes that have Deckard backpedaling.
Riseman keeps the fight on the outside.
Deckard will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Riseman throws a leg kick which misses Deckard's front leg but catches the back leg as Deckard tries to avoid it.
Arne Riseman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riseman throws a nice looking combination but Deckard bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A punch combination from Deckard misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Riseman. That's going to slow Deckard down.
Riseman misses with a two punch combination.
Riseman lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Rick Deckard has been cut.
Deckard throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Riseman keeps Deckard at a distance using the push kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Riseman sends Deckard crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Riseman is motioning to the referee to let Deckard up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Deckard is rocked!
Deckard has a takedown stuffed.
Deckard avoids a punch combination nicely.
Riseman connects with a nice cross there... Deckard is looking wobbly and Riseman recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Deckard to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Riseman jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Arne Riseman!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vviktung Bolski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vviktung Bolski told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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28
210 lbs
13 - 6 - 0 |
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27
205 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Granite chin |
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Good 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
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ben Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vviktung Bolski!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes closes the distance and clinches.
Barnes missing with knees to the body.
Bolski pushes Barnes back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bolski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Barnes obliges.
Bolski prevents a body shot from Barnes.
Bolski lands an uppercut.
Bolski prevents a body shot from Barnes.
Barnes prevents a body shot from Bolski.
Barnes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bolski is defending well for now.
Bolski is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bolski lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Barnes backwards.
Bolski tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barnes's elbow.
Barnes misses with a knee to the head.
Bolski misses with a hook to the ribs.
Barnes misses with a punch on the inside.
Bolski tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barnes's elbow.
Bolski is trying to break the clinch but Barnes is controlling him.
Bolski stalling in the clinch.
A short right from Bolski on the inside.
Barnes definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Barnes throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolski tries to break free but Barnes pushes him back against the cage.
Bolski gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Barnes regains guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Barnes preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bolski content to stall in guard here.
Bolski has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bolski throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bolski preventing the sweep.
Barnes preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bolski pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Barnes is keeping the position for now.
Barnes tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Barnes wants to get back to his feet but Bolski is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Bolski slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolski stands and throws Barnes's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Barnes on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Barnes tries to get out of the position.
Bolski trying to control the position but Barnes is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The strikes coming from Bolski are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bolski cracks Barnes with a big elbow.
Barnes wants to control but Bolski postures up.
Bolski working the ground and pound but Barnes is defending the strikes.
Barnes taking a bit of punishment here - Bolski scoring with strikes.
Barnes dodges the ground and pound from Bolski.
Bolski cracks Barnes with an elbow. That is naaassty.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barnes on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes can't do much from the bottom here.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Bolski working his ground and pound in the gym.
Bolski trying to control the position but Barnes is working away.
Bolski works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
The ground and pound from Bolski seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Bolski working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Barnes is looking for a sweep.
Barnes might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Bolski with the ground and pound but Barnes regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Barnes is looking to improve his position.
Bolski trying to control from half guard but Barnes is working away.
Bolski throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bolski looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Barnes with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Barnes has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bolski is working away from the top position though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bolski wants to take a breather but Barnes is having none of it.
Barnes is trying to get back to full guard.
Barnes is working hard here to advance position.
Bolski wants to pass the guard but Barnes is defending well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bolski trying to control the action but Barnes is working from the bottom.
Bolski scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vviktung Bolski dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jab by Bolski.
Bolski throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Barnes doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bolski falls off balance throwing a combination
and Barnes counters with an outside leg kick.
Bolski looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bolski dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bolski throws a hook but Barnes blocks it.
Bolski lands a lovely overhand right.
A left lands for Bolski.
Bolski shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Barnes thumps Bolski with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolski looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vviktung Bolski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bolski shoots for a takedown but Barnes saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ben Barnes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vviktung Bolski.
Bolski just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Bolski. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bolski.
Barnes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bolski.
Bolski checks a leg kick.
Bolski shoots for a takedown but Barnes saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bolski looking to score a takedown here. Barnes is defending well but Bolski drives through and ends up in Barnes's guard.
Bolski preventing the sweep.
Barnes is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Barnes is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bolski is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Barnes avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bolski is looking to work some ground and pound but Barnes has wrist control.
Bolski with a flurry of punches that miss.
Barnes can't keep his opponent in guard - Bolski advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bolski lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Bolski missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bolski missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bolski is just content to waste time from the top position. Barnes takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Bolski wants to control from the top but Barnes keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolski sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Barnes knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bolski on the ground.
Bolski throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Barnes works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bolski throwing strikes from guard but Barnes blocks nicely.
Bolski lands a couple of digs.
Barnes working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bolski.
Barnes wants to get back to his feet but Bolski is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Bolski throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bolski stands up over Barnes, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Bolski chips away with some ground and pound.
Barnes looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bolski is one step ahead there.
Bolski controls from within his opponent's guard.
Bolski trying to control but Barnes is working from the bottom.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barnes looking to control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barnes keeping moving, preventing Bolski from controlling successfully.
Barnes looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bolski is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vviktung Bolski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Barnes takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bolski clobbers Barnes with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Barnes cracks Bolski with a right hand to the side of the head.
Barnes takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Barnes looks to land a right hand but Bolski moved out of range.
Bolski throws out a loose jab but Barnes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bolski is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Bolski connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bolski connects with the punch.
Danga de danga de dang - Bolski scores with a four punch combination!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barnes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bolski.
Bolski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barnes avoids the body shot from Bolski.
Ben Barnes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bolski takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bolski thows a body shot but no joy.
Bolski throws a lazy uppercut
and Barnes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bolski throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Barnes to counter with a crisp jab.
Bolski thows a left - swing and a miss!
Barnes connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bolski throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jab from Bolski.
Bolski takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Vviktung Bolski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes slips under a jab from Bolski.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bolski fails with a takedown attempt.
A solid leg kick lands there for Barnes.
Bolski changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Barnes tries to avoid it but Bolski manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Barnes to the ground. Barnes escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Barnes tries to sprawl but Bolski drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Bolski stops Barnes from getting back to his feet.
Barnes is not content to let Bolski control the position.
Barnes wants to get back to full guard but Bolski has passed into side control.
Check out the look on Bolski's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Ben Barnes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes is trying to improve his position.
Bolski is putting a hurting on Barnes here, landing some big shots from side control.
Bolski tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Barnes wants to control but Bolski postures up.
Bolski in side control lands a decent elbow.
Bolski is chipping away with strikes.
Bolski throws an elbow but Barnes slips to the side and avoids it well.
Barnes managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Bolski.
Bolski wants to control but Barnes is keeping him busy.
Bolski in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Vviktung Bolski has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bolski postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Vviktung Bolski is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bolski controls the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barnes struggling a bit here.
Barnes taking punishment in the form of punches.
Bolski is staying tight to Barnes's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Barnes wants to control but Bolski postures up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bolski is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Barnes will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vviktung Bolski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bolski winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vviktung Bolski!
After the fight, Vviktung Bolski was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kaka Pheu Pheu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kool Keith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kool Keith has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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30
207 lbs
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205 lbs
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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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
16 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Kaka Pheu Pheu!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Kool Keith!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pheu Pheu scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A big left from Pheu Pheu misses.
Keith looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pheu Pheu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Keith.
Keith ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kaka Pheu Pheu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pheu Pheu misses with an uppercut. Keith saw that one coming.
Keith throws a push kick but Pheu Pheu slaps the foot to one side.
Keith avoids the body shot from Pheu Pheu.
Pheu Pheu moves out of range of the body kick from Keith.
Pheu Pheu drops his hands momentarily and Keith takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Keith tries to score with a low kick but Pheu Pheu moves his leg out of the way.
Pheu Pheu scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Pheu Pheu takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Keith slips a straight right by Pheu Pheu.
Pheu Pheu lands with an overhand left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keith throws a leg kick which misses Pheu Pheu's front leg but catches the back leg as Pheu Pheu tries to avoid it.
Pheu Pheu is looking to slow Keith down with leg kicks.
Keith jabs Pheu Pheu to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Pheu Pheu avoids the head kick by Keith.
Pheu Pheu throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Keith counters with an inside leg kick.
Pheu Pheu is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Keith's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Keith.
Keith throws a lazy right hand but Pheu Pheu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pheu Pheu shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Keith as he jumps to the side.
Good exchange - Pheu Pheu coming out on top.
Pheu Pheu throws a jab when Keith was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keith defending well as Pheu Pheu loads up on a big left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pheu Pheu feints and then cracks Keith's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Keith down.
Good shot there by Keith.
It looks like Kaka Pheu Pheu has been cut.
A jab from Pheu Pheu misses.
Pheu Pheu misses the shot to the body.
Keith takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Pheu Pheu misses with a right hand
and Keith counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pheu Pheu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Keith tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fighters circling - Pheu Pheu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Keith clinches up with Pheu Pheu and pushes him back against the cage.
Keith misses with a punch to the body.
Keith tries to throw a body punch but Pheu Pheu avoids it by throwing Keith back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keith misses with a hook from the clinch.
Keith blocks a body shot from Pheu Pheu.
Keith has a couple of punches blocked by Pheu Pheu.
Keith tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pheu Pheu's elbow.
Keith tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pheu Pheu's elbow.
Keith misses with a body punch.
Keith throws a punch but it's blocked by Pheu Pheu.
Keith struggles to land a body shot inside as Pheu Pheu controls his hands.
Pheu Pheu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Keith goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Keith tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pheu Pheu's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Keith fails to land.
Keith misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pheu Pheu lands a hook to the side of the head.
Keith misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keith misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Keith swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Keith blocking some punches.
Pheu Pheu throws a punch but it's blocked by Keith.
A short body shot lands from Keith as the two fighters clinch.
Pheu Pheu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Keith doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pheu Pheu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Keith fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Keith misses with the head strike.
Keith has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
Keith blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pheu Pheu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Keith misses with a punch to the body.
Pheu Pheu prevents a body shot from Keith.
Keith struggles to land a body shot inside as Pheu Pheu controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kool Keith dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kaka Pheu Pheu'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.
Pheu Pheu shoots in for a takedown but Keith shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Pheu Pheu checks the leg kick.
Pheu Pheu shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Keith defends it nicely.
Keith throws a head kick that misses.
Keith keeps the fight on the outside.
Keith tries to keep at a distance but Pheu Pheu has taken the fight into the clinch.
Keith tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Keith lands a hook that snaps the head of Pheu Pheu backwards.
Keith lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Pheu Pheu working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Keith goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keith lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Keith scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Keith trying to pass the guard but Pheu Pheu defending well.
Keith is nestled in close to Pheu Pheu, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Pheu Pheu is trying to maintain the position but Keith is very close to passing his half guard.
Ground and pound from Keith.
Pheu Pheu avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Keith.
Keith seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pheu Pheu wants to improve his position but Keith is controlling well.
Keith takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Keith landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keith missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Keith throwing shots but Pheu Pheu is blocking nicely.
Keith scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Keith tries to pass the half guard into mount. Pheu Pheu knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Pheu Pheu on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Keith frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
BOOM! Keith connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Keith raining down hammerfists from mount.
Keith pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Keith is landing with some decent strikes but Pheu Pheu is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Pheu Pheu is trying desperately to improve position.
Pheu Pheu tries to hold on but Keith pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keith looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Keith with good strikes from the mount here!
Pheu Pheu sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Keith scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Keith lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Pheu Pheu on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Keith looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Pheu Pheu with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pheu Pheu keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Pheu Pheu manages to get to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keith tries to free his leg and advance position but Pheu Pheu is retaining full guard.
Pheu Pheu controlling the position.
Keith lands a couple of elbows.
Keith postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Keith is looking to work some ground and pound but Pheu Pheu has wrist control.
Keith has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Keith keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Pheu Pheu's head.
Keith throwing strikes from guard but Pheu Pheu blocks nicely.
Keith working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pheu Pheu is looking to stand up but Keith isn't so interested in that idea.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Keith's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kool Keith showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kaka Pheu Pheu's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Pheu Pheu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Keith ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pheu Pheu ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Keith is looking to score with low kicks.
Pheu Pheu walks into a left hand.
Pheu Pheu rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Keith counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pheu Pheu takes a jab right on the kisser.
Keith takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Pheu Pheu takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Pheu Pheu fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Keith.
Pheu Pheu throws a right hand that misses
and Keith makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pheu Pheu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pheu Pheu throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keith throws a low kick but Pheu Pheu avoids it.
Keith throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pheu Pheu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Keith.
Keith misses with a series of wild punches.
Pheu Pheu throws a hook but Keith avoids it easily.
Keith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pheu Pheu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Keith sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pheu Pheu takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Keith misses with the combination.
Keith fails with an attempt to clinch.
Keith has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pheu Pheu misses with a looping right.
Keith tries to clinch but Pheu Pheu moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pheu Pheu. Keith does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pheu Pheu connects with a leg kick. Keith looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Pheu Pheu instigates a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Pheu Pheu fails to land.
Pheu Pheu digs a right hand into Keith's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Keith's gas tank.
Keith lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pheu Pheu or not.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Keith tries for a takedown. No joy.
Pheu Pheu working aggressively here.
Keith lands a body shot in the clinch.
Pheu Pheu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keith working aggressively here.
Pheu Pheu prevents a body shot from Keith.
Keith misses with the head strike.
Keith has a couple of punches blocked by Pheu Pheu.
Keith changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Pheu Pheu fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Pheu Pheu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pheu Pheu misses with a lunging right hand
and Keith counters with a stiff right hand.
Pheu Pheu misses with a takedown attempt
and Keith counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Pheu Pheu prevents a body shot from Keith.
Keith can't find room to land a body shot as Pheu Pheu controls the action.
Keith swings wildly with an uppercut but Pheu Pheu uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keith fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pheu Pheu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pheu Pheu blocks a body shot from Keith.
Keith lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pheu Pheu backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pheu Pheu.
Still in the clinch, Keith scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pheu Pheu has a couple of punches blocked by Keith.
Keith prevents a body shot from Pheu Pheu.
Keith tries to throw a body punch but Pheu Pheu avoids it by throwing Keith back against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A right hand to the body from Keith.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Keith.
A short right from Keith on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kool Keith really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kaka Pheu Pheu's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Keith dives in for a single leg takedown but Pheu Pheu sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Keith.
Keith lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pheu Pheu backwards.
Keith tries to throw a body punch but Pheu Pheu avoids it by throwing Keith back against the cage.
Keith is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Pheu Pheu gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Keith swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Keith is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Pheu Pheu pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kaka Pheu Pheu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kool Keith.
Keith lands a body punch in the clinch.
Pheu Pheu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pheu Pheu's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice left hand lands by Keith.
Keith lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pheu Pheu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Keith swings wildly with an uppercut but Pheu Pheu uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Keith.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Keith.
Keith misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pheu Pheu misses with some punches.
Keith scores with a shoulder strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Keith creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pheu Pheu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Keith swings wildly with an uppercut but Pheu Pheu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pheu Pheu stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Keith lands a hook to the side of the head.
Keith has a couple of punches blocked by Pheu Pheu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Keith.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Keith misses with a punch on the inside.
Keith tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Keith misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Keith.
Keith misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pheu Pheu lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Keith can't find room to land a body shot as Pheu Pheu controls the action.
Kool Keith seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Keith lands with a left to the head.
Keith misses with a hook from the clinch.
Keith throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pheu Pheu.
Pheu Pheu blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keith makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pheu Pheu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Keith working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pheu Pheu lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Keith can't find room to land a body shot as Pheu Pheu controls the action.
Pheu Pheu swings wildly with an uppercut but Keith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Keith throws a head punch that misses.
Keith has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pheu Pheu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Keith tries to work over Pheu Pheu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pheu Pheu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pheu Pheu struggles to land a body shot inside as Keith controls his hands.
Keith can't find room to land a body shot as Pheu Pheu controls the action.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Keith.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keith tries to work over Pheu Pheu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pheu Pheu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Keith.
Pheu Pheu blocks an uppercut.
Pheu Pheu working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Keith misses with some punches.
Keith struggles to land a body shot inside as Pheu Pheu controls his hands.
A short right from Pheu Pheu on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Keith.
Pheu Pheu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Keiths head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice body punch from Keith - that landed with a thud.
Pheu Pheu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pheu Pheu blocks a body shot from Keith.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kool Keith dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Kaka Pheu Pheu's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Pheu Pheu moves out of range as Keith throws a body kick.
Pheu Pheu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pheu Pheu throws a nice inside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Pheu Pheu.
Keith slips a straight right by Pheu Pheu.
Keith uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pheu Pheu.
Keith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Keith misses with a leg kick
and Pheu Pheu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pheu Pheu misses with a head kick.
Keith fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Pheu Pheu on the side of the head.
Keith needs to keep his hands up - Pheu Pheu had a free shot at his head there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Keith. Pheu Pheu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Keith is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keith swings for the body but Pheu Pheu moves out of range.
Keith thows a body shot but no joy.
Pheu Pheu lands a jab to the head.
Pheu Pheu connects with a body shot.
Pheu Pheu throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Keith.
Pheu Pheu throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Keith was covering up waiting for the punch and Pheu Pheu finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Pheu Pheu has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Keith is trying to keep Pheu Pheu in close.
Pheu Pheu might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Pheu Pheu preventing the sweep.
Kaka Pheu Pheu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keith has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Keith is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Kool Keith.
A low kick from Pheu Pheu is predictable there
and Keith makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Pheu Pheu moves out of range of the body kick.
Pheu Pheu looks to throw the jab but Keith is out of range.
Pheu Pheu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Keith.
Keith tries to sprawl but Pheu Pheu drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Kool Keith has got the better of the ground game so far.
Keith keeping hold of Pheu Pheu's head, controlling as best he can.
Pheu Pheu working over Keith with some ground and pound. Keith looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pheu Pheu prevents Keith from improving his position.
Keith trying to control but Pheu Pheu postures up.
Keith manages to get to full guard.
Pheu Pheu distracts Keith with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Pheu Pheu is working Keith over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Pheu Pheu is looking to work some ground and pound but Keith has wrist control.
Keith lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pheu Pheu is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Keith wants to control but Pheu Pheu is keeping busy.
Pheu Pheu thows a huge punch but Keith dodges it nicely.
Keith is refusing to be controlled, as Pheu Pheu sits in half guard.
Pheu Pheu wants to free his trapped foot but Keith is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pheu Pheu looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Keith with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Keith gets full guard.
Keith tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kaka Pheu Pheu showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Keith has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 46:49
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 46:49
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kool Keith! Kool Keith retains his light heavyweight title!
A relieved looking Kool Keith thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jesus Rios (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Davor Langerholc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
36 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Jesus Rios!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Davor Langerholc!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rios is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rios swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Langerholc counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Langerholc throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Langerholc is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Rios defends it well.
Langerholc wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rios keeps working.
Langerholc throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Langerholc missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Rios keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Langerholc not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Langerholc seems to be looking for submissions.
Langerholc moves nicely into side control.
Rios is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Langerholc has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Langerholc throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Rios works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Rios trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Rios is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rios blocking the ground and pound.
Langerholc avoids the attempt from Rios to control.
Langerholc misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Langerholc jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Rios is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Rios and Langerholc has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Langerholc tries to score with some ground and pound. Rios controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Rios stops Langerholc from passing to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Langerholc working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Langerholc working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Langerholc tries to advance to mount but can't.
Langerholc in side control, throwing shots but Rios defends.
Langerholc working the ground and pound but Rios is defending the strikes.
Langerholc is trying to ground and pound but Rios uses the momentary lack of control by Langerholc to regain half guard.
Langerholc missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Langerholc lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Langerholc thows a huge punch but Rios dodges it nicely.
Langerholc not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Langerholc is trying to control. Rios wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Langerholc not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Langerholc trying to pass the guard but Rios defending well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Langerholc thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Davor Langerholc dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A low kick from Rios misses
and Langerholc counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Langerholc.
Langerholc wants to control from the top but Rios keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Langerholc accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Langerholc throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rios works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rios controlling the position.
Langerholc looking to sit in guard and control but Rios gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Rios postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Langerholc escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rios gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Rios is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Langerholc is trying to control the position but Rios postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Rios is looking to clinch.
Rios misses with a head kick.
Rios throws a leg kick
and Langerholc counters with a shoot takedown. Rios fights it but they end up in guard.
Langerholc trying to control but Rios is working from the bottom.
Langerholc loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rios preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Langerholc is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Rios is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Rios has escaped and now he's on top!
Langerholc lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Rios holds on and takes a little breather.
Langerholc drops back, looking for a kneebar! Rios looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Rios looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Rios!
Langerholc is looking to reverse the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rios gets to mount! Langerholc was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Langerholc working to try and regain half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Davor Langerholc showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Rios's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Rios tries to clinch but Langerholc moves out of range.
Rios moves in looking to clinch but Langerholc pushes him off.
Rios is looking to clinch but Langerholc is avoiding it.
Rios tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Langerholc was well out of range. Poor timing from Rios.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Langerholc has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rios.
Rios throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rios misses with a low kick.
Jesus Rios is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rios tries to close the distance and clinch but Langerholc swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rios throws a wild body kick that Langerholc sees coming a mile off.
Rios lands with a nice body punch.
Rios looks to score with a jab to the body but Langerholc is just out of range.
Rios throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rios connects with a single shot there.
Rios tries to close the distance and clinch up but Langerholc swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rios throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rios tries to work over Langerholc's front leg with a kick but Langerholc checks it.
Rios connects with a body shot that sends Langerholc's belly button to the back.
Langerholc circles away from the clinch attempt
and Langerholc counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Rios's guard now.
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!
Langerholc trying to control but Rios is working from the bottom.
Langerholc throws a strike but Rios rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rios won't allow Langerholc to sweep him here.
Langerholc is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Langerholc is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jesus Rios has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Langerholc wants to sweep here but Rios controlling him for the moment.
Davor Langerholc is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Langerholc pulls Rios in close to prevent any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jesus Rios wasn't doing enough on the ground.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rios looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jesus Rios showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Langerholc has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Davor Langerholc!
Post fight, Davor Langerholc took to the microphone: 'One more murder to my account.'.
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