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MMA Helsinki - 21 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Royce Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaime Lannister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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155 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Royce Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jaime Lannister!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lannister clinches.
Gracie tries to pull guard but Lannister won't allow it.
We've been informed that Lannister has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Lannister pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gracie moves out of range as Lannister throws a body kick.
Lannister throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gracie on the side of the head.
Gracie manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Lannister on his heels. He'll look to pass Lannister's guard now, I'm sure.
Gracie definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Gracie works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Lannister is looking to control Gracie's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lannister avoid being mounted?
Gracie slows the pace down in half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Lannister has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie stalling.
Gracie stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Lannister smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gracie goes for a double leg but Lannister avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Lannister continues to drive forward.
Lannister pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A leg kick checked by Lannister.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lannister, as that shot connected.
Lannister bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gracie's head.
Lannister throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lannister getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Gracie is rocked!
Lannister connects with a superb combination that knocks Gracie out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles Lannister before he can land any more shots to the unconscious Gracie!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jaime Lannister!
Jaime Lannister bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kalle Kula (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Skyler Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kula comes to the cage accompanied by Bullet - Bite the Bullet. The crowd seem to be enjoying Nelson's choice of entrance music: One. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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133 lbs
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145 lbs
15 - 23 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Basic striking
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BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kalle Kula!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Skyler Nelson!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kula shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Nelson's guard.
Kula avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kula thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Kula is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Kula stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nelson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kula is working hard here to advance position.
Nelson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nelson looking for a guillotine here but Kula defends easily.
Nelson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kula thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kula drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kula jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Nelson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kula gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kula pushes down on Nelson's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Nelson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kula is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Kula is pressing down on Nelson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Nelson is holding on for now.
Kula is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Nelson is just riding it out for now. Kula eventually gives up the hold.
Kula is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kula looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Kula is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Kula prevents Nelson from improving his position.
Nelson won't allow Kula to pass to mount.
Kula seems to be looking for submissions.
Kula is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nelson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kula is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Kula is trying to work for a kimura but Nelson is defending well.
Kula is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Kula is working for a kimura but Nelson is defending it quite comfortably.
Nelson actively working from the bottom here.
Nelson looking for submissions off his back.
Kula is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson is defending against the submission attempts here by Kula.
Kula is working for a submission of some sort.
Nelson tries to get to full guard but Kula has control of the leg.
Nelson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Nelson looking for submissions off his back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nelson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Nelson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kalle Kula dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kula dives in and scores a takedown into Nelson's guard.
Kula pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nelson is keeping the position for now.
Kula drops back looking for a leg! Nelson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Nelson manages to kick Kula off! Kula jumps back into Nelson's guard.
Nelson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Nelson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kula thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Kula passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Kalle Kula overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kula looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Kula wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Nelson, who protects the arm well.
Nelson is looking for a sweep.
Nelson is still trying to improve position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kula tries for a kimura but Nelson is defending well.
Kula has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Nelson is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Kula yanks on the arm and Nelson is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Kula.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kalle Kula!
Kalle Kula seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leonid Guerra Salsido (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rickson Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Guerra Salsido comes to the cage accompanied by Cuba Anthem. Rickson Garcia has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Leonid Guerra Salsido's chin.
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195 lbs
18 - 16 - 0 |
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211 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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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
18 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Leonid Guerra Salsido!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rickson Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Guerra Salsido as Garcia shoots in.
Garcia scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Guerra Salsido is breathing heavily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Garcia looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Garcia lands a jab to the nose.
Garcia throws a right and a left that both miss.
Garcia throws a series of punches but Guerra Salsido moves out of range.
Garcia misses with a wild body shot.
Garcia pounces like a tiger and cracks Guerra Salsido with a vicious hook! Guerra Salsido is down but not out! Garcia follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Rickson Garcia!
During a confident post fight interview, Rickson Garcia thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Saul Alvarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Krisu Leepen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alvarez kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Survivor - 'Burning Heart'. Leepen has chosen The Prodigy - as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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28
163 lbs
8 - 9 - 2 |
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35
163 lbs
18 - 25 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent 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
8 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Saul Alvarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 25 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Krisu Leepen!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab lands there for Alvarez.
Alvarez moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Leepen has his takedown stuffed
and Alvarez counters with a series of strikes. Leepen will be more careful next time no doubt.
Leepen is rocked!
Leepen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Leepen.
Alvarez throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Leepen stumbling backwards into the cage! Leepen bounces back off the cage towards Alvarez, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Alvarez lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Alvarez celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Saul Alvarez!
Saul Alvarez seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mpho Jimson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yang Terbaik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Terbaik has chosen I Want to Conquer the World - Bad Religion as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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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180 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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184 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mpho Jimson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Yang Terbaik!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Terbaik stuffs the takedown.
Jimson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Jimson wants to clinch.
Jimson wants to clinch but Terbaik slips to the side
and Terbaik counters with a nice body kick.
Nice takedown defense from Terbaik. No joy for Jimson on that attempt.
Terbaik lets loose with a powerful body kick. Jimson will feel that in the morning.
Terbaik scores with a sloppy right hand. Jimson should have avoided that one.
Jimson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Terbaik circles away.
Terbaik has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Jimson is landing a low percentage of strikes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mpho Jimson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
An inside leg kick lands from Terbaik.
Jimson is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jimson moves to clinch but Terbaik breaks away
and Terbaik counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Terbaik cracks Jimson with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Jimson looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Terbaik finish him?
Jimson is rocked!
Terbaik fakes the body blow, causing Jimson to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Jimson goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Yang Terbaik!
Yang Terbaik took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Namunamu Clothing for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jai McCracken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and VinniJay Acunia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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153 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
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95 lbs
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World class boxer
Granite chin |
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World class MT
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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
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Jai McCracken!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
36 - 15 - 1, fighting out of London, VinniJay Acunia!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCracken lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
McCracken on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
VinniJay Acunia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A chopping leg kick lands by Acunia.
Donk. McCracken catches Acunia right on the button with a cross.
It looks like VinniJay Acunia has been cut.
Acunia scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
McCracken takes a swing at Acunia's ribcage but misses.
McCracken will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
McCracken checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
McCracken chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Acunia throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jab from McCracken.
McCracken throws a solid leg kick but Acunia takes the impact on his shin and smiles at McCracken.
McCracken gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Acunia looks to score with a jab to the body but McCracken is just out of range.
Acunia lands with a thumping leg kick.
McCracken tries to work over Acunia's front leg with a kick but Acunia checks it.
McCracken throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Acunia lands a nice looking body kick.
McCracken checks a low kick from Acunia.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCracken misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Acunia.
McCracken is looking to chop away at Acunia's legs.
Acunia buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A punch combination from Acunia misses.
Acunia cracks McCracken with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Acunia lands a head shot.
Acunia lands with a shot to the body.
Acunia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Acunia lands with a thumping leg kick.
Acunia scores with a leg kick.
Acunia throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nice jab there from Acunia.
Acunia feints and then cracks McCracken's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow McCracken down.
Acunia fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
McCracken has Acunia up against the cage in a clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Acunia.
Acunia has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Acunia can't find room to land a body shot as McCracken controls the action.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McCracken with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Acunia tries to stall but McCracken uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
McCracken lands with a right to the head.
Acunia is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
McCracken lands with a light punch inside.
Acunia lands a nice uppercut.
McCracken with an attempt at a knee that misses.
McCracken is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Acunia creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
McCracken gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
McCracken tries a body shot but Acunia blocks it.
Acunia is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A short body shot lands from Acunia as the two fighters clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
McCracken throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
McCracken is leaning against Acunia and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
McCracken lands a shoulder strike.
McCracken stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
McCracken swings wildly with an uppercut but Acunia uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from McCracken fails to land.
Acunia looking to slow down the pace here.
McCracken lands a hook that snaps the head of Acunia backwards.
McCracken's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A clash of legs there as Acunia blocks the low kick.
McCracken on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Acunia on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
McCracken ducks under a wild hook from Acunia.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McCracken lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Acunia has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by McCracken.
Acunia scores with a kick to the body.
A swing and a miss from McCracken.
Acunia avoids the body shot from McCracken.
McCracken tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Acunia was well out of range. Poor timing from McCracken.
McCracken misses with the combination.
McCracken misses with a leg kick
and Acunia counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McCracken misses the shot to the body.
Acunia attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Acunia moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Acunia moves out of range as McCracken strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Acunia will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A left lands for Acunia.
Acunia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McCracken.
Acunia misses with a hook.
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 Jai McCracken will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on VinniJay Acunia's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Acunia throws a nice inside leg kick.
Acunia throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Acunia looks to score with a jab to the body but McCracken is just out of range.
Acunia ducks under a wild hook from McCracken.
A bone on bone clash there as McCracken blocks the leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Acunia.
McCracken is looking to wear down Acunia with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Acunia checks the leg kick.
VinniJay Acunia seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Acunia shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
McCracken finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
McCracken doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Acunia.
McCracken looks to throw the jab but Acunia is out of range.
Acunia lands a really nice looking cross but McCracken seems unphased.
McCracken connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Acunia's hands.
McCracken throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Some wild striking there from McCracken.
McCracken wants to land a leg kick but Acunia is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCracken closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Acunia on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
McCracken takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Acunia with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Acunia turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Acunia throws a chopping leg kick but McCracken manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Acunia misses with a leg kick.
Acunia tries a head kick but it misses.
Acunia misses with a combination
and McCracken counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Acunia.
Good shot there by McCracken.
McCracken checks a leg kick nicely.
Acunia lets loose with a powerful body kick. McCracken will feel that in the morning.
Acunia has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from McCracken finds it's way round the side to connect with Acunia's head.
Acunia fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but McCracken is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Acunia lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Acunia thuds his shin into the meat of McCracken's side.
McCracken tries to close the distance and clinch but Acunia swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Acunia misses with a leg kick.
Acunia throws a head kick that misses.
Donk. Acunia catches McCracken right on the button with a cross.
Acunia misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McCracken rushes Acunia and presses him up against the cage.
McCracken looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Acunia lands a hook that snaps the head of McCracken backwards.
Nice elbow from McCracken.
McCracken gets through Acunia's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
McCracken swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McCracken misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCracken misses with a punch on the inside.
McCracken working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
McCracken scores with a nice hook to the head.
Acunia is rocked!
McCracken looking for a takedown.
Acunia is still on wobbly legs! Can McCracken finish him?
A short left from Acunia.
McCracken effectively controlling the action here.
McCracken using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Acunia has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Acunia avoids the elbow strike from McCracken, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Acunia.
McCracken throws a head punch that misses.
McCracken lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Acunia blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McCracken lands a nice uppercut.
Acunia throws a head punch that misses.
McCracken holding his opponent close, against the cage.
McCracken pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Acunia lands a front kick.
Acunia seems to have recovered his senses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Acunia avoids the body shot from McCracken.
Acunia turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Acunia scores with a jab to the head.
Acunia uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
McCracken misses the jab.
Acunia tried to score with a low kick but McCracken checks it.
McCracken will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Acunia scores with a jab to the head.
McCracken misses with a body shot.
Acunia sizes up McCracken with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
McCracken stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Acunia.
Acunia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Acunia scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Acunia feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to McCracken's calf.
Acunia does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
McCracken throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
McCracken swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
VinniJay Acunia showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on VinniJay Acunia'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!
Acunia fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A head kick misses from McCracken.
McCracken is looking to clinch.
McCracken stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Acunia.
McCracken doesn't manage to clinch there - Acunia circles away.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Acunia. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
McCracken fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Acunia manages to avoid it.
McCracken is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A nice inside leg kick there by Acunia. That's going to slow McCracken down.
Acunia connects with an inside leg kick.
McCracken looks to score with a jab to the body but Acunia is just out of range.
McCracken wants to clinch.
McCracken looks for the body kick but Acunia saw that one coming.
Acunia throws out a powerful jab.
Acunia lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A low kick from Acunia is predictable there
and McCracken counters with a head kick. That will keep Acunia thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Acunia lunges at McCracken with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by McCracken's hand.
McCracken stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Acunia.
Acunia turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Acunia checks a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from McCracken.
McCracken scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Acunia tries to score with a low kick but McCracken moves his leg out of the way.
McCracken misses with a leg kick.
Acunia is looking to land body kicks.
McCracken wants to slow Acunia down by chopping away at his legs.
McCracken takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Acunia checks the leg kick nicely there.
McCracken looks to land a combination but Acunia avoids it well.
A chopping leg kick lands by Acunia.
McCracken takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Acunia connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCracken misses with a low kick.
McCracken misses with an uppercut.
Acunia scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. McCracken doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Acunia checks a leg kick nicely.
Acunia throws a nice outside leg kick.
Acunia lands with a right hand.
Acunia sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Acunia tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
McCracken takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Acunia scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Acunia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Acunia scoring well with a low kick there.
Acunia throws a solid leg kick but McCracken takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Acunia.
McCracken misses with a wild body shot.
Acunia scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Acunia throws a leg kick which misses McCracken's front leg but catches the back leg as McCracken tries to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCracken tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by McCracken.
McCracken misses with an attempted mid kick.
Acunia looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Acunia fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt McCracken.
Acunia feints and then cracks McCracken's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow McCracken down.
A lazy left from Acunia finds it's target.
Acunia lands an overhand right.
Acunia moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
McCracken fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Acunia.
That kick from Acunia tenderised McCracken's leg. McCracken is trying to keep his angry face on.
McCracken has managed to clinch.
McCracken looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Acunia is leaning against McCracken and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Acunia blocks an uppercut.
Acunia has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by McCracken after a bit of a struggle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Acunia blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch on the inside from McCracken fails to land.
Acunia looking to slow down the pace here.
A head punch on the inside from McCracken fails to land.
A shot in the inside from Acunia.
McCracken working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Acunia changes levels and goes for a takedown here. McCracken fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Acunia scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Acunia misses with a low kick.
Acunia turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
McCracken throws out a loose jab but Acunia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Acunia tries to land a leg kick but McCracken saw it coming and moves away.
And that's the end of the fight!
VinniJay Acunia comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Acunia 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... VinniJay Acunia!
Our winner, VinniJay Acunia, 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.
Jai McCracken spoke after the fight, saying 'I love planes me!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Maksim Zotov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arnold Rothstein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zotov kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Мы расправи. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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140 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Maksim Zotov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Arnold Rothstein!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rothstein is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Rothstein avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rothstein staying out of range there.
Zotov pivots, looking for a leg kick but Rothstein is out of range and Zotov settles back down.
Zotov tries to clinch up.
Zotov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Zotov throws an overhand right that lands on Rothstein's shoulder, as Rothstein tries to avoid the shot.
Rothstein throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
An inside leg kick from Zotov misses.
Rothstein looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rothstein throws a low kick but it's checked well by Zotov.
Zotov takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A bone on bone clash there as Rothstein blocks the leg kick.
Zotov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rothstein moves out of range of the body kick from Zotov.
Zotov definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Rothstein thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Zotov if he has to take too many more of those.
Rothstein ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rothstein avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Zotov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Zotov 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.
Rothstein delivers a nice body kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Zotov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zotov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rothstein jabs Zotov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rothstein looking to score a takedown here. Zotov is defending well but Rothstein drives through and ends up in Zotov's guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Rothstein is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Let's hope that Rothstein has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Zotov wants to sweep but no luck.
Zotov throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Zotov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rothstein sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Zotov wants to sweep here but Rothstein controlling him for the moment.
Zotov looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rothstein controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Arnold Rothstein.
Zotov darts in looking for a takedown but Rothstein gets double underhooks and turns Zotov into the cage.
Zotov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zotov is trying to stall.
Zotov trying to land knees to the body.
Zotov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rothstein is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Zotov missing with knees to the body.
Zotov is trying to pull guard but Rothstein turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maksim Zotov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Rothstein leaning against his opponent.
The crowd are getting on Rothstein's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Zotov swings wildly with an uppercut but Rothstein uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rothstein lands a left hand that snaps the head of Zotov backwards.
Zotov taking a breather.
Rothstein breaks from the clinch.
Rothstein jabs Zotov right on the nose. Zotov blinks but takes it well.
Rothstein fails to land with a series of punches.
Rothstein takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Rothstein connects with a high kick.
Rothstein looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Zotov tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rothstein throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zotov is looking to score with low kicks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zotov throws a leg kick
and Rothstein counters with a left to the body.
Rothstein throws a leg kick but Zotov moved away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A jab lands there for Zotov.
Rothstein dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Zotov. That did some damage!
Zotov throws out a loose jab but Rothstein uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rothstein tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zotov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rothstein has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Zotov gets caught flat footed, as Rothstein shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Rothstein slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Zotov is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rothstein postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Rothstein is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Arnold Rothstein.
Rothstein turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arnold Rothstein dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Rothstein.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zotov is trying to improve his position.
Zotov 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.
Rothstein slows the pace down.
Zotov wants to control but Rothstein postures up.
Rothstein moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Zotov tries to buck Rothstein off but Rothstein is having none of it.
Rothstein landing a few strikes.
Rothstein connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Zotov some visible discomfort.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zotov tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Zotov struggling a bit here.
Zotov is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Rothstein's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Rothstein is taking a breather. Zotov says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Zotov makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Zotov.
Rothstein is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Zotov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rothstein stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Zotov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rothstein slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Rothstein scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rothstein controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Rothstein's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Rothstein pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Zotov is keeping the position for now.
Rothstein pushing down on Zotov's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rothstein controlling the pace.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Arnold Rothstein wasn't active enough on the ground.
Zotov pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rothstein tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Zotov is able to avoid easily.
Rothstein is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Zotov rather than just go for the knockout.
Zotov throws a lazy body kick
and Rothstein makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Rothstein swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rothstein rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Zotov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Zotov fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Zotov misses with a body kick.
Rothstein fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zotov manages to avoid it.
Decent striking displayed by Zotov there.
Zotov throws a leg kick
and Rothstein counters with a slapping leg kick.
Rothstein throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Rothstein avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Rothstein ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zotov moves away.
Zotov plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Maksim Zotov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zotov attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Rothstein checks the leg kick nicely there.
Zotov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Zotov shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rothstein pinned against the cage. Rothstein gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Rothstein checks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zotov takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Rothstein swings for the body but Zotov moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rothstein throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rothstein misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zotov.
Rothstein darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Zotov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Zotov is trying to get back to full guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Rothstein working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Zotov looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arnold Rothstein showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Zotov misses with a body kick.
Rothstein lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Zotov at a distance.
Rothstein lands a two punch combo.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rothstein.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rothstein. Zotov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rothstein digs a good hook to Zotov's body.
Rothstein with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A low kick from Zotov is predictable there
and Rothstein counters with a left to the body.
Rothstein blocks a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rothstein. Zotov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zotov dodges the punch combination from Rothstein.
Rothstein lands a right hook to the body.
Zotov misses with a low kick as Rothstein jumps back.
Rothstein closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Zotov to the mat! Zotov manages to get full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rothstein is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rothstein stopping the sweep attempt from Zotov.
Zotov is looking for a triangle but Rothstein pushes his legs off easily.
Rothstein is stalling in the full guard.
Zotov 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.
Rothstein not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Zotov has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Rothstein has passed into side control.
Rothstein just content to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rothstein in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Rothstein in side control lands a decent elbow.
A lull in the action here.
Rothstein lands some shots froms side control.
Rothstein moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Zotov tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Arnold Rothstein has got the better of the ground game so far.
Zotov is trying to control Rothstein's posture but Rothstein avoids it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rothstein working the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rothstein is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Zotov's shoulder. That is not cool.
Zotov takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Rothstein is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Zotov's shoulder. That is not cool.
Rothstein working the head with strikes.
Zotov is trying to get back to half guard.
Maksim Zotov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zotov takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Rothstein working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Zotov taking punishment in the form of punches.
Zotov seems a little lost for a moment, as Rothstein dominates the positioning.
Zotov sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Rothstein trying to control the pace.
This has been an exciting period of action!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zotov regains full guard. Nicely done.
Zotov working for a triangle but Rothstein defends it easily.
Rothstein is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Rothstein has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zotov is looking for a triangle but Rothstein pushes his legs off easily.
Zotov being controlled here, momentarily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arnold Rothstein comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Rothstein winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arnold Rothstein!
A victorious Arnold Rothstein thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abel Koponen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kisame Hoshigaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Abel Koponen could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kisame Hoshigaki's chin.
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215 lbs
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205 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Dangerous knees
Good gas tank |
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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
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Abel Koponen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kisame Hoshigaki!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koponen looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hoshigaki is fending him off so far but Koponen persists. Nope, Hoshigaki circles away and we're back to standing.
Hoshigaki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Koponen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Koponen looking to score a takedown here. Hoshigaki is defending well but Koponen drives through and ends up in Hoshigaki's guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Hoshigaki working a defensive guard here.
Koponen won't allow Hoshigaki to sweep him here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hoshigaki is on top in guard.
Koponen keeping moving, preventing Hoshigaki from controlling successfully.
We've been hearing good reports from Koponen'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.
Koponen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hoshigaki pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Koponen is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hoshigaki trying to control the position from guard on top but Koponen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Koponen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Kisame Hoshigaki was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Hoshigaki scores with a kick to the midsection.
Koponen feints a jab promting Hoshigaki to slip. Koponen then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Hoshigaki slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Hoshigaki fails to land with a series of punches.
Hoshigaki ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Koponen closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Hoshigaki's guard.
Koponen has gone for a leg lock! Hoshigaki slips out almost immediately though and dives into Koponen's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hoshigaki avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koponen throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hoshigaki trying to control the position from guard on top but Koponen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hoshigaki slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Koponen is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Hoshigaki has his hands clasped together but Koponen extends and breaks Hoshigaki's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Koponen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Abel Koponen!
Abel Koponen thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kapitan Tutan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Will Dickinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dickinson has chosen turisas- stand up and fight as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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201 lbs
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200 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
22 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Kapitan Tutan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Will Dickinson!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dickinson moves in looking to clinch but Tutan pushes him off.
Tutan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dickinson manages to avoid it.
Dickinson wants to clinch
and Tutan counters with a body kick.
Tutan misses with a looping right.
Dickinson rushes Tutan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Tutan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dickinson manages to pull guard.
Tutan pushes down on Dickinson's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Tutan tries to pass to full mount but Dickinson defends it.
Dickinson wants to get back to full guard.
Tutan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Dickinson is refusing to be controlled, as Tutan sits in half guard.
Dickinson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tutan wants to control from the top but Dickinson keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dickinson can't keep his opponent in guard - Tutan advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Dickinson wants to get back to full guard.
Tutan not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Tutan is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Dickinson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Dickinson is not content to let Tutan control the position.
Dickinson wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tutan is keen to just control but Dickinson is a slippery customer.
Tutan trying to mount his opponent but Dickinson defends it.
Tutan sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dickinson defending well though.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Tutan throwing shots but Dickinson is blocking nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dickinson is trying to get back to full guard.
Tutan will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Dickinson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Tutan's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Tutan's back!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dickinson is trying to stick to Tutan's back but Tutan is turning into Dickinson. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Dickinson's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Tutan.
Dickinson looking for a guillotine here but Tutan defends easily.
Dickinson looking to control.
Tutan stands and throws Dickinson's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Tutan working the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dickinson can't do much from the bottom here.
Tutan landing a few strikes.
Tutan trying to control the position but Dickinson is working away.
Tutan creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Tutan landing strikes.
Dickinson manages to work his way to half guard, despite Tutan's best efforts.
Dickinson is not content to let Tutan control the position.
Dickinson trying to control here.
Tutan works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tutan throwing strikes here but Dickinson is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Tutan looking to control but Dickinson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Dickinson slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Tutan is nestled in close to Dickinson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Dickinson wants to control but Tutan is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Dickinson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The fighters are battling for position here. Dickinson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dickinson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tutan.
Tutan with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tutan scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kapitan Tutan dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Tutan cracks Dickinson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Tutan thuds his right hand into Dickinson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Tutan digs a good hook to Dickinson's body.
Dickinson shoots in looking for a takedown but Tutan manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Dickinson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Dickinson tries to clinch up but Tutan circles away and keeps his distance.
Dickinson moves out of range of the body kick.
Dickinson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dickinson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tutan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dickinson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tutan misses with a straight right.
Tutan connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Tutan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tutan is looking to score with low kicks.
Tutan connects with a solid leg kick.
Tutan misses with a low kick.
Tutan throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Dickinson moves in looking to clinch but Tutan pushes him off.
Dickinson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tutan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tutan looks to score with a jab to the body but Dickinson is just out of range.
Kapitan Tutan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dickinson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Tutan!
Check out the look on Dickinson's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Dickinson looks up at the clock and then as Tutan takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Dickinson smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Dickinson cracks Tutan with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Tutan is not content to let Dickinson control the position.
Dickinson is working Tutan over with some ground and pound from side control.
Tutan is looking for a sweep.
Dickinson wants to control but Tutan is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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!
Dickinson connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Tutan some visible discomfort.
Dickinson in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Tutan struggling a bit here.
Dickinson misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Kapitan Tutan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tutan is looking to reverse the position.
Dickinson scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Tutan to see if he's OK.
Dickinson working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Dickinson postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Tutan is looking to regain half guard here but Dickinson keeps moving and retains side control.
Tutan manages to get back to half guard.
Tutan gets back to full guard.
Dickinson stopping the sweep attempt from Tutan.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dickinson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Dickinson connects with a couple of short punches.
Dickinson stopping the sweep attempt from Tutan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dickinson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Tutan keeping moving, preventing Dickinson from controlling successfully.
Tutan working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dickinson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dickinson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Dickinson works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Dickinson in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Tutan tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Dickinson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Will Dickinson!
Will Dickinson thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kamil Koltun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ari Kantola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kamil Koltun has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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259 lbs
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250 lbs
17 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kamil Koltun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ari Kantola!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koltun avoids the head kick by Kantola.
Kantola tries a head kick but it misses.
Kantola fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kantola looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kantola throws a sloppy head kick
and Koltun counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Ari Kantola has been cut.
Kantola lands a nice hook to Koltun's body. Koltun takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Koltun misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kantola.
Nice shot by Koltun.
Koltun on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kantola. Kantola obviously looking to wear him down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Koltun misses with a low kick.
Koltun misses with a straight left.
Kantola scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koltun keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kantola is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Koltun is just riding it out for now. Kantola eventually gives up the hold.
Kantola wants to pass to mount but Koltun is defending the position.
Koltun regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Kantola.
Kantola trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kantola drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Koltun dives on top into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kantola looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kantola is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
We've been hearing good reports from Koltun'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.
Koltun postures up.
Kantola pulls Koltun in close to his closed guard and prevents Koltun from doing any damage or advancing position.
Koltun will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Koltun stays in close to Kantola's body and controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koltun trying to control the position from guard on top but Kantola is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Koltun gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Kantola in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kantola in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kantola connects with a couple of short punches.
Kantola trying to control but Koltun is working from the bottom.
Kantola has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kantola tries to stand but Koltun is controlling from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kantola throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Koltun works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Koltun keeping moving, preventing Kantola from controlling successfully.
Kantola is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Kantola throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Ari Kantola wasn't active enough on the ground.
Kantola shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Koltun napping and manages to drive through into side control!
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.
Kantola has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Kantola looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ari Kantola dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ari Kantola's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kantola misses with the combination.
Kantola attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kantola shoots in for a takedown but Koltun shows good takedown defense.
Kantola dives in for a single leg takedown but Koltun sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Koltun blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Koltun misses with a short punch on the inside.
Koltun breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
No luck for Kantola with that takedown attempt.
Kamil Koltun has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ari Kantola.
Koltun checks the leg kick nicely there.
Koltun blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koltun throws a hook but Kantola blocks it.
Kantola throws a head kick that misses.
Kantola throws out a leg kick but Koltun moves out of range and Kantola only half commits.
Kantola is looking to clinch but Koltun is avoiding it.
Kantola on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Koltun blocks a head kick by Kantola.
Kantola is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kantola lands a jab.
Kantola misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kantola fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ari Kantola is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kantola pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kantola misses with a two punch combination.
A swing and a miss from Kantola.
Kantola misses with a head kick.
Kantola takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kantola shoots in but no luck this time.
Kantola lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kantola.
It looks like Kamil Koltun has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Koltun connects with an inside leg kick.
Koltun tries to score with a low kick but Kantola moves his leg out of the way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koltun scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ari Kantola seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kantola lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Nice straight punches there by Kantola. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kantola.
Kantola moves out of range as Koltun strikes.
Kantola tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Koltun tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kantola falls off balance throwing a combination
and Koltun counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kantola manages to break the clinch.
Kantola tries for a takedown but Koltun sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koltun lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kantola throws a big shot that misses.
A punch combination from Kantola misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Koltun as he connects with a hook.
Kamil Koltun is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Koltun with a jab.
Kantola takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kantola moves into range and clinches up with Koltun.
Koltun lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kantola backwards.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kantola throws a knee to the head but misses.
Koltun is stalling here.
Koltun lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kantola throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
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 Kamil Koltun will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Kantola throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kantola lands a high kick!
Kantola misses with a kick to the body
and Koltun cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kantola misses with a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kantola looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kantola decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Koltun is not content to let Kantola control the position.
Koltun keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kantola not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koltun is trying is best to control the position here.
Koltun wants to control but Kantola is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Koltun regains full guard. Nicely done.
Kantola distracts Koltun with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Koltun preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kantola postures up.
Koltun keeping moving, preventing Kantola from controlling successfully.
Kantola throws a big elbow that misses.
Kantola throws a strike but Koltun rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koltun stopping the sweep attempt from Kantola.
Kantola is looking to stand up but Koltun isn't so interested in that idea.
Koltun avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Koltun stops Kantola from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koltun wants to stand but Kantola is controlling his posture from full guard.
Koltun won't allow Kantola to sweep him here.
Koltun trying to control the position from guard on top but Kantola is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kantola is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Kantola connects with a nice short shot to Koltun's temple.
Kantola is trying to work for a kimura but Koltun is defending well.
Kantola lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koltun is defending against the submission attempts here by Kantola.
Koltun is trying to maintain the position but Kantola is very close to passing his half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
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!
And that's the end of the fight!
Ari Kantola comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kantola 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ari Kantola!
Ari Kantola thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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