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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wander Leijonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and King Bundy (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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285 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Wander Leijonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, King Bundy!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bundy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Some bone on bone action there as Bundy checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bundy bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
It looks like Wander Leijonen has been cut.
Leijonen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bundy.
Leijonen throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
We've been informed that Bundy 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.
Leijonen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bundy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Leijonen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bundy was well out of range. Poor timing from Leijonen.
Bundy slips a straight right by Leijonen.
Bundy avoids the head kick by Leijonen.
Leijonen wants to clinch but Bundy slips to the side
and Bundy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good leg kick by Leijonen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Leijonen tries to bum rush Bundy with a series of wild strikes but Bundy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bundy feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Leijonen sprawling to the canvas! Leijonen rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Bundy finish him?!
Leijonen is rocked!
Leijonen circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Bundy. Leijonen falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Bundy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). King Bundy!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brett Butterfly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zander Murie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brett Butterfly has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brett Butterfly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Zander Murie!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Butterfly doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Murie fails with the takedown.
Murie tries to clinch but Butterfly is having none of it.
Murie throws the kick towards the body but Butterfly avoids it.
Murie on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Butterfly. Butterfly obviously looking to wear him down.
Nice shot lands for Murie.
Murie fails in his attempt to clinch.
Butterfly shoots in but Murie avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Butterfly looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Murie blocks a leg kick.
Murie misses with a body shot.
Murie throws a hook but Butterfly blocks it.
Murie darts in trying to clinch
and Butterfly counters with a takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Butterfly throws a strike aimed at the side of Murie's head but Murie avoids it well.
Murie pushes Butterfly away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Butterfly gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Butterfly scores with punches from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Murie pushes Butterfly away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Butterfly gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butterfly lands a decent elbow from side control.
Murie is trying to get back to his feet.
Murie seems a little lost for a moment, as Butterfly dominates the positioning.
Murie is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Butterfly has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Murie on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Butterfly in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Murie is not content to let Butterfly control the position.
An elbow from Butterfly crashes against the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Murie wants to get back to his feet.
Butterfly in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Butterfly grinds an elbow into Murie's temple.
Murie is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Butterfly asserts his dominance and retains side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Butterfly throws a strike aimed at the side of Murie's head but Murie avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murie seems a little lost for a moment, as Butterfly dominates the positioning.
Butterfly is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Murie has escaped the position, nice work there.
Butterfly wants to control but Murie is keeping him busy.
Murie wants to get back to his feet but Butterfly drags him back down.
Butterfly 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.
Butterfly working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Murie managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Butterfly.
Butterfly fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Butterfly working the head and body with strikes.
Murie wants to get back to his feet but Butterfly drags him back down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butterfly trying to control the action but Murie is working from the bottom.
Murie tries to escape but Butterfly is in control.
Butterfly cracks Murie with a big right hand but Murie just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Butterfly prevents Murie from escaping the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Murie managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Butterfly.
Murie is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Murie is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Murie tries to escape back to his feet but Butterfly has kept hold of him... Oh, now he's got Murie's back and is looking for the choke... Is it? Is it sunk in? YES! Murie is tapping! Butterfly saw the opportunity and took it - ruthless!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Brett Butterfly!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Maynard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack White I I I (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). White I I I has chosen Ball and a Biscuit as his entrance music. Jack White I I I has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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195 lbs
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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
31 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alexander Maynard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack White I I I!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White I I I works Maynard's body with a nice hook.
White I I I throws a leg kick which misses Maynard's front leg but catches the back leg as Maynard tries to avoid it.
White I I I fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Maynard looks to score with a jab to the body but White I I I is just out of range.
White I I I takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Maynard slips a straight right by White I I I.
White I I I fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Maynard blocks a head kick by White I I I.
Maynard scores with a decent looking hook.
White I I I throws an overhand right that lands on Maynard's shoulder, as Maynard tries to avoid the shot.
White I I I is trying hard to land a takedown here. Maynard sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
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!
Maynard avoids the body shot from White I I I.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Maynard lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and White I I I has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from White I I I and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Maynard tries to sprawl but White I I I drives through with a takedown into half guard.
White I I I wants to lay and pray for a moment but Maynard keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maynard works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maynard utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as White I I I accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Maynard keeping moving, preventing White I I I from controlling successfully.
Maynard wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
White I I I tries to free his leg and advance position but Maynard is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maynard looking to hit a scissor sweep but White I I I is one step ahead there.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Maynard uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from White I I I.
White I I I ducks under a wild hook from Maynard.
Jack White I I I seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maynard checks a leg kick.
White I I I fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Maynard is out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from White I I I.
White I I I lands a really nice looking cross but Maynard seems unphased.
White I I I lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A swing and a miss from White I I I.
Maynard moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Maynard on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by White I I I. White I I I obviously looking to wear him down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maynard throws a head kick that misses.
White I I I shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Maynard's guard.
Maynard looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maynard not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maynard has control of White I I I's left arm, preventing White I I I from doing any damage.
Maynard wants to sweep but no luck.
White I I I sitting in guard, not really doing much.
White I I I wants to control from the top but Maynard keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Maynard wants to slow White I I I down by chopping away at his legs.
White I I I fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Maynard.
A good leg kick by Maynard.
White I I I shoots in and gets a takedown into Maynard's guard.
White I I I trying to control but Maynard is working from the bottom.
Maynard working a defensive guard here.
White I I I stopping the sweep attempt from Maynard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maynard keeping full guard, as White I I I tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack White I I I dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Maynard throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jack White I I I seems to be getting the better of the standup.
White I I I throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
White I I I lands a nice looking body shot.
White I I I throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
White I I I lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Maynard circles away quickly and effectively.
Maynard moves forwards but White I I I connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Maynard takes a shot right to the bread basket.
White I I I darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Maynard misses with a wild body shot.
White I I I throws a nice inside leg kick.
White I I I chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Maynard can pounce on him.
White I I I throws a shot to the body.
Maynard stuffs the takedown.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
White I I I scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A slow jab from White I I I misses its intended target.
Maynard takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White I I I throws a body punch but Maynard moves out of range.
White I I I throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Maynard 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.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from White I I I is defended easily by Maynard.
White I I I ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maynard moves away.
White I I I misses with a low kick.
Maynard throws an uppercut from half a mile away. White I I I sees it coming and avoids it easily.
White I I I scores with a nice strike.
Maynard throws a shot from downtown. White I I I moves away and avoids it.
Crunch! White I I I slams his shin into Maynard's torso.
Maynard moves into the clinch.
White I I I lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Maynard struggles to land a body shot inside as White I I I controls his hands.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White I I I manages to break the clinch.
Maynard takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Maynard throws a looping overhand right but White I I I ducks down to avoid it.
White I I I lands a jab to Maynard's midsection.
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!
A telegraphed right hand from White I I I misses the target.
Maynard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maynard throws a quick inside leg kick.
White I I I misses with a low kick.
Alexander Maynard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maynard. White I I I does a little dance to reset his feet.
White I I I throws a nice inside leg kick.
White I I I shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Alexander Maynard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack White I I I.
White I I I tries to work over Maynard's front leg with a kick but Maynard checks it.
Maynard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by White I I I.
Maynard takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Maynard tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. White I I I manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
White I I I moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White I I I throws a body shot but no joy.
White I I I is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Maynard rather than just go for the knockout.
White I I I fails to land the takedown.
White I I I throws a leg kick but Maynard moved away.
White I I I fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Maynard is out of range.
White I I I looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
White I I I dives in and grabs Maynard's left leg, looking for a takedown. Maynard pushes down on White I I I's head and hops out.
A big left from White I I I misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Maynard.
White I I I throws a leg kick but Maynard sees it coming and checks it nicely.
White I I I walks into a left hand.
White I I I moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Maynard checks the leg kick nicely there.
Maynard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but White I I I manages to avoid it.
Good standup being displayed there by White I I I as he connects with a hook.
White I I I punishes Maynard's body with a nice straight punch.
White I I I takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from White I I I. Maynard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maynard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but White I I I was well out of range. Poor timing from Maynard.
White I I I swinging wildly here.
White I I I fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maynard buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Maynard is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Maynard missing with a left hand there. White I I I was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
White I I I throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
White I I I lands a nice hook to Maynard's body. Maynard takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from White I I I.
A swing and a miss from White I I I.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
White I I I misses with a takedown attempt - Maynard sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
White I I I looks to score with a jab to the body but Maynard is just out of range.
Maynard lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack White I I I showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Maynard throws a half hearted mid kick.
White I I I throws out a powerful jab.
Maynard will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
White I I I walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Maynard checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Maynard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but White I I I was well out of range. Poor timing from Maynard.
A head kick misses from White I I I.
Maynard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
White I I I misses with a looping right.
Maynard avoids the body shot from White I I I.
A jab lands there for White I I I.
White I I I cracks Maynard with an open hand slap.
Maynard blocks the body kick.
White I I I scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Maynard ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
White I I I misses with a hook. Maynard ducked under it nicely.
White I I I lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A punch lands to the side of White I I I 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White I I I throws a hook but Maynard avoids it easily.
White I I I 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.
White I I I misses with a low kick.
A big right from White I I I misses.
No joy there for Maynard, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A slapping body kick lands there for White I I I.
Maynard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but White I I I moves away.
Maynard looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
White I I I scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Maynard doesn't seem bothered though.
White I I I has a takedown stuffed.
Maynard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
White I I I looks to score with a jab to the body but Maynard is just out of range.
White I I I blocks a head kick by Maynard.
White I I I tries to work over Maynard's front leg with a kick but Maynard checks it.
White I I I lands a head shot.
Alexander Maynard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White I I I fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maynard manages to avoid it.
Maynard connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
White I I I ducks under a wild hook from Maynard.
White I I I thows a body kick. Maynard tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Maynard has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from White I I I.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
White I I I fails to land the takedown.
Maynard takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Maynard looking to land some kicks to the body here.
White I I I fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Maynard avoids it really well and circles away.
Alexander Maynard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack White I I I.
Maynard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but White I I I was well out of range. Poor timing from Maynard.
A nice inside leg kick there by White I I I. That's going to slow Maynard down.
White I I I just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for White I I I.
White I I I on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Maynard takes a shot right to the bread basket.
White I I I throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
White I I I takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Maynard throws a jab when White I I I was well out of range.
Maynard lands a right hook to the body.
Maynard misses with a hook.
White I I I shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
White I I I throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
White I I I ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Maynard throws a low kick but it's checked well by White I I I.
Maynard has taken the fight to the clinch.
White I I I looking to stall.
Maynard lands a left hand that snaps the head of White I I I backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maynard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with White I I I's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maynard prevents White I I I from breaking the clinch.
Maynard'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.
Maynard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
White I I I misses with a punch on the inside.
Maynard is fighting off a takedown attempt but White I I I is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Maynard to the mat. Maynard regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Maynard wants to sweep but no luck.
Maynard looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
White I I I trying to control the position from guard on top but Maynard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maynard is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jack White I I I.
I've got White I I I 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack White I I I!
A relieved looking Jack White I I I 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Timur Rubin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mickey Sparks (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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5 - 1 - 0 |
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252 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid Muay Thai
Very quick |
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Timur Rubin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mickey Sparks!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rubin lands an overhand right.
Rubin lands a body shot.
A big left from Sparks misses.
Sparks swings for the body but Rubin moves out of range.
Sparks misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rubin looks to score with a jab to the body but Sparks is just out of range.
Rubin blocks the body kick.
Sparks swings for the body but Rubin moves out of range.
Rubin moves out of range of the strikes.
We've been hearing reports that Rubin has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Rubin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sparks.
Sparks keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sparks throws a chopping leg kick but Rubin manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sparks avoids the body shot from Rubin.
Rubin defending well as Sparks loads up on a big left hand.
Sparks fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rubin, pushing him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sparks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparks struggles to land a body shot inside as Rubin controls his hands.
Rubin jumps into guard, dragging Sparks to the mat.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Rubin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sparks is one step ahead there.
Rubin has Sparks pulled in close to control his posture.
Sparks content to stall in guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sparks trying to control but Rubin is working from the bottom.
Rubin wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Mickey Sparks was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Rubin tests Sparks's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sparks ducks under a wild hook from Rubin.
Good exchange - Sparks coming out on top.
Mickey Sparks is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rubin goes for a double leg but Sparks avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Sparks continues to drive forward.
Sparks misses with a body punch.
Sparks misses with a body punch.
Sparks lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sparks working aggressively here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sparks.
A head punch on the inside from Rubin fails to land.
Sparks tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sparks misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rubin just leaning against Sparks, taking a breather.
Rubin struggles to land a body shot inside as Sparks controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sparks.
Sparks lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rubin backwards.
The referee calls for Sparks to work.
Rubin misses with a body punch.
Rubin is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sparks is keeping busy.
Rubin tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sparks smiles and moves away.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sparks darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Rubin misses with a body shot.
Sparks motions for Rubin to come forward. Sparks throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nice defenses there by Sparks.
Mickey Sparks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sparks lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rubin at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Rubin or perhaps it was just good defense by Sparks, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Timur Rubin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rubin looks for the body kick but Sparks saw that one coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sparks misses with a wild body shot.
Sparks fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Rubin checks it well.
Rubin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sparks misses with an uppercut. Rubin saw that one coming.
Sparks moves out of range as Rubin strikes.
Rubin wants to slow Sparks down by chopping away at his legs.
Rubin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sparks manages to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sparks looks to land a right hand but Rubin moved out of range.
Sparks fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rubin.
Rubin dives in and scores a takedown into Sparks's guard.
Sparks has his hands on Rubin's head, controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey Sparks dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sparks misses with a hook
and Rubin counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Sparks is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Sparks pulls Rubin in close to his closed guard and prevents Rubin from doing any damage or advancing position.
Sparks is trying to keep Rubin in close.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Rubin is in close to Sparks's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Sparks trying to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Mickey Sparks was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Sparks thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sparks misses with a double jab.
A slow jab from Sparks misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparks stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rubin.
Sparks thows a leg kick but Rubin checks it
and Rubin counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Rubin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sparks is keeping the position for now.
Sparks seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Timur Rubin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rubin with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sparks preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rubin passes Sparks's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Rubin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Rubin scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Sparks wants to control but Rubin is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sparks is trying to get back to full guard.
Sparks tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Rubin has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Sparks sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Sparks is looking for a sweep. Rubin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rubin throwing shots but Sparks is blocking nicely.
Sparks is trying to get back to full guard.
Rubin 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.
Sparks blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rubin.
Sparks is looking to control Rubin's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sparks avoid being mounted?
Sparks is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sparks keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sparks wants to improve his position but Rubin is controlling well.
Sparks pushes Rubin off looking to stand but Rubin dives back in and keeps control.
Rubin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sparks's head.
Rubin landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Sparks is trying to get back to full guard.
Rubin moves nicely into side control.
Rubin trying to control the action but Sparks is working from the bottom.
Rubin in side control lands a decent elbow.
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!
Sparks gets back to half guard.
Sparks is looking for a sweep. Rubin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sparks is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Rubin scores with a couple of nice shots.
Rubin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sparks defending well though.
Rubin is thwarting Sparks's attempts to control the position.
Rubin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sparks defending well though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sparks is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Sparks is trying to get back to full guard.
Sparks trying to control from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timur Rubin dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Sparks connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sparks misses the jab.
Rubin misses with a body shot.
Sparks takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
An inside leg kick from Sparks misses.
Sparks with a hook.
Rubin lands a right hook to the body.
Rubin gets a takedown into half guard.
Sparks is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Rubin scores with a couple of nice shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rubin is thwarting Sparks's attempts to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ground and pound from Rubin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparks is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Sparks trying to control but Rubin postures up.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Rubin working over Sparks with some ground and pound. Sparks looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Rubin tries to pass the half guard into mount. Sparks knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Rubin lands with a punch from half guard.
Sparks wants to get back to full guard.
Ground and pound from Rubin.
Sparks wants to get back to full guard.
Sparks trying to hold on to Rubin's head to control him but Rubin postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rubin is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sparks gets back to full guard.
Sparks not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sparks is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Rubin wants to control from the top but Sparks keeps moving.
Rubin throwing strikes from guard but Sparks blocks nicely.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Mickey Sparks was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Rubin shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Sparks napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Sparks tries to buck Rubin off but Rubin is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sparks manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Sparks wants to control but Rubin is keeping busy.
Rubin throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Sparks to regain full guard.
Sparks controlling the position.
Sparks is trying to control the position but Rubin postures up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Rubin's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Sparks controls Rubin momentarily but Rubin frees himself.
Sparks keeping moving, preventing Rubin from controlling successfully.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Rubin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sparks has momentary wrist control but Rubin slips an elbow through the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sparks is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mickey Sparks has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Rubin looks to land a right hand but Sparks moved out of range.
Sparks wants to land a leg kick but Rubin is out of range.
Sparks throws a poor cross that misses
and Rubin counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Sparks wants to control but Rubin is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Ground and pound from Rubin.
Sparks is not content to let Rubin control the position.
Rubin looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Sparks is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Rubin scores with a couple of nice shots.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rubin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sparks keeps working.
Rubin prevents Sparks from improving his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Timur Rubin showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rubin 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Timur Rubin!
After winning the bout, Timur Rubin thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Flavio Lazzarini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lazzarini comes to the cage accompanied by Goffredo Mameli - 'Il Canto degli Italiani'. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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194 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Flavio Lazzarini!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Tom Jones!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some bone on bone action there as Lazzarini checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Lazzarini dodges the punch combination from Jones.
Lazzarini closes the distance and clinches.
Lazzarini fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Jones wants to get back to striking at distance but Lazzarini won't allow it.
Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jones goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lazzarini lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lazzarini landing knees to the body.
Lazzarini's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jones has a couple of punches blocked by Lazzarini.
Lazzarini landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lazzarini tries to throw a body punch but Jones avoids it by throwing Lazzarini back against the cage.
I was talking to Lazzarini's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Lazzarini lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
It looks like Tom Jones has been cut.
Lazzarini fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lazzarini looking to throw knees to the head but Jones is blocking nicely.
Jones is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lazzarini is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Jones misses with the head strike.
Lazzarini tries a knee to the head but Jones blocks it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Lazzarini avoiding damage.
Lazzarini blocking some punches.
Jones goes for a takedown attempt but Lazzarini pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Jones checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lazzarini goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Jones drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Lazzarini is looking to regain half guard here but Jones keeps moving and retains side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones working away.
Jones wants to control but Lazzarini is keeping him busy.
Lazzarini is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lazzarini is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Jones off and has taken his back!
Lazzarini has the hooks in. Jones is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Jones is still trying to improve position.
Lazzarini controls the action.
Jones tries to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lazzarini trying to control.
Jones covering up well and avoiding damage.
Lazzarini struggling to keep hold of the position.
Lazzarini looking for the RNC.
Jones tries to roll but Lazzarini sticks to his back.
Lazzarini landing with strikes.
Jones trying to control but not successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lazzarini thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Lazzarini loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Jones hold on?
Lazzarini trying to control momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lazzarini is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Jones is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Lazzarini 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.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lazzarini controlling from the back.
Jones manages to reverse the position and now he's in Lazzarini's guard. Nice work there by Jones.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Flavio Lazzarini dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tom Jones's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lazzarini throws a big shot that misses.
Jones shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Lazzarini eats them both and turns towards Jones to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Lazzarini walks into a left hand.
Lazzarini uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Lazzarini takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Lazzarini walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A jab from Jones misses.
Lazzarini closes the distance and clinches.
Jones misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jones tries to break free but Lazzarini pushes him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jones.
Lazzarini looking to slow down the pace here.
A short right from Lazzarini on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Jones fails to land.
Lazzarini working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
Lazzarini lands with a right to the head.
Jones digs a right hand into Lazzarini's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lazzarini's gas tank.
Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by Lazzarini.
Lazzarini wants to stall.
Lazzarini struggles to land a body shot inside as Jones controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Jones fails to land.
Lazzarini landing knees to the head.
Lazzarini blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jones lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lazzarini misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lazzarini trying to land knees to the body.
Jones throws a head punch that misses.
Lazzarini stalling in the clinch but Jones improves position.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jones gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Lazzarini moves into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones 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.
Jones throwing strikes from guard but Lazzarini blocks nicely.
Lazzarini 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.
Lazzarini keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Jones missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jones 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.
Lazzarini tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lazzarini trying to keep a closed guard but Jones is proving a slippery customer.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Jones trying to control but Lazzarini is working from the bottom.
Lazzarini trying to control the position.
Flavio Lazzarini overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jones throws a big shot that misses.
Lazzarini throws a leg kick but Jones sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Jones swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lazzarini stuffs the takedown.
Tom Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones misses with a two punch combination.
Lazzarini tries to clinch up.
Jones lands a really nice looking cross but Lazzarini seems unphased.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lazzarini misses with a leg kick.
Lazzarini will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lazzarini swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lazzarini takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jones lands a nice looking kick to the body. Lazzarini takes a step back to recover.
Jones tests Lazzarini's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jones on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Lazzarini throws a leg kick but Jones sees it coming and moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lazzarini pinned against the cage. Lazzarini gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Flavio Lazzarini is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Good leg kick by Jones there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jones fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lazzarini has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Jones showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tom Jones's cut.
That's time! Lazzarini's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Lazzarini fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jones shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Lazzarini eats them both and turns towards Jones to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Jones dives in and grabs Lazzarini's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lazzarini pushes down on Jones's head and hops out.
A lazy left from Lazzarini finds it's target.
Lazzarini moves out of range as Jones throws a body kick.
Lazzarini connects with a body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jones.
Jones throws a hook but Lazzarini blocks it.
Left hook, right uppercut from Jones.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Lazzarini.
Lazzarini tries to keep at a distance but Jones has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jones lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jones.
Lazzarini lands a nice uppercut.
Jones goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones wants to break free but Lazzarini has control.
A short uppercut from Jones.
Jones misses with a punch to the body.
Lazzarini throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Joness head.
Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jones misses with the head strike.
Lazzarini tries to land knees in the clinch but Jones avoids the damage to the body.
Jones is trying to drag Lazzarini to the mat but Lazzarini just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Jones gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Lazzarini moves into full guard.
Lazzarini 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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lazzarini trying to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jones controlling from the top position.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Lazzarini is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lazzarini 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.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Lazzarini lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Jones tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones keeping full guard, as Lazzarini tries to pass.
Jones tries to strike from the bottom.
Lazzarini wants to pass the guard but Jones is keeping the position.
Jones looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Lazzarini puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Jones is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lazzarini maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Jones could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Lazzarini has cracked it and Jones is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Lazzarini!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Flavio Lazzarini!
As Flavio Lazzarini got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: I want the winner of Justice vs Wang!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tony Cortez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jakke Ruutu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cortez comes to the cage accompanied by Clint Mansell - Requiem for a dream (Remix) . Ruutu has chosen 50 Cent - I'm Supposed to Die Tonight as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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31
174 lbs
15 - 6 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tony Cortez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jakke Ruutu!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good standup being displayed there by Ruutu as he connects with a hook.
Ruutu 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.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cortez.
Cortez avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cortez. That's going to slow Ruutu down.
Cortez has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Ruutu goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Cortez is rocked!
It looks like Tony Cortez has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cortez lands a head shot.
Oh Cortez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ruutu lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ruutu.
Ruutu throws an overhand right that drops Cortez like a sack of potatoes! Ruutu dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jakke Ruutu!
Jakke Ruutu decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ting Yan Wang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Justice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wang comes to the cage accompanied by Minority - Green Day. The crowd seem to be enjoying Justice's choice of entrance music: Blackalicious / Sky Is Falling . Johnny Justice has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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195 lbs
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187 lbs
13 - 5 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class 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
33 - 17 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ting Yan Wang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Justice!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wang throws a body punch but Justice moves out of range.
Justice fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Wang checks it well.
Wang swings away with a body shot that misses
and Justice counters with a nice uppercut.
Wang throws a big shot that misses.
Wang takes a swing at Justice's ribcage but misses.
Wang misses with a leg kick.
Justice throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Wang scores with a spinning back kick!
Wang throws a head kick but Justice moves out of range.
Justice misses with a head kick.
Wang moves forwards but Justice connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Wang tries to land a leg kick but Justice saw it coming and moves away.
Wang connects with a body shot that sends Justice's belly button to the back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Justice lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wang's sensitive parts.
Wang jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wang jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wang connects with a crisp jab.
Justice uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wang.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Justice drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Wang displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Justice throws out the jab.
Justice avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Justice lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Wang misses with a low kick.
Justice blocks a leg kick.
Justice misses with an uppercut.
Wang tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Justice was well out of range. Poor timing from Wang.
Wang tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Justice closes the distance and clinches up with Wang, looking for a takedown. Justice pushes Wang against the cage but Wang circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Wang tries to close the distance and clinch but Justice swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Justice avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Justice takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nice shot lands for Justice.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Justice pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wang lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Justice thuds a left hand into Wang's body.
Justice fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wang manages to avoid it.
Justice misses with a hook.
Justice misses with a body kick.
Wang throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Justice sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Justice cracks the inside of Wang's front leg.
Justice avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Justice lands a nice looking body kick.
Justice throws a leg kick but Wang checks it.
Wang throws a leg kick but Justice moved away.
Wang scores with a head kick. Justice tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Wang with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Justice connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wang scores with a jab to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wang blocks a head kick by Justice.
Justice fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wang manages to avoid it.
Justice pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Justice misses with a low kick.
Wang fakes the leg kick and cracks Justice in the body.
Wang misses with a double jab.
Wang misses the shot to the body.
Wang dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Justice. That did some damage!
Justice throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Wang fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Justice, pushing him back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wang.
It looks like Johnny Justice has been cut.
A body shot lands from Wang.
Wang misses with a punch to the body.
Justice prevents a body shot from Wang.
I was talking to Wang's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Justice misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Justice on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Wang throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Justices head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Justice.
Justice working aggressively here.
Wang is trying to break free.
Wang doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Justice lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wang digs a right hand into Justice's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Justice's gas tank.
Justice scores with a hook to the body.
Justice throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wang breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wang misses with a kick to the body.
Wang slips a straight right by Justice.
Justice lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wang stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Justice.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wang displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Justice throws out the jab.
Wang clobbers Justice with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Good work by Wang as he checks the leg kick.
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 Ting Yan Wang will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Johnny Justice's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Wang moves out of range of the body kick from Justice.
Justice tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wang takes a swing at Justice's ribcage but misses.
Wang throws a hook but Justice avoids it easily.
Wang scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Justice throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Justice is looking to land body kicks.
Wang staying out of range there.
Wang throws a leg kick that is checked
and Justice counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Justice looks to throw the jab but Wang is out of range.
Justice fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Justice has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wang.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Justice.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wang. Justice does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wang uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Justice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wang scores with a jab to the head.
Wang scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Justice doesn't seem bothered though.
Justice keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Justice throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Wang jabs Justice to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wang scores with a crisp jab that stopped Justice in his tracks.
Wang fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Justice manages to avoid it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Wang.
Wang throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wang throws a shot to the body.
Wang swings for the body but Justice moves out of range.
Wang thuds his right hand into Justice's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wang takes one on the button.
Justice tries to move into range but Wang moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Wang scores with a jab to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Justice chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wang can pounce on him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Justice. Wang does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wang uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Justice.
Justice throws a head kick but Wang moves out of range.
Wang throws a lazy head kick
and Justice counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Wang avoids the head kick by Justice.
Wang connects with a body shot.
Wang throws a body kick that misses.
A low kick from Justice misses
and Wang counters with a stiff right hand.
Justice is rocked!
Ting Yan Wang is winning the standup battle so far.
Wang pounces like a tiger and cracks Justice with a vicious hook! Justice is down but not out! Wang follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ting Yan Wang!
Our winner, Ting Yan Wang, 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Priest (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emeka Shakur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shakur has chosen Tatanka - Africa as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. On his way into the cage it seems that Johnny Priest has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Johnny Priest seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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277 lbs
27 - 13 - 1 |
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255 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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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
27 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Johnny Priest!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
42 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Emeka Shakur!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Priest throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Priest drops his hands momentarily and Shakur takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A jab from Shakur does it's job there.
Priest wants to clinch.
Priest misses with a low kick.
Shakur tries to land a front kick but Priest steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Shakur has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Shakur there as he acknowledges the shot.
It looks like Emeka Shakur has been cut.
Shakur walks into a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shakur scores with a head kick.
Priest slips under a jab from Shakur.
Priest tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Emeka Shakur seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Priest throws a body shot but no joy.
Priest tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Shakur counters with a three punch combo that has Priest backing up. Priest nods at Shakur to acknowledge the strikes.
A jab lands there for Shakur.
Priest looks to land a body kick but Shakur moved away.
Priest looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shakur swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A jab from Shakur finds it's way through Priest's defenses.
Priest goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Priest throws a leg kick but Shakur moved away.
Shakur throws a shot to the body.
Priest throws the left hand but Shakur avoids the punch easily.
Shakur throws a chopping leg kick but Priest manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A head kick misses from Shakur.
Priest takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Shakur has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Shakur lands a right hook to the body.
Shakur avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Shakur fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Priest takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Priest throws a chopping leg kick but Shakur manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Priest takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shakur pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shakur throws a sloppy head kick and Priest moves out of range easily.
Priest defending well as Shakur loads up on a big left hand.
Priest tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Priest is looking to chop away at Shakur's legs.
Shakur jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Priest takes one to the side of the head.
Priest gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Shakur lands a jab to the head.
A jab from Shakur misses.
Shakur throws the left hand but Priest avoids the punch easily.
Shakur is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Priest had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Shakur rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Priest moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Priest avoids the body shot from Shakur.
Priest throws a solid leg kick but Shakur takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Priest.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shakur throws a push kick but Priest slaps the foot to one side.
Priest throws a nice outside leg kick.
Priest lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Priest slips a straight right by Shakur.
Shakur loads up on a big right hand but Priest slips the punch.
Shakur throws a leg kick
and Priest counters with a leg kick.
Shakur throws a shot from downtown. Priest moves away and avoids it.
Priest closes the distance and lands a one-two.
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!
Shakur throws a head kick but Priest moves out of range.
Priest throws a body shot but no joy.
Shakur looks to throw the jab but Priest is out of range.
Priest misses with a wild combination.
Shakur dodges the punch combination from Priest.
Shakur throws a big shot that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Priest slips under a jab from Shakur.
Shakur throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Good shot there by Priest.
Priest swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Shakur misses with a body shot.
Shakur circles away from the clinch attempt.
Priest misses with a hook.
Priest tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Priest misses with a low kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Priest moves into the clinch successfully.
Priest pushes Shakur back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shakur misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Priest.
Priest lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Emeka Shakur will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Emeka Shakur's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Shakur misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Priest takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Shakur blocks a low kick nicely.
Shakur pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Good shot there by Priest.
Shakur fails to land with a series of punches.
A left lands for Priest.
That has opened up Emeka Shakur's cut even more.
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!
Shakur stalks Priest and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Priest's face. Priest staggers backwards, shaken.
Priest takes a swing at Shakur's ribcage but misses.
Priest wants to land a leg kick but Shakur is out of range.
Priest tries to land a body kick
and Shakur cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice uppercut there from Priest.
Priest looks to land a left hand but Shakur moved out of range nicely.
Priest smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Johnny Priest is winning the standup battle so far.
Shakur takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The cut above Emeka Shakur's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Priest throws out a leg kick but Shakur moves out of range and Priest only half commits.
Priest misses with a low kick.
Priest takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Shakur misses with the combination.
Shakur lands a jab.
Shakur lands a really nice looking cross but Priest seems unphased.
Priest just misses with a punch to the body.
Priest scores with a body shot.
Shakur thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Priest if he has to take too many more of those.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shakur just misses with a punch to the body.
Shakur tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Shakur swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shakur lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Shakur displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Priest throws out the jab.
Priest connects with an inside leg kick.
Priest blocks a head kick by Shakur.
Shakur will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Priest lands a nice leg kick that just misses Shakur's sensitive parts.
Priest wants to land a leg kick but Shakur is out of range.
Shakur fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Priest manages to avoid it.
Priest misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shakur.
Priest throws a jab when Shakur was well out of range.
Priest walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Priest misses with a wild body shot.
A left lands for Shakur.
Priest connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shakur misses with a jab, cross combination.
Shakur lands a nice shot to the body.
Priest bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Shakur jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Priest tries to clinch there but Shakur circles away.
Shakur misses the shot to the body.
A jab from Priest does it's job there.
Shakur misses with a hook. Priest ducked under it nicely.
Shakur darts in and clinches Priest up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shakur.
Priest scores with a nice hook to the head.
Priest struggles to land a body shot inside as Shakur controls his hands.
Shakur blocks an elbow strike.
Priest taking a breather.
Priest misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Shakur blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Priest working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Shakur doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Priest lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Priest creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Shakur goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shakur lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Shakur misses with a hook to the ribs.
Priest lands an elbow inside that Shakur shrugs off.
Priest lands a nice elbow.
Emeka Shakur's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Emeka Shakur's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Johnny Priest!
A relieved looking Johnny Priest 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 Jari Mountain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikolaj Orlow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mountain comes to the cage accompanied by kuningas. On his way into the cage it seems that Jari Mountain has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Jari Mountain seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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
28 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jari Mountain!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 18 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nikolaj Orlow!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A chopping leg kick lands by Orlow.
Orlow connects with an inside leg kick.
Orlow is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mountain.
Mountain walks forward, straight into a front kick from Orlow.
Mountain looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mountain scores with a spinning back kick!
Orlow throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Orlow gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Orlow has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A head punch on the inside from Mountain fails to land.
Mountain tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Orlow's elbow.
Orlow blocks a body shot from Mountain.
Mountain lands a body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mountain.
Mountain breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mountain fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Orlow has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mountain fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Orlow.
A low kick from Mountain misses
and Orlow holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Mountain swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Orlow has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mountain blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mountain swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mountain breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mountain lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mountain jabs Orlow to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mountain throws the left hand but Orlow avoids the punch easily.
Orlow takes one to the side of the head.
Mountain misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Orlow.
Mountain throws a jab but it's blocked by Orlow.
Mountain fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mountain stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Orlow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Orlow throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mountain sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mountain ducks under a wild hook from Orlow.
Orlow connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Orlow slips under a jab.
A big left from Orlow misses.
Orlow slips a straight right by Mountain.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mountain scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Mountain scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Mountain throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That kick from Mountain tenderised Orlow's leg. Orlow is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mountain throws a looping overhand right but Orlow ducks down to avoid it.
Mountain scores with a nice strike.
Orlow looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Orlow checks the leg kick nicely there.
Orlow throws a front kick aimed at Mountain's knee but Mountain avoids it well.
Orlow tries a head kick but it misses.
A shot to the body from Mountain misses
and Orlow counters with a big head kick but Mountain shrugs it off.
Mountain 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.
Orlow connects with a right hand. Mountain shakes it off.
Orlow avoids the body shot from Mountain.
Mountain throws out a powerful jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orlow 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.
Mountain tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Orlow walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Orlow takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Orlow lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Mountain misses with a leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mountain.
Mountain fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Orlow.
Mountain takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mountain throws a lazy right hand but Orlow sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Orlow throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Mountain.
Orlow scores with a spinning back kick!
Orlow tries a head kick but it misses.
Mountain throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mountain misses with a right hand
and Orlow holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mountain misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mountain throws a punch but it's blocked by Orlow.
Mountain fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mountain'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.
Orlow manages to break the clinch.
Orlow throws a front kick that sends Mountain stumbling back into the cage.
Orlow throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mountain stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
An inside leg kick lands from Mountain.
Mountain comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Orlow scoring well with a low kick there.
Orlow closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Orlow tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Orlow misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mountain.
Orlow misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mountain blocks a punch to the side of the head.
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 Jari Mountain 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.
Mountain scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Mountain throws a low kick but Orlow avoids it.
Mountain on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Orlow throws a sloppy head kick and Mountain moves out of range easily.
Jari Mountain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mountain missing with a left hand there. Orlow was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Orlow fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Orlow scores with a head kick.
Orlow lands a head kick. Mountain smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Orlow throws a body punch but Mountain moves out of range.
Orlow lands a nice shot that snaps Mountain's head back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Orlow attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Orlow avoids the head kick by Mountain.
Mountain finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Mountain scores with a jab.
Mountain works Orlow's body with a nice hook.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mountain.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mountain throws a nice looking combination but Orlow bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Orlow throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Orlow tries to clinch up but Mountain circles away and keeps his distance.
Mountain throws a series of punches but Orlow avoids them all with ease.
Mountain throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mountain wants to land a leg kick but Orlow is out of range.
Mountain doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Orlow's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Mountain throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jari Mountain is winning the standup battle so far.
Mountain is looking to chop away at Orlow's legs.
Mountain swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Orlow connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Orlow throws a head kick but Mountain moves out of range.
Orlow tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Orlow moves away from the strike by Mountain.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Mountain misses.
Mountain pivots, looking for a leg kick but Orlow is out of range and Mountain settles back down.
Mountain misses with a body shot.
Orlow avoids the head kick by Mountain.
Mountain with a nice cross.
Mountain is looking to chop away at Orlow's legs.
A jab from Orlow misses.
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!
Mountain throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Orlow sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Orlow misses with a kick to the body.
A head kick misses from Orlow.
Mountain throws a low kick but Orlow moves out of range easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Mountain misses the target.
Mountain with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mountain swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Orlow to counter with a crisp jab.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Orlow lands with a slapping head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mountain connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Orlow throws a body kick that misses.
Mountain thuds a left hand into Orlow's body.
Mountain lands with a nice body punch.
Mountain lunges at Orlow with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Orlow's hand.
Orlow just misses with a punch to the body.
Mountain fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Orlow has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mountain takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Mountain scoring well with a low kick there.
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!
Mountain misses with a looping right.
Orlow takes one to the chin there.
Orlow uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mountain.
Mountain misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Orlow.
Orlow throws a leg kick which misses Mountain's front leg but catches the back leg as Mountain tries to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mountain throws a body punch but Orlow moves out of range.
Orlow checks a leg kick.
A big left from Mountain misses.
Mountain tries to land a front kick but Orlow steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Orlow tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Orlow swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mountain lands a nice leg kick that just misses Orlow's sensitive parts.
Mountain throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mountain jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Orlow with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Orlow listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mountain fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mountain scores with a nice right hand.
A low kick from Mountain is predictable there
and Orlow counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jari Mountain dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Mountain takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Mountain throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Orlow scores with a nice head shot.
Good leg kick by Orlow there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mountain turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mountain throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mountain blocks a head kick by Orlow.
Mountain avoids the head kick by Orlow.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mountain, right into the meat.
Orlow misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Orlow slips a jab and a cross from Mountain.
Orlow blocks the body kick.
Mountain blocks a head kick by Orlow.
Mountain avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Orlow takes one to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orlow misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mountain fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mountain throws a right and a left that Orlow avoids nicely.
A big left from Orlow misses.
Orlow takes one to the side of the head.
Mountain throws a shot from downtown. Orlow moves away and avoids it.
Mountain looks to land a right hand but Orlow moved out of range.
Mountain with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Orlow connects with an inside leg kick.
Mountain works the jab nicely.
Mountain fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Orlow manages to avoid it.
Orlow throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mountain throws a combination. Orlow tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Orlow turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orlow throws a head kick but Mountain moves out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Orlow blocks the leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mountain darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Mountain throws a body punch but Orlow moves out of range.
Mountain goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Orlow tries to clinch there but Mountain circles away.
Orlow takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mountain attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Orlow lands a nice looking body kick.
Mountain attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Orlow tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mountain lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Mountain lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Orlow at a distance.
Mountain connects with a leg kick. Orlow looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mountain fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Mountain looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Orlow closes the distance and pushes Mountain back into the cage.
Orlow digs a right hand into Mountain's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mountain's gas tank.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mountain prevents a body shot from Orlow.
A frustrated look appears on Mountain's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mountain lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Orlow backwards.
Orlow misses with some punches.
Orlow breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mountain lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mountain misses with a looping left.
Jab, jab by Orlow - just one landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Orlow throws a head kick but Mountain moves out of range.
Mountain moves forwards but Orlow connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Mountain lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Orlow at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mountain takes a swing at Orlow's ribcage but misses.
Orlow moves in looking to clinch but Mountain pushes him off.
Good leg kick by Mountain there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mountain throws a low kick but Orlow avoids it.
Orlow misses with a low kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mountain, right into the meat.
A decent looking cross lands there for Orlow.
Mountain keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Orlow.
Mountain keeps Orlow at a distance using the push kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mountain.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mountain on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Orlow moves into the clinch.
Mountain lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Orlow or not.
Orlow doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jari Mountain clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Orlow throws a low kick but Mountain avoids it.
Mountain takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mountain misses with a combination
and Orlow cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Orlow scores with a jab.
Donk. Orlow catches Mountain right on the button with a cross.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mountain.
Mountain misses with a head kick.
Orlow lands with a shot to the body.
Orlow blocks the body kick.
Orlow swings for the body but Mountain moves out of range.
Orlow throws a head kick but Mountain moves out of range.
Mountain throws a low kick but it's checked well by Orlow.
Mountain attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mountain looks to throw a body kick
and Orlow counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mountain thinking.
Orlow has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Orlow checks a leg kick.
Orlow tries a head kick but it misses.
Mountain tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Orlow stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mountain.
Mountain jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Mountain throws a body shot but no joy.
Mountain tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Orlow was well out of range. Poor timing from Mountain.
Orlow misses with an attempted mid kick.
Orlow keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Orlow throws a looping overhand right but Mountain ducks down to avoid it.
Orlow throws a sloppy head kick and Mountain moves out of range easily.
Orlow throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mountain works the jab nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mountain throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Orlow misses with a head kick.
Orlow feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mountain's calf.
Mountain throws a leg kick but Orlow checks it.
Mountain swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mountain connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mountain throws a leg kick but Orlow moved away.
Orlow thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Mountain if he has to take too many more of those.
Orlow ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mountain moves away.
Orlow throws a head kick that misses.
Mountain lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Nikolaj Orlow has been cut.
Mountain connects with a body shot.
Mountain stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Mountain misses with a leg kick
and Orlow counters by clinching up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orlow misses with a punch to the body.
Orlow misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mountain will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Orlow wants to break free but Mountain has control.
Orlow stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Orlow lands a body shot in the clinch.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Orlow softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mountain struggles to land a body shot inside as Orlow controls his hands.
Orlow swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Orlow blocking some punches.
Mountain misses with a punch on the inside.
Mountain prevents a body shot from Orlow.
Mountain is looking to control Orlow's arms but Orlow gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mountain has his back to the cage.
Orlow throws a head punch that misses.
Mountain lands with a short shot to the head.
Orlow tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Orlow throws a punch but it's blocked by Mountain.
Mountain is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mountain blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Orlow.
Nikolaj Orlow seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Mountain swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Orlow tries to work over Mountain's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Orlow scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Orlow goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mountain lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Orlow lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mountain backwards.
Orlow lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mountain backwards.
Orlow lands with a short shot to the head.
Orlow misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mountain is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Orlow can't find room to land a body shot as Mountain controls the action.
Orlow misses with the head strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Orlow throws a punch but it's blocked by Mountain.
Orlow escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Orlow tries to clinch but Mountain is having none of it.
Orlow uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mountain.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Nikolaj Orlow will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Nikolaj Orlow's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Mountain tests Orlow's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Orlow lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Orlow looks to land a right hand but Mountain moved out of range.
Mountain lands a head shot.
Good work by Orlow as he checks the leg kick.
Mountain connects with a leg kick. Orlow looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mountain fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Orlow has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mountain looks to score with a jab to the body but Orlow is just out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mountain.
Orlow lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mountain connects with a solid leg kick.
Orlow checks the leg kick.
Orlow pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orlow blocks a low kick nicely.
Orlow looks to land a left hand but Mountain moved out of range nicely.
Orlow pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Mountain back to the cage. Orlow follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Mountain connects with a jab.
Mountain ducks under a wild hook from Orlow.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Orlow checks a leg kick.
Mountain buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mountain, right into the meat.
Orlow looks to score with a jab to the body but Mountain is just out of range.
Mountain connects with a good right hand that stumbles Orlow. Orlow circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Mountain just misses with a punch to the body.
A big left from Orlow misses.
Mountain punishes Orlow's body with a nice straight punch.
Mountain works Orlow's body with a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mountain throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mountain falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mountain takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Orlow throws a body kick that misses.
Orlow scores with a jab to the head.
Orlow getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Orlow throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Orlow moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Mountain throws a good cross that connects.
Orlow avoids the body shot from Mountain.
Mountain blocks the body kick.
Mountain fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Orlow.
Mountain misses with a low kick.
Orlow moves away from the strike by Mountain.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mountain throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Orlow paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Mountain lands a nice hook to Orlow's body. Orlow takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mountain scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Orlow throws a push kick but Mountain slaps the foot to one side.
Mountain lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mountain wants to land a leg kick but Orlow is out of range.
Mountain connects with a solid leg kick.
Orlow throws a body kick that misses.
Mountain throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Mountain throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Mountain looks to score with a jab to the body but Orlow is just out of range.
Mountain throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orlow throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Orlow throws a half hearted mid kick.
Mountain throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Orlow slips a straight right by Mountain.
A head kick misses from Orlow.
Mountain motions for Orlow to come forward. Mountain throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Orlow defending well as Mountain loads up on a big left hand.
Orlow lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Mountain misses with a leg kick
and Orlow makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Mountain really felt that one!
Orlow misses with an uppercut.
Orlow misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Orlow on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Orlow misses with a looping left.
Nikolaj Orlow has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Orlow misses with a head kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jari Mountain showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mountain has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 49:46
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 49:46
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jari Mountain!
Jari Mountain retains his light heavyweight title!
After winning the bout, Jari Mountain thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Armo Kuusela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Slade Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kuusela comes to the cage accompanied by Promentory. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
39 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Armo Kuusela!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Slade Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilson misses with an uppercut. Kuusela saw that one coming.
Wilson looks for the body kick but Kuusela saw that one coming.
Kuusela waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wilson.
Wilson misses with a straight left.
Kuusela scores with a hook to the body. Wilson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kuusela throws a perfectly timed hook that sends Wilson crashing down! Wilson tries to stagger back to his feet but Kuusela just hammers him until the ref stops the fight! A confused Wilson asks the ref what just happened. Poor fella.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Armo Kuusela!
Armo Kuusela retains his middleweight title!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Armo Kuusela made sure he mentioned CEC Nutrition Q160, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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