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MMA Helsinki - 32 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Quicky Baby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ibson Preuss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Quicky Baby has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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207 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Good chin |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Quicky Baby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ibson Preuss!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Preuss rushes Baby and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Preuss scores with a shoulder strike.
Baby wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Baby's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Baby wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Preuss has him pressed against the cage.
Baby working hard to break the clinch.
Baby prevents Preuss from breaking the clinch.
Baby wants to stall.
Baby misses with a punch on the inside.
Baby is trying to break free.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Preuss blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Preuss wants to get back to striking at distance but Baby won't allow it.
Baby tries to break the clinch but Preuss is controlling the position.
Baby tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Baby tries to break free but Preuss pushes him back against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Preuss as Baby tries to tie him up.
Baby tries to break the clinch but Preuss is controlling the position.
Baby stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Preuss looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Preuss is trying to force a seperation but Baby has the dominant position.
Preuss avoids the elbow strike from Baby, against the cage.
Baby is trying to push Preuss away but Preuss has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Preuss keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Baby's efforts to push away.
Preuss prevents Baby from breaking the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Baby lands a nice knee to the body.
Baby keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Preuss's efforts to push away.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Baby wants to get back to striking at distance but Preuss won't allow it.
Baby fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Baby breaks the clinch.
A jab from Preuss finds it's way through Baby's defenses.
It looks like Quicky Baby has been cut.
Oooooh!!! Preuss has knocked Baby down with a huge combo! Preuss steps away and waves a wobbly Baby back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Baby walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Baby limp body while Preuss jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ibson Preuss!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clint Eastwood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Makkonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eastwood's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Smokie - Living Next Door To Alice. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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220 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Clint Eastwood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sam Makkonen!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Makkonen misses with a combination
and Eastwood counters with a three punch combo that has Makkonen backing up. Makkonen nods at Eastwood to acknowledge the strikes.
Eastwood showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Makkonen.
Makkonen throws a right hand that Eastwood ducks under and follows up with a left that Eastwood also avoids with ease.
Makkonen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Eastwood lands a head shot.
Makkonen takes one on the button.
It looks like Sam Makkonen has been cut.
Eastwood looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Eastwood showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Makkonen.
Eastwood steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Makkonen.
Makkonen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Some wild striking there from Makkonen.
Makkonen looks winded!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Eastwood getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Eastwood catches Makkonen with a right, a left, a right. It's raining punches and Makkonen forgot an umbrella! Another punch and he's down. This one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Clint Eastwood!
A relieved looking Clint Eastwood 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 Brutus Beefcake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Santana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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223 lbs
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215 lbs
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Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brutus Beefcake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Ricardo Santana!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beefcake misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Santana.
Good shot there by Santana.
Beefcake has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LOD Gym Now with StandUP in the buildup to the fight.
A punch combination from Beefcake misses.
Santana takes one on the chin but seems OK.
It looks like Ricardo Santana has been cut.
Beefcake bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Beefcake uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Santana.
Santana moves forwards but Beefcake connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Santana misses the target.
Beefcake jabs at Santana's body.
Beefcake moves out of range as Santana throws a body kick.
Beefcake takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Santana ducks right into an uppercut from Beefcake.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Santana lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Beefcake throws a right and a left that Santana avoids nicely.
Beefcake fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Santana takes one to the side of the head.
Beefcake misses with the combination.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Beefcake!
Beefcake scores with a punch to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donk. Beefcake catches Santana right on the button with a cross.
Santana takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Beefcake ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Beefcake lands a nice shot that snaps Santana's head back.
Beefcake rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Santana moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Brutus Beefcake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beefcake fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Santana misses with a looping left.
Santana misses with a straight right.
Beefcake misses with a series of wild punches.
A big left from Santana misses.
Santana throws a low kick but it's checked well by Beefcake.
Santana scoring well with a low kick there.
Santana throws a lazy uppercut
and Beefcake counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Santana pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Beefcake misses with a wild combination.
Beefcake steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Santana. That one must have hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beefcake uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Santana.
Beefcake lands a nice shot that snaps Santana's head back.
Santana takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Santana throws a lazy uppercut
and Beefcake counters with a straight right hand.
Beefcake jabs at Santana's body.
Santana tries to clinch but Beefcake moves out of range.
Santana walks into a jab.
A punch combination from Beefcake misses.
Donk. Santana catches Beefcake right on the button with a cross.
Beefcake uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Santana.
Beefcake cracks Santana with a right hand to the side of the head.
Beefcake lands an overhand right.
Santana walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Beefcake checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Beefcake slips under a jab from Santana.
Santana looks for the body kick but Beefcake saw that one coming.
Jab, jab by Beefcake - just one landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beefcake scores with a jab to the jaw.
Santana throws a big shot that misses.
Beefcake is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Santana is looking to slow Beefcake down with leg kicks.
Beefcake thuds his right hand into Santana's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Beefcake, as that shot connected.
Santana is rocked!
Beefcake throws a 1-2 combo that connects squarely on Santana's jaw, knocking him onto his back! Beefcake dives in looking to finish as Santana flails his arms in a desperate attempt to block Beefcake's strikes! Beefcake is raining down hammerfists and the ref stops it! Santana's desperate flailing just didn't constitute intelligent defence. Some people will probably question the ref's decision but Santana was definitely hurt and the ref saved him from taking unnecessary punishment. A fighter's safety is paramount in this sport.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brutus Beefcake!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Teras Kassit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jethro Rusted (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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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Teras Kassit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jethro Rusted!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kassit throws a lazy right hand but Rusted sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rusted misses with a hook.
Nice shot by Kassit.
Kassit scores with a punch to the head.
Kassit takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rusted looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kassit throws a hook to the side of Rusted's head but Rusted sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kassit 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.
Jethro Rusted seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kassit moves out of range as Rusted strikes.
Rusted misses with a series of wild punches.
Rusted looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Rusted will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rusted throws a leg kick which misses Kassit's front leg but catches the back leg as Kassit tries to avoid it.
Kassit lands a nice looking body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rusted bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Rusted moves away from the strike by Kassit.
Kassit on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rusted delivers a nice body kick.
Rusted defending well as Kassit loads up on a big left hand.
Rusted lands with a good body shot.
Kassit listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Rusted feints and then cracks Kassit's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kassit down.
Kassit fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rusted turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rusted shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kassit but Kassit pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kassit takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Rusted takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rusted.
Kassit throws a shot from downtown. Rusted moves away and avoids it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice body punch from Rusted.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rusted takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Rusted shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Kassit manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Kassit wants to sweep here but Rusted controlling him for the moment.
Rusted sitting in guard here, content to control.
Rusted throws a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rusted sitting in guard here, content to control.
Rusted in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Rusted stands and throws Kassit's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Rusted throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rusted controlling the position.
Rusted looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kassit parries the strikes from Rusted easily there. Rusted is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Kassit to escape.
Rusted trying to control the position but Kassit is working away.
Rusted tries to score with some ground and pound. Kassit controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Rusted remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Rusted bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jethro Rusted dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kassit misses with a wild combination.
Rusted throws a series of punches but Kassit moves out of range.
Rusted throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Kassit tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Rusted is in Kassit's guard.
Rusted working some strikes from top position.
Rusted trying to control the position from guard on top but Kassit is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rusted is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rusted preventing the sweep.
Rusted working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Kassit throws a right hand that Rusted ducks under and follows up with a left that Rusted also avoids with ease.
Rusted scores with a head kick. Kassit tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Rusted fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Kassit sprawls well initially but Rusted persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Rusted missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rusted not doing much here.
Rusted has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rusted has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Let's hope that Rusted has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Rusted thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rusted sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Kassit is refusing to be controlled, as Rusted sits in half guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kassit misses with a left hand
and Rusted counters with a nice kick to the body.
A left lands for Kassit.
Kassit throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rusted sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kassit takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Rusted lands with a good body shot.
Teras Kassit is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rusted is looking to land body kicks.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Rusted!
Rusted throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kassit connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kassit misses with a looping left.
Rusted shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rusted connects with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rusted connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A jab lands there for Kassit.
Kassit avoids a kick to the body.
Rusted throws a series of punches but Kassit avoids them all with ease.
An inside leg kick lands from Rusted.
Rusted lands with a straight right. Kassit didn't see that one coming.
Jethro Rusted seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kassit fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rusted throws a body kick that misses.
Kassit misses the jab.
Kassit is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Jab, jab by Rusted - just one landing.
Rusted shoots in for a double leg but Kassit sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kassit throws a body shot but no joy.
Rusted scores with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jethro Rusted showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Rusted swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rusted looking to score a takedown here. Kassit is defending well but Rusted drives through and ends up in Kassit's guard.
Rusted throws a big elbow that misses.
Kassit looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rusted is one step ahead there.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rusted accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rusted slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Kassit keeping moving, preventing Rusted from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rusted is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Rusted trying to control but Kassit is working from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Kassit misses with a straight right.
Kassit takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Rusted slips a jab from Kassit.
Rusted blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Rusted takes one on the button.
Kassit throws a lazy right hand but Rusted sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rusted works the jab nicely.
Rusted is looking to land body kicks.
Rusted defending well as Kassit loads up on a big left hand.
Kassit misses with a looping left.
Rusted avoids the body shot from Kassit.
Kassit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rusted.
Kassit is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Kassit displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rusted.
Rusted misses with a wild combination.
Rusted lands a leg kick that knocks Kassit off balance momentarily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rusted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rusted feints a jab promting Kassit to slip. Rusted then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kassit slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Rusted steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kassit.
Rusted slips a jab from Kassit.
Rusted connects with a right hand. Kassit shakes it off.
Kassit misses with a straight right.
Rusted pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A slapping body kick lands there for Rusted.
Kassit chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rusted can pounce on him.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Rusted - that will leave a mark!
Rusted shoots in and bounces Kassit off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rusted engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rusted in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rusted not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Kassit keeping moving, preventing Rusted from controlling successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jethro Rusted comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rusted has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jethro Rusted!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zhao Zhuo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juho Pennanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zhuo's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Kung Fu You. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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177 lbs
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184 lbs
20 - 14 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Zhao Zhuo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Juho Pennanen!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pennanen throws a wild body kick that Zhuo sees coming a mile off.
Zhuo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pennanen.
Zhuo throws out a loose jab but Pennanen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pennanen walks into a stiff left hand from Zhuo.
Pennanen throws a right and a left that Zhuo avoids nicely.
Zhuo misses with the combination.
Zhuo dives in and grabs Pennanen's left leg, looking for a takedown. Pennanen pushes down on Zhuo's head and hops out.
Zhuo slips a jab from Pennanen.
Zhuo tries for a takedown but Pennanen sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Zhuo has been working on his boxing with his coaches at T's Private Dojo in the buildup to the fight.
Zhuo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Zhuo slips a straight right by Pennanen.
Pennanen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Zhuo.
Zhuo throws a right hand that misses
and Pennanen counters with a good low kick that Zhuo was not able to check.
Zhuo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pennanen.
A swing and a miss from Pennanen.
Zhuo throws a body shot but no joy.
Pennanen throws a jab when Zhuo was well out of range.
Pennanen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zhuo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhuo throws a lazy right hand but Pennanen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Zhuo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pennanen dodges the punch combination from Zhuo.
Zhuo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pennanen.
Zhuo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zhuo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Pennanen. Pennanen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Zhuo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pennanen lands with a right hand.
Juho Pennanen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zhuo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Zhuo throws an overhand right that lands on Pennanen's shoulder, as Pennanen tries to avoid the shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Pennanen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nice takedown defense from Pennanen. No joy for Zhuo on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zhao Zhuo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zhuo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zhuo stuns Pennanen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Zhuo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zhuo is keeping his hands low and just asking to be knocked out. Pennanen Raises his leg and lands a stunning axe kick! Zhuo is out cold, face down on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Juho Pennanen!
An out of breath Juho Pennanen thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Maksim Zotov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler Brooks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Zotov might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Мы расправи. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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32
137 lbs
15 - 15 - 0 |
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34
140 lbs
23 - 14 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Maksim Zotov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tyler Brooks!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brooks takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Brooks on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Zotov. Zotov obviously looking to wear him down.
Zotov leaves Brooks with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Zotov thumps Brooks with a low kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Zotov.
Zotov fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Brooks checks it well.
Zotov definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That kick from Zotov tenderised Brooks's leg. Brooks is trying to keep his angry face on.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Zotov 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 Brooks has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Brooks and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Zotov looks to land a body kick but Brooks moved away.
Brooks avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brooks scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Brooks works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zotov tries to improve position but can't.
Brooks has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Brooks is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Zotov is trying to escape and Brooks transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Zotov is forced to tap! Nice work there by Brooks! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tyler Brooks!
An out of breath Tyler Brooks thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Epeli Nailatikau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommi Talentti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nailatikau comes into the arena with Number of the Bollywood blaring out of the sound system. Talentti is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Metallica - Ecstasy Of Gold. This should be fireworks!
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162 lbs
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164 lbs
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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
14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Epeli Nailatikau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tommi Talentti!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Talentti darts in looking for a takedown but Nailatikau gets double underhooks and turns Talentti into the cage.
Nailatikau crunches a lovely knee into Talentti's ribcage.
Talentti blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nailatikau lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nailatikau is pressed up against the cage. Talentti has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Nailatikau down to the mat. Nailatikau avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Nailatikau misses with an attempted mid kick.
Talentti fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nailatikau misses with a low kick.
A jab from Nailatikau finds it's way through Talentti's defenses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Talentti feints and as Nailatikau raises his hands in defense, Talentti changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Nailatikau looking for a guillotine here but Talentti defends easily.
Nailatikau had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Talentti defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Talentti is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Talentti advances position into side control!
Talentti just content to control the position.
Talentti trying to control the position but Nailatikau is working away.
Talentti working the head and body with strikes.
Talentti scoring with punches from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nailatikau manages to get back to half guard.
Talentti throwing shots but Nailatikau is blocking nicely.
Nailatikau is looking to control Talentti's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Nailatikau avoid being mounted?
Talentti not doing much here.
Nailatikau trying to control from the bottom.
Nailatikau tries to get to full guard but Talentti has control of the leg.
Nailatikau is concentrating on defense, preventing Talentti from advancing position.
Nailatikau is not content to let Talentti control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talentti slows the pace down in half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nailatikau is not content to let Talentti control the position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Talentti not doing much here.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Talentti shoots in and drives through. Nailatikau sprawls well.
Epeli Nailatikau has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommi Talentti.
Talentti shoots for a takedown but Nailatikau saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Nailatikau connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nice body kick from Nailatikau.
Nailatikau throws the left hand but Talentti avoids the punch easily.
Epeli Nailatikau seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Talentti defending well as Nailatikau loads up on a big left hand.
Talentti shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nailatikau changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Talentti tries to avoid it but Nailatikau manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Talentti to the ground. Talentti escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Talentti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from Nailatikau does it's job there.
Nailatikau looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Talentti takes the fight into the clinch.
Talentti tries for a takedown. No joy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nailatikau lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nailatikau connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Tommi Talentti has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Talentti is trying to pull guard but Nailatikau turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Epeli Nailatikau dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tommi Talentti's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Talentti fails with the takedown.
Talentti tries to clinch up.
Nailatikau scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nailatikau is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Talentti can do to turn this around?
Nailatikau fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Talentti displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nailatikau throws out the jab.
Talentti blocks a jab.
Nailatikau throws a low kick but Talentti avoids it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Nailatikau darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nailatikau scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nailatikau ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Talentti moves away.
Nailatikau shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Talentti as he avoids it easily.
Nailatikau jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nice takedown defense from Talentti. No joy for Nailatikau on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Epeli Nailatikau. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nailatikau lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Talentti 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.
Nailatikau throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Talentti counters with a left and a right that stings Nailatikau.
Nailatikau moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nailatikau throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nailatikau throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nailatikau.
Nailatikau's jab looks to have found its range, popping Talentti under the eye.
Nailatikau has a takedown stuffed.
Nailatikau stuns Talentti with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nailatikau tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nailatikau throws a leg kick but Talentti checks it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Talentti moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talentti takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Nailatikau throws a low kick but Talentti moves out of range easily.
Nailatikau throws a leg kick but Talentti sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nailatikau lands a nice leg kick that just misses Talentti's sensitive parts.
Talentti drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Nailatikau tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Talentti content to stall in guard here.
Talentti trying to control but Nailatikau is working from the bottom.
Nailatikau being controlled here, momentarily.
Talentti preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talentti controlling from the top position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Nailatikau misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Talentti leaves Nailatikau with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Talentti's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Talentti shoots in for a takedown but Nailatikau shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Talentti walks into a straight right hand from Nailatikau.
Nailatikau ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nailatikau slaps away a takedown attempt from Talentti, before circling back to the center of the mat.
An inside leg kick lands from Nailatikau.
Nailatikau scores with a push kick.
A jab from Nailatikau misses.
Talentti fails to land the takedown.
Nailatikau lands a nice looking kick to the body. Talentti takes a step back to recover.
Tommi Talentti is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Talentti takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Epeli Nailatikau dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tommi Talentti's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Nailatikau scores with a nice right hand.
Nailatikau throws a jab when Talentti was well out of range.
Talentti staying out of range there.
Nailatikau scores with a nice right hand.
Talentti darts in looking for a takedown but Nailatikau gets double underhooks and turns Talentti into the cage.
Nailatikau looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nailatikau lands with a short shot to the head.
Nailatikau unloads a knee to the mid-section. Talentti lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nailatikau lands a knee to the body.
Nailatikau crunches a lovely knee into Talentti's ribcage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nailatikau prevents the takedown attempt.
Nailatikau throws an elbow but it misses.
Talentti avoiding damage as Nailatikau throws knees to the body.
Nailatikau ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Nailatikau no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Nailatikau keeping moving, preventing Talentti from controlling successfully.
Talentti is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Nailatikau trying to keep a closed guard but Talentti is proving a slippery customer.
Nailatikau keeping moving, preventing Talentti from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nailatikau is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Talentti defends well.
Nailatikau trying to keep a closed guard but Talentti is proving a slippery customer.
Nailatikau can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Talentti controls the pace.
Nailatikau bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Talentti's guard.
Nailatikau has gone for a leg lock! Talentti slips out almost immediately though and dives into Nailatikau's guard.
Tommi Talentti has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nailatikau throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talentti stopping the sweep attempt from Nailatikau.
Nailatikau controls Talentti momentarily but Talentti frees himself.
Nailatikau keeping moving, preventing Talentti from controlling successfully.
My spies in Nordic Top Team inform me that Talentti has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Nailatikau wants to sweep here but Talentti controlling him for the moment.
Nailatikau has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Talentti can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Talentti is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Nailatikau controls Talentti momentarily but Talentti frees himself.
Nailatikau looking for a sweep. Not yet Nailatikau, not yet.
Talentti engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Talentti ducks under a wild hook from Nailatikau.
Tommi Talentti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Talentti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Talentti shoots in but no luck this time.
Epeli Nailatikau has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommi Talentti.
Nailatikau keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Epeli Nailatikau is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nailatikau connects with an inside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Epeli Nailatikau showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Nailatikau, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Epeli Nailatikau!
During a confident post fight interview, Epeli Nailatikau thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hjalmar Thorhalla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikael Lindel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thorhalla comes to the cage accompanied by Disturbed / Down With The Sickness. Lindel has chosen Clawfinger - Biggest & The Best as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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32
249 lbs
22 - 17 - 0 |
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34
240 lbs
20 - 18 - 0 |
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World class MT
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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
22 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hjalmar Thorhalla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mikael Lindel!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lindel connects with a body shot that sends Thorhalla's belly button to the back.
Thorhalla misses with a body kick.
Lindel drives through with a takedown into guard.
Thorhalla keeping moving, preventing Lindel from controlling successfully.
Lindel pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Thorhalla is keeping the position for now.
Lindel passes into half guard.
Thorhalla won't allow Lindel to pass to mount.
Thorhalla has his hands clasped together around Lindel's back. He's all about the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lindel not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Thorhalla tries to kick Lindel off but Lindel keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lindel throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lindel working the head and body with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lindel thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lindel wants to take a breather but Thorhalla is having none of it.
Lindel sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Thorhalla defending well though.
Lindel moves nicely into side control.
We've been hearing good reports from Thorhalla's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thorhalla wants to control but Lindel postures up.
Lindel is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Thorhalla knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Lindel in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorhalla is looking to regain half guard here but Lindel keeps moving and retains side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Lindel.
Lindel in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Lindel lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Thorhalla down.
Lindel scoring with punches and elbows.
Thorhalla parries the strikes from Lindel easily there. Lindel is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Thorhalla to escape.
Lindel working the strikes but Thorhalla uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Thorhalla wants to get back to his feet.
Lindel working the head and body with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lindel stalling.
Lindel missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lindel wants to free his trapped foot but Thorhalla is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Thorhalla avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lindel.
Thorhalla blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lindel.
Lindel working the head and body with strikes.
Lindel is pressing down on Thorhalla's thigh, looking to free his foot. Thorhalla is holding on for now.
Lindel not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Lindel missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lindel not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Thorhalla punching from the bottom.
Lindel not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lindel working Thorhalla over with strikes.
Lindel is looking for a kimura here.
Thorhalla is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Lindel scores with a couple of nice shots.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Thorhalla is trying to stand.
Lindel thows a huge punch but Thorhalla dodges it nicely.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Lindel in particular looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikael Lindel dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lindel fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Thorhalla ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lindel moves away.
Nice uppercut there from Thorhalla.
It looks like Mikael Lindel has been cut.
Lindel takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lindel shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Thorhalla as he avoids it easily.
Nice takedown defense from Lindel. No joy for Thorhalla on that attempt.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Thorhalla - that will leave a mark!
Lindel drives through with a takedown into guard.
Lindel is looking to work some ground and pound but Thorhalla has wrist control.
Lindel pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Thorhalla is keeping the position for now.
Lindel connects with a couple of short punches.
Thorhalla doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Thorhalla preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lindel throwing strikes from guard but Thorhalla blocks nicely.
Lindel trying to control but Thorhalla is working from the bottom.
Lindel wants to pass the guard but Thorhalla is keeping the position.
Lindel trying to control but Thorhalla is working from the bottom.
Lindel passes Thorhalla's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Lindel has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lindel thows a huge punch but Thorhalla dodges it nicely.
Thorhalla is trying to control but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Lindel is trying to control. Thorhalla wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Lindel prevents Thorhalla from standing back up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Lindel throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lindel misses with a straight right.
Lindel walks into a straight right hand from Thorhalla.
Lindel bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Lindel dives in and grabs Thorhalla's left leg, looking for a takedown. Thorhalla pushes down on Lindel's head and hops out.
Lindel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lindel closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Lindel lands in his opponent's guard.
Thorhalla not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lindel works over Thorhalla with some ground and pound from guard.
Thorhalla throwing rabbit punches from the bottom - showing the judges that he's keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lindel loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Thorhalla keeping moving, preventing Lindel from controlling successfully.
Thorhalla avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lindel drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Lindel jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Lindel throws a big elbow that misses.
Thorhalla controls Lindel momentarily but Lindel frees himself.
Thorhalla has momentary wrist control but Lindel slips an elbow through the middle.
Thorhalla is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Lindel has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Lindel pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Thorhalla is keeping the position for now.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Thorhalla tries to land a front kick but Lindel steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lindel connects with a right hand. Thorhalla shakes it off.
Lindel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thorhalla throws out the jab.
Lindel gets a double leg takedown into Thorhalla's guard.
Lindel wants to control from the top but Thorhalla keeps moving.
Thorhalla has momentary wrist control but Lindel slips an elbow through the middle.
Thorhalla is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lindel connects with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikael Lindel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mikael Lindel's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Lindel takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Lindel cracks Thorhalla with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Thorhalla looks to land a right hand but Lindel moved out of range.
Thorhalla takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Thorhalla is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Lindel ducks under a wild hook from Thorhalla.
Lindel shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Thorhalla napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Thorhalla is trying to get back to his feet.
Thorhalla is working to avoid the ground and pound but Lindel connects with a decent elbow.
Lindel working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
You can see the frustration on Thorhalla's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Lindel wants to control but Thorhalla is keeping him busy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lindel working the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lindel working the ground and pound.
Sloppy strikes there by Lindel.
Thorhalla regains half guard, as Lindel was trying to land strikes.
Lindel sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Thorhalla defending well though.
Thorhalla on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Thorhalla wants to get back to his feet.
Thorhalla keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lindel drops an elbow to the side of Thorhalla's head.
Lindel is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Lindel is just content to waste time from the top position. Thorhalla takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lindel postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Lindel with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lindel postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Mikael Lindel has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lindel trying to control the position from guard on top but Thorhalla is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lindel distracts Thorhalla with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Thorhalla wants to stand but Lindel is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lindel postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Thorhalla is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Lindel throws out a loose jab but Thorhalla uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thorhalla goes for a double leg but Lindel avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Lindel continues to drive forward.
Lindel manages to break the clinch.
Lindel takes one to the chin there.
Thorhalla swinging wildly here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lindel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thorhalla sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mikael Lindel seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lindel jabs at Thorhalla's body.
Thorhalla throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Lindel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Thorhalla.
Lindel throws a hook but Thorhalla blocks it.
Hjalmar Thorhalla has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thorhalla moves out of range as Lindel strikes.
Lindel fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Thorhalla to the ground. Lindel is now in Thorhalla's guard.
Thorhalla is looking for a triangle but Lindel pushes his legs off easily.
Thorhalla trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Lindel wants to pass the guard but Thorhalla is keeping the position.
Mikael Lindel is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lindel controlling from the top position.
Lindel works a leg free and moves into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thorhalla misses with some strikes from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mikael Lindel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lindel has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 26:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 26:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mikael Lindel!
Mikael Lindel took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!) for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kool Keith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Giampaolo Pietravallo (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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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Kool Keith!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Giampaolo Pietravallo!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Keith checks a leg kick.
Pietravallo feints a jab promting Keith to slip. Pietravallo then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Keith slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Pietravallo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Keith. That did some damage!
Keith moves out of range of the leg kick from Pietravallo.
Keith checks a low kick from Pietravallo.
Keith on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pietravallo throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Pietravallo blocks the body kick.
Pietravallo scores with a push kick.
Pietravallo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Pietravallo fails to land the takedown.
Keith uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pietravallo.
Keith takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keith tries to clinch up but Pietravallo circles away and keeps his distance.
Keith displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Pietravallo.
Keith misses with a double jab
and Pietravallo counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Keith!
Keith managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Pietravallo.
Pietravallo misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Keith struggling a bit here.
Keith is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Keith tries to get back to half guard but can't.
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That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pietravallo working away.
Pietravallo tries to advance to mount but can't.
Keith is looking for a sweep.
The referee asks Pietravallo politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Pietravallo prefers to stall for the moment though.
Keith is looking to regain half guard here but Pietravallo keeps moving and retains side control.
Pietravallo cracks Keith with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Keith sneaks back into half guard.
Keith blocking the ground and pound attempt from Pietravallo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keith keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Pietravallo wants to take a breather but Keith is having none of it.
Keith wants to get back to full guard.
Pietravallo looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
An inside leg kick lands from Keith.
Keith blocks a head kick by Pietravallo.
A jab lands there for Keith.
Pietravallo punishes Keith's body with a nice straight punch.
Keith misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Keith.
Keith lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Keith lands with a nice combination. Pietravallo backs away looking to recover.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Keith misses.
Pietravallo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Pietravallo thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Keith if he has to take too many more of those.
Pietravallo's coach down at Kebab House was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Pietravallo's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Pietravallo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Keith throws a right hand that Pietravallo ducks under and follows up with a left that Pietravallo also avoids with ease.
Pietravallo scores with a jab to the head.
Pietravallo walks into a straight right hand from Keith.
Keith misses with a low kick as Pietravallo jumps back.
Pietravallo with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Giampaolo Pietravallo dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Keith throws out a loose jab but Pietravallo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pietravallo tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Keith tries to clinch but Pietravallo is having none of it.
Keith digs a good body shot into Pietravallo's ribs.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Keith crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Pietravallo - the referee stops the clock and Keith gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Pietravallo. Keith manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Keith walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Keith lands a leg kick that knocks Pietravallo off balance momentarily.
Giampaolo Pietravallo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Keith throws a jab but it's blocked by Pietravallo.
Pietravallo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Keiths jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keith pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Keith avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pietravallo keeps the fight on the outside.
A nice inside leg kick there by Keith. That's going to slow Pietravallo down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keith avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Keith tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pietravallo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Keith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pietravallo was well out of range. Poor timing from Keith.
Keith misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pietravallo.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Pietravallo.
Pietravallo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nice uppercut there from Keith.
Keith misses with a straight left.
Keith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pietravallo throws a body shot but no joy.
Pietravallo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A looping hook to the body misses from Keith. Pietravallo does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pietravallo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pietravallo cracks the inside of Keith's front leg.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pietravallo misses with a head kick.
Keith is looking to clinch but Pietravallo is avoiding it.
Pietravallo throws the kick towards the body but Keith avoids it.
Keith misses the jab.
Keith throws a body shot but no joy.
A slow jab from Pietravallo misses its intended target.
Pietravallo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Pietravallo throws a hook but Keith avoids it easily.
Keith walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Pietravallo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Keith thows a leg kick but Pietravallo checks it
so Pietravallo counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keith keeping moving, preventing Pietravallo from controlling successfully.
Keith pulls Pietravallo in close to prevent any damage.
Keith wants to sweep but no luck.
Pietravallo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pietravallo looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Keith is pulling down on Pietravallo's head to control his posture.
Pietravallo lands a couple of elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Pietravallo wants to pass the guard but Keith is keeping the position.
Keith looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Kool Keith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Keith slips under a jab from Pietravallo.
Pietravallo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Keith.
A punch combination from Keith misses.
Pietravallo lands with a kick to the temple. Keith shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Keith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Keith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Keith tries to move into range but Pietravallo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Giampaolo Pietravallo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Pietravallo. Keith does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pietravallo digs a good hook to Keith's body.
Pietravallo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pietravallo connects with a solid leg kick.
Keith fails to land with a series of punches.
Pietravallo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Keith takes one to the chin there.
Pietravallo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Keith throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pietravallo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pietravallo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Keith sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Keith lands with an overhand left.
Keith rushes Pietravallo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Pietravallo is trying to maintain a safe position but Keith gets an underhook and turns Pietravallo into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pietravallo blocks a body shot from Keith.
Pietravallo breaks from the clinch.
Keith connects with a body shot that sends Pietravallo's belly button to the back.
Pietravallo tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pietravallo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pietravallo, right into the meat.
Pietravallo misses with a low kick.
Pietravallo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Keith tries to close the distance and clinch but Pietravallo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A head kick misses from Keith.
Keith is looking to clinch but Pietravallo is avoiding it.
Keith tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pietravallo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pietravallo scores with the left hand. Keith knows he should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pietravallo keeps the fight on the outside.
Danga de danga de dang - Pietravallo scores with a four punch combination!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pietravallo throws a front kick aimed at Keith's knee but Keith avoids it well.
Pietravallo lands the left hand.
Pietravallo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Keith tries to clinch there but Pietravallo circles away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pietravallo.
Keith cracks the inside of Pietravallo's front leg.
Keith looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pietravallo sizes up Keith with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Keith connects with the punch.
Keith throws a head kick but Pietravallo moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pietravallo throws a jab when Keith was well out of range.
Pietravallo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Keith throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pietravallo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A solid body kick from Pietravallo.
A shot to the body from Keith misses
and Pietravallo counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Keith is trying to control but can't.
Keith is staying active underneath Pietravallo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Pietravallo trying to pass the guard but Keith defending well.
Pietravallo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Keith's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pietravallo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Keith keeps working.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Pietravallo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pietravallo trying to mount his opponent but Keith defends it.
Keith is not content to let Pietravallo control the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Pietravallo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pietravallo misses with a low kick.
No luck for Pietravallo with that takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Giampaolo Pietravallo really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Keith connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Pietravallo throws a hook but Keith avoids it easily.
Pietravallo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Keith tries to clinch up.
Keith ducks under a wild hook from Pietravallo.
Keith falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pietravallo decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Keith's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keith has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Keith bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pietravallo's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keith makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Pietravallo wants to sweep here but Keith controlling him for the moment.
Keith pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pietravallo is keeping the position for now.
Keith pushes down on Pietravallo's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Keith wants to pass to mount but Pietravallo is defending the position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Pietravallo manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pietravallo has momentary wrist control but Keith slips an elbow through the middle.
Pietravallo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Keith trying to control but Pietravallo is working from the bottom.
Pietravallo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Keith is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Keith in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pietravallo has his hands on Keith's head, controlling the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pietravallo circles away from the clinch attempt
and Pietravallo counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Pietravallo.
Keith looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Keith keeping moving, preventing Pietravallo from controlling successfully.
Pietravallo stopping the sweep attempt from Keith.
Pietravallo trying to control the position from guard on top but Keith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Keith trying to control the position.
Giampaolo Pietravallo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Keith controlling Pietravallo's posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pietravallo throws a big right hand that misses.
Pietravallo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Keith works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Pietravallo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pietravallo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Keith.
Keith tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pietravallo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A slow jab from Keith misses its intended target.
Keith will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pietravallo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Keith with a jab.
Pietravallo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Keith's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Giampaolo Pietravallo dominated that fourth round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Keith tries to close the distance and clinch but Pietravallo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Keith moves out of range of the body kick.
Pietravallo scores with a punch to the head.
Keith misses with a straight left.
Keith connects with a looping right hand.
Keith tried to score with a low kick but Pietravallo checks it.
Pietravallo slips a jab from Keith.
Keith is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pietravallo scores with the left hand. Keith knows he should have avoided that one.
Pietravallo lands an overhand right.
An inside leg kick from Pietravallo misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keith misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pietravallo.
Pietravallo swings widly with a right hand
and Keith counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Pietravallo connects with a high kick.
Keith uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pietravallo.
Pietravallo misses with a straight right.
Pietravallo misses the shot to the body.
Keith thumps Pietravallo with a low kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Keith looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pietravallo throws a leg kick which misses Keith's front leg but catches the back leg as Keith tries to avoid it.
Keith moves out of range as Pietravallo strikes.
Kool Keith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keith looks to land a left hand but Pietravallo moved out of range nicely.
Keith chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pietravallo can pounce on him.
Pietravallo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Keith looks to score with a jab to the body but Pietravallo is just out of range.
Keith takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Pietravallo throws a hook but Keith blocks it.
Pietravallo swats away the attempt to clinch by Keith.
Pietravallo swats away the attempt to clinch by Keith.
A bone on bone clash there as Keith blocks the leg kick.
Keith swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pietravallo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Pietravallo is defended easily by Keith.
Keith thuds a left hand into Pietravallo's body.
An inside leg kick lands from Keith.
Keith throws the kick towards the body but Pietravallo avoids it.
Pietravallo looks for the body kick but Keith saw that one coming.
Keith misses with a body shot.
Keith is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Pietravallo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keith throws a shot to the body.
Keith is looking to clinch.
Pietravallo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pietravallo is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Pietravallo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Keith slips under a jab.
Pietravallo tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pietravallo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Pietravallo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Keith.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pietravallo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pietravallo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Pietravallo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Keith momentarily.
Pietravallo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Giampaolo Pietravallo.
I've got Pietravallo winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 45:50
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 45:50
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Giampaolo Pietravallo!
Giampaolo Pietravallo is the new light heavyweight champion!
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