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SPI: Helsinki - 4 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aku Saari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Thorn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saari's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Rock You Like A Hurricane - Scorpions. 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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BJJ White Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aku Saari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Michael Thorn!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thorn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Saari clinches up with Thorn and pushes him back against the ropes.
Saari swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thorn wants to stall.
Thorn misses with a punch on the inside.
Saari lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Thorn scores with a nice short uppercut.
Saari misses with a hook from the clinch.
Saari misses with the head strike.
Saari lands an uppercut.
Thorn should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saari fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thorn scores with a shot to the side of Saari's head.
Saari tries to work over Thorn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thorn prevents a body shot from Saari.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Saari.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorn is trying to break the clinch but Saari is controlling him.
Saari lands a hook to the side of the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Thorn blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Saari.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Saari swings wildly with an uppercut but Thorn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thorn is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Saari is keeping busy.
Saari misses with the head strike.
Thorn is struggling to control the position.
Saari misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saari tries to throw a body punch but Thorn avoids it by throwing Saari back against the ropes.
Saari has a couple of punches blocked by Thorn.
Thorn blocking some punches.
Thorn is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Saari is keeping busy.
Saari lands a left hand that snaps the head of Thorn backwards.
Thorn looking to stall.
Saari misses with some punches.
Thorn taking a breather.
Saari misses with a short punch on the inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Michael Thorn.
Saari instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saari misses with a punch on the inside.
Saari swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Saari digs a right hand underneath Thorn's ribcage. Thorn let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Saari tries a body shot but Thorn blocks it.
Thorn lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Saari has a couple of punches blocked by Thorn.
Saari misses with some punches.
Saari scores with a nice hook to the head.
Saari misses with a short punch on the inside.
Saari lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Thorn blocks an uppercut.
Saari throws a head punch that misses.
Saari working aggressively here.
Saari lands a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saari misses with a hook to the ribs.
Saari working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Saari.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saari lands with a short head shot on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Saari creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Saari lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Saari fails to land.
Saari lands with a short shot to the head.
Saari misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short left from Saari.
Saari tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thorn is trying to stall.
Saari prevents Thorn from breaking the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aku Saari dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Saari avoids a punch combination nicely.
Thorn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters circle momentarily. Thorn darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
It looks like Aku Saari has been cut.
Thorn thows a left - swing and a miss!
Saari is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thorn can do to turn this around?
Thorn scores with a jab.
Saari slips a jab and a cross from Thorn.
Saari gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Thorn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thorn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Saari tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saari keeps control of Thorn as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Thorn blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorn blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Saari fails to land.
Saari swings wildly with an uppercut but Thorn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thorn is trying to maintain a safe position but Saari gets an underhook and turns Thorn into the ropes.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Saari.
Saari tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Thorn has eaten all the pies!
Thorn has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Saari lands a nice shot to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Saari takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Saari tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Saari lands a right hand.
Saari swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saari keeps control of Thorn as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Saari lands an uppercut.
Thorn has had enough of the clinch but Saari keeps him there for the moment.
Saari working aggressively here.
A shot in the inside from Saari.
Saari swings wildly with an uppercut but Thorn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aku Saari has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short uppercut from Thorn.
Thorn has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Saari throws a punch but it's blocked by Thorn.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saari misses with the head strike.
Thorn tries to stall but Saari uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Thorn tries to circle away but Saari has him pinned against the ropes.
Saari gets through Thorn's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Saari as the two fighters clinch.
Saari misses with a punch on the inside.
Thorn has had enough of the clinch but Saari keeps him there for the moment.
Thorn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Saari throws a punch but it's blocked by Thorn.
Thorn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Saari lands with a light punch inside.
Saari gets through Thorn's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Saari misses with a punch on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saari lands a right hand that snaps the head of Thorn backwards.
Saari throws a head punch that misses.
Saari goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Thorn stalling in the clinch but Saari improves position.
Saari misses with a punch on the inside.
Saari misses with a hook to the ribs.
Saari tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Saari working aggressively here.
Thorn wants to break the clinch but can't.
Saari lands with a short shot to the head.
Saari lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short body shot lands from Saari as the two fighters clinch.
Thorn is breathing heavily.
A head punch on the inside from Saari fails to land.
Saari lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Thorn backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aku Saari dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Aku Saari's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Saari closes the distance and pushes Thorn back into the ropes.
Thorn swings wildly with an uppercut but Saari uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Saari fails to land.
Saari is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Saari working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Saari scores with a hook to the body.
Saari tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Saari lands a body shot in the clinch.
Thorn takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saari lands an uppercut.
Saari struggles to land a body shot inside as Thorn controls his hands.
Thorn is trying to maintain a safe position but Saari gets an underhook and turns Thorn into the ropes.
Saari working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Saari scores with a nice short uppercut.
Saari lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Saari scores with a shot to the side of Thorn's head.
Saari lands a right hand.
Thorn is rocked!
Saari has a couple of punches blocked by Thorn.
Thorn is still on wobbly legs! Can Saari finish him?
A body shot lands from Saari.
Saari lands a left hand.
Saari lands a body shot.
Saari lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Thorn or not.
Saari lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Thorn backwards.
Saari pushes Thorn against the ropes. Saari is working some dirty boxing. Saari pushes off with a quick right hook! Thorn goes down! Thorn tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Saari moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aku Saari!
Aku Saari seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mirsad Ibrahimovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thiago Silva is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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180 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mirsad Ibrahimovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Silva!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva darts in and clinches Ibrahimovic up against the ropes.
Silva scores with a knee to the head.
Still in the clinch, Silva scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ibrahimovic is fighting off a takedown attempt but Silva is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Ibrahimovic to the mat. Ibrahimovic regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Silva avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Ibrahimovic working a defensive guard here.
Silva is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ibrahimovic is trying to keep Silva in close.
Silva must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ibrahimovic looking for subs off his back but Silva has passed one foot through into half guard.
Silva content to control rather than advance.
Ibrahimovic trying to control from the bottom.
Ibrahimovic is trying to get back to full guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Silva connects with a nice short shot to Ibrahimovic's temple.
Ibrahimovic gets back to full guard.
That's two 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.
Ibrahimovic throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Silva showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Ibrahimovic is trying to control the position but Silva postures up.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Silva controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Silva scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ibrahimovic looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Silva puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Well, if Silva is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Silva's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Silva tries to pass to full mount but Ibrahimovic defends it.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Silva drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ibrahimovic keeping full guard, as Silva tries to pass.
Ibrahimovic being controlled here, momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ibrahimovic trying to control the position.
Ibrahimovic being controlled here, momentarily.
Ibrahimovic looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Silva passes into half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Still in half guard, Silva seems content to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago Silva dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Silva stuffs the takedown attempt from Ibrahimovic. Ibrahimovic gets slowly back to his feet.
Silva displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ibrahimovic.
Silva gets a clinch.
Ibrahimovic is trying to break the clinch but Silva is controlling him.
Ibrahimovic is trying to push Silva away but Silva has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Silva holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A frustrated look appears on Ibrahimovic's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Silva landing knees to the head.
Silva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ibrahimovic wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mirsad Ibrahimovic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ibrahimovic fails with the takedown.
Silva shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Ibrahimovic is trying to get back to full guard.
Ibrahimovic with the active half guard here but Silva passes nicely into side control.
Silva gets to mount! Ibrahimovic was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ibrahimovic is bucking up trying to escape but Silva cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Silva controlling from mount.
Ibrahimovic wants to control but Silva is having none of it.
Ibrahimovic tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Silva lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Silva punishing his opponent with strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva looking to control and managing it successfully.
Thiago Silva has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ibrahimovic regains half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ibrahimovic trying to control from the bottom.
Ibrahimovic wants to improve his position but Silva is controlling well.
Ibrahimovic misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Ibrahimovic is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Silva controlling the action here.
Silva not landing any meaningful shots 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.
Silva is thwarting Ibrahimovic's attempts to control the position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Ibrahimovic gets full guard.
Silva has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Ibrahimovic is proving hard to escape from.
Ibrahimovic seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Ibrahimovic shoots in and drives through. Silva sprawls well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silva gets a double leg takedown into Ibrahimovic's guard.
Ibrahimovic looking to control.
Ibrahimovic looking to control but Silva passes into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Silva throws a head kick that half lands.
Ibrahimovic shoots in for a double leg but Silva sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Silva.
Ibrahimovic is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Silva is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Ibrahimovic wants to control but Silva is having none of it.
Ibrahimovic looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva controls the action.
Silva looking for the choke but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva controlling the position well here. Ibrahimovic rolled but Silva kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Ibrahimovic wants to control his opponent's hands but Silva gets his hands free.
Ibrahimovic manages to reverse the position and now he's in Silva's guard. Nice work there by Ibrahimovic.
Ibrahimovic wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to sweep here but Ibrahimovic controlling him for the moment.
Silva seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Ibrahimovic stopping the sweep attempt from Silva.
Ibrahimovic trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ibrahimovic accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Silva is trying to control the position but Ibrahimovic postures up.
Silva is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Silva throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Silva changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Ibrahimovic looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Ibrahimovic tries to buck Silva off but Silva is having none of it.
Silva is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Ibrahimovic is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Silva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ibrahimovic keeps working.
Ibrahimovic can't do much from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva controls the position.
Ibrahimovic is trying to control Silva's posture but Silva avoids it.
Ibrahimovic is trying to get back to half guard.
Silva working away.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silva decides to stand up, so the ref orders Ibrahimovic to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thiago Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Silva 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thiago Silva!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Kozakov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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265 lbs
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250 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent 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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alex Young!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ivan Kozakov!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Young moves to clinch but Kozakov breaks away
and Kozakov counters with a nice body kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Young crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kozakov - the referee stops the clock and Young gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kozakov. Young manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Young doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kozakov moves into the clinch.
Young tries to work over Kozakov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Young drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Young gets underhooks to prevent Kozakov's takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kozakov has picked Young up - he's going for a ride! Kozakov dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Young trying to control from the bottom.
Kozakov is keen to just control but Young is a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young is trying to stand up here but Kozakov is controlling him well.
Kozakov controlling the action here.
Kozakov stops Young from getting back to his feet.
Kozakov seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Kozakov stalling away here and it's allowed Young to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Kozakov gets to his feet - Young follows without any prompting.
That's two 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.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kozakov breaks the clinch.
Alex Young seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Young swinging wildly here.
Kozakov avoids the body shot from Young.
Kozakov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Young is looking for a counter combo.
Young tries to land a front kick but Kozakov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kozakov is keeping his hands low and just asking to be knocked out. Young Raises his leg and lands a stunning axe kick! Kozakov is out cold, face down on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Alex Young!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ramsey Rodman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Devin Masters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Masters has chosen Suffa by Hed Pe as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Devin Masters has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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202 lbs
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Counter fighter
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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, Ramsey Rodman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Devin Masters!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Masters fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Masters fails to land the takedown.
Masters looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rodman is fending him off so far but Masters persists. Nope, Rodman circles away and we're back to standing.
Ramsey Rodman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Devin Masters.
Masters closes the distance and clinches up with Rodman, looking for a takedown. Masters pushes Rodman against the ropes but Rodman circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Rodman definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Masters darts in looking for a takedown but Rodman gets double underhooks and turns Masters into the ropes.
Masters shoots in and drives through. Rodman sprawls well.
Rodman feinted with a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodman tries to clinch up but Masters circles away and keeps his distance.
Masters lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Masters.
Masters fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masters shoots in for a takedown but Rodman shows good takedown defense.
Rodman drops down looking for a counter takedown but Masters sprawls and moves away.
Masters clinches.
Masters manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Rodman looking to pass the guard.
Rodman engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodman wants to pass the guard but Masters is keeping the position.
Rodman looking to sit in guard and control but Masters gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Masters won't allow Rodman to get back to his feet.
Masters throws a strike but Rodman rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Rodman knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Masters on the ground.
Masters trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Masters looking for a guillotine here but Rodman defends easily.
Rodman keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Masters's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodman looking to pass the guard.
Masters lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Rodman manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Masters manages to get himself to full guard.
Masters tries to strike from the bottom.
Rodman is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodman trying to control but Masters is working from the bottom.
Rodman content to stall in guard here.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Masters wants to control but Rodman passes easily into half guard.
Masters is staying active underneath Rodman, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Masters manages to get to full guard.
Rodman wants to control from the top but Masters keeps moving.
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 Ramsey Rodman will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Masters fails with a takedown attempt.
Masters rushes Rodman and presses him up against the ropes.
Masters prevents the takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Masters wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rodman has him pressed against the ropes.
Masters blocks a body shot from Rodman.
Masters wants to get back to striking at distance but Rodman won't allow it.
Rodman is pressed up against the ropes. Masters has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Rodman down to the mat. Rodman avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Masters moves away.
Rodman tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Masters manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Masters shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ramsey Rodman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Devin Masters.
Masters shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rodman tries to close the distance and clinch but Masters swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rodman moves in looking to clinch but Masters pushes him off.
Rodman moves in looking to clinch but Masters pushes him off.
Masters moves into range and clinches up with Rodman.
Rodman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rodman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodman looking to stall.
Rodman is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Masters jumps guard but Rodman turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Rodman has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Masters is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Masters has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Rodman after a bit of a struggle.
Rodman misses with some punches.
Masters drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Masters is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rodman is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masters breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rodman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Masters lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Masters changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Rodman tries to avoid it but Masters manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Rodman to the ground. Rodman escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Rodman half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rodman.
Rodman looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Masters is fending him off so far but Rodman persists. Nope, Masters circles away and we're back to standing.
Rodman tries to clinch but Masters moves out of range.
Masters fails with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masters gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Rodman counters with a shoot takedown. Masters fights it but they end up in guard.
Our spies down at at Cozad MMA Helsinki inform us that Masters has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Masters is breathing heavily.
Rodman is stalling in the full guard.
Rodman keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Masters's head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rodman trying to control but Masters is working from the bottom.
Masters escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rodman gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ramsey Rodman dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Masters goes for a double leg but Rodman avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the ropes as Rodman continues to drive forward.
Rodman throws a body shot but no joy.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Masters.
Rodman tries to clinch up but Masters circles away and keeps his distance.
Devin Masters seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Masters gets a clinch.
Masters misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Masters is working for takedown but Rodman is calmly controlling the position for now.
Ramsey Rodman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Devin Masters.
Masters looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Masters is pressed up against the ropes. Rodman has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Masters down to the mat. Masters avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Masters shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rodman but Rodman pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Rodman drops down looking for a counter takedown but Masters sprawls and moves away.
Masters takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Masters.
Rodman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Masters slips a jab from Rodman.
Masters darts in and clinches Rodman up against the ropes.
Masters manages to pull guard.
Rodman stands up over Masters, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Rodman chips away with some ground and pound.
Rodman has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Rodman is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodman controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Rodman makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Masters keeping moving, preventing Rodman from controlling successfully.
Rodman wants to pass the guard but Masters is keeping the position.
Masters is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rodman defends well.
Rodman is in close to Masters's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Masters keeping moving, preventing Rodman from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodman 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.
Rodman passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Masters struggling a bit here.
Masters is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
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.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Masters prevents Rodman from improving position.
Masters takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Ramsey Rodman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rodman controls the position.
Devin Masters has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rodman has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ramsey Rodman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rodman, 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ramsey Rodman!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Markus Lindblom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Willie Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Willie Johnson has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Markus Lindblom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Willie Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lindblom throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Lindblom instigates a clinch.
Lindblom working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lindblom lands an elbow that stopped Johnson in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Willie Johnson has been cut.
A left hand lands to the body for Lindblom.
Johnson looks winded!
Lindblom pushes Johnson back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Lindblom escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lindblom drops his shoulder and cracks Johnson with a huge uppercut! Johnson goes down! Can Lindblom finish him?
Johnson is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson can't keep his opponent in guard - Lindblom advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Johnson is still in real trouble! Can Lindblom finish him?
Johnson trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Lindblom sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Johnson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Lindblom knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Johnson on the ground.
Lindblom has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lindblom's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Lindblom.
Johnson seems to have recovered his senses.
Johnson holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Lindblom tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Lindblom thowing shots but they're missing.
Lindblom sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Lindblom looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Lindblom tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lindblom gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lindblom pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sloppy strikes from Lindblom. Those never looked like landing.
Lindblom drives through and clinches with Johnson against the ropes.
Lindblom connects with a nasty looking knee right to Johnson's face.
Lindblom pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lindblom moves into the clinch successfully.
Lindblom manages to break the clinch.
Lindblom moves into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lindblom unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lindblom is struggling to control the position.
Johnson tries to throw a body punch but Lindblom avoids it by throwing Johnson back against the ropes.
Lindblom lands a nice elbow.
Johnson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Lindblom to keep the fight standing.
Johnson is trying to push Lindblom away but Lindblom has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Lindblom breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lindblom gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lindblom.
Johnson jumps guard but Lindblom stands there with Johnson around his waist. Johnson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Lindblom breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lindblom has managed to clinch.
Lindblom scores with a knee to the head.
Lindblom pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lindblom clinches up with Johnson and pushes him back against the ropes.
Johnson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Markus Lindblom has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Willie Johnson.
Lindblom avoiding damage.
Lindblom's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A head kick from Lindblom lands but Johnson takes it in his stride.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lindblom rushes Johnson and presses him up against the ropes.
Lindblom's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lindblom instigates a clinch.
Johnson misses with some punches.
Lindblom lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lindblom breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lindblom closes the distance and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Markus Lindblom dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Willie Johnson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Lindblom clinches up with Johnson and pushes him back against the ropes.
Lindblom is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Johnson can do to turn this around?
Lindblom taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Markus Lindblom has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Johnson jumps guard but Lindblom turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Lindblom's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lindblom breaks the clinch.
Lindblom swats away the attempt to clinch by Johnson.
Lindblom forces Johnson back against the ropes and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lindblom breaks the clinch.
Johnson gets tackled into the ropes by Lindblom. Lindblom maintains the clinch.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Lindblom breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lindblom pushes Johnson up against the ropes in a clinch.
Johnson wants to stall.
Lindblom breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Johnson moves in looking to clinch but Lindblom pushes him off.
Lindblom instigates a clinch.
Lindblom's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by Lindblom.
Johnson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lindblom to score with a decent uppercut.
Lindblom throws a powerful right kick. Johnson tried to block low but the kick was high! Johnson was taken right off of his feet! Lindblom jumps in to finish the job and the ref tackles him! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Markus Lindblom!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Latham Unreal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Stiglitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dan Stiglitz acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Latham Unreal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dan Stiglitz!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stiglitz darts in and clinches Unreal up against the ropes.
Unreal blocks an elbow strike.
Unreal definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Stiglitz missing with knees to the body.
Stiglitz wants to stall.
Unreal drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Unreal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stiglitz misses with a hook to the ribs.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Stiglitz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Unreal with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Unreal is looking to control Stiglitz's arms but Stiglitz gets an underhook and turns him. Now Unreal has his back to the ropes.
Stiglitz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Unreal avoids it.
Stiglitz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stiglitz missing with knees to the body.
Stiglitz with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Unreal is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Stiglitz throws a punch but it's blocked by Unreal.
Stiglitz is stalling here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Stiglitz managing to block the knees to the body from Unreal.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stiglitz.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stiglitz.
Stiglitz is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Stiglitz will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Unreal up against the ropes.
Stiglitz tries a body shot but Unreal blocks it.
Stiglitz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stiglitz looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Unreal managing to block the knees to the body from Stiglitz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Stiglitz has a couple of punches blocked by Unreal.
Stiglitz missing with knees to the body.
Unreal prevents a body shot from Stiglitz.
Unreal avoids the elbow strike from Stiglitz, against the ropes.
Stiglitz blocks the elbow strike.
Unreal blocks an uppercut.
Stiglitz stalling the fight.
Stiglitz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Unreal's elbow.
Stiglitz throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Stiglitz misses with a knee strike.
Stiglitz with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Stiglitz is struggling to control the position.
Unreal dodges an elbow strike from Stiglitz.
Stiglitz lands with a short shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stiglitz misses with a punch on the inside.
Unreal has had enough of the clinch but Stiglitz keeps him there for the moment.
Unreal misses with some punches.
Stiglitz misses with a body punch.
Unreal misses with a knee strike.
Unreal blocks a body shot from Stiglitz.
Unreal is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Stiglitz trying to land knees to the body.
Stiglitz has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Unreal seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Stiglitz can turn it around.
Stiglitz throws an elbow but it misses.
Unreal blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stiglitz prevents the takedown attempt.
Unreal prevents a body shot from Stiglitz.
Stiglitz working aggressively here.
Stiglitz swings wildly with an uppercut but Unreal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stiglitz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Unreal is defending well for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stiglitz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Unreal wants to get back to striking at distance but Stiglitz won't allow it.
Stiglitz tries to land knees in the clinch but Unreal avoids the damage to the body.
Unreal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stiglitz is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Stiglitz throws an elbow but it misses.
Unreal struggles to land a body shot inside as Stiglitz controls his hands.
Stiglitz throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stiglitz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Unreal tries to land knees in the clinch but Stiglitz avoids the damage to the body.
Stiglitz wants to stall.
Stiglitz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Unreal is defending well for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stiglitz throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Unreal blocks it with crossed arms.
Stiglitz trying to land knees to the body.
Unreal has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Stiglitz avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Stiglitz dominated that round.
That's time! Unreal's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Stiglitz fails in his attempt to clinch.
A clash of legs there as Stiglitz blocks the low kick.
Stiglitz gets a clinch.
Unreal throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Stiglitz just leaning against Unreal, taking a breather.
Stiglitz tries a body shot but Unreal blocks it.
Stiglitz avoids a wild elbow strike from Unreal.
Stiglitz struggles to land a body shot inside as Unreal controls his hands.
Stiglitz misses with a punch on the inside.
Stiglitz tries to land a knee to the head but Unreal blocks with his arms.
Stiglitz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Unreal throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Unreal avoids a wild elbow strike from Stiglitz.
Stiglitz prevents the takedown attempt.
Unreal on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stiglitz trying to land knees to the body.
Stiglitz is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Unreal tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stiglitz struggles to land a body shot inside as Unreal controls his hands.
Stiglitz is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Stiglitz trying to land knees to the body.
Stiglitz tries to work over Unreal's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stiglitz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Stiglitz throws an elbow but misses.
Stiglitz creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Stiglitz tries to land knees in the clinch but Unreal avoids the damage to the body.
Stiglitz avoids a wild elbow strike from Unreal.
Stiglitz tries to stall but Unreal uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Stiglitz can't find room to land a body shot as Unreal controls the action.
Stiglitz tries to work over Unreal's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stiglitz throws a head punch that misses.
Unreal goes for a takedown attempt but Stiglitz pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Latham Unreal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Unreal will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Dan Stiglitz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stiglitz tries to close the distance and clinch but Unreal swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stiglitz tries to clinch up but Unreal circles away and keeps his distance.
Unreal drops down looking for a counter takedown but Stiglitz sprawls and moves away.
Unreal feints and as Stiglitz raises his hands in defense, Unreal changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Unreal trying to control the position from guard on top but Stiglitz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Unreal stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Stiglitz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Unreal passes into half guard.
Unreal is trying to control the action in half guard but Stiglitz is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stiglitz wants to control but Unreal is keeping busy.
Unreal is looking to take a break and control but Stiglitz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Stiglitz tries to roll over but Unreal keeps him under control.
Stiglitz is in trouble now - Unreal has advanced to mount!
Unreal has hold of Stiglitz's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Stiglitz manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Unreal trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Unreal is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Stiglitz has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Stiglitz really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Latham Unreal will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Unreal misses with a low kick.
Stiglitz keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Stiglitz wants to clinch up but Unreal keeps it at a distance.
Stiglitz is looking to clinch but Unreal is avoiding it.
Stiglitz wants to clinch up but Unreal keeps it at a distance.
Stiglitz tries to clinch
and Unreal counters with a shoot takedown. Stiglitz fights it but they end up in guard.
Unreal trying to control but Stiglitz is working from the bottom.
Unreal passes Stiglitz's left leg - he's now in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Unreal is working for a kimura but Stiglitz is defending it quite comfortably.
Unreal trying to control the action but Stiglitz is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Unreal tries to pass the half guard into mount. Stiglitz knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Latham Unreal overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Unreal is trying to control. Stiglitz wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Stiglitz is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Unreal wants to pass the guard but Stiglitz is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Stiglitz looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Unreal is trying to control the action in half guard but Stiglitz is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Stiglitz has Unreal up against the ropes in a clinch.
Stiglitz struggles to land a body shot inside as Unreal controls his hands.
Unreal has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Stiglitz after a bit of a struggle.
Stiglitz blocks an elbow strike.
Stiglitz tries to land a knee to the head but Unreal blocks with his arms.
Unreal avoiding damage as Stiglitz throws knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Unreal struggles to land a body shot inside as Stiglitz controls his hands.
Stiglitz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Unreal blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Unreal avoiding damage as Stiglitz throws knees to the body.
Stiglitz managing to block the knees to the body from Unreal.
Stiglitz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Unreal is defending well for now.
Stiglitz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stiglitz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Unreal.
Stiglitz with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dan Stiglitz seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Unreal blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stiglitz leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Stiglitz missing with knees to the body.
Stiglitz throws a punch but it's blocked by Unreal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Unreal drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Stiglitz gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Stiglitz misses with the head strike.
Stiglitz working aggressively here.
Unreal on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Unreal on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stiglitz misses with a body punch.
Unreal taking a breather.
Stiglitz pushes off an throws an elbow but Unreal leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Stiglitz gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Unreal.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Latham Unreal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stiglitz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Unreal tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stiglitz avoids it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dan Stiglitz.
I think Stiglitz has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Stiglitz!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tyberius Furiusz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruno Alvarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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25
156 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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147 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tyberius Furiusz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bruno Alvarez!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alvarez jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Furiusz throws a sloppy head kick and Alvarez moves out of range easily.
Alvarez feints a counter leg kick.
Furiusz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Furiusz checks a low kick from Alvarez.
A good leg kick by Furiusz.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Furiusz throws an elbow but it misses.
Furiusz lands a nice elbow.
Furiusz comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Furiusz lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Furiusz lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Bruno Alvarez has been cut.
Furiusz keeps control of Alvarez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Furiusz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A combination from Furiusz does no damage.
Furiusz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Furiusz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Alvarez misses with a hook.
Alvarez tries to keep at a distance but Furiusz has taken the fight into the clinch.
Furiusz breaks from the clinch.
Furiusz lands a head kick. Alvarez smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Alvarez misses with a low kick.
Alvarez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Furiusz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Alvarez scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Alvarez not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Furiusz tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Alvarez manages to move to mount!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alvarez throwing strikes here but Furiusz is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Furiusz to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Furiusz shrugs it off.
Alvarez throwing strikes but Furiusz bucks up and reverses the position. He's now in guard on top.
Alvarez seems keen to control Furiusz's posture.
Furiusz knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Alvarez on the ground.
Furiusz has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Alvarez is proving hard to escape from.
Alvarez has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Furiusz off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Furiusz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alvarez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Alvarez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Furiusz.
Alvarez looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Furiusz looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Furiusz on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Furiusz looks to land a combination but Alvarez avoids it well.
Furiusz connects with a leg kick. Alvarez looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Furiusz tries to clinch up but Alvarez circles away and keeps his distance.
Furiusz ducks under a wild hook from Alvarez.
Furiusz is looking to clinch but Alvarez is avoiding it.
And Alvarez tries to counter it with a takedown but Furiusz pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Alvarez shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Furiusz's guard.
Alvarez tries to free his leg and advance position but Furiusz is retaining full guard.
Alvarez is still trying to improve position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez 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.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Alvarez throws a big right hand that misses.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
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 Tyberius Furiusz will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bruno Alvarez's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Alvarez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Furiusz.
Furiusz staying out of range there.
Alvarez looks to throw the jab but Furiusz is out of range.
Furiusz connects with a body shot.
Furiusz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Alvarez misses with a lunging right hand
and Furiusz counters with a nice uppercut.
Tyberius Furiusz is winning the standup battle so far.
Furiusz throws a wild body kick that Alvarez sees coming a mile off.
Furiusz is looking to score with low kicks.
Tyberius Furiusz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alvarez takes a head kick and keeps coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarez misses with a series of wild punches.
Furiusz wants to clinch.
Tyberius Furiusz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Alvarez misses with an uppercut.
Furiusz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alvarez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Furiusz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Alvarez throws out a loose jab but Furiusz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Furiusz fires out a quick counter leg kick but Alvarez just manages to avoid it.
Furiusz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Furiusz fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Alvarez.
Furiusz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Alvarez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Furiusz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Alvarez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A big left from Alvarez misses.
Furiusz tries to clinch there but Alvarez circles away.
Alvarez tried to score with a low kick but Furiusz checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Furiusz.
Furiusz throws a quick inside leg kick.
Furiusz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Alvarez.
Furiusz appears to be looking for a big counter.
Furiusz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alvarez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Furiusz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Alvarez is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Alvarez lands with a cross.
Furiusz with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Furiusz throws a leg kick which misses Alvarez's front leg but catches the back leg as Alvarez tries to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alvarez throws a shot from downtown. Furiusz moves away and avoids it.
Tyberius Furiusz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Furiusz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alvarez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Alvarez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Furiusz clinches with his opponent.
Furiusz lands a nice elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Furiusz lands a nice elbow.
Furiusz breaks the clinch.
Alvarez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Furiusz looks for the body kick but Alvarez saw that one coming.
Furiusz throws the kick towards the body but Alvarez avoids it.
It seemed like Alvarez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Furiusz wants to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Alvarez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Furiusz keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Furiusz avoids the body shot from Alvarez.
Furiusz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Furiusz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alvarez moves away.
Furiusz throws a sloppy head kick and Alvarez moves out of range easily.
Furiusz scores with a nice body kick.
Furiusz has taken the fight to the clinch.
Alvarez takes an elbow to the forehead.
Furiusz breaks from the clinch.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Furiusz. Alvarez shrugs it off though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alvarez moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Furiusz tries to clinch but Alvarez moves out of range.
Furiusz throws a nice inside leg kick.
Furiusz scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Furiusz connects with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyberius Furiusz dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bruno Alvarez's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Alvarez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Furiusz tries to clinch but Alvarez is having none of it.
Alvarez tries for a takedown but Furiusz sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Alvarez throws a body shot but no joy.
Furiusz doesn't manage to clinch there - Alvarez circles away.
Alvarez with the counter takedown but Furiusz avoids it easily.
Furiusz tries to clinch but Alvarez is having none of it.
Alvarez throws a hook but Furiusz blocks it.
Furiusz connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Alvarez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Furiusz can pounce on him.
Furiusz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Alvarez can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarez takes a kick to the side of the head.
Alvarez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Furiusz tries to close the distance and clinch but Alvarez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Alvarez with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Furiusz to score with a decent uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Furiusz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Alvarez.
Alvarez throws a series of punches but Furiusz avoids them all with ease.
Alvarez shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Furiusz defends it nicely.
Tyberius Furiusz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruno Alvarez.
Furiusz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Alvarez.
Alvarez swats away the attempt to clinch by Furiusz.
Furiusz blocks a leg kick.
Furiusz appears to be looking for a big counter.
Furiusz doesn't manage to clinch there - Alvarez circles away.
Alvarez sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Alvarez gets the takedown into side control.
Alvarez working the ground and pound but Furiusz is defending the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Furiusz regains half guard, as Alvarez was trying to land strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Alvarez is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Alvarez throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Alvarez wants to work for an arm triangle but Furiusz is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
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!
Alvarez is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Furiusz doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Alvarez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez throwing shots but Furiusz is blocking nicely.
Alvarez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Furiusz defending well though.
Alvarez works his foot free and advances to mount.
Alvarez goes for an armbar but Furiusz turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Furiusz.
Bruno Alvarez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez uses the ropes to get back to his feet.
Alvarez misses the jab.
Furiusz swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Furiusz plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Alvarez throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Furiusz's waist but Furiusz gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Alvarez off to one side.
Furiusz misses with the combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bruno Alvarez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Furiusz 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Tyberius Furiusz!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Pro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Irshaad Sayed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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143 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
Big heart |
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kyle Pro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Irshaad Sayed!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pro cracks Sayed with a right hand to the side of the head.
Pro takes a swing at Sayed's ribcage but misses.
Sayed tries to counter with a clinch but Pro shakes him off and moves away.
Pro scores with a nice strike.
Pro throws out a loose jab but Sayed uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sayed appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Pro lands with an uppercut that bounces Sayed off the ropes and back into range.
Pro connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Pro moves into the clinch.
Sayed using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pro.
Sayed blocking some punches.
Sayed tries to land a knee to the head but Pro blocks with his arms.
Pro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pro is trying to maintain a safe position but Sayed gets an underhook and turns Pro into the ropes.
Sayed is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Sayed comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sayed creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pro's defenses.
Sayed misses with an elbow strike.
Sayed gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sayed looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sayed blocking some punches.
Sayed comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sayed avoids a wild elbow strike from Pro.
A short right from Pro.
Sayed misses with a knee to the head.
Sayed scores with a knee to the head.
Sayed throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sayed throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pro blocks it with crossed arms.
Pro lands a nice uppercut.
Sayed blocks the elbow strike.
Pro blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sayed.
Sayed throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pro blocks it with crossed arms.
Pro dodges an elbow strike from Sayed.
Sayed lands a nice elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pro blocks the elbow strike.
Nice elbow from Sayed.
Pro avoids the elbow strike from Sayed, against the ropes.
Sayed throws an elbow but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sayed throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sayed tries a knee to the head but Pro blocks it.
A nice left hand lands by Pro.
Sayed misses with a knee to the head.
Sayed lands a damaging elbow.
Pro on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sayed blocks the elbow strike.
Pro avoiding damage as Sayed throws knees to the body.
Pro blocks an elbow strike.
Sayed misses with an elbow over the top.
Sayed trying to land knees to the body.
Sayed takes an elbow to the temple.
Pro misses with an elbow over the top.
Pro can't find room to land a body shot as Sayed controls the action.
Sayed lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sayed tries a knee to the head but Pro blocks it.
Pro dodges an elbow strike from Sayed.
Sayed pushes off an throws an elbow but Pro leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sayed throws an elbow that misses.
Sayed misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pro.
Sayed throws an elbow that misses.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Sayed throws an elbow but misses.
Sayed tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sayed landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sayed blocking some punches.
Sayed tries to land knees in the clinch but Pro avoids the damage to the body.
Sayed creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sayed with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sayed obliges.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pro.
Nice elbow from Sayed.
Sayed with a knee to the head.
Sayed pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Pro pushes off an throws an elbow but Sayed leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Pro tries to work over Sayed's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pro lands a left hand.
Sayed gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sayed tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pro misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sayed lands a nice elbow.
Sayed landing knees to the head.
Sayed missing with knees to the body.
Sayed avoids a wild elbow strike from Pro.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Sayed creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sayed tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sayed throws an elbow that misses.
Pro tries to throw a body punch but Sayed avoids it by throwing Pro back against the ropes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sayed tries to land a knee to the head but Pro blocks with his arms.
Sayed lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sayed creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pro's defenses.
Pro blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Irshaad Sayed dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
The fighters circle momentarily. Pro darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Pro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sayed was well out of range. Poor timing from Pro.
Sayed avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sayed looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Pro clinches with his opponent.
Sayed pushes off an throws an elbow but Pro leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Irshaad Sayed seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Pro avoids the elbow strike from Sayed, against the ropes.
Sayed misses with a knee strike.
Sayed blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Sayed throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Pro swings wildly with an uppercut but Sayed uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pro blocks the elbow strike.
Sayed crunches a lovely knee into Pro's ribcage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sayed using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pro has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sayed comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sayed throws an elbow that misses.
Pro throws an elbow but it misses.
Sayed using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pro has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sayed missing with knees to the body.
Pro misses with some punches.
Pro lands with a short shot to the head.
Pro gets through Sayed's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sayed is rocked!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pro.
Sayed is still on wobbly legs! Can Pro finish him?
Pro misses with a punch on the inside.
Pro misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sayed misses with a knee to the head.
Pro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pro working aggressively here.
Pro misses with the head strike.
Pro throws an elbow that misses.
Pro throws a punch but it's blocked by Sayed.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sayed.
Sayed has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pro working aggressively here.
Pro throws an elbow but it misses.
Pro misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pro throws an elbow that misses.
Sayed blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pro misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pro misses with a punch on the inside.
Pro misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sayed.
Sayed misses with an elbow strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pro.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pro avoiding damage as Sayed throws knees to the body.
Sayed tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pro blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sayed.
Pro misses with an elbow strike.
Sayed throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pro blocks it with crossed arms.
Pro throws a punch but it's blocked by Sayed.
Sayed avoids the elbow strike from Pro, against the ropes.
Pro misses with the head strike.
Sayed blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pro misses with some punches.
Pro misses with a punch on the inside.
Sayed pushes off an throws an elbow but Pro leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Sayed dodges an elbow strike from Pro.
Pro misses with an elbow over the top.
Nice elbow from Pro.
A head punch on the inside from Pro fails to land.
Sayed being controlled against the ropes.
Pro throws a punch but it's blocked by Sayed.
Sayed misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pro.
Pro misses with a punch on the inside.
Pro throws an elbow that misses.
Sayed blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sayed pushes off an throws an elbow but Pro leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Pro dodges an elbow strike from Sayed.
Pro misses with an elbow over the top.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Pro throws an elbow but misses.
Pro has a couple of punches blocked by Sayed.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Pro just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sayed's brow.
Pro throws an elbow but it misses.
Pro swings wildly with an uppercut but Sayed uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sayed creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Pro misses with an elbow over the top.
Pro blocks the elbow strike.
Pro dodges an elbow strike from Sayed.
Sayed throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pro blocks it with crossed arms.
Sayed avoids the elbow strike from Pro, against the ropes.
Sayed tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pro misses with a punch on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Pro just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sayed's brow.
Pro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sayed blocking some punches.
Pro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pro blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pro misses with the head strike.
Sayed blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pro throws a head punch that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Sayed just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pro's brow.
Sayed looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sayed pushes off an throws an elbow but Pro leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Sayed throws an elbow but misses.
Pro pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Sayed throws an elbow that misses.
Sayed creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Pro avoids a wild elbow strike from Sayed.
Pro blocks an elbow strike.
Pro pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Pro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sayed tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pro avoids it.
Sayed using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pro has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sayed pushes off an throws an elbow but Pro leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Sayed throws an elbow but it misses.
Sayed throws an elbow but it misses.
Sayed trying to land knees to the body.
Sayed trying to land knees to the body.
Pro throws an elbow but it misses.
Pro looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Pro blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Sayed just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pro's brow.
Pro on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sayed blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sayed tries to land knees in the clinch but Pro avoids the damage to the body.
Sayed throws an elbow but it misses.
Pro blocks an elbow strike from Sayed.
Sayed throws an elbow that misses.
Pro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sayed lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pro blocks an elbow strike from Sayed.
Nice elbow from Sayed.
Sayed with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sayed blocks an uppercut.
Sayed blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pro throws a head punch that misses.
Sayed misses with an elbow strike.
Sayed misses with an elbow strike.
Pro throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Pro blocks an elbow strike from Sayed.
Sayed blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sayed seems to have recovered his senses.
Pro takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sayed blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sayed unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pro lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pro takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nice elbow from Sayed.
Pro misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pro takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sayed blocks the elbow strike.
Sayed comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sayed using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pro has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pro has a couple of punches blocked by Sayed.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sayed.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Sayed just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pro's brow.
Pro takes an elbow to the temple.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pro pushes off an throws an elbow but Sayed leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Sayed lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sayed.
Sayed lands a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Irshaad Sayed will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Pro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A combination from Pro does no damage.
Pro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sayed avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pro moves into range and clinches up with Sayed.
Sayed lands a good knee to the midsection. Pro won't want to take too many of those.
Pro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pro throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Pro lands a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sayed.
Sayed lands a nice elbow.
Pro lands an uppercut.
Sayed tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pro avoids it.
Pro lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sayed connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pro's face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sayed lands a knee to the head.
Sayed connects with a knee to the head.
Sayed throws an elbow but it misses.
Sayed lands an elbow inside that Pro shrugs off.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Sayed lands an elbow inside that Pro shrugs off.
Sayed lands a knee to the head.
Pro takes an elbow to the temple.
Sayed lands an elbow inside that Pro shrugs off.
Sayed blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sayed connects with a knee to the head.
Sayed lands a nice elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sayed tries a knee to the head but Pro blocks it.
Pro blocks an elbow strike.
Sayed misses with an elbow strike.
Pro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pro avoids a wild elbow strike from Sayed.
Sayed lands an elbow inside.
Sayed landing knees to the head.
Sayed misses with an elbow strike.
Pro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Sayed throws an elbow but it misses.
Sayed with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sayed lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Pro working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sayed lands an elbow just above Pro 's eye.
Sayed lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Pro avoids a wild elbow strike from Sayed.
Sayed tries to land a knee to the head but Pro blocks with his arms.
Sayed throws an elbow but it misses.
Sayed is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sayed working Pro over with knees to the body.
Sayed utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Sayed creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pro's defenses.
Pro takes a knee to the side of the body.
Sayed comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sayed misses with an elbow strike.
Sayed lands an elbow inside.
Sayed with a knee to the head.
Sayed lands an elbow inside.
Sayed lands an elbow inside that Pro shrugs off.
Sayed lands an elbow that stopped Pro in his tracks for a moment.
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!
Pro throws an elbow that misses.
Pro takes an elbow to the temple.
Sayed lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sayed with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pro takes an elbow to the forehead.
Pro lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pro dodges an elbow strike from Sayed.
Sayed using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Sayed.
Sayed lands a damaging elbow.
Sayed with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sayed throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Pro lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pro takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sayed lands a knee to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sayed lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sayed misses with a knee to the head.
Sayed tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pro avoids it.
Kyle Pro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sayed lands an elbow inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Irshaad Sayed comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sayed 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Irshaad Sayed!
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