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Infinity 113: May Day PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between David Brent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cechini Muszyna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brent's entrance music is David Brent - 'Life on the Road'. A fine choice. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, David Brent!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Cechini Muszyna!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brent shoots for a takedown but Muszyna saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Muszyna takes a swing at Brent's ribcage but misses.
Brent takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Brent shoots in but Muszyna avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Muszyna is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Brent with a body shot.
A jab from Muszyna misses.
Brent uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Muszyna has time to react.
Horrible takedown attempt by Brent or perhaps it was just good defense by Muszyna, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Brent. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brent slips under a jab.
Muszyna thuds a left hand into Brent's body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Brent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muszyna is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brent.
Brent uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Muszyna.
Brent takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cechini Muszyna is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Muszyna chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Muszyna looks to score with a jab to the body but Brent is just out of range.
Muszyna is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Brent rather than just go for the knockout.
Muszyna lands a lovely overhand right.
Brent checks a low kick from Muszyna.
Muszyna ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brent moves away.
Brent slips a straight right by Muszyna.
Brent takes a jab right on the kisser.
Muszyna throws a shot from downtown. Brent moves away and avoids it.
Brent changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Muszyna has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Brent finds it's way round the side to connect with Muszyna's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muszyna misses with the body kick
and Brent counters with a nice double leg into side control. Muszyna won't be happy with that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brent lands an elbow.
A lull in the action here.
Muszyna is trying to control Brent's posture but Brent avoids it.
Brent postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Muszyna tries to bench press Brent off him but Brent keeps the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muszyna managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Brent.
Brent working the ground and pound but Muszyna is defending the strikes.
Muszyna is not content to let Brent control the position.
An elbow from Brent crashes against the mat.
The ground and pound from Brent seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Brent working the ground and pound but Muszyna is defending the strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brent is looking to take a break and control but Muszyna is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
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.
Muszyna trying to remain calm as Brent controls from the top position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Brent throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Muszyna tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Brent is in Muszyna's guard.
Muszyna is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Brent is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Brent is pushing down on Muszyna's leg trying to pass to half guard. Muszyna is fighting to maintain full guard but Brent has managed to sneak the leg through.
Brent throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
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 David Brent will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A jab from Muszyna does it's job there.
Brent defending well as Muszyna loads up on a big left hand.
Brent attempts a counter takedown but Muszyna avoids it well and moves away.
Muszyna lands a right hook to the body.
Cechini Muszyna seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Muszyna swings for the body but Brent moves out of range.
Brent half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Cechini Muszyna seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Muszyna misses with a body shot
so Brent counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Brent wants to control from the top but Muszyna keeps moving.
Brent throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Muszyna works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brent pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Muszyna is keeping the position for now.
David Brent overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Brent trying to control the position from guard on top but Muszyna is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brent advances position into side control!
Brent connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Muszyna some visible discomfort.
Brent fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Brent has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Brent wants to lay and pray for a moment but Muszyna keeps working.
Brent tries to move to full mount but Muszyna actually manages to regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brent wants to advance to full mount but Muszyna doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Brent in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Brent throws a big right hand that misses.
Brent controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Brent throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Muszyna ducks under a wild hook from Brent.
Brent bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brent staying calm.
Brent tries to move to mount but Muszyna blocks the move with his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brent wants to control but Muszyna is keeping him busy.
Brent fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Brent working the ground and pound but Muszyna is defending the strikes.
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.
Muszyna gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Brent lands with some strikes.
Brent landing punches.
Brent cracks Muszyna with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Brent cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Brent dominating with strikes here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Muszyna is squirming around, avoiding Brent's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Brent dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Brent misses with a jab to the body
and Muszyna connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Muszyna dips to his left and cracks Brent with an uppercut!
Muszyna does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Muszyna throws a leg kick but Brent sees it coming and moves out of range.
Muszyna throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Muszyna keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Brent pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Muszyna back to the cage. Brent follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Brent's corner calls for a 1-2. Brent obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Muszyna lands a slapping body shot.
Muszyna misses with a looping left.
Brent appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Brent jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brent throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Muszyna counters with a stiff right hand.
Brent is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brent switches off momentarily and Muszyna cracks him with a monster right hand! Brent topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Muszyna dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Muszyna!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Cechini Muszyna!
Cechini Muszyna decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bocco Badz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mournfully Singing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mournfully Singing will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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170 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bocco Badz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mournfully Singing!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Badz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mournfully Singing seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Badz gets a takedown into half guard.
Badz is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Singing has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Badz is working away from the top position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Badz is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Singing is just riding it out for now. Badz eventually gives up the hold.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Singing is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Badz throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Badz is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Singing doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Badz.
Singing wants to get back to full guard.
Singing wants to control but Badz is keeping busy.
Badz scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Singing trying to control from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Badz is trying to work for a kimura but Singing is defending well.
Singing felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Badz is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Singing wants to get back to full guard but Badz has mounted him!
Singing wants to control but Badz is having none of it.
Badz lands a big elbow.
Singing regains half guard.
Singing is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Badz scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singing looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Singing really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Badz. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Singing trying to control from the bottom.
Badz is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Singing has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Badz is working away from the top position though.
Badz is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Singing sees it coming and defends easily.
Badz is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Singing wants to control but Badz is keeping busy.
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.
Badz prevents Singing from improving his position.
Badz is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Singing is just riding it out for now. Badz eventually gives up the hold.
Singing actively working from the bottom here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Badz passes the guard and advances to mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bocco Badz dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Badz moves away from the strike by Singing.
Badz tries to counter with a takedown but Singing is quick to defend against it.
Badz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Badz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A right-left combo lands from Singing.
Badz fails to land the takedown.
The crowd cheers as Singing lands an impressive looking overhand right. Badz doesn't seem phased though.
Singing looks to land a combination but Badz avoids it well.
Badz looking to score a takedown here. Singing is defending well but Badz drives through and ends up in Singing's guard.
Badz throws an elbow that misses. Singing uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Badz's guard. Nice move by Singing!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Singing trying to control but Badz is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Badz throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Badz tries to strike from the bottom.
Bocco Badz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Singing stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Badz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Singing must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Badz looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Singing trying to move into half guard but instead Badz has managed to sweep!
Badz with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Badz with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Badz has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Badz trying to control the position from guard on top but Singing is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Badz avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Badz will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Badz trying to control but Singing is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Singing pulls Badz in close to prevent any damage.
Badz trying to control but Singing is working from the bottom.
Badz won't allow Singing to sweep him here.
Badz with a nice head shot there.
Singing keeping moving, preventing Badz from controlling successfully.
Singing keeping full guard, as Badz tries to pass.
Badz trying to control but Singing is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singing is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Singing wants to pass to mount but Badz is defending the position.
Badz gets back to full guard.
Singing wants to control from the top but Badz keeps moving.
Singing stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Badz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Singing forces his way into half guard.
Singing is looking to stall here but Badz recovers full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Badz is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Singing is aware though and is defending well.
Badz is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Singing defends well.
Badz working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Singing doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Singing manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Singing trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Badz is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Singing is aware though and is defending well.
Singing wants to pass the guard but Badz is keeping the position.
Singing is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
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 Bocco Badz will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Badz is looking to clinch.
Badz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Singing can do to turn this around?
Singing dodges the punch combination from Badz.
Badz fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Singing sprawls well initially but Badz persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Singing wants to improve his position but Badz is controlling well.
Badz missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Badz throwing shots but Singing is blocking nicely.
Badz prevents Singing from improving his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Singing is trying to control but can't.
Badz prevents Singing from improving his position.
Singing looking for submissions off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Singing trying to control but Badz postures up.
Singing taking some punishment here, with Badz in his half guard.
Badz is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Singing sees it coming and defends easily.
Singing is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Badz not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Badz is thwarting Singing's attempts to control the position.
Singing is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Singing is trying to control but can't.
Badz is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Well, if Badz 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.
Badz wants to work for an arm triangle but Singing is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Singing has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Badz is working away from the top position though.
Badz trying to control from half guard but Singing is working away.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singing checks a leg kick.
Singing fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Singing defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Badz.
Badz shoots in for a takedown but Singing shows good takedown defense.
Badz has Singing up against the cage in a clinch.
Mournfully Singing has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Singing scores with a nice hook to the head.
Singing tries to throw a body punch but Badz avoids it by throwing Singing back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Singing.
Singing cracks Badz with a nice body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Singing.
Singing lands a right hand that snaps the head of Badz backwards.
Badz is rocked!
Singing lands a nice shot to the body.
Oh Badz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Singing lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A body shot lands from Singing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Badz prevents a body shot from Singing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Singing scores with a shot to the side of Badz's head.
Badz has Singing pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Singing manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bocco Badz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Singing misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Singing lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Badz backwards.
Bocco Badz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Badz takes a shot to the head.
Singing lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Singing unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Badz! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Singing is unloading with more strikes now! Badz drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mournfully Singing!
Mournfully Singing thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zhao Zhuo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kake Nyrkki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zhuo comes into the arena with Kung Fu You blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
24 - 23 - 2 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
26 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Zhao Zhuo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 23 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Kake Nyrkki!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nyrkki tries to clinch but Zhuo moves out of range.
Nyrkki on the wrong end of a nice hook.
It looks like Kake Nyrkki has been cut.
Nyrkki throws a leg kick
and Nyrkki takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nyrkki takes one to the chin there.
Zhuo dodges the punch combination from Nyrkki.
Nyrkki takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Zhuo looks to score with a jab to the body but Nyrkki is just out of range.
Zhuo works the jab nicely.
Zhuo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kake Nyrkki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zhuo throws an overhand right that lands on Nyrkki's shoulder, as Nyrkki tries to avoid the shot.
Nyrkki looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A telegraphed right hand from Nyrkki misses the target.
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!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Nyrkki, right into the meat.
Zhuo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nyrkki tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Zhuo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Zhuo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Zhuo postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhuo tries to free his leg and advance position but Nyrkki is retaining full guard.
Nyrkki keeping moving, preventing Zhuo from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zhuo controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Zhuo prevents Nyrkki from getting back to his feet.
Zhuo has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Zhuo misses the target.
Nyrkki avoids the body shot from Zhuo.
Zhuo misses with a hook. Nyrkki ducked under it nicely.
Zhuo fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Nyrkki to the ground. Zhuo is now in Nyrkki's guard.
Zhuo trying to control the position from guard on top but Nyrkki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zhuo drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Nyrkki manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Zhuo has Nyrkki in his guard.
Nyrkki won't allow Zhuo to sweep him here.
Zhuo looking to control.
Zhuo trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Zhuo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Zhuo lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nyrkki wants to get back to his feet but Zhuo is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Zhuo has gone for a leg lock! Nyrkki slips out almost immediately though and dives into Zhuo's guard.
Nyrkki trying to control but Zhuo is working from the bottom.
Nyrkki preventing the sweep.
Zhuo looking for a guillotine here but Nyrkki defends easily.
Nyrkki won't allow Zhuo to sweep him here.
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.
Zhuo looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Nyrkki has picked Zhuo up and slammed him! Zhuo can't keep hold of the triangle and Nyrkki manages to pass to side control!
Nyrkki is staying tight to Zhuo's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Zhuo manages to work his way to half guard, despite Nyrkki's best efforts.
Zhuo is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Nyrkki jumps into side control!
Zhuo is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Nyrkki working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zhao Zhuo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kake Nyrkki's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Nyrkki connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Zhuo's hands.
Zhuo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Good leg kick by Nyrkki there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nyrkki is looking to clinch.
Nice uppercut lands for Zhuo. That snapped Nyrkki's head back.
Zhao Zhuo is winning the standup battle so far.
Nyrkki motions for Zhuo to come forward. Nyrkki throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Zhuo attempts a counter takedown but Nyrkki avoids it well and moves away.
Zhuo checks a leg kick.
Zhuo swings widly with a right hand
and Nyrkki counters with a nice body shot.
Nyrkki on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nyrkki scores with the left hand. Zhuo knows he should have avoided that one.
Zhuo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nyrkki takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Zhuo throws a hook to the side of Nyrkki's head but Nyrkki sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Zhuo shoots for a double leg takedown but Nyrkki sprawls well. He's pushed Zhuo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
No joy there for Zhuo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Zhuo shoots for a takedown but Nyrkki saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
An inside leg kick from Nyrkki misses.
Nyrkki looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhuo lunges at Nyrkki with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Nyrkki's hand.
Nyrkki throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Zhuo.
Nyrkki ducks right into an uppercut from Zhuo.
Zhuo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Zhuo throws out a loose jab but Nyrkki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nyrkki looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Zhuo cracks Nyrkki with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nyrkki ducks under a wild hook from Zhuo.
Zhuo shoots in looking for a takedown but Nyrkki manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Zhuo's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Nyrkki tries a quick counter leg kick but Zhuo is wise to it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zhao Zhuo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zhuo thows a left - swing and a miss!
A left and a right from Zhuo both land. Nice combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nyrkki misses with a low kick.
It looked like Zhuo was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Nyrkki.
An inside leg kick from Nyrkki misses.
Nyrkki throws a lazy head kick
and Zhuo counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Nyrkki is rocked!
Zhuo being controlled here momentarily.
Nyrkki is looking to stand up but Zhuo isn't so interested in that idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zhuo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nyrkki can't keep his opponent in guard - Zhuo advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Zhuo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Zhuo is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Nyrkki has hold of Zhuo's hands but Zhuo slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Zhuo landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Zhuo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhuo is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Zhuo stalling away here and it's allowed Nyrkki to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Nyrkki seems keen to control Zhuo's posture.
Zhuo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Zhuo landing with the ground and pound.
That has opened up Kake Nyrkki's cut even more.
Nyrkki preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Zhuo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nyrkki can do to turn this around?
Zhuo drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Nyrkki manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Zhuo has Nyrkki in his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zhuo can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Nyrkki controls the pace.
Zhuo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Zhuo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nyrkki is one step ahead there.
Zhuo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Zhuo trying to keep a closed guard but Nyrkki is proving a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zhao Zhuo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kake Nyrkki's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Zhuo swats away the attempt to clinch by Nyrkki.
Nyrkki scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Zhuo doesn't seem bothered though.
Zhuo throws a shot from downtown. Nyrkki moves away and avoids it.
Nyrkki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zhuo manages to avoid it.
Zhuo checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Zhuo tries to counter with a takedown but Nyrkki is quick to defend against it.
Nyrkki throws a right hand that Zhuo ducks under and follows up with a left that Zhuo also avoids with ease.
Nyrkki throws a solid leg kick but Zhuo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Nyrkki.
Zhuo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Zhuo misses with a straight right.
Zhuo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nyrkki feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Zhuo's calf.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zhuo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nyrkki manages to avoid it.
Nyrkki fails in his attempt to clinch.
Zhuo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nyrkki scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zhuo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nyrkki counters with a thumping low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from Nyrkki finds it's target.
Nyrkki misses the jab.
Zhuo attempts a counter takedown but Nyrkki avoids it well and moves away.
Zhuo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Nyrkki as he jumps to the side.
Zhuo looks to score with a jab to the body but Nyrkki is just out of range.
Nyrkki pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Zhuo avoids the head kick by Nyrkki.
Zhuo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A jab from Nyrkki misses.
Nyrkki dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Zhuo is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Nyrkki lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nyrkki thows a left - swing and a miss!
Zhuo stalks Nyrkki and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Nyrkki's face. Nyrkki staggers backwards, shaken.
Nyrkki tries to clinch
and Zhuo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nyrkki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nyrkki tried to score with a low kick but Zhuo checks it.
Nyrkki misses with a looping right.
Zhuo drops down looking for a counter takedown but Nyrkki sprawls and moves away.
Zhao Zhuo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zhuo slips a straight right by Nyrkki.
Zhuo feinted with a counter takedown.
Nyrkki throws a leg kick but Zhuo checks it.
Zhuo appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Zhuo thuds his right hand into Nyrkki's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nyrkki is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zhuo.
Zhuo keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nyrkki comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Zhuo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nyrkki on the side of the head.
Jab, jab by Zhuo - just one landing.
Nyrkki lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Zhuo connects with the punch.
Zhuo scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Nyrkki wants to land a leg kick but Zhuo is out of range.
Zhuo misses with a few strikes there.
A good leg kick by Nyrkki.
Zhuo connects with a jab.
Zhuo with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nyrkki fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Zhuo is out of range.
Nyrkki takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Zhuo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Nyrkki swivels and escapes.
Nyrkki misses with a low kick as Zhuo jumps back.
Zhuo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A shot to the liver by Zhuo. Beautiful body shot.
Nyrkki lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A head kick by Nyrkki misses
so Zhuo counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Zhuo controlling from the top position.
Nyrkki keeping full guard, as Zhuo tries to pass.
Nyrkki keeping moving, preventing Zhuo from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kake Nyrkki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nyrkki is looking to stand up but Zhuo isn't so interested in that idea.
Zhuo is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Nyrkki 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.
Nice body punch from Zhuo.
A low kick from Nyrkki misses
and Nyrkki takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nyrkki throws out a loose jab but Zhuo uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Zhao Zhuo.
Well Zhuo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zhao Zhuo!
Zhao Zhuo made sure to mention his sponsor, Affaketion in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Gomez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Trzcinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Trzcinski has chosen Ice Cube - Do Ya Thang as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Rafael Gomez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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184 lbs
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Excellent MT
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rafael Gomez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Daniel Trzcinski!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gomez is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Trzcinski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've been told by Gomez's head coaches at Grappling Pro Helsinki that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Trzcinski throws a leg kick but Gomez sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Trzcinski connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Gomez misses with a two punch combination.
Trzcinski avoids a punch combination nicely.
A head kick misses from Trzcinski.
Gomez throws a half hearted mid kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gomez closes the distance and clinches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Trzcinski lands a nice uppercut.
Trzcinski goes for a takedown in the clinch but Gomez prevents it.
Gomez looking to throw knees to the head but Trzcinski is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez breaks the clinch.
A big right from Trzcinski misses.
Gomez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Trzcinski drives through and clinches with Gomez against the cage.
Gomez wants to get back to striking at distance but Trzcinski won't allow it.
Trzcinski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gomez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gomez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Trzcinski using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gomez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Trzcinski dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Gomez is trying to break the clinch but Trzcinski is controlling him.
Trzcinski dodges an elbow strike from Gomez.
Trzcinski is pushing Gomez up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Trzcinski avoiding damage.
Trzcinski throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gomez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gomez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Trzcinski lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gomez circles away quickly and effectively.
Trzcinski works Gomez's body with a nice hook.
Gomez throws a right and a left that Trzcinski avoids nicely.
Trzcinski looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rafael Gomez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A punch combination from Gomez misses.
Trzcinski is looking to score with low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Trzcinski's sensitive parts.
Gomez clinches up with Trzcinski and pushes him back against the cage.
Gomez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gomez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gomez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Trzcinski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gomez.
A head kick misses from Trzcinski.
Trzcinski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gomez.
Trzcinski takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gomez throws the left hand but Trzcinski avoids the punch easily.
Gomez instigates a clinch.
Trzcinski with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gomez wants to get back to striking at distance but Trzcinski won't allow it.
Trzcinski's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A short left from Trzcinski.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trzcinski throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Trzcinski has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Gomez seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Trzcinski can turn it around.
Gomez tries to circle away but Trzcinski has him pinned against the cage.
Gomez working hard to break the clinch.
Gomez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Trzcinski tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gomez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gomez slips a jab and a cross from Trzcinski.
Gomez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gomez blocks a head kick by Trzcinski.
Gomez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Trzcinski counters with a two punch combo.
Gomez takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Gomez's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Gomez duly obliges.
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 Rafael Gomez will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
No joy there for Trzcinski, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
It looks like Daniel Trzcinski has been cut.
Left hook, right uppercut from Gomez.
Gomez misses with a two punch combination.
Gomez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Trzcinski lands with a kick to the temple. Gomez shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A jab from Gomez misses.
Nice body punch from Trzcinski.
Trzcinski tries a head kick but it misses.
Gomez closes the distance and clinches.
Trzcinski makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gomez misses with an elbow over the top.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Trzcinski.
Gomez pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Trzcinski struggles to land a body shot inside as Gomez controls his hands.
Trzcinski misses with a knee strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez tries a body shot but Trzcinski blocks it.
Trzcinski is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Gomez is defending well.
Trzcinski using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gomez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gomez slows down the pace here.
Trzcinski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gomez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Gomez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Trzcinski stalling in the clinch.
Gomez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Trzcinski gets tackled into the cage by Gomez. Gomez maintains the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Trzcinski.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gomez as Trzcinski tries to tie him up.
Gomez misses with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trzcinski with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gomez connects with a nasty looking knee right to Trzcinski's face.
Gomez gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Trzcinski.
Trzcinski can't find room to land a body shot as Gomez controls the action.
Gomez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gomez stops a takedown attempt from Trzcinski.
Rafael Gomez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Trzcinski.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gomez avoiding damage as Trzcinski throws knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Trzcinski.
Gomez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Trzcinski has him pressed against the cage.
Gomez being controlled against the cage.
Gomez throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rafael Gomez has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gomez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Trzcinski with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gomez tries to land knees in the clinch but Trzcinski avoids the damage to the body.
Gomez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gomez is trying to break free.
Gomez working hard to break the clinch.
Gomez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gomez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gomez closes the distance and clinches.
Trzcinski lands a shoulder strike.
Trzcinski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gomez working hard to break the clinch.
A short left from Trzcinski.
Trzcinski lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trzcinski lands with a light punch inside.
Gomez gets underhooks to prevent Trzcinski's takedown attempt.
Gomez working hard to break the clinch.
Trzcinski content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The referee calls for Trzcinski to work.
Trzcinski receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Gomez is trying to break the clinch but Trzcinski is controlling him.
Gomez pushes off an throws an elbow but Trzcinski leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Gomez is trying to force a seperation but Trzcinski has the dominant position.
Trzcinski taking a breather.
Trzcinski tries to land knees in the clinch but Gomez avoids the damage to the body.
Trzcinski has Gomez pressed against the cage, preventing Gomez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Trzcinski taking a breather.
Gomez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Daniel Trzcinski will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Daniel Trzcinski's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Trzcinski chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gomez can pounce on him.
Trzcinski lands a body shot.
Gomez moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Gomez clinches up with Trzcinski and pushes him back against the cage.
Gomez is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Trzcinski tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Trzcinski lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gomez backwards.
Trzcinski looking to throw knees to the head but Gomez is blocking nicely.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Gomez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trzcinski leaning his opponent against the cage.
Gomez tries to circle away but Trzcinski has him pinned against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gomez tries a knee to the head but Trzcinski blocks it.
Trzcinski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Trzcinski lands a right hand.
A short left from Trzcinski.
Trzcinski is working Gomez over against the cage.
Gomez misses with a knee to the head.
Trzcinski lands with a left to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gomez just misses with a elbow thrown towards Trzcinski's brow.
Trzcinski is stalling here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Gomez throws an elbow but misses.
Gomez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Trzcinski unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Gomez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trzcinski tries a knee to the head but Gomez blocks it.
Gomez is trying to break the clinch but Trzcinski has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gomez.
Trzcinski stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gomez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Come on Gomez - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Trzcinski is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Gomez pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Trzcinski connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gomez's face.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gomez tries to break free but Trzcinski pushes him back against the cage.
A short right from Trzcinski.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Gomez is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Trzcinski misses with a knee strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Trzcinski blocks a body shot from Gomez.
Trzcinski with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Rafael Gomez has been cut.
Trzcinski's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gomez prevents a body shot from Trzcinski.
Trzcinski unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Trzcinski scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gomez is trying to stall.
Gomez tries a body shot but Trzcinski blocks it.
Gomez tries to break free but Trzcinski pushes him back against the cage.
Trzcinski pushes Gomez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gomez has had enough of the clinch but Trzcinski keeps him there for the moment.
Gomez wants to break free but Trzcinski has control.
Gomez wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trzcinski lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gomez backwards.
Trzcinski lands an uppercut.
Gomez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Trzcinski blocks it with crossed arms.
A knee to the head by Trzcinski.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gomez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Trzcinski blocks it with crossed arms.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gomez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Trzcinski is defending well for now.
Gomez tries to land knees in the clinch but Trzcinski avoids the damage to the body.
Trzcinski lands an uppercut.
Trzcinski leaning against his opponent.
Trzcinski breaks from the clinch.
A clash of legs there as Trzcinski blocks the low kick.
Trzcinski catches Gomez napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Gomez to the canvas!
Gomez is rocked!
Gomez throws some shots to the body, keeping his opponent honest.
Oh Gomez is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Trzcinski won't allow Gomez to sweep him here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Trzcinski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Trzcinski 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Daniel Trzcinski!
Our winner, Daniel Trzcinski, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
In defeat, Rafael Gomez stepped up to the mic, saying 'F*** Jiu Jitsu'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dwight Moody (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Wilson's choice of entrance music: The Last Dragon. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
19 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Dwight Moody!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Don Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilson misses with a wild body shot.
Moody connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Wilson's hands.
Moody throws a body kick that misses.
Wilson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Moody swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wilson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wilson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Wilson staying out of range there.
Wilson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Moody is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Moody is looking to slow Wilson down with leg kicks.
Wilson needs to keep his hands up - Moody had a free shot at his head there.
Moody throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wilson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wilson tries to bum rush Moody with a series of wild strikes but Moody uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Moody moves out of range as Wilson strikes.
Moody swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Wilson fails in his attempt to clinch.
A slow jab from Moody misses its intended target.
Wilson lands a right hook to the body.
Moody seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wilson misses with an uppercut.
It looked like Moody was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Wilson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Moody.
Wilson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Wilson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wilson rushes Moody and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Wilson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wilson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Moody was well out of range. Poor timing from Wilson.
Moody throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wilson misses with a looping left.
Wilson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Moody throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wilson tries to clinch but Moody is having none of it.
Wilson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Wilson moves into range and clinches up with Moody.
Wilson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Moody is trying to force a seperation but Wilson has the dominant position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Moody.
Moody working hard to break the clinch.
Moody escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Moody scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Don Wilson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moody scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wilson throws a hook to the side of Moody's head but Moody sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
An inside leg kick lands from Moody.
Wilson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Moody throws out the jab.
Wilson is looking to clinch.
Moody throws a body shot but no joy.
A left lands for Wilson.
Wilson wants to clinch up but Moody keeps it at a distance.
Wilson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Moody does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Moody has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wilson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wilson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Moody is rocked!
Wilson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Oh Moody is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wilson misses with a punch on the inside.
Wilson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wilson pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Moody! Wilson unloads with more strikes and Moody sinks to his knees! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Don Wilson!
Don Wilson made sure to mention his sponsor, xXx - Voodoo Labs - MONEY LAUNDER in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mika Saarenpaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bregan Union (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mika Saarenpaa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bregan Union!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Union moves out of range of the body kick.
Saarenpaa lands a nice hook to Union's body. Union takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Saarenpaa slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
It looks like Bregan Union has been cut.
Union misses with a double jab.
Union is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Saarenpaa with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Saarenpaa has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LOD: Contenders in the buildup to the fight.
Union misses with an uppercut.
Saarenpaa throws a counter high kick but Union was just alert enough to avoid it.
Bregan Union seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Saarenpaa throws the left hand but Union avoids the punch easily.
Saarenpaa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Union misses with a hook. Saarenpaa ducked under it nicely.
Saarenpaa swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Union counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Saarenpaa lands a glancing blow to the side of Union's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Union throws a series of punches but Saarenpaa avoids them all with ease.
Saarenpaa just misses with a punch to the body.
Saarenpaa misses with a kick to the body.
Union on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Saarenpaa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Union.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Union throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Saarenpaa on the side of the head.
Saarenpaa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Saarenpaa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Union.
Union takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A big left from Saarenpaa misses.
Union misses with a shot to the body
and Saarenpaa counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Union lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Saarenpaa backs up against the cage.
Saarenpaa swings for the body but Union moves out of range.
Saarenpaa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Saarenpaa staying out of range there.
Saarenpaa is looking to slow Union down with leg kicks.
An inside leg kick from Saarenpaa misses.
Union misses with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from Saarenpaa. Union does a little dance to reset his feet.
Union lands the left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Union avoids the body shot from Saarenpaa.
Saarenpaa throws a head kick but Union moves out of range.
Saarenpaa looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jab by Union.
Saarenpaa swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Union.
Jab, jab by Saarenpaa - just one landing.
A slapping leg kick lands for Union.
Union bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Union swings for the body but Saarenpaa moves out of range.
Union misses with a low kick.
Saarenpaa needs to keep his hands up - Union had a free shot at his head there.
Union misses with a jab, cross combination.
Saarenpaa throws a head kick but Union moves out of range.
Union throws out a counter right but Saarenpaa avoids it with no problem.
Saarenpaa swings away with a body shot that misses
and Union counters with a right hand to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Union looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Union cracks a nice hook into Saarenpaa's ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Saarenpaa.
Saarenpaa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Union was well out of range. Poor timing from Saarenpaa.
Union takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Union scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Saarenpaa doesn't seem bothered though.
A jab lands there for Saarenpaa.
Saarenpaa is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Union ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Saarenpaa moves away.
Saarenpaa pushes Union away with a front kick.
Saarenpaa lands a nice hook to Union's body. Union takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Some bone on bone action there as Union checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sloppy strikes from Union. Those never looked like landing.
Union looks to score with a jab to the body but Saarenpaa is just out of range.
Union lands a body shot.
Union throws a lazy uppercut
and Saarenpaa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
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!
Saarenpaa connects with a nice looking jab.
Saarenpaa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saarenpaa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Union.
Saarenpaa misses the shot to the body.
Saarenpaa connects with a looping right hand.
That has opened up Bregan Union's cut even more.
Union with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Saarenpaa to score with a decent uppercut.
Union on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Saarenpaa. Saarenpaa obviously looking to wear him down.
Union throws a leg kick but Saarenpaa sees it coming and moves out of range.
Union fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Saarenpaa manages to avoid it.
Union misses with an uppercut.
Saarenpaa appears to be looking for a big counter.
Union throws a body punch but Saarenpaa moves out of range.
Union takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Union misses with a shot to the body
and Saarenpaa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Saarenpaa. Union does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Union looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Saarenpaa takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Union walks forward, straight into a front kick from Saarenpaa.
Saarenpaa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Union moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mika Saarenpaa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bregan Union's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Union looks to throw the jab but Saarenpaa is out of range.
Saarenpaa looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Union thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mika Saarenpaa is winning the standup battle so far.
Saarenpaa throws a low kick but it's checked well by Union.
Union scores with a jab.
A jab lands there for Saarenpaa.
Union bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Saarenpaa's head.
Saarenpaa takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Union misses with a two punch combination.
Union tries to score with a low kick but Saarenpaa moves his leg out of the way.
Sloppy strikes from Union. Those never looked like landing.
Saarenpaa lands with a good body shot.
Saarenpaa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Union misses with a left hand
and Saarenpaa counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Union pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Union throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Saarenpaa to counter with a crisp jab.
Saarenpaa explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saarenpaa moves out of range of the body kick from Union.
Saarenpaa throws out a loose jab but Union uses good head movement to avoid it.
Union scores with a hook to the body. Saarenpaa takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Union sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Union avoids the body shot from Saarenpaa.
Union lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Saarenpaa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Union.
Union swings widly with a right hand
and Saarenpaa counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Union jabs Saarenpaa right on the nose. Saarenpaa blinks but takes it well.
Union has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Saarenpaa.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Saarenpaa.
Union is breathing heavily.
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!
Union misses with a kick to the body.
Union on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Saarenpaa. Saarenpaa obviously looking to wear him down.
Union jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Union looks to score with a jab to the body but Saarenpaa is just out of range.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Union might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Saarenpaa has got the better of the exchanges.
Union with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Saarenpaa to score with a decent uppercut.
Saarenpaa pushes Union away with a front kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Union throws a head kick but Saarenpaa moves out of range.
Saarenpaa defending well as Union loads up on a big left hand.
Saarenpaa misses with a wild body shot.
Union takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Saarenpaa.
Saarenpaa fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Union checks it well.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Union! But no joy.
Saarenpaa connects with a body shot that sends Union's belly button to the back.
Saarenpaa lands with a nice body punch.
Union is looking to land body kicks.
As Union backs away, Saarenpaa returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Saarenpaa throws a leg kick which misses Union's front leg but catches the back leg as Union tries to avoid it.
Union thows a left - swing and a miss!
Saarenpaa connects with a leg kick. Union looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Saarenpaa.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Saarenpaa, right into the meat.
Union throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Saarenpaa counters with an outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Union misses with a body shot.
Saarenpaa was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Union just misses with a punch to the body.
Union just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromSaarenpaa.
Saarenpaa is looking to slow Union down with leg kicks.
Union lands a nice looking body shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Union lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Saarenpaa has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Saarenpaa and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Saarenpaa.
Saarenpaa looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Union takes a swing at Saarenpaa's ribcage but misses.
Saarenpaa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Union can do to turn this around?
Union ducks right into an uppercut from Saarenpaa.
Saarenpaa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Union was well out of range. Poor timing from Saarenpaa.
Saarenpaa throws a leg kick
and Union counters with a stiff right hand.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Union!
Saarenpaa lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
That kick from Saarenpaa tenderised Union's leg. Union is trying to keep his angry face on.
Saarenpaa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Union takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saarenpaa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Union.
Union dodges the punch combination from Saarenpaa.
Saarenpaa fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Union slips under a jab.
Saarenpaa takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Saarenpaa just misses with a punch to the body.
Union uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Saarenpaa.
Saarenpaa misses with a kick to the body.
Union looks to throw the jab but Saarenpaa is out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Saarenpaa plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Saarenpaa throws a head kick but Union moves out of range.
Union lands with a good body shot.
A slow jab from Union misses its intended target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mika Saarenpaa dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bregan Union's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Saarenpaa doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Saarenpaa scores with a jab to the jaw.
Union has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Saarenpaa throws a half hearted mid kick.
Saarenpaa keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Saarenpaa takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Saarenpaa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Union.
Union's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Union on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Saarenpaa. Saarenpaa obviously looking to wear him down.
Union takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Union tries to bum rush Saarenpaa with a series of wild strikes but Saarenpaa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Saarenpaa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Union.
A thudding body kick lands there by Saarenpaa!
A punch combination from Union misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saarenpaa digs a good body shot into Union's ribs.
Saarenpaa lands a high kick!
Union throws a poor cross that misses
and Saarenpaa counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saarenpaa takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Saarenpaa lands with a kick to the ribs.
Union takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Saarenpaa with a nice cross.
Saarenpaa throws a head kick that misses.
Union goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Saarenpaa just misses with a punch to the body.
Union swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Saarenpaa ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Union blocks a low kick nicely.
Union dodges the punch combination from Saarenpaa.
Saarenpaa takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Saarenpaa moves away from the strike by Union.
Union scores with a sloppy right hand. Saarenpaa should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saarenpaa ducks under a wild hook from Union.
Saarenpaa throws a leg kick but Union moved away.
Saarenpaa looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Union takes one on the button.
Union swings for the body but Saarenpaa moves out of range.
Union swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Saarenpaa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Union.
Union ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Saarenpaa moves away.
Saarenpaa lands a jab.
Union just misses with a punch to the body.
Union uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Saarenpaa.
Saarenpaa with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Saarenpaa throws a low kick but it's checked well by Union.
Union throws a counter combo.
Union misses with a hook
and Saarenpaa counters with a thumping low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Union lands with a hook. Saarenpaa tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A solid leg kick lands there for Saarenpaa.
Saarenpaa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Union moves away.
Nice body kick there by Saarenpaa.
Saarenpaa lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Saarenpaa does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Saarenpaa connects with a nice looking jab.
Union ducks under a wild hook from Saarenpaa.
Union is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Saarenpaa with a body shot.
Union throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Saarenpaa.
Union tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sloppy strikes from Union. Those never looked like landing.
Saarenpaa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Union manages to avoid it.
Union throws a counter combo.
Union thumps Saarenpaa with a low kick.
Saarenpaa connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head kick misses from Union.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Union looks to land a left hand but Saarenpaa moved out of range nicely.
Union misses with a body punch
and Saarenpaa counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Saarenpaa dips to his left and cracks Union with an uppercut!
The cut above Bregan Union's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Union takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Union throws a leg kick
and Saarenpaa counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Union connects with a crisp jab.
Saarenpaa lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Saarenpaa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Union was well out of range. Poor timing from Saarenpaa.
Saarenpaa throws a wild body kick that Union sees coming a mile off.
Union throws the kick towards the body but Saarenpaa avoids it.
Nice jab there from Saarenpaa.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Union swings for the body but Saarenpaa moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Saarenpaa.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mika Saarenpaa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Saarenpaa has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mika Saarenpaa!
Mika Saarenpaa decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zak Drezner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sambo Rambo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drezner comes into the arena with Champions blaring out of the sound system. Sambo Rambo is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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162 lbs
36 - 15 - 4 |
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166 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
36 - 15 - 4, fighting out of London, Zak Drezner!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sambo Rambo!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drezner throws a right and a left that Rambo avoids nicely.
Rambo tries to bum rush Drezner with a series of wild strikes but Drezner uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Drezner lands a head shot.
Zak Drezner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drezner throws a 1-2 combo that connects squarely on Rambo's jaw, knocking him onto his back! Drezner dives in looking to finish as Rambo flails his arms in a desperate attempt to block Drezner's strikes! Drezner is raining down hammerfists and the ref stops it! Rambo's desperate flailing just didn't constitute intelligent defence. Some people will probably question the ref's decision but Rambo was definitely hurt and the ref saved him from taking unnecessary punishment. A fighter's safety is paramount in this sport.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zak Drezner!
Zak Drezner retains his lightweight title!
Zak Drezner thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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FIGHT
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