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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tyron Murica (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Holiday (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Murica kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is YG - My Nigga. Holiday is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: U Can't Touch This . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyron Murica!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dave Holiday!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holiday closes this distance looking for a takedown but Murica circles away.
Holiday takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Holiday misses with a takedown attempt
and Murica counters with a slapping leg kick.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Murica enables Holiday to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Murica manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Murica wants to get back to his feet but Holiday is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Holiday trying to control the position from guard on top but Murica is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holiday is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Murica is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Holiday is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holiday sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Holiday stops Murica from standing up.
Holiday trying to control the position from guard on top but Murica is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Holiday.
Tyron Murica has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dave Holiday.
Murica lands a high kick!
Murica ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Holiday moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Holiday misses.
Murica throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Dave Holiday seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Holiday moves out of range of the leg kick from Murica.
Holiday fails with a takedown attempt.
Murica feints and then cracks Holiday's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Holiday down.
Murica cracks the inside of Holiday's front leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holiday avoids the body shot from Murica.
Murica keeps Holiday at a distance using the push kick.
Murica lands a head kick!
Holiday darts in looking for a takedown but Murica gets double underhooks and turns Holiday into the cage.
Murica lands a leg kick that knocks Holiday off balance momentarily.
Murica throws a head kick but Holiday moves out of range.
Murica pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Holiday blocks a leg kick.
Holiday shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holiday wants to control from the top but Murica keeps moving.
Murica wants to get back to his feet but Holiday is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Holiday trying to control the position from guard on top but Murica is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Holiday trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Murica wants to stand and escape. He's got his foot on Holiday's hips, looking to push off. But Holiday grabs a hold of the leg and drops back for an ankle lock! It's hard to tell if he's got it. Both fighters look composed - OH, not anymore they don't! Murica screams like a kid who's trapped his fingers in the car door and taps out! Yikes, that must have hurt - hopefully it's not snapped anything!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Heel Hook). Dave Holiday!
An out of breath Dave Holiday thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Judah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blaine Demono (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Demono has chosen Velcro Fly as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Daniel Judah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Blaine Demono!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Judah lands a nice shot to the body.
Demono throws a nice looking combination but Judah bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Judah feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Demono's calf.
Judah takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
It looks like Daniel Judah has been cut.
Demono stuns Judah with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Demono, as that shot connected.
Demono takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Demono scores with a body shot.
Demono jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Demono steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Judah. That one must have hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Judah. Demono does a little dance to reset his feet.
Judah scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
It looks like Blaine Demono has been cut.
Demono moves out of range as Judah throws a body kick.
Judah's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Demono connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Judah scrambles back to his feet.
Demono takes a swing at Judah's ribcage but misses.
Judah doesn't manage to clinch there - Demono circles away.
Demono throws the left hand but Judah avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Demono throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Judah chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Demono swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Demono throws a right hand that misses
and Judah counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Judah lands with a hook. Demono tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Judah connects with an inside leg kick.
Judah goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Judah throws an off balance right hand
and Demono counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Judah takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Demono loads up on a big right hand but Judah slips the punch.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Judah.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Judah lands a high kick!
Demono ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Judah moves away.
Judah slips a straight right by Demono.
The fighters circling - Demono throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Judah throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Judah tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Demono was well out of range. Poor timing from Judah.
Judah dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Demono. That did some damage!
Demono throws a jab but it's blocked by Judah.
Judah clinches.
Demono takes a knee right on the jaw!
Judah blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Demono tries to throw a body punch but Judah avoids it by throwing Demono back against the cage.
Demono lands a left hand.
Judah lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Judah connects with a nasty looking knee right to Demono's face.
That has opened up Blaine Demono's cut even more.
Judah is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Demono is defending well for now.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Judah.
Knees in the clinch landing for Judah.
Judah utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Demono looks winded!
Demono can't find room to land a body shot as Judah controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Judah landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Judah lands a nice shot to the body.
Demono managing to block the knees to the body from Judah.
Demono taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Judah tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Judah misses with some punches.
Demono is trying to force a seperation but Judah has the dominant position.
Knees in the clinch landing for Judah.
Demono is working Judah over against the cage.
Judah landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Demono takes a knee to the side of the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Judah.
Judah with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Judah lands a hook that snaps the head of Demono backwards.
A shot in the inside from Judah.
A head punch on the inside from Demono fails to land.
Judah throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Our sources have told us that Judah has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Judah with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Demono fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Judah tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Judah lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Demono misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Demono lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Demono managing to block the knees to the body from Judah.
Judah throws a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Judah.
Judah swings wildly with an uppercut but Demono uses good head movement to avoid it.
Judah with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Demono blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Judah takes a shot to the head.
Demono working aggressively here.
Judah using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Demono has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Demono takes a knee to the side of the body.
Judah putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Demono in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Demono misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Judah tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Judah dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Judah looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Judah is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Demono can do to turn this around?
Demono connects with a body shot that sends Judah's belly button to the back.
Judah slips a jab from Demono.
Demono tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Judah.
Daniel Judah is winning the standup battle so far.
Judah moves into the clinch successfully.
Judah throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Demonos head.
Judah landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Judah lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Judah with a knee to the head.
A short right from Judah.
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!
Demono lands with a right to the head.
Judah goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Demono has a couple of punches blocked by Judah.
Judah can't find room to land a body shot as Demono controls the action.
Judah lands a good knee to the midsection. Demono won't want to take too many of those.
Demono has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Judah seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Demono can turn it around.
Demono misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Knees to the body from Judah.
Demono is breathing heavily.
Judah misses with a knee strike.
Demono struggles to land a body shot inside as Judah controls his hands.
Judah blocks a body shot from Demono.
Demono working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Demono tries to work over Judah's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Judah crunches a lovely knee into Demono's ribcage.
Judah lands a right hand.
Judah misses with a punch to the body.
Demono misses with a hook to the ribs.
Judah putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Demono in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Judah trying to land knees to the body.
Demono tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Judah tries to land a knee to the head but Demono blocks with his arms.
Judah with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Demono misses with a short punch on the inside.
Demono blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Judah connects with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Demono misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Judah tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Judah working Demono over with knees to the body.
Judah prevents a body shot from Demono.
Judah landing knees to the head.
Judah lands a hook to the side of the head.
Judah landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Judah is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Judah lands a nice knee to the body.
Judah misses with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Judah.
Still in the clinch, Judah scores with a nice short uppercut.
Demono is looking to break free of the clinch but Judah has double underhooks.
Judah throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Demono blocks it with crossed arms.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Demono.
Judah blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Judah lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Judah throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Demono blocks it with crossed arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demono goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Judah lands a good knee to the midsection. Demono won't want to take too many of those.
Demono has a couple of punches blocked by Judah.
Judah unloads a knee to the mid-section. Demono lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Judah lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Demono backwards.
Judah lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Judah lands a knee to the head.
The cut above Blaine Demono's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Judah scores with a knee to the head.
Judah landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Demono tries to work over Judah's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Demono scores with a hook to the body.
Demono swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Demono's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Demono struggles to land a body shot inside as Judah controls his hands.
Judah lands with a left to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Demono swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Judah landing knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Demono.
Judah lands a knee to the head.
Demono doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Judah landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Judah crunches a lovely knee into Demono's ribcage.
Demono prevents a body shot from Judah.
Demono swings wildly with an uppercut but Judah uses good head movement to avoid it.
Demono managing to block the knees to the body from Judah.
Judah lands a good knee to the midsection. Demono won't want to take too many of those.
Judah missing with knees to the body.
Judah unloads a knee to the mid-section. Demono lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Judah crunches a lovely knee into Demono's ribcage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Judah using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Judah with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Judah lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Demono fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Judah dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Demono misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Judah.
Judah fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Demono moves out of range of the strikes.
Demono throws an off balance right hand
and Judah counters with a crisp one two that drops Demono! Judah thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Demono to his feet! Demono is in big trouble!
Demono is rocked!
Demono takes a swing at Judah's ribcage but misses.
Demono is still on wobbly legs! Can Judah finish him?
Demono has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Judah.
Judah scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Judah throws an overhand right that drops Demono like a sack of potatoes! Judah dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daniel Judah!
Daniel Judah thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rudi Dassler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Armen Petrosyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Armen Petrosyan was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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215 lbs
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200 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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Rudi Dassler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Armen Petrosyan!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrosyan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Petrosyan darts in and clinches Dassler up against the cage.
Petrosyan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Rudi Dassler has been cut.
Dassler pulls guard effortlessly.
Dassler lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Dassler will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Dassler content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Dassler drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Petrosyan dives on top into guard.
Dassler working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Petrosyan doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Dassler is tightening it up a little... Petrosyan has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Petrosyan reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Petrosyan taps out! Nice BJJ there by Dassler!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Rudi Dassler!
An out of breath and clearly excited Rudi Dassler thanked Urban Fighter for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Putri Natsir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Crackajack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Natsir comes into the arena with Wayan Loceng blaring out of the sound system. 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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222 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Putri Natsir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jimmy Crackajack!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Natsir fails in his attempt to clinch.
Crackajack connects with a body shot.
A jab from Crackajack finds it's way through Natsir's defenses.
Natsir is looking to clinch but Crackajack is avoiding it.
It seemed like Crackajack was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Natsir displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Crackajack throws out the jab.
Natsir on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Crackajack lands a right hook to the body.
Natsir takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Some wild striking there from Crackajack.
Natsir takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A jab from Crackajack misses.
Natsir fails with an attempt to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Crackajack! But no joy.
Natsir lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crackajack lands with a good body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Natsir doesn't manage to clinch there - Crackajack circles away.
Natsir displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Crackajack throws out the jab.
Natsir throws a head kick that misses.
Crackajack keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Natsir tries to clinch
and Crackajack counters with a left to the body.
Natsir tries to move into range but Crackajack moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Crackajack lands a left and a right that send Natsir crashing to the mat, dazed. Crackajack thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Putri Natsir has been cut.
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!
Crackajack scores with a jab.
Natsir tries a head kick but it misses.
Natsir throws a front kick aimed at Crackajack's knee but Crackajack avoids it well.
Natsir closes the distance but Crackajack moves to the side
and Crackajack counters with a straight right hand.
Natsir is rocked!
Natsir tries to clinch but Crackajack moves away
and Crackajack counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Natsir is breathing heavily.
Crackajack throws a shot to the body.
Natsir bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Crackajack comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Natsir falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Natsir was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jimmy Crackajack!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Main Gila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrey Eremeev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gila comes to the cage accompanied by Fall Back Down. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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165 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Main Gila!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrey Eremeev!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eremeev lands with a straight right. Gila didn't see that one coming.
Eremeev dips to his left and cracks Gila with an uppercut!
Eremeev has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Gila is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Eremeev displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gila.
Eremeev circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Gila to the canvas! Gila doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Eremeev keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andrey Eremeev!
A relieved looking Andrey Eremeev thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Greg Coleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Deverux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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220 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
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210 lbs
10 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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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
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Greg Coleman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Steve Deverux!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coleman throws a head kick but Deverux moves out of range.
Coleman tries to bum rush Deverux with a series of wild strikes but Deverux uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Coleman ducks under a wild hook from Deverux.
Coleman lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Deverux takes one to the chin there.
Coleman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Deverux moves away.
Deverux takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Deverux misses with a looping right.
Deverux scores with a jab.
Deverux throws an overhand right that lands on Coleman's shoulder, as Coleman tries to avoid the shot.
Deverux misses with a lunging right hand
and Coleman counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Deverux thinking.
Deverux misses with a left hand
and Coleman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Deverux on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The fighters circling - Coleman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Deverux throws a hook but Coleman blocks it.
Jab, jab by Deverux - just one landing.
Deverux throws a right hand that misses
and Coleman counters with a huge head kick that drops Deverux! The ref dives in to stop the fight and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Greg Coleman!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Brewer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ted Zanik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brewer's entrance music is Gangster's Paradise. A fine choice. Zanik has chosen Walk this way as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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240 lbs
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273 lbs
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Frank Brewer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ted Zanik!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brewer lands a nice looking kick to the body. Zanik takes a step back to recover.
Brewer clinches up with Zanik and pushes him back against the cage.
Brewer is fighting off a takedown attempt but Zanik is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Brewer to the mat. Brewer regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Zanik trying to control but Brewer is working from the bottom.
Zanik throws a big elbow that misses.
Zanik missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Zanik has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Cardio Burn ($325). Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Zanik trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Zanik loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Zanik throwing strikes but missing.
Brewer wants to sweep here but Zanik controlling him for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zanik makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Brewer keeping full guard, as Zanik tries to pass.
Zanik stopping the sweep attempt from Brewer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zanik throws a big elbow that misses.
Brewer keeping moving, preventing Zanik from controlling successfully.
Zanik trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Zanik postures up in Brewer's guard and throws a big left but Brewer blocks it.
Zanik trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Zanik is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Zanik throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Brewer works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Brewer being controlled here, momentarily.
Brewer is controlling Zanik's posture.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
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.
Zanik moves out of range of the body kick.
Zanik takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Decent striking displayed by Brewer there.
Zanik chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Brewer can pounce on him.
Brewer moves into the clinch successfully.
Zanik tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Brewer digs a right hand into Zanik's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Zanik's gas tank.
Zanik jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Brewer walks away with a smile on his face. Zanik gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Brewer buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A right-left combo lands from Zanik.
Brewer throws a leg kick which misses Zanik's front leg but catches the back leg as Zanik tries to avoid it.
Brewer slips under a jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Brewer.
Zanik fails with a takedown attempt.
Frank Brewer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ted Zanik.
Zanik scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zanik seems to be working for a kimura but Brewer defends the submission attempt.
Brewer is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Zanik missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Zanik has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Brewer regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Zanik.
Zanik throws a strike but Brewer rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Brewer looking to pass the guard.
Zanik controls Brewer momentarily but Brewer frees himself.
Zanik working for a triangle but Brewer defends it easily.
Zanik looking for a guillotine here but Brewer defends easily.
Brewer knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Zanik on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zanik is looking for a triangle but Brewer pushes his legs off easily.
Zanik isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Brewer stacks Zanik on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Brewer!
Zanik tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Brewer taking a breather here.
Zanik gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
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 Frank Brewer will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
No luck for Zanik with that takedown attempt.
Zanik moves out of range as Brewer throws a body kick.
A shot to the body from Zanik misses
and Brewer counters with an outside leg kick.
Zanik misses with a series of wild punches.
Brewer has closed the distance and engaged Zanik in a clinch.
Zanik wants to take the fight to the mat but Brewer manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Brewer.
Zanik fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Frank Brewer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ted Zanik.
A short left from Brewer.
Brewer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zanik can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zanik tries to score a body lock takedown but Brewer shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Brewer lands a left hand.
Brewer is struggling to control the position.
Zanik is breathing heavily.
Brewer digs a right hand into Zanik's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Zanik's gas tank.
Brewer presses Zanik against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Brewer lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brewer stalling against the cage.
Brewer stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nice body punch from Brewer - that landed with a thud.
Brewer lands a body punch.
Brewer is working Zanik over against the cage.
Zanik takes a shot to the head.
Brewer has Zanik pressed against the cage.
Brewer pushes Zanik back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Brewer'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.
Good body shot from Brewer.
Stalling in the clinch from Brewer.
Zanik fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Brewer throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Zanik being controlled against the cage.
Brewer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brewer presses Zanik against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Brewer lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Brewer.
Frank Brewer has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nice body punch from Brewer.
Brewer lands a body punch in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brewer lands a body punch in the clinch.
Brewer is leaning against Zanik and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Brewer lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Zanik or not.
A hook to the body from Brewer.
Nice body punch from Brewer - that landed with a thud.
Brewer lands with a light punch inside.
A hook to the body from Brewer.
Brewer stalling in the clinch.
Brewer works on Zanik's body with a couple of short punches.
Brewer dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Brewer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brewer lands a nice shot to the body.
Zanik takes a shot to the head.
Brewer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Brewer slows down the pace here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Brewer.
Brewer pressing his opponent against the cage.
Brewer digs a right hand underneath Zanik's ribcage. Zanik let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Brewer lands a left hand.
Brewer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Brewer.
Brewer is leaning against Zanik and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Brewer is leaning against Zanik and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Brewer.
Brewer digs a right hand underneath Zanik's ribcage. Zanik let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Brewer scores with a nice short uppercut.
Brewer lands a body punch in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brewer lands a body shot in the clinch.
Brewer is leaning against Zanik and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nice body punch from Brewer - that landed with a thud.
Brewer gets through Zanik's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Brewer.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Brewer lands a body shot.
Brewer lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Brewer lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Brewer working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Brewer presses Zanik against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Brewer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Zanik backwards.
Brewer lands a body punch.
Brewer lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Zanik or not.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Brewer dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Brewer lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Ted Zanik has been cut.
Brewer's jab looks to have found its range, popping Zanik under the eye.
Brewer scores with a nice right hand.
Brewer checks a leg kick.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Brewer here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Zanik throws a series of punches but Brewer avoids them all with ease.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Brewer - that will leave a mark!
Brewer fakes the leg kick and cracks Zanik in the body.
Brewer lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Zanik takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Brewer connects with a leg kick. Zanik looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A good leg kick by Brewer.
Ted Zanik is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brewer lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Brewer scores with a nice body kick.
Brewer lands a nice looking body kick.
Zanik takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Brewer fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Whack! Brewer lands a heavy head kick that drops Zanik. The ref tackles Brewer to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Zanik was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Frank Brewer!
A very excited looking Frank Brewer made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
The defeated Ted Zanik had this to say: 'Back to training, have to right the wrongs!'.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Igor Quincy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and BO Sorensen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Igor Quincy has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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20
189 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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22
199 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Igor Quincy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, BO Sorensen!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quincy tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sorensen sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Quincy somewhat.
Quincy sizes up Sorensen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Quincy lands with a cross.
Quincy cracks Sorensen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Good exchange - Quincy coming out on top.
Sorensen moves out of range as Quincy throws a body kick.
Sorensen tries to counter by closing the distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sorensen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sorensen gets hit by the mother of all head kicks and drops to the canvas in a crumpled heap! Woooow, the Internet is going to be talking about this one for weeks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Igor Quincy!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aku Saari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cruz White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saari comes to the cage accompanied by Rock You Like A Hurricane - Scorpions. White is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by ASAP Ferg - Dump Dump. Cruz White told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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215 lbs
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217 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aku Saari!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cruz White!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saari doesn't manage to clinch there - White circles away.
White thows a left - swing and a miss!
Saari fails with an attempt to clinch.
White goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Saari tries to close the distance and clinch but White swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Saari avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Saari tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
White goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Saari tries to close the distance and clinch up but White swats him away and circles back towards the center.
White doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
White connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Saari momentarily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from White 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 Saari has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Saari and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Saari has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
White swats away the attempt to clinch by Saari.
White looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saari gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
White tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Saari's elbow.
Saari has White pressed against the cage, preventing White from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White takes an elbow to the temple.
Saari lands with a short head shot on the inside.
White blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
White swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for White.
White tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
White presses Saari against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
White has a couple of punches blocked by Saari.
Saari lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for White.
Saari misses with some punches.
Saari goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
White goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've been informed that White has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
White is leaning against Saari and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
White lands with a light punch inside.
White blocks an uppercut.
Saari misses with a punch on the inside.
White misses with a hook to the ribs.
Saari throws a punch but it's blocked by White.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White prevents a body shot from Saari.
Saari's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saari can't find room to land a body shot as White controls the action.
White manages to break the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Saari looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
White steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Saari walks into a jab.
White throws a big shot that misses.
White throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As White tries to get set, Saari tries to push him back and clinch up but White manages to avoid the attempt.
White lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Saari gets cracked with a nice right hand there by White.
Saari moves in looking to clinch but White pushes him off.
White connects with a body shot that sends Saari's belly button to the back.
White keeps the fight on the outside.
It seemed like White was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
White throws a hook but Saari avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saari bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
White misses with a straight right.
White scores with a sloppy right hand. Saari should have avoided that one.
White lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Saari is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
White looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Saari ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Saari takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
White throws the left hand but Saari avoids the punch easily.
Saari rushes White and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Saari.
White blocks an uppercut.
White makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Saari lands a left hand.
Saari lands with a right to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saari doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saari cracks White with a nice body shot.
Saari swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Saari misses with an elbow over the top.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Saari.
Saari lands with a short shot to the head.
Saari working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
White tries to work over Saari's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Saari tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
White is trying to break free.
White lands an uppercut.
Saari gets through White's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
White tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Saari's elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Saari.
White has a couple of punches blocked by Saari.
Still in the clinch, White scores with a nice short uppercut.
Saari misses with a short punch on the inside.
White lands a hook that snaps the head of Saari backwards.
Saari throws an elbow but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cruz White dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Saari fails in his attempt to clinch.
White misses the shot to the body.
Saari takes the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for White.
Saari throws a punch but it's blocked by White.
White lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
White misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Saari scores with a shoulder strike.
White blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Saari scores with an uppercut up the middle.
White blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saari lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
White breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
White fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Saari manages to avoid it.
White connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Cruz White seems to be getting the better of the standup.
White throws a hook but Saari blocks it.
Saari throwing a counter right hand but White manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saari tries to close the distance and clinch up but White swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A little jabbing left from White on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Saari looks to clinch
and White counters with a right hand to the body.
Saari slips under a jab from White.
Saari keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Saari tries to clinch but White moves out of range.
A nice side step and White releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
White fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Saari manages to avoid it.
Saari seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
White has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
White scores with a jab to the head.
It looks like Aku Saari has been cut.
White swats away the attempt to clinch by Saari.
White avoids the body shot from Saari.
White tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Saari was well out of range. Poor timing from White.
White lands a nice looking body shot.
Saari is looking to clinch but White is avoiding it.
Saari tries to close the distance and clinch up but White swats him away and circles back towards the center.
White misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Saari.
Saari wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
White is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Saari.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saari gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Saari working aggressively here.
White lands an uppercut.
Saari lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saari prevents White from breaking the clinch.
White misses with a punch on the inside.
Saari lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
White prevents a body shot from Saari.
White misses with a punch to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for White.
White blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Saari throws a head punch that misses.
White throws a head punch that misses.
Saari misses with some punches.
White lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Saari or not.
A right hook to the body lands for Saari.
Saari working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Saari.
Saari takes a shot to the head.
Saari swings wildly with an uppercut but White uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short left from Saari.
White swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from White fails to land.
White blocks an elbow strike from Saari.
Saari throws a head punch that misses.
White blocks an uppercut.
Saari prevents White from breaking the clinch.
White doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
White goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Saari goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Saari tried to land a shot to the body but connects with White's elbow.
White blocks an uppercut.
White escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Saari doesn't seem bothered though.
White misses with a wild combination.
White takes a swing at Saari's ribcage but misses.
Saari tries to close the distance and clinch but White swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Saari moves out of range as White strikes.
White swats away the attempt to clinch by Saari.
Saari wants to clinch.
White clobbers Saari with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cruz White showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Aku Saari'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.
Saari tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. White manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
White throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A swing and a miss from White.
White throws a low kick, looking for Saari's leg but Saari calmly moves out of range.
Saari wants to clinch up but White keeps it at a distance.
White keeps the fight on the outside.
White takes a swing at Saari's ribcage but misses.
Saari tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Saari tries to close the distance and clinch but White swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
White was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
A slapping leg kick lands for White.
Saari moves in looking to clinch but White pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Saari.
Saari tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but White paws at him with a jab and circles away.
White takes a swing at Saari's ribcage but misses.
Saari uses good head movement to avoid the hook from White.
White jabs Saari to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saari tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. White manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
It seemed like White was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
White lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Saari at a distance.
Saari avoids the body shot from White.
White misses with a body shot.
Saari moves away from the strike by White.
Saari moves in looking to clinch but White pushes him off.
Saari darts in trying to clinch
and White counters with a nice uppercut.
White will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A cross from White lands.
White throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Saari seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
White misses with a wild body shot.
White tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White misses with a hook. Saari ducked under it nicely.
White throws a leg kick that misses.
Saari seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Saari tries to clinch up but White circles away and keeps his distance.
Saari takes the fight into the clinch.
Saari throws a punch but it's blocked by White.
White throws a punch but it's blocked by Saari.
Saari tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
White breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Saari uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from White.
Saari is looking to counter the offense by White and move into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice uppercut lands for White. That snapped Saari's head back.
Saari tries to clinch but White is having none of it.
Saari gets in close and instigates a clinch.
White lands with a short punch from the clinch.
White blocking some punches.
Saari lands with a right to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saari blocks a body shot from White.
Aku Saari has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Saari blocks an uppercut.
Saari content to slow the pace in the clinch.
White lands a left hand.
Saari misses with a hook to the ribs.
White misses with a punch to the body.
Saari blocks an uppercut.
Saari scores with a shot to the side of White's head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
White misses with a punch to the body.
Saari throws a punch but it's blocked by White.
White can't find room to land a body shot as Saari controls the action.
Saari blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Saari working aggressively here.
White misses with the head strike.
Saari creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through White's defenses.
A body shot lands from Saari.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saari keeps control of White as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Saari tries to work over White's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice left hand lands by White.
Saari throws an elbow but it misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Saari.
Saari is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but White is keeping busy.
A head punch blocked on the inside by White.
Saari blocks an uppercut.
White misses with a hook to the ribs.
Saari misses with a punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saari lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of White backwards.
White blocking some punches.
Saari misses with a short punch on the inside.
Saari tries to work over White's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
White lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
White lands with a right to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cruz White really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aku Saari'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.
A telegraphed right hand from White misses the target.
Saari is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Saari avoids the body shot from White.
White tries to keep at a distance but Saari has taken the fight into the clinch.
Saari lands a right hand.
Saari blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Saari.
White misses with a punch on the inside.
White blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice right hand lands inside from Saari.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
White blocks a punch to the side of the head.
White scores with an uppercut up the middle.
White swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saari lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Saari has a couple of punches blocked by White.
Saari misses with a punch on the inside.
White breaks from the clinch.
Saari tries to clinch up.
Saari tries to clinch but White moves out of range.
Saari tries to close the distance and clinch but White swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Saari fails in his attempt to clinch.
White ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nice straight punches there by White. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of White.
A big left from White misses.
White throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Saari on the side of the head.
White is looking to score with low kicks.
White scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Saari is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Saari's calf.
Saari tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Saari moves in looking to clinch but White pushes him off.
Saari avoids the body shot from White.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saari fails in his attempt to clinch.
Saari tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
White now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
White misses with a body shot.
White just misses with a punch to the body.
White works Saari's body with a nice hook.
Saari tries to clinch
and White counters with a two punch combo.
Saari is looking to clinch.
White getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saari uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from White.
Saari tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. White manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
White throws a low kick but Saari moves out of range easily.
White throws a body punch but Saari moves out of range.
White swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Saari lands a lovely overhand right.
Saari moves in looking to clinch but White pushes him off.
White is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Saari.
Saari has managed to clinch.
Saari softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Saari throws a head punch that misses.
Saari scores with a shoulder strike.
Saari misses with a shot to the kidneys.
White struggles to land a body shot inside as Saari controls his hands.
White softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saari blocks a body shot from White.
White struggles to land a body shot inside as Saari controls his hands.
Saari tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Saari tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
White misses with a punch to the body.
White has a couple of punches blocked by Saari.
White lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A right handed body shot lands from Saari.
Saari lands with a short shot to the head.
White swings wildly with an uppercut but Saari uses good head movement to avoid it.
White blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
White blocks an uppercut.
Saari lands with a light punch inside.
Saari blocking some punches.
Saari lands an elbow inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cruz White dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Aku Saari's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
White ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Saari moves away.
Saari tries to clinch but White moves out of range.
Saari avoids the body shot from White.
Saari displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as White throws out the jab.
White throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
As White tries to get set, Saari tries to push him back and clinch up but White manages to avoid the attempt.
Saari tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but White paws at him with a jab and circles away.
White lands a slapping body shot.
White takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Saari avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
White avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Saari tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but White paws at him with a jab and circles away.
White fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Saari manages to avoid it.
Saari tries to clinch up.
White throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Saari is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from White.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saari tries to clinch but White is having none of it.
White misses with an uppercut.
White throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Saari wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
White avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
White swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
White swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Saari fails with an attempt to clinch.
White misses with a head kick.
Saari wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Saari wants to clinch up but White keeps it at a distance.
A little jabbing left from White on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Saari tries to clinch but White moves away
and White counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Saari tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but White paws at him with a jab and circles away.
White misses with a looping left.
Saari is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from White.
White just misses with a punch to the body.
Saari tries to clinch
and White cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
White throws a hook but Saari blocks it.
As White tries to get set, Saari tries to push him back and clinch up but White manages to avoid the attempt.
Cruz White is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saari is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Saari ducks under a wild hook from White.
Saari tries to clinch up but White circles away and keeps his distance.
White swats away the attempt to clinch by Saari.
White fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Saari manages to avoid it.
Saari tries to counter by clinching up but White breaks away and moves out of range.
Saari closes the distance looking to clinch
and White counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
White misses with a body shot.
White misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Saari.
White thows a body kick. Saari tries to catch it but that hurt him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saari moves to clinch but White breaks away
and White cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A little jabbing left from White on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
White just misses with a punch to the body.
Saari tries to counter by moving into the clinch but White manages to circle out of the way.
Saari tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but White paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Saari tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
White displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Saari throws out the jab.
White misses with a straight right.
White tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Saari was well out of range. Poor timing from White.
Saari clinches up against the cage.
Saari lands a body punch in the clinch.
White is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Saari just misses with a elbow thrown towards White's brow.
Saari has a couple of punches blocked by White.
Saari misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saari tries a body shot but White blocks it.
Saari misses with some punches.
Saari swings wildly with an uppercut but White uses good head movement to avoid it.
Saari swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Aku Saari has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Saari lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Saari misses with a hook from the clinch.
Saari misses with a hook from the clinch.
White tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Saari's elbow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Saari.
Saari lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cruz White comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got White winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 45:50
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 45:50
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cruz White!
Cruz White is the new light heavyweight champion!
Cruz White spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
Aku Saari was interviewed post fight and said 'I apologize to all of my fans, it is time for me to get back to the gym. Next time I will show the world what I am capable of.'.
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