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FFC: Challengers 25 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jake Turner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and hernanes silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jake Turner has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Powerful |
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jake Turner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, hernanes silva!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Turner circles away from the clinch attempt.
silva tries to clinch up.
Turner 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.
Turner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from silva.
silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Turner darts in and clinches silva up against the cage.
Turner takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Jake Turner has been cut.
silva crunches a lovely knee into Turner's ribcage.
Nice elbow from silva.
silva comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
silva gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Turner tries to stall but silva uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
silva comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
silva blocks an elbow strike.
silva lands an elbow just above Turner 's eye.
Turner is looking for a takedown up against the cage. silva gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
silva lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
silva lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Turner takes an elbow to the temple.
Turner has had enough of the clinch but silva keeps him there for the moment.
silva creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Turner's defenses.
Turner manages to break the clinch.
Turner fails in his attempt to clinch.
Turner is breathing heavily.
silva has Turner up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner tries to break free but silva pushes him back against the cage.
silva lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
silva comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
silva missing with knees to the body.
Turner displaying some good clinch control by pressing silva up against the cage.
Turner on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Turner takes an elbow to the temple.
Turner tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. silva just stands there and leans against the cage.
silva comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
silva stalling against the cage.
silva lands an elbow just above Turner 's eye.
silva lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
silva stalling the fight.
silva comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jake Turner's cut is getting worse.
silva holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The crowd are getting on silva's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
silva lands an elbow just above Turner 's eye.
silva lands an elbow just above Turner 's eye.
Turner takes an elbow to the temple.
silva slows down the pace here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
silva missing with knees to the body.
Turner blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Turner fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Turner avoids the damage to the body.
silva lands a nice elbow.
Turner tries to work over silva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
silva keeps control of Turner as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Turner takes an elbow to the temple.
Turner managing to block the knees to the body from silva.
silva creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Turner's defenses.
silva lands an elbow just above Turner 's eye.
silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Turner is defending well for now.
silva gets underhooks to prevent Turner's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Turner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Turner avoids the damage to the body.
Turner is trying to work for a single leg takedown but silva pulls him back up using the underhooks.
silva gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Turner avoiding damage as silva throws knees to the body.
silva lands a damaging elbow.
silva trying to land knees to the body.
silva comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
silva lands an elbow just above Turner 's eye.
silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Turner avoids the damage to the body.
Turner takes an elbow to the forehead.
silva lands an elbow inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
silva lands an elbow just above Turner 's eye.
silva comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
silva putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Turner in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
silva lands a nice elbow.
silva lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Turner avoids it.
Turner fails to pull guard.
A bit of stalling here from silva.
silva gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
silva lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Turner on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
silva lands an elbow that stopped Turner in his tracks for a moment.
silva lands an elbow inside that Turner shrugs off.
silva stalling.
silva creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Turner's defenses.
silva lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nice elbow from silva.
silva stalling.
Turner tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice elbow from silva.
silva lands an elbow inside that Turner shrugs off.
silva blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turner on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
silva lands a damaging elbow.
silva lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
silva lands an elbow inside that Turner shrugs off.
silva lands a nice elbow.
silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Turner avoids the damage to the body.
silva lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
silva gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Turner tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. silva smiles and moves away.
silva moves out of range as Turner strikes.
Turner tries to close the distance and clinch but silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
silva moves into the clinch.
Turner takes an elbow to the forehead.
silva content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
silva gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Turner goes for a takedown in the clinch but silva prevents it.
silva lands an elbow inside.
Turner managing to block the knees to the body from silva.
silva lands an elbow inside that Turner shrugs off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
hernanes silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jake Turner'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.
silva tries to clinch up but Turner circles away and keeps his distance.
silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Turner circles away.
silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Turner circles away.
Turner swats away the attempt to clinch by silva.
silva is looking to clinch but Turner is avoiding it.
silva closes the distance but Turner moves to the side
and Turner counters with a head kick. That will keep silva thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
silva takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Turner doesn't manage to clinch there - silva circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Turner looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
silva clinches but Turner breaks the clinch
and Turner counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
silva closes the distance but Turner moves to the side
and Turner counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Turner with a flurry of punches that miss.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Turner thows a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner wants to stand but silva is controlling his posture from full guard.
silva looking to hit a scissor sweep but Turner is one step ahead there.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if silva can do anything to dispel that myth.
Turner missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
silva lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Turner!
silva trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
silva seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Turner is holding on tight.
Turner tries to hold on but silva postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
silva controlling from mount.
Turner is desperately trying to improve his position but silva has a good base and remains in mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Turner dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jake Turner's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
silva wants to clinch
and Turner counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Turner shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in silva's guard.
Turner stands up from guard. Let's bang!
silva takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
silva stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and silva wants it to stay on the feet.
silva tries to clinch but Turner moves out of range.
A jab from Turner does it's job there.
silva looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Turner is fending him off so far but silva persists. Nope, Turner circles away and we're back to standing.
silva closes the distance looking to clinch
and Turner counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Turner.
Turner looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
silva lands an elbow just above Turner 's eye.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
silva displaying some good clinch control by pressing Turner up against the cage.
silva lands an elbow just above Turner 's eye.
silva lands an elbow just above Turner 's eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
silva lands an elbow just above Turner 's eye.
silva lands a nice elbow.
silva lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
silva unloads a knee to the mid-section.
silva comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Turner pushes silva back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Turner takes an elbow to the forehead.
Turner managing to block the knees to the body from silva.
silva lands an elbow just above Turner 's eye.
silva lands a nice elbow.
silva lands an elbow inside.
silva lands a good knee to the midsection. Turner won't want to take too many of those.
Turner takes an elbow to the temple.
silva lands an elbow inside.
Turner avoiding damage as silva throws knees to the body.
silva lands an elbow inside that Turner shrugs off.
silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Turner avoids it.
silva lands an elbow inside that Turner shrugs off.
Turner tries to circle away but silva has him pinned against the cage.
silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Turner avoids it.
Knees to the body from silva.
silva comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
silva lands an elbow that stopped Turner in his tracks for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
silva lands an elbow inside that Turner shrugs off.
Turner wants to break free but silva has control.
Nice elbow from silva.
silva lands a damaging elbow.
silva lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
silva is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
silva stops a takedown attempt from Turner.
Nice elbow from silva.
Turner avoiding damage as silva throws knees to the body.
silva gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
silva lands an elbow inside.
silva keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Turner's efforts to push away.
Nice elbow from silva.
Turner takes an elbow to the forehead.
silva trying to land knees to the body.
silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Turner avoids the damage to the body.
Turner doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Turner.
A shot in the inside from Turner.
Turner looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Turner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner managing to block the knees to the body from silva.
A head punch on the inside from Turner fails to land.
Turner wants a takedown.
Turner takes an elbow to the temple.
The referee calls for silva to work.
silva receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
silva creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Turner's defenses.
Turner has a couple of punches blocked by silva.
silva trying to control the position but instead, Turner has worked for underhooks and has pushed silva into the cage.
silva throws an elbow but it misses.
Turner managing to block the knees to the body from silva.
silva lands a nice elbow.
Turner fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Turner is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Turner blocks an elbow strike.
hernanes silva seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
silva missing with knees to the body.
Turner misses with a hook from the clinch.
Turner managing to block the knees to the body from silva.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Turner's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Turner moves in looking to clinch but silva pushes him off.
silva tries to clinch
and Turner counters with a left to the body.
silva tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Turner cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Turner throws a hook to the side of silva's head but silva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jake Turner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
silva is looking to clinch but Turner is avoiding it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
silva has managed to clinch.
silva lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Turner changes levels and goes for a takedown here. silva fights it off and pushes away nicely.
silva moves in looking to clinch but Turner pushes him off.
Turner shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has silva pinned against the cage. silva gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to hernanes silva.
I think silva has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... hernanes silva!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matt Serra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Caleb Cohen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Matt Serra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Caleb Cohen!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cohen shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Serra pinned against the cage. Serra gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Cohen shoots in but no luck this time.
Caleb Cohen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cohen has a takedown stuffed.
Matt Serra has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Caleb Cohen.
Cohen fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Serra with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cohen misses with a takedown attempt - Serra sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Serra gets a takedown into half guard.
Serra looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Cohen with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Serra not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Serra not doing much here.
Serra sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cohen defending well though.
Serra 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.
Serra scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cohen looking for submissions off his back.
Serra keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Serra wants to take a breather but Cohen is having none of it.
Cohen looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Cohen is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Serra pulls his head out easily.
Serra is trying to control. Cohen wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Cohen shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Serra counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Cohen!
Serra lands a heavy elbow.
Cohen looks gassed!
Serra is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Cohen is rocked!
Serra working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Cohen is still in real trouble! Can Serra finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cohen taking shots to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Serra controlling from mount.
Serra lands a big elbow.
Serra cracks Cohen with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matt Serra!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mel Menor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Lukashenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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300 lbs
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290 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mel Menor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alexander Lukashenko!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lukashenko comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Menor is breathing heavily.
Lukashenko lands a nice hook to Menor's body. Menor takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lukashenko lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Mel Menor has been cut.
Menor takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lukashenko works over Menor's head and body with a nice combination.
Lukashenko is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Menor hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Alexander Lukashenko!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Flaherty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edgar Poe Wong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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175 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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kevin Flaherty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Edgar Poe Wong!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flaherty tries to clinch there but Wong circles away.
Wong looks for a takedown but Flaherty sprawls well.
Wong keeps the fight on the outside.
Flaherty wants to clinch.
Flaherty tries to close the distance and clinch but Wong swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wong avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kevin Flaherty seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wong avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wong scores a takedown into full mount!
Wong lands a big elbow.
Wong thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Wong is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Wong lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wong avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wong fails with a takedown attempt.
Wong shoots in but no luck this time.
Kevin Flaherty has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Edgar Poe Wong.
Flaherty displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Wong.
Wong avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Flaherty fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wong avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wong swats away the attempt to clinch by Flaherty.
Wong swats away the attempt to clinch by Flaherty.
Flaherty is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Flaherty tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Flaherty checks a low kick from Wong.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Wong scores a takedown into full mount!
Flaherty wants to control but Wong is having none of it.
Flaherty is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Wong trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Wong is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Wong working for a guillotine from mount but Flaherty is in no mood to give up.
Wong swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Flaherty is now in Wong's guard. A big mistake from Wong there, giving up the dominant position!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flaherty wants to stand but Wong has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Flaherty pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wong is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Flaherty has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Wong is proving hard to escape from.
Flaherty controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Wong kicks Flaherty off and gets to his feet.
Wong swats away the attempt to clinch by Flaherty.
Flaherty doesn't manage to clinch there - Wong circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edgar Poe Wong dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Flaherty clinches.
Wong avoids the elbow strike from Flaherty, against the cage.
Wong tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Flaherty just stands there and leans against the cage.
Flaherty is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Flaherty just misses with a elbow thrown towards Wong's brow.
Flaherty looking to throw knees to the head but Wong is blocking nicely.
Flaherty tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Flaherty tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wong avoids it.
Flaherty tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wong avoids it.
Wong has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Flaherty is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Flaherty with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wong tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kevin Flaherty has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Edgar Poe Wong.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Flaherty throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wong blocks it with crossed arms.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Flaherty is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Wong is keeping busy.
Wong has had enough of the clinch but Flaherty keeps him there for the moment.
Flaherty is trying to maintain a safe position but Wong gets an underhook and turns Flaherty into the cage.
Flaherty can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Wong drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Flaherty gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Flaherty throws an elbow but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flaherty creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Flaherty is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Flaherty keeps control of Wong as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Flaherty throws an elbow but it misses.
Flaherty looking to stall.
Flaherty throws a knee to the head but misses.
Flaherty misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wong.
Wong breaks from the clinch.
Wong throws a head kick but Flaherty moves out of range.
Flaherty is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Flaherty throws a right and a left that both miss.
Flaherty tries to clinch up.
Wong throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Flaherty's waist but Flaherty gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Wong off to one side.
Wong swats away the attempt to clinch by Flaherty.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Flaherty wants to clinch up but Wong keeps it at a distance.
Kevin Flaherty is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wong keeps the fight on the outside.
Kevin Flaherty is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wong is looking to land body kicks.
Flaherty is looking to clinch.
Flaherty slaps away a takedown attempt from Wong, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Flaherty doesn't manage to clinch there - Wong circles away.
Flaherty misses with a looping right.
Flaherty slaps away a takedown attempt from Wong, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Flaherty tries to clinch up.
Flaherty fails with an attempt to clinch.
Flaherty tries to clinch but Wong is having none of it.
Wong circles away from the clinch attempt.
Flaherty tries to close the distance and clinch but Wong swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wong shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Flaherty as he jumps to the side.
Flaherty tries to clinch but Wong is having none of it.
Wong looks for a takedown but Flaherty sprawls well.
The fight stays on the outside here - Flaherty looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice takedown defense from Flaherty. No joy for Wong on that attempt.
Flaherty fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Flaherty doesn't manage to clinch there - Wong circles away.
Flaherty is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Flaherty tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wong paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Flaherty tries to clinch but Wong is having none of it.
Wong closes this distance looking for a takedown but Flaherty circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Flaherty is looking to clinch.
Wong swats away the attempt to clinch by Flaherty.
Flaherty tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wong swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wong takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Wong drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Wong is breathing heavily.
Wong working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Wong trying to control but Flaherty is working from the bottom.
Wong postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Flaherty is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Wong is controlling him.
Wong tries to free his leg and advance position but Flaherty is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Flaherty dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Flaherty tries to clinch up.
Wong looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Flaherty defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Wong.
Flaherty tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Flaherty throws a series of punches but Wong avoids them all with ease.
Flaherty tries to clinch there but Wong circles away.
Flaherty wants to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Flaherty looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Flaherty looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Flaherty checks the leg kick nicely there.
Flaherty tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Flaherty tries to close the distance and clinch but Wong swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flaherty tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wong swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Flaherty is looking to clinch.
Flaherty doesn't manage to clinch there - Wong circles away.
Wong avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wong bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Wong tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Wong tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Wong takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Flaherty gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wong with the ground and pound but Flaherty uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Flaherty looking to control.
Wong trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wong stopping the sweep attempt from Flaherty.
Wong thows a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wong throws a strike but Flaherty rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Flaherty wants to stand and escape but instead Wong has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wong stands and throws Flaherty's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Wong works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Flaherty is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Wong is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Flaherty knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Wong scoring with punches from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The strikes coming from Wong are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Flaherty is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Wong tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Wong has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
And that's the end of the fight!
Edgar Poe Wong comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Wong has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edgar Poe Wong!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Manfred von Richthofen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marco Burero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marco Burero has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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184 lbs
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179 lbs
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Counter striker
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Manfred von Richthofen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marco Burero!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burero misses with a few strikes there.
von Richthofen dodges the punch combination from Burero.
von Richthofen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Marco Burero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burero misses with a looping right.
von Richthofen darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. von Richthofen connects with a nice short shot to Burero's temple.
von Richthofen sitting and controlling from the half guard.
von Richthofen lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Burero looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
von Richthofen looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Burero is looking to control von Richthofen's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Burero avoid being mounted?
von Richthofen 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.
Burero avoiding damage under a succession of punches from von Richthofen.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
von Richthofen landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Burero keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
von Richthofen working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
von Richthofen moves into full mount! Burero won't be happy about that!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
von Richthofen controlling from the full mount.
von Richthofen fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
von Richthofen landing punches.
Burero is desperately trying to improve his position but von Richthofen has a good base and remains in mount.
von Richthofen lands a big shot there that rocks Burero but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burero is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
von Richthofen has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Burero's face.
von Richthofen scoring with strikes but Burero is staying in there.
Burero is rocked!
von Richthofen connects with a bit shot that sees Burero covering up! More strikes from von Richthofen and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! von Richthofen is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Manfred von Richthofen!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kolya Morozov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darius Pudzianowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kolya Morozov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Darius Pudzianowski!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pudzianowski drops Morozov with a beautiful combination! Morozov stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Pudzianowski is looking for the KO!
It looks like Kolya Morozov has been cut.
Morozov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pudzianowski.
Pudzianowski gets in close and instigates a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pudzianowski lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Morozov.
Pudzianowski slowing the pace effectively.
Nice body punch from Pudzianowski - that landed with a thud.
A short body shot lands from Pudzianowski as the two fighters clinch.
Pudzianowski lands a hook that snaps the head of Morozov backwards.
Pudzianowski lands with a light punch inside.
Pudzianowski lands a hook that snaps the head of Morozov backwards.
Pudzianowski lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Pudzianowski.
Pudzianowski lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pudzianowski stalling in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Pudzianowski as the two fighters clinch.
Morozov is breathing heavily.
Pudzianowski scores with a shoulder strike.
Pudzianowski has Morozov pushed against the cage.
Pudzianowski lands a right hand that snaps the head of Morozov backwards.
Pudzianowski lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pudzianowski controlling the action here for a moment.
Pudzianowski stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Pudzianowski scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pudzianowski lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Morozov backwards.
Pudzianowski stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Pudzianowski lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Pudzianowski throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Morozovs head.
A right hook to the body lands for Pudzianowski.
Morozov takes a shot to the head.
Pudzianowski is working Morozov over against the cage.
Nice body punch from Pudzianowski - that landed with a thud.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pudzianowski lands with a right to the head.
Pudzianowski just leaning against Morozov, taking a breather.
Pudzianowski gets through Morozov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pudzianowski lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pudzianowski lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pudzianowski manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Pudzianowski cracks Morozov with a nice body shot.
Pudzianowski lands a body shot.
Pudzianowski lands with a light punch inside.
Pudzianowski lands a body punch.
Pudzianowski lands a shot to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Pudzianowski.
A body shot lands from Pudzianowski.
A right hand to the body from Pudzianowski.
Pudzianowski leaning his opponent against the cage.
Pudzianowski working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right from Pudzianowski on the inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Pudzianowski works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pudzianowski slows down the pace here.
Pudzianowski pushes Morozov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A body shot lands from Pudzianowski.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pudzianowski.
A short body shot lands from Pudzianowski as the two fighters clinch.
A short body shot lands from Pudzianowski as the two fighters clinch.
Pudzianowski is working Morozov over against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Pudzianowski - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Pudzianowski works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Stalling in the clinch from Pudzianowski.
Pudzianowski gets through Morozov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pudzianowski stalling in the clinch.
Pudzianowski lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pudzianowski dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Pudzianowski.
Pudzianowski is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice body punch from Pudzianowski.
Pudzianowski is struggling to control the position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Darius Pudzianowski.
Morozov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pudzianowski.
Pudzianowski fails to land with a series of punches.
Pudzianowski misses with a hook. Morozov ducked under it nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pudzianowski tries to clinch up but Morozov circles away and keeps his distance.
Darius Pudzianowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A combination from Pudzianowski does no damage.
Pudzianowski misses with the combination.
Pudzianowski misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darius Pudzianowski dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kolya Morozov's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nice defenses there by Morozov.
Pudzianowski throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pudzianowski throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pudzianowski is looking to clinch but Morozov is avoiding it.
Morozov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pudzianowski.
A combination from Pudzianowski does no damage.
Morozov keeps the fight on the outside.
Morozov darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Pudzianowski trying to hold on to Morozov's head to control him but Morozov postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pudzianowski blocking the ground and pound attempt from Morozov.
Pudzianowski has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pudzianowski is breathing heavily.
Pudzianowski is holding on to half guard well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morozov is stalling here. Pudzianowski is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Morozov seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Pudzianowski has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Pudzianowski trying to control the position but Morozov is working away.
Morozov tries to buck Pudzianowski off but Pudzianowski is having none of it.
Pudzianowski trying to control the action but Morozov is working from the bottom.
Morozov on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Morozov tries to get out of the position.
Morozov manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Pudzianowski is looking to take a break and control but Morozov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pudzianowski is thwarting Morozov's attempts to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Pudzianowski is trying to control. Morozov wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Pudzianowski connects with a jab.
Pudzianowski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Morozov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pudzianowski looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pudzianowski tries to clinch but Morozov is having none of it.
Pudzianowski throws a series of punches but Morozov moves out of range.
Morozov shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Morozov lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Pudzianowski hang on?
It looks like Darius Pudzianowski has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pudzianowski is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Morozov with the ground and pound from mount.
Morozov unloads with some shots from mount but Pudzianowski bucks and avoids them well.
Pudzianowski is bucking up trying to escape but Morozov cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That has opened up Darius Pudzianowski's cut even more.
Morozov pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Pudzianowski taking shots to the head.
The cut above Darius Pudzianowski's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Morozov landing strikes from the mount.
Darius Pudzianowski's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Darius Pudzianowski's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Kolya Morozov!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Timzi Turpasauna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kulle Rallare (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Turpasauna comes to the cage accompanied by WTF Collective. 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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210 lbs
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Timzi Turpasauna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kulle Rallare!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rallare throws a nice looking combination but Turpasauna bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Turpasauna shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rallare sprawls well. Rallare wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Turpasauna gets slowly back to his feet.
Turpasauna lands with a nice combination. Rallare backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Kulle Rallare has been cut.
Rallare fails to land with a series of punches.
Rallare keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Rallare misses with a hook. Turpasauna ducked under it nicely.
Turpasauna clinches.
Rallare wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Turpasauna has him pressed against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Turpasauna.
Turpasauna is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Turpasauna controlling the action here for a moment.
Turpasauna seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Rallare blocks an uppercut.
Turpasauna lands a nice shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Turpasauna goes for a takedown attempt but Rallare pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Timzi Turpasauna. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Some wild striking there from Rallare.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Turpasauna misses.
Turpasauna throws a jab but it's blocked by Rallare.
Rallare lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Turpasauna uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rallare.
Rallare throws out a loose jab but Turpasauna uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rallare loads up on a big right hand but Turpasauna slips the punch.
A jab from Rallare misses.
Kulle Rallare seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turpasauna forces Rallare back against the cage and clinches.
Turpasauna lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rallare or not.
A nice left hand lands by Turpasauna.
Turpasauna leaning his opponent against the cage.
Turpasauna is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Turpasauna drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Rallare gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Rallare tries to break the clinch but Turpasauna is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turpasauna is leaning against Rallare and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Turpasauna pushes Rallare back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Turpasauna.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Turpasauna throws a punch but it's blocked by Rallare.
Turpasauna digs a right hand into Rallare's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rallare's gas tank.
Rallare looks gassed!
A frustrated look appears on Rallare's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Turpasauna drops down looking for an ankle pick but Rallare pulls his leg out and moves away.
A big left from Rallare misses.
Turpasauna moves out of range of the strikes.
Rallare looks to land a right hand but Turpasauna moved out of range.
Turpasauna uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rallare.
Turpasauna moves into range and clinches up with Rallare.
Turpasauna lands a nice shot to the body.
Turpasauna displaying some good clinch control by pressing Rallare up against the cage.
Turpasauna lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rallare backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turpasauna digs a right hand underneath Rallare's ribcage. Rallare let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Turpasauna keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rallare's efforts to push away.
A body shot lands from Turpasauna.
Turpasauna lands with a left to the head.
Turpasauna tries to score a body lock takedown but Rallare shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Turpasauna is trying to trip Rallare. He has hold of a leg but Rallare is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Turpasauna persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Turpasauna trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rallare is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Turpasauna trying to control but Rallare is working from the bottom.
Turpasauna is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turpasauna postures up.
Turpasauna 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.
Turpasauna tries to free his leg and advance position but Rallare is retaining full guard.
Turpasauna trying to control but Rallare is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Rallare misses with a few strikes there.
Rallare misses with a two punch combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Turpasauna lands a jab.
That has opened up Kulle Rallare's cut even more.
Turpasauna pushes Rallare up against the cage in a clinch.
Turpasauna throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rallare is trying to break the clinch but Turpasauna is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timzi Turpasauna dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kulle Rallare's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Rallare swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
so Turpasauna counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Turpasauna trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Turpasauna drops back, looking for a kneebar! Rallare looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Rallare looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Rallare!
Rallare throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Turpasauna takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Turpasauna manages to get back to half guard.
Turpasauna trying to control here.
Turpasauna is concentrating on defense, preventing Rallare from advancing position.
Rallare wants to stand up but Turpasauna has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Turpasauna is staying active underneath Rallare, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turpasauna is looking for a sweep. Rallare is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rallare tries to stand but can't do so whilst Turpasauna controls his leg.
Rallare is breathing heavily.
Rallare wants to control but Turpasauna is keeping him busy.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Rallare tries to keep at a distance but Turpasauna has taken the fight into the clinch.
Turpasauna works on Rallare's body with a couple of short punches.
Rallare looking to slow down the pace here.
Turpasauna lands with a left to the head.
Still in the clinch, Turpasauna scores with a nice short uppercut.
Turpasauna stalling the fight.
Turpasauna lands a shoulder strike.
Turpasauna throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Turpasauna lands a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Turpasauna creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Rallare's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Turpasauna scores with a hook to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Turpasauna.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Turpasauna.
Turpasauna digs a right hand underneath Rallare's ribcage. Rallare let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Turpasauna lands an uppercut.
Turpasauna lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rallare backwards.
Rallare wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nice body punch from Turpasauna - that landed with a thud.
Turpasauna looking for a takedown.
A short body shot lands from Turpasauna as the two fighters clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Turpasauna lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Turpasauna taking a breather.
Turpasauna works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turpasauna wants to pass the guard but Rallare is keeping the position.
Turpasauna trying to control the position from guard on top but Rallare is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Turpasauna advances to half guard.
Turpasauna controlling the pace.
Turpasauna trying to pass the guard but Rallare defending well.
Turpasauna wants to work for an arm triangle but Rallare is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Turpasauna thows a huge punch but Rallare dodges it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Turpasauna is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Rallare as he works his way to full guard.
Turpasauna slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Rallare is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Turpasauna trying to control but Rallare is working from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turpasauna advances position into side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timzi Turpasauna dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kulle Rallare's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Rallare scores with a nice head shot.
Turpasauna tries to clinch up but Rallare circles away and keeps his distance.
Rallare tries to keep at a distance but Turpasauna has taken the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Turpasauna.
Turpasauna lands a nice uppercut.
Rallare blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rallare tries to break free but Turpasauna pushes him back against the cage.
Turpasauna misses with a hook from the clinch.
Turpasauna lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rallare is looking to break free of the clinch but Turpasauna has double underhooks.
Turpasauna digs a right hand into Rallare's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rallare's gas tank.
Turpasauna decides to pull guard.
Turpasauna looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Rallare wants to control from the top but Turpasauna keeps moving.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turpasauna is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rallare defends well.
Rallare wants to get up but he can't break Turpasauna's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Turpasauna tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Turpasauna is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Rallare is aware though and is defending well.
Rallare trying to control but Turpasauna is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rallare punishes Turpasauna's body with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Rallare throws a right and a left that Turpasauna avoids nicely.
Rallare might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Turpasauna looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Rallare keeping moving, preventing Turpasauna from controlling successfully.
Rallare trying to keep a closed guard but Turpasauna is proving a slippery customer.
Turpasauna wants to control from the top but Rallare keeps moving.
Rallare is trying to keep Turpasauna in close.
Rallare keeping moving, preventing Turpasauna from controlling successfully.
Turpasauna 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.
Turpasauna is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rallare can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rallare looking to control.
Turpasauna trying to control but Rallare is working from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Rallare has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Turpasauna finds it's way round the side to connect with Rallare's head.
Rallare keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Rallare throws out a powerful jab.
Nice shot by Rallare.
Timzi Turpasauna is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Turpasauna closes the distance and clinches.
Turpasauna has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Rallare is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Rallare wants to break free but Turpasauna has control.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Turpasauna.
Timzi Turpasauna is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turpasauna working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Turpasauna will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Rallare up against the cage.
Rallare tries to break the clinch but Turpasauna is controlling the position.
Rallare wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Turpasauna has him pressed against the cage.
Turpasauna is leaning against Rallare and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rallare is trying to break the clinch but Turpasauna has him pressed against the cage.
Turpasauna lands with a short shot to the head.
Kulle Rallare has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Turpasauna wants a takedown but no success here.
Turpasauna scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rallare swings wildly with an uppercut but Turpasauna uses good head movement to avoid it.
Turpasauna avoiding damage.
Turpasauna lands with a light punch inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Timzi Turpasauna showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Turpasauna, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Timzi Turpasauna!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hans Gruber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leifi Rallare (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gruber kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Irwin Goodman - St. Pauli Ja Reeperbahn. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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184 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hans Gruber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Leifi Rallare!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rallare tries to keep at a distance but Gruber has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rallare takes a knee to the side of the body.
Gruber throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gruber just leaning against Rallare, taking a breather.
Gruber's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rallare swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gruber takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
It looks like Hans Gruber has been cut.
Rallare throws a series of punches but Gruber moves out of range.
Rallare lands with a cross.
Rallare uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gruber has time to react.
Nice defenses there by Gruber.
Leifi Rallare seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gruber takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rallare rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gruber moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rallare shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gruber defends it nicely.
Rallare throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gruber sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rallare ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gruber slips a jab from Rallare.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gruber closes the distance and pushes Rallare back into the cage.
Rallare managing to block the knees to the body from Gruber.
Gruber tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rallare avoids it.
Rallare prevents a takedown attempt there.
Rallare takes a knee to the side of the body.
Gruber scores a nice knee to the body.
Gruber has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Rallare avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Rallare wants to stall.
Gruber tries to land knees in the clinch but Rallare avoids the damage to the body.
Gruber missing with knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Gruber.
Gruber escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gruber dodges the punch combination from Rallare.
Gruber scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rallare scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gruber forces Rallare back against the cage and clinches.
Rallare avoiding damage as Gruber throws knees to the body.
Gruber's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gruber looks for the body kick but Rallare saw that one coming.
Leifi Rallare is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rallare misses with a series of wild punches.
Rallare scores with a jab.
Rallare throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gruber misses with a head kick.
Gruber moves into range and clinches up with Rallare.
Gruber landing knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gruber with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gruber throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rallare trying to control the position but instead, Gruber has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rallare into the cage.
Gruber connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Leifi Rallare has been cut.
Gruber manages to break the clinch.
Rallare throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gruber sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gruber is looking to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rallare. Gruber does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rallare stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Gruber on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Gruber lands a head kick!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gruber is struggling to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gruber misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rallare.
Gruber with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gruber with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gruber misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rallare.
Rallare on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gruber unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Gruber working Rallare over with knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gruber is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rallare is defending well for now.
Gruber misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rallare.
Rallare avoiding damage as Gruber throws knees to the body.
Gruber throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Leifi Rallare will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Rallare ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gruber moves away.
Gruber clinches up against the cage.
Gruber prevents Rallare from breaking the clinch.
Gruber is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rallare is defending well for now.
Rallare is trying to break the clinch but Gruber is controlling him.
Gruber changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Rallare fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Rallare scores with a nice head shot.
A leg kick checked by Rallare.
Rallare lands a jab to the nose.
Rallare lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hans Gruber's cut is getting worse.
Gruber slips under a jab from Rallare.
Rallare misses with a double jab.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rallare prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gruber slowing the pace effectively.
Gruber tries to land knees in the clinch but Rallare avoids the damage to the body.
Rallare blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gruber wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hans Gruber. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rallare is trying to stall.
Rallare on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gruber has Rallare pressed against the cage, preventing Rallare from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gruber misses with a knee to the head.
Gruber tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gruber looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rallare struggles to land a body shot inside as Gruber controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rallare avoiding damage as Gruber throws knees to the body.
Rallare on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Gruber.
A bit of stalling here from Gruber.
Gruber misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rallare.
A bit of stalling here from Gruber.
Gruber crunches a lovely knee into Rallare's ribcage.
Gruber goes for a takedown attempt but Rallare pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Nice jab there from Rallare.
Gruber has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gruber there as he acknowledges the shot.
Rallare misses with a straight right.
Rallare throws a hook but Gruber avoids it easily.
Gruber shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rallare pinned against the cage. Rallare gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gruber looks for a takedown but Rallare sprawls well.
Rallare throws a hook to the side of Gruber's head but Gruber sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rallare lands a nice shot to the body.
Rallare fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rallare slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Gruber shoots for a double leg takedown but Rallare sprawls well. He's pushed Gruber's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rallare fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rallare misses with a straight right.
Rallare lands a body shot.
Gruber on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Rallare misses with a looping left.
Gruber looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Gruber is rocked!
Rallare moves in close and cracks Gruber with a massive right hand! Gruber, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Rallare!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Leifi Rallare!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Perusjamppa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dennis Gavin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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285 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pedro Perusjamppa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dennis Gavin!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gavin misses with a straight left.
Nice defenses there by Perusjamppa.
Gavin pushes Perusjamppa up against the cage in a clinch.
Perusjamppa jumps guard but Gavin stands there with Perusjamppa around his waist. Perusjamppa gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Perusjamppa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gavin connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Perusjamppa's hands.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Perusjamppa doesn't manage to clinch there - Gavin circles away.
Perusjamppa wants to clinch.
Gavin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gavin throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Perusjamppa takes one to the side of the head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Perusjamppa. That's going to slow Gavin down.
A head kick misses from Perusjamppa.
Perusjamppa shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gavin as he avoids it easily.
Perusjamppa throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Perusjamppa shoots in and drives through. Gavin sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pedro Perusjamppa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gavin lands a big right hand that sends Perusjamppa crashing to the mat! Gavin stays standing though and waves Perusjamppa back to his feet!
It looks like Pedro Perusjamppa has been cut.
Gavin cracks Perusjamppa with a hook to the temple - Perusjamppa is on wobbly legs here! Gavin swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Perusjamppa falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Gavin wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Dennis Gavin!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Liu Bei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jozka Kruty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jozka Kruty has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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19
204 lbs
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205 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Liu Bei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jozka Kruty!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bei takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bei takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Bei ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kruty moves away.
Kruty takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kruty throws a leg kick which misses Bei's front leg but catches the back leg as Bei tries to avoid it.
Kruty moves out of range as Bei strikes.
Kruty takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bei decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Bei lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kruty is looking for a sweep. Bei is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bei throws a strike but Kruty avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kruty can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kruty preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bei loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kruty is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Bei drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bei jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Kruty working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruty utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bei 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.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Nice body kick there by Kruty.
Bei looks to score with a jab to the body but Kruty is just out of range.
A good leg kick by Kruty.
Bei throws a body punch but Kruty moves out of range.
Bei throws a nice looking combination but Kruty bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bei pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kruty, right into the meat.
Bei swings for the body but Kruty moves out of range.
Bei tries to bum rush Kruty with a series of wild strikes but Kruty uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kruty keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bei throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Bei misses.
Kruty throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kruty defending well as Bei loads up on a big left hand.
Kruty walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bei tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bei misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kruty.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kruty.
Bei misses with a body shot.
Bei lands a jab to the head.
Kruty moves away from the strike by Bei.
Bei shoots in for a takedown but Kruty shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bei is breathing heavily.
Kruty moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bei misses with a hook. Kruty ducked under it nicely.
Bei is looking to wear down Kruty with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kruty moves out of range of the strikes.
Kruty defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bei.
Kruty buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
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!
Kruty lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bei's sensitive parts.
Kruty throws a leg kick which misses Bei's front leg but catches the back leg as Bei tries to avoid it.
Kruty thows a body kick. Bei tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Liu Bei seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bei stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kruty.
Kruty throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Kruty moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kruty scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bei swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kruty lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kruty lands a nice looking body kick.
Kruty cracks the inside of Bei's front leg.
Kruty buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kruty.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bei misses with a body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Kruty.
Jozka Kruty is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kruty.
Kruty scores with a head kick.
Kruty throws a nice outside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Kruty.
Kruty lands a high kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kruty scores with a nice body kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kruty.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kruty. Bei shrugs it off though.
Kruty lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bei takes a step back to recover.
Kruty lets loose with a powerful body kick. Bei will feel that in the morning.
Kruty thuds his shin into the meat of Bei's side.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kruty.
Kruty fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bei.
Kruty with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A good leg kick by Kruty.
Kruty scores with a push kick.
Kruty dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bei. That did some damage!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bei misses with a straight left.
Kruty lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kruty turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kruty.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jozka Kruty dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kruty scores with a head kick.
Bei throws a big shot that misses.
Bei throws an overhand right that lands on Kruty's shoulder, as Kruty tries to avoid the shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kruty.
Kruty throws a leg kick which misses Bei's front leg but catches the back leg as Bei tries to avoid it.
Bei misses with a body shot.
A good leg kick by Kruty.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kruty. Bei shrugs it off though.
Bei tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kruty was well out of range. Poor timing from Bei.
Bei swings for the body but Kruty moves out of range.
Bei shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kruty as he avoids it easily.
Bei misses with a wild body shot.
Kruty avoids the body shot from Bei.
Bei takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Bei will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Some wild striking there from Bei.
Bei throws a hook to the side of Kruty's head but Kruty sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bei looks to land a left hand but Kruty moved out of range nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Kruty.
Kruty turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kruty moves away from the strike by Bei.
Kruty avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kruty with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kruty has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bei misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kruty.
Bei thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kruty lands a high kick!
A nice leg kick lands there from Kruty.
Bei looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bei just misses with a punch to the body.
Kruty explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kruty.
Kruty avoids the body shot from Bei.
Kruty thumps Bei with a low kick.
Kruty throws a head kick that Bei semi-blocks.
Kruty slips under a jab from Bei.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kruty displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bei throws out the jab.
Bei takes a kick to the side of the head.
Bei misses with a body shot.
Kruty scoring well with a low kick there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kruty.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kruty.
Bei stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kruty.
Kruty lands with a kick to the temple. Bei shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A telegraphed right hand from Bei misses the target.
Bei loads up on a big right hand but Kruty slips the punch.
Bei chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kruty can pounce on him.
Bei misses the shot to the body.
Kruty keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kruty connects with a solid leg kick.
Kruty scores with a leg kick.
Kruty lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bei's sensitive parts.
Kruty lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kruty chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kruty chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kruty thows a body kick. Bei tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Kruty uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bei.
Kruty lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bei's sensitive parts.
Jozka Kruty seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kruty throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kruty cracks the inside of Bei's front leg.
Bei is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kruty thumps Bei with a low kick.
Kruty throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bei takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kruty throws a nice head kick!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kruty, right into the meat.
Kruty feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bei's calf.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kruty. That's going to slow Bei down.
Kruty scoring well with a low kick there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kruty.
Kruty throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bei takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Kruty.
Kruty throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Kruty feints and then cracks Bei's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bei down.
Kruty chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kruty moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kruty plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A chopping leg kick lands by Kruty.
Bei takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Kruty buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kruty is looking to slow Bei down with leg kicks.
Kruty scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kruty lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kruty throws a leg kick which misses Bei's front leg but catches the back leg as Bei tries to avoid it.
Kruty scores with a leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kruty.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kruty, right into the meat.
Bei takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jozka Kruty showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Bei on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Kruty delivers a nice body kick.
Bei throws a hook but Kruty blocks it.
Bei thows a body shot but no joy.
Kruty keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kruty buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kruty dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bei. That did some damage!
Kruty connects with a solid leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Bei misses the target.
Kruty connects with a solid leg kick.
Kruty buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A big left from Bei misses.
Kruty fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bei.
Kruty thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Bei if he has to take too many more of those.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kruty thumps Bei with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kruty lands with a kick to the temple. Bei shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Bei tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kruty with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bei has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kruty.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kruty. That's going to slow Bei down.
Kruty scores with a head kick.
Bei looks to score with a jab to the body but Kruty is just out of range.
Nice body kick there by Kruty.
Kruty throws a leg kick which misses Bei's front leg but catches the back leg as Bei tries to avoid it.
Bei takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kruty scores with a head kick.
Kruty scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kruty dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bei. That did some damage!
Bei on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kruty. Kruty obviously looking to wear him down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kruty throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kruty feints and then cracks Bei's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bei down.
Kruty fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bei.
Kruty buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kruty lands a head kick. Bei smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Kruty is looking to slow Bei down with leg kicks.
Liu Bei has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kruty lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kruty throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Kruty throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kruty scores with a spinning back kick!
Kruty connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kruty throws a quick inside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kruty. That's going to slow Bei down.
Kruty feints and then cracks Bei's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bei down.
Kruty feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bei's calf.
Bei misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kruty.
Kruty chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bei takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A solid leg kick lands there for Kruty.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kruty.
Kruty lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Kruty scores with a leg kick.
Kruty lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Kruty.
Kruty connects with a solid leg kick.
Kruty plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Bei loads up on a big right hand but Kruty slips the punch.
Kruty throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Bei tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kruty with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kruty fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bei.
Kruty uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bei.
Bei fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jozka Kruty is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kruty. That's going to slow Bei down.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kruty.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Bei crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kruty - the referee stops the clock and Bei gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kruty. Bei manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Bei throws a shot from downtown. Kruty moves away and avoids it.
Kruty throws a front kick that sends Bei stumbling back into the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kruty feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bei's calf.
Kruty connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bei has a takedown stuffed.
Kruty throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kruty lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bei on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kruty. Kruty obviously looking to wear him down.
Kruty cracks the inside of Bei's front leg.
Bei takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Kruty thows a body kick. Bei tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Good leg kick by Kruty there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kruty scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bei takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kruty connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kruty plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kruty throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kruty scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kruty scores with a leg kick.
A solid body kick from Kruty.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jozka Kruty comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kruty winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 25:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 25:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jozka Kruty!
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