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FFC: Challengers 26 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between janpeter kurkela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucky Luciano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). kurkela kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Korpiklaani:Forest Man. janpeter kurkela has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, janpeter kurkela!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lucky Luciano!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick from Luciano misses.
Nice sprawl there from Luciano as kurkela shoots in.
Luciano defends well against a solid takedown attempt from kurkela.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
kurkela darts in and clinches Luciano up against the cage.
kurkela looking to stall.
kurkela keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Luciano's efforts to push away.
kurkela lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
kurkela using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Luciano has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
kurkela dodges an elbow strike from Luciano.
kurkela is trying to stall.
Luciano fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Luciano misses with an elbow over the top.
kurkela misses with a short punch on the inside.
kurkela decides to pull guard.
Luciano trying to control but kurkela is working from the bottom.
Luciano keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of kurkela's head.
Luciano chips away with some ground and pound.
Luciano has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Luciano preventing the sweep.
kurkela really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Luciano slips nicely into half guard.
kurkela is looking to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luciano seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
kurkela looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
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. Luciano connects with a nice short shot to kurkela's temple.
Luciano is nestled in close to kurkela, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Luciano working kurkela over with strikes.
kurkela won't allow Luciano to pass to mount.
Luciano lands strikes from half guard.
Luciano is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Luciano takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Luciano frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
kurkela takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Luciano lands a big elbow.
Luciano looking to control but kurkela is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Luciano lands a big elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luciano lands a big shot there that rocks kurkela but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Luciano wants to control the pace but kurkela is squirming around nicely.
Luciano might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control kurkela kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Luciano with good strikes from the mount here!
kurkela is squirming around, avoiding Luciano's attempts to control the action.
Luciano lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Luciano can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as kurkela is looking to escape.
Luciano landing strikes, looking to finish!
Luciano working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Luciano avoids the attempt from kurkela to control.
kurkela is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luciano landing strikes from the mount.
Luciano controlling the position easily from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Luciano prevents kurkela from getting the reversal.
Luciano landing punches.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Luciano tries to control but kurkela wriggling away.
Luciano pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Luciano breaks from kurkela's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Luciano lands with some vicious ground and pound - can kurkela hang on?
Luciano tries to control but kurkela wriggling away.
Luciano lands with some vicious ground and pound - can kurkela hang on?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
kurkela is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Luciano working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
kurkela is working to get back to half guard.
Luciano in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Luciano looking to control but kurkela is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Luciano has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of kurkela's face.
Luciano lands a nice shot to the head.
Luciano landing strikes from the mount.
BOOM! Luciano connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Luciano looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Luciano fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucky Luciano dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Luciano looks to land a left hand but kurkela moved out of range nicely.
kurkela throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Luciano's waist but Luciano gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing kurkela off to one side.
Luciano shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Luciano putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Luciano lands a nice shot to the head.
Luciano with shots to the head and body - kurkela looks very uncomfortable down there.
Luciano unloading with bombs!
Luciano has hold of kurkela's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and kurkela manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Luciano unloading with bombs!
Luciano landing strikes from the mount.
kurkela is in all sorts of trouble here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Luciano lands with some vicious ground and pound - can kurkela hang on?
Luciano tries to control but kurkela wriggling away.
Luciano landing shots from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
kurkela taking shots to the head.
Luciano blocks kurkela's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Luciano looking to control but kurkela is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
A nice elbow there by Luciano.
kurkela is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Luciano locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! kurkela is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Lucky Luciano!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Antero Siren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Page Knight (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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130 lbs
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132 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Antero Siren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Page Knight!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knight swats away the attempt to clinch by Siren.
Siren tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Siren misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Knight shoots in but Siren avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Knight shoots in and drives through. Siren sprawls well.
Knight blocks the body kick.
Siren misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Knight closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Siren did well to prevent Knight getting side control.
Knight stops Siren from getting back to his feet.
Knight moves into full mount! Siren won't be happy about that!
Siren trying desperately to get to his feet.
Knight wants to take Siren's back here but Siren is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Siren's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Knight tries to control but Siren wriggling away.
Knight is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Siren is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Siren has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Siren really wants to buck Knight off and get back to his feet.
Siren could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Knight trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Knight wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Siren might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Knight is working for a guillotine from mount but Siren frees his head quite easily.
Knight won't let Siren get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Knight wants to control the pace but Siren is squirming around nicely.
Siren trying desperately to get to his feet.
Siren is breathing heavily.
Knight has hold of Siren's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Siren manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight looking for a guillotine from mount but Siren is having none of it.
Siren is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Siren is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Knight with good strikes from the mount here!
Knight putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Siren trying desperately to get to his feet.
Knight controlling from the full mount.
Siren is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Knight has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Knight controlling from the full mount.
Knight is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Siren has managed to escape the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Siren is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Knight is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Siren to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Siren shrugs it off.
Siren is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Knight swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Page Knight!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aruki Masura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kattze Jansson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aruki Masura has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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185 lbs
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195 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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aruki Masura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kattze Jansson!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Jansson misses.
Masura gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Masura tries to score a body lock takedown but Jansson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Masura has picked Jansson up - he's going for a ride! Masura dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Jansson wants to improve his position but Masura is controlling well.
Jansson is trying to stand.
Jansson tries to get to full guard but Masura has control of the leg.
Jansson regains full guard. Nicely done.
Masura wants to pass the guard but Jansson is keeping the position.
Masura looking to sit in guard and control but Jansson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jansson drops back, looking for a kneebar! Masura looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Masura looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Masura!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masura tries for a kimura but Jansson is defending well.
Masura trying to control the position but Jansson is working away.
Jansson is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Masura's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Masura scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Masura is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
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.
Masura is looking to stall here but Jansson recovers full guard.
Jansson keeping moving, preventing Masura from controlling successfully.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Aruki Masura just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Masura clinches with his opponent.
Masura is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Jansson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Masura drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Jansson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aruki Masura. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Masura is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Masura prevents Jansson from breaking the clinch.
Jansson is trying to maintain a safe position but Masura gets an underhook and turns Jansson into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Masura can't get the takedown.
Masura drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jansson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Masura goes for a takedown in the clinch but Jansson prevents it.
Masura tries to score a body lock takedown but Jansson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aruki Masura dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Masura tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jansson was well out of range. Poor timing from Masura.
Jansson jabs at Masura's body.
Jansson lands a jab to Masura's midsection.
Masura swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jansson misses with a wild combination.
Jansson takes a swing at Masura's ribcage but misses.
Jansson swings for the body but Masura moves out of range.
Kattze Jansson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Masura tries a head kick but it misses.
Jansson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Aruki Masura has been cut.
Jansson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jansson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A shot to the body from Jansson misses
and Masura counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jansson has a hand on Masura's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Masura takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jansson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Masura can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jansson is looking to escape.
Jansson bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Jansson is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Masura is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Masura has escaped and now he's on top!
Jansson is breathing heavily.
Jansson working for a triangle but Masura defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masura content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Masura sitting in guard here, content to control.
Jansson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jansson can't keep his opponent in guard - Masura advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Masura stalling.
Jansson wants to improve his position but Masura is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masura looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Masura seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jansson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Masura is looking for a kimura but Jansson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Masura to get the leverage.
Masura scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Masura wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jansson keeps working.
Masura missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Masura stalling away here and it's allowed Jansson to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Jansson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
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.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jansson is on top in guard.
Jansson postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Masura is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Jansson, into his guard.
Masura trying to control the position from guard on top but Jansson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Masura wants to pass the guard but Jansson is keeping the position.
Masura trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Aruki Masura will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Aruki Masura's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Jansson misses the shot to the body.
Masura looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jansson is fending him off so far but Masura persists. Nope, Jansson circles away and we're back to standing.
Jansson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Masura rather than just go for the knockout.
Masura takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jansson looks to throw the jab but Masura is out of range.
Jansson throws a right and a left that Masura avoids nicely.
Masura throws a series of punches but Jansson avoids them all with ease.
Jansson swings for the body but Masura moves out of range.
Masura walks into a jab.
Masura takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Masura has closed the distance and engaged Jansson in a clinch.
Masura has picked Jansson up - he's going for a ride! Masura dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Masura seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jansson gets back to full guard.
Jansson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Masura wants to control from the top but Jansson keeps moving.
Masura trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jansson 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.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Masura's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Masura throwing strikes but missing.
Masura pushing down on Jansson's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Masura is looking for a kimura but Jansson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Masura to get the leverage.
Jansson is defending against the submission attempts here by Masura.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Masura is thwarting Jansson's attempts to control the position.
Masura prevents Jansson from improving his position.
Masura takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Masura is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Masura stalling away here and it's allowed Jansson to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jansson has his foot on Masura's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Masura works his way back into a safe position though.
Jansson wants to sweep here but Masura controlling him for the moment.
Masura passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Masura controlling the position.
Masura creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Aruki Masura is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masura advances to full mount.
Masura looking to control and managing it successfully.
Masura has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Jansson tries to lock up and control but Masura gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Kattze Jansson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Masura controlling the position easily from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aruki Masura showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Masura, 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aruki Masura!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Timmy Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Waclaw Kaczynski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee comes to the cage accompanied by Country boy can survive . Kaczynski is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Sou Foda. Timmy Lee has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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130 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power |
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Timmy Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Waclaw Kaczynski!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kaczynski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kaczynski circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lee tries to clinch there but Kaczynski circles away.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kaczynski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lee fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kaczynski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lee rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kaczynski moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kaczynski throws a leg kick that misses.
Kaczynski looks to land a combination but Lee avoids it well.
Lee tries to clinch up.
Kaczynski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lee tries to clinch up but Kaczynski circles away and keeps his distance.
Kaczynski misses with a wild combination.
Lee misses with a wild combination.
Timmy Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kaczynski, pushing him back against the cage.
Lee softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee throws a head punch that misses.
Lee misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kaczynski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kaczynski looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kaczynski wants to break free but Lee has control.
Lee pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lee swings wildly with an uppercut but Kaczynski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee lands with a light punch inside.
Kaczynski is looking to break free of the clinch but Lee has double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaczynski blocks an elbow strike from Lee.
Kaczynski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kaczynski throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kaczynski scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kaczynski slips a straight right by Lee.
Kaczynski throws a right and a left that Lee avoids nicely.
Lee slips a jab and a cross from Kaczynski.
Lee connects with a solid leg kick.
Kaczynski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lee throws out the jab.
Lee misses with a double jab
and Kaczynski counters with a nice uppercut.
Lee misses with a few strikes there.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch but Kaczynski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lee rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kaczynski moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kaczynski connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lee. Lee circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kaczynski scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Kaczynski is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kaczynski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lee throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kaczynski counters with a nice uppercut.
Lee is breathing heavily.
Kaczynski scores with a decent looking hook.
Lee is rocked!
Kaczynski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Oh Lee is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Kaczynski as he connects with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee wants to clinch but Kaczynski slips to the side
and Kaczynski counters with a big right hand! Oh Lee is in trouble here! Kaczynski follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Waclaw Kaczynski!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stephen Dyzor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ainsley Clearly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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221 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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210 lbs
3 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Stephen Dyzor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ainsley Clearly!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dyzor circles away from the clinch attempt.
Clearly is looking to clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Clearly.
Dyzor throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Ainsley Clearly has been cut.
Dyzor lands with a shot to the body.
Dyzor keeps the fight on the outside.
Clearly fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Dyzor lands with a straight right. Clearly didn't see that one coming.
Clearly tries to keep at a distance but Dyzor has taken the fight into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Clearly goes for a takedown in the clinch but Dyzor prevents it.
Stephen Dyzor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ainsley Clearly.
Clearly can't get the takedown.
Clearly is trying to drag Dyzor to the mat but Dyzor just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Clearly looks gassed!
Dyzor working hard to break the clinch.
Dyzor misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dyzor wants to break the clinch but can't.
Clearly wants a takedown but no success here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dyzor wants to get back to striking at distance but Clearly won't allow it.
Dyzor stops a takedown attempt from Clearly.
Clearly can't get the takedown.
Clearly blocks a body shot from Dyzor.
Dyzor lands a left hand that snaps the head of Clearly backwards.
Clearly blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Clearly keeps control of Dyzor as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Clearly prevents Dyzor from breaking the clinch.
Clearly goes for a takedown attempt but Dyzor pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A nice combination there by Dyzor.
Clearly takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dyzor changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dyzor jabs at Clearly's body.
Dyzor connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Clearly momentarily.
Jab, jab by Dyzor - just one landing.
That has opened up Ainsley Clearly's cut even more.
Dyzor wants to clinch.
Nice straight punches there by Dyzor. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Dyzor.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clearly takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Dyzor connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Dyzor lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The cut above Ainsley Clearly's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Dyzor moves into the clinch.
Dyzor is trying to break the clinch but Clearly is controlling him.
Dyzor wants to break the clinch but can't.
Clearly goes for a takedown attempt but Dyzor pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Dyzor tries to close the distance and clinch up but Clearly swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dyzor ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dyzor lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Clearly at a distance.
Dyzor closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Dyzor wants to break free but Clearly has control.
Dyzor fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dyzor throws a punch but it's blocked by Clearly.
Dyzor lands a shot to the body.
Dyzor misses with some punches.
Dyzor wants to get back to striking at distance but Clearly won't allow it.
Dyzor wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Clearly has him pressed against the cage.
Dyzor prevents the takedown attempt.
Dyzor breaks from the clinch.
Dyzor scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dyzor stalks Clearly and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Clearly's face. Clearly staggers backwards, shaken.
Left hook, right uppercut from Dyzor.
Dyzor cracks Clearly with an open hand slap.
Ainsley Clearly's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dyzor cracks Clearly with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ainsley Clearly's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Stephen Dyzor!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between THE HAMMER (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bryan Genesse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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300 lbs
2 - 4 - 0 |
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22
300 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, THE HAMMER!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bryan Genesse!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Genesse connects with a jab.
Genesse closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Genesse's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Genesse connects with a single shot there.
HAMMER throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Genesse's waist but Genesse gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing HAMMER off to one side.
Genesse instigates a clinch.
Genesse prevents a takedown attempt there.
Genesse will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning HAMMER up against the cage.
The crowd are getting on Genesse's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
HAMMER can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for THE HAMMER. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Genesse prevents a takedown attempt there.
Genesse pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Genesse cracks HAMMER with a good jab.
Genesse throws a leg kick but HAMMER moved away.
Genesse forces HAMMER back against the cage and clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Genesse prevents a takedown attempt there.
Genesse prevents a takedown attempt there.
Genesse prevents a takedown attempt there.
HAMMER wants a takedown.
HAMMER is breathing heavily.
Genesse's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
HAMMER wants to clinch
and Genesse counters with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Genesse connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent HAMMER tumbling to the canvas! Genesse pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! HAMMER was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Bryan Genesse!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between hiro pongha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donald Separatto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Donald Separatto was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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22
178 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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19
181 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, hiro pongha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Donald Separatto!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Separatto.
Separatto lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Separatto gets the takedown into side control.
pongha parries the strikes from Separatto easily there. Separatto is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable pongha to escape.
pongha managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Separatto.
Separatto working the ground and pound but pongha is defending the strikes.
pongha defending against the ground and pound.
Separatto landing a few strikes.
pongha is trying to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Separatto thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Separatto cracks pongha with an elbow. That is naaassty.
pongha can't do much from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Separatto has an Americana. pongha didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Separatto is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Separatto hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Donald Separatto!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jack Junk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sihara Mecks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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23
130 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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18
139 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Good chin |
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Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jack Junk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sihara Mecks!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Junk gets the takedown into side control.
Junk trying to control the position but Mecks is working away.
Mecks really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Junk. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Junk throwing strikes but Mecks manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Mecks goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Junk has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Mecks but great work by Junk.
Junk is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Mecks has escaped the position, nice work there.
Mecks wants to get back to his feet but Junk drags him back down.
Mecks tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Junk is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Mecks has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Junk working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Junk 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.
Mecks is letting Junk control him for a moment.
Junk tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
You can see the frustration on Mecks's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
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.
Junk has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Mecks!
Mecks tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Junk breaks from Mecks's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Mecks is looking to improve his position but Junk isn't that keen on the idea.
Junk has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Mecks's face.
Mecks is trying desperately to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Junk looking to secure an arm triangle but Mecks defends it well.
Mecks is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Junk locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Mecks is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jack Junk!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Elias Lapio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yatta Yankuba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yatta Yankuba has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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22
170 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Elias Lapio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Yatta Yankuba!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yankuba shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lapio sprawls well. Lapio wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Yankuba gets slowly back to his feet.
Yankuba looks for the body kick but Lapio saw that one coming.
Lapio scores with a hook.
A left and a right from Lapio both land. Nice combination.
Yankuba misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Lapio throws a nice head kick!
Yankuba gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Yankuba moves forwards but Lapio connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Yankuba walks into a left hand.
Lapio bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Yankuba's head backwards.
Yankuba with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lapio to score with a decent uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yankuba fails with a takedown attempt.
Elias Lapio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yatta Yankuba.
Lapio throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Yatta Yankuba has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lapio lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Lapio punishes Yankuba's body with a nice straight punch.
Yankuba looks for a takedown but Lapio sprawls well.
Lapio throws a right and a left that Yankuba avoids nicely.
Yankuba is trying desperately to land a takedown but Lapio is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Yankuba.
Lapio throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lapio throws a shot to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lapio.
Lapio lands a jab to the head.
Yankuba looks gassed!
Lapio scores with a three punch combo!
Lapio throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Yankuba shoots in for a double leg but Lapio sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lapio tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lapio throws a head kick that Yankuba semi-blocks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lapio scores with a body shot.
Yankuba takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Elias Lapio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lapio connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Yankuba is rocked!
Yankuba gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lapio.
Yankuba is still on wobbly legs! Can Lapio finish him?
Look low, kick high! Lapio uses the oldest trick in the book to send Yankuba tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Lapio is absolutely delighted - when Yankuba wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Elias Lapio!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Flea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hektor Bombard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hektor Bombard has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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200 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
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195 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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Brawler
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Flea !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hektor Bombard!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
has managed to clinch.
Bombard looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bombard prevents a body shot from .
lands with a light punch inside.
Bombard wants to break free but has control.
Bombard tries to break free but pushes him back against the cage.
Bombard wants to get back to striking at distance but won't allow it.
Bombard's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bombard lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A jab from Bombard misses.
gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Bombard tries to circle away but has him pinned against the cage.
lands with a short shot to the head.
works on Bombard's body with a couple of short punches.
Bombard is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
has Bombard pressed against the cage.
working some nice short punches in the clinch.
lands with a light punch inside.
Bombard wants to get back to striking at distance but won't allow it.
Bombard is trying to break the clinch but is controlling him.
is struggling to control the position.
Bombard is trying to break the clinch but has him pressed against the cage.
keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bombard's efforts to push away.
Bombard tries to break the clinch but is controlling the position.
lands a nice shot to the body.
A short right from .
Bombard has had enough of the clinch but keeps him there for the moment.
A short body shot lands from as the two fighters clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bombard up against the cage.
lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bombard looks gassed!
stalling in the clinch.
lands with a right to the head.
keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bombard's efforts to push away.
working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from .
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Nice body punch from .
lands a body shot in the clinch.
lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bombard is trying to force a seperation but has the dominant position.
lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bombard backwards.
A short body shot lands from as the two fighters clinch.
Bombard is trying to force a seperation but has the dominant position.
slows down the pace here.
working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
digs a right hand into Bombard's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bombard's gas tank.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bombards head.
A short left from .
lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bombard backwards.
lands a nice uppercut.
lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bombard backwards.
Bombard wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but has him pressed against the cage.
scores with a shot to the side of Bombard's head.
Bombard's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for .
lands a nice shot to the body.
lands a body punch in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, scores with a nice short uppercut.
A shot in the inside from .
scores with an uppercut up the middle.
throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bombards head.
A left hand lands to the body for .
lands a body shot in the clinch.
lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bombard backwards.
working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
lands a body shot in the clinch.
makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
lands a body shot.
cracks Bombard with a nice body shot.
has Bombard pressed against the cage, preventing Bombard from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
lands an uppercut.
Come on - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bombard wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
lands a shot to the body.
Good body shot from .
Nice body punch from .
With the fighters clinched against the cage, creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bombard tries to break the clinch but is controlling the position.
gets through Bombard's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
digs a right hand into Bombard's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bombard's gas tank.
A right hook to the body lands for .
Stalling in the clinch from .
throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bombards head.
stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short right from on the inside.
lands a shot to the body.
Bombard wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bombard is looking to break free of the clinch but has double underhooks.
A right hook to the body lands for .
leaning against his opponent.
pushes Bombard back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Bombard has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bombard tries to break the clinch but is controlling the position.
A left hand lands to the body for .
prevents Bombard from breaking the clinch.
cracks Bombard with a nice body shot.
A right hand to the body from .
has Bombard pushed against the cage.
Bombard is trying to force a seperation but has the dominant position.
A left hand lands to the body for .
Bombard wants to get back to striking at distance but won't allow it.
lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bombard tries to circle away but has him pinned against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
lands a nice uppercut.
keeps control of Bombard as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bombard wants to break the clinch but can't.
Still in the clinch, scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bombard wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A body shot lands from .
stalls.
lands a shot to the body.
lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bombard tries to break free but pushes him back against the cage.
Bombard is trying to break the clinch but is controlling him.
Bombard can't break the clinch.
scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bombard is trying to break free.
lands a hook to the side of the head.
keeps control of Bombard as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bombard tries to circle away but has him pinned against the cage.
stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Bombard's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bombard wants to break the clinch but can't.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A short body shot lands from as the two fighters clinch.
stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Flea dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bombard uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from .
Bombard slips a straight right by .
Bombard throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A combination from Bombard does no damage.
rushes Bombard and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Flea has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bombard wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
has Bombard pressed against the cage, preventing Bombard from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
lands a hook that snaps the head of Bombard backwards.
Bombard wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but has him pressed against the cage.
lands a shot to the body.
lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bombard backwards.
working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nice body punch from .
stalling in the clinch.
presses Bombard against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Still in the clinch, scores with a nice short uppercut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
lands an uppercut.
lands with a short shot to the head.
Good body shot from .
Bombard can't break the clinch.
Bombard's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right hand to the side of the head by .
Bombard letting take a breather here.
Bombard wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Bombard's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bombard tries to break the clinch but is controlling the position.
A body shot lands from .
Bombard is looking to break free of the clinch but has double underhooks.
lands a shoulder strike.
lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bombard wants to break free but has control.
presses Bombard against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
lands with a right to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from .
A left hand lands to the body for .
lands with a right to the head.
digs a right hand into Bombard's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bombard's gas tank.
scores with a hook to the body.
throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bombard looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Good body shot from .
stalling against the cage.
is looking to control Bombard's arms but Bombard gets an underhook and turns him. Now has his back to the cage.
doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bombard wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bombard is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
struggles to land a body shot inside as Bombard controls his hands.
wants to stall.
Bombard wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bombard is looking to break free of the clinch but has double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bombard is trying to break the clinch but has him pressed against the cage.
scores with a hook to the body.
misses with the head strike.
Bombard is trying to break the clinch but is controlling him.
Bombard wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but has him pressed against the cage.
Bombard's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
lands with a left to the head.
Bombard is trying to force a seperation but has the dominant position.
Bombard is trying to break the clinch but is controlling him.
lands a body shot in the clinch.
makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
avoiding damage.
tries a body shot but Bombard blocks it.
Bombard working hard to break the clinch.
swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bombard is trying to break the clinch but has him pressed against the cage.
Bombard wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bombard prevents a body shot from .
misses with some punches.
Bombard wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bombard is trying to force a seperation but has the dominant position.
Bombard is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bombard can't break the clinch.
throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bombards head.
swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
has Bombard pressed against the cage, preventing Bombard from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A short right hand to the side of the head by .
pushes Bombard back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
gets through Bombard's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
controlling the action here for a moment.
throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bombards head.
misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bombard wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bombard backwards.
Bombard tries to circle away but has him pinned against the cage.
keeps control of Bombard as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bombard wants to get back to striking at distance but won't allow it.
keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bombard's efforts to push away.
A left hand lands to the body for .
leaning against his opponent.
working some nice short punches in the clinch.
has a couple of punches blocked by Bombard.
Bombard wants to break the clinch but can't.
digs a right hand underneath Bombard's ribcage. Bombard let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bombard is trying to break the clinch but has him pressed against the cage.
Bombard wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bombard wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bombard wants to break the clinch but can't.
digs a right hand underneath Bombard's ribcage. Bombard let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
cracks Bombard with a nice body shot.
A short uppercut from .
scores with a hook to the body.
lands an uppercut.
is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bombard can do to turn this around?
works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bombard backwards.
lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bombard backwards.
A right hand to the body from .
Bombard tries to break free but pushes him back against the cage.
scores with a nice hook to the head.
scores with an uppercut up the middle.
keeps control of Bombard as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bombard has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
lands with a right to the head.
A nice left hand lands by .
Bombard is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
has Bombard pressed against the cage, preventing Bombard from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bombard is trying to break the clinch but has him pressed against the cage.
A short right from .
Bombard tries to circle away but has him pinned against the cage.
Nice body punch from - that landed with a thud.
Still in the clinch, scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bombard tries to break the clinch but is controlling the position.
Bombard looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bombard is looking to break free of the clinch but has double underhooks.
A short right hand to the side of the head by .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Flea dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Bombard misses with a double jab.
shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bombard pinned against the cage. Bombard gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bombard cracks with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bombard misses with the combination.
Bombard misses with a wild body shot.
dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bombard.
Bombard lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
shoots for a takedown but Bombard saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Nice jab there from Bombard.
takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bombard swinging wildly here.
Jab, jab by Bombard - just one landing.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bombard misses with the combination.
Bombard thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hektor Bombard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
connects with a looping right hand.
tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bombard paws at him with a jab and circles away.
slips a jab from Bombard.
Bombard swings for the body but moves out of range.
lunges at Bombard with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bombard's hand.
tries to clinch there but Bombard circles away.
Bombard slips under a jab.
throws a hook to the side of Bombard's head but Bombard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bombard lands with a hook. tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bombard rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bombard loads up on a big right hand but slips the punch.
loads up on a big right hand but Bombard slips the punch.
cracks Bombard with an open hand slap.
Bombard scores with the left hand. knows he should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
throws a hook but Bombard blocks it.
is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bombard.
showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bombard.
Bombard misses with a hook.
A punch combination from Bombard misses.
Bombard gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
content to stall in guard here.
Bombard pushes off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
A left and a right from Bombard both land. Nice combination.
dips to his left and cracks Bombard with an uppercut!
moves into the clinch.
Hektor Bombard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bombard is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bombard tries to break the clinch but is controlling the position.
lands a body shot in the clinch.
presses Bombard against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bombard or not.
stalling against the cage.
Good body shot from .
works on Bombard's body with a couple of short punches.
scores with a shoulder strike.
scores with a shot to the side of Bombard's head.
Bombard wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bombard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by .
stalling the fight.
Bombard looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
content to slow the pace in the clinch.
lands an uppercut.
Bombard tries to break free but pushes him back against the cage.
Bombard is looking to break free of the clinch but has double underhooks.
Bombard takes a shot to the head.
lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bombard or not.
lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bombard backwards.
doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bombard is trying to break the clinch but is controlling him.
prevents Bombard from breaking the clinch.
Bombard is trying to break the clinch but has him pressed against the cage.
scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bombard working hard to break the clinch.
lands a body shot.
lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bombard.
Bombard misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bombard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bombard misses with a punch on the inside.
Bombard wants to break the clinch but can't.
lands a body shot in the clinch.
scores with a nice hook to the head.
has Bombard pressed against the cage, preventing Bombard from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bombard can't break the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by .
A right handed body shot lands from .
Bombard being controlled against the cage.
presses Bombard against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Good body shot from .
Bombard tries to break the clinch but is controlling the position.
Bombard tries to break the clinch but is controlling the position.
stalling against the cage.
Flea is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nice body punch from .
And that's the end of the fight!
Flea showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for , 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Flea !
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