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MMAHelsinki - 28 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pete Granger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Russo Grant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Granger comes to the cage accompanied by Stop Bitin' - Abstract Rude. 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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178 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pete Granger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Russo Grant!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grant ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Granger moves away.
Grant wants to clinch up but Granger keeps it at a distance.
Grant takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Granger tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Granger lands a head kick!
Granger dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Grant. That did some damage!
Grant tries to clinch up
and Granger counters with a nice uppercut.
Granger misses the shot to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Grant! But no joy.
Granger keeps the fight on the outside.
Grant tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Granger manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Granger is looking to counter punch.
Grant fails in his attempt to clinch.
Granger moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Grant tries to clinch up but Granger circles away and keeps his distance.
Granger fakes the leg kick and cracks Grant in the body.
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!
Grant walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Grant rushes Granger and presses him up against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Granger.
Grant is rocked!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Granger.
Grant is still on wobbly legs! Can Granger finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grant tries to circle away but Granger has him pinned against the cage.
Granger dips a shoulder and cracks Grant with a mighty uppercut! Grant falls back against the cage and Granger unloads with a barrage of strikes! Grant is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Granger screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pete Granger!
After winning the bout, Pete Granger thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Filippo Dallara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Offord (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Filippo Dallara has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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170 lbs
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180 lbs
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Granite chin |
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Filippo Dallara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Eric Offord!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Offord throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Offord is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dallara.
Dallara attempts a counter takedown but Offord avoids it well and moves away.
Dallara gets tackled into the cage by Offord. Offord maintains the clinch.
Offord pushes Dallara back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dallara is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Offord is defending well.
Offord holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Offord misses with a punch to the body.
I was talking to Dallara's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Dallara blocking some punches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A left hand lands to the body for Offord.
Offord presses Dallara against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Dallara takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Offord dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dallara makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Offord lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dallara is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Offord misses with a hook from the clinch.
Offord scores with a hook to the body.
Offord gets through Dallara's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Offord.
Offord misses with a hook from the clinch.
Offord misses with the head strike.
Offord tries to throw a body punch but Dallara avoids it by throwing Offord back against the cage.
Offord throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Offord has a couple of punches blocked by Dallara.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Offord.
Dallara stalling.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Offord.
Dallara is trying to break the clinch but Offord is controlling him.
Offord tries a body shot but Dallara blocks it.
Offord just leaning against Dallara, taking a breather.
Offord lands a shoulder strike.
Offord misses with the head strike.
Come on Dallara - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Offord swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Offord makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
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!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Offord.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Offord has Dallara pushed against the cage.
Dallara blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A hook to the body from Offord.
Offord misses with some punches.
Dallara is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Offord working aggressively here.
Offord swings wildly with an uppercut but Dallara uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dallara is trying to stall.
Nice body punch from Offord - that landed with a thud.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Offord.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Offord works on Dallara's body with a couple of short punches.
Offord cracks Dallara with a nice body shot.
Offord scores with a shot to the side of Dallara's head.
Offord makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Offord working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Offord lands a shoulder strike.
Offord misses with a punch on the inside.
Offord lands with a short shot to the head.
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!
Offord is struggling to control the position.
Offord scores with a shot to the side of Dallara's head.
Offord scores with a hook to the body.
Offord lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dallara backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Offord 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.
Offord loads up on a big right hand but Dallara slips the punch.
Offord just misses with a punch to the body.
Dallara was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Dallara ducks under a wild hook from Offord.
Dallara half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Offord just misses with a punch to the body.
Offord throws a sloppy body shot
and Dallara decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Offord's guard.
Offord looking for a sweep. Not yet Offord, not yet.
Offord has his hands on Dallara's head, controlling the position.
Offord looking for a sweep. Not yet Offord, not yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dallara in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dallara preventing the sweep.
Offord is still trying to improve position.
Offord can't keep his opponent in guard - Dallara advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Dallara seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Offord does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dallara wants to work for an arm triangle but Offord is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Offord trying to control here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dallara is looking to advance position but Offord won't allow it.
Offord regains full guard. Nicely done.
Dallara throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Offord works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Offord has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Offord 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.
Dallara loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Offord wants to sweep here but Dallara controlling him for the moment.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Offord can do anything to dispel that myth.
Dallara advances position into side control!
Dallara 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.
Dallara tries for a kimura but Offord is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dallara wants to control but Offord is keeping him busy.
Offord tries to bench press Dallara off him but Dallara keeps the position.
Dallara is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Offord knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Dallara tries to advance to mount but Offord denies him.
Offord can't do much from the bottom here.
Offord might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Dallara haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Dallara decides to stand up, so the ref orders Offord to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dallara swings widly with a right hand
and Offord counters with a two punch combo.
Offord bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dallara's head backwards.
Offord misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Dallara counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Offord looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dallara is one step ahead there.
Offord looking to control.
Offord wants to sweep but no luck.
Dallara tries to free his leg and advance position but Offord is retaining full guard.
Dallara thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Offord looking to control.
Dallara passes into half guard.
Dallara trying to pass the guard but Offord defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dallara trying to control the pace.
Offord is looking for a sweep. Dallara is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dallara tries to pass the half guard into mount. Offord knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Offord wants to improve his position but Dallara is controlling well.
Offord felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Offord has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Dallara is working away from the top position though.
Dallara is working for a kimura but Offord is defending it quite comfortably.
Filippo Dallara overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dallara is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Offord has managed to free his arm - good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Filippo Dallara dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Nice shot lands for Dallara.
Offord looks to score with a jab to the body but Dallara is just out of range.
Dallara appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Offord lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Dallara swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Offord counters with a nice uppercut.
Offord throws out a loose jab but Dallara uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dallara half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Dallara doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dallara moves away from the strike by Offord.
Dallara is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Offord looks to land a left hand but Dallara moved out of range nicely.
Offord keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Offord loads up on a big right hand but Dallara slips the punch.
A little feinted left hand from Dallara on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dallara waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Offord.
Dallara misses with an uppercut.
Offord stalks Dallara and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Dallara's face. Dallara staggers backwards, shaken.
Offord falls off balance throwing a combination
so Dallara counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Dallara trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dallara 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.
Offord seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Dallara works over Offord with some ground and pound from guard.
Offord controls Dallara momentarily but Dallara frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dallara slips nicely into half guard.
Offord trying to hold on to Dallara's head to control him but Dallara postures up.
Offord keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Dallara in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Offord tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Dallara!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Filippo Dallara!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yuriy Chupalov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mish Mash Mambo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chupalov comes to the cage accompanied by Gamora - Veneno . Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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175 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Yuriy Chupalov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mish Mash Mambo!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chupalov tries to keep at a distance but Mambo has taken the fight into the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Chupalov as the two fighters clinch.
Chupalov pulls guard successfully.
Mambo is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Chupalov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Chupalov trying to strike off his back.
Mambo wants to get up but he can't break Chupalov's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Mambo seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mambo stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mambo forces Chupalov back against the cage and clinches.
Chupalov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chupalov keeps control of Mambo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Chupalov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mambo is trying to break the clinch but Chupalov is controlling him.
Mambo tries to break free but Chupalov pushes him back against the cage.
Chupalov lands a body punch.
Chupalov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mambo is trying to break the clinch but Chupalov has him pressed against the cage.
Mambo is trying to push Chupalov away but Chupalov has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Good body shot from Mambo.
Chupalov is leaning against Mambo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Mambo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Chupalov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chupalov drops Mambo with a beautiful combination! Mambo stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Chupalov is looking for the KO!
Mambo is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mambo tries to keep at a distance but Chupalov has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mambo is still on wobbly legs! Can Chupalov finish him?
A short right hand to the side of the head by Chupalov.
Mambo stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chupalov lands a nice uppercut.
Mambo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Chupalov breaks from the clinch.
Mambo seems to have recovered his senses.
Mambo throws a right hand that Chupalov ducks under and follows up with a left that Chupalov also avoids with ease.
Mambo misses with an attempted mid kick.
A punch combination from Chupalov misses.
Mambo misses with the combination.
Mambo closes the distance and clinches.
Mambo is trying to break the clinch but Chupalov has him pressed against the cage.
Mambo tries to break free but Chupalov pushes him back against the cage.
Mambo is looking to break free of the clinch but Chupalov has double underhooks.
Mambo misses with the head strike.
Chupalov is working Mambo over against the cage.
Chupalov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chupalov swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mambo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Mambo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Chupalov changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Mambo fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Mambo looks to land a combination. Chupalov sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Yuriy Chupalov has been cut.
Chupalov moves into the clinch successfully.
Mambo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Chupalov tries to score a body lock takedown but Mambo shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Mambo lands with a left to the head.
Mambo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Chupalov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mambo working hard to break the clinch.
Chupalov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mambo takes the fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mambo working hard to break the clinch.
Mambo leaning his opponent against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mambo breaks the clinch.
Mambo closes the distance and pushes Chupalov back into the cage.
Mambo wants to break the clinch but can't.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Chupalov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mambo lands with a right to the head.
Mambo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Chupalov has Mambo pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Mambo manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yuriy Chupalov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chupalov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mambo's efforts to push away.
Mambo effectively controlling the action here.
Mambo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mambo working hard to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuriy Chupalov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yuriy Chupalov's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Chupalov has taken the fight to the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Mambo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mambo tries to break free but Chupalov pushes him back against the cage.
A short right from Chupalov.
Chupalov presses Mambo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Chupalov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Chupalov successfully pulls guard.
Mambo controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Mambo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Mambo is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Chupalov is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Chupalov has escaped and now he's on top!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mambo is working an open guard so Chupalov takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chupalov clinches up with Mambo and pushes him back against the cage.
Chupalov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Chupalov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mambo gets a clinch.
Mambo is looking to break free of the clinch but Chupalov has double underhooks.
Chupalov lands a nice shot to the body.
Mambo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Mambo is trying to push Chupalov away but Chupalov has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Chupalov keeps control of Mambo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Chupalov misses with a punch to the body.
Chupalov tries for a takedown. No joy.
Chupalov goes for a takedown attempt but Mambo pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Mambo connects with a nice looking jab.
Mambo has managed to clinch.
Chupalov breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mambo closes the distance and pushes Chupalov back into the cage.
Mambo lands with a light punch inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chupalov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mambo lands an uppercut.
Mambo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Chupalov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mambo can do to turn this around?
Mambo working hard to break the clinch.
Chupalov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Chupalov prevents Mambo from breaking the clinch.
Chupalov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mambo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mambo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Yuriy Chupalov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Chupalov stalling in the clinch but Mambo improves position.
Chupalov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Chupalov is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yuriy Chupalov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chupalov keeps control of Mambo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nice body punch from Chupalov.
Mambo tries to circle away but Chupalov has him pinned against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chupalov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mambo backwards.
A hook to the body from Chupalov.
Mambo is trying to maintain a safe position but Chupalov gets an underhook and turns Mambo into the cage.
Chupalov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mambo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Chupalov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mambo tries to bum rush Chupalov with a series of wild strikes but Chupalov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Chupalov scores with a one two! Mambo had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chupalov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mambo works the jab nicely.
Chupalov closes the distance and clinches.
Mambo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Chupalov has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Mambo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mambo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Chupalov lands with a light punch inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Chupalov lands with a right to the head.
Chupalov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mambo misses with a punch on the inside.
Chupalov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mambo is trying to break free.
Mambo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mambo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Chupalov has him pressed against the cage.
Mambo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Chupalov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right from Mambo.
Chupalov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mambo working aggressively here.
Chupalov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mambo backwards.
Chupalov tries to stall but Mambo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Chupalov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuriy Chupalov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Yuriy Chupalov's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A combination from Mambo does no damage.
Yuriy Chupalov is winning the standup battle so far.
Chupalov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Chupalov tries to clinch up.
Mambo misses with a double jab
and Chupalov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sloppy strikes from Mambo. Those never looked like landing.
Mambo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mambo clinches up against the cage.
Mambo working hard to break the clinch.
Chupalov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Chupalov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mambo's efforts to push away.
Chupalov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chupalov stalling.
Chupalov manages to pull guard.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Chupalov manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Chupalov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chupalov trying to control the position but instead, Mambo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Chupalov into the cage.
Mambo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mambo tries to work over Chupalov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Mambo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Chupalov lands with a light punch inside.
A short right from Mambo.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Mambo as Chupalov tries to tie him up.
Mambo can't break the clinch.
Mambo prevents the takedown attempt.
Mambo is trying to push Chupalov away but Chupalov has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mambo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Chupalov scores with a shot to the side of Mambo's head.
Chupalov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've been told by Chupalov's head coaches at MMA Sanok Training Center that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Mambo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mambo misses with a straight right.
Chupalov goes for a double leg but Mambo avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Mambo continues to drive forward.
Mambo tries to keep at a distance but Chupalov has taken the fight into the clinch.
Chupalov is looking to control Mambo's arms but Mambo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Chupalov has his back to the cage.
Chupalov is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Chupalov manages to break the clinch.
A punch combination from Mambo misses.
Yuriy Chupalov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A head kick misses from Mambo.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mambo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Mambo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mambo looks to land a combination but Chupalov avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chupalov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mambo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mambo goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Mambo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mambo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Mambo. Those never looked like landing.
Mambo lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Chupalov is rocked!
Mambo misses with a double jab.
Oh Chupalov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Chupalov moves into the clinch.
Mambo stalling against the cage.
Chupalov misses with a knee strike.
A frustrated look appears on Mambo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Chupalov is trying to stall.
Mambo is looking to break free of the clinch but Chupalov has double underhooks.
Chupalov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Chupalov is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Mambo pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yuriy Chupalov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chupalov tries to stall but Mambo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Mambo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Chupalov seems to have got his legs back now.
Chupalov creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mambo's defenses.
Chupalov wants a takedown.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mambo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Chupalov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mambo backwards.
Chupalov has Mambo pressed against the cage, preventing Mambo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Chupalov has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Mambo is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mambo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chupalov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Chupalov tries to keep at a distance but Mambo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mambo scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Chupalov.
Mambo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mambo wants to break free but Chupalov has control.
Chupalov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Chupalov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mambo backwards.
Mambo scores with a shot to the side of Chupalov's head.
Chupalov working Mambo over with knees to the body.
Mish Mash Mambo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yuriy Chupalov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mambo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mish Mash Mambo.
I think Chupalov has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yuriy Chupalov!
After winning the bout, Yuriy Chupalov thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Motoumba Kalakoda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fletcher Leone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Leone's choice of entrance music: "Diesel Blues" by Jim Johnston. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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300 lbs
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295 lbs
0 - 6 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Motoumba Kalakoda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Fletcher Leone!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leone throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kalakoda circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kalakoda counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Leone!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Kalakoda fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Leone parries the strikes from Kalakoda easily there. Kalakoda is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Leone to escape.
An elbow from Kalakoda crashes against the mat.
Kalakoda tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kalakoda has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Kalakoda throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Kalakoda will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kalakoda is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Leone knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Kalakoda is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Leone is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kalakoda trying to control the action but Leone is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalakoda misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Kalakoda fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Kalakoda is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Leone has escaped the position, nice work there.
Leone is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Kalakoda's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Leone is trying to get back to full guard.
Leone trying to control from the bottom.
Leone looks winded!
Kalakoda is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Leone sees it coming and defends easily.
Kalakoda works his way into side control.
Kalakoda misses with the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kalakoda thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Kalakoda sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Leone is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Kalakoda is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Leone looks calm but he's in trouble here. Kalakoda gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Leone is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Kalakoda lets go of the hold and Leone can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Motoumba Kalakoda!
Motoumba Kalakoda very nearly forgot to thank Arcticus University: London amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
The defeated Fletcher Leone had this to say: 'It doesn't matter if you win or lose, you still in charge of your legacy!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Durward Gunther (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Foster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Durward Gunther!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sean Foster!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gunther gets a takedown into half guard.
Foster looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Gunther is working for a submission of some sort.
Gunther is trying for a kimura here. Foster looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Gunther wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Durward Gunther!
A relieved looking Durward Gunther thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Veikkko Wainamoinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Willy Wartaal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Willy Wartaal has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Veikkko Wainamoinen's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Veikkko Wainamoinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Willy Wartaal!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wartaal misses with an uppercut
and Wainamoinen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wainamoinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wartaal throws a right hand that Wainamoinen ducks under and follows up with a left that Wainamoinen also avoids with ease.
Wainamoinen dodges the punch combination from Wartaal.
Wainamoinen avoids a punch combination nicely.
A punch combination from Wartaal misses.
Wartaal rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wartaal takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wainamoinen avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wainamoinen looks to score with a jab to the body but Wartaal is just out of range.
Willy Wartaal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wainamoinen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Danga de danga de dang - Wainamoinen scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Willy Wartaal has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wartaal takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wainamoinen lunges at Wartaal with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Wartaal's hand.
Wainamoinen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Wartaal counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Veikkko Wainamoinen has been cut.
Wartaal darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Wartaal swinging wildly here.
Wainamoinen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Wainamoinen has Wartaal up against the cage in a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wainamoinen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wainamoinen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fighters circle momentarily. Wainamoinen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Wartaal lands a left and a right that send Wainamoinen crashing to the mat, dazed. Wartaal thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Wainamoinen is rocked!
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!
Wainamoinen moves into the clinch successfully.
Wartaal is trying to break the clinch but Wainamoinen is controlling him.
Wainamoinen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wainamoinen is struggling to control the position.
Wartaal manages to break the clinch.
A slow jab from Wainamoinen misses its intended target.
Wainamoinen is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Wartaal drops Wainamoinen with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Wainamoinen looks back up at him and smiles so Wartaal waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Oh Wainamoinen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wartaal missing with a left hand there. Wainamoinen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It looked like Wainamoinen was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Wartaal.
Wainamoinen misses with a looping right.
Wartaal throws a shot from downtown. Wainamoinen moves away and avoids it.
Wainamoinen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Wainamoinen forces Wartaal back against the cage and clinches.
Wainamoinen seems to have got his legs back now.
Wainamoinen holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Wainamoinen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wainamoinen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wainamoinen throws an overhand right that lands on Wartaal's shoulder, as Wartaal tries to avoid the shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Wainamoinen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Wainamoinen works Wartaal's body with a nice hook.
A punch lands to the side of Wartaal 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wartaal throws a jab when Wainamoinen was well out of range.
Wartaal takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wainamoinen scores with a jab to the jaw.
Wainamoinen throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've been informed that Wartaal has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Wainamoinen scores with a jab to the body.
Wainamoinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wartaal moves away.
Wainamoinen slips a jab from Wartaal.
An attempted straight right counter from Wainamoinen misses the target.
Wartaal moves out of range of the strikes.
Wartaal throws out a counter right but Wainamoinen avoids it with no problem.
Wainamoinen slips under a jab.
Wartaal misses with a two punch combination.
Wartaal misses with a double jab
and Wainamoinen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wartaal listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wartaal misses with a series of wild punches.
Wainamoinen clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wainamoinen breaks the clinch.
Wainamoinen looks to land a right hand but Wartaal moved out of range.
Wainamoinen just misses with a punch to the body.
Wainamoinen tests Wartaal's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wartaal moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wartaal misses with a straight right.
Wainamoinen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Wainamoinen misses with a looping left.
Wartaal loads up on a big right hand but Wainamoinen slips the punch.
A little feinted left hand from Wainamoinen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Veikkko Wainamoinen will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
The fighters circling - Wartaal throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wainamoinen appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Wartaal throws a looping overhand right but Wainamoinen ducks down to avoid it.
Wainamoinen is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Wainamoinen with a nice cross.
Wartaal 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.
Wartaal takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wainamoinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wartaal thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice uppercut there from Wainamoinen.
Wainamoinen with a jab.
Wainamoinen drives through and clinches with Wartaal against the cage.
Wainamoinen manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wartaal tries to break free but Wainamoinen pushes him back against the cage.
A hook to the body from Wainamoinen.
Wainamoinen is working Wartaal over against the cage.
Wainamoinen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wainamoinen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Wainamoinen scores with a jab to the head.
Wartaal moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Willy Wartaal is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wartaal slips a jab from Wainamoinen.
Wartaal lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Wainamoinen blocks a jab.
Wainamoinen connects with a body shot.
Wainamoinen with a hook.
Wainamoinen darts in and clinches Wartaal up against the cage.
Wainamoinen displaying some good clinch control by pressing Wartaal up against the cage.
Wainamoinen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wainamoinen throws a shot to the body.
Wartaal falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Wainamoinen counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wainamoinen lands with a straight right. Wartaal didn't see that one coming.
Wainamoinen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Wainamoinen lands a nice uppercut.
Wartaal wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wainamoinen has him pressed against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Wainamoinen.
Wartaal's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wartaal's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Wainamoinen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Wartaal scrambles back to his feet.
Wainamoinen dips to his left and cracks Wartaal with an uppercut!
Wartaal swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Wainamoinen counters with a right hand to the body.
Wartaal is breathing heavily.
Wainamoinen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Wartaal has time to react.
A combination from Wartaal does no damage.
Wartaal rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wainamoinen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Wartaal takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wartaal takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wainamoinen lands with a good body shot.
Wainamoinen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Wartaals jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Wainamoinen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Wainamoinen moves into the clinch successfully.
Wartaal working hard to break the clinch.
Wainamoinen dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wainamoinen.
Wainamoinen scores with a shot to the side of Wartaal's head.
Wartaal has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A frustrated look appears on Wartaal's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Wartaal wants to break the clinch but can't.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Wainamoinen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wainamoinen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wainamoinen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wainamoinen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wartaal takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wainamoinen scores with a nice right hand.
Wainamoinen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Wainamoinen.
Wainamoinen has Wartaal pressed against the cage, preventing Wartaal from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The referee calls for Wainamoinen to work.
Wainamoinen breaks the clinch.
Wartaal misses with an uppercut
and Wainamoinen counters with a stiff right hand.
Wainamoinen misses with a wild body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Wartaal! But no joy.
A jab from Wainamoinen does it's job there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Veikkko Wainamoinen dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Wainamoinen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Wartaal swings widly with a right hand
and Wainamoinen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wainamoinen jabs at Wartaal's body.
Wainamoinen connects with the punch.
Wainamoinen jabs at Wartaal's body.
Wartaal bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Wainamoinen's head backwards.
Wartaal on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Wainamoinen 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.
Wartaal is rocked!
BOOM! Wainamoinen lands a beautiful left hook that drops Wartaal. Wartaal tries to recover but Wainamoinen is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Wartaal lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Veikkko Wainamoinen!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Izaak Gajewski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lars Fowler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Izaak Gajewski has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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231 lbs
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267 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Izaak Gajewski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lars Fowler!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gajewski fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fowler, pushing him back against the cage.
Fowler wants to stall.
Gajewski tries to land a knee to the head but Fowler blocks with his arms.
Gajewski avoids a wild elbow strike from Fowler.
Gajewski controlling the action here for a moment.
Gajewski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fowler closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Gajewski tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fowler avoids it.
Gajewski tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gajewski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fowler takes the fight into the clinch.
Fowler lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gajewski backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fowler.
Gajewski breaks the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Fowler.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gajewski tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Fowler defends well and Gajewski ends up having to push Fowler into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Fowler moves into the clinch successfully.
Fowler blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gajewski prevents a body shot from Fowler.
Fowler makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fowler creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fowler lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gajewski backwards.
Fowler manages to break the clinch.
Gajewski swinging wildly here.
Fowler moves into the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Fowler.
Gajewski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gajewski manages to break the clinch.
Fowler lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short right from Fowler on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fowler stalling the fight.
Gajewski throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Fowler lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Fowler blocking some punches.
Gajewski is looking to control Fowler's arms but Fowler gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gajewski has his back to the cage.
Fowler tries to stall but Gajewski uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Gajewski throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fowler breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lars Fowler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fowler moves into range and clinches up with Gajewski.
Gajewski is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Fowler breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
No joy there for Gajewski, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gajewski fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Fowler sprawls well initially but Gajewski persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Gajewski 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.
Gajewski working Fowler over with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fowler kicks off Gajewski and gets to his feet.
Gajewski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gajewski misses with a few strikes there.
A little jabbing left from Fowler on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Fowler scores with a leg kick.
Fowler gets caught flat footed, as Gajewski shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Fowler kicks Gajewski off and gets to his feet.
Gajewski is breathing heavily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Fowler closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Gajewski wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Fowler has him pressed against the cage.
Gajewski with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gajewski misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gajewski tries to land a knee to the head but Fowler blocks with his arms.
Fowler's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gajewski throws a nice looking combination but Fowler bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fowler has taken the fight to the clinch.
Fowler tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gajewski wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gajewski tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fowler's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fowler has managed to clinch.
Gajewski tries a knee to the head but Fowler blocks it.
Gajewski landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gajewski lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gajewski misses with a knee strike.
Fowler on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gajewski manages to break the clinch.
Fowler tests Gajewski's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fowler scoring well with a low kick there.
Fowler closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fowler has Gajewski pressed against the cage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fowler creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fowler misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lars Fowler dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Gajewski looks to land a combination but Fowler avoids it well.
Gajewski closes the distance and pushes Fowler back into the cage.
Fowler lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gajewski with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Fowler's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gajewski tries to bum rush Fowler with a series of wild strikes but Fowler uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fowler is looking for the big counter here.
Gajewski has a takedown stuffed.
Fowler has managed to clinch.
Gajewski wants to break free but Fowler has control.
Gajewski lands a good knee to the midsection. Fowler won't want to take too many of those.
Lars Fowler seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fowler prevents a takedown attempt there.
Fowler keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gajewski's efforts to push away.
Gajewski tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fowler manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gajewski closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Fowler connects with a jab.
Fowler gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fowler breaks the clinch.
Gajewski throws a right and a left that Fowler avoids nicely.
Fowler darts in and clinches Gajewski up against the cage.
Fowler has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gajewski throws a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fowler tries to stall but Gajewski uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Gajewski is looking to break free of the clinch but Fowler has double underhooks.
Gajewski is trying to break the clinch but Fowler is controlling him.
Fowler managing to block the knees to the body from Gajewski.
Fowler on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gajewski missing with knees to the body.
Gajewski looking to throw knees to the head but Fowler is blocking nicely.
Fowler breaks the clinch.
Fowler gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Fowler breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gajewski misses with a double jab.
Fowler rushes Gajewski and presses him up against the cage.
Gajewski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lars Fowler seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gajewski moves into the clinch.
Fowler misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gajewski throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fowler blocks it with crossed arms.
Fowler breaks from the clinch.
Fowler gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fowler is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Gajewski tries to land knees in the clinch but Fowler avoids the damage to the body.
Fowler breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fowler bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gajewski's head.
Fowler bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gajewski's head backwards.
Fowler moves into range and clinches up with Gajewski.
Gajewski drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Fowler gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Izaak Gajewski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gajewski's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fowler lands with a short shot to the head.
Gajewski has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gajewski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fowler.
Fowler throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gajewski unloads a knee to the mid-section. Fowler lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gajewski using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fowler has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fowler lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fowler doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fowler stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Fowler breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fowler has Gajewski up against the cage in a clinch.
Fowler breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fowler gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Fowler working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gajewski with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gajewski looking to throw knees to the head but Fowler is blocking nicely.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Fowler just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gajewski's brow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fowler throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gajewskis head.
Gajewski can't get the takedown.
Fowler lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fowler breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fowler clinches.
Fowler breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fowler rushes Gajewski and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Fowler throws an elbow but it misses.
Gajewski tries to score a body lock takedown but Fowler shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Gajewski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lars Fowler showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
A punch combination from Fowler misses.
Fowler throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gajewski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gajewski lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fowler circles away quickly and effectively.
Fowler misses with a double jab.
Izaak Gajewski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Oooooh!!! Fowler has knocked Gajewski down with a huge combo! Fowler steps away and waves a wobbly Gajewski back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Gajewski is rocked!
It looks like Izaak Gajewski has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fowler feints with a left and delivers a massive head kick! Gajewski collapses like a ragdoll! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Lars Fowler!
A victorious Lars Fowler thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maddog Mcguiness (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mcguiness comes into the arena with Savages by Theory of a Deadman blaring out of the sound system. Maddog Mcguiness has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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300 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Maddog Mcguiness !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Roger Nelson!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mcguiness shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Nelson has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Mcguiness doesn't defend quickly enough and Nelson has managed to lock this one up! Can Mcguiness escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Nelson on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Roger Nelson!
An out of breath Roger Nelson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bjorn Gunvaldsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rob Mugabe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bjorn Gunvaldsson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rob Mugabe!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mugabe looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Gunvaldsson!
Mugabe in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Gunvaldsson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mugabe on the ground.
Gunvaldsson is not content to let Mugabe control the position.
The ground and pound from Mugabe seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Mugabe misses with the ground and pound.
Gunvaldsson avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Mugabe.
Mugabe wants to control but Gunvaldsson is keeping him busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mugabe misses with the ground and pound.
Mugabe throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mugabe controls the position.
Gunvaldsson takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Gunvaldsson is working to avoid the ground and pound but Mugabe connects with a decent elbow.
Mugabe trying to control the position but Gunvaldsson is working away.
Mugabe sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Gunvaldsson is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Mugabe scoring with punches from side control.
An elbow from Mugabe crashes against the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mugabe throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Mugabe creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Mugabe wants to control but Gunvaldsson is keeping him busy.
Mugabe working the body and head with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunvaldsson takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Mugabe tries to score with some ground and pound. Gunvaldsson controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
A lull in the action here.
Mugabe wants to control but Gunvaldsson is keeping him busy.
Mugabe fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Gunvaldsson parries the strikes from Mugabe easily there. Mugabe is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Gunvaldsson to escape.
Mugabe is looking to take a break and control but Gunvaldsson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mugabe misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mugabe happy to just control the position for now.
Gunvaldsson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Gunvaldsson tries to get out of the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Bjorn Gunvaldsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gunvaldsson catches Mugabe with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mugabe dives in and grabs Gunvaldsson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gunvaldsson pushes down on Mugabe's head and hops out.
Gunvaldsson gets tackled into the cage by Mugabe. Mugabe maintains the clinch.
Gunvaldsson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mugabe turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Gunvaldsson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Mugabe wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Gunvaldsson parries the strikes from Mugabe easily there. Mugabe is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Gunvaldsson to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunvaldsson takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Gunvaldsson is not content to let Mugabe control the position.
Mugabe lands a nice forearm strike.
Mugabe creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Gunvaldsson sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Mugabe sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Gunvaldsson is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
My spies in Holding Cell inform me that Mugabe has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Mugabe throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gunvaldsson avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Mugabe.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mugabe working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Mugabe fails to land a wild elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rob Mugabe dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Gunvaldsson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mugabe.
Mugabe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mugabe moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
It looks like Rob Mugabe has been cut.
Gunvaldsson throws a hook but Mugabe avoids it easily.
Gunvaldsson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gunvaldsson misses with a wild body shot.
Gunvaldsson connects with a crisp jab.
Mugabe closes the distance and clinches.
Mugabe controlling the action here for a moment.
Mugabe taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The crowd are getting on Mugabe's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gunvaldsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mugabe tries for a takedown. No joy.
Mugabe has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Gunvaldsson after a bit of a struggle.
Bjorn Gunvaldsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rob Mugabe.
Mugabe dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Mugabe is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Gunvaldsson is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunvaldsson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mugabe is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Gunvaldsson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Gunvaldsson throws a head punch that misses.
Gunvaldsson gets underhooks to prevent Mugabe's takedown attempt.
Mugabe looking for a takedown.
Gunvaldsson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A head punch on the inside from Gunvaldsson fails to land.
Mugabe can't get the takedown.
Mugabe goes for a takedown attempt but Gunvaldsson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Gunvaldsson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gunvaldsson misses with a lunging right hand
and Mugabe decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Gunvaldsson's guard.
Gunvaldsson being controlled here, momentarily.
Mugabe trying to control but Gunvaldsson is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mugabe's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Mugabe working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gunvaldsson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gunvaldsson keeping moving, preventing Mugabe from controlling successfully.
Mugabe throwing strikes from guard but Gunvaldsson blocks nicely.
Gunvaldsson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mugabe scores with a nice body kick.
Gunvaldsson doesn't manage to clinch there - Mugabe circles away.
A slow jab from Gunvaldsson misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mugabe has closed the distance and engaged Gunvaldsson in a clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Mugabe takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Mugabe works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Mugabe sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Gunvaldsson keeping moving, preventing Mugabe from controlling successfully.
Mugabe controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Gunvaldsson keeping moving, preventing Mugabe from controlling successfully.
Mugabe working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mugabe working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mugabe 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.
Rob Mugabe has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gunvaldsson wants to stand but Mugabe is controlling the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Gunvaldsson leaves Mugabe with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Mugabe forces Gunvaldsson back against the cage and clinches.
Mugabe has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Gunvaldsson clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Gunvaldsson is trying escape back to his feet. He turns into his opponent's guard and eventually finds his way back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gunvaldsson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
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 Bjorn Gunvaldsson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rob Mugabe's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Mugabe doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Gunvaldsson counters with a nice uppercut.
Mugabe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gunvaldsson.
Mugabe moves into range and clinches up with Gunvaldsson.
Gunvaldsson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Mugabe as Gunvaldsson tries to tie him up.
A head punch on the inside from Gunvaldsson fails to land.
Mugabe wants to take the fight to the mat but Gunvaldsson manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Bjorn Gunvaldsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rob Mugabe.
Gunvaldsson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gunvaldsson swings wildly with an uppercut but Mugabe uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gunvaldsson breaks from the clinch.
Gunvaldsson throws out a loose jab but Mugabe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gunvaldsson scores with a nice strike.
Mugabe throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Mugabe misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Gunvaldsson to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mugabe.
Gunvaldsson seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Gunvaldsson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mugabe.
Mugabe keeps the fight on the outside.
Mugabe drives through with a takedown into guard.
Mugabe throws a strike but Gunvaldsson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Gunvaldsson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Gunvaldsson trying to control but Mugabe is working from the bottom.
Mugabe looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunvaldsson wants to pass the guard but Mugabe is keeping the position.
Mugabe can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Gunvaldsson controls the pace.
Gunvaldsson preventing the sweep.
Mugabe is looking to sweep but instead, Gunvaldsson has passed into half guard.
Gunvaldsson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Mugabe knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunvaldsson is trying to control. Mugabe wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gunvaldsson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Mugabe regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Gunvaldsson.
Gunvaldsson looking to pass the guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
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.
Mugabe closes the distance and pushes Gunvaldsson back into the cage.
Mugabe has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Gunvaldsson after a bit of a struggle.
Mugabe wants a takedown.
Mugabe goes for a takedown in the clinch but Gunvaldsson prevents it.
Mugabe gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Mugabe takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mugabe controlling from the top position.
Mugabe with a flurry of punches that miss.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gunvaldsson can't keep his opponent in guard - Mugabe advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bjorn Gunvaldsson clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Rob Mugabe's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Mugabe closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Mugabe has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Gunvaldsson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Mugabe is trying to trip Gunvaldsson. He has hold of a leg but Gunvaldsson is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Mugabe persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mugabe accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mugabe is pushing down on Gunvaldsson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Gunvaldsson is fighting to maintain full guard but Mugabe has managed to sneak the leg through.
Mugabe trying to control from half guard but Gunvaldsson is working away.
Gunvaldsson won't allow Mugabe to pass to mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mugabe trying to control the pace.
Mugabe not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mugabe trying to control the pace.
Gunvaldsson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mugabe.
Mugabe not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Mugabe is keen to just control but Gunvaldsson is a slippery customer.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Mugabe gets a clinch.
Gunvaldsson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mugabe is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Gunvaldsson can't fight it off and eventually Mugabe manages to take the fight to the floor. Gunvaldsson looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Mugabe has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mugabe throws a big elbow that misses.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunvaldsson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mugabe accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mugabe throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gunvaldsson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mugabe not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Mugabe wants to control from the top but Gunvaldsson keeps moving.
Mugabe trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Gunvaldsson keeping moving, preventing Mugabe from controlling successfully.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunvaldsson is looking to clinch.
Mugabe tries to counter by closing the distance.
Mugabe delivers a nice body kick.
Gunvaldsson misses with a left hand
and Mugabe counters by clinching up.
Mugabe has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Gunvaldsson is trying to keep an underhook but Mugabe manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Mugabe sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gunvaldsson defending well though.
Mugabe with the ground and pound but Gunvaldsson uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Mugabe wants to control from the top but Gunvaldsson keeps moving.
Mugabe throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gunvaldsson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mugabe trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mugabe lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Mugabe controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mugabe trying to control but Gunvaldsson is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mugabe shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gunvaldsson defends it nicely.
Mugabe misses with a takedown attempt - Gunvaldsson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Gunvaldsson throws a big counter combination but Mugabe scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Bjorn Gunvaldsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rob Mugabe.
Mugabe avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mugabe shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Gunvaldsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mugabe closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Mugabe lands in his opponent's guard.
Mugabe is standing up over Gunvaldsson. Gunvaldsson looks to escape but Mugabe dives into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rob Mugabe dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Rob Mugabe's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Mugabe tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gunvaldsson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bjorn Gunvaldsson is winning the standup battle so far.
Gunvaldsson loads up on a big right hand but Mugabe slips the punch.
Gunvaldsson wants to clinch
and Mugabe decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Gunvaldsson's guard.
Gunvaldsson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mugabe is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Mugabe lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Gunvaldsson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mugabe.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mugabe working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gunvaldsson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Mugabe controls the pace.
Mugabe is looking to work some ground and pound but Gunvaldsson has wrist control.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mugabe content to stall in guard here.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Mugabe changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Gunvaldsson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Mugabe throws a strike aimed at the side of Gunvaldsson's head but Gunvaldsson avoids it well.
Mugabe scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Gunvaldsson to see if he's OK.
Mugabe advances to full mount.
Mugabe can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gunvaldsson is looking to escape.
Mugabe landing strikes from the mount and Gunvaldsson is in trouble!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mugabe controlling the pace for now.
Gunvaldsson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Mugabe landing shots from mount.
Mugabe has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mugabe thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Mugabe is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Mugabe sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mugabe can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gunvaldsson is looking to escape.
Gunvaldsson holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Mugabe tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
A nice elbow there by Mugabe.
Gunvaldsson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mugabe wants to control the pace but Gunvaldsson is squirming around nicely.
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.
Mugabe working Gunvaldsson over with strikes here.
Mugabe thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Mugabe lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Gunvaldsson hang on?
Gunvaldsson is rocked!
Mugabe postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Gunvaldsson in real trouble here! The ref calls for Gunvaldsson to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rob Mugabe! Rob Mugabe retains his super heavyweight title!
In defeat, Bjorn Gunvaldsson stepped up to the mic, saying 'Ok I lost against Nelson twice in a row now... back to training and destroying some contenders so I can have another shot at the tittle'.
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