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Helsinki Fighting League: 37 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alex Merdaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Malcolm XsX (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Malcolm XsX has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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155 lbs
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155 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alex Merdaka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Malcolm XsX!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Merdaka swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by XsX.
It looks like Malcolm XsX has been cut.
XsX slips a jab and a cross from Merdaka.
Merdaka throws a right and a left that XsX avoids nicely.
XsX scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
XsX landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Check out the look on XsX's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
XsX has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
XsX lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Merdaka is not content to let XsX control the position.
Merdaka is looking to work his way out of this bad position but XsX is controlling him well.
Merdaka taking a bit of punishment here - XsX scoring with strikes.
XsX scoring with punches and elbows.
Merdaka is rocked!
XsX working the ground and pound.
Oh Merdaka is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
XsX scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Merdaka is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and XsX can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Malcolm XsX!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Walter Flanagan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rami Astalo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Flanagan comes into the arena with The Wizard blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Astalo's choice of entrance music: Limp Bizkit - Break Stuff. Rami Astalo will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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135 lbs
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145 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Good chin |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Walter Flanagan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rami Astalo!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flanagan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Astalo was well out of range. Poor timing from Flanagan.
A left lands for Astalo.
Flanagan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Astalo.
Astalo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Flanagan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Astalo.
Astalo misses with a head kick.
Flanagan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Astalo throws a leg kick which misses Flanagan's front leg but catches the back leg as Flanagan tries to avoid it.
Astalo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Astalo.
Astalo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Flanagan.
A nice inside leg kick there by Astalo. That's going to slow Flanagan down.
Flanagan takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Astalo has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Flanagan is landing a low percentage of strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Astalo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Astalo thumps Flanagan with a low kick.
Astalo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Astalo.
Astalo connects with an inside leg kick.
Astalo throws a head kick that misses.
Astalo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Astalo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Astalo scoring well with a low kick there.
Rami Astalo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice uppercut lands for Astalo. That snapped Flanagan's head back.
Flanagan avoids the head kick by Astalo.
Flanagan lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Astalo tries a head kick but it misses.
Flanagan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Astalo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Astalo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Astalo throws a nice inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Astalo.
Flanagan definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Astalo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Astalo.
Flanagan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Astalo throws a half hearted mid kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Astalo.
Astalo thumps Flanagan with a low kick.
Astalo thuds his right hand into Flanagan's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Astalo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A nice side step and Astalo releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Flanagan walks into a left hand.
Rami Astalo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flanagan takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Astalo plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Astalo.
Flanagan appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Astalo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Flanagan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Astalo manages to avoid it.
Good leg kick by Astalo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Astalo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Flanagan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Astalo can pounce on him.
Astalo connects with a leg kick. Flanagan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Astalo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Astalo - that will leave a mark!
Astalo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Flanagan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Astalo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
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!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Astalo, right into the meat.
A lazy body kick from Astalo
and Flanagan counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Flanagan 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.
Astalo wants to get back to full guard.
Astalo keeps trying to improve his position.
Astalo is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Flanagan jumps into side control!
Astalo manages to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Astalo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Astalo trying to control from the bottom.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Flanagan connects with a nice short shot to Astalo's temple.
Astalo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Flanagan wants to take a breather but Astalo is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rami Astalo dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Flanagan misses with a body shot.
Astalo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Flanagan takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Flanagan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Astalo can pounce on him.
Flanagan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Astalo lands a nice shot that snaps Flanagan's head back.
Astalo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Astalo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rami Astalo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Flanagan takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nice body kick there by Astalo.
Astalo connects with a nice looking jab.
Astalo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Astalo.
Astalo lands a leg kick that knocks Flanagan off balance momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Astalo.
Flanagan takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Flanagan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Astalo can pounce on him.
Astalo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Flanagan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Flanagan takes one on the button.
Astalo looks to land a body kick but Flanagan moved away.
Flanagan changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Astalo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Astalo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Astalo.
Astalo scores with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Astalo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Flanagan avoids the head kick by Astalo.
Astalo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Astalo scores with a leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Astalo there.
Flanagan misses with a body shot.
Astalo misses with a head kick.
Flanagan throwing a counter right hand but Astalo manages to avoid it.
Astalo lands a lovely overhand right.
Astalo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Astalo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Flanagan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Flanagan on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Flanagan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Astalo. Astalo obviously looking to wear him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Astalo lands a nice shot to the body.
Astalo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Astalo scores with a leg kick.
Astalo's jab looks to have found its range, popping Flanagan under the eye.
Flanagan throws a body punch but Astalo moves out of range.
Astalo lands an overhand right.
Astalo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Flanagan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Astalo. Astalo obviously looking to wear him down.
Astalo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Astalo lands a nice looking body kick.
Flanagan avoids the head kick by Astalo.
Astalo lands a head kick. Flanagan smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flanagan blocks a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Flanagan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Astalo.
Astalo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Flanagan's sensitive parts.
Astalo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Astalo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Astalo connects with a leg kick. Flanagan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Astalo scores with a leg kick.
Astalo lands with an uppercut that bounces Flanagan off the cage and back into range.
Astalo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Astalo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Astalo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rami Astalo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Astalo connects with a solid leg kick.
Flanagan tries to close the distance and clinch but Astalo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Astalo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Flanagan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Astalo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Astalo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Flanagan's calf.
Nice uppercut there from Astalo.
Flanagan avoids the head kick by Astalo.
Flanagan feinted with a counter takedown.
Astalo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Astalo lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Astalo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Flanagan walks into a jab.
Flanagan looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Astalo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A cross from Astalo lands.
Flanagan loads up on a big right hand but Astalo slips the punch.
Flanagan backing away here, and Astalo unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Astalo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Good standup being displayed there by Astalo as he connects with a hook.
Astalo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Astalo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Astalo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Flanagan's calf.
Flanagan tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Astalo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Astalo scores with a sloppy right hand. Flanagan should have avoided that one.
Flanagan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Astalo, right into the meat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Astalo tenderised Flanagan's leg. Flanagan is trying to keep his angry face on.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Astalo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Flanagans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Flanagan looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Flanagan on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Astalo.
Astalo lunges at Flanagan with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Flanagan's hand.
Flanagan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Astalo wants to clinch up but Flanagan keeps it at a distance.
Astalo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Flanagan throwing a counter right hand but Astalo manages to avoid it.
Astalo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Flanagan appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Astalo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Astalo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Astalo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Flanagan. That did some damage!
A nice leg kick lands there from Astalo.
Astalo misses with a head kick.
Astalo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Astalo connects with a solid leg kick.
Astalo misses with a body punch
and Flanagan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Astalo avoids the body shot from Flanagan.
Astalo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Flanagan swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Flanagan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Astalo thows a body kick. Flanagan tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Rami Astalo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Flanagan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Flanagan will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Astalo lands the left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flanagan tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nice straight punches there by Astalo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Astalo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Astalo lands a leg kick that knocks Flanagan off balance momentarily.
Walter Flanagan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Flanagan takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Astalo throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Astalo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Flanagan. That did some damage!
Flanagan takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Flanagan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Astalo.
Astalo lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Astalo.
Astalo lands a really nice looking cross but Flanagan seems unphased.
Astalo misses the shot to the body.
Flanagan went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rami Astalo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Astalo winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 25:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 25:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rami Astalo!
A victorious Rami Astalo thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hiruko Kami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rusoposkinen Clintsari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hiruko Kami is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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185 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
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Counter fighter
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hiruko Kami!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rusoposkinen Clintsari !
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clintsari tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kami was well out of range. Poor timing from Clintsari .
Kami attempts a counter takedown but Clintsari avoids it well and moves away.
Clintsari is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kami.
Kami appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Clintsari misses with a body shot.
Kami gets a takedown into half guard.
Kami missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Clintsari is trying to control but can't.
Kami passes the guard and advances to mount!
Kami working the ground and pound effectively.
Kami with shots to the head and body - Clintsari looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kami throws some wild stikes that Clintsari manages to avoid easily.
Clintsari is working to get back to half guard.
Kami is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Kami landing strikes from the mount.
Kami lands a heavy elbow.
Kami with a couple of short strikes.
Kami in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Clintsari is in a horrible position here. Kami smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Clintsari is rocked!
Kami has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kami landing punches.
Clintsari is still in real trouble! Can Kami finish him?
Kami cracks Clintsari with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hiruko Kami!
Hiruko Kami thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Olaf Gustafson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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160 lbs
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161 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Olaf Gustafson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brandon Lee!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee misses with a wild combination.
Gustafson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lee counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lee fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lee throws a shot to the body.
Olaf Gustafson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee swings for the body but Gustafson moves out of range.
Lee's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Lee duly obliges.
A big right from Gustafson misses.
Gustafson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lee's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Lee duly obliges.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lee has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Lee scores with a jab.
Gustafson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lee.
An attempted straight right counter from Gustafson misses the target.
Nice defenses there by Lee.
Lee shoots in and drives through. Gustafson sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gustafson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lee.
Lee misses the jab.
Lee ducks under a wild hook from Gustafson.
Gustafson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lee counters with a stiff right hand.
Lee slips a jab from Gustafson.
Nice body punch from Gustafson.
The fighters circling - Lee throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A jab from Gustafson finds it's way through Lee's defenses.
Lee displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Gustafson is rocked!
Gustafson swings widly with a right hand
and Lee counters with a nice body shot.
Oh Gustafson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lee drops Gustafson with a naaaaasty hook - Gustafson is in real trouble here! Lee dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brandon Lee!
After the fight, Brandon Lee was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleksej Ruslan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sherman McCullough (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aleksej Ruslan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sherman McCullough!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruslan scores with a push kick.
McCullough throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ruslan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ruslan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ruslan - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A bit of stalling here from Ruslan.
Ruslan misses with the head strike.
Ruslan tries to work over McCullough's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ruslan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McCullough.
McCullough is working Ruslan over against the cage.
McCullough wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ruslan has him pressed against the cage.
McCullough tries to break free but Ruslan pushes him back against the cage.
Ruslan is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but McCullough is keeping busy.
Ruslan effectively controlling the action here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCullough breaks the clinch.
Ruslan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
McCullough looks for the body kick but Ruslan saw that one coming.
As McCullough tries to get set, Ruslan tries to push him back and clinch up but McCullough manages to avoid the attempt.
McCullough throws a solid leg kick but Ruslan takes the impact on his shin and smiles at McCullough.
McCullough throws a nice looking combination but Ruslan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCullough fails to land with a series of punches.
Ruslan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ruslan clinches.
Ruslan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McCullough breaks from the clinch.
Nice body kick there by Ruslan.
McCullough throws an off balance right hand
and Ruslan counters with a nice body shot.
McCullough wants to land a leg kick but Ruslan is out of range.
Sloppy strikes from McCullough. Those never looked like landing.
McCullough works the jab nicely.
Ruslan has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
McCullough throws a nice looking combination but Ruslan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McCullough throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ruslan moves into the clinch.
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!
Ruslan has McCullough pressed against the cage, preventing McCullough from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
McCullough tries to break free but Ruslan pushes him back against the cage.
McCullough is trying to break the clinch but Ruslan is controlling him.
Ruslan stalling in the clinch.
Ruslan missing with knees to the body.
Ruslan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McCullough's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruslan tries to land knees in the clinch but McCullough avoids the damage to the body.
Ruslan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McCullough is defending well for now.
Ruslan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite McCullough's efforts to push away.
Ruslan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McCullough's elbow.
Ruslan tries to work over McCullough's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ruslan tries to throw a body punch but McCullough avoids it by throwing Ruslan back against the cage.
Ruslan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ruslan taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by McCullough.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Ruslan manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Ruslan gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
McCullough tries to throw a body punch but Ruslan avoids it by throwing McCullough back against the cage.
McCullough digs a right hand into Ruslan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ruslan's gas tank.
McCullough wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ruslan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCullough is looking to break free of the clinch but Ruslan has double underhooks.
McCullough blocks a body shot from Ruslan.
Ruslan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from McCullough.
McCullough wants to get back to striking at distance but Ruslan won't allow it.
McCullough blocks an uppercut.
McCullough manages to break the clinch.
McCullough lands with a shot to the body.
McCullough lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ruslan backs up against the cage.
McCullough stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
McCullough throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ruslan blocks a head kick by McCullough.
McCullough lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ruslan at a distance.
McCullough throws a lazy right hand but Ruslan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ruslan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McCullough. That did some damage!
This has been an exciting period of action!
McCullough misses with a few strikes there.
Ruslan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and McCullough has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
McCullough misses with a series of wild punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ruslan.
Ruslan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
McCullough throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ruslan closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McCullough.
Ruslan taking a breather.
McCullough tries to break free but Ruslan pushes him back against the cage.
Ruslan looking to stall.
Ruslan misses with a punch on the inside.
Ruslan lands a left hand that snaps the head of McCullough backwards.
Ruslan looking to stall.
McCullough can't find room to land a body shot as Ruslan controls the action.
McCullough is trying to push Ruslan away but Ruslan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
McCullough breaks from the clinch.
McCullough misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sherman McCullough dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
McCullough takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Ruslan on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ruslan doesn't manage to clinch there - McCullough circles away.
Decent striking displayed by McCullough there.
McCullough drops Ruslan with a beautiful combination! Ruslan stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - McCullough is looking for the KO!
Ruslan is rocked!
Ruslan doesn't manage to clinch there - McCullough circles away.
Oh Ruslan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
BOOM! McCullough lands a beautiful left hook that drops Ruslan. Ruslan tries to recover but McCullough is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Ruslan lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sherman McCullough!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luis Kasongo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Nordlund (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nordlund is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Hate to say I told you so from the Hives. Luis Kasongo could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to David Nordlund's chin.
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200 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced |
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Luis Kasongo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, David Nordlund!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kasongo works Nordlund's body with a nice hook.
Nordlund throws a right hand that misses
and Kasongo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nordlund fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kasongo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nordlund misses with a double jab
and Kasongo counters with a shoot takedown. Nordlund fights it but they end up in guard.
Kasongo throws a big elbow that misses.
Kasongo 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.
Kasongo wants to control from the top but Nordlund keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasongo looking to sit in guard and control but Nordlund gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Nordlund wants to stand but Kasongo has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Nordlund really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kasongo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kasongo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Nordlund manages to get himself to full guard.
Nordlund looking for a sweep. Not yet Nordlund, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kasongo advances position into side control!
Kasongo working the ground and pound.
Kasongo tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Nordlund takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Kasongo swings around for an armbar but Nordlund sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Kasongo's guard.
Kasongo working a defensive guard here.
Kasongo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kasongo is working an open guard so Nordlund takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Kasongo moves out of range as Nordlund strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nordlund feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Kasongo sprawling to the canvas! Kasongo rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Nordlund finish him?!
Kasongo is rocked!
Crack! Nordlund connects with the perfect overhand right and Kasongo falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Nordlund!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). David Nordlund!
An intense looking David Nordlund took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'I knew this guy was unbeaten, but he didn't have a real opponent like me. Thats what happens when you're rolling with the big guys, baby. Like the Northern Light!'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sean Manuwa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Radeon Lafleur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sean Manuwa has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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145 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sean Manuwa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Radeon Lafleur!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lafleur misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Manuwa tries to counter with a takedown but Lafleur is quick to defend against it.
Lafleur closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Manuwa quickly recovers to half guard.
Manuwa wants to control but Lafleur is keeping busy.
Lafleur not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Manuwa looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Manuwa trying to control here.
Nice strikes from Lafleur there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lafleur is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Lafleur thows a huge punch but Manuwa dodges it nicely.
Manuwa is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Lafleur scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lafleur scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Manuwa keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lafleur winds up and cracks Manuwa with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Manuwa landing a few short strikes.
Manuwa looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Manuwa definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Manuwa makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Manuwa.
Lafleur working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lafleur missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lafleur accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lafleur with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lafleur working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lafleur keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Manuwa's head.
Lafleur postures up and lands a big shot to Manuwa's brow.
Manuwa will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Manuwa looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Lafleur lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Manuwa is looking to cinch up a triangle. Lafleur throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Manuwa's body to avoid the submission. Manuwa has instead reached around Lafleur's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Manuwa arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Sean Manuwa!
Sean Manuwa managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Sydney Fight Gear, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Amaral (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyson Speed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Tyson Speed enters the cage!
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287 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rafael Amaral!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 21 - 0, fighting out of London, Tyson Speed!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Speed throws a lazy uppercut
and Amaral counters with a nice uppercut.
Speed looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Amaral tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Speed manages to circle out of the way.
Speed lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Amaral circles away quickly and effectively.
Speed misses with a lunging right hand
and Amaral counters by moving into the clinch.
Amaral misses with a body punch.
Amaral has a couple of punches blocked by Speed.
Amaral tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short left from Amaral.
A nice right hand lands inside from Speed.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Speed.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Amaral.
Amaral lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Amaral swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Amaral lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Speed breaks the clinch.
Amaral takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Rafael Amaral has been cut.
Amaral moves into the clinch successfully.
Speed manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amaral looks for the body kick but Speed saw that one coming.
Amaral pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Amaral lands a head kick!
Speed misses with an uppercut
enabling Amaral to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice body punch from Speed.
Oooooh!!! Speed has knocked Amaral down with a huge combo! Speed steps away and waves a wobbly Amaral back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Speed fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Amaral, pushing him back against the cage.
Speed tries to circle away but Amaral has him pinned against the cage.
Amaral throws a head punch that misses.
Speed blocks an elbow strike from Amaral.
Amaral tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Amaral tries a knee to the head but Speed blocks it.
Speed lands with a short shot to the head.
Amaral is rocked!
A head punch on the inside from Amaral fails to land.
Amaral works on Speed's body with a couple of short punches.
Amaral misses with a punch to the body.
Amaral misses with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Speed working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Oh Amaral is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Speed unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Amaral! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Speed is unloading with more strikes now! Amaral drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tyson Speed!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Tyson Speed made sure he mentioned Perkele!, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
Rafael Amaral was interviewed post fight and said 'I'll be back!!!!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iikka Runnisto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Solberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Runnisto kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Alta Pois - Sie sua näkköös!. Solberg comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Bad Moon Rising kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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215 lbs
12 - 2 - 1 |
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Iikka Runnisto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Peter Solberg!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Runnisto scores with a crisp jab that stopped Solberg in his tracks.
Runnisto throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Runnisto misses with a body shot.
Solberg takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Runnisto throws a right hand that misses
letting Solberg counter with a right hand.
Runnisto scores with a jab to the head.
Runnisto scores with a sloppy right hand. Solberg should have avoided that one.
Runnisto misses the shot to the body.
Solberg staying out of range there.
Solberg is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Runnisto with a body shot.
Runnisto throws an off balance right hand
and Solberg counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Runnisto!
Runnisto sneaks out the side door and pushes Solberg away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Runnisto takes a swing at Solberg's ribcage but misses.
Runnisto misses with an uppercut.
Solberg takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Runnisto throws a jab but it's blocked by Solberg.
Iikka Runnisto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Solberg displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Runnisto throws out the jab.
Runnisto scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Solberg shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Solberg showed some decent athleticism there.
Solberg stops Runnisto from getting back to his feet.
Solberg with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Runnisto is trying to maintain the position but Solberg is very close to passing his half guard.
Solberg is looking for a kimura here.
Solberg trying to advance position but Runnisto counters by regaining guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Runnisto seems keen to control Solberg's posture.
Solberg slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Solberg looking to pass the guard.
Runnisto managing to control the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Solberg ducks under a wild hook from Runnisto.
Solberg ducks under a wild hook from Runnisto.
Runnisto misses with an uppercut
and Solberg counters with a nice uppercut.
A big right from Runnisto misses.
Nice sprawl there from Runnisto as Solberg shoots in.
Runnisto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Solberg uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Runnisto.
Runnisto jabs at Solberg's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Runnisto misses the target.
Donk. Runnisto catches Solberg right on the button with a cross.
Solberg shoots in but Runnisto avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Runnisto misses with an uppercut. Solberg saw that one coming.
Runnisto lands with a nice body punch.
Runnisto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Solberg.
Solberg changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Runnisto is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Solberg.
Solberg uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Runnisto.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Solberg slips under a jab from Runnisto.
Runnisto pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Solberg tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Runnisto throws a one two combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iikka Runnisto 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.
Solberg uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Runnisto.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Runnisto here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Runnisto throws a lazy right hand but Solberg sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Runnisto is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Solberg can do to turn this around?
Solberg displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Runnisto throws out the jab.
Solberg with the counter takedown but Runnisto avoids it easily.
Runnisto throws a big shot that misses.
Runnisto throws a lazy uppercut
and Solberg counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice defenses there by Solberg.
Runnisto connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Solberg's hands.
A big right from Runnisto misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Runnisto misses with a body shot
so Solberg counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Solberg stands and throws Runnisto's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Runnisto has one of Solberg's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Solberg thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Solberg swings around for an armbar but Runnisto sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Solberg's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Solberg tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Runnisto trying to control the position from guard on top but Solberg is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Runnisto stands up from Solberg's guard - Runnisto perhaps looking for a knockout.
Runnisto scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Runnisto misses with a straight right.
Runnisto is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Solberg takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Runnisto misses with a looping left.
Solberg scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Solberg wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Runnisto, who protects the arm well.
Runnisto tries to bench press Solberg off him but Solberg keeps the position.
Runnisto can't do much from the bottom here.
Solberg is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Runnisto knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Runnisto can't do much from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Runnisto prevents Solberg from improving position.
Solberg trying to control the action but Runnisto is working from the bottom.
Solberg tries to advance position but instead Runnisto slips a leg back in to half guard.
Solberg trying to control from half guard but Runnisto is working away.
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.
Runnisto wants to get back to full guard.
Runnisto trying to control but Solberg postures up.
Solberg wants to pass to mount but Runnisto is defending the position.
Solberg is looking for a kimura but Runnisto is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Solberg to get the leverage.
Runnisto is not content to let Solberg control the position.
Solberg passes the guard and advances to mount!
Runnisto wants to control but Solberg is having none of it.
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 Iikka Runnisto will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Runnisto works the jab nicely.
Peter Solberg is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Runnisto misses with an uppercut.
Good shot there by Runnisto.
Solberg on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Runnisto displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Solberg.
Iikka Runnisto is winning the standup battle so far.
Runnisto swings for the body but Solberg moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Runnisto pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Solberg throws a counter combo.
Runnisto misses with an uppercut
and Solberg counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A big right from Runnisto misses.
Runnisto jabs Solberg to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Runnisto scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Runnisto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Runnisto lands a nice shot to the body.
Runnisto is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Runnisto is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Runnisto dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Runnisto scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Solberg doesn't seem bothered though.
Solberg moves out of range of the body kick.
Solberg keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Solberg on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Solberg slips a straight right by Runnisto.
Iikka Runnisto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Solberg looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Runnisto falls off balance throwing a combination
and Solberg counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Solberg steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Runnisto.
Solberg swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Runnisto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A little jabbing left from Solberg on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Solberg keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Solberg shoots in but no luck this time.
Iikka Runnisto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Solberg.
Solberg looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Runnisto is adopting a defensive guard.
Solberg trying to control the position from guard on top but Runnisto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Runnisto controls Solberg momentarily but Solberg frees himself.
Solberg wants to control from the top but Runnisto keeps moving.
Solberg stopping the sweep attempt from Runnisto.
Runnisto pulls Solberg in close to prevent any damage.
Solberg trying to control but Runnisto is working from the bottom.
Solberg passes into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Runnisto is holding on to half guard well.
Runnisto gets back to full guard.
Runnisto tries to land a sweep but no joy.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Runnisto holds on and takes a little breather.
Runnisto looking to control.
Solberg looking to pass the guard.
Runnisto pulls Solberg in to control the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Runnisto lands a jab to Solberg's midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iikka Runnisto clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Solberg throws an off balance right hand
and Runnisto counters with a nice uppercut.
Runnisto connects with a looping right hand.
Solberg displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Runnisto throws out the jab.
Runnisto misses with an uppercut. Solberg saw that one coming.
Solberg throws out a counter right but Runnisto avoids it with no problem.
Solberg ducks under a wild hook from Runnisto.
Solberg throws a shot to the body.
Solberg has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Runnisto misses with a right hand
and Solberg counters with a nice uppercut.
Runnisto swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Runnisto with a jab.
Runnisto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Solberg throws a right and a left that Runnisto avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Runnisto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Solberg manages to avoid it.
Runnisto swings away with a body shot that misses
and Solberg counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Runnisto looks to throw the jab but Solberg is out of range.
Solberg drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Runnisto defends it well.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Runnisto.
Solberg misses with a takedown attempt - Runnisto sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Runnisto misses with a hook.
Solberg slips a straight right by Runnisto.
Solberg slips under a jab from Runnisto.
Runnisto throws an overhand right that lands on Solberg's shoulder, as Solberg tries to avoid the shot.
Runnisto throws a jab when Solberg was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Solberg.
Runnisto throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Runnisto misses the jab.
Solberg tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Solberg tries for a takedown but Runnisto circles away easily
and Runnisto counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Runnisto is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Runnisto throws a predictable looking body shot
and Solberg counters with a left and a right that stings Runnisto.
Solberg needs to keep his hands up - Runnisto had a free shot at his head there.
Solberg moves out of range as Runnisto strikes.
Solberg lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Runnisto throws out a loose jab but Solberg uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Runnisto throws a lazy head kick
and Solberg counters with a three punch combo that has Runnisto backing up. Runnisto nods at Solberg to acknowledge the strikes.
Runnisto swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Runnisto misses the body punch
and Solberg counters with a two punch combo.
Runnisto dodges the punch combination from Solberg.
Runnisto displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Solberg throws out the jab.
Nice shot lands for Runnisto.
Solberg misses the body punch
and Runnisto makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Runnisto tries a head kick but it misses.
Runnisto changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Solberg closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Runnisto struggling a bit here.
Runnisto tries to bench press Solberg off him but Solberg keeps the position.
Runnisto is trying to control Solberg's posture but Solberg avoids it.
Solberg has control of an arm but Runnisto manages to advance to Solberg's back!
Runnisto doesn't have the hooks in and Solberg manages to turn into his guard.
Runnisto uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Runnisto moves out of range as Solberg strikes.
Runnisto connects with a crisp jab.
Solberg uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Runnisto.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iikka Runnisto had his way with Peter Solberg in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Runnisto looks to throw the jab but Solberg is out of range.
Solberg throws a series of punches but Runnisto avoids them all with ease.
Runnisto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Solberg was well out of range. Poor timing from Runnisto.
Runnisto throws the left hand but Solberg avoids the punch easily.
Runnisto lands with a good body shot.
Runnisto misses with a two punch combination.
Runnisto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Solberg manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Runnisto throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Runnisto throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice defenses there by Solberg.
A looping hook to the body misses from Runnisto. Solberg does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Solberg throws a right hand that Runnisto ducks under and follows up with a left that Runnisto also avoids with ease.
A little feinted left hand from Runnisto on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Runnisto misses with a series of wild punches.
Solberg ducks right into an uppercut from Runnisto.
Solberg shoots in for a takedown but Runnisto shows good takedown defense.
Solberg takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Runnisto misses with a left hand
and Solberg counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Runnisto scores with a nice head shot.
Runnisto misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Solberg counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Solberg slips a jab and a cross from Runnisto.
A little jabbing left from Solberg on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Solberg looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Runnisto!
Runnisto bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Runnisto uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Solberg has time to react.
Solberg takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Runnisto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Solberg manages to avoid it.
Solberg drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Runnisto defends it well.
Solberg uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Runnisto.
Runnisto looks to score with a jab to the body but Solberg is just out of range.
Runnisto lands a jab to Solberg's midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Runnisto misses with a left hand
and Solberg cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Iikka Runnisto is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Solberg avoids the body shot from Runnisto.
Runnisto jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Solberg shoots in but Runnisto avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Runnisto throws the kick towards the body but Solberg avoids it.
Runnisto misses the jab.
Runnisto with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Runnisto waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Solberg.
Solberg uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Runnisto.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Runnisto.
Runnisto throws a push kick but Solberg slaps the foot to one side.
Solberg tries for a takedown but Runnisto sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Iikka Runnisto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Solberg.
Runnisto lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Runnisto lands a nice hook to Solberg's body. Solberg takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Solberg has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Runnisto misses with an uppercut
and Solberg counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Runnisto scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Solberg doesn't seem bothered though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Solberg shoots for a double leg takedown but Runnisto sprawls well. He's pushed Solberg's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Runnisto on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A jab from Runnisto misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Iikka Runnisto showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Runnisto, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 50:46
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 50:45
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Iikka Runnisto!
Post fight, Iikka Runnisto stared into the camera and said 'Now would be time to send me contract mr.boss man! Thanks fans and to Pete.. Nice try'.
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