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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Makim Larin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Marveux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Marveux's choice of entrance music: King without a crown. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Makim Larin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anthony Marveux!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Larin displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Marveux.
Marveux shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Larin's guard.
Larin is trying to keep Marveux in close.
Marveux landing some decent shots from guard.
Marveux drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Marveux jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Larin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Marveux lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Marveux has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Marveux tries to free his leg and advance position but Larin is retaining full guard.
Marveux postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marveux lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Larin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Marveux.
Larin controls Marveux momentarily but Marveux frees himself.
Larin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Larin is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Marveux defends well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marveux scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Larin on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Larin tries to get out of the position.
Marveux is working Larin over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Marveux with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Marveux with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Marveux is pushing down on Larin's leg trying to pass to half guard. Larin is fighting to maintain full guard but Marveux has managed to sneak the leg through.
Marveux landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Larin is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Larin taking some punishment here, with Marveux in his half guard.
Marveux is thwarting Larin's attempts to control the position.
Marveux is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Larin is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Anthony Marveux!
A less than humble Anthony Marveux misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Santeri Bond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quinton Randleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Santeri Bond!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Quinton Randleman!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bond lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Bond misses with a double jab
and Randleman counters by moving into the clinch.
Bond looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Randleman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bond gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Randleman to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Bond is working an open guard so Randleman takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Randleman misses the shot to the body.
Santeri Bond seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Randleman closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Bond quickly recovers to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Randleman is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Randleman tries to pass to full mount but Bond defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bond trying to control from the bottom.
Randleman drops an elbow to the side of Bond's head.
Randleman decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Bond is breathing heavily.
Randleman drives through with a takedown into Bond's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Randleman gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Bond throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bond gets caught napping as Randleman dives in and scores a takedown. Bond manages to retain guard.
Randleman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bond is keeping the position for now.
Randleman gets to his feet - Bond follows without any prompting.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Randleman lands with a nice combination. Bond backs away looking to recover.
Randleman throws a sloppy head kick and Bond moves out of range easily.
Bond looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Randleman drives through and clinches with Bond against the cage.
Bond tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Randleman just stands there and leans against the cage.
Randleman pulls guard.
Bond got a little sloppy there for a moment and Randleman has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bond has managed to get both his arms back between Randleman's legs - danger averted.
Randleman pulls Bond in to control the position.
Bond wants to get up but he can't break Randleman's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Randleman has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Randleman looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bond is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Randleman pulls Bond in to control the position.
Randleman is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Bond presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Randleman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bond uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Randleman.
Bond misses with a two punch combination.
Bond gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Randleman tries to free his leg and advance position but Bond is retaining full guard.
Randleman controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Randleman scoring with some ground and pound.
Bond will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Randleman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bond is keeping the position for now.
Randleman is stalling in the full guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Let's hope that Randleman has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Quinton Randleman 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.
Randleman drives through with a takedown into Bond's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Randleman sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Bond keeping full guard, as Randleman tries to pass.
Randleman is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Randleman makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Bond controls Randleman momentarily but Randleman frees himself.
Randleman stands and throws Bond's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Randleman is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Randleman thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's two 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.
Bond struggling a bit here.
Randleman taking a breather here.
Randleman lands a nice forearm strike.
Bond takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Randleman really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bond. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Randleman content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Randleman creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Randleman decides to stand back up.
Randleman closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Bond trying to remain calm as Randleman controls from the top position.
Randleman tries for a kimura but Bond is defending well.
Randleman has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Randleman looking to score a takedown here. Bond is defending well but Randleman drives through and ends up in Bond's guard.
Randleman sitting in guard here, content to control.
Randleman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bond swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Randleman with a nice head shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Quinton Randleman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Bond avoids the head kick by Randleman.
Bond throws a push kick but Randleman slaps the foot to one side.
Randleman fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bond, pushing him back against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Randleman as the two fighters clinch.
Randleman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Randleman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bond misses with a body kick.
Randleman shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Randleman 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.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Randleman seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bond tries to get to full guard but Randleman has control of the leg.
Randleman is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Well, if Randleman is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Randleman lands a nice short elbow.
Nice strikes from Randleman there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Randleman frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Randleman landing strikes from the mount.
Randleman with shots to the head and body - Bond looks very uncomfortable down there.
Bond is rocked!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Randleman cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Oh Bond is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Randleman cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Bond takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Randleman's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Quinton Randleman!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dem Nutz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Power (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Dem Nutz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Power!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nutz drops his hands momentarily and Power takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
We've been told by Nutz's head coaches at FIERCE that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Power does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Power moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Power tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Power throws a body shot but no joy.
Power fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nutz on the side of the head.
Power connects with the punch.
Power scores with a jab to the head.
Nutz looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Power swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nutz fires out a quick counter leg kick but Power just manages to avoid it.
Nutz tries to clinch
and Power makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Power gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nutz lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nutz lands a knee to the head.
Power working aggressively here.
Nutz scores a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Nutz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nutz lands a knee to the head.
Nutz landing knees to the head.
Power throws a punch but it's blocked by Nutz.
Nutz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nutz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Power misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nutz scores a nice knee to the body.
Nutz landing knees to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nutz.
Nutz landing knees to the head.
Nutz is breathing heavily.
Nutz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Powers head.
Power tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nutz avoids the elbow strike from Power, against the cage.
Nutz misses with some punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nutz presses Power against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nutz with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Nutz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Power trying to stall but Nutz improves his position.
A short left from Nutz.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nutz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nutz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nutz lands with a short shot to the head.
Power swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Power breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Nutz is defended easily by Power.
Power lands with an uppercut that bounces Nutz off the cage and back into range.
Nutz walks into a jab.
Power throws a head kick that misses.
Nutz feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Power has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Power fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Nutz, pushing him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Power.
Nutz comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nutz gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Nutz.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nutz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Power can't find room to land a body shot as Nutz controls the action.
Nutz working Power over with knees to the body.
A short right from Power on the inside.
Power misses with a punch on the inside.
Nutz lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nutz prevents Power from breaking the clinch.
Power misses with the head strike.
Nutz tries a knee to the head but Power blocks it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Power creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Power misses with a punch on the inside.
Power working aggressively here.
Power misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nutz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nutz blocks an elbow strike from Power.
Power takes a knee right on the jaw!
Power is trying to break free.
Power is trying to break the clinch but Nutz has him pressed against the cage.
Power misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nutz struggles to land a body shot inside as Power controls his hands.
Power blocks an elbow strike from Nutz.
Power lands a left hand.
Power tries to break the clinch but Nutz is controlling the position.
Nutz landing knees to the head.
Power softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nutz throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Power will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Nutz up against the cage.
Nutz blocks an uppercut.
Nutz misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but James Power will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Power scores with a jab. Nutz acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nutz walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Power connects with a single shot there.
Power scores with a crisp jab that stopped Nutz in his tracks.
Power fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Power just misses with a punch to the body.
Power feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Nutzs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Power misses with a two punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Power keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nutz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Power fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Power is breathing heavily.
Power misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Power throws a hook but Nutz blocks it.
No luck for Nutz with that takedown attempt.
Nutz takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nutz tries to clinch there but Power circles away.
Nutz's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Power connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Nutz scrambles back to his feet.
Power slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
James Power seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Power works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nutz gets tackled into the cage by Power. Power maintains the clinch.
Nutz creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Power's defenses.
Power has a couple of punches blocked by Nutz.
Dem Nutz has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Power misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nutz comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nutz throws a head punch that misses.
Nutz utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Power.
Nutz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Power tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nutz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Power blocking some punches.
Nutz scores with a knee to the head.
Nutz unloads a knee to the mid-section. Power lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nutz presses Power against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Power looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Power can't find room to land a body shot as Nutz controls the action.
Nutz blocks an elbow strike.
Power misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nutz landing knees to the body.
Power tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nutz connects with a nasty looking knee right to Power's face.
Nutz with a knee to the head.
Power throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nice elbow from Nutz.
Nutz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nutz blocking some punches.
Power takes a knee right on the jaw!
Power misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice elbow from Nutz.
Nutz lands a nice elbow.
Nutz lands a nice elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Still in the clinch, Power scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nutz lands an elbow that stopped Power in his tracks for a moment.
Nutz lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nutz prevents a body shot from Power.
Power wants to stall.
Nutz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Powers head.
Power throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Power throws an elbow but misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Nutz.
Nutz tries a body shot but Power blocks it.
Nutz throws a head punch that misses.
Power tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nutz blocking some punches.
A short right from Nutz on the inside.
Power takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nutz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Good body shot from Power.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but James Power will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Power scores with a hook.
Nutz avoids the head kick by Power.
Nutz is looking to counter with head kicks.
Sloppy strikes from Power. Those never looked like landing.
Nutz doesn't manage to clinch there - Power circles away.
Power swats away the attempt to clinch by Nutz.
Nutz on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Power avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nutz dodges the punch combination from Power.
As Power backs away, Nutz returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Nice jab there from Power.
James Power is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Power takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Power swings widly with a right hand
and Nutz counters with a head kick.
Nutz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nutz shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nutz tries to close the distance and clinch but Power swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nutz gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Power moves into range and connects with a jab.
Power scores with a shot to the body.
Power tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nutz looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nutz takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Power swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Nutz.
Power throws a series of punches but Nutz moves out of range.
Nutz appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
James Power seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nutz moves into range and clinches up with Power.
Nutz lands an elbow just above Power 's eye.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nutz lands a nice shot to the body.
Power wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nutz crunches a lovely knee into Power's ribcage.
A short uppercut from Nutz.
A right handed body shot lands from Nutz.
Nutz with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Nutz lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nutz misses with a punch to the body.
Nutz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Power tries a knee to the head but Nutz blocks it.
Nutz tries to throw a body punch but Power avoids it by throwing Nutz back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Power throws a head punch that misses.
Nutz scores with a knee to the head.
Nutz lands with a right to the head.
Nutz lands a knee to the head.
A hook to the body from Power.
Nutz lands an elbow inside that Power shrugs off.
Power makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nutz lands with a short shot to the head.
James Power is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Power wants to break free but Nutz has control.
Nutz has a couple of punches blocked by Power.
Nutz lands a right hand.
Power can't break the clinch.
Nutz landing knees to the head.
Nutz lands a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nutz lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nutz throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dem Nutz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Power blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nutz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Power throws a punch but it's blocked by Nutz.
Nutz using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Power has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Power takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nutz with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Power scores with a shoulder strike.
Power throws an elbow but it misses.
Power has a couple of punches blocked by Nutz.
Nutz tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nutz scores with a knee to the head.
Nutz throws a head punch that misses.
Nutz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Power tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Power throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nutzs head.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Dem Nutz.
I think Power has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Power!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, James Power made sure he mentioned Lion Fightwear, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tarzan Kivimaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Vader (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Luke Vader enters the cage!
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130 lbs
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150 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tarzan Kivimaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Luke Vader!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vader changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Kivimaki looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Kivimaki looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Vader trying to control the position but Kivimaki is working away.
Kivimaki sneaks back into half guard.
Vader scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Vader is nestled in close to Kivimaki, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Vader is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kivimaki sees it coming and defends easily.
Vader wants to free his trapped foot but Kivimaki is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Vader is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Kivimaki is rocked!
Vader drops an elbow to the side of Kivimaki's head.
Oh Kivimaki is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vader 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.
Vader takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Vader.
Vader lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Kivimaki quite badly. Kivimaki pulls Vader in close trying to recover. Vader postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Kivimaki on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Kivimaki doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luke Vader!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Azef Golem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ernst Schmidt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Azef Golem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ernst Schmidt!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Golem lands a lovely overhand right.
Golem darts in looking for a takedown but Schmidt gets double underhooks and turns Golem into the cage.
Schmidt staying out of range there.
Golem will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Golem tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Schmidt defends well and Golem ends up having to push Schmidt into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Schmidt looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Golem misses with a double jab.
Golem misses with a wild body shot.
Schmidt throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Golem.
Golem throws a big shot that misses.
Schmidt tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Golem is able to avoid easily.
Golem misses with a jab, cross combination.
Schmidt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Golem throws out the jab.
Schmidt closes the distance and clinches.
Schmidt lands with a right to the head.
Schmidt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Schmidt wants to take the fight to the mat but Golem manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Schmidt can't find room to land a body shot as Golem controls the action.
With the fighters up against the cage, Schmidt throws an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmidt tightens his grip and picks Golem up, before dumping him to the ground. Golem manages to land in guard.
Schmidt is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Golem is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Schmidt postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Schmidt works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Schmidt with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Schmidt seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schmidt is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Schmidt landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Schmidt content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Golem has hold of Schmidt's hands but Schmidt slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Well, if Schmidt is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Golem trying to control here.
Schmidt 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schmidt scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Schmidt in particular looking to stall.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Golem trying to hold on to Schmidt's head to control him but Schmidt postures up.
Well, if Schmidt is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Golem wants to control the action here but instead Schmidt manages to pass to full mount!
Schmidt working the ground and pound effectively.
Schmidt controlling from mount.
It looks like Schmidt might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Golem is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schmidt controlling the position easily from mount.
Schmidt landing strikes from the mount.
Schmidt controlling from the full mount.
Golem tries to hold on but Schmidt pushes him away.
Schmidt controlling the position easily from mount.
Schmidt connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Schmidt unloading with bombs!
Golem is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Schmidt looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ernst Schmidt 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.
Golem lands with an overhand left.
Schmidt lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Golem tries to keep at a distance but Schmidt has taken the fight into the clinch.
Schmidt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Golem throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Schmidts head.
Schmidt lands a body punch in the clinch.
Golem lands a left hand.
Golem avoiding damage.
Golem is pressed up against the cage. Schmidt has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Golem down to the mat. Golem avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schmidt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Golem.
Azef Golem seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schmidt fails with the takedown.
It looked like Golem wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Golem with a jab.
Golem moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Golem displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Schmidt.
Azef Golem has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ernst Schmidt.
Schmidt misses with a double jab.
Golem decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Schmidt manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Schmidt lands a lovely overhand right.
Golem manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Schmidt on his heels. He'll look to pass Schmidt's guard now, I'm sure.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Schmidt 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!
Golem wants to control from the top but Schmidt keeps moving.
Golem pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Schmidt is keeping the position for now.
Schmidt pulls Golem in to control the position.
Golem has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Schmidt is on top in guard.
Golem looking to control.
Schmidt sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Golem not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Schmidt has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Schmidt 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Golem tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Schmidt 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.
Schmidt advances position into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Golem is looking to reverse the position.
Golem on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Golem tries to get out of the position.
Schmidt content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Schmidt is chipping away with strikes.
Schmidt landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Golem wants to control but Schmidt postures up.
A lull in the action here.
Golem struggling a bit here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Schmidt controlling the position.
Schmidt lands an elbow.
Schmidt controlling the position from side mount.
Ernst Schmidt has got the better of the ground game so far.
Schmidt working the ground and pound.
Schmidt is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Golem's shoulder. That is not cool.
Golem tries to improve position but can't.
Golem is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Schmidt cracks Golem with a big right hand but Golem just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Schmidt has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Schmidt working away.
Schmidt taking a breather here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ernst Schmidt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Golem's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Schmidt takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Golem throws a series of strikes that have Schmidt backpedaling.
Golem throws a hook to the side of Schmidt's head but Schmidt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Schmidt tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Golem paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Schmidt shoots for a double leg takedown but Golem sprawls well. He's pushed Schmidt's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Golem is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Golem has a takedown stuffed.
Schmidt has Golem up against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Golem is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Golem has Schmidt pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Golem pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Schmidt tumbling to the mat - Golem dives into Schmidt's guard.
Schmidt pushes Golem off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Golem shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Schmidt eats them both and turns towards Golem to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Schmidt tries to close the distance and clinch up but Golem swats him away and circles back towards the center.
An inside leg kick lands from Schmidt.
Schmidt scores with a leg kick.
Schmidt tries to close the distance and clinch up but Golem swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A swing and a miss from Schmidt.
Schmidt looks to land a combination. Golem sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Golem circles away from the clinch attempt.
Schmidt avoids a punch combination nicely.
Golem gets a double leg takedown into Schmidt's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Schmidt is on top in guard.
Schmidt showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Azef Golem has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Golem not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Schmidt is stalling in the full guard.
Schmidt drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Schmidt as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Golem screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Schmidt! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Ernst Schmidt!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Finlay Hope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xabilonso Alonso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alonso has chosen Die Motherfker Die as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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177 lbs
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178 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Finlay Hope!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Xabilonso Alonso!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alonso misses the shot to the body.
Hope moves into the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Alonso breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hope connects with a good right hand that stumbles Alonso. Alonso circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Alonso fails with a takedown attempt.
Hope fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alonso misses the shot to the body.
Hope throws a low kick but it's checked well by Alonso.
Hope closes the distance and clinches.
Hope has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Alonso after a bit of a struggle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hope has clasped his hands together around Alonso's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Hope throwing shots but missing, from side control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Hope in side control, throwing shots but Alonso defends.
Hope working the head and body with strikes.
Hope takes a little break here. Alonso wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Hope misses with the ground and pound.
Hope working the body and head with strikes.
Alonso is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Hope has just dragged him back down to the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hope working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Check out the look on Hope's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Hope throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Alonso pushes Hope away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Hope gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Hope cracks Alonso with a big elbow.
Hope landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hope staying calm.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hope working the ground and pound but Alonso is defending the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alonso takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Alonso pushes Hope away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Hope gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Alonso is trying to escape the position but Hope is controlling the position.
Alonso is pushing Hope's head away, looking to escape. Hope manages to hold on to the position though.
Alonso is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Hope working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Alonso is trying to escape the position but Hope is controlling the position.
Hope scores with a couple of short elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hope scoring with punches from side control.
Hope works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Alonso looks winded!
Alonso on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Hope happy to just control the position for now.
Hope in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hope lands an elbow.
Hope works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Hope working the body and head with strikes.
Hope working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hope cracks Alonso with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Hope scores with punches from side control.
Hope lands a few punches from side control.
Hope controlling the position from side mount.
Hope working the head and body with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Finlay Hope dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Alonso tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hope swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Alonso looks to land a left hand but Hope moved out of range nicely.
Alonso throws an overhand right that lands on Hope's shoulder, as Hope tries to avoid the shot.
Hope closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Alonso's guard.
Hope passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Hope wants to control but Alonso is keeping him busy.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hope trying to control the action but Alonso is working from the bottom.
Hope landing a few strikes.
Hope is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Alonso can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alonso seems a little lost for a moment, as Hope dominates the positioning.
Hope trying to control the position but Alonso is working away.
Alonso is trying to buck Hope off.
Hope wants to control but Alonso is keeping him busy.
Hope working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Alonso takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Alonso trying to remain calm as Hope controls from the top position.
Hope landing strikes.
Hope throws a strike aimed at the side of Alonso's head but Alonso avoids it well.
Alonso is working to avoid the ground and pound but Hope connects with a decent elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Hope's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Alonso is working to avoid the ground and pound but Hope connects with a decent elbow.
Alonso is breathing heavily.
Hope is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Alonso's shoulder. That is not cool.
Hope scores with a couple of short elbows.
Hope looks up at the clock and then as Alonso takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Hope smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Hope in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Hope looks up at the clock and then as Alonso takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Hope smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Hope creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Alonso is letting Hope control him for a moment.
Alonso takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hope working the ground and pound.
Hope is working Alonso over with some ground and pound from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hope working the head and body with strikes.
Hope remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Alonso is trying to buck Hope off.
Hope lands a decent elbow from side control.
Hope is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Alonso has escaped the position, nice work there.
Alonso is working to avoid the ground and pound but Hope connects with a decent elbow.
Alonso is letting Hope control him for a moment.
Alonso is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hope wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Alonso, who protects the arm well.
Hope content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Alonso is not content to let Hope control the position.
Alonso is letting Hope control him for a moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Finlay Hope dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Hope shoots in looking for a takedown but Alonso manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hope's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Alonso fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hope misses with a series of wild punches.
Hope scores with a jab to the jaw.
Finlay Hope is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hope darts in looking for a takedown but Alonso gets double underhooks and turns Hope into the cage.
Alonso misses with a low kick as Hope jumps back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alonso misses with a hook.
Hope changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Alonso walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Alonso shoots in for a takedown but Hope shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hope changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Alonso takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Alonso misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hope scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Further stalling from Hope.
Hope lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Hope throwing shots but Alonso is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hope content to control rather than advance.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hope lands a nice short elbow.
Alonso looks like he's trying to stand up.
Alonso is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hope scores with a couple of nice shots.
Hope lands strikes from half guard.
Hope content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Hope there.
Hope perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Hope is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Alonso reverses the position - he's now on top in Hope's guard.
Alonso tries to stand but Hope is controlling from the bottom.
Hope manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Alonso is fighting off a takedown attempt but Hope is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Alonso to the mat. Alonso regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Alonso can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Hope controls the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hope trying to control the position from guard on top but Alonso is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hope is looking to work some ground and pound but Alonso has wrist control.
Xabilonso Alonso has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hope has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hope controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
If it seems like I'm not saying a lot, it's just because Hope is stinking the place up with his stalling.
Hope is in close to Alonso's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hope looking to pass the guard.
Finlay Hope is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hope not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Alonso looking for a guillotine here but Hope defends easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Finlay Hope showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hope has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 30:26
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Finlay Hope!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yuri Boyka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wiz Khalifa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Solid Muay Thai
KO power |
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Yuri Boyka!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wiz Khalifa!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boyka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Boyka misses with a head kick.
Boyka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Khalifa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Khalifa throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Boyka lands with a kick to the temple. Khalifa shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Boyka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Boyka throws a nice outside leg kick.
Boyka throws a series of punches but Khalifa moves out of range.
Boyka throws a sloppy head kick and Khalifa moves out of range easily.
Boyka throws a head kick but Khalifa moves out of range.
Boyka throws a sloppy head kick and Khalifa moves out of range easily.
Boyka throws a sloppy head kick and Khalifa moves out of range easily.
Khalifa is looking for the big counter here.
Boyka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Boyka throws a sloppy head kick and Khalifa moves out of range easily.
Boyka throws a head kick that misses
and Boyka takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Khalifa is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Boyka is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyka lands a high kick!
Boyka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Khalifa avoids the head kick by Boyka.
A countering left hand to the body from Khalifa misses.
Left hook, right uppercut from Khalifa.
Boyka pushes Khalifa away with a front kick.
Boyka throws a combination that misses
and Khalifa counters with a series of strikes. Boyka will be more careful next time no doubt.
Khalifa fails with a takedown attempt.
Boyka moves out of range of the body kick.
Boyka plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Khalifa is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boyka batters Khalifa with a massive right followed by a huge left! Khalifa is out on his feet looking like a zombie as Boyka lands a final crushing right hand to drop Khalifa to the mat with a gruesome thud! Boyka is running around like a mad man after that fight and for good reason!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Yuri Boyka!
Yuri Boyka is the new featherweight champion!
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