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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ben Edwards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pate Huntter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Edwards might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Gee. 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ben Edwards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pate Huntter!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Huntter clinches with his opponent.
A frustrated look appears on Edwards's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Huntter fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Huntter manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Huntter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Huntter avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Huntter avoids a punch combination nicely.
Huntter looks to land a left hand but Edwards moved out of range nicely.
Edwards tried to counter with a leg kick but Huntter avoided it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Huntter rushes Edwards and presses him up against the cage.
Huntter gets control of Edwards's arms and successfully pulls guard. Huntter will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Huntter manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Edwards manages to get himself to full guard.
Huntter trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huntter advances to half guard.
Huntter missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Huntter is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huntter is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Huntter is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Huntter's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
More stalling from Huntter.
Huntter with more of the same as he continues to hold on.
Huntter lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Huntter has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Huntter controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huntter punishing his opponent with strikes.
Huntter controlling from the full mount.
Huntter with good strikes from the mount here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Huntter controlling his opponent.
Huntter landing shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pate Huntter dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Edwards is looking to land body kicks.
Edwards is looking to land body kicks.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Huntter breaks the clinch.
Edwards misses with an attempted mid kick.
Huntter displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Edwards throws out the jab.
Huntter has closed the distance and engaged Edwards in a clinch.
Huntter is looking for a takedown.
Edwards lands a body shot in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Huntter pulls guard.
Huntter bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Edwards's guard.
Huntter postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Pate Huntter has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huntter stays in close to Edwards's body and controls the position.
Huntter stands up and waves to Edwards to follow him.
Edwards is looking to land body kicks.
Huntter shoots in and gets a takedown into Edwards's guard.
Huntter slips nicely into half guard.
Huntter decides to stand and escape the position.
Huntter throws a right and a left that both miss.
Edwards throws a wild body kick that Huntter sees coming a mile off.
Huntter cracks Edwards with a good jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edwards scores with a kick to the body.
Huntter shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Edwards sprawls well. Edwards wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Huntter gets slowly back to his feet.
Huntter blocks the body kick.
Huntter fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Edwards is looking to counter punch.
Ben Edwards has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pate Huntter.
A punch combination from Edwards misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Edwards misses with a leg kick.
Huntter throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Edwards tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Huntter is in Edwards's guard.
Edwards wants to get back to his feet but Huntter passes into half guard.
Huntter controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huntter is working for a submission of some sort.
Huntter looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Huntter missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Huntter missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Huntter lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Huntter working Edwards over with strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Huntter controlling the action here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pate Huntter showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Huntter takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Edwards throws a head kick that misses.
Edwards throws a low kick but Huntter avoids it.
Edwards moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Edwards rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Huntter moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Edwards looks to land a left hand but Huntter moved out of range nicely.
Huntter shoots in but Edwards avoids the takedown attempt easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Huntter moves into range and clinches up with Edwards.
Huntter has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Edwards regains guard immediately.
Huntter 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.
Huntter has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huntter loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Huntter is stalling in the full guard.
Huntter throws a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Huntter stands up and waves to Edwards to follow him.
Edwards throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Huntter darts in and clinches Edwards up against the cage.
Huntter breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Huntter slips a jab and a cross from Edwards.
Huntter closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Edwards did well to prevent Huntter getting side control.
Edwards tries to kick Huntter off in order to stand up. Huntter Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Edwards knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Huntter on the ground.
Huntter is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Edwards is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Huntter has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Edwards. That's going to slow Huntter down.
Huntter shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Well, if Huntter 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.
Ben Edwards has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Huntter moves into full mount! Edwards won't be happy about that!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huntter looking to control and managing it successfully.
Huntter with shots to the head and body - Edwards looks very uncomfortable down there.
Huntter controlling from the full mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pate Huntter comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Huntter 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 26:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 26:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pate Huntter!
In defeat, Ben Edwards stepped up to the mic, saying 'fuck this shit'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marquan Weatherspoon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Delamitri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Good chin |
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marquan Weatherspoon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, David Delamitri!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Weatherspoon closes the distance and clinches up with Delamitri, looking for a takedown. Weatherspoon pushes Delamitri against the cage but Delamitri circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Weatherspoon fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Delamitri to the ground. Weatherspoon is now in Delamitri's guard.
Delamitri looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Delamitri keeping moving, preventing Weatherspoon from controlling successfully.
Delamitri seems keen to control Weatherspoon's posture.
Delamitri wants to sweep here but Weatherspoon controlling him for the moment.
Weatherspoon throws a big elbow that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Delamitri looking to hit a scissor sweep but Weatherspoon is one step ahead there.
Delamitri is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Weatherspoon defends well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Delamitri has his hands on Weatherspoon's head, controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weatherspoon is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Delamitri really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Weatherspoon. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Weatherspoon trying to control the position from guard on top but Delamitri is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Weatherspoon has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Delamitri pulls Weatherspoon in to control the position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Delamitri not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Weatherspoon tries to score a power double leg takedown but Delamitri sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Weatherspoon somewhat.
Delamitri tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Weatherspoon shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Delamitri as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marquan Weatherspoon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Weatherspoon.
Delamitri drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Weatherspoon defends it well.
Weatherspoon shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Delamitri is trying to defend but Weatherspoon finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Delamitri is looking for a sweep. Weatherspoon is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Weatherspoon is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Weatherspoon is looking to take a break and control but Delamitri is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weatherspoon stalling.
Weatherspoon is working for a submission of some sort.
Weatherspoon is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Weatherspoon has hold of Delamitri's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Delamitri manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Delamitri sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Delamitri can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weatherspoon passes to full mount!
Weatherspoon wants to control the pace but Delamitri is squirming around nicely.
Weatherspoon is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Delamitri is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Delamitri tries to lock up and control but Weatherspoon gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Weatherspoon is working for a guillotine from mount but Delamitri frees his head quite easily.
Delamitri is trying desperately to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marquan Weatherspoon dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Weatherspoon shoots in but no luck this time.
Weatherspoon is trying hard to land a takedown here. Delamitri sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Weatherspoon scores with a nice right hand.
Weatherspoon shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
so Delamitri counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marquan Weatherspoon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Weatherspoon looking to control.
Delamitri trying to control the position from guard on top but Weatherspoon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Delamitri keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Weatherspoon's head.
Delamitri chips away with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weatherspoon wants to sweep but no luck.
Delamitri working some strikes from top position.
Delamitri postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Marquan Weatherspoon overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Delamitri trying to control but Weatherspoon is working from the bottom.
Weatherspoon wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Delamitri is now in half guard.
Weatherspoon is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Delamitri pulls his head out easily.
Weatherspoon tries to roll over but Delamitri keeps him under control.
Weatherspoon is trying to maintain the position but Delamitri is very close to passing his half guard.
Weatherspoon manages to get to full guard.
Delamitri distracts Weatherspoon with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delamitri working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Delamitri connects with a couple of short punches.
Delamitri drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Weatherspoon dives on top into guard.
Weatherspoon wants to pass the guard but Delamitri is keeping the position.
Delamitri keeping moving, preventing Weatherspoon from controlling successfully.
Weatherspoon in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Weatherspoon pushing down on Delamitri's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Delamitri is staying active underneath Weatherspoon, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Weatherspoon controlling the pace.
Delamitri missing with punches from the bottom.
Delamitri tries to roll over but Weatherspoon keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Delamitri manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Delamitri is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Delamitri trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Delamitri is trying to keep Weatherspoon in close.
Delamitri controlling Weatherspoon's posture.
Delamitri wants to sweep here but Weatherspoon controlling him for the moment.
Weatherspoon stands and throws Delamitri's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Weatherspoon wants to lay and pray for a moment but Delamitri keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Weatherspoon has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Delamitri!
Delamitri tries to hold on but Weatherspoon pushes him away.
Weatherspoon has control of Delamitri's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Delamitri regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Delamitri is looking to get to half guard.
Weatherspoon is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Delamitri can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Weatherspoon with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Weatherspoon has hold of Delamitri's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Delamitri manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
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 Marquan Weatherspoon will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Nice sprawl there from Delamitri as Weatherspoon shoots in.
Delamitri drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Weatherspoon defends it well.
Delamitri displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Weatherspoon.
Weatherspoon looks for a takedown but Delamitri sprawls well.
Delamitri drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Weatherspoon defends it well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marquan Weatherspoon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Weatherspoon with a lazy takedown attempt
and Delamitri counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Delamitri.
Delamitri postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Weatherspoon looking for a guillotine here but Delamitri defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Delamitri wants to control from the top but Weatherspoon keeps moving.
Delamitri working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Weatherspoon's head.
Delamitri is fighting to break Weatherspoon's control of his arms but Weatherspoon is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Weatherspoon is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Delamitri is aware though and is defending well.
Delamitri wants to control from the top but Weatherspoon keeps moving.
Delamitri pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Weatherspoon is keeping the position for now.
Weatherspoon is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Delamitri postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Delamitri won't allow Weatherspoon to sweep him here.
David Delamitri has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delamitri keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Weatherspoon's head.
Delamitri loads up on a big left hand. Weatherspoon felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Delamitri looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Weatherspoon can't hide his disappointment, as Delamitri celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). David Delamitri!
After winning the bout, David Delamitri thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
The defeated Marquan Weatherspoon had this to say: 'A little setback is the setup for a major comeback!!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eric Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sweeney McIntyre (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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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eric Walker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sweeney McIntyre!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walker takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Walker tries to clinch but McIntyre moves away
and McIntyre counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Walker tries to bum rush McIntyre with a series of wild strikes but McIntyre uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
McIntyre connects with a looping right hand.
McIntyre just misses with a punch to the body.
McIntyre cracks a nice hook into Walker's ribs.
Walker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Walker 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.
Walker lands with a slapping head kick.
Walker lands a high kick!
Walker misses with a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Walker rushes McIntyre and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Walker misses with an elbow strike.
McIntyre breaks the clinch.
Nice body punch from McIntyre.
McIntyre looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
It looked like Walker was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Walker closes the distance but McIntyre moves to the side
and McIntyre counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
McIntyre moves out of range of the body kick from Walker.
Walker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from McIntyre finds it's way round the side to connect with Walker's head.
Walker takes one to the side of the head.
Walker tries to close the distance and clinch but McIntyre swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Walker wants to clinch up but McIntyre keeps it at a distance.
McIntyre lands a nice shot that snaps Walker's head back.
Walker is rocked!
Walker closes the distance but McIntyre moves to the side
and McIntyre counters with a right hand from hell and Walker is out cold! A vicious knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sweeney McIntyre!
A relieved looking Sweeney McIntyre thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Svend Haraldsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rickey Scheiner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scheiner has chosen Rob Zombie - Living Dead Girl (REMIX) as his entrance music. Rickey Scheiner has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Svend Haraldsson's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Svend Haraldsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Rickey Scheiner!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scheiner throws a series of punches but Haraldsson avoids them all with ease.
The fighters circling - Scheiner throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Scheiner has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Scheiner misses with a left hand
and Haraldsson counters with a nice uppercut.
Haraldsson lands a leg kick that knocks Scheiner off balance momentarily.
A telegraphed right hand from Scheiner misses the target.
As Scheiner backs away, Haraldsson returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Scheiner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Haraldsson throws a quick counter kick to the body but Scheiner avoids it.
Haraldsson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Haraldsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Scheiner.
Nice defenses there by Haraldsson.
Haraldsson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Scheiner.
Haraldsson connects with a leg kick. Scheiner looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Scheiner chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Haraldsson can pounce on him.
A shot to the body from Scheiner misses
and Haraldsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The fighters circling - Scheiner throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A solid leg kick lands there for Haraldsson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Haraldsson takes a swing at Scheiner's ribcage but misses.
Scheiner throws a combination that misses
and Haraldsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Haraldsson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haraldsson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Scheiner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Haraldsson.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Haraldsson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Scheiner has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Scheiner and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Scheiner throws a counter combo.
Haraldsson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Scheiner counters with a series of strikes. Haraldsson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Scheiner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Haraldsson.
Scheiner moves out of range of the leg kick from Haraldsson.
Scheiner on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Scheiner throws a body punch but Haraldsson moves out of range.
Haraldsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Scheiner is just out of range.
Scheiner misses with the combination.
Scheiner scores with a hook to the body. Haraldsson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Scheiner closes the distance and pushes Haraldsson back into the cage.
Scheiner goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Scheiner tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Scheiner swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haraldsson controlling the action here for a moment.
Scheiner blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Scheiner digs a right hand into Haraldsson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Haraldsson's gas tank.
Scheiner is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Haraldsson to keep the fight standing.
Scheiner can't find room to land a body shot as Haraldsson controls the action.
Still in the clinch, Scheiner scores with a nice short uppercut.
Haraldsson tries a body shot but Scheiner blocks it.
Scheiner tries to work over Haraldsson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A body shot lands from Haraldsson.
Scheiner misses with a punch to the body.
Scheiner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Scheiner lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Haraldsson misses with an elbow over the top.
Haraldsson blocks a body shot from Scheiner.
Haraldsson blocks a body shot from Scheiner.
Haraldsson misses with some punches.
Scheiner manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Scheiner works on Haraldsson's body with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scheiner tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Scheiner takes a shot to the head.
Haraldsson has a couple of punches blocked by Scheiner.
Scheiner prevents a body shot from Haraldsson.
A body shot lands from Scheiner.
A short right from Scheiner.
Haraldsson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Scheiner presses Haraldsson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Scheiner blocks an uppercut.
Scheiner blocks a body shot from Haraldsson.
Haraldsson lands with a right to the head.
Scheiner goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Haraldsson tries a body shot but Scheiner blocks it.
Scheiner goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Scheiner tries a body shot but Haraldsson blocks it.
Scheiner blocks a body shot from Haraldsson.
A shot in the inside from Haraldsson.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haraldsson blocks an uppercut.
Scheiner pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Haraldsson lands the left hand.
Scheiner checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Haraldsson keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Haraldsson throws a leg kick but Scheiner sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Scheiner is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Haraldsson rather than just go for the knockout.
Scheiner uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Scheiner throws a body punch but Haraldsson moves out of range.
Haraldsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Haraldsson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Haraldsson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Scheiner tries to keep at a distance but Haraldsson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Haraldsson has a couple of punches blocked by Scheiner.
Scheiner gets through Haraldsson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Haraldsson misses with a punch on the inside.
Come on Haraldsson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rickey Scheiner will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Scheiner throws a combination that misses
and Haraldsson counters with a big head kick but Scheiner shrugs it off.
Haraldsson moves out of range of the strikes.
Scheiner throws a looping overhand right but Haraldsson ducks down to avoid it.
Haraldsson feints and then cracks Scheiner's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Scheiner down.
Svend Haraldsson is winning the standup battle so far.
Scheiner swings widly with a right hand
and Haraldsson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Haraldsson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Scheiner counters with a straight right hand.
Scheiner misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Haraldsson counters with a good low kick that Scheiner was not able to check.
Scheiner misses with a looping left.
Haraldsson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Scheiner.
Scheiner bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Haraldsson's head backwards.
Haraldsson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Haraldsson staying out of range there.
Haraldsson lands a leg kick that knocks Scheiner off balance momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Scheiner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Haraldsson is looking to counter with a body kick.
Haraldsson tries to score with a low kick but Scheiner moves his leg out of the way.
Scheiner loads up on a big right hand but Haraldsson slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scheiner throws a good cross that connects.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Haraldsson - that will leave a mark!
Haraldsson pushes Scheiner up against the cage in a clinch.
Scheiner fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Scheiner scores with a shoulder strike.
Haraldsson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nice body punch from Haraldsson.
Haraldsson blocks a body shot from Scheiner.
Rickey Scheiner seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Haraldsson.
A short body shot lands from Haraldsson as the two fighters clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Haraldsson.
Scheiner misses with a body punch.
Haraldsson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Haraldsson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Haraldsson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Haraldsson lands a right hand.
Haraldsson gets through Scheiner's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Scheiner softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Haraldsson struggles to land a body shot inside as Scheiner controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scheiner misses with a punch to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The referee calls for Haraldsson to work.
Haraldsson swings wildly with an uppercut but Scheiner uses good head movement to avoid it.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Haraldsson here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Haraldsson misses with a punch on the inside.
Scheiner goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Scheiner tries to work over Haraldsson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Scheiner tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Haraldsson.
Haraldsson lands with a left to the head.
Scheiner has a couple of punches blocked by Haraldsson.
Scheiner misses with a short punch on the inside.
Haraldsson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Scheiner misses with a hook from the clinch.
Scheiner throws a punch but it's blocked by Haraldsson.
Haraldsson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scheiner blocks an uppercut.
Scheiner lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Haraldsson backwards.
Haraldsson struggles to land a body shot inside as Scheiner controls his hands.
A nice left hand lands by Scheiner.
Haraldsson lands with a light punch inside.
A short body shot lands from Scheiner as the two fighters clinch.
Scheiner misses with some punches.
Haraldsson misses with the head strike.
Haraldsson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Haraldsson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Scheiner.
Haraldsson scores with a shoulder strike.
Haraldsson throws a punch but it's blocked by Scheiner.
Haraldsson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Haraldsson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Haraldsson lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Scheiner.
Haraldsson digs a right hand into Scheiner's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Scheiner's gas tank.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Scheiner swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Scheiner misses with a hook to the ribs.
Scheiner drops down looking for an ankle pick but Haraldsson pulls his leg out and moves away.
Haraldsson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Scheiner misses with a two punch combination.
Haraldsson tries to counter by clinching up but Scheiner breaks away and moves out of range.
Scheiner stuns Haraldsson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Haraldsson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Scheiner.
Haraldsson scoring well with a low kick there.
Scheiner connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Haraldsson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Scheiner's head backwards.
Scheiner walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Scheiner missing with a left hand there. Haraldsson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good leg kick by Haraldsson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Haraldsson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Scheiner misses with a lunging right hand
and Haraldsson counters with an outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Svend Haraldsson dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Haraldsson slips under a jab from Scheiner.
Scheiner scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Haraldsson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Scheiner.
Scheiner throws a hook but Haraldsson avoids it easily.
Scheiner's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Scheiner lands a nice shot to the body.
Haraldsson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rickey Scheiner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Scheiner's corner calls for a 1-2. Scheiner obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Haraldsson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Scheiner misses with a looping left.
Haraldsson lunges at Scheiner with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Scheiner's hand.
Haraldsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Scheiner.
A chopping leg kick lands by Haraldsson.
Scheiner steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Haraldsson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Scheiner swings for the body but Haraldsson moves out of range.
Haraldsson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Scheiner.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Scheiner checks a leg kick.
Scheiner now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haraldsson lands a nice shot that snaps Scheiner's head back.
Scheiner avoids the body shot from Haraldsson.
Haraldsson lands a leg kick that knocks Scheiner off balance momentarily.
Haraldsson misses with a low kick.
Scheiner misses with a jab, cross combination.
Haraldsson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Scheiner throws a left and a right that both miss
and Haraldsson counters with a nice uppercut.
Haraldsson lands with a right hand.
Scheiner misses with a right hand
and Haraldsson counters with an outside leg kick.
Haraldsson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Scheiner throws a hook but Haraldsson blocks it.
Scheiner misses with an uppercut
and Haraldsson counters with a good low kick that Scheiner was not able to check.
A telegraphed right hand from Scheiner misses the target.
Haraldsson fires out a quick counter leg kick but Scheiner just manages to avoid it.
Haraldsson lands a slapping body shot.
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!
Haraldsson scores with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haraldsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Scheiner throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Haraldsson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Haraldsson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Scheiner falls off balance throwing a combination
and Haraldsson counters with a left to the body.
Scheiner takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Scheiner just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Haraldsson. Scheiner does a little dance to reset his feet.
Scheiner appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Haraldsson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Scheiner connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Haraldsson scrambles back to his feet.
Scheiner looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Haraldsson throws a quick inside leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Scheiner blocks the low kick.
Scheiner lands a glancing blow to the side of Haraldsson's head.
Haraldsson tries to land a leg kick but Scheiner saw it coming and moves away.
Scheiner is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scheiner misses with a jab, cross combination.
Haraldsson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Scheiner tries to clinch but Haraldsson moves out of range.
Scheiner throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Haraldsson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Haraldsson lands a jab.
Haraldsson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Scheiner at a distance.
Haraldsson connects with a solid leg kick.
Haraldsson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Haraldsson throws a hook but Scheiner blocks it.
Haraldsson scores with a spinning back kick!
Haraldsson slips a jab and a cross from Scheiner.
Haraldsson lands a jab to Scheiner's midsection.
Haraldsson throws a nice outside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Scheiner. Haraldsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Scheiner misses the shot to the body.
Scheiner looks to score with a jab to the body but Haraldsson is just out of range.
Scheiner takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Haraldsson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Scheiner stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Scheiner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Haraldsson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A jab from Haraldsson finds it's way through Scheiner's defenses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Haraldsson.
Haraldsson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Scheiner tries to bum rush Haraldsson with a series of wild strikes but Haraldsson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Haraldsson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Scheiner can do to turn this around?
Haraldsson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Scheiner chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Haraldsson can pounce on him.
Scheiner has closed the distance and engaged Haraldsson in a clinch.
Haraldsson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Scheiners head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Scheiner swings wildly with an uppercut but Haraldsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Svend Haraldsson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Haraldsson 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Svend Haraldsson!
Svend Haraldsson was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mad Dog Iii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron Scott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Mad Dog Iii has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mad Dog Iii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aaron Scott!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dog Iii misses with a right hand
and Scott cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dog Iii checks the leg kick nicely there.
Dog Iii tried to counter with a leg kick but Scott avoided it.
Dog Iii cracks the inside of Scott's front leg.
Scott takes the fight into the clinch.
Dog Iii breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dog Iii throws a head kick but Scott moves out of range.
Dog Iii throws a solid leg kick but Scott takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dog Iii.
Scott tries to clinch but Dog Iii is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dog Iii scores with a nice head shot.
Scott tries to clinch but Dog Iii moves away
and Dog Iii counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Scott thinking.
Scott takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dog Iii throws a big shot that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Scott misses the target.
Scott lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Dog Iii lands the left hand.
Scott throws a shot from downtown. Dog Iii moves away and avoids it.
Dog Iii looks for the body kick but Scott saw that one coming.
A shot to the liver by Scott. Beautiful body shot.
Dog Iii ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Scott moves away.
A head kick by Dog Iii misses
and Dog Iii takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dog Iii wants to slow Scott down by chopping away at his legs.
Scott throws a wild body kick that Dog Iii sees coming a mile off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dog Iii works Scott's body with a nice hook.
Dog Iii seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Dog Iii lands the left hand.
Dog Iii attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head kick misses from Scott.
Dog Iii showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Scott.
Dog Iii lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Dog Iii paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Dog Iii's jab looks to have found its range, popping Scott under the eye.
Scott's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dog Iii under the eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dog Iii fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Dog Iii pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Scott connects with the punch.
Scott doesn't manage to clinch there - Dog Iii circles away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dog Iii.
Scott tries to clinch up.
Scott ducks right into an uppercut from Dog Iii.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dog Iii.
Scott throws a hook but Dog Iii blocks it.
Dog Iii keeps the fight on the outside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scott misses with a straight right.
Scott misses with an uppercut. Dog Iii saw that one coming.
A shot to the liver by Dog Iii. Beautiful body shot.
Scott wants to slow Dog Iii down by chopping away at his legs.
Scott takes one to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Scott takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Dog Iii pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Scott lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Dog Iii throws a shot from downtown. Scott moves away and avoids it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Scott! But no joy.
Dog Iii avoids the body shot from Scott.
Dog Iii lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mad Dog Iii dominated that round.
That's time! Dog Iii's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Dog Iii throws a lazy head kick
and Scott counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Scott moves out of range of the leg kick from Dog Iii.
Scott darts in and clinches Dog Iii up against the cage.
Dog Iii lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Scott throws a punch but it's blocked by Dog Iii.
Scott is trying to drag Dog Iii to the mat but Dog Iii just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Scott misses with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dog Iii.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dog Iii pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dog Iii lands with a right hand.
Scott misses with a low kick.
Dog Iii keeps the fight on the outside.
A counter left hand to the body from Dog Iii misses its target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dog Iii jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dog Iii takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Scott has Dog Iii up against the cage in a clinch.
Dog Iii escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dog Iii jabs at Scott's body.
Aaron Scott is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dog Iii scores with a jab to the jaw.
Scott's corner calls for a 1-2. Scott obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Scott throws a nice looking combination but Dog Iii bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dog Iii steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Scott.
Scott moves out of range as Dog Iii throws a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dog Iii.
Dog Iii gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Scott.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dog Iii misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Scott.
Some wild striking there from Scott.
Dog Iii appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dog Iii.
Dog Iii cracks Scott with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Scott looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Dog Iii chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Scott is looking to clinch.
Dog Iii throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Scott lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Scott has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dog Iii.
Scott throws a series of punches but Dog Iii avoids them all with ease.
Dog Iii avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Scott scores with a shot to the body.
Scott swings widly with a right hand
and Dog Iii counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dog Iii slips a straight right by Scott.
A jab from Scott misses.
Dog Iii was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Decent striking displayed by Scott there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dog Iii tries a low kick but Scott avoids it.
Scott lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Scott uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dog Iii.
Dog Iii throws a wild body kick that Scott sees coming a mile off.
Scott throws a series of punches but Dog Iii avoids them all with ease.
Dog Iii throwing a counter right hand but Scott manages to avoid it.
Dog Iii pivots, looking for a leg kick but Scott is out of range and Dog Iii settles back down.
Scott tries to clinch but Dog Iii moves away
and Dog Iii counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dog Iii staying out of range there.
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 Mad Dog Iii will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Dog Iii throws a shot from downtown. Scott moves away and avoids it.
Dog Iii uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Scott.
Dog Iii swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Scott rushes Dog Iii and presses him up against the cage.
Scott goes for a takedown attempt but Dog Iii pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Dog Iii throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Scott looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Scott uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dog Iii.
Dog Iii with a body punch. A glancing blow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dog Iii moves out of range as Scott throws a body kick.
Nice uppercut there from Dog Iii.
Mad Dog Iii is winning the standup battle so far.
Scott misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dog Iii throws a looping overhand right but Scott ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott clinches with his opponent.
Scott's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Scott's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Scott on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Scott with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dog Iii to score with a decent uppercut.
Scott throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dog Iii misses with a low kick.
Scott avoids a kick to the body.
Dog Iii throws a hook but Scott blocks it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dog Iii.
Scott takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dog Iii lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dog Iii goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Aaron Scott has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Scott misses with an uppercut.
Dog Iii looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
A combination from Scott does no damage.
It looked like Dog Iii wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Scott wants to clinch but Dog Iii slips to the side
and Dog Iii counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dog Iii ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Scott throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dog Iii swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Scott counters with a nice body kick.
Donk. Scott catches Dog Iii right on the button with a cross.
Dog Iii is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Scott can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Scott slips a jab from Dog Iii.
Dog Iii on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Donk. Dog Iii catches Scott right on the button with a cross.
Scott tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Dog Iii counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Dog Iii misses with a hook. Scott ducked under it nicely.
Scott misses with a wild combination.
Dog Iii connects with a solid leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dog Iii slips a jab and a cross from Scott.
Dog Iii lands an overhand right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dog Iii throws a jab when Scott was well out of range.
Scott throws a leg kick that misses.
Scott takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Aaron Scott has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dog Iii keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Scott wants to clinch.
Dog Iii quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mad Dog Iii showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dog Iii, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mad Dog Iii!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Iancu Calmuschi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Whitey O Whitersson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Calmuschi comes to the cage accompanied by "The Night" by Disturbed. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Iancu Calmuschi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Whitey O Whitersson!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Calmuschi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but O Whitersson moves away.
O Whitersson looks to land a combination but Calmuschi avoids it well.
Calmuschi is looking to counter with a body kick.
O Whitersson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Calmuschi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
O Whitersson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Calmuschi is looking to counter with a body kick.
Calmuschi lands a glancing blow to the side of O Whitersson's head.
O Whitersson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Calmuschi misses with a head kick.
O Whitersson misses with the combination.
Calmuschi fires out a quick counter leg kick but O Whitersson just manages to avoid it.
O Whitersson throws out a loose jab but Calmuschi uses good head movement to avoid it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Calmuschi.
Calmuschi misses with a body shot.
O Whitersson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Calmuschi throws the left hand but O Whitersson avoids the punch easily.
O Whitersson swings for the body but Calmuschi moves out of range.
Calmuschi throws a lazy right hand but O Whitersson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
O Whitersson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Calmuschi misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Whitersson lands with a hook. Calmuschi tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
O Whitersson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Calmuschi lands with an uppercut that bounces O Whitersson off the cage and back into range.
Whitey O Whitersson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
O Whitersson misses with a body shot.
Calmuschi swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by O Whitersson.
O Whitersson misses with a body shot.
O Whitersson staying out of range there.
Calmuschi drops his hands momentarily and O Whitersson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
O Whitersson stalks Calmuschi and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Calmuschi's face. Calmuschi staggers backwards, shaken.
Calmuschi misses the shot to the body.
Calmuschi's hands are dropping dangerously low here and O Whitersson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Calmuschi scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
O Whitersson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
It looked like Calmuschi was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
O Whitersson throws a series of punches but Calmuschi moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Calmuschi. O Whitersson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Calmuschi bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Whitersson avoids a punch combination nicely.
O Whitersson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Calmuschi throws out the jab.
A combination from O Whitersson does no damage.
Calmuschi has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Calmuschi there as he acknowledges the shot.
O Whitersson throws a combination that misses
and Calmuschi counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
O Whitersson misses with a shot to the body
and Calmuschi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Calmuschi listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
O Whitersson lands with a hook. Calmuschi tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
O Whitersson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
O Whitersson swings for the body but Calmuschi moves out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for O Whitersson. That snapped Calmuschi's head back.
Calmuschi throws a lazy right hand but O Whitersson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Calmuschi throws a leg kick but O Whitersson checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Whitersson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
O Whitersson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Calmuschi is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Calmuschi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Calmuschi avoids a punch combination nicely.
O Whitersson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
O Whitersson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Calmuschi throws a hook but O Whitersson blocks it.
A punch combination from O Whitersson misses.
O Whitersson lands with a cross.
Calmuschi throws the kick towards the body but O Whitersson avoids it.
Calmuschi throws a shot to the body.
O Whitersson throws a series of strikes that have Calmuschi backpedaling.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
O Whitersson ducks under a wild hook from Calmuschi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calmuschi is looking to land body kicks.
Calmuschi throws a leg kick but O Whitersson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
O Whitersson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Calmuschi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Calmuschi looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
O Whitersson tries to bum rush Calmuschi with a series of wild strikes but Calmuschi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Calmuschi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
O Whitersson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Calmuschi.
O Whitersson loads up on a big right hand but Calmuschi slips the punch.
Calmuschi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Calmuschi cracks O Whitersson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Calmuschi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from O Whitersson.
Calmuschi quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Calmuschi is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Calmuschi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but O Whitersson moves away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from O Whitersson! But no joy.
O Whitersson has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
O Whitersson looks to throw the jab but Calmuschi is out of range.
Calmuschi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to O Whitersson's calf.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Whitey O Whitersson will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Calmuschi throws a front kick aimed at O Whitersson's knee but O Whitersson avoids it well.
Whitey O Whitersson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
O Whitersson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Calmuschi slips a straight right by O Whitersson.
O Whitersson lands with a shot to the body.
O Whitersson misses with a hook
and Calmuschi counters with a straight right hand.
O Whitersson throws a combination. Calmuschi tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Calmuschi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sloppy strikes from O Whitersson. Those never looked like landing.
Calmuschi misses with a wild body shot.
O Whitersson lands a lovely overhand right.
A combination from O Whitersson does no damage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Calmuschi. O Whitersson does a little dance to reset his feet.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Calmuschi might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters circling - Calmuschi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
O Whitersson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A lazy left from O Whitersson finds it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calmuschi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from O Whitersson.
O Whitersson missing with a left hand there. Calmuschi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
O Whitersson throws a body shot but no joy.
O Whitersson tries to bum rush Calmuschi with a series of wild strikes but Calmuschi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Whitey O Whitersson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Calmuschi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
O Whitersson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Calmuschi listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Calmuschi throws a right and a left that both miss.
O Whitersson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from O Whitersson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Calmuschi scores with a nice strike.
Calmuschi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Calmuschi misses with a wild combination.
O Whitersson throws a combination. Calmuschi tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Calmuschi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
O Whitersson looks to land a combination but Calmuschi avoids it well.
Calmuschi throwing a counter right hand but O Whitersson manages to avoid it.
O Whitersson looks to land a right hand but Calmuschi moved out of range.
Calmuschi slips a jab from O Whitersson.
Calmuschi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Calmuschi thuds his shin into the meat of O Whitersson's side.
Calmuschi throws a head kick but O Whitersson moves out of range.
O Whitersson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Calmuschi was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
O Whitersson takes a swing at Calmuschi's ribcage but misses.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from O Whitersson in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
O Whitersson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Calmuschi.
Calmuschi throws a leg kick but O Whitersson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Calmuschi dodges the punch combination from O Whitersson.
A little feinted left hand from Calmuschi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calmuschi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. O Whitersson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Calmuschi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on O Whitersson. That did some damage!
Calmuschi looks to land a right hand but O Whitersson moved out of range.
O Whitersson moves forwards but Calmuschi connects with a nice, crisp jab.
O Whitersson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Calmuschi was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Calmuschi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
O Whitersson misses with an uppercut.
Calmuschi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Good standup being displayed there by Calmuschi as he connects with a hook.
Calmuschi dodges the punch combination from O Whitersson.
Calmuschi misses with a hook.
O Whitersson misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Whitersson misses with a shot to the body
and Calmuschi counters with a leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Calmuschi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice body kick from Calmuschi.
O Whitersson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
O Whitersson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Calmuschi throws a hook but O Whitersson avoids it easily.
O Whitersson takes a jab right on the kisser.
O Whitersson works Calmuschi's body with a nice hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Calmuschi. O Whitersson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Calmuschi lands a nice shot that snaps O Whitersson's head back.
O Whitersson tries to bum rush Calmuschi with a series of wild strikes but Calmuschi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A slow jab from Calmuschi misses its intended target.
Calmuschi tries to work over O Whitersson's front leg with a kick but O Whitersson checks 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 Iancu Calmuschi will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
O Whitersson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
O Whitersson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A good leg kick by Calmuschi.
Calmuschi moves away from the strike by O Whitersson.
O Whitersson avoids the body shot from Calmuschi.
O Whitersson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Calmuschi throws a nice outside leg kick.
O Whitersson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Calmuschi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Calmuschi scores with a hook to the body. O Whitersson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Calmuschi defending well as O Whitersson loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice leg kick lands there from Calmuschi.
O Whitersson throws a series of punches but Calmuschi moves out of range.
O Whitersson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
O Whitersson throws a right hand that misses
and O Whitersson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Calmuschi.
O Whitersson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Calmuschi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
O Whitersson misses with a wild combination.
O Whitersson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Calmuschi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but O Whitersson was well out of range. Poor timing from Calmuschi.
Calmuschi throws a nice head kick!
O Whitersson moves out of range as Calmuschi strikes.
Calmuschi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
O Whitersson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Calmuschi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Calmuschi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
O Whitersson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Calmuschi moves away from the strike by O Whitersson.
Calmuschi feints and then cracks O Whitersson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow O Whitersson down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Whitersson throws a hook but Calmuschi avoids it easily.
O Whitersson throws a right hand that misses
and Calmuschi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
O Whitersson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
O Whitersson throws a right and a left that Calmuschi avoids nicely.
A counter left hand to the body from Calmuschi misses its target.
Calmuschi cracks the inside of O Whitersson's front leg.
Calmuschi getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
O Whitersson throws out a loose jab but Calmuschi uses good head movement to avoid it.
O Whitersson misses with a left hand
and Calmuschi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
O Whitersson throws a body shot but no joy.
Calmuschi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Calmuschi is looking to counter punch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Calmuschi darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
O Whitersson connects with a nice looking jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Calmuschi. O Whitersson does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calmuschi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on O Whitersson. That did some damage!
O Whitersson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Calmuschi throws a jab but it's blocked by O Whitersson.
Calmuschi misses the shot to the body.
O Whitersson scores with a nice right hand.
Calmuschi misses with a body shot.
O Whitersson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Calmuschi cracks O Whitersson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Calmuschi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. O Whitersson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
O Whitersson lands a jab.
Calmuschi throws a low kick but O Whitersson moves out of range easily.
O Whitersson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Calmuschi drops his hands momentarily and O Whitersson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
O Whitersson throws a body punch but Calmuschi moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Whitersson scores with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
O Whitersson misses with the combination.
O Whitersson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Calmuschi manages to avoid it.
A quick step to the side and Calmuschi tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Calmuschi connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between O Whitersson's hands.
O Whitersson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Calmuschi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
O Whitersson misses with a looping right.
Calmuschi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice straight punches there by Calmuschi. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Calmuschi.
Calmuschi swings for the body but O Whitersson moves out of range.
O Whitersson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Calmuschi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as O Whitersson throws out the jab.
Calmuschi looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
A slow jab from O Whitersson misses its intended target.
O Whitersson avoids the body shot from Calmuschi.
Calmuschi throws a head kick but O Whitersson moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Iancu Calmuschi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Calmuschi 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Iancu Calmuschi!
During a confident post fight interview, Iancu Calmuschi thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Demetrious Jorgensen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ed Frettish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Demetrious Jorgensen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ed Frettish!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frettish swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Frettish scores with a decent looking hook.
Frettish gets caught napping as Jorgensen dives in and scores a takedown. Frettish manages to retain guard.
Frettish is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jorgensen is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Jorgensen lands a couple of elbows.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jorgensen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jorgensen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jorgensen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Frettish is keeping the position for now.
Jorgensen trying to control the position from guard on top but Frettish is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jorgensen 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frettish avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jorgensen with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jorgensen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jorgensen trying to control the position from guard on top but Frettish is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jorgensen throws an elbow that misses. Frettish uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Jorgensen's guard. Nice move by Frettish!
Jorgensen pulls Frettish in to control the position.
Jorgensen working a defensive guard here.
Frettish tries to stand but Jorgensen is controlling from the bottom.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Jorgensen holds on and takes a little breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jorgensen wants to sweep here but Frettish controlling him for the moment.
Jorgensen seems keen to control Frettish's posture.
Jorgensen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Frettish is one step ahead there.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Jorgensen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Jorgensen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Frettish misses with a straight left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jorgensen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
It seemed like Frettish was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jorgensen fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Frettish throws a body shot but no joy.
A telegraphed right hand from Frettish misses the target.
Frettish throws a combination. Jorgensen tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Frettish throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jorgensen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jorgensen doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Frettish counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Demetrious Jorgensen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frettish swings for the body but Jorgensen moves out of range.
Jorgensen half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Frettish, as that shot connected.
Jorgensen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Frettish throws out the jab.
Jorgensen feinted with a counter takedown.
Jorgensen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jorgensen tries for a takedown but Frettish circles away easily
and Jorgensen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Frettish changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ed Frettish dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Jorgensen misses with a takedown attempt
and Frettish counters with a straight right hand.
Frettish gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Frettish throws a head punch that misses.
Frettish gets through Jorgensen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jorgensen is working for takedown but Frettish is calmly controlling the position for now.
Stalling in the clinch from Frettish.
Frettish lands with a light punch inside.
Frettish's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jorgensen slips a straight right by Frettish.
Jorgensen attempts a counter takedown but Frettish avoids it well and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frettish throws a right and a left that both miss.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jorgensen is defended easily by Frettish.
Frettish is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Jorgensen with a body shot.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Demetrious Jorgensen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jorgensen shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Frettish defends it nicely.
Frettish has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jorgensen gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Frettish counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jorgensen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Frettish scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jorgensen doesn't seem bothered though.
Ed Frettish seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Frettish throws a series of punches but Jorgensen moves out of range.
Jorgensen changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Frettish closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Frettish goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Frettish prevents a body shot from Jorgensen.
Jorgensen misses with a body punch.
Frettish blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've been informed that Frettish has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Jorgensen slows down the pace here.
Jorgensen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Frettish misses with the head strike.
Jorgensen keeps control of Frettish as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jorgensen is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Frettish is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Jorgensen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jorgensen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jorgensen looking for a takedown.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jorgensen.
Frettish stalling against the cage.
Jorgensen is looking for a takedown.
Frettish lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jorgensen lands a right hand.
Jorgensen tries a body shot but Frettish blocks it.
Frettish has Jorgensen pushed against the cage.
Frettish slowing the pace effectively.
Jorgensen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jorgensen has a couple of punches blocked by Frettish.
Frettish prevents a takedown attempt there.
Frettish lands with a light punch inside.
Frettish makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jorgensen wants a takedown.
Jorgensen takes a shot to the head.
Frettish pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Frettish misses with a straight right.
A telegraphed right hand from Frettish misses the target.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Frettish misses with a hook
and Jorgensen counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Frettish keeping moving, preventing Jorgensen from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ed Frettish showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Frettish scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Frettish moves into the clinch successfully.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Frettish content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Frettish pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Frettish stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Frettish wants it to stay on the feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frettish misses with a hook to the body
and Jorgensen counters with a shoot takedown. Frettish fights it but they end up in guard.
Jorgensen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jorgensen postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frettish avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jorgensen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jorgensen throws a big right hand that misses.
Frettish tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jorgensen is working Frettish over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Frettish takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jorgensen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Frettish preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jorgensen lands a couple of elbows.
Jorgensen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Frettish avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jorgensen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jorgensen with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jorgensen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Frettish avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Frettish avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jorgensen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jorgensen works over Frettish with some ground and pound from guard.
Jorgensen throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jorgensen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Frettish tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jorgensen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jorgensen throws an elbow that misses. Frettish uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Jorgensen's guard. Nice move by Frettish!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jorgensen trying to control the position.
Jorgensen seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Jorgensen looking for a sweep. Not yet Jorgensen, not yet.
Jorgensen managing to control the position.
Jorgensen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jorgensen is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Frettish is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Jorgensen manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Frettish manages to get himself to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Frettish working a defensive guard here.
Jorgensen keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Frettish's head.
Jorgensen advances position into side control!
Jorgensen sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Frettish is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Ed Frettish is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Frettish can't do much from the bottom here.
Frettish dodges the ground and pound from Jorgensen.
And that's the end of the fight!
Demetrious Jorgensen showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Frettish 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ed Frettish!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Oliver Hedman Karlsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anton Kruglov (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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173 lbs
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176 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Oliver Hedman Karlsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anton Kruglov!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hedman Karlsson walks into a jab.
Kruglov bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hedman Karlsson's head backwards.
Kruglov avoids the head kick by Hedman Karlsson.
We've been informed that Kruglov has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Hedman Karlsson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hedman Karlsson checks a leg kick.
Hedman Karlsson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kruglov throws a shot to the body.
Kruglov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hedman Karlsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Kruglov.
Kruglov lands a front kick.
Kruglov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hedman Karlsson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kruglov tries to score with a low kick but Hedman Karlsson moves his leg out of the way.
Kruglov pushes Hedman Karlsson away with a front kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kruglov lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kruglov connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hedman Karlsson. Hedman Karlsson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kruglov.
Donk. Kruglov catches Hedman Karlsson right on the button with a cross.
Kruglov tries to clinch up but Hedman Karlsson circles away and keeps his distance.
Hedman Karlsson drops down looking for a counter takedown but Kruglov sprawls and moves away.
Hedman Karlsson misses with a straight right.
Kruglov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hedman Karlsson.
Kruglov throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kruglov slips a straight right by Hedman Karlsson.
Hedman Karlsson throws an overhand right that lands on Kruglov's shoulder, as Kruglov tries to avoid the shot.
A cross from Hedman Karlsson lands.
Kruglov misses with a low kick as Hedman Karlsson jumps back.
Hedman Karlsson changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Hedman Karlsson cracks a nice hook into Kruglov's ribs.
Kruglov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hedman Karlsson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kruglov feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hedman Karlsson's calf.
Hedman Karlsson throws a combination that misses
and Kruglov counters with a nice body shot.
Kruglov swings for the body but Hedman Karlsson moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hedman Karlsson blocks a low kick nicely.
Hedman Karlsson loads up on a big right hand but Kruglov slips the punch.
Hedman Karlsson ducks under a wild hook from Kruglov.
Hedman Karlsson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hedman Karlsson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kruglov lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kruglov uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kruglov clobbers Hedman Karlsson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hedman Karlsson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hedman Karlsson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hedman Karlsson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kruglov on the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hedman Karlsson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hedman Karlsson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kruglov.
Kruglov lands a nice shot that snaps Hedman Karlsson's head back.
Kruglov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hedman Karlsson.
Kruglov throws a leg kick but Hedman Karlsson moved away.
Kruglov catches Hedman Karlsson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kruglov throws a shot to the body.
Kruglov clobbers Hedman Karlsson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kruglov is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Hedman Karlsson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Kruglov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Anton Kruglov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hedman Karlsson looks to land a right hand but Kruglov moved out of range.
Kruglov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hedman Karlsson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hedman Karlsson appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kruglov slips a straight right by Hedman Karlsson.
Kruglov dodges the punch combination from Hedman Karlsson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kruglov lands a right hook to the body.
Kruglov listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kruglov throws a solid leg kick but Hedman Karlsson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kruglov.
Hedman Karlsson throws a body shot but no joy.
Kruglov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hedman Karlsson 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.
Hedman Karlsson avoids the body shot from Kruglov.
Hedman Karlsson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Kruglov connects with an inside leg kick.
Hedman Karlsson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kruglov.
A shot to the liver by Kruglov. Beautiful body shot.
Kruglov has Hedman Karlsson up against the cage in a clinch.
Hedman Karlsson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kruglov blocks it with crossed arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anton Kruglov 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.
Kruglov throws a jab when Hedman Karlsson was well out of range.
Hedman Karlsson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Anton Kruglov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hedman Karlsson walks into a straight right hand from Kruglov.
Kruglov ducks under a wild hook from Hedman Karlsson.
Kruglov misses with a body kick.
Hedman Karlsson slips a straight right by Kruglov.
Kruglov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hedman Karlsson throws out the jab.
Kruglov scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hedman Karlsson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kruglov circles away quickly and effectively.
Kruglov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kruglov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hedman Karlssons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kruglov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hedman Karlsson.
A nice side step and Kruglov releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Kruglov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hedman Karlsson manages to avoid it.
Kruglov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hedman Karlsson throws the left hand but Kruglov avoids the punch easily.
Kruglov tries to clinch there but Hedman Karlsson circles away.
Hedman Karlsson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Good work by Kruglov as he checks the leg kick.
Kruglov with a nice cross.
Hedman Karlsson looks for a takedown but Kruglov sprawls well.
Kruglov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A counter left hand to the body from Hedman Karlsson misses its target.
Hedman Karlsson misses with a looping left.
Kruglov misses with a combination
and Hedman Karlsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kruglov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hedman Karlsson catches Kruglov with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kruglov throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kruglov clinches.
Kruglov trying to land knees to the body.
A short right from Hedman Karlsson on the inside.
Kruglov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kruglov misses with some punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kruglov missing with knees to the body.
Kruglov misses with a body punch.
Kruglov misses with a knee strike.
Kruglov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kruglov tries a knee to the head but Hedman Karlsson blocks it.
Kruglov misses with a knee to the head.
Kruglov lands an uppercut.
Kruglov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kruglov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hedman Karlsson lands an elbow inside that Kruglov shrugs off.
Hedman Karlsson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kruglov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kruglov tries to land a leg kick but Hedman Karlsson saw it coming and moves away.
A lazy left from Kruglov finds it's target.
Kruglov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kruglov's corner calls for a 1-2. Kruglov obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kruglov lands the left hand.
Hedman Karlsson missing with a left hand there. Kruglov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kruglov tries to clinch but Hedman Karlsson is having none of it.
Kruglov throws an off balance right hand
and Hedman Karlsson counters with a single leg into guard. Kruglov didn't expect that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hedman Karlsson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hedman Karlsson throws a big elbow that misses.
Kruglov trying to control the position here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kruglov trying to control the position.
Hedman Karlsson postures up in Kruglov's guard and throws a big left but Kruglov blocks it.
Hedman Karlsson is standing up over Kruglov. Kruglov looks to escape but Hedman Karlsson dives into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anton Kruglov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Hedman Karlsson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kruglov.
Hedman Karlsson 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.
Kruglov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hedman Karlsson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice defenses there by Kruglov.
Hedman Karlsson takes one on the button.
Kruglov throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kruglov dodges the punch combination from Hedman Karlsson.
Hedman Karlsson checks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hedman Karlsson lands a glancing blow to the side of Kruglov's head.
Kruglov takes one to the chin there.
Kruglov slips a straight right by Hedman Karlsson.
Kruglov lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruglov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hedman Karlsson throws out the jab.
Kruglov wants to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kruglov. Hedman Karlsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little feinted left hand from Hedman Karlsson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hedman Karlsson works Kruglov's body with a nice hook.
Kruglov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hedman Karlsson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hedman Karlsson loads up on a big right hand but Kruglov slips the punch.
Kruglov looks to score with a jab to the body but Hedman Karlsson is just out of range.
Hedman Karlsson changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Hedman Karlsson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hedman Karlsson shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Kruglov is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kruglov trying to control from the bottom.
Kruglov keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hedman Karlsson working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Kruglov's thigh. Kruglov counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Anton Kruglov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hedman Karlsson prevents Kruglov from getting back to his feet.
Hedman Karlsson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kruglov wants to sweep here but Hedman Karlsson controlling him for the moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hedman Karlsson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kruglov is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hedman Karlsson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kruglov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kruglov controlling Hedman Karlsson's posture.
Hedman Karlsson lands a couple of digs.
Kruglov manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Hedman Karlsson slips under a jab.
Hedman Karlsson misses with an uppercut
and Kruglov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kruglov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kruglov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Anton Kruglov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hedman Karlsson misses the shot to the body.
Kruglov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hedman Karlsson.
Kruglov needs to keep his hands up - Hedman Karlsson had a free shot at his head there.
Hedman Karlsson tries to bum rush Kruglov with a series of wild strikes but Kruglov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kruglov was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Hedman Karlsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hedman Karlsson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kruglov throws a wild body kick that Hedman Karlsson sees coming a mile off.
A little feinted left hand from Hedman Karlsson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kruglov throws a hook to the side of Hedman Karlsson's head but Hedman Karlsson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Oliver Hedman Karlsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hedman Karlsson ducks right into an uppercut from Kruglov.
Kruglov tries to clinch there but Hedman Karlsson circles away.
Kruglov jabs at Hedman Karlsson's body.
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 Oliver Hedman Karlsson.
I think Kruglov 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anton Kruglov!
A very excited looking Anton Kruglov made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Georges Meese (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reco Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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160 lbs
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157 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Lethal high kicks
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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
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Georges Meese!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Reco Penn!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Penn does it's job there.
Meese lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Meese.
Meese misses with the combination.
Penn scores with a nice right hand.
Meese missing with a left hand there. Penn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Penn looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Penn slips under a jab.
Meese looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Penn looks to score with a jab to the body but Meese is just out of range.
Penn lands a slapping body shot.
Meese takes a jab right on the kisser.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Meese looks to land a combination but Penn avoids it well.
Meese misses with an uppercut. Penn saw that one coming.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Penn.
Meese throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Meese connects with the punch.
Penn with a hook.
Nice defenses there by Penn.
Penn walks into a left hand.
Meese lands a jab.
Penn is rocked!
Meese connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Penn out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Georges Meese!
After the big win, Georges Meese made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Sully's Bar & Grill and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ron Garner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Khal Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stark has chosen War Is Coming by Six Feet Under as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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141 lbs
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28
148 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ron Garner!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Khal Stark!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stark gets caught napping as Garner dives in and scores a takedown. Stark manages to retain guard.
Stark pulls Garner in close to his closed guard and prevents Garner from doing any damage or advancing position.
Garner pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Stark is keeping the position for now.
Stark lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Garner is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Stark defends well.
Stark throws a big right hand that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stark throws a big right hand that misses.
Stark has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Garner to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Stark is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Garner pulls down on the head and he's put Stark to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Ron Garner!
Ron Garner is the new bantamweight champion!
Ron Garner thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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