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MMAHelsinki - 80 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hannibal Lecter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Svend Haraldsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Svend Haraldsson acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hannibal Lecter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Svend Haraldsson!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haraldsson moves away from the strike by Lecter.
Lecter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Haraldsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Lecter.
Haraldsson defending well as Lecter loads up on a big left hand.
A little jabbing left from Haraldsson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lecter throws a big shot that misses.
Haraldsson wants to counter with a clinch but Lecter pushes him away.
Lecter misses with a jab to the body
and Haraldsson counters with a leg kick.
Haraldsson has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Haraldsson cracks Lecter with a right hand to the side of the head.
Haraldsson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lecter misses with a right hand
and Haraldsson counters with a thumping low kick.
Lecter misses with an uppercut
and Haraldsson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lecter throws an overhand right that lands on Haraldsson's shoulder, as Haraldsson tries to avoid the shot.
Lecter rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lecter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Haraldsson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lecter swings for the body but Haraldsson moves out of range.
Haraldsson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lecter swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Haraldsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
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!
Lecter just misses with a punch to the body.
Lecter misses with a right hand
and Haraldsson counters with a thumping low kick.
Lecter is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Haraldsson's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haraldsson tries to land a leg kick but Lecter saw it coming and moves away.
Haraldsson lands a jab to the nose.
Haraldsson is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Lecter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Haraldsson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Lecter throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Haraldsson to counter with a crisp jab.
Lecter throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Haraldsson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Haraldsson thumps Lecter with a low kick.
Haraldsson ducks under a wild hook from Lecter.
A countering left hand to the body from Haraldsson misses.
Haraldsson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lecter swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Haraldsson.
Lecter misses with a body shot
letting Haraldsson counter with a right hand.
Lecter with a hook.
Lecter throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Haraldsson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Haraldsson does it's job there.
Lecter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Lecter throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lecter backing away here, and Haraldsson unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Haraldsson staying out of range there.
Lecter loads up on a big right hand but Haraldsson slips the punch.
Hannibal Lecter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lecter throws a lazy uppercut
and Haraldsson counters with a right hand to the body.
Lecter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Haraldsson.
Haraldsson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lecter.
Lecter thows a left - swing and a miss!
Haraldsson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Lecter misses with a right hand
and Haraldsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Haraldsson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Lecter had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Haraldsson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Lecter misses with a straight right.
Haraldsson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A shot to the body from Lecter misses
and Haraldsson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Lecter misses with a straight left.
Haraldsson tries a quick counter leg kick but Lecter is wise to it.
Lecter looks to throw the jab but Haraldsson is out of range.
Haraldsson tries to counter by closing the distance.
Haraldsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Lecter is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haraldsson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lecter.
Haraldsson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lecter's head.
Haraldsson throws a series of punches but Lecter avoids them all with ease.
Lecter throws a lazy uppercut
and Haraldsson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The fighters circling - Lecter throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lecter misses with a shot to the body
and Haraldsson counters with a nice body shot.
Lecter throws an overhand right that lands on Haraldsson's shoulder, as Haraldsson tries to avoid the shot.
An inside leg kick from Haraldsson misses.
Lecter misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Haraldsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lecter misses with a hook.
Lecter rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Haraldsson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lecter checks a leg kick.
Haraldsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lecter swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Haraldsson counters with a nice body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lecter rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Haraldsson counters with a nice uppercut.
Haraldsson misses with a body shot
and Lecter counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lecter loads up on a big right hand but Haraldsson slips the punch.
Lecter throws a predictable looking body shot
and Haraldsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A low kick from Haraldsson misses
and Lecter cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lecter swings for the body but Haraldsson moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Haraldsson.
Lecter throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Haraldsson counters with a nice uppercut.
Haraldsson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lecter swings widly with a right hand
and Haraldsson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Haraldsson slips a jab from Lecter.
Haraldsson scores with a one two! Lecter had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Lecter misses with a lunging right hand
and Haraldsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A chopping leg kick lands by Haraldsson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Svend Haraldsson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Haraldsson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Haraldsson connects with an inside leg kick.
Haraldsson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lecter misses with an uppercut
and Lecter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lecter misses with a right hand
and Haraldsson counters with a nice uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Lecter.
Haraldsson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Lecter misses with an uppercut. Haraldsson saw that one coming.
Haraldsson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Haraldsson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Haraldsson wants to counter with a clinch but Lecter pushes him away.
Lecter throws a sloppy body shot
and Haraldsson counters with a straight right hand.
A shot to the body from Haraldsson misses
and Lecter counters with a straight right hand.
Haraldsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Lecter is just out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Lecter on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Svend Haraldsson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lecter misses with a left hand
and Haraldsson counters with a slapping leg kick.
A big right from Lecter misses.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Haraldsson. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
A solid leg kick lands there for Haraldsson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haraldsson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Haraldsson thows a leg kick but Lecter checks it
and Lecter counters with a nice uppercut.
Lecter is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lecter rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Haraldsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lecter has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Haraldsson finds it's way round the side to connect with Lecter's head.
Haraldsson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Haraldsson.
Lecter misses with a straight right.
Haraldsson steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Lecter.
Lecter throws a lazy uppercut
and Haraldsson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lecter throws a poor cross that misses
and Haraldsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Good leg kick by Haraldsson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lecter lands with a good body shot.
Haraldsson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lecter.
Lecter swings away with a body shot that misses
and Haraldsson counters with an inside leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lecter connects with a body shot that sends Haraldsson's belly button to the back.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Lecter might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haraldsson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lecter.
Haraldsson slips under a jab.
Lecter swings widly with a right hand
and Haraldsson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Haraldsson connects with the punch.
Haraldsson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lecter swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Haraldsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Lecter stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Haraldsson.
Lecter throws an off balance right hand
and Haraldsson counters with a nice leg kick.
Haraldsson with a hook.
Haraldsson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lecter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lecter throws a lazy uppercut
and Haraldsson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Haraldsson's corner calls for a 1-2. Haraldsson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haraldsson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lecter swings widly with a right hand
and Haraldsson counters by clinching up.
A right handed body shot lands from Haraldsson.
Haraldsson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Haraldsson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Haraldsson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lecter fails to pull guard.
A short right from Haraldsson on the inside.
Lecter has been working on his balance at Holding Cell, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Haraldsson.
A right hook to the body lands for Haraldsson.
Haraldsson lands a shoulder strike.
Haraldsson lands a shoulder strike.
Haraldsson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lecter's efforts to push away.
A short right from Haraldsson on the inside.
Haraldsson can't find room to land a body shot as Lecter controls the action.
Haraldsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Haraldsson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lecter swings wildly with an uppercut but Haraldsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Haraldsson.
Haraldsson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Haraldsson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lecter wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Still in the clinch, Haraldsson scores with a nice short uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Haraldsson.
Haraldsson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Haraldsson lands an uppercut.
Haraldsson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lecter is trying to break the clinch but Haraldsson has him pressed against the cage.
Haraldsson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lecter backwards.
Lecter takes a shot to the head.
Haraldsson is struggling to control the position.
Haraldsson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Haraldsson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Haraldsson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Haraldsson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Svend Haraldsson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Haraldsson lands with a nice body punch.
Haraldsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lecter.
Lecter misses with a right hand
and Haraldsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lecter misses the jab.
Lecter looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Lecter is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lecter swings away with a body shot that misses
and Haraldsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lecter is rocked!
Haraldsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lecter.
Oh Lecter is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Haraldsson swings for the body but Lecter moves out of range.
Haraldsson scores with a jab to the body.
Lecter seems to have got his legs back now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lecter throws a jab when Haraldsson was well out of range.
Lecter misses with a left hand
and Haraldsson counters with a nice uppercut.
Lecter throws an overhand right that lands on Haraldsson's shoulder, as Haraldsson tries to avoid the shot.
Lecter tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Lecter misses
and Lecter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Haraldsson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Haraldsson. Those never looked like landing.
Lecter throws a right hand that misses
and Haraldsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A jab lands there for Lecter.
Lecter throws a lazy uppercut
and Haraldsson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lecter lands a jab to the nose.
Haraldsson lands a body shot.
Lecter misses with a left hand
and Haraldsson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Lecter misses with a lunging right hand
and Haraldsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lecter misses with a hook
and Haraldsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lecter swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Haraldsson counters with a nice right hand that sends Lecter toppling to the canvas! Lecter scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Haraldsson finish him?!
An inside leg kick lands from Haraldsson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haraldsson slips a straight right by Lecter.
Nice sprawl there from Lecter as Haraldsson shoots in.
Lecter swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lecter throws a looping overhand right but Haraldsson ducks down to avoid it.
Haraldsson tries a quick counter leg kick but Lecter is wise to it.
Haraldsson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lecter throws out the jab.
Haraldsson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lecter doesn't seem bothered though.
Haraldsson thuds a left hand into Lecter's body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Haraldsson.
Lecter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Haraldsson.
Lecter throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Haraldsson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Haraldsson.
Haraldsson lands a shot to the body.
Haraldsson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Haraldsson digs a right hand into Lecter's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lecter's gas tank.
Haraldsson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Haraldsson is leaning against Lecter and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Haraldsson.
Haraldsson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Haraldsson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lecter throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Haraldsson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Haraldsson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lecter doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Haraldsson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lecter misses with a body punch.
A short right from Haraldsson on the inside.
Lecter drops down looking for an ankle pick but Haraldsson pulls his leg out and moves away.
Lecter misses with a hook
and Haraldsson counters with a left to the body.
Lecter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lecter sets himself, and Haraldsson steps forward looking for the clinch! Lecter avoids it this time.
Haraldsson cracks Lecter with an open hand slap.
Haraldsson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Haraldsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lecter was well out of range. Poor timing from Haraldsson.
Lecter chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Haraldsson can pounce on him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lecter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hannibal Lecter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Haraldsson thuds his right hand into Lecter's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lecter misses with a left hand
and Haraldsson counters with a right hand to the body.
Haraldsson swings for the body but Lecter moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Lecter on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Haraldsson rushes Lecter with punches - Lecter moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Lecter goes down! Haraldsson follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Svend Haraldsson!
Svend Haraldsson tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
Hannibal Lecter spoke after the fight, saying 'I might have lost this one but I do put on a hell of a show... another fight of the night?'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Georges Meese (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Lovejoy (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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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
14 - 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
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jake Lovejoy!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lovejoy darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Meese takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
No joy there for Meese, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lovejoy slips a jab from Meese.
Lovejoy was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Meese looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Meese throws the left hand but Lovejoy avoids the punch easily.
Meese backing away here, and Lovejoy unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Meese throws a combination that misses
and Lovejoy counters with a nice leg kick.
Lovejoy takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lovejoy moves out of range of the strikes.
Lovejoy throws a sloppy head kick and Meese moves out of range easily.
Meese misses with a hook.
A slow jab from Meese misses its intended target.
Lovejoy lands with a kick to the temple. Meese shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Meese scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Jake Lovejoy has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Meese misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lovejoy is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A punch combination from Meese misses.
Meese lands a nice looking body shot.
Meese fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meese is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Meese throws an overhand right that lands on Lovejoy's shoulder, as Lovejoy tries to avoid the shot.
A slow jab from Meese misses its intended target.
Meese tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lovejoy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Meese.
Lovejoy blocks a jab.
Meese loads up on a big right hand but Lovejoy slips the punch.
Meese 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.
Meese misses with a double jab
and Lovejoy counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Meese takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Lovejoy lands with a nice body kick.
Lovejoy tries a head kick but it misses.
Lovejoy looks to score with a jab to the body but Meese is just out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Meese. That snapped Lovejoy's head back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lovejoy throws a sloppy head kick and Meese moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meese misses the jab.
Meese throws a shot to the body.
Meese uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lovejoy has time to react.
Meese connects with a right hand. Lovejoy shakes it off.
Lovejoy lands a nice leg kick that just misses Meese's sensitive parts.
Meese throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lovejoy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Meese throws a right and a left that Lovejoy avoids nicely.
Meese misses with a shot to the body
and Lovejoy counters with a big head kick but Meese shrugs it off.
Meese takes a swing at Lovejoy's ribcage but misses.
Meese connects with a nice looking jab.
Lovejoy slips a jab and a cross from Meese.
A slow jab from Meese misses its intended target.
Lovejoy walks into a stiff left hand from Meese.
Meese throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lovejoy.
Lovejoy takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Good standup being displayed there by Lovejoy as he connects with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lovejoy takes one to the chin there.
Lovejoy is rocked!
Meese misses with a two punch combination.
Lovejoy throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Meese throws a perfectly timed hook that sends Lovejoy crashing down! Lovejoy tries to stagger back to his feet but Meese just hammers him until the ref stops the fight! A confused Lovejoy asks the ref what just happened. Poor fella.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Georges Meese!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Georges Meese waved his t-shirt featuring Sully's Bar & Grill's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Deathstroke Destructor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marquan Weatherspoon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Deathstroke Destructor is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Deathstroke Destructor !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marquan Weatherspoon!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Destructor cracks Weatherspoon with a right hand to the side of the head.
Destructor leaves Weatherspoon with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Destructor scores with a nice body kick.
Destructor throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Weatherspoon stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Destructor cracks Weatherspoon with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Weatherspoon is trying hard to land a takedown here. Destructor sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Weatherspoon takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Deathstroke Destructor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Destructor is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Weatherspoon drives through with a takedown into Destructor 's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Weatherspoon trying to control the position from guard on top but Destructor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Destructor is looking to stand up but Weatherspoon isn't so interested in that idea.
Weatherspoon drops back looking for a leg! Destructor is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Destructor manages to kick Weatherspoon off! Weatherspoon jumps back into Destructor 's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Destructor wants to stand but Weatherspoon is controlling the position.
Destructor scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Destructor looks to throw the jab but Weatherspoon is out of range.
Weatherspoon has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Destructor scores with a body shot.
Weatherspoon is trying hard to land a takedown here. Destructor sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Deathstroke Destructor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marquan Weatherspoon.
Weatherspoon has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Destructor cracks Weatherspoon with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Destructor lands with a slapping head kick.
Weatherspoon is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Destructor lands a nice hook to Weatherspoon's body. Weatherspoon takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Weatherspoon looks winded!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Weatherspoon takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Weatherspoon walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Weatherspoon is still on wobbly legs! Can Destructor finish him?
Destructor is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Weatherspoon flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Weatherspoon is out cold! Destructor holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Deathstroke Destructor !
Deathstroke Destructor managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, King of Fists, into his post fight interview.
In defeat, Marquan Weatherspoon stepped up to the mic, saying 'A little setback is the setup for a major comeback!!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorma Joukahainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Black comes to the cage accompanied by Zach's Song. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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208 lbs
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220 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
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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
2 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jack Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jorma Joukahainen!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A lazy left from Joukahainen finds it's target.
Black doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Joukahainen's jab looks to have found its range, popping Black under the eye.
Black on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Black's corner calls for a 1-2. Black obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Black just misses with a punch to the body.
Black tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Joukahainen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Black looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Joukahainen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Black misses with a double jab.
Joukahainen lands a slapping body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Joukahainen drops Black with a right and a left! Joukahainen comes rushing in but Black regains his composure and manages to keep Joukahainen in guard.
It looks like Jack Black has been cut.
Black is breathing heavily.
Joukahainen working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Black's head.
Joukahainen connects with a couple of short punches.
Black is rocked!
Joukahainen is working Black over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Oh Black is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Joukahainen stays in close to Black's body and controls the position.
Joukahainen's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joukahainen drops back looking for a leg! Black is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Black manages to kick Joukahainen off! Joukahainen jumps back into Black's guard.
Black seems to have got his legs back now.
Black could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Joukahainen drops back looking for a leg! Black is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Black manages to kick Joukahainen off! Joukahainen jumps back into Black's guard.
Joukahainen postures up and lands a big shot to Black's brow.
Joukahainen's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Joukahainen landing some decent shots from guard.
Joukahainen scoring with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joukahainen forces his way into half guard.
Joukahainen seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Joukahainen seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Joukahainen lands strikes from half guard.
Joukahainen takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Black is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Joukahainen scores with a couple of nice shots.
Joukahainen in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Black tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Joukahainen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jorma Joukahainen!
Jack Black spoke after the fight, saying 'at least I'll try my best '.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Frankie Hollywood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pate Huntter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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134 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Frankie Hollywood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pate Huntter!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Huntter uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hollywood.
Hollywood throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hollywood rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Huntter counters with a nice uppercut.
Hollywood has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Holding Cell in the buildup to the fight.
Huntter moves out of range of the strikes.
Hollywood throws a shot from downtown. Huntter moves away and avoids it.
Huntter bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice sprawl there from Hollywood as Huntter shoots in.
Huntter has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Huntter fails with a takedown attempt.
Hollywood throws out a loose jab but Huntter uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Huntter has his takedown stuffed
and Hollywood counters with a nice uppercut.
Frankie Hollywood has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pate Huntter.
Huntter darts in looking for a takedown but Hollywood gets double underhooks and turns Huntter into the cage.
A little feinted left hand from Hollywood on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The fighters circling - Hollywood throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Despite the aggression on Huntter's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Frankie Hollywood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hollywood throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huntter with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hollywood counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Huntter ducks under a wild hook from Hollywood.
Huntter blocks a jab.
Hollywood feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Huntters jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hollywood is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Huntter moves out of range of the strikes.
Huntter wants to counter the offense by Hollywood and move into the clinch position.
Huntter uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hollywood.
Huntter avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hollywood misses with a straight left.
Huntter ducks under a wild hook from Hollywood.
Huntter clinches with his opponent.
Huntter breaks the clinch.
Hollywood works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Huntter rushes Hollywood and presses him up against the cage.
A short right from Huntter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huntter lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hollywood or not.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Huntter drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hollywood pulls his leg out and moves away.
Hollywood throws a lazy right hand but Huntter sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hollywood swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Huntter scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hollywood doesn't seem bothered though.
Good standup being displayed there by Hollywood as he connects with a hook.
Hollywood tests Huntter's chin there with a solid looking shot.
No luck for Huntter with that takedown attempt.
Huntter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hollywood misses with a looping left.
Hollywood misses with an uppercut.
Huntter scores with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hollywood throws a looping overhand right but Huntter ducks down to avoid it.
Hollywood stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hollywood wants it to stay on the feet.
Hollywood throwing a counter right hand but Huntter manages to avoid it.
Huntter darts in and clinches Hollywood up against the cage.
Huntter jumps guard.
Hollywood is pushing down on Huntter's leg trying to pass to half guard. Huntter is fighting to maintain full guard but Hollywood has managed to sneak the leg through.
Huntter really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hollywood. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hollywood takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Hollywood is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Huntter doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Hollywood.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hollywood is looking for a kimura here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huntter is holding on to half guard well.
Hollywood is trying to control. Huntter wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hollywood seems to be looking for submissions.
Huntter slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Hollywood looking to pass the guard.
Hollywood postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frankie Hollywood dominated that round.
That's time! Hollywood's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Huntter fails with a takedown attempt.
Good shot there by Hollywood.
Hollywood misses with an uppercut. Huntter saw that one coming.
Huntter will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hollywood throws a hook to the side of Huntter's head but Huntter sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Huntter uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hollywood.
Huntter fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Frankie Hollywood has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pate Huntter.
Huntter shoots in for a double leg but Hollywood sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Huntter tries for a takedown but Hollywood circles away easily
and Hollywood counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hollywood swats away the attempt to clinch by Huntter.
An inside leg kick lands from Huntter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hollywood throws a shot from downtown. Huntter moves away and avoids it.
Hollywood throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hollywood misses the jab.
Huntter takes the fight into the clinch.
Huntter fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Huntter jumps guard but Hollywood turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Hollywood is looking to break free of the clinch but Huntter has double underhooks.
Hollywood gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Huntter.
Huntter drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huntter taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Hollywood letting Huntter take a breather here.
Huntter controlling the action here for a moment.
Huntter is stalling here.
Hollywood is trying to push Huntter away but Huntter has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huntter displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hollywood up against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Pate Huntter.
Huntter forces Hollywood back against the cage and clinches.
Huntter tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hollywood smiles and moves away.
Hollywood misses with a hook. Huntter ducked under it nicely.
As Hollywood backs off Huntter throws a huge counter combo but Hollywood manages to avoid it all.
A jab from Hollywood misses.
Hollywood throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Huntter misses with a two punch combination.
Hollywood is looking to counter punch.
Hollywood feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Huntters jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A combination from Huntter does no damage.
Hollywood swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hollywood scores with a jab.
Frankie Hollywood is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hollywood throws a lazy uppercut
and Huntter counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Huntter.
Huntter scores with a hook to the body.
Huntter has Hollywood pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hollywood manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Hollywood wants to stall.
Huntter is trying to pull guard but Hollywood has him pressed against the cage.
Huntter taking a breather.
Hollywood can't break the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A short body shot lands from Huntter as the two fighters clinch.
Hollywood is defending well against a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frankie Hollywood dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Huntter will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Huntter moves away from the strike by Hollywood.
Huntter tries for a takedown but Hollywood circles away easily
and Huntter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hollywood throws a hook but Huntter blocks it.
Huntter tries to counter with a clinch but Hollywood shakes him off and moves away.
Hollywood pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Huntter slips under a jab from Hollywood.
Hollywood throws a jab but it's blocked by Huntter.
Huntter tries to counter by closing the distance.
Huntter moves into the clinch successfully.
Hollywood can't break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Huntter misses with a punch to the body.
Huntter tries for a takedown but Hollywood manages to get underhooks.
Frankie Hollywood has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pate Huntter.
Hollywood is trying to break free.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huntter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Huntter displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hollywood throws out the jab.
Huntter gets the takedown into side control.
Hollywood sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Huntter prevents Hollywood from improving his position.
Hollywood makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hollywood.
Huntter would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hollywood looking for a guillotine here but Huntter defends easily.
Huntter pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hollywood is keeping the position for now.
Hollywood working for a triangle but Huntter defends it easily.
Hollywood is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Huntter can do to turn this around?
Huntter is looking to work some ground and pound but Hollywood has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huntter postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Hollywood is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Huntter, into his guard.
Hollywood trying to control the position from guard on top but Huntter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Huntter keeping full guard, as Hollywood tries to pass.
That's four 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.
Hollywood trying to control but Huntter is working from the bottom.
Frankie Hollywood overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Huntter is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Frankie Hollywood is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hollywood wants to control from the top but Huntter keeps moving.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hollywood stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Huntter swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Pate Huntter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hollywood sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Huntter's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frankie Hollywood showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hollywood, 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frankie Hollywood!
Frankie Hollywood made sure to mention his sponsor, Humanoid Nutrition (160Q for 160$) in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eric Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reco Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reco Penn has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Eric Walker's chin.
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168 lbs
6 - 11 - 0 |
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157 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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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 - 11 - 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, Reco Penn!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Walker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Penn is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Walker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Walker tries to clinch but Penn is having none of it.
Penn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Walker pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Penn wants to counter with a clinch but Walker pushes him away.
Penn takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Walker shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Penn lands with an overhand left.
Walker is rocked!
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Penn! Walker is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Reco Penn!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joseph Venables (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalle Kullervo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joseph Venables had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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200 lbs
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201 lbs
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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
7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joseph Venables!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kalle Kullervo!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kullervo avoids the head kick by Venables.
Kullervo scores with a hook to the body. Venables takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kullervo misses with a body shot.
Kullervo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kullervo throws a head kick but Venables moves out of range.
Kullervo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Venables connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kullervo scrambles back to his feet.
Kullervo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Venables throws a leg kick
and Kullervo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kullervo clinches.
Kullervo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Venables fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kullervo misses with a knee to the head.
We've been hearing reports that Venables has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Venables blocks an uppercut.
Kullervo trying to land knees to the body.
Venables misses with a hook from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short uppercut from Venables.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Venables swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kullervo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Joseph Venables has been cut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kullervo as Venables tries to tie him up.
Venables has a couple of punches blocked by Kullervo.
Kullervo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kullervo can't find room to land a body shot as Venables controls the action.
Kullervo lands a hook that snaps the head of Venables backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Kullervo.
Venables misses with a punch on the inside.
Kullervo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Venables's efforts to push away.
Kullervo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Venables is defending well for now.
Kullervo lands with a light punch inside.
A body shot lands from Kullervo.
Venables breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kullervo.
Venables scoring well with a low kick there.
Venables feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kullervo's calf.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kullervo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Venables throws a body shot but no joy.
Kullervo wants to counter with a clinch but Venables pushes him away.
Kullervo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kullervo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kullervo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Venables rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kullervo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kullervo lands a jab.
Venables bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kullervo's head.
Joseph Venables seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kullervo takes a swing at Venables's ribcage but misses.
Venables takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kullervo moves out of range of the body kick.
Kullervo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Venables moves away.
Venables thinks about countering with a body kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kullervo.
Kullervo tries a head kick but it misses.
Kullervo keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Venables does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Kullervo scores with a punch to the head.
Oooooh!!! Kullervo has knocked Venables down with a huge combo! Kullervo steps away and waves a wobbly Venables back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
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!
Kullervo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kullervo moves into the clinch successfully.
Venables misses with some punches.
Kullervo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kullervo lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Kullervo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kullervo misses with a punch to the body.
Venables blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kullervo tries to throw a body punch but Venables avoids it by throwing Kullervo back against the cage.
Kullervo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Venables backwards.
Joseph Venables's cut is getting worse.
Kullervo can't find room to land a body shot as Venables controls the action.
Venables swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kullervo digs a right hand into Venables's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Venables's gas tank.
Venables trying to control the position but instead, Kullervo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Venables into the cage.
Kullervo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Venables has a couple of punches blocked by Kullervo.
Kullervo lands a body shot.
Kullervo prevents a body shot from Venables.
Venables misses with a short punch on the inside.
Venables can't break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kalle Kullervo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joseph Venables's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Venables looks to land a combination but Kullervo avoids it well.
Venables throws a body punch but Kullervo moves out of range.
Kullervo scores with a body shot.
Kullervo scores with a hook to the body. Venables takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kalle Kullervo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kullervo throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Kullervo closes the distance and clinches.
Venables tries a body shot but Kullervo blocks it.
Kullervo lands an elbow just above Venables 's eye.
Venables's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Kullervo lands with a left to the head.
Kullervo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Venables misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Venables manages to break the clinch.
Kullervo jabs at Venables's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kullervo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Venables on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Joseph Venables's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Kullervo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A leg kick checked by Kullervo.
Venables misses with a leg kick
and Kullervo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Venables attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Venables throws a sloppy head kick and Kullervo moves out of range easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kullervo 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.
Kullervo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Venables is rocked!
Kullervo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Venables sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Oh Venables is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Venables fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kullervo checks it well.
Kullervo is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Venables with a body shot.
Venables seems to have got his legs back now.
Venables takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Venables looks to land a body kick but Kullervo moved away.
Venables walks straight into a right hand from Kullervo - that's dropped him! Kullervo jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Venables from any more punishment! Venables complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Kalle Kullervo!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Murha Pate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenny Ramsey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kenny Ramsey is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Murha Pate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kenny Ramsey!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pate moves out of range of the strikes.
Pate scores with a three punch combo!
Pate takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ramsey avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pate avoids the body shot from Ramsey.
Ramsey scores with a decent looking hook.
A combination from Pate does no damage.
Pate lands a jab.
Pate lands with a good body shot.
Pate thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pate looks for the body kick but Ramsey saw that one coming.
Pate rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ramsey 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!
Pate moves out of range of the strikes.
Donk. Ramsey catches Pate right on the button with a cross.
Pate misses with a leg kick.
Ramsey tries to land a leg kick but Pate saw it coming and moves away.
Ramsey feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pates jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Pate.
Murha Pate seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pate is looking to chop away at Ramsey's legs.
Ramsey throws a front kick aimed at Pate's knee but Pate avoids it well.
Ramsey uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pate.
Ramsey scores with a shot to the body.
Pate looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ramsey misses the body punch
and Pate counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ramsey shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Pate lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ramsey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pate manages to avoid it.
Ramsey misses with a body shot.
No joy there for Pate, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pate moves into the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Pate.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pate.
Pate lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ramsey backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pate lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A short left from Pate.
Ramsey's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pate lands a shoulder strike.
Pate lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ramsey backwards.
Pate blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pate cracks Ramsey with a nice body shot.
Ramsey has a couple of punches blocked by Pate.
A right hook to the body lands for Pate.
Ramsey's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A shot in the inside from Pate.
Ramsey is rocked!
Pate working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ramsey is still on wobbly legs! Can Pate finish him?
Pate creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Ramsey with a big uppercut! Ramsey tries to clinch up but Pate pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Ramsey to the mat! Ramsey covers up and Pate unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Murha Pate!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Darnell Cane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bo Nickal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Darnell Cane has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Darnell Cane!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bo Nickal !
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cane swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nickal swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nickal has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Cane is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Nickal doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nickal takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nickal throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cane on the side of the head.
Nickal ducks right into an uppercut from Cane.
Nickal takes a swing at Cane's ribcage but misses.
Nickal throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cane is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Cane slips under a jab from Nickal .
Nickal lands with a shot to the body.
Nickal on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cane uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nickal .
Nickal connects with a right hand. Cane shakes it off.
Nickal takes a swing at Cane's ribcage but misses.
Cane bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Cane throws a right hand that misses
and Nickal counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Cane 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.
Nickal stops Cane from getting back to his feet.
Nickal is looking to pass Cane's guard but actually Cane recovers to full guard.
Nickal forces his way into half guard.
Nickal missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Cane trying to control from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nickal working Cane over with strikes.
Cane wants to stand back up but Nickal manages to pass into side control.
Cane is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Nickal 's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nickal sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cane defending well though.
Nickal throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Cane wants to get back to his feet.
Nickal lands with a punch from half guard.
Nickal throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Cane looking for submissions off his back.
Cane avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nickal .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nickal looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Cane blocking the ground and pound attempt from Nickal .
Cane keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Cane moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Cane keeping full guard, as Nickal tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nickal stops Cane from standing up.
Nickal throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cane works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Nickal looks to land a right hand but Cane moved out of range.
Cane throwing a counter right hand but Nickal manages to avoid it.
Cane misses with an uppercut. Nickal saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
A jab from Cane does it's job there.
Nickal avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jab by Nickal .
Cane with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nickal throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nickal waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cane.
Cane looks to score with a jab to the body but Nickal is just out of range.
Nickal changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Cane is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Cane lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd cheers as Cane lands an impressive looking overhand right. Nickal doesn't seem phased though.
Nickal misses with a right hand
and Cane counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cane with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Darnell Cane will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Cane misses with a hook. Nickal ducked under it nicely.
Cane defending well as Nickal loads up on a big left hand.
Cane changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Nickal waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cane.
Cane throws an overhand right that lands on Nickal 's shoulder, as Nickal tries to avoid the shot.
Nickal throws a combination that misses
letting Cane counter with a right hand.
Nickal keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Darnell Cane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nickal keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cane defending well as Nickal loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nickal throws a poor cross that misses
and Cane counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nickal shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Cane defends it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Nickal throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nickal throws a jab when Cane was well out of range.
Nickal tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cane was well out of range. Poor timing from Nickal .
Cane appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cane.
Nickal misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nice takedown defense from Nickal . No joy for Cane on that attempt.
Cane takes a swing at Nickal 's ribcage but misses.
Nickal fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cane manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cane keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cane tries to clinch but Nickal is having none of it.
And Nickal tries to counter it with a takedown but Cane pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Nice jab there from Cane.
Cane misses with a body punch
and Nickal counters with a single leg into guard. Cane didn't expect that.
Cane keeping full guard, as Nickal tries to pass.
Nickal is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Bo Nickal has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nickal is looking to advance position but Cane has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nickal can't escape the position.
Nickal taking shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nickal is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Nickal holds of for dear life.
Nickal slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Nickal is looking to improve his position.
Cane lands strikes from half guard.
Cane working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Nickal wants to improve his position but Cane is controlling well.
Nickal moves into full guard.
Cane distracts Nickal with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cane trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cane throws a big elbow that misses.
Cane postures up.
Cane in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Nickal is on top in guard.
Nickal working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nickal is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Cane avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Nickal working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Cane's head.
Cane not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Nickal postures up in Cane's guard and throws a big left but Cane blocks it.
Nickal throws an elbow that misses. Cane uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Nickal 's guard. Nice move by Cane!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darnell Cane dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Cane scores with a shot to the body.
Nickal stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Nickal wants it to stay on the feet.
Nickal feints the counter takedown.
Nickal on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nickal takes one to the side of the head.
Cane is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Cane throws out a loose jab but Nickal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nickal drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Cane defends it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cane moves out of range of the strikes.
Nickal shoots in for a double leg but Cane sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nickal is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cane.
Nickal 's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Cane connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Nickal scrambles back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cane steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nickal .
Nickal moves away from the strike by Cane.
Cane misses with a series of wild punches.
Cane dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nickal throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nickal gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Cane misses with a body shot
and Nickal connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nickal is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cane.
As Nickal looks to move away, Cane throws a big counter combo but Nickal just gets out of the way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cane throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nickal misses with a looping left.
Nickal throws the left hand but Cane avoids the punch easily.
Nickal throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cane stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Cane fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nickal looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cane looks to score with a jab to the body but Nickal is just out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cane lands an overhand right.
Nickal throws an off balance right hand
and Cane counters with a nice body shot.
Nickal misses with a straight left.
Nickal fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cane on the side of the head.
Nickal takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cane misses with a hook to the body
and Nickal counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Nickal working Cane over with strikes.
Cane gets full guard.
Nickal throwing strikes from guard but Cane blocks nicely.
Nickal postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nickal trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nickal is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Nickal postures up in Cane's guard and throws a big left but Cane blocks it.
Cane has Nickal pulled in close to control his posture.
Nickal connects with a couple of short punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nickal throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Nickal postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nickal postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Nickal is looking to work some ground and pound but Cane has wrist control.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Cane lunges at Nickal with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Nickal 's hand.
Nickal jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice uppercut there from Cane.
Cane fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nickal throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nickal ducks under a wild hook from Cane.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darnell Cane clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nickal throws a body punch but Cane moves out of range.
Nickal jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Darnell Cane is winning the standup battle so far.
Cane misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nickal changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Cane scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nickal doesn't seem bothered though.
Cane cracks a nice hook into Nickal 's ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cane cracks Nickal with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Cane lands a nice hook to Nickal 's body. Nickal takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Cane swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nickal takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nickal takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nickal missing with a left hand there. Cane was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nickal misses with a wild body shot.
Some wild striking there from Nickal .
Cane fails with a takedown attempt.
Nickal doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nickal misses with a few strikes there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nickal . Cane does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cane attempts a counter takedown but Nickal avoids it well and moves away.
Nickal throws a right hand that misses
and Cane counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nice cross by Cane.
Cane is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nickal can do to turn this around?
Cane lands with a shot to the body.
Cane rushes Nickal and presses him up against the cage.
Cane throws a head punch that misses.
Cane working aggressively here.
Cane misses with some punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cane fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nickal will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Cane up against the cage.
Nickal drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Cane gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Cane lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nickal .
Cane tries for a takedown but Nickal manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darnell Cane. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nickal tries for a takedown but Cane manages to get underhooks.
Nickal blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Cane fails to land.
Still in the clinch, Cane scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nickal drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cane lands with a left to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nickal is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Nickal wants to take the fight to the mat but Cane manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Nickal drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Cane gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Nickal is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Cane lands a shoulder strike.
Nickal is fighting off a takedown attempt but Cane is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Nickal to the mat. Nickal regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cane trying to control but Nickal is working from the bottom.
Cane makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Nickal keeping full guard, as Cane tries to pass.
Nickal has control of Cane's left arm, preventing Cane from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darnell Cane had his way with Bo Nickal in that round.
That's time! Cane's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Cane connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nickal looks to land a left hand but Cane moved out of range nicely.
Cane throws the left hand but Nickal avoids the punch easily.
Cane changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cane rushes Nickal and presses him up against the cage.
Nickal has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Cane avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nickal wants to take the fight to the mat but Cane manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Cane breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nickal is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Nickal on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Cane throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cane misses the shot to the body.
Nickal uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cane.
Cane tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Nickal defends well and Cane ends up having to push Nickal into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Cane blocks a jab.
Nickal has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A slow jab from Nickal misses its intended target.
Cane appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Nickal uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cane.
Cane defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Nickal .
Darnell Cane has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bo Nickal .
Cane cracks a nice hook into Nickal 's ribs.
Nickal avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cane throws a body shot but no joy.
Darnell Cane is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nickal waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cane.
Nickal throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cane counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice cross by Cane.
Cane fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cane stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Cane wants it to stay on the feet.
Cane changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Nickal misses with a shot to the body
and Cane counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A big left from Cane misses.
Cane fails to land the takedown.
Cane lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nickal at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nickal ducks right into an uppercut from Cane.
Nickal throws a looping overhand right but Cane ducks down to avoid it.
Cane attempts a counter takedown but Nickal avoids it well and moves away.
Cane lands a nice shot that snaps Nickal 's head back.
Cane digs a good body shot into Nickal 's ribs.
Cane fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nickal on the side of the head.
Cane swings widly with a right hand
and Nickal connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nickal fails with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cane scores with a jab to the body.
Nickal misses with a looping right.
A jab from Cane does it's job there.
Cane dips to his left and cracks Nickal with an uppercut!
Nickal falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cane counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Nickal !
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cane wants to control but Nickal is keeping him busy.
Bo Nickal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nickal tries to improve position but can't.
And that's the end of the fight!
Darnell Cane showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cane, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 50:45
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 50:45
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Darnell Cane!
Darnell Cane retains his middleweight title!
Darnell Cane 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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