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Helsinki Fighting League: 44 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pekko Wannanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Sang Seok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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Good wrestling
Great elbows
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pekko Wannanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lee Sang Seok!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wannanen throws a big shot that misses.
Wannanen needs to keep his hands up - Seok had a free shot at his head there.
Good standup being displayed there by Wannanen as he connects with a hook.
Seok walks forward, straight into a front kick from Wannanen.
Wannanen throws a body shot but no joy.
Seok throws a body shot but no joy.
A clash of legs there as Seok blocks the low kick.
Wannanen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wannanen misses with a leg kick.
Seok goes for a double leg but Wannanen avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Wannanen continues to drive forward.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wannanen tries a head kick but it misses.
Wannanen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Seok.
Seok looks to land a right hand but Wannanen moved out of range.
Seok shoots for a takedown but Wannanen saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Wannanen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Seok.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Wannanen.
Seok swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wannanen keeps the fight on the outside.
Wannanen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Seok's sensitive parts.
Wannanen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Seok wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wannanen misses with a hook to the body
and Seok counters with a nice double leg into side control. Wannanen won't be happy with that.
Seok landing a few strikes.
Seok lands a nice forearm strike.
Wannanen is pushing Seok's head away, looking to escape. Seok manages to hold on to the position though.
Wannanen tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Seok punishes Wannanen with strikes from the back mount.
Wannanen grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wannanen is trying to stand back up.
Wannanen is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Seok.
Seok lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Wannanen trying to get back to his feet but Seok is in full control for now.
Seok has both hooks in and is working for a choke. Wannanen is in real trouble here. Seok gets an arm under the chin and tightens the submission attempt... is this the end? Yes, Wannanen is tapping out! Seok wins by rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Lee Sang Seok!
During a confident post fight interview, Lee Sang Seok 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Petter Norlin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hiruko Kami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Petter Norlin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Hiruko Kami!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kami takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kami on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Norlin just misses with a punch to the body.
Norlin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kami keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kami has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Norlin is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Kami pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Norlin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kami.
Kami ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Norlin moves away.
Petter Norlin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Norlin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Norlin defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kami.
Norlin is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Kami.
Norlin thuds his right hand into Kami's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Norlin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kami.
Norlin misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kami misses with an uppercut.
Kami takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Norlin moves out of range of the strikes.
Norlin wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Norlin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kami.
Norlin misses with a left hand
and Kami counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kami lands with a good body shot.
Norlin closes the distance and pushes Kami back into the cage.
Kami is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Norlin tries to land a knee to the head but Kami blocks with his arms.
Norlin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kami lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kami lands a hook that snaps the head of Norlin backwards.
Norlin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kami blocks it with crossed arms.
Kami avoiding damage as Norlin throws knees to the body.
Norlin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Norlin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Norlin missing with knees to the body.
Norlin with a knee to the head.
Norlin takes an elbow to the forehead.
Norlin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Norlin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Norlin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Kami fails to land.
Kami takes a knee to the side of the body.
Norlin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Norlin is fighting off a takedown attempt but Kami is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Norlin to the mat. Norlin regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kami trying to control the position from guard on top but Norlin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kami looking to pass the guard.
Kami trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kami accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kami with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kami missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kami throws a big elbow that misses.
Kami distracts Norlin with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Norlin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kami tries to free his leg and advance position but Norlin is retaining full guard.
Kami trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kami trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Norlin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kami wants to control from the top but Norlin keeps moving.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Kami looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Norlin takes one to the chin there.
Norlin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kami on the side of the head.
Norlin throws a shot to the body.
Kami pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Norlin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Norlin just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kami swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A little feinted left hand from Norlin on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Norlin jabs Kami right on the nose. Kami blinks but takes it well.
Norlin really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Norlin walks into a left hand.
Norlin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kami.
Norlin throws a body shot but no joy.
Norlin throws a body shot but no joy.
Norlin is looking to wear down Kami with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Norlin slips under a jab from Kami.
Kami uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Norlin.
Kami throws out a powerful jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kami misses with an uppercut.
Kami listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Norlin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kami moves away.
Kami takes one on the button.
Kami pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Norlin back to the cage. Kami follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Norlin lands a body shot.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kami scores with a hook.
Norlin misses with a hook to the body
letting Kami counter with a right hand.
Norlin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kami was well out of range. Poor timing from Norlin.
Norlin lands a nice looking body shot.
Norlin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kami doesn't seem bothered though.
Norlin takes one on the button.
Kami throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kami missing with a left hand there. Norlin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kami might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Kami throws a big shot that misses.
Norlin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kami was well out of range. Poor timing from Norlin.
Norlin just misses with a punch to the body.
Norlin lands with a nice body punch.
Norlin clobbers Kami with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Norlin is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Norlin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kami doesn't seem bothered though.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Norlin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kami.
Kami jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Norlin is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Kami.
Norlin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kami.
Kami takes a swing at Norlin's ribcage but misses.
Norlin throws a body shot but no joy.
Norlin blocks a jab.
Norlin takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Norlin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kami.
Kami swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Norlin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kami manages to avoid it.
Kami throws a predictable looking body shot
and Norlin counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A short right from Kami on the inside.
Kami has a couple of punches blocked by Norlin.
Norlin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kami's face.
Norlin missing with knees to the body.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kami avoiding damage as Norlin throws knees to the body.
Norlin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kami's face.
It looks like Hiruko Kami has been cut.
Norlin tries to land knees in the clinch but Kami avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Kami fails to land.
Kami on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Norlin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kami blocks it with crossed arms.
Kami has hold of one of Norlin's legs. Norlin is fighting the takedown attempt but Kami gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Kami working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kami with a flurry of punches that miss.
Norlin on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Norlin tries to get out of the position.
Kami scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kami throwing strikes but missing.
Norlin working a defensive guard here.
Kami throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Norlin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kami throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Norlin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kami is working Norlin over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Norlin looking for a sweep. Not yet Norlin, not yet.
Kami has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kami accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Norlin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kami.
Kami throws a big right hand that misses.
Norlin is breathing heavily.
Kami looking to sit in guard and control but Norlin gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kami trying to keep a closed guard but Norlin is proving a slippery customer.
Kami is looking for a triangle but Norlin pushes his legs off easily.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kami has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Norlin can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Norlin is fighting to break Kami's control of his arms but Kami is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Kami looking to control.
Norlin will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kami is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Norlin defends well.
Norlin sitting in guard, not really doing much.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Hiruko Kami will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Hiruko Kami's cut.
That's time! Norlin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Norlin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kami.
A nice combination there by Norlin.
Norlin throws a jab but it's blocked by Kami.
Nice uppercut lands for Kami. That snapped Norlin's head back.
Norlin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kami thows a left - swing and a miss!
Norlin slips a straight right by Kami.
Kami throws a jab but it's blocked by Norlin.
Kami misses with a hook. Norlin ducked under it nicely.
Norlin is looking to counter the offense by Kami and move into the clinch.
Norlin shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Kami eats them both and turns towards Norlin to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Kami misses the jab.
Norlin throws a right and a left that Kami avoids nicely.
Kami looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kami takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Norlin misses the shot to the body.
Norlin just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kami misses with an uppercut. Norlin saw that one coming.
It looked like Norlin was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kami.
Petter Norlin is winning the standup battle so far.
Norlin digs a good hook to Kami's body.
A slow jab from Kami misses its intended target.
Kami misses with a body shot.
Norlin throws a body shot but no joy.
Norlin misses with a body shot.
Kami thuds his right hand into Norlin's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Norlin is looking to clinch.
Kami closes this distance looking for a takedown but Norlin circles away.
Kami throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Norlin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Norlin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kami moves away.
Norlin swings for the body but Kami moves out of range.
Kami throws a lazy right hand but Norlin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Norlin seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kami scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A combination from Norlin does no damage.
Norlin on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Norlin walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kami paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Petter Norlin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Norlin shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Kami eats them both and turns towards Norlin to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Norlin takes a jab right on the kisser.
Norlin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kami feints the counter takedown.
The fighters circling - Kami throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Norlin. Kami does a little dance to reset his feet.
Norlin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Norlin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kami.
A looping hook to the body misses from Norlin. Kami does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kami tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Norlin swivels and escapes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norlin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kami circles away quickly and effectively.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kami walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Norlin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Norlin throws a looping overhand right but Kami ducks down to avoid it.
Norlin with a hook.
Norlin dips to his left and cracks Kami with an uppercut!
Kami scores with a jab.
Kami getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kami on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kami on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Norlin blocks a jab.
Kami uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Norlin.
Kami thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Norlin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kami manages to avoid it.
Kami misses with a looping right.
Kami throws the left hand but Norlin avoids the punch easily.
Kami throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Norlin on the side of the head.
Kami sizes up Norlin with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Norlin misses the shot to the body.
Kami lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kami loads up on a big right hand but Norlin slips the punch.
Norlin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kami was well out of range. Poor timing from Norlin.
Kami scores with a crisp jab that stopped Norlin in his tracks.
Norlin takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Norlin slips a straight right by Kami.
Norlin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kami manages to avoid it.
Kami looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kami tries to keep at a distance but Norlin has taken the fight into the clinch.
Norlin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Norlin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A head punch on the inside from Kami fails to land.
A knee to the head by Norlin.
Kami takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kami is rocked!
Norlin throws a big uppercut that drops Kami! More strikes from Norlin and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Kami lies dazed against the cage as Norlin celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Petter Norlin!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Peter Manuel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Freddy Benson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benson has a pretty significant injury - he really shouldn't be fighting right now but he's a warrior and he's here none the less! The key to victory for Peter Manuel has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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140 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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Peter Manuel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Freddy Benson!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manuel lands a body shot.
Benson looks winded!
Manuel swats away the attempt to clinch by Benson.
Manuel throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Benson on the side of the head.
Manuel lands with a straight right. Benson didn't see that one coming.
Benson walks into a straight right hand from Manuel.
Benson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Manuel feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Benson sprawling to the canvas! Benson rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Manuel finish him?!
Benson is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Manuel goes for a small jab and connects. Now Manuel goes in closer pressing the issue. Left hook, right straight! Benson stumbles back but Manuel runs in with a huge uppercut knocking Benson to the ground! What a finish! You have to wonder if Benson will ever be the same after a knockout like that.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Peter Manuel!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Halfdan Ragnarsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Riki Shi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Riki Shi 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Halfdan Ragnarsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Riki Shi!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ragnarsson forces Shi back against the cage and clinches.
Ragnarsson has Shi pressed against the cage, preventing Shi from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ragnarsson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Shi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Shi wants to get back to striking at distance but Ragnarsson won't allow it.
Ragnarsson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ragnarsson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Shi tries to circle away but Ragnarsson has him pinned against the cage.
Ragnarsson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Shi is trying to push Ragnarsson away but Ragnarsson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Shi looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Nice elbow from Ragnarsson.
It looks like Riki Shi has been cut.
Shi wants to get back to striking at distance but Ragnarsson won't allow it.
Ragnarsson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Shi backwards.
Ragnarsson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ragnarsson tries to land a knee to the head but Shi blocks with his arms.
Ragnarsson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Shi is rocked!
Ragnarsson keeps control of Shi as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Shi is trying to push Ragnarsson away but Ragnarsson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shi working hard to break the clinch.
Ragnarsson tries a knee to the head but Shi blocks it.
Ragnarsson lands with a left to the head.
Ragnarsson gets through Shi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Shi is still on wobbly legs! Can Ragnarsson finish him?
Shi has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Shi seems to have recovered his senses.
Ragnarsson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Shi wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nice elbow from Ragnarsson.
Shi has had enough of the clinch but Ragnarsson keeps him there for the moment.
Shi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Shi has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ragnarsson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Shi is trying to break free.
Ragnarsson misses with a knee to the head.
Shi wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ragnarsson has him pressed against the cage.
Ragnarsson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Shi working hard to break the clinch.
Shi is trying to push Ragnarsson away but Ragnarsson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ragnarsson misses with a knee to the head.
Ragnarsson connects with a knee to the head.
Shi wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ragnarsson has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shi can't break the clinch.
Shi tries to break free but Ragnarsson pushes him back against the cage.
Ragnarsson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Shi wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ragnarsson lands a big knee to the head and Shi goes down! Ragnarsson pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Halfdan Ragnarsson!
Our winner, Halfdan Ragnarsson, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nick Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maynard Keenan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gonzalez kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Hail Mary - Tupac. Maynard Keenan has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Nick Gonzalez 's chin.
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28
183 lbs
5 - 7 - 0 |
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28
181 lbs
3 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nick Gonzalez !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Maynard Keenan!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keenan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gonzalez appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Gonzalez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gonzalez was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Keenan has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Gonzalez is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Keenan closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Keenan has his takedown stuffed
and Gonzalez counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gonzalez steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Keenan. That one must have hurt.
Keenan misses with a body kick.
Gonzalez swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keenan throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gonzalez counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gonzalez moves away from the strike by Keenan.
Gonzalez was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Keenan tries to clinch but Gonzalez moves away
and Gonzalez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Keenan misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keenan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Keenan has a takedown stuffed.
Gonzalez swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Nick Gonzalez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Keenan tries for a takedown but Gonzalez circles away easily
and Gonzalez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nick Gonzalez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maynard Keenan.
Keenan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gonzalez .
Keenan throws a sloppy head kick and Gonzalez moves out of range easily.
It looked like Gonzalez was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Keenan.
Keenan throws a lazy body kick
and Gonzalez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gonzalez is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Keenan tries to clinch but Gonzalez moves away
and Gonzalez counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Keenan misses with a looping left.
Gonzalez was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keenan wants to clinch
and Gonzalez counters with a right hand to the body.
Keenan tries to clinch up but Gonzalez circles away and keeps his distance.
Gonzalez is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Keenan throws an off balance right hand
and Gonzalez counters with a left to the body.
Gonzalez dodges the punch combination from Keenan.
Gonzalez was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Keenan tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Gonzalez to counter with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Keenan fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keenan misses with a head kick.
Keenan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gonzalez swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Keenan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Keenan misses with a head kick.
A quick step to the side and Gonzalez tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gonzalez stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gonzalez wants it to stay on the feet.
Keenan tries a head kick but it misses.
Keenan looks winded!
A head kick misses from Keenan.
Keenan doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Gonzalez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keenan tries to clinch
and Gonzalez counters with a left to the body.
Keenan throws a head kick that misses
and Gonzalez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Keenan wants to slow Gonzalez down by chopping away at his legs.
A head kick by Keenan misses
and Gonzalez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Keenan misses with a leg kick
and Gonzalez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Keenan tries a head kick but it misses.
Gonzalez is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Keenan is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gonzalez sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
It looked like Gonzalez was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Keenan.
Maynard Keenan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head kick by Keenan misses
and Gonzalez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Keenan thinking.
Keenan moves to clinch but Gonzalez breaks away
and Gonzalez counters with a lovely shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Gonzalez dominated that round.
That's time! Gonzalez 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Keenan gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Gonzalez counters with a left to the body.
Gonzalez slips a straight right by Keenan.
Gonzalez was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Gonzalez is looking to wear down Keenan with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Keenan throws an off balance right hand
and Gonzalez counters with a nice body shot.
Maynard Keenan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Keenan tries to clinch
and Gonzalez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Keenan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gonzalez counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonzalez avoids the head kick by Keenan.
Gonzalez circles away from the clinch attempt
and Gonzalez counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Keenan is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keenan moves into the clinch.
Keenan is trying to stall.
A body shot lands from Keenan.
Keenan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Keenan doesn't manage to clinch there - Gonzalez circles away.
Gonzalez blocks a head kick by Keenan.
Gonzalez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Keenan can do to turn this around?
Keenan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Keenan moves in looking to clinch but Gonzalez pushes him off.
Gonzalez swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Keenan tries to clinch there but Gonzalez circles away.
A quick step to the side and Gonzalez tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A head kick by Keenan misses
and Gonzalez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keenan tries for a takedown but Gonzalez sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A quick step to the side and Gonzalez tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Keenan throws the left hand but Gonzalez avoids the punch easily.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Keenan!
Keenan tries to clinch but Gonzalez moves out of range.
It looked like Gonzalez was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Keenan.
Keenan fails to land with a series of punches.
Gonzalez was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gonzalez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nick Gonzalez is winning the standup battle so far.
Keenan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gonzalez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Keenan wants to clinch up but Gonzalez keeps it at a distance.
Gonzalez swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Keenan closes the distance but Gonzalez moves to the side
and Gonzalez counters with a nice body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Gonzalez checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Keenan tries to clinch
and Gonzalez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Keenan throws a sloppy head kick
and Gonzalez counters with a right hand to the body.
Keenan wants to clinch but Gonzalez slips to the side
and Gonzalez counters with a nice body shot.
Keenan tries to clinch up
and Gonzalez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Keenan misses with a combination
and Gonzalez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keenan thows a leg kick but Gonzalez checks it
and Gonzalez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Keenan wants to clinch
and Gonzalez counters with a straight right hand.
Keenan throws a right hand that Gonzalez ducks under and follows up with a left that Gonzalez also avoids with ease.
Keenan misses with a left hand
and Gonzalez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Keenan thinking.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gonzalez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Keenan swings away with a body shot that misses
and Gonzalez counters with a nice body shot.
A head kick by Keenan misses
enabling Gonzalez to counter with a crisp jab.
Keenan moves to clinch but Gonzalez breaks away
and Gonzalez counters with a left to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Gonzalez dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Keenan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Gonzalez to counter with a crisp jab.
Keenan is looking to clinch but Gonzalez is avoiding it.
Gonzalez is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Keenan lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Keenan throws a sloppy head kick
and Gonzalez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Keenan shoots and misses
letting Gonzalez counter with a right hand.
Keenan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Gonzalez counter with a right hand.
Keenan darts in trying to clinch
enabling Gonzalez to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Keenan.
A quick step to the side and Gonzalez tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keenan tries to clinch
and Gonzalez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Keenan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Keenan wants to clinch.
Gonzalez appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Keenan closes the distance and pushes Gonzalez back into the cage.
Gonzalez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Keenan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gonzalez tries to pull guard but Keenan forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Keenan.
Good body shot from Gonzalez .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Gonzalez .
Gonzalez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gonzalez is trying to force a seperation but Keenan has the dominant position.
Gonzalez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Keenan's efforts to push away.
Keenan is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Gonzalez to keep the fight standing.
Gonzalez manages to break the clinch.
Keenan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A low kick from Keenan misses
and Gonzalez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Keenan throws a lazy body kick
and Gonzalez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Keenan thinking.
Keenan looks to clinch
and Gonzalez counters with a nice body shot.
Keenan tries to clinch up but Gonzalez circles away and keeps his distance.
It looked like Gonzalez was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Keenan.
Keenan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
It looked like Gonzalez was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Keenan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Keenan with that takedown attempt.
Gonzalez was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Nick Gonzalez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maynard Keenan.
A head kick misses from Keenan.
A head kick by Keenan misses
letting Gonzalez counter with a right hand.
Keenan with a poor takedown
and Gonzalez counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Keenan is looking to clinch but Gonzalez is avoiding it.
Keenan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Keenan has his takedown stuffed
and Gonzalez counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keenan tries to clinch there but Gonzalez circles away.
Keenan wants to clinch but Gonzalez slips to the side
and Gonzalez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Keenan throws a lazy head kick
and Gonzalez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Keenan with a poor takedown
letting Gonzalez counter with a right hand.
Keenan closes the distance but Gonzalez moves to the side
and Gonzalez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Keenan misses with a takedown attempt
and Gonzalez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Maynard Keenan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Keenan darts in trying to clinch
and Gonzalez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nick Gonzalez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gonzalez , 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Gonzalez !
Nick Gonzalez 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 Virgil Keller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Booger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Keller comes into the arena with War Music blaring out of the sound system. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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38
197 lbs
33 - 22 - 0 |
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46
185 lbs
34 - 25 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Very quick |
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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
33 - 22 - 0, fighting out of London, Virgil Keller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Chris Booger!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keller uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Booger.
Booger takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Booger blocks a jab.
Keller is looking to chop away at Booger's legs.
Keller closes the distance and pushes Booger back into the cage.
Keller lands a right hand that snaps the head of Booger backwards.
Booger tries to pull guard but Keller won't allow it.
Nice body punch from Keller.
Booger tries for a takedown. No joy.
Booger scores with a shot to the side of Keller's head.
Booger lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Keller lands a hook to the side of the head.
Booger tries to pull guard but Keller holds him up against the cage and eventually Booger drops back down to his feet.
Virgil Keller has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Booger.
Keller breaks the clinch.
Keller staying out of range there.
Booger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice uppercut lands for Keller. That snapped Booger's head back.
The fight stays on the outside here - Keller looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And Booger tries to counter it with a takedown but Keller pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keller connects with a body shot.
Keller rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Booger moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Keller throws a nice outside leg kick.
Keller is looking to clinch.
Keller pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Booger misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Booger forces Keller back against the cage and clinches.
Keller swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Keller breaks the clinch.
Keller avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Keller misses the target.
Keller connects with a nice looking jab.
Keller is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Booger gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A short right from Keller on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keller swings wildly with an uppercut but Booger uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Booger jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Keller walks away with a smile on his face. Booger gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Booger.
Booger circles away from the clinch attempt.
Booger throws a big shot that misses.
Keller is looking to counter with head kicks.
Keller rushes Booger and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Keller stops a takedown attempt from Booger.
Keller prevents the takedown attempt.
Keller scores with a shoulder strike.
Keller lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Booger misses with the head strike.
Booger is trying to pull guard but Keller has him pressed against the cage.
Keller breaks the clinch.
Booger shoots in but Keller avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Keller connects with a leg kick. Booger looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keller has managed to clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Keller.
Keller lands a left hand.
Booger is trying to break free.
Booger blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Keller manages to break the clinch.
A slow jab from Keller misses its intended target.
Booger misses with a series of wild punches.
Booger has his takedown stuffed
and Keller counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Booger is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Booger misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Keller to counter with a crisp jab.
Booger takes a swing at Keller's ribcage but misses.
Keller pivots, looking for a leg kick but Booger is out of range and Keller settles back down.
Booger moves out of range as Keller throws a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Booger misses with a double jab.
Booger loads up on a big right hand but Keller slips the punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Keller throws a body kick that misses.
Booger shoots in but Keller avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Keller scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Keller wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Virgil Keller is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A jab from Booger misses.
Booger jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Booger throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Booger rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Keller moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Booger throws a body shot but no joy.
Keller moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Virgil Keller dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Keller misses with a straight right.
A decent looking cross lands there for Keller.
Booger connects with a body shot.
Booger throws a body punch but Keller moves out of range.
Chris Booger is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Keller swings for the body but Booger moves out of range.
Booger throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Keller counters with a left and a right that stings Booger.
Booger misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Booger lands with a nice combination. Keller backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Virgil Keller has been cut.
Booger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Booger ducks right into an uppercut from Keller.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Keller ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Keller uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Keller throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Booger rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Keller cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Keller staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keller lands a slapping body shot.
Keller throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Chris Booger has been cut.
Keller lands a lovely overhand right.
Keller thumps Booger with a low kick.
Virgil Keller is winning the standup battle so far.
Booger tries to bum rush Keller with a series of wild strikes but Keller uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Keller ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Booger throws a series of punches but Keller avoids them all with ease.
Booger rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Keller cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Booger's corner calls for a 1-2. Booger obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Keller throws a chopping leg kick but Booger manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Booger is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Keller.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Keller takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Booger takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keller throws a big shot that misses.
Keller gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Booger.
A jab from Booger misses.
Keller slips under a jab from Booger.
Keller with a nice cross.
The fighters circling - Booger throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Keller looks to score with a jab to the body but Booger is just out of range.
Booger fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Keller connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Booger tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Keller swivels and escapes.
Keller with a nice cross.
Booger looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Booger is breathing heavily.
Booger on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Booger fails with the takedown
and Keller counters with a right hand to the body.
Virgil Keller has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Booger.
Keller lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Booger on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Keller. Keller obviously looking to wear him down.
Keller getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Booger fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Keller avoids it really well and circles away.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Keller lands a high kick!
Booger falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Keller counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Booger misses with a few strikes there.
Keller fires out a quick counter leg kick but Booger just manages to avoid it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Keller, as that shot connected.
Booger fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Keller manages to avoid it.
Booger on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Booger gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Booger shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Keller but Keller pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nice body kick there by Keller.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Keller lands a right hand.
Keller working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Booger is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Keller to keep the fight standing.
Keller pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Virgil Keller dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Booger takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Keller lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Booger is rocked!
Booger shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Keller but Keller pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Booger is still on wobbly legs! Can Keller finish him?
Keller lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Booger seems to have recovered his senses.
Keller lands a big head kick that sends Booger to the canvas! Keller follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Virgil Keller!
Virgil Keller seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jethro Rusted (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kobus Barnard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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32
200 lbs
21 - 11 - 1 |
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31
201 lbs
15 - 10 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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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
21 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jethro Rusted!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kobus Barnard!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rusted tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Barnard throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rusted looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Barnard goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Rusted displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Barnard throws out the jab.
Rusted throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Barnard slips a jab from Rusted.
Rusted avoids a punch combination nicely.
Barnard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rusted throws a hook to the side of Barnard's head but Barnard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Barnard feints a jab promting Rusted to slip. Barnard then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Rusted slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Barnard fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Barnard blocks a leg kick.
Rusted avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barnard tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rusted scores with a jab to the body.
Rusted misses with a body kick.
Rusted misses with a low kick.
Barnard takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rusted.
Barnard throws a counter combo.
Rusted lands a leg kick that knocks Barnard off balance momentarily.
Kobus Barnard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barnard with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rusted to score with a decent uppercut.
Rusted seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Rusted shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Barnard eats them both and turns towards Rusted to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Barnard throws a right and a left that Rusted avoids nicely.
Barnard misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rusted shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Rusted was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
This has been an exciting period of action!
You can see the frustration on Barnard's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnard gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Barnard is trying to get back to full guard.
Rusted wants to lay and pray for a moment but Barnard keeps working.
Barnard is trying to get back to full guard.
Rusted thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rusted thows a huge punch but Barnard dodges it nicely.
Rusted not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Barnard trying to control but Rusted postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rusted looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Barnard with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Rusted is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Barnard is just riding it out for now. Rusted eventually gives up the hold.
Rusted wants to take a breather but Barnard is having none of it.
Well, if Rusted 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.
Barnard wants to get back to full guard.
Barnard tries to kick Rusted off but Rusted keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rusted throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Barnard blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rusted.
Barnard is trying to control but can't.
Barnard tries to roll over but Rusted keeps him under control.
Rusted looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Barnard tries to roll over but Rusted keeps him under control.
Rusted trying to control the pace.
Rusted scoring with strikes to the body and head.
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 Jethro Rusted will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Rusted throws a front kick aimed at Barnard's knee but Barnard avoids it well.
Rusted throws a hook to the side of Barnard's head but Barnard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rusted checks a leg kick.
Barnard connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Barnard lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Barnard throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rusted throws a right hand that misses
and Barnard counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Barnard takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Barnard throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rusted showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Barnard.
Rusted misses with a kick to the body.
Rusted scores with a jab to the body.
Barnard blocks the body kick.
Barnard has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rusted.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rusted jabs at Barnard's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rusted fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Barnard to the ground. Rusted is now in Barnard's guard.
Barnard controls Rusted momentarily but Rusted frees himself.
Rusted is in close to Barnard's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barnard keeping moving, preventing Rusted from controlling successfully.
Barnard wants to stand up but Rusted is controlling him.
Rusted controls from within his opponent's guard.
Barnard has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Rusted loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnard is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rusted is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
No joy there for Barnard, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Barnard looks to land a combination but Rusted avoids it well.
An attempted straight right counter from Rusted misses the target.
Rusted throws a low kick but Barnard avoids it.
Rusted thows a left - swing and a miss!
Barnard looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rusted moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Rusted moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A jab from Rusted misses.
Barnard staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rusted throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jethro Rusted seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rusted getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Rusted throws a head kick but Barnard moves out of range.
Rusted's jab looks to have found its range, popping Barnard under the eye.
Rusted fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Barnard goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Rusted misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barnard.
Rusted avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rusted throws a body shot but no joy.
Rusted lands a front kick.
Barnard throws a right hand that Rusted ducks under and follows up with a left that Rusted also avoids with ease.
It looked like Rusted wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jethro Rusted is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rusted throws a leg kick
and Barnard counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rusted is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Barnard's half guard.
Barnard regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Rusted.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnard keeping moving, preventing Rusted from controlling successfully.
Rusted being controlled here momentarily.
Rusted with a nice head shot there.
Barnard keeping moving, preventing Rusted from controlling successfully.
Rusted throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jethro Rusted 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. This is the final round!
Barnard will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A head kick from Rusted lands but Barnard takes it in his stride.
Rusted misses with a body shot.
Barnard looks to land a combination but Rusted avoids it well.
Barnard takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Barnard misses with a two punch combination.
Rusted takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Barnard throws a right and a left that Rusted avoids nicely.
Rusted fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barnard manages to avoid it.
Barnard throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Barnard moves out of range of the body kick.
As Rusted backs off Barnard throws a huge counter combo but Rusted manages to avoid it all.
Barnard throws a combination that misses
and Rusted counters with an inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rusted connects with a solid leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rusted.
Rusted defending well as Barnard loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rusted throws a wild body kick that Barnard sees coming a mile off.
Barnard is looking for the big counter here.
Barnard takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rusted takes a swing at Barnard's ribcage but misses.
Barnard appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Rusted connects with a nice looking jab.
Barnard pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Barnard misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rusted throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Rusted misses with a combination
enabling Barnard to counter with a crisp jab.
Rusted is looking to slow Barnard down with leg kicks.
Barnard has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rusted.
Rusted displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Barnard throws out the jab.
Rusted turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rusted looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Barnard rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rusted moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kobus Barnard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Rusted misses its intended target.
Barnard moves out of range of the body kick.
A leg kick checked by Barnard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barnard throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Barnard fails to land with a series of punches.
Barnard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rusted is looking to slow Barnard down with leg kicks.
Barnard takes a swing at Rusted's ribcage but misses.
No joy there for Barnard, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rusted throws a big counter combination but Barnard scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Barnard thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rusted misses with a wild body shot.
Rusted misses with a body shot.
Barnard's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rusted looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Barnard misses with a two punch combination.
Rusted takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jethro Rusted is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Rusted does it's job there.
Rusted ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barnard moves away.
Rusted buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Barnard throws a leg kick that is checked
and Rusted counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Barnard is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Rusted is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Barnard content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Barnard thows a huge punch but Rusted dodges it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rusted preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Rusted is refusing to be controlled, as Barnard sits in half guard.
Rusted trying to control but Barnard postures up.
Barnard is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Barnard throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
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 Jethro Rusted.
Well Rusted has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jethro Rusted!
A relieved looking Jethro Rusted 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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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Amaral (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesse Jalkalukko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jalkalukko is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Jordan Sparks ft. Chris Brown - No Air . Rafael Amaral has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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37
194 lbs
33 - 16 - 0 |
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200 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rafael Amaral!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 44 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jesse Jalkalukko!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jalkalukko shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Amaral counters by clinching up.
Jalkalukko is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Amaral gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Amaral working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Amaral.
Jalkalukko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jalkalukko has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Amaral is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Rafael Amaral has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jesse Jalkalukko.
Amaral lands with a light punch inside.
Amaral lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jalkalukko is rocked!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Amaral.
Jalkalukko is still on wobbly legs! Can Amaral finish him?
Jalkalukko drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Amaral gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Jalkalukko drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jalkalukko drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Amaral swings wildly with an uppercut but Jalkalukko uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jalkalukko.
Amaral lands a big knee! That's hurt Jalkalukko! Oh, he's all over the place! Amaral lands another knee that sends Jalkalukko to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rafael Amaral!
In his post fight interview, Rafael Amaral gave a big smile as he said 'I'm not surprised mother fuckers!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Espo Jaksinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barol Kedorf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kedorf has chosen POPEK MONSTER - DIRTY DIANA (MATHEO PRODUCTION) as his entrance music. Barol Kedorf told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Espo Jaksinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Barol Kedorf!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kedorf lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jaksinen at a distance.
Kedorf misses with an uppercut. Jaksinen saw that one coming.
Jaksinen throws a head kick but Kedorf moves out of range.
Kedorf connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kedorf misses with a hook.
Jaksinen scores with a kick to the body.
Kedorf avoids a kick to the body.
Jaksinen takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jaksinen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kedorf finds it's way round the side to connect with Jaksinen's head.
Kedorf throws a predictable looking body shot
and Jaksinen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jaksinen lands with a nice body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jaksinen jabs Kedorf right on the nose. Kedorf blinks but takes it well.
Kedorf throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kedorf misses with a looping left.
Kedorf on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
It looks like Barol Kedorf has been cut.
Jaksinen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kedorf.
Jaksinen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kedorf tests Jaksinen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kedorf misses with a hook
and Jaksinen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jaksinen thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kedorf if he has to take too many more of those.
Kedorf misses with a hook
and Jaksinen counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaksinen throws a series of punches but Kedorf avoids them all with ease.
Jaksinen tries to clinch there but Kedorf circles away.
Kedorf is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jaksinen.
A little feinted left hand from Jaksinen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kedorf looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The fighters circle momentarily. Jaksinen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Jaksinen tries to clinch but Kedorf moves out of range.
Jaksinen blocks a jab.
Jaksinen throws a counter high kick but Kedorf was just alert enough to avoid it.
Kedorf ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jaksinen moves away.
Barol Kedorf seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kedorf. Jaksinen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kedorf throws a body shot but no joy.
Kedorf avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kedorf works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kedorf swings for the body but Jaksinen moves out of range.
Jaksinen lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kedorf will feel that in the morning.
Jaksinen slips a straight right by Kedorf.
Jaksinen is looking to counter the offense by Kedorf and move into the clinch.
Kedorf throws a sloppy body shot
and Jaksinen counters with a nice uppercut.
Kedorf takes one on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jaksinen clobbers Kedorf with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaksinen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kedorf.
Kedorf throws the left hand but Jaksinen avoids the punch easily.
Jaksinen appears to be looking for a big counter.
Kedorf misses with a body punch
and Jaksinen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jaksinen throws a head kick that misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kedorf, as that shot connected.
Jaksinen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jaksinen scores with a spinning back kick!
Kedorf misses the shot to the body.
Jaksinen tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Kedorf manages to circle out of the way.
A head kick misses from Jaksinen.
Kedorf takes one on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kedorf. Jaksinen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kedorf cracks Jaksinen with a good jab.
Jaksinen circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Kedorf drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Jaksinen follows Kedorf to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Espo Jaksinen!
A relieved looking Espo Jaksinen thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Barol Kedorf was interviewed post fight and said 'Juz nie moge sie doczekac, az wroce do domu i przytule mojego synka Morysa. Wezme Go na kolana, a potem poloze sie obok Niego i razem zasniemy. To jest prawdziwe szczescie'.
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