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Helsinki Fighting League: 45 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Petter Norlin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Darren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Darren has chosen Here's to the losers as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. James Darren will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Petter Norlin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Darren!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darren turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
We've been told by Norlin's head coaches at Raztafarai Training Camp that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Darren lands a nice looking body kick.
A leg kick checked by Norlin.
Norlin is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Darren.
Darren circles away from the clinch attempt.
Norlin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Darren.
Norlin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Darren throws out the jab.
Norlin misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Norlin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Darren moves away.
Darren uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Darren closes the distance and clinches.
Norlin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Norlin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Darren lands an elbow that stopped Norlin in his tracks for a moment.
Darren avoiding damage as Norlin throws knees to the body.
Darren blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Norlin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Darren goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Norlin looking to throw knees to the head but Darren is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norlin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Darren has Norlin pushed against the cage.
Darren trying to control the position but instead, Norlin has worked for underhooks and has pushed Darren into the cage.
Norlin putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Darren in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Norlin trying to land knees to the body.
Norlin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Darren.
Darren on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Darren avoiding damage as Norlin throws knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Darren.
Norlin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Darren is defending well for now.
Norlin blocks a body shot from Darren.
Norlin tries to land a knee to the head but Darren blocks with his arms.
Darren lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Darren is working Norlin over against the cage.
Darren managing to block the knees to the body from Norlin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darren blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
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 with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Norlin avoids the elbow strike from Darren, against the cage.
Norlin tries to land knees in the clinch but Darren avoids the damage to the body.
Darren avoiding damage as Norlin throws knees to the body.
Darren leaning against his opponent.
Darren gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Petter Norlin has been cut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Darren.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Darren manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Darren managing to block the knees to the body from Norlin.
Darren lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Darren - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Darren struggles to land a body shot inside as Norlin controls his hands.
Darren is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Darren misses with a hook from the clinch.
Norlin tries a knee to the head but Darren blocks it.
Norlin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norlin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Darren throws an elbow but it misses.
Darren misses with the head strike.
Norlin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Darren avoids it.
Norlin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Norlin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Darren misses with a punch to the body.
Norlin tries to throw a body punch but Darren avoids it by throwing Norlin back against the cage.
Darren blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Norlin blocks an elbow strike from Darren.
Norlin looking to throw knees to the head but Darren is blocking nicely.
Norlin lands a knee to the body.
Darren struggles to land a body shot inside as Norlin controls his hands.
The referee is keeping an eye on Darren - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Darren throws a head punch that misses.
Norlin takes an elbow to the forehead.
Darren struggles to land a body shot inside as Norlin controls his hands.
Norlin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Darren is defending well for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darren'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.
Norlin missing with knees to the body.
Darren tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Darren on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Darren.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Darren is trying to maintain a safe position but Norlin gets an underhook and turns Darren into the cage.
Norlin prevents a body shot from Darren.
Darren avoiding damage as Norlin throws knees to the body.
Norlin misses with some punches.
Nice elbow from Darren.
Norlin missing with knees to the body.
Darren creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Norlin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Norlin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Darren avoids it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Darren struggles to land a body shot inside as Norlin controls his hands.
Darren lands a nice elbow.
Darren avoiding damage as Norlin throws knees to the body.
Darren swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but James Darren will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Petter Norlin'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 lunging right hand
and Darren counters with a low kick, right behind Norlin 's knee.
Norlin takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Norlin misses with a wild body shot.
Norlin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Darren was well out of range. Poor timing from Norlin.
Darren lands a nice shot that snaps Norlin's head back.
Norlin slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Darren uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Norlin.
A countering left hand to the body from Darren misses.
A punch lands to the side of Norlin 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Norlin blocks the body kick.
Norlin tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Darren manages to circle out of the way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darren tests Norlin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Norlin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Darren moves away.
Norlin misses with a wild body shot.
Norlin staying out of range there.
Norlin throws an overhand right that lands on Darren's shoulder, as Darren tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darren tries to keep at a distance but Norlin has taken the fight into the clinch.
Darren tries to stall but Norlin uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Norlin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Norlin unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Norlin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Darren has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Darren misses with an elbow strike.
Darren lands a damaging elbow.
Norlin looking to throw knees to the head but Darren is blocking nicely.
Darren on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Norlin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Darren lands an elbow just above Norlin 's eye.
Darren wants to stall.
Norlin lands a good knee to the midsection. Darren won't want to take too many of those.
Darren throws an elbow that misses.
Norlin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Norlin landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Darren misses with a body punch.
Norlin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Darren.
Darren is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Norlin lands a damaging elbow.
Norlin pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Norlin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Norlin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Norlin crunches a lovely knee into Darren's ribcage.
Darren managing to block the knees to the body from Norlin.
Norlin lands a knee to the head.
Norlin tries to land a knee to the head but Darren blocks with his arms.
Norlin tries to land knees in the clinch but Darren avoids the damage to the body.
Norlin tries to land knees in the clinch but Darren avoids the damage to the body.
Norlin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Norlin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Norlin being controlled against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Darren.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norlin misses with an elbow over the top.
Darren pushes Norlin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Norlin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Darren tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Darren lands an elbow just above Norlin 's eye.
Darren throws a punch but it's blocked by Norlin.
Norlin missing with knees to the body.
Darren blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Norlin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Darren lands an elbow inside that Norlin shrugs off.
Norlin misses with a knee to the head.
Darren struggles to land a body shot inside as Norlin controls his hands.
Darren tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Norlin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Darren avoids it.
Darren lands a nice elbow.
Darren lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Norlin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Darren avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darren is struggling to control the position.
Norlin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Darren has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Darren on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A right handed body shot lands from Darren.
Petter Norlin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Darren comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Norlin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Darren avoids it.
Norlin avoids a wild elbow strike from Darren.
Darren tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Norlin's elbow.
Darren gets through Norlin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Darren misses with a hook to the ribs.
Norlin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Darren's face.
A right hook to the body lands for Darren.
Norlin misses with a knee strike.
Norlin prevents a body shot from Darren.
Darren lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Darren.
Darren lands a left hand that snaps the head of Norlin backwards.
Norlin tries to land knees in the clinch but Darren avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but James Darren will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Petter Norlin's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Darren drops Norlin with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Norlin! Darren dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Darren!
James Darren is the new welterweight champion!
James Darren 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Rusoposkinen Clintsari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nate Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rusoposkinen Clintsari is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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180 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rusoposkinen Clintsari !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nate Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clintsari misses with a wild body shot.
Diaz swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Clintsari dodges the punch combination from Diaz.
Jab from Clintsari .
It looks like Nate Diaz has been cut.
Diaz 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.
Diaz misses with a jab to the body
and Clintsari counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The fighters circling - Diaz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Clintsari is looking to counter punch.
Diaz scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Diaz misses with a hook. Clintsari ducked under it nicely.
Diaz throws a body punch but Clintsari moves out of range.
Clintsari lands a lovely overhand right.
Clintsari keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Clintsari moves into the clinch.
Clintsari lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Clintsari stalling in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Clintsari scores with a shot to the side of Diaz's head.
Clintsari tries to throw a body punch but Diaz avoids it by throwing Clintsari back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clintsari softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Clintsari lands a nice shot to the body.
Clintsari lands with a short shot to the head.
That has opened up Nate Diaz's cut even more.
Clintsari drops Diaz onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Diaz is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Diaz is rocked!
Clintsari gets through Diaz's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Diaz is still on wobbly legs! Can Clintsari finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clintsari taking a breather.
Clintsari lands a nice uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Clintsari .
The cut above Nate Diaz's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Clintsari drops Diaz onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Diaz is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Clintsari unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Diaz! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Clintsari is unloading with more strikes now! Diaz drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rusoposkinen Clintsari !
Rusoposkinen Clintsari 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Leon Weber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Walter Flanagan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Weber's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Hamburg Anthem. Flanagan has chosen The Wizard as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Leon Weber!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Walter Flanagan!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flanagan misses with the combination.
Weber appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Flanagan looks to score with a jab to the body but Weber is just out of range.
Weber displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Flanagan throws out the jab.
Weber changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Walter Flanagan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Weber looks to land a left hand but Flanagan moved out of range nicely.
Flanagan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Weber connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Flanagan misses with a wild body shot.
Weber appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Weber misses with a double jab.
Flanagan scores with a decent looking hook.
Flanagan lands a jab to the head.
Flanagan thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flanagan lands with a right hand.
Weber throws a sloppy head kick and Flanagan moves out of range easily.
Flanagan throws a combination that misses
and Weber counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jab, jab by Flanagan - just one landing.
Flanagan 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.
Weber shoots in and drives through. Flanagan sprawls well.
Flanagan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Weber looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Weber avoids the body shot from Flanagan.
Weber throwing a counter right hand but Flanagan manages to avoid it.
Weber moves out of range as Flanagan strikes.
Flanagan lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Weber dives in and grabs Flanagan's left leg, looking for a takedown. Flanagan pushes down on Weber's head and hops out.
Flanagan looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've been hearing reports that Weber has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Walter Flanagan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flanagan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Weber drops down looking for a counter takedown but Flanagan sprawls and moves away.
Weber has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Flanagan finds it's way round the side to connect with Weber's head.
Flanagan misses the shot to the body.
Flanagan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Weber is looking to counter punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Flanagan throws a lazy right hand but Weber sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Flanagan lands with a nice body punch.
Weber closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Weber lands with a punch from half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Flanagan can do anything to dispel that myth.
Weber controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weber wants to work for an arm triangle but Flanagan is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Weber looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Flanagan wants to control but Weber is keeping busy.
Flanagan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Weber wants to lay and pray for a moment but Flanagan keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Weber missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Flanagan is defending against the submission attempts here by Weber.
Weber is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Weber not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Walter Flanagan 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.
A big left from Flanagan misses.
Weber attempts a counter takedown but Flanagan avoids it well and moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Flanagan. Weber does a little dance to reset his feet.
Weber was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Flanagan swings for the body but Weber moves out of range.
Weber attempts a counter takedown but Flanagan avoids it well and moves away.
Flanagan misses with a straight right.
Weber takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Weber throws a right and a left that both miss.
Flanagan lands a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Flanagan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Weber shoots in for a takedown but Flanagan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Flanagan fails to land with a series of punches.
Weber is looking to counter punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flanagan shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Flanagan scores with the left hand. Weber knows he should have avoided that one.
Weber avoids the body shot from Flanagan.
Weber is looking for a counter combo.
Flanagan misses with a right hand
and Weber counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Flanagan loads up on a big right hand but Weber slips the punch.
Flanagan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Weber showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Flanagan.
Weber throws a big counter combination but Flanagan scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Flanagan misses with a body shot.
Weber appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Flanagan throws the left hand but Weber avoids the punch easily.
Weber lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Flanagan circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weber throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Flanagan.
Weber ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Flanagan moves away.
Flanagan misses with a body punch
and Weber counters with a three punch combo that has Flanagan backing up. Flanagan nods at Weber to acknowledge the strikes.
Weber throws a head kick that misses.
Flanagan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Weber feinted with a counter takedown.
Walter Flanagan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Flanagan misses with a wild body shot.
Weber attempts a counter takedown but Flanagan avoids it well and moves away.
Flanagan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Weber bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Flanagan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Weber moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flanagan misses with a hook.
Flanagan scores with a nice head shot.
Weber looks to land a combination but Flanagan avoids it well.
Flanagan misses with a wild body shot.
Flanagan throws a big shot that misses.
Weber feinted with a counter takedown.
Weber slips under a jab from Flanagan.
Flanagan scores with a jab to the body.
Weber misses with a straight right.
Flanagan misses with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flanagan misses with a looping right.
Weber ducks right into an uppercut from Flanagan.
Weber is trying hard to land a takedown here. Flanagan sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Weber takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Weber slips a jab from Flanagan.
Flanagan throws a right and a left that Weber avoids nicely.
It looked like Weber was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Flanagan takes a swing at Weber's ribcage but misses.
Weber keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Flanagan.
It looked like Weber was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Weber on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Walter Flanagan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Weber's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Flanagan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Weber attempts a counter takedown but Flanagan avoids it well and moves away.
Weber swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Weber misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Flanagan misses with a body shot.
Flanagan throws a hook to the side of Weber's head but Weber sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Flanagan with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Flanagan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Weber tries to counter with a takedown but Flanagan is quick to defend against it.
Weber takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Weber slips a jab and a cross from Flanagan.
Weber appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flanagan displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Weber.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Flanagan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Weber circles away quickly and effectively.
Flanagan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Weber counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Flanagan uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Weber shoots for a double leg takedown but Flanagan sprawls well. He's pushed Weber's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leon Weber. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Flanagan throws a right and a left that Weber avoids nicely.
Weber half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Flanagan scores with a nice strike.
Weber shoots in looking for a takedown but Flanagan manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Weber's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weber dodges the punch combination from Flanagan.
Weber moves out of range of the strikes.
Weber feinted with a counter takedown.
Weber dives in and grabs Flanagan's left leg, looking for a takedown. Flanagan pushes down on Weber's head and hops out.
Flanagan misses with a hook. Weber ducked under it nicely.
It looked like Weber was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Flanagan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Weber was well out of range. Poor timing from Flanagan.
A little feinted left hand from Weber on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Flanagan throws a hook but Weber avoids it easily.
Weber is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Weber tries a head kick but it misses.
Flanagan throws a big counter head kick but Weber avoids it with no problem.
Flanagan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Weber was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flanagan just misses with a punch to the body.
Flanagan lands a nice hook to Weber's body. Weber takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Flanagan throws the left hand but Weber avoids the punch easily.
Weber throws a counter high kick but Flanagan was just alert enough to avoid it.
Weber moves out of range of the body kick.
Flanagan misses with a right hand
and Weber counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Flanagan throws a right hand that Weber ducks under and follows up with a left that Weber also avoids with ease.
Weber attempts a counter takedown but Flanagan avoids it well and moves away.
Flanagan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Weber throws a big counter combination but Flanagan scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Weber. Flanagan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Weber looks to throw the jab but Flanagan is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weber drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Weber misses with a looping left.
Weber throws an overhand right that lands on Flanagan's shoulder, as Flanagan tries to avoid the shot.
Flanagan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Weber moves away.
Good exchange - Flanagan coming out on top.
Weber rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Flanagan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Flanagan throws a head kick but Weber moves out of range.
Weber appears to be looking for a big counter.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Flanagan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Weber drops down looking for a counter takedown but Flanagan sprawls and moves away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Weber moves away from the strike by Flanagan.
It looked like Weber was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Walter Flanagan really dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Weber staying out of range there.
Flanagan misses with a wild body shot.
Weber lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Weber.
Flanagan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Weber moves away.
Weber drops down looking for a counter takedown but Flanagan sprawls and moves away.
Flanagan misses with a wild body shot.
Weber half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Flanagan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Weber moves away.
Flanagan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Weber.
It looked like Weber was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Flanagan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Weber throws a series of punches but Flanagan avoids them all with ease.
Flanagan misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flanagan throws an off balance right hand
and Weber counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Flanagan!
Weber tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Weber is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Flanagan is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Weber controlling the position.
Weber misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Weber tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weber tries for a kimura but Flanagan is defending well.
Weber throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Weber content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Weber is trying to get an arm triangle but Flanagan is defending well.
Flanagan dodges the ground and pound from Weber.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weber is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Flanagan has escaped the position, nice work there.
Weber staying calm.
Flanagan regains half guard, as Weber was trying to land strikes.
Weber wants to lay and pray for a moment but Flanagan keeps working.
Weber is working for a kimura but Flanagan is defending it quite comfortably.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Weber is taking a breather. Flanagan says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Weber throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Weber scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Flanagan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Weber not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Weber is looking to take a break and control but Flanagan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Weber not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Flanagan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Weber. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Weber is keen to just control but Flanagan is a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leon Weber had his way with Walter Flanagan in that round.
That's time! Weber's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Flanagan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Flanagan misses with a right hand
and Weber counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Flanagan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Weber walks into a straight right hand from Flanagan.
Flanagan misses with a wild body shot.
Weber walks into a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Flanagan scores with a jab to the jaw.
Weber showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Flanagan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flanagan connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Weber moves out of range of the strikes.
Weber uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Flanagan.
Flanagan missing with a left hand there. Weber was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Flanagan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Weber feinted with a counter takedown.
Flanagan misses with a body shot.
Weber tries to counter with a takedown but Flanagan is quick to defend against it.
Weber dodges the punch combination from Flanagan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weber will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Weber fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Flanagan motions for Weber to come forward. Flanagan throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Flanagan loads up on a big right hand but Weber slips the punch.
Weber lands a head shot.
Weber shoots in and drives through. Flanagan sprawls well.
Weber staying out of range there.
Weber attempts a counter takedown but Flanagan avoids it well and moves away.
Flanagan throws the left hand but Weber avoids the punch easily.
Flanagan scores with a nice right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flanagan throws out a loose jab but Weber uses good head movement to avoid it.
Danga de danga de dang - Flanagan scores with a four punch combination!
Weber avoids the body shot from Flanagan.
Flanagan gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Walter Flanagan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Weber stands and throws Flanagan's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Weber is looking to take a break and control but Flanagan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weber staying calm.
Weber trying to control the action but Flanagan is working from the bottom.
Flanagan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Leon Weber has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sloppy strikes there by Weber.
Weber thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
And that's the end of the fight!
Walter Flanagan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Flanagan has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 46:49
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 46:49
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Walter Flanagan!
Walter Flanagan is the new bantamweight champion!
In his post fight interview, Walter Flanagan started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
In defeat, Leon Weber stepped up to the mic, saying 'I knew this day would come. Concrats to Flanagan. He's a really tough opponent and a deserved champion now. I will lean from this loss and come back stronger!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marlo Stanfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Charles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Charles has chosen Have Heart - Armed With A Mind as his entrance music. 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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169 lbs
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170 lbs
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Excellent MT
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Excellent MT
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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
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Marlo Stanfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Danny Charles!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Charles shoots in for a takedown but Stanfield shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Stanfield throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Charles stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Stanfield takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Charles throws a head kick that misses.
Charles takes a swing at Stanfield's ribcage but misses.
Charles shoots in looking for a takedown. Stanfield tries to sprawl out of it but Charles keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Stanfield manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Stanfield missing with a left hand there. Charles was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Charles feints the counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stanfield takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Stanfield misses with a looping right.
Charles 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.
Charles pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stanfield throws out a loose jab but Charles uses good head movement to avoid it.
Charles takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stanfield moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Charles is rocked!
Charles throws a sloppy head kick and Stanfield moves out of range easily.
Charles is still on wobbly legs! Can Stanfield finish him?
Charles is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Stanfield doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Charles crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Charles's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Marlo Stanfield!
Marlo Stanfield took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'The Motherfuckin' KING is Back! Amr how about number 3?'.
In defeat, Danny Charles stepped up to the mic, saying 'Don't care to much about the loss just came for the check. Thanks for the $40k *Mic drop*'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Nordlund (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grisha Kamenov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nordlund's entrance music is Hate to say I told you so from the Hives. A fine choice. Kamenov is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Linkin Park - Numb. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, David Nordlund!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Grisha Kamenov!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kamenov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
It looked like Nordlund wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kamenov throws a nice head kick!
Kamenov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nordlund circles away quickly and effectively.
We've been told by Nordlund's head coaches at England Fight Club MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Kamenov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick by Kamenov misses
letting Nordlund counter with a right hand.
Kamenov misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Kamenov.
Kamenov throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Nordlund to counter with a crisp jab.
Kamenov misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kamenov looks to land a body kick but Nordlund moved away.
Nordlund tries to counter by clinching up but Kamenov breaks away and moves out of range.
Kamenov throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Kamenov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nordlund avoids the head kick by Kamenov.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kamenov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nordlund feinted with a counter takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamenov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kamenov throws a head kick that misses.
Nordlund drops down looking for a counter takedown but Kamenov sprawls and moves away.
Nordlund takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Nordlund drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Nordlund drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Kamenov dives on top into guard.
Nordlund looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Kamenov passes into half guard.
Kamenov is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Nordlund defends it well.
Kamenov seems to be working for a kimura but Nordlund defends the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamenov seems to be looking for submissions.
Kamenov is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Kamenov wants to stand up but Nordlund has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Nordlund looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamenov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nordlund keeps working.
Kamenov is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Nordlund defends it well.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kamenov seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Nordlund has recovered full guard.
Kamenov advances position into side control!
Kamenov decides to stand back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kamenov tries a head kick but it misses.
Kamenov throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Kamenov tries a head kick but it misses.
Kamenov lands with a hook. Nordlund tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kamenov lands with a nice combination. Nordlund backs away looking to recover.
Nordlund dives in for a single leg takedown but Kamenov sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Grisha Kamenov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kamenov tries a head kick but it misses.
Kamenov clobbers Nordlund with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kamenov throws a right hand that Nordlund ducks under and follows up with a left that Nordlund also avoids with ease.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kamenov throws a hook but Nordlund blocks it.
Kamenov throws a head kick but Nordlund moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grisha Kamenov dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nice body kick there by Kamenov.
Kamenov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
It looked like Nordlund wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A head kick misses from Kamenov.
Kamenov misses with a head kick.
Kamenov throws a head kick that misses.
Kamenov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kamenov misses with a head kick.
Nordlund throwing a counter right hand but Kamenov manages to avoid it.
A big right from Kamenov misses.
Kamenov has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Kamenov fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Nordlund checks it well.
Nordlund shoots in but no luck this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nordlund fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Kamenov sprawls well initially but Nordlund persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nordlund seems to be working for a kimura but Kamenov defends the submission attempt.
Nordlund is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kamenov sees it coming and defends easily.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nordlund is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kamenov sees it coming and defends easily.
Kamenov slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Kamenov is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Nordlund is aware though and is defending well.
Kamenov throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Nordlund is in close to Kamenov's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Nordlund scoring with some ground and pound.
Nordlund is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Kamenov is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Kamenov has escaped and now he's on top!
Nordlund keeping moving, preventing Kamenov from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamenov works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Kamenov is keen to just control but Nordlund is a slippery customer.
Nordlund is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kamenov pulls his head out easily.
Kamenov is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Nordlund sees it coming and defends easily.
Kamenov is working for a kimura but Nordlund is defending it quite comfortably.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nordlund looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kamenov is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Nordlund sees it coming and defends easily.
Nordlund looking for submissions off his back.
Nordlund looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Nordlund looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kamenov seems to be working for a kimura but Nordlund defends the submission attempt.
Kamenov wants to work for an arm triangle but Nordlund is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kamenov is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Nordlund is just riding it out for now. Kamenov eventually gives up the hold.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grisha Kamenov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Kamenov throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Kamenov throws a leg kick
and Nordlund decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Kamenov's guard.
Kamenov pushes Nordlund off and scrambles back to his feet.
Nordlund sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Kamenov throws the kick towards the body but Nordlund avoids it.
Nordlund manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Kamenov on his heels. He'll look to pass Kamenov's guard now, I'm sure.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nordlund with a nice head shot there.
Nordlund drops back, looking for a kneebar! Kamenov looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Kamenov looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Kamenov!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamenov is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Nordlund has escaped the position, nice work there.
Kamenov is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Nordlund looks calm but he's in trouble here. Kamenov gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Nordlund is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Kamenov lets go of the hold and Nordlund can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Grisha Kamenov!
An out of breath Grisha Kamenov thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
In defeat, David Nordlund stepped up to the mic, saying 'Thanks for giving me the opportunity to fight for the belt. This fight meant a lot to me. I fought the best and I lost to the best so there is nothing to be ashamed about. He's a great champ! But I learn from fights like this and I will come back strong..'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Sullivan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stoyak Stoyachnikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stoyachnikov has chosen Slipknot - The Devil In I as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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183 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
20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Jeremy Sullivan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stoyak Stoyachnikov!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sullivan pushes Stoyachnikov up against the cage in a clinch.
Stoyachnikov trying to stall but Sullivan improves his position.
Sullivan has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Stoyachnikov is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Sullivan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Stoyachnikov lands with a light punch inside.
Sullivan turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Sullivan working the head with strikes.
It looks like Stoyak Stoyachnikov has been cut.
Stoyachnikov is not content to let Sullivan control the position.
Sullivan working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Sullivan working the ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The ground and pound from Sullivan seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Stoyachnikov tries to escape but Sullivan is in control.
Stoyachnikov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sullivan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sullivan in side control lands a decent elbow.
The cut above Stoyak Stoyachnikov's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Stoyachnikov is working to avoid the ground and pound but Sullivan connects with a decent elbow.
Stoyak Stoyachnikov's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Stoyak Stoyachnikov's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jeremy Sullivan!
After winning the bout, Jeremy Sullivan thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
In defeat, Stoyak Stoyachnikov stepped up to the mic, saying 'United forever in friendship and labour,
Our mighty republics will ever endure.
The Great Soviet Union will live through the ages.
The dream of a people their fortress secure.
Long live our Soviet motherland,
Built by the people's mighty hand.
Long live our people, united and free.
Strong i'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nick Fjera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Amaral (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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nick Fjera!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rafael Amaral!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Amaral drives through and clinches with Fjera against the cage.
Amaral lands a hook that snaps the head of Fjera backwards.
A shot in the inside from Amaral.
Fjera lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've been informed that Amaral has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Fjera misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Amaral.
Amaral with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Amaral managing to block the knees to the body from Fjera.
Amaral throws a punch but it's blocked by Fjera.
Amaral misses with the head strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Amaral working aggressively here.
Amaral swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fjera lands with a left to the head.
Amaral gets through Fjera's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fjera lands a hook that snaps the head of Amaral backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fjera blocks an uppercut.
Amaral lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Amaral throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A shot in the inside from Fjera.
Fjera tries to land knees in the clinch but Amaral avoids the damage to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fjera.
Amaral fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fjera blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Amaral working aggressively here.
Amaral blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Amaral misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fjera has a couple of punches blocked by Amaral.
Fjera is working Amaral over against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Amaral fails to land.
Fjera is pushing Amaral up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Fjera breaks the clinch.
Amaral walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Amaral fails in his attempt to clinch.
A combination from Fjera does no damage.
Amaral throws a head kick but Fjera moves out of range.
Amaral throws out a loose jab but Fjera uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fjera moves into range and connects with a jab.
Fjera closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Amaral wants to get back to his feet.
Fjera is looking for a kimura but Amaral is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Fjera to get the leverage.
Amaral wants to get back to his feet.
Fjera looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Amaral with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Amaral keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Fjera scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Fjera not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Fjera throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Amaral wants to control but Fjera is keeping busy.
Fjera stops Amaral from getting back to his feet.
Fjera drops an elbow to the side of Amaral's head.
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.
Amaral is looking to escape.
Amaral is trying to get back to full guard.
Fjera 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.
Amaral wants to get back to his feet.
Fjera 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.
Fjera lands a big elbow - Amaral is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Fjera!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nick Fjera!
Nick Fjera retains his heavyweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Nick Fjera thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Rafael Amaral spoke after the fight, saying 'I'll be back!!!!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jari Bull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joels Van Wijnbergen (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 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jari Bull!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joels Van Wijnbergen!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Wijnbergen missing with a left hand there. Bull was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Van Wijnbergen lands a head kick!
It looks like Jari Bull has been cut.
Van Wijnbergen looks to land a body kick but Bull moved away.
Bull connects with the punch.
Van Wijnbergen loads up on a big right hand but Bull slips the punch.
Bull keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Van Wijnbergen.
Van Wijnbergen scoring well with a low kick there.
Bull ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Van Wijnbergen moves away.
Van Wijnbergen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bull tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bull tries to work over Van Wijnbergen's front leg with a kick but Van Wijnbergen checks it.
Van Wijnbergen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bull manages to avoid it.
Bull pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bull getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Van Wijnbergen throws a head kick but Bull moves out of range.
Bull tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van Wijnbergen was well out of range. Poor timing from Bull.
We've been told by Bull's head coaches at Russian Fighting Community Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Bull swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Van Wijnbergen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bull fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Van Wijnbergen manages to avoid it.
Van Wijnbergen throws the kick towards the body but Bull avoids it.
Bull steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Van Wijnbergen.
Bull connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Van Wijnbergen moves away from the strike by Bull.
Van Wijnbergen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bull was well out of range. Poor timing from Van Wijnbergen.
Bull jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Van Wijnbergen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bull misses with a hook
and Van Wijnbergen counters with a left and a right that stings Bull.
Nice body kick there by Van Wijnbergen.
Bull throws a predictable looking body shot
and Van Wijnbergen counters with a left and a right that stings Bull.
Van Wijnbergen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bull. That did some damage!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Wijnbergen throws a sloppy head kick and Bull moves out of range easily.
Van Wijnbergen cracks Bull with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bull throws a chopping leg kick but Van Wijnbergen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bull lands a lovely overhand right.
Van Wijnbergen throws a low kick but Bull moves out of range easily.
As Van Wijnbergen backs away, Bull returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Wijnbergen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A countering left hand to the body from Van Wijnbergen misses.
Van Wijnbergen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bull's sensitive parts.
Van Wijnbergen is looking to land body kicks.
Bull loads up on a big right hand but Van Wijnbergen slips the punch.
We've been informed that Van Wijnbergen has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Van Wijnbergen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Van Wijnbergen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Van Wijnbergen slips under a jab from Bull.
Bull moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromVan Wijnbergen.
Bull takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bull was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Van Wijnbergen throws a head kick that misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bull checks a leg kick.
Bull motions for Van Wijnbergen to come forward. Bull throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bull slips a jab from Van Wijnbergen.
Van Wijnbergen throws a lazy head kick
and Bull counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Van Wijnbergen tries a low kick but Bull avoids it.
Bull connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bull throws a low kick, looking for Van Wijnbergen's leg but Van Wijnbergen calmly moves out of range.
Bull throws a nice inside leg kick.
Van Wijnbergen checks a leg kick.
Bull is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Van Wijnbergen walks into a jab.
Van Wijnbergen blocks a leg kick.
Van Wijnbergen is looking to slow Bull down with leg kicks.
Bull catches Van Wijnbergen with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Van Wijnbergen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bull. Bull obviously looking to wear him down.
Bull tries to land a front kick but Van Wijnbergen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bull wants to slow Van Wijnbergen down by chopping away at his legs.
Van Wijnbergen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bull.
Van Wijnbergen ducks under a wild hook from Bull.
Van Wijnbergen flicks out a counter leg kick but Bull steps away.
Bull is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Van Wijnbergen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
It looked like Bull was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Bull checks a leg kick.
Van Wijnbergen avoids the body shot from Bull.
Van Wijnbergen bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bull on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bull moves into range and connects with a jab.
Van Wijnbergen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bull misses with a lunging right hand
and Van Wijnbergen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Van Wijnbergen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A swing and a miss from Bull.
Bull checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Van Wijnbergen moves away from the strike by Bull.
Van Wijnbergen fails to land with a series of punches.
Van Wijnbergen staying out of range there.
Van Wijnbergen takes a swing at Bull's ribcage but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Wijnbergen scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Van Wijnbergen is looking to land body kicks.
Van Wijnbergen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Van Wijnbergen throws a half hearted mid kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joels Van Wijnbergen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jari Bull's cut.
That's time! Bull's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bull avoids the head kick by Van Wijnbergen.
Bull rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Van Wijnbergen to counter with a crisp jab.
Bull dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Van Wijnbergen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bull keeps Van Wijnbergen at a distance using the push kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Van Wijnbergen. Bull shrugs it off though.
Van Wijnbergen connects with an inside leg kick.
Van Wijnbergen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Van Wijnbergen throws a hook but Bull avoids it easily.
Van Wijnbergen ducks under a wild hook from Bull.
Bull connects with a good right hand that stumbles Van Wijnbergen. Van Wijnbergen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Joels Van Wijnbergen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bull with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Van Wijnbergen to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bull swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Van Wijnbergen tries a quick counter leg kick but Bull is wise to it.
Bull swings for the body but Van Wijnbergen moves out of range.
Van Wijnbergen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bull bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Van Wijnbergen's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by Van Wijnbergen.
Van Wijnbergen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Van Wijnbergen walks into a jab.
That kick from Van Wijnbergen tenderised Bull's leg. Bull is trying to keep his angry face on.
Van Wijnbergen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bull is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bull scores with a sloppy right hand. Van Wijnbergen should have avoided that one.
Van Wijnbergen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Van Wijnbergen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bull misses the shot to the body.
Van Wijnbergen tries a head kick but it misses.
A big right from Van Wijnbergen misses.
Van Wijnbergen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Van Wijnbergen slips a jab from Bull.
Bull tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Van Wijnbergen counters with a body kick.
Van Wijnbergen scores with a hook to the body. Bull takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Wijnbergen slips under a jab.
Van Wijnbergen misses the shot to the body.
Bull lands a jab to Van Wijnbergen's midsection.
Bull misses with a body shot
enabling Van Wijnbergen to counter with a crisp jab.
Bull keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Van Wijnbergen.
Van Wijnbergen plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Van Wijnbergen throws a body kick that misses.
Bull throwing a counter right hand but Van Wijnbergen manages to avoid it.
Van Wijnbergen throws a poor cross that misses
and Bull cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Van Wijnbergen tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bull throws a hook but Van Wijnbergen blocks it.
Van Wijnbergen only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A slow jab from Bull misses its intended target.
Van Wijnbergen tried to score with a low kick but Bull checks it.
Van Wijnbergen throws a body punch but Bull moves out of range.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Van Wijnbergen. Bull shrugs it off though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bull misses with an uppercut. Van Wijnbergen saw that one coming.
Van Wijnbergen throws the left hand but Bull avoids the punch easily.
Bull quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Bull throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bull moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Van Wijnbergen throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bull.
Van Wijnbergen misses with a body kick.
Bull throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bull on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Van Wijnbergen. Van Wijnbergen obviously looking to wear him down.
Van Wijnbergen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Van Wijnbergen misses with a looping right.
Bull looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Van Wijnbergen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bull was well out of range. Poor timing from Van Wijnbergen.
Bull misses with a hook to the body
and Van Wijnbergen counters with a leg kick.
Bull thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bull looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bull misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Wijnbergen throws a jab but it's blocked by Bull.
Van Wijnbergen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bull. That did some damage!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bull, right into the meat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slow jab from Van Wijnbergen misses its intended target.
Bull connects with an inside leg kick.
Bull misses with a wild body shot.
A jab from Bull finds it's way through Van Wijnbergen's defenses.
Bull throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Van Wijnbergen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
The crowd cheers as Van Wijnbergen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bull doesn't seem phased though.
Van Wijnbergen lands with a kick to the temple. Bull shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Bull throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bull comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bull uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Van Wijnbergen.
It looked like Bull wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Joels Van Wijnbergen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jari Bull's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A big right from Bull misses.
Bull blocks the body kick.
Van Wijnbergen scores with a nice head shot.
Van Wijnbergen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bull misses with an uppercut.
Bull throws a leg kick which misses Van Wijnbergen's front leg but catches the back leg as Van Wijnbergen tries to avoid it.
Bull stuns Van Wijnbergen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Van Wijnbergen lands a nice hook to Bull's body. Bull takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Van Wijnbergen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bull counters with a nice uppercut.
Bull throws a looping overhand right but Van Wijnbergen ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Bull.
Van Wijnbergen misses with a body kick.
Bull gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Van Wijnbergen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bull tests Van Wijnbergen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Wijnbergen bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Wijnbergen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bull can pounce on him.
Van Wijnbergen lands a nice looking body kick.
Van Wijnbergen tests Bull's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A solid body kick from Bull.
Van Wijnbergen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bull.
Van Wijnbergen scores with a nice strike.
Van Wijnbergen lands with a thumping leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Van Wijnbergen.
Van Wijnbergen is looking to land body kicks.
Van Wijnbergen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bull throws an overhand right that lands on Van Wijnbergen's shoulder, as Van Wijnbergen tries to avoid the shot.
Bull misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bull fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Van Wijnbergen manages to avoid it.
Van Wijnbergen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Van Wijnbergen lands a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Wijnbergen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Van Wijnbergen cracks the inside of Bull's front leg.
Bull lands with a straight right. Van Wijnbergen didn't see that one coming.
Van Wijnbergen feints and then cracks Bull's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bull down.
Van Wijnbergen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Van Wijnbergen misses with a low kick as Bull jumps back.
Bull will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Van Wijnbergen throws a series of punches but Bull moves out of range.
Bull looks for the body kick but Van Wijnbergen saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Wijnbergen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Van Wijnbergen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bull. That did some damage!
Bull lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bull takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Van Wijnbergen blocks the body kick.
Bull takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Bull throws a jab but it's blocked by Van Wijnbergen.
Nice cross by Van Wijnbergen.
Van Wijnbergen lands with a hook. Bull tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bull will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Van Wijnbergen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bull misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bull fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Van Wijnbergen throws out a loose jab but Bull uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bull.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Wijnbergen misses with a kick to the body
and Bull counters with a leg kick.
Good leg kick by Bull there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A low kick from Bull misses
and Bull takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bull misses with a body shot.
A good leg kick by Van Wijnbergen.
Bull throws a front kick aimed at Van Wijnbergen's knee but Van Wijnbergen avoids it well.
Bull dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Van Wijnbergen. That did some damage!
Van Wijnbergen tries to land a front kick but Bull steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Van Wijnbergen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bull to score with a decent uppercut.
Bull misses with a head kick.
Bull lands a front kick.
Bull avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bull throws a hook but Van Wijnbergen blocks it.
Bull lands with a hook. Van Wijnbergen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Joels Van Wijnbergen just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Jari Bull's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A slapping body kick lands there for Van Wijnbergen.
Bull jabs Van Wijnbergen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bull throws a good cross that connects.
Bull sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Van Wijnbergen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Van Wijnbergen tries to land a leg kick but Bull saw it coming and moves away.
Bull throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Van Wijnbergen on the side of the head.
Van Wijnbergen misses with a hook.
Van Wijnbergen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bull swings widly with a right hand
and Van Wijnbergen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bull fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Van Wijnbergen on the side of the head.
Van Wijnbergen throws a chopping leg kick but Bull manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bull misses with a straight left.
Bull fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Van Wijnbergen manages to avoid it.
Bull throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Wijnbergen misses with a body kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bull.
Van Wijnbergen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bull.
Bull slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Van Wijnbergen misses with the combination.
Bull throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bull misses with a wild body shot.
A nice side step and Van Wijnbergen releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Van Wijnbergen throws the left hand but Bull avoids the punch easily.
Bull misses with a body shot.
Bull misses with a leg kick.
Bull throws a low kick, looking for Van Wijnbergen's leg but Van Wijnbergen calmly moves out of range.
Bull throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Van Wijnbergen appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bull lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Bull connects with a looping right hand.
Van Wijnbergen cracks Bull with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Wijnbergen moves out of range as Bull strikes.
Van Wijnbergen jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Van Wijnbergen throws a wild body kick that Bull sees coming a mile off.
Van Wijnbergen slips a straight right by Bull.
Van Wijnbergen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bull with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bull with a jab.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bull lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Van Wijnbergen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Van Wijnbergen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Van Wijnbergen unleashes a big counter combination but Bull bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Van Wijnbergen throws a lazy uppercut
and Bull counters with a stiff right hand.
Bull throws a big shot that misses.
Bull throws a hook but Van Wijnbergen avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Wijnbergen misses with a low kick as Bull jumps back.
Bull throws a hook but Van Wijnbergen avoids it easily.
Bull ducks right into an uppercut from Van Wijnbergen.
Bull takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Van Wijnbergen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bull. That did some damage!
Van Wijnbergen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bull throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
The fighters circling - Van Wijnbergen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Van Wijnbergen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Van Wijnbergen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bull misses with an uppercut
and Van Wijnbergen counters with a nice uppercut.
Bull avoids a kick to the body.
Bull takes a swing at Van Wijnbergen's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bull throws a low kick but Van Wijnbergen moves out of range easily.
Van Wijnbergen with a jab.
Bull fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Van Wijnbergen checks it well.
Despite the aggression on Van Wijnbergen's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Van Wijnbergen, as that shot connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bull comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Van Wijnbergen tries a low kick but Bull avoids it.
Van Wijnbergen misses with a shot to the body
and Bull counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bull misses with a double jab.
Bull throws a sloppy body shot
and Van Wijnbergen counters with a nice uppercut.
Van Wijnbergen lands an overhand right.
Van Wijnbergen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Van Wijnbergen throws a leg kick
and Bull counters with a left to the body.
Van Wijnbergen misses with a double jab
and Bull counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Jari Bull will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jari Bull's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Van Wijnbergen tried to score with a low kick but Bull checks it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Van Wijnbergen lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bull has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bull and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Van Wijnbergen throws a jab when Bull was well out of range.
Bull throws a leg kick
letting Van Wijnbergen counter with a right hand.
Van Wijnbergen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Van Wijnbergen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bull fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Van Wijnbergen checks it well.
Van Wijnbergen scores with a jab. Bull acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bull ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Van Wijnbergen moves away.
Van Wijnbergen throws a head kick but Bull moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bull misses with an uppercut. Van Wijnbergen saw that one coming.
It seemed like Van Wijnbergen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Van Wijnbergen throws a lazy right hand but Bull sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Van Wijnbergen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Van Wijnbergen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bull.
Van Wijnbergen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bull tries a low kick but Van Wijnbergen avoids it.
Van Wijnbergen doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Bull is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Van Wijnbergen.
Van Wijnbergen lands with an uppercut that bounces Bull off the cage and back into range.
Bull jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bull keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bull throws a quick inside leg kick.
Van Wijnbergen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bull looks to land a right hand but Van Wijnbergen moved out of range.
Van Wijnbergen tries to land a leg kick but Bull saw it coming and moves away.
Bull misses with a body shot.
Bull throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bull.
Jari Bull has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Joels Van Wijnbergen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bull feints and then cracks Van Wijnbergen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Van Wijnbergen down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bull tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van Wijnbergen was well out of range. Poor timing from Bull.
Van Wijnbergen connects with a single shot there.
Nice uppercut lands for Bull. That snapped Van Wijnbergen's head back.
Van Wijnbergen cracks Bull with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Van Wijnbergen lands a jab to the head.
Van Wijnbergen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bull uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Van Wijnbergen.
Van Wijnbergen scores with a push kick.
Van Wijnbergen blocks the body kick.
Bull throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Van Wijnbergen counters with an outside leg kick.
Bull throws a jab but it's blocked by Van Wijnbergen.
Bull takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bull misses with a kick to the body
and Van Wijnbergen counters with a body kick that stops Bull in his tracks momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bull throws a right hand that misses
and Van Wijnbergen counters with a thumping low kick.
Bull lands a jab to the nose.
Bull throws a shot from downtown. Van Wijnbergen moves away and avoids it.
Bull takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Van Wijnbergen scores with a jab to the head.
Van Wijnbergen slips a jab from Bull.
Bull misses with a body shot.
Bull with a nice cross.
Van Wijnbergen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bull thows a left - swing and a miss!
Van Wijnbergen scores with a head kick.
Bull throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bull misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Van Wijnbergen to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bull lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Wijnbergen delivers a nice body kick.
Van Wijnbergen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Van Wijnbergen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bull has time to react.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Bull crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Van Wijnbergen - the referee stops the clock and Bull gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Van Wijnbergen. Bull manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Bull throws a lazy body kick
and Van Wijnbergen counters with a low kick, right behind Bull 's knee.
Van Wijnbergen connects with a solid leg kick.
Good exchange - Van Wijnbergen coming out on top.
Bull swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Van Wijnbergen scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Van Wijnbergen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Van Wijnbergen motions for Bull to come forward. Van Wijnbergen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bull throws a nice looking combination but Van Wijnbergen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bull misses with a low kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joels Van Wijnbergen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Van Wijnbergen has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 46:49
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 47:49
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Joels Van Wijnbergen!
Joels Van Wijnbergen is the new light heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between George Nassar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Sang Seok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, George Nassar!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lee Sang Seok!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nassar throws a nice looking combination but Seok bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nassar lands a lovely overhand right.
Nassar walks into a stiff left hand from Seok.
Nassar is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A jab from Nassar finds it's way through Seok's defenses.
Seok 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.
Nassar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Seok.
Seok tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Nassar swivels and escapes.
Seok displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nassar throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seok scores with a punch to the head.
Seok bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Seok waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nassar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Seok - just one landing.
Seok takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Seok lands a jab.
Seok pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Seok takes one to the chin there.
George Nassar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Seok shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Seok showed some decent athleticism there.
Nassar kicks off Seok and gets to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big right from Nassar misses.
Seok waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nassar.
Nassar 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seok shoots in and bounces Nassar off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Seok won't allow Nassar to sweep him here.
Nassar seems keen to control Seok's posture.
Seok is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Seok trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seok loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Seok missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Seok wants to control from the top but Nassar keeps moving.
Seok is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Seok stopping the sweep attempt from Nassar.
Seok postures up in Nassar's guard and throws a big left but Nassar blocks it.
Nassar on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Nassar tries to get out of the position.
Nassar wants to get back to his feet but Seok is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Seok trying to control the position from guard on top but Nassar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Nassar looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nassar misses with an uppercut.
Seok misses with a body kick.
Seok slips a jab from Nassar.
Nassar keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Seok ducks under a wild hook from Nassar.
Seok with the counter takedown but Nassar avoids it easily.
Seok 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.
Seok throws an overhand right that lands on Nassar's shoulder, as Nassar tries to avoid the shot.
Lee Sang Seok seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nassar scores with a crisp jab that stopped Seok in his tracks.
Nassar looks to land a right hand but Seok moved out of range.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Seok cracks Nassar with a right hand to the side of the head.
Seok shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Seok wants to free his trapped foot but Nassar is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Nassar is staying active underneath Seok, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Nassar is trying to stand back up but Seok is controlling him
Seok throwing shots but Nassar is blocking nicely.
Nassar is trying to maintain the position but Seok is very close to passing his half guard.
Seok is taking a breather. Nassar says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Nassar is trying is best to control the position here.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Seok thows a huge punch but Nassar dodges it nicely.
Seok wants to take a breather but Nassar is having none of it.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Nassar is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Nassar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Seok changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Nassar digs a good hook to Seok's body.
Seok scores with a punch to the head.
Seok misses with a wild body shot.
Nassar swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Seok has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Seok there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Nassar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Seok lands with a good body shot.
Seok thuds his shin into the meat of Nassar's side.
A jab from Nassar misses.
Seok tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Nassar throws a big shot that misses.
Seok feints the counter takedown.
Seok drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Nassar manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Seok misses with a body punch.
Nassar is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A body shot lands from Seok.
Nassar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nassar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Seok tries to pull guard but Nassar won't allow it.
George Nassar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lee Sang Seok.
Seok tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Seok lands a nice uppercut.
Nassar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Seok's elbow.
A short right from Seok.
Seok tries to pull guard but Nassar won't allow it.
Seok lands a left hand.
Seok fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Nassar has a couple of punches blocked by Seok.
Nassar is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Nassar has a couple of punches blocked by Seok.
Seok throws a punch but it's blocked by Nassar.
Seok breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nassar takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Seok throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Seok loads up on a big right hand but Nassar slips the punch.
Seok wants to clinch.
Nassar looks to land a left hand but Seok moved out of range nicely.
Seok throws a hook to the side of Nassar's head but Nassar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A cross from Nassar lands.
Nassar throws a lazy right hand but Seok sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Seok listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Seok lands with a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Lee Sang Seok will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nassar throws out a loose jab but Seok uses good head movement to avoid it.
Seok lands with a cross.
Nassar thows a left - swing and a miss!
Seok avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Seok is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Seok connects with a looping right hand.
Nassar fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Seok cracks Nassar with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nassar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Seok throws out the jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Seok misses the target.
A jab from Seok does it's job there.
A big left from Seok misses.
Nassar is looking to counter punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seok moves out of range as Nassar strikes.
Seok swings for the body but Nassar moves out of range.
Nassar was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The fighters circling - Nassar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Seok swings away with a body shot that misses
and Nassar counters with a nice uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Nassar.
Seok is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Nassar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Seok changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Nassar is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nassar takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nassar looks to throw the jab but Seok is out of range.
Seok moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seok closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Seok.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Seok.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Seok.
A nice left hand lands by Nassar.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nassar.
Seok cracks Nassar with a nice body shot.
Seok tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Nassar smiles and moves away.
Seok ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Seok misses with a lunging right hand
and Nassar counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nassar missing with a left hand there. Seok was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nassar throws a shot from downtown. Seok moves away and avoids it.
Seok tests Nassar's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A jab from Nassar misses.
Nassar moves out of range of the strikes.
Seok throws a body shot but no joy.
Seok misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nassar.
Seok steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nassar.
Seok staying out of range there.
Nassar defending well as Seok loads up on a big left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nassar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Seok.
Seok swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Nassar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Seok cracks a nice hook into Nassar's ribs.
Seok moves away from the strike by Nassar.
Nassar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Seok is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Nassar keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nassar throws out a loose jab but Seok uses good head movement to avoid it.
Seok uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Nassar has time to react.
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!
Seok ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Seok uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nassar.
Seok changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Seok takes a swing at Nassar's ribcage but misses.
Nassar looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Seok misses with a straight right.
Nassar swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nassar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Seok.
Nassar slips under a jab.
Nassar misses with a looping right.
Seok feints the counter takedown.
Seok throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nassar misses with a two punch combination.
Seok shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Seok uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nassar.
A telegraphed right hand from Nassar misses the target.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Seok ducks under a wild hook from Nassar.
Seok darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Seok misses with a low kick as Nassar jumps back.
Seok swings for the body but Nassar moves out of range.
Seok connects with a crisp jab.
Seok tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nassar manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nassar takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lee Sang Seok seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Seok throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Seok shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Nassar as he avoids it easily.
George Nassar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lee Sang Seok.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Nassar lands with a straight right. Seok didn't see that one coming.
Seok looks to land a right hand but Nassar moved out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Nassar as he connects with a hook.
Nassar takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Seok on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Seok cracks Nassar with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Seok ducks under a wild hook from Nassar.
Nassar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Seok.
Seok has a takedown stuffed.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Nassar gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nassar lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nassar rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Seok counters with a nice double leg into side control. Nassar won't be happy with that.
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!
Nassar is looking to regain half guard here but Seok keeps moving and retains side control.
Seok is putting a hurting on Nassar here, landing some big shots from side control.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Nassar being controlled for a moment.
Nassar is not content to let Seok control the position.
Seok tries to move into full mount but can't pass Nassar's legs.
Seok is working to tighten his grip on Nassar's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Nassar has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Seok is really squeezing tight and eventually Nassar passes out! Seok breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Lee Sang Seok!
Lee Sang Seok is the new lightweight champion!
Our winner, Lee Sang Seok, 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Sergio Aguilar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Espo Jaksinen (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 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
15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sergio Aguilar!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Espo Jaksinen!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aguilar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jaksinen.
Jaksinen tries to clinch there but Aguilar circles away.
Jaksinen throws a head kick that misses.
Aguilar attempts a counter takedown but Jaksinen avoids it well and moves away.
Aguilar misses with a double jab.
A big right from Jaksinen misses.
Aguilar tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jaksinen sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Aguilar somewhat.
Good exchange - Aguilar coming out on top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jaksinen forces Aguilar back against the cage and clinches.
Jaksinen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Aguilar backwards.
Aguilar pulls guard successfully.
Jaksinen wants to stand but Aguilar is controlling his posture from full guard.
Aguilar working for a triangle but Jaksinen defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaksinen is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Aguilar lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Aguilar is fighting to break Jaksinen's control of his arms but Jaksinen is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Jaksinen wants to get back to his feet but Aguilar is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Aguilar is fighting to break Jaksinen's control of his arms but Jaksinen is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Aguilar trying to control but Jaksinen is working from the bottom.
Aguilar looking to pass the guard.
Jaksinen pulls Aguilar in to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Aguilar passes into half guard.
Jaksinen pushes Aguilar off looking to stand but Aguilar dives back in and keeps control.
Aguilar controlling the action here.
Aguilar trying to control from half guard but Jaksinen is working away.
Jaksinen is looking to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aguilar is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Jaksinen sees it coming and defends easily.
Jaksinen keeping control of the position.
Aguilar is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaksinen is looking to get to half guard.
Jaksinen tries to hold on but Aguilar postures up.
Aguilar looking for a guillotine from mount but Jaksinen is having none of it.
Jaksinen doing his best to control the position. Can he escape?
Aguilar wants to take Jaksinen's back here but Jaksinen is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Jaksinen tries to hold on but Aguilar pushes him away.
Jaksinen is trying to stand.
Jaksinen tries to improve his position but instead Aguilar has taken his back!
Jaksinen wants to get back to his feet.
Aguilar is hanging on to Jaksinen's back as he tries to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaksinen is trying to get back to his feet but Aguilar has full control of the position and if anything, Jaksinen has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Jaksinen can't escape the position.
Jaksinen defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Aguilar working for the choke.
Aguilar working for a choke but Jaksinen is defending well.
Jaksinen is really stuck here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Aguilar is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Jaksinen is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergio Aguilar dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jaksinen tries a head kick but it misses.
Aguilar misses with a hook to the body
enabling Jaksinen to counter with a crisp jab.
Aguilar misses with a lunging right hand
and Jaksinen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jaksinen ducks under a wild hook from Aguilar.
Aguilar swats away the attempt to clinch by Jaksinen.
Jaksinen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jaksinen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Aguilar avoids the head kick by Jaksinen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jaksinen looks to land a left hand but Aguilar moved out of range nicely.
Aguilar changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Aguilar rushes Jaksinen and presses him up against the cage.
Jaksinen blocks an uppercut.
Jaksinen throws a punch but it's blocked by Aguilar.
Aguilar lands with a light punch inside.
Jaksinen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aguilar misses with a punch to the body.
Jaksinen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Aguilar throws an off balance right hand
letting Jaksinen counter with a right hand.
Aguilar looks to throw the jab but Jaksinen is out of range.
A slow jab from Aguilar misses its intended target.
Jaksinen is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Espo Jaksinen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jaksinen lands a head kick. Aguilar smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Jaksinen lands a nice shot that snaps Aguilar's head back.
Aguilar uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Aguilar cracks Jaksinen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Aguilar dives in for a single leg takedown but Jaksinen sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Jaksinen wants to clinch.
Aguilar looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jaksinen is fending him off so far but Aguilar persists. Nope, Jaksinen circles away and we're back to standing.
Jaksinen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aguilar swats away the attempt to clinch by Jaksinen.
Aguilar looks to land a right hand but Jaksinen moved out of range.
Jaksinen has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jaksinen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Aguilar lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jaksinen tries to move into range but Aguilar moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Aguilar scores with a decent looking hook.
A decent looking cross lands there for Aguilar.
Aguilar catches Jaksinen with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sergio Aguilar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jaksinen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Aguilar.
Aguilar shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Aguilar tries to pass the half guard into mount. Jaksinen knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aguilar wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jaksinen keeps working.
Jaksinen has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Aguilar is working away from the top position though.
Aguilar is working for a submission of some sort.
Aguilar is thwarting Jaksinen's attempts to control the position.
Jaksinen is pressing down on Aguilar's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Jaksinen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jaksinen keeping moving, preventing Aguilar from controlling successfully.
Jaksinen is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Aguilar wants to control from the top but Jaksinen keeps moving.
Jaksinen controls Aguilar momentarily but Aguilar frees himself.
Aguilar controls from within his opponent's guard.
Jaksinen wants to stand and escape but Aguilar is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jaksinen has his hands on Aguilar's head, controlling the position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Aguilar won't allow Jaksinen to sweep him here.
Aguilar pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jaksinen is keeping the position for now.
Aguilar stands and throws Jaksinen's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Jaksinen wants to control but Aguilar postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergio Aguilar dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Aguilar tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jaksinen sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Aguilar somewhat.
A little jabbing left from Jaksinen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Aguilar throws a big shot that misses.
Aguilar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jaksinen can do to turn this around?
Jaksinen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jaksinen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Aguilar scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jaksinen tries to clinch
and Aguilar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jaksinen moves into the clinch.
Jaksinen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jaksinen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jaksinen.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aguilar.
Jaksinen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Aguilar is struggling to control the position.
Jaksinen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaksinen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jaksinen misses with some punches.
Aguilar is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jaksinen is keeping busy.
Aguilar has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Jaksinen uses from the top position.
Jaksinen slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Aguilar is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Jaksinen is pressing down on Aguilar's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Jaksinen keeping full guard, as Aguilar tries to pass.
Aguilar wants to control from the top but Jaksinen keeps moving.
Aguilar stands and throws Jaksinen's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Aguilar looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aguilar is trying to get an arm triangle but Jaksinen is defending well.
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Aguilar tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Aguilar has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Jaksinen tries to buck Aguilar off but Aguilar is having none of it.
Aguilar thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Sergio Aguilar overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Aguilar is looking to take a break and control but Jaksinen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaksinen wants to control but Aguilar postures up.
Aguilar working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Aguilar wants to control but Jaksinen is keeping him busy.
Jaksinen struggling a bit here.
Jaksinen manages to work his way to half guard, despite Aguilar's best efforts.
Jaksinen pushes Aguilar off looking to stand but Aguilar dives back in and keeps control.
Jaksinen is looking for a sweep. Aguilar is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Aguilar wants to pass to mount but Jaksinen is defending the position.
Jaksinen is looking to control Aguilar's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jaksinen avoid being mounted?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Aguilar wants to take a breather but Jaksinen is having none of it.
Aguilar is trying to work for a kimura but Jaksinen is defending well.
Aguilar is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Jaksinen is trying to escape the mount but Aguilar keeps good control and instead manages to take Jaksinen's back.
Jaksinen wants to control his opponent's hands but Aguilar gets his hands free.
Aguilar working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Jaksinen defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Aguilar's arms.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Aguilar looking for the RNC.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergio Aguilar clearly takes that round.
That's time! Aguilar's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jaksinen throws a sloppy head kick and Aguilar moves out of range easily.
Aguilar misses with a takedown attempt - Jaksinen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Aguilar. Jaksinen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jaksinen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Aguilar rushes Jaksinen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Aguilar manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Aguilar looking for a sweep. Not yet Aguilar, not yet.
Jaksinen trying to control but Aguilar is working from the bottom.
Jaksinen not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jaksinen is looking to stand up but Aguilar won't let him.
Jaksinen sitting in guard here, content to control.
Jaksinen stands and throws Aguilar's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaksinen tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Aguilar tries to buck Jaksinen off but Jaksinen is having none of it.
Aguilar is working hard here to advance position.
Jaksinen trying to control the action but Aguilar is working from the bottom.
Aguilar sneaks back into half guard.
Aguilar is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jaksinen content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Aguilar trying to control from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jaksinen is trying to control. Aguilar wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Aguilar has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Jaksinen is working away from the top position though.
Jaksinen not doing much here.
Aguilar is looking to improve his position.
Jaksinen tries to stand but can't do so whilst Aguilar controls his leg.
Aguilar wants to get back to full guard.
Jaksinen wants to stand up but Aguilar has a hold of him and won't allow it.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Jaksinen stuffs the takedown attempt from Aguilar. Aguilar gets slowly back to his feet.
Jaksinen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaksinen tries a head kick but it misses.
Aguilar clinches.
Jaksinen throws a head punch that misses.
Aguilar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jaksinen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Aguilar backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Jaksinen fails to land.
Aguilar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Aguilar lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aguilar.
Jaksinen throws a punch but it's blocked by Aguilar.
Jaksinen throws a punch but it's blocked by Aguilar.
Aguilar avoids the elbow strike from Jaksinen, against the cage.
Aguilar lands a shoulder strike.
Jaksinen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jaksinen throws a head punch that misses.
Jaksinen prevents a body shot from Aguilar.
Jaksinen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jaksinen tries to break free but Aguilar pushes him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aguilar lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Aguilar jumps guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jaksinen stopping the sweep attempt from Aguilar.
Aguilar being controlled here, momentarily.
Jaksinen wants to stand but Aguilar has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Aguilar is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Aguilar wants to free his trapped foot but Jaksinen is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jaksinen is looking to escape.
Aguilar wants to control but Jaksinen is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Sergio Aguilar will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Aguilar avoids the head kick by Jaksinen.
Aguilar was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nice takedown defense from Jaksinen. No joy for Aguilar on that attempt.
Aguilar swats away the attempt to clinch by Jaksinen.
Aguilar throws a jab when Jaksinen was well out of range.
Nice shot lands for Jaksinen.
Jaksinen drops his hands momentarily and Aguilar takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Aguilar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jaksinen was well out of range. Poor timing from Aguilar.
Aguilar 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.
Jaksinen throws a right and a left that Aguilar avoids nicely.
Jaksinen gets caught flat footed, as Aguilar shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Aguilar wants to control from the top but Jaksinen keeps moving.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Jaksinen holds on and takes a little breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aguilar trying to control but Jaksinen is working from the bottom.
Jaksinen wants to stand but Aguilar is controlling the position.
Jaksinen keeping full guard, as Aguilar tries to pass.
Jaksinen keeping moving, preventing Aguilar from controlling successfully.
Jaksinen looking to control.
Aguilar is fighting to break Jaksinen's control of his arms but Jaksinen is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Aguilar pushes down on Jaksinen's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Jaksinen desperately trying to maintain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Aguilar wants to pass the guard but Jaksinen is defending well.
Jaksinen tries to kick Aguilar off but Aguilar keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Aguilar is looking to advance position but Jaksinen won't allow it.
Aguilar passes to full mount!
Aguilar looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Aguilar is looking to work his way around to Jaksinen's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Jaksinen tries to hold on but Aguilar pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaksinen is trying to escape the mount.
Aguilar avoids the attempt from Jaksinen to control.
Aguilar tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Jaksinen really wants to buck Aguilar off and get back to his feet.
Sergio Aguilar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jaksinen doing his best to control the position. Can he escape?
Aguilar controlling his opponent.
Jaksinen tries to hold on but Aguilar postures up.
Aguilar controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaksinen wants to control but Aguilar is having none of it.
Aguilar fails to advance to Jaksinen's back.
Espo Jaksinen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Aguilar controlling the pace for now.
Jaksinen is trying to escape the mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jaksinen has given up his back, trying to stand up. Not clever.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sergio Aguilar showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Aguilar, 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 50:45
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 50:45
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sergio Aguilar!
Sergio Aguilar retains his middleweight title!
Sergio Aguilar bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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