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MMAHelsinki - 86 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Simon Marcus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gum Shoe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Simon Marcus could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Gum Shoe's chin.
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180 lbs
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180 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Simon Marcus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gum Shoe!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marcus shoots in and drives through. Shoe sprawls well.
Shoe pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Marcus shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Shoe but Shoe pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Shoe steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Shoe slips a straight right by Marcus.
That kick from Shoe tenderised Marcus's leg. Marcus is trying to keep his angry face on.
Marcus looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Shoe!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marcus fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Marcus misses with the ground and pound.
Marcus trying to control the position but Shoe is working away.
Marcus looking to control but instead Shoe has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Marcus is working for a kimura but Shoe is defending it quite comfortably.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shoe avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Marcus.
Shoe trying to control here.
Marcus is trying to control. Shoe wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Marcus seems to be looking for submissions.
Marcus throwing shots but Shoe is blocking nicely.
Marcus missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Marcus not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Marcus trying to control the pace.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Shoe can do anything to dispel that myth.
Shoe is refusing to be controlled, as Marcus sits in half guard.
Marcus seems to be looking for submissions.
Marcus has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Marcus wants to take a breather but Shoe is having none of it.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Marcus throwing shots but Shoe is blocking nicely.
Marcus is trying to control. Shoe wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Shoe stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Simon Marcus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shoe pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shoe closes the distance and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shoe lands a left hand.
A right handed body shot lands from Shoe.
Shoe lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Marcus.
Marcus has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Shoe is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Shoe misses with a body punch.
Shoe tries to work over Marcus's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Marcus blocking some punches.
Marcus prevents a body shot from Shoe.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Shoe.
Shoe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shoe slows down the pace here.
Shoe can't find room to land a body shot as Marcus controls the action.
Marcus goes for a takedown in the clinch but Shoe prevents it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shoe working aggressively here.
Marcus goes for a takedown attempt but Shoe pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Marcus.
A nice inside leg kick there by Shoe. That's going to slow Marcus down.
Gum Shoe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marcus throws out a loose jab but Shoe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shoe connects with a body shot.
A lazy body kick from Shoe
and Marcus counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shoe connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Shoe lands a right hook to the body.
Marcus drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Shoe stops Marcus from passing to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gum Shoe dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Shoe.
Shoe lands a nice hook to Marcus's body. Marcus takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Shoe throws out a loose jab but Marcus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marcus tries to counter with a takedown but Shoe is quick to defend against it.
Shoe thows a body kick. Marcus tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Marcus takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Marcus fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Shoe avoids it really well and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shoe connects with an inside leg kick.
Marcus fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Shoe avoids it really well and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Shoe.
Shoe lunges at Marcus with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Marcus's hand.
Marcus on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Shoe. Shoe obviously looking to wear him down.
Shoe with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Shoe displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Marcus.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Simon Marcus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shoe lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Shoe cracks Marcus with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Good leg kick by Shoe there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marcus ducks right into an uppercut from Shoe.
Shoe throws a nice inside leg kick.
Shoe connects with a solid leg kick.
Marcus is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marcus fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Marcus looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Marcus throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Simon Marcus overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Marcus throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Marcus is keen to just control but Shoe is a slippery customer.
Marcus with the ground and pound but Shoe uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Marcus landing some decent shots from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marcus has gone for a leg lock! Shoe slips out almost immediately though and dives into Marcus's guard.
Shoe tries to free his leg and advance position but Marcus is retaining full guard.
Shoe content to stall in guard here.
Shoe wants to stand but Marcus is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Shoe slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marcus is trying to control the position but Shoe postures up.
Marcus wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Shoe's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Marcus seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gum Shoe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Shoe throws a push kick but Marcus slaps the foot to one side.
A head kick misses from Shoe.
As Shoe tries to get set, Marcus tries to push him back and clinch up but Shoe manages to avoid the attempt.
Marcus tries to move into range but Shoe moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Marcus fails to land the takedown.
Shoe turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Shoe connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Marcus's hands.
Marcus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shoe.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marcus shoots in for a takedown but Shoe shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Shoe scores with a push kick.
Shoe has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Marcus takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Shoe throws a nice inside leg kick.
Shoe keeps Marcus at a distance using the push kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shoe's corner calls for a 1-2. Shoe obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Marcus takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Shoe catches Marcus with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Shoe fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Marcus has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Shoe with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gum Shoe seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Marcus goes for a double leg but Shoe avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Shoe continues to drive forward.
Shoe is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Simon Marcus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shoe lands with a straight right. Marcus didn't see that one coming.
Shoe dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Shoe misses with a head kick.
Marcus walks forward, straight into a front kick from Shoe.
Shoe scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shoe lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marcus shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Shoe lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Marcus is rocked!
Marcus doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Shoe comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Shoe delivers a nice body kick.
Shoe throws a quick inside leg kick.
Marcus will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Shoe lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Marcus shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Shoe counters with a slapping leg kick.
Shoe digs a good hook to Marcus's body.
Shoe with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Shoe throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Marcus.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marcus doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Shoe throws a good cross that connects.
Oh Marcus is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Shoe lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marcus. Shoe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shoe throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Marcus tries to counter with a takedown but Shoe is quick to defend against it.
Shoe fails to land with a series of punches.
and Shoe counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Marcus! He's just covering up as Shoe starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gum Shoe!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Von Peon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Paulik (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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300 lbs
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300 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Von Peon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tony Paulik!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paulik misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Peon misses the shot to the body.
Peon throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Paulik closes the distance and clinches up with Peon, looking for a takedown. Paulik pushes Peon against the cage but Peon circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Peon feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pauliks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Paulik shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Peon as he avoids it easily.
Peon 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.
Von Peon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Paulik.
Paulik goes for a double leg but Peon avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Peon continues to drive forward.
Paulik tries to move into range but Peon moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Peon lands a big right hand that sends Paulik crashing to the mat! Peon stays standing though and waves Paulik back to his feet!
It looks like Tony Paulik has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Paulik tries to score a power double leg takedown but Peon sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Paulik somewhat.
Peon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Paulik sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peon feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Paulik sprawling to the canvas! Paulik rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Peon finish him?!
Paulik is rocked!
Paulik doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Peon counters with a nice right hand that sends Paulik toppling to the canvas! Paulik scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Peon finish him?!
Paulik is still on wobbly legs! Can Peon finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Peon scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Paulik seems to have recovered his senses.
BAM! Peon delivers a spinning backfist that drops Paulik like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Von Peon!
Von Peon decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Iancu Calmuschi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Winslow Berhardt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Calmuschi comes into the arena with "The Night" by Disturbed blaring out of the sound system. Iancu Calmuschi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Iancu Calmuschi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Winslow Berhardt!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Calmuschi throws a jab when Berhardt was well out of range.
Berhardt works over Calmuschi's head and body with a nice combination.
Berhardt scores with a jab to the body.
Calmuschi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Berhardt fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Calmuschi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Calmuschi swats away the attempt to clinch by Berhardt.
Calmuschi moves out of range as Berhardt strikes.
Berhardt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Calmuschi moves away.
Berhardt punishes Calmuschi's body with a nice straight punch.
Calmuschi misses with a body shot
and Berhardt finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Calmuschi fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Berhardt feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Calmuschi controlling Berhardt's posture.
Berhardt loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calmuschi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Berhardt.
Berhardt slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Calmuschi looking to control.
Calmuschi is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Berhardt is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Berhardt keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Calmuschi's head.
Berhardt postures up in Calmuschi's guard and throws a big left but Calmuschi blocks it.
Berhardt is fighting to break Calmuschi's control of his arms but Calmuschi is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Berhardt loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Berhardt with a flurry of punches that miss.
Berhardt seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Calmuschi managing to control the position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Berhardt working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Calmuschi pulls Berhardt in close to prevent any damage.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Berhardt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Calmuschi moves away.
Berhardt throws a body shot but no joy.
Berhardt is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Calmuschi rather than just go for the knockout.
Calmuschi looks to land a body kick but Berhardt moved away.
Berhardt looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Calmuschi is fending him off so far but Berhardt persists. Nope, Calmuschi circles away and we're back to standing.
Calmuschi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Berhardt throws a body punch but Calmuschi moves out of range.
Calmuschi is looking to counter punch.
Berhardt throws a sloppy head kick and Calmuschi moves out of range easily.
Calmuschi lands a head shot.
Berhardt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Calmuschi was well out of range. Poor timing from Berhardt.
Calmuschi catches Berhardt with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Berhardt does no damage.
Berhardt misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Calmuschi finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Berhardt misses the target.
Iancu Calmuschi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Calmuschi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Calmuschi stuns Berhardt with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Berhardt gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Calmuschi makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Berhardt lands with a shot to the body.
Berhardt fails with a takedown attempt.
Iancu Calmuschi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Winslow Berhardt.
Calmuschi stuffs the takedown.
A slow jab from Calmuschi misses its intended target.
Berhardt takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Calmuschi throws a body punch but Berhardt moves out of range.
Calmuschi misses with a two punch combination.
Berhardt gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Calmuschi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Berhardt moves away.
Calmuschi takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Calmuschi scores with the left hand. Berhardt knows he should have avoided that one.
Calmuschi stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Calmuschi wants it to stay on the feet.
Calmuschi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Berhardt.
Berhardt misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Berhardt shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Calmuschi pinned against the cage. Calmuschi gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Berhardt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Calmuschi throws out the jab.
Calmuschi avoids the body shot from Berhardt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Berhardt. Calmuschi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Berhardt closes this distance looking for a takedown but Calmuschi circles away.
Calmuschi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Berhardt connects with the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Winslow Berhardt will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Berhardt takes a swing at Calmuschi's ribcage but misses.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A right-left combo lands from Calmuschi.
Berhardt misses with a wild body shot.
Calmuschi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Berhardt.
Calmuschi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Calmuschi throws a jab when Berhardt was well out of range.
Berhardt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Calmuschi moves away.
Berhardt's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Calmuschi connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Berhardt scrambles back to his feet.
Calmuschi connects with a solid leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Berhardt blocks the leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Berhardt.
Calmuschi scores with a nice right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Berhardt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Calmuschi gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Calmuschi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Berhardt makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
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!
Calmuschi just misses with a punch to the body.
Berhardt thuds a left hand into Calmuschi's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berhardt shoots in but no luck this time.
Calmuschi looks to throw the jab but Berhardt is out of range.
Calmuschi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Berhardt doesn't seem bothered though.
Berhardt throws a combination that misses
and Calmuschi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Calmuschi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Calmuschi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Berhardt lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Calmuschi circles away quickly and effectively.
A little feinted left hand from Calmuschi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Calmuschi throws a leg kick which misses Berhardt's front leg but catches the back leg as Berhardt tries to avoid it.
Calmuschi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Berhardt on the side of the head.
Berhardt tries for a takedown but Calmuschi sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Calmuschi swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Calmuschi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Calmuschi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Winslow Berhardt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Berhardt tries to move into range but Calmuschi moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Calmuschi will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berhardt looks to score with a jab to the body but Calmuschi is just out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Danga de danga de dang - Berhardt scores with a four punch combination!
Calmuschi scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Berhardt slips under a jab.
Berhardt is looking for the big counter here.
Berhardt has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Berhardt there as he acknowledges the shot.
Calmuschi throws a body shot but no joy.
Berhardt throws a nice looking combination but Calmuschi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Calmuschi jabs at Berhardt's body.
Berhardt tries to score with a low kick but Calmuschi moves his leg out of the way.
Calmuschi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Berhardt throws a head kick but Calmuschi moves out of range.
Berhardt works Calmuschi's body with a nice hook.
Berhardt throws a body punch but Calmuschi moves out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Calmuschi.
Calmuschi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Berhardt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calmuschi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Calmuschi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Berhardt misses with a low kick as Calmuschi jumps back.
Berhardt lands a nice shot that snaps Calmuschi's head back.
Calmuschi throws a sloppy head kick and Berhardt moves out of range easily.
Berhardt throws a counter combo.
Berhardt misses with a combination
and Calmuschi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Calmuschi lands a glancing blow to the side of Berhardt's head.
Calmuschi is looking to slow Berhardt down with leg kicks.
Calmuschi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Berhardt.
Berhardt with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Calmuschi tests Berhardt's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Calmuschi throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Calmuschi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Calmuschi's jab looks to have found its range, popping Berhardt under the eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calmuschi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Berhardt moves to clinch but Calmuschi breaks away
and Calmuschi counters with a nice leg kick.
Calmuschi fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Berhardt on the side of the head.
Calmuschi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Berhardt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Calmuschi moves away.
The fighters circle momentarily. Berhardt darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Berhardt moves away from the strike by Calmuschi.
Calmuschi looks to score with a jab to the body but Berhardt is just out of range.
Calmuschi connects with a looping right hand.
Calmuschi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Berhardt misses with a wild body shot.
A combination from Berhardt does no damage.
Berhardt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Berhardt throws a leg kick
and Calmuschi makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iancu Calmuschi dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Calmuschi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Berhardt throws a right and a left that both miss.
Calmuschi throws a right hand that Berhardt ducks under and follows up with a left that Berhardt also avoids with ease.
Berhardt throws a body punch but Calmuschi moves out of range.
Berhardt connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Calmuschi momentarily.
Berhardt staying out of range there.
Berhardt takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Berhardt fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Calmuschi keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Calmuschi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Calmuschi throws a chopping leg kick but Berhardt manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Berhardt lands a jab to the head.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Calmuschi!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Calmuschi wants to slow Berhardt down by chopping away at his legs.
Berhardt clinches up against the cage.
Berhardt misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calmuschi manages to break the clinch.
Nice shot lands for Berhardt.
Winslow Berhardt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Berhardt scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Calmuschi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Berhardt jabs Calmuschi right on the nose. Calmuschi blinks but takes it well.
Berhardt looks for a takedown but Calmuschi sprawls well.
Berhardt closes the distance and pushes Calmuschi back into the cage.
Calmuschi has Berhardt pushed against the cage.
Calmuschi breaks the clinch.
Berhardt has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Calmuschi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Calmuschi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Berhardt manages to avoid it.
Berhardt tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Berhardt throws out a powerful jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calmuschi misses with a body shot.
Calmuschi with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Berhardt closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Calmuschi did well to prevent Berhardt getting side control.
Berhardt has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Calmuschi is looking to improve his position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Berhardt lands a nice short elbow.
Berhardt is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Calmuschi is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Berhardt scores with a couple of nice shots.
Calmuschi trying to control here.
Calmuschi tries to kick Berhardt off but Berhardt keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Calmuschi gets full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Berhardt slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calmuschi keeping moving, preventing Berhardt from controlling successfully.
Calmuschi is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Berhardt throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Calmuschi has momentary wrist control but Berhardt slips an elbow through the middle.
Berhardt cracks Calmuschi with a solid left hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Calmuschi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Berhardt trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Winslow Berhardt has got the better of the ground game so far.
Calmuschi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Calmuschi keeping moving, preventing Berhardt from controlling successfully.
Berhardt missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Berhardt keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Calmuschi's head.
Calmuschi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Berhardt with a flurry of punches that miss.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Calmuschi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Berhardt moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Calmuschi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Berhardt does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Berhardt has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Calmuschi misses the shot to the body.
Calmuschi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Berhardt fails with a takedown attempt.
Berhardt avoids the head kick by Calmuschi.
Berhardt throws a right hand that Calmuschi ducks under and follows up with a left that Calmuschi also avoids with ease.
Calmuschi thinks about countering with a body kick.
Berhardt shoots in but no luck this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Winslow Berhardt.
I think Berhardt has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mikhail Kalashnikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joseph Venables (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mikhail Kalashnikov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joseph Venables!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Venables swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Venables throws an off balance right hand
and Kalashnikov counters with a single leg into guard. Venables didn't expect that.
Kalashnikov passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Kalashnikov is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Venables is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Kalashnikov cracks Venables with a big right hand but Venables just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Kalashnikov trying to control the position but Venables is working away.
Kalashnikov has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kalashnikov misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kalashnikov tries for a kimura but Venables is defending well.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalashnikov lands an elbow.
Kalashnikov throws an elbow but Venables slips to the side and avoids it well.
Kalashnikov wants to control but Venables is keeping him busy.
Venables struggling a bit here.
Venables dodges the ground and pound from Kalashnikov.
Kalashnikov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Venables keeps working.
Kalashnikov lands an elbow.
Kalashnikov scoring with punches and elbows.
Venables is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
We've been hearing that Kalashnikov has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalashnikov working over Venables with some ground and pound. Venables looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Kalashnikov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Venables defending well though.
Well, if Kalashnikov is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Kalashnikov is looking for a kimura here.
Kalashnikov throwing shots but Venables is blocking nicely.
Kalashnikov landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Kalashnikov scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Kalashnikov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Venables is defending against the submission attempts here by Kalashnikov.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kalashnikov working over Venables with some ground and pound. Venables looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Venables trying to control but Kalashnikov postures up.
Kalashnikov missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kalashnikov controlling the pace.
Kalashnikov looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Venables with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kalashnikov working Venables over with strikes.
Venables holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kalashnikov is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Venables as he works his way to full guard.
Kalashnikov is in close to Venables's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Venables keeping moving, preventing Kalashnikov from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kalashnikov lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kalashnikov lands a couple of digs.
Venables trying to control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kalashnikov working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kalashnikov working some strikes from top position.
Kalashnikov is looking to work some ground and pound but Venables has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikhail Kalashnikov dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Kalashnikov checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Venables stuffs the takedown.
Venables lands a front kick.
Venables turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Venables.
Kalashnikov closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Venables is looking for a sweep.
Kalashnikov has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Kalashnikov scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Kalashnikov cracks Venables with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kalashnikov dominating with strikes here.
The referee warns Venables that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Kalashnikov scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalashnikov is landing with some decent strikes but Venables is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Kalashnikov is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Venables is surviving well by controlling Kalashnikov's body position as best he can.
Venables is desperately trying to improve his position but Kalashnikov has a good base and remains in mount.
Kalashnikov dominating with strikes here.
Venables wants to control but Kalashnikov is having none of it.
The referee warns Venables that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Kalashnikov lands with some strikes.
Kalashnikov sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Kalashnikov lands a heavy elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalashnikov takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Venables in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Venables is squirming around, avoiding Kalashnikov's attempts to control the action.
Kalashnikov working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Kalashnikov postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Venables looks a forlorn figure.
Kalashnikov fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
It looks like Joseph Venables has been cut.
Kalashnikov can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Venables is looking to escape.
Kalashnikov cracks Venables with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Venables is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalashnikov tries to control but Venables wriggling away.
Kalashnikov with good strikes from the mount here!
Kalashnikov breaks from Venables's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Kalashnikov is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Kalashnikov tries to control but Venables wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Venables is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Kalashnikov is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Venables is surviving well by controlling Kalashnikov's body position as best he can.
Kalashnikov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Venables can do to turn this around?
Kalashnikov punishing his opponent with strikes.
Venables takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Kalashnikov is landing with some decent strikes but Venables is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
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!
Kalashnikov looking to control but Venables is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikhail Kalashnikov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Joseph Venables's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Venables throws a quick inside leg kick.
Venables throws a low kick but Kalashnikov moves out of range easily.
Venables gets caught napping as Kalashnikov dives in and scores a takedown. Venables manages to retain guard.
Venables working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kalashnikov.
Kalashnikov trying to control the position from guard on top but Venables is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kalashnikov connects with a couple of short punches.
Kalashnikov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kalashnikov is looking to work some ground and pound but Venables has wrist control.
Kalashnikov makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Venables looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kalashnikov landing with the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Venables looking for a guillotine here but Kalashnikov defends easily.
Mikhail Kalashnikov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Venables wants to hit a switch here but Kalashnikov passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Venables there!
Kalashnikov is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Venables has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Venables!
Kalashnikov has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Venables doesn't defend quickly enough and Kalashnikov has managed to lock this one up! Can Venables escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Kalashnikov on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Mikhail Kalashnikov!
Mikhail Kalashnikov thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gregory Gumshoe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel Valdez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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177 lbs
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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gregory Gumshoe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Miguel Valdez!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gumshoe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gumshoe connects with a single shot there.
Valdez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gumshoe's jab looks to have found its range, popping Valdez under the eye.
Gumshoe lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Valdez misses with a hook.
Gumshoe drops down looking for a counter takedown but Valdez sprawls and moves away.
Gumshoe misses with a low kick as Valdez jumps back.
Gumshoe's jab looks to have found its range, popping Valdez under the eye.
Gumshoe is looking to slow Valdez down with leg kicks.
Gumshoe tries to bum rush Valdez with a series of wild strikes but Valdez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice shot by Valdez.
Valdez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gumshoe.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gumshoe throws an off balance right hand
and Valdez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gumshoe throws a looping overhand right but Valdez ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gumshoe misses with a body punch
and Valdez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Valdez checks a leg kick.
Gumshoe lands with an overhand left.
Gumshoe throws a jab when Valdez was well out of range.
Gumshoe digs a good hook to Valdez's body.
Valdez clobbers Gumshoe with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Valdez on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Gumshoe shoots for a double leg takedown but Valdez sprawls well. He's pushed Gumshoe's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Miguel Valdez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Valdez connects with a single shot there.
Valdez connects with a nice looking jab.
Gumshoe ducks under a wild hook from Valdez.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gumshoe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Valdez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gumshoe tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Valdez is able to avoid easily.
Gumshoe goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A big left from Gumshoe misses.
Valdez's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gumshoe under the eye.
Gumshoe lands with an uppercut that bounces Valdez off the cage and back into range.
Gumshoe misses with a right hand
and Valdez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The fighters circling - Gumshoe throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gumshoe is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Valdez.
Valdez might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Gumshoe tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Valdez defends well and Gumshoe ends up having to push Valdez into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Gumshoe drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Gumshoe feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Valdez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valdez is looking to stand up but Gumshoe isn't so interested in that idea.
Gumshoe trying to control the position from guard on top but Valdez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gumshoe with a flurry of punches that miss.
Valdez wants to get back to his feet but Gumshoe is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Valdez misses with a hook. Gumshoe ducked under it nicely.
It looks like Gumshoe has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Gumshoe throws a body shot but no joy.
A swing and a miss from Gumshoe.
Valdez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Gumshoe throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Valdez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A quick step to the side and Gumshoe tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gumshoe keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Valdez misses with a hook. Gumshoe ducked under it nicely.
Gumshoe attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A slow jab from Gumshoe misses its intended target.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gumshoe.
A lazy body kick from Gumshoe
and Valdez counters with a straight right hand.
Gumshoe lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Valdez at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Gregory Gumshoe will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gumshoe closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Gumshoe is trying to control the action in half guard but Valdez is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Gumshoe thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gumshoe missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gumshoe scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Valdez felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Gumshoe missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gumshoe prevents Valdez from standing back up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gumshoe 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.
Valdez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Gumshoe lands a nice short elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gumshoe frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Gumshoe trying to control but Valdez is having none of it.
Gumshoe landing strikes from the mount.
Gumshoe throws a sloppy strike and Valdez uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and Valdez has ended up in Gumshoe's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Valdez won't allow Gumshoe to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gumshoe wants to improve his position but instead Valdez has moved into half guard.
Valdez tries to stand and escape but Gumshoe is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gumshoe is trying to maintain the position but Valdez is very close to passing his half guard.
Gumshoe tries to roll over but Valdez keeps him under control.
Gumshoe is trying to maintain the position but Valdez is very close to passing his half guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Valdez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gumshoe.
Gumshoe with a jab.
Valdez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gumshoe throws a poor cross that misses
and Valdez counters with a straight right hand.
Gumshoe sizes up Valdez with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gumshoe swings for the body but Valdez moves out of range.
Valdez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gumshoe loads up on a big right hand but Valdez slips the punch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gumshoe lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A left lands for Valdez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gregory Gumshoe dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Gumshoe lands an overhand right.
Gumshoe misses with a left hand
and Valdez counters with a nice uppercut.
Gumshoe lands a really nice looking cross but Valdez seems unphased.
Gumshoe connects with a single shot there.
Valdez misses with a straight left.
Gumshoe lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gumshoe lands the left hand.
Valdez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gumshoe closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Valdez did well to prevent Gumshoe getting side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Valdez looks like he's trying to stand up.
Gumshoe scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gumshoe throws a strike but Valdez avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Gumshoe working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gumshoe wants to control from the top but Valdez keeps moving.
Gumshoe tries to free his leg and advance position but Valdez is retaining full guard.
Miguel Valdez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gumshoe wants to control from the top but Valdez keeps moving.
Valdez keeping full guard, as Gumshoe tries to pass.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Valdez connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Valdez throws a jab but it's blocked by Gumshoe.
Gumshoe throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Valdez throws a looping overhand right but Gumshoe ducks down to avoid it.
Valdez's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gumshoe connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Valdez scrambles back to his feet.
Valdez on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gumshoe with a poor takedown
and Gumshoe takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valdez throws a body punch but Gumshoe moves out of range.
Gumshoe connects with a body shot that sends Valdez's belly button to the back.
Valdez throws an off balance right hand
and Valdez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gumshoe uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Gumshoe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Valdez moves away.
Gumshoe feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Valdez's calf.
Gumshoe connects with an inside leg kick.
Gumshoe lands a body shot.
Valdez on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Valdez misses with a straight left.
Gumshoe moves out of range as Valdez strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valdez missing with a left hand there. Gumshoe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Donk. Gumshoe catches Valdez right on the button with a cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Valdez throws a looping overhand right but Gumshoe ducks down to avoid it.
Gregory Gumshoe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gumshoe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Valdez.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Gumshoe.
Gumshoe is trying to ground and pound but Valdez uses the momentary lack of control by Gumshoe to regain half guard.
Gumshoe controlling the action here.
Gumshoe winds up and cracks Valdez with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gregory Gumshoe showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gumshoe has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gregory Gumshoe!
A victorious Gregory Gumshoe thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lazuran Riku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damien Conner (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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157 lbs
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lazuran Riku!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Damien Conner!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Riku.
Riku throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Riku throws an off balance right hand
and Conner counters with a stiff right hand.
Conner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Riku.
Conner looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Conner gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Riku ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Conner moves away.
Riku misses with a hook. Conner ducked under it nicely.
Lazuran Riku seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Conner tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Conner tries to clinch up.
Conner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Riku.
Conner takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Conner tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Riku manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Riku misses the shot to the body.
Riku will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Riku misses with an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Conner misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conner throws a leg kick
and Riku counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Conner misses the shot to the body.
Riku tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Riku 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.
Conner moves out of range as Riku strikes.
Conner looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A big left from Riku misses.
Conner avoids the head kick by Riku.
Conner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Riku.
Riku throws a leg kick that misses.
Riku throws a big shot that misses.
Conner counters with a body kick.
Riku bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Conner tries to clinch up
and Riku counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conner pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Riku is looking to counter punch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Conner.
Conner fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Conner slips a straight right by Riku.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Riku lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Conner takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Conner tries to close the distance and clinch up but Riku swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Riku swings for the body but Conner moves out of range.
Riku steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Conner. That one must have hurt.
Conner rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Riku moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Conner throws a body punch but Riku moves out of range.
Conner takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Conner throws a sloppy head kick and Riku moves out of range easily.
Conner gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Conner manages to break the clinch.
Conner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Riku.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conner tries to clinch there but Riku circles away.
Riku keeps the fight on the outside.
Conner thows a left - swing and a miss!
Conner moves away from the strike by Riku.
Conner takes a swing at Riku's ribcage but misses.
It looked like Riku was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Riku misses the shot to the body.
Conner uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Riku.
Riku misses the shot to the body.
Conner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Conner throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Riku swinging wildly here.
Conner throws a body shot but no joy.
Riku throws a solid leg kick but Conner takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Riku.
Conner closes the distance and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riku blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Riku breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Conner throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Riku takes one on the button.
Riku fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Conner has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Conner pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Riku back to the cage. Conner follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Riku, right into the meat.
Conner tries to close the distance and clinch up but Riku swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Riku half committed to a counter leg kick.
Conner throws a lazy right hand but Riku sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Conner is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Riku rather than just go for the knockout.
Riku slips under a jab from Conner.
Conner looks to land a body kick but Riku moved away.
Riku was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Conner tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Conner slips under a jab from Riku.
Riku on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Conner lands a head kick. Riku smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Riku looks to score with a jab to the body but Conner is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Lazuran Riku will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Riku throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Conner tries to close the distance and clinch but Riku swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Riku scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
No joy there for Conner, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Riku appears to be looking for a big counter.
Riku throws an overhand right that lands on Conner's shoulder, as Conner tries to avoid the shot.
Conner misses with a straight left.
Riku thows a leg kick but Conner checks it
and Conner counters with a nice uppercut.
Conner throws a combination that misses
and Riku counters with a nice uppercut.
Conner pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Conner throws a shot to the body.
Conner avoids the body shot from Riku.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Riku throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Riku takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Riku throws the left hand but Conner avoids the punch easily.
Conner takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
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!
Riku jabs Conner right on the nose. Conner blinks but takes it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conner misses with a looping left.
Riku misses the shot to the body.
Conner swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Conner throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A little feinted left hand from Riku on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Riku walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Riku misses with a looping right.
Lazuran Riku is winning the standup battle so far.
Conner throws a right hand that misses
and Riku counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The fighters circling - Riku throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Riku swings widly with a right hand
and Conner counters with a two punch combo.
Damien Conner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Riku stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Conner.
Conner connects with a body shot that sends Riku's belly button to the back.
Conner tries to clinch but Riku moves away
enabling Riku to counter with a crisp jab.
Conner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Conner cracks Riku with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Conner scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riku scores with a jab to the body.
Conner lands with an overhand left.
Conner throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Riku looks to land a right hand but Conner moved out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Conner. Those never looked like landing.
Conner uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Riku.
Riku cracks Conner with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Conner has Riku up against the cage in a clinch.
Conner throws an elbow that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Riku as Conner tries to tie him up.
Conner looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Conner throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Riku breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Riku misses the target.
Conner misses with a double jab
and Riku connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Conner takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Conner with a jab.
Riku throws a leg kick but Conner sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Conner buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Conner swings away with a body shot that misses
and Riku connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Conner throws a lazy uppercut
and Riku counters with a right hand to the body.
Conner looks to land a right hand but Riku moved out of range.
Riku on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Conner. Conner obviously looking to wear him down.
Riku misses with a wild body shot.
A countering left hand to the body from Conner misses.
Conner jabs at Riku's body.
Riku blocks a head kick by Conner.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Riku scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Conner checks a leg kick.
Conner tries to clinch but Riku moves out of range.
Conner throws a hook to the side of Riku's head but Riku sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Riku scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Riku is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Conner.
Riku ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Conner moves away.
Riku checks the leg kick nicely there.
Riku throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Conner on the side of the head.
Conner tries to clinch but Riku moves out of range.
Conner walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Conner is rocked!
Conner blocks a jab.
Conner feints a counter leg kick.
Conner is still on wobbly legs! Can Riku finish him?
Riku takes a swing at Conner's ribcage but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Conner moves into the clinch successfully.
Riku manages to break the clinch.
Riku scores with a nice head shot.
Conner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Lazuran Riku will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
A punch lands to the side of Riku 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Conner seems to have recovered his senses.
Riku misses with a low kick.
Conner throws a shot from downtown. Riku moves away and avoids it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Riku.
Riku keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Conner connects with a crisp jab.
Conner misses the shot to the body.
Conner tries to close the distance and clinch up but Riku swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Conner connects with the punch.
Riku scoring well with a low kick there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Conner moves out of range of the strikes.
Riku attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Conner moves in looking to clinch but Riku pushes him off.
Conner doesn't manage to clinch there - Riku circles away.
Riku throws out a loose jab but Conner uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riku fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Riku throws a big shot that misses.
Riku throws a leg kick but Conner sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Conner misses the shot to the body.
Riku avoids a punch combination nicely.
Riku swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Conner tries to clinch there but Riku circles away.
A slow jab from Riku misses its intended target.
Conner fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A counter left hand to the body from Riku misses its target.
Riku takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Riku misses with a body shot.
Conner moves in looking to clinch but Riku pushes him off.
A counter left hand to the body from Riku misses its target.
Riku throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Conner counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Riku lands a nice hook to Conner's body. Conner takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Conner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Damien Conner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Riku. Conner does a little dance to reset his feet.
Riku lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Riku.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Conner throws a body kick that misses
and Riku counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Riku scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Conner is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Conner throws a body shot but no joy.
Riku tries to score with a low kick but Conner moves his leg out of the way.
Riku scores with a jab to the jaw.
Conner misses with a two punch combination.
Riku misses the jab.
Conner takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Riku moves out of range as Conner strikes.
A counter left hand to the body from Riku misses its target.
Conner lands a nice leg kick that just misses Riku's sensitive parts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conner defending well as Riku loads up on a big left hand.
Conner wants to counter the offense by Riku and move into the clinch position.
Riku 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.
A chopping leg kick lands by Riku.
Riku throws a low kick but Conner avoids it.
Riku gets tackled into the cage by Conner. Conner maintains the clinch.
Riku breaks the clinch.
Riku throws a shot to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Riku.
Conner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Riku swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Conner misses with a hook.
Riku lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A jab from Riku misses.
Riku throws a jab when Conner was well out of range.
Conner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conner swings for the body but Riku moves out of range.
Riku moves into range and connects with a jab.
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!
Riku scores with a shot to the body.
Riku's corner calls for a 1-2. Riku obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Conner looks to land a combination but Riku avoids it well.
A jab from Riku does it's job there.
Riku throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Conner sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A combination from Conner does no damage.
Riku misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Riku lands a nice looking body shot.
Lazuran Riku is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Conner lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Conner avoids the body shot from Riku.
Conner misses with a straight right.
Riku tries to land a leg kick but Conner saw it coming and moves away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lazuran Riku showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Riku, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lazuran Riku!
Lazuran Riku spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jorma Joukahainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Suyoung Suh (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 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jorma Joukahainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Suyoung Suh!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suh's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Joukahainen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Suh scrambles back to his feet.
Joukahainen lands a nice shot to the body.
Suh looks to score with a jab to the body but Joukahainen is just out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Joukahainen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Suh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Joukahainen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Suh can pounce on him.
Suh tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Joukahainen was well out of range. Poor timing from Suh.
Joukahainen connects with a looping right hand.
Joukahainen 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.
Joukahainen misses with a hook.
Jorma Joukahainen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Joukahainen shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Joukahainen stopping the sweep attempt from Suh.
Joukahainen's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Joukahainen looking to sit in guard and control but Suh gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Joukahainen has his foot on Suh's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Suh works his way back into a safe position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suh has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Joukahainen is proving hard to escape from.
Suh is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Joukahainen will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Joukahainen is looking for a triangle here but Suh uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Suh takes a little break here. Joukahainen wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Joukahainen is trying to control Suh's posture but Suh avoids it.
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.
Suh tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Joukahainen sneaks back into half guard.
Suh is thwarting Joukahainen's attempts to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Suh slows the pace down in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joukahainen manages to get to full guard.
Joukahainen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Joukahainen has a closed guard, preventing Suh from standing up.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Joukahainen controls Suh momentarily but Suh frees himself.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Joukahainen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Suh has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Joukahainen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Suh moves away.
Suh tries to counter with a clinch but Joukahainen shakes him off and moves away.
Suh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Joukahainen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Suh.
A looping hook to the body misses from Joukahainen. Suh does a little dance to reset his feet.
Suh scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Suh takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Joukahainen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Joukahainen's jab looks to have found its range, popping Suh under the eye.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Joukahainen swings for the body but Suh moves out of range.
Joukahainen throws a body punch but Suh moves out of range.
Joukahainen throws a body punch but Suh moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jorma Joukahainen will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Suh just misses with a punch to the body.
Suh has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Suh swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Joukahainen counters with a nice uppercut.
Suh defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Joukahainen.
Suh tries to counter by closing the distance.
Joukahainen is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Joukahainen missing with a left hand there. Suh was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Suh is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Suh will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Suh is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Joukahainen rather than just go for the knockout.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Joukahainen is defended easily by Suh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suh tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Joukahainen was well out of range. Poor timing from Suh.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Suh digs a good body shot into Joukahainen's ribs.
Suh fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Joukahainen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joukahainen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Joukahainen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Suh wants to counter with a clinch but Joukahainen pushes him away.
Suh displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Joukahainen throws out the jab.
Joukahainen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Suh wants to counter with a clinch but Joukahainen pushes him away.
A telegraphed right hand from Joukahainen misses the target.
Suh tries to counter with a clinch but Joukahainen shakes him off and moves away.
Suh takes a jab right on the kisser.
Suh misses the shot to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Suh.
Joukahainen looks to score with a jab to the body but Suh is just out of range.
Suh tries to counter by closing the distance.
Joukahainen misses the shot to the body.
Joukahainen sets himself, and Suh steps forward looking for the clinch! Joukahainen avoids it this time.
Suh looks to land a body kick but Joukahainen moved away.
Suh avoids the body shot from Joukahainen.
No luck for Joukahainen with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jorma Joukahainen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Joukahainen.
Joukahainen dips to his left and cracks Suh with an uppercut!
Suh takes a swing at Joukahainen's ribcage but misses.
Joukahainen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slow jab from Joukahainen misses its intended target.
Suh wants to counter the offense by Joukahainen and move into the clinch position.
Joukahainen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Suh was well out of range. Poor timing from Joukahainen.
Suh avoids the body shot from Joukahainen.
Suh wants to clinch up but Joukahainen keeps it at a distance.
Suh tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Joukahainen was well out of range. Poor timing from Suh.
A solid leg kick lands there for Suh.
Suh looks to land a combination but Joukahainen avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joukahainen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Suh ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Suh tries to land a front kick but Joukahainen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Joukahainen avoids a kick to the body.
Joukahainen is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Jorma Joukahainen is winning the standup battle so far.
Suh steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Joukahainen.
Suh throws a body shot but no joy.
Suh keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Suh has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Joukahainen finds it's way round the side to connect with Suh's head.
Suh throws a right hand that misses
letting Joukahainen counter with a right hand.
Joukahainen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Suh.
A swing and a miss from Joukahainen.
Suh is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Suh avoids the body shot from Joukahainen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joukahainen throws a lazy right hand but Suh sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Suh is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Suh misses with a body kick.
Joukahainen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Joukahainen works over Suh's head and body with a nice combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Joukahainen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Suh.
Suh wants to counter with a clinch but Joukahainen pushes him away.
Joukahainen misses with a body shot.
Joukahainen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Suh. Suh circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Suh lands with a shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Joukahainen misses the target.
Suh is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Suh fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Joukahainen moves out of range of the body kick from Suh.
Suh lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Suyoung Suh is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Joukahainen swings for the body but Suh moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jorma Joukahainen dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Joukahainen swings for the body but Suh moves out of range.
Suh throws a hook to the side of Joukahainen's head but Joukahainen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Suh ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Joukahainen moves away.
Suh dodges the punch combination from Joukahainen.
Suh wants to counter with a clinch but Joukahainen pushes him away.
Suh ducks under a wild hook from Joukahainen.
Joukahainen sets himself, and Suh steps forward looking for the clinch! Joukahainen avoids it this time.
Suh lands a nice looking body shot.
Suh takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Suh ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joukahainen throws a jab when Suh was well out of range.
Suh lands with a right hand.
Joukahainen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Suh takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suh misses with a leg kick.
Suh throws the kick towards the body but Joukahainen avoids it.
A counter left hand to the body from Joukahainen misses its target.
Suh throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Joukahainen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Suh.
Suh looks to score with a jab to the body but Joukahainen is just out of range.
A big left from Joukahainen misses.
Suh steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Joukahainen.
Joukahainen throws a body punch but Suh moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Suh there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Joukahainen misses with a straight right.
Suh wants to slow Joukahainen down by chopping away at his legs.
Joukahainen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Suh.
Joukahainen dives in for a single leg takedown but Suh sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Joukahainen takes a swing at Suh's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suh chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Joukahainen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Suh doesn't seem bothered though.
Suh wants to slow Joukahainen down by chopping away at his legs.
It looked like Joukahainen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Joukahainen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Suh.
Joukahainen is looking for a counter combo.
Joukahainen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Joukahainen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Suh can do to turn this around?
Suh looks for the body kick but Joukahainen saw that one coming.
Joukahainen scores with a hook to the body. Suh takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Joukahainen just misses with a punch to the body.
Suh tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Joukahainen is able to avoid easily.
Joukahainen throws a body punch but Suh moves out of range.
Suyoung Suh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Joukahainen misses with a straight right.
Suh looks to score with a jab to the body but Joukahainen is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joukahainen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Suh can pounce on him.
Suh avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Joukahainen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Joukahainen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Joukahainen misses with a body shot.
Joukahainen throws a hook to the side of Suh's head but Suh sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jorma Joukahainen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Joukahainen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Suh circles away quickly and effectively.
Suh ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Joukahainen moves away.
Joukahainen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A telegraphed right hand from Joukahainen misses the target.
Suh scores with a shot to the body.
Joukahainen's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Joukahainen duly obliges.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Joukahainen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Suh sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Suh tries to counter with a clinch but Joukahainen shakes him off and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suh fails in his attempt to clinch.
Suh scores with a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Suh misses with a wild body shot.
Suh looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Suh misses with a wild body shot.
Joukahainen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Joukahainen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Suh throws a body shot but no joy.
Joukahainen looks to throw the jab but Suh is out of range.
Suh steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Joukahainen.
Suh gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Joukahainen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Suh misses with a punch to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jorma Joukahainen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Joukahainen, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jorma Joukahainen!
In defeat, Suyoung Suh stepped up to the mic, saying 'Jesus, the day I cant beat a lazy Bum like you is the day I need to retire. Im done!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tyrone Spong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Grimes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spong comes to the cage accompanied by Can't be touched. The crowd seem to be enjoying Grimes's choice of entrance music: "Cyanide" by Metallica. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
8 - 1 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tyrone Spong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brian Grimes!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spong misses the shot to the body.
A right-left combo lands from Spong.
It looks like Brian Grimes has been cut.
Grimes connects with a body shot that sends Spong's belly button to the back.
Grimes on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Grimes moves into the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Spong creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Spong can't find room to land a body shot as Grimes controls the action.
A short left from Grimes.
Spong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Grimes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Spong wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Spong's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A telegraphed right hand from Grimes misses the target.
Grimes ducks under a wild hook from Spong.
Nice uppercut there from Grimes.
Spong staying out of range there.
Spong takes a swing at Grimes's ribcage but misses.
Grimes scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Spong steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Grimes.
Grimes throws a lazy right hand but Spong sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grimes.
Spong moves away from the strike by Grimes.
Spong uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Grimes.
A jab from Spong misses.
Spong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Spong throws a body punch but Grimes moves out of range.
Grimes throws out a counter right but Spong avoids it with no problem.
Spong looks to score with a jab to the body but Grimes is just out of range.
A jab from Spong finds it's way through Grimes's defenses.
Grimes throws a series of punches but Spong avoids them all with ease.
Grimes misses with an uppercut.
Grimes avoids the body shot from Spong.
Grimes uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Spong fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Grimes checks it well.
Grimes lands with a straight right. Spong didn't see that one coming.
Spong throws a big shot that misses.
Spong moves out of range as Grimes strikes.
Grimes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A swing and a miss from Spong.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grimes throws a shot from downtown. Spong moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Grimes.
Spong misses with a double jab.
Spong takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Grimes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Spong.
Grimes lands a nice shot to the body.
Spong lands a jab to the head.
Spong looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Spong connects with the punch.
Spong tries to clinch but Grimes is having none of it.
Spong throws a shot from downtown. Grimes moves away and avoids it.
Grimes throws out a loose jab but Spong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Spong avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A cross from Spong lands.
Spong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grimes moves away.
Spong misses with a low kick.
Grimes looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Spong misses with a double jab.
A jab from Grimes misses.
Grimes scores with the left hand. Spong knows he should have avoided that one.
Grimes scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Spong is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grimes misses with an uppercut
and Spong cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A left lands for Spong.
Spong scores with a jab to the jaw.
Grimes with a nice cross.
Oh Spong is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Grimes misses with a looping right.
Grimes lands a big right hand that sends Spong crashing to the mat! Grimes stays standing though and waves Spong back to his feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grimes takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sloppy strikes from Spong. Those never looked like landing.
Grimes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Grimes takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Spong seems to have got his legs back now.
Brian Grimes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spong swings for the body but Grimes moves out of range.
Grimes misses with an uppercut. Spong saw that one coming.
Grimes might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Grimes lands a big uppercut and Spong crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Spong looks OK. Grimes waves Spong back to his feet!
Spong walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Grimes! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Brian Grimes!
After the fight, Brian Grimes was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
Tyrone Spong spoke after the fight, saying 'This loss will only make me train harder and come back stronger. I promise I'll be back better then ever!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Lambert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jules Winfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lambert comes to the cage accompanied by Aaron Lewis - Country Boy. Winfield has chosen Pulp Fiction Theme as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Lambert!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jules Winfield!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lambert on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Winfield's coach down at Helsinki Fight Club was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Winfield's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Lambert is trying hard to land a takedown here. Winfield sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Winfield keeps the fight on the outside.
Winfield swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Winfield misses with a looping right.
Lambert closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Winfield counter with a right hand.
Lambert has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Elite Strikers in the buildup to the fight.
Winfield has managed to clinch.
Lambert lands a nice elbow.
Lambert swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lambert misses with an elbow strike.
Winfield has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Lambert regains guard immediately.
Winfield postures up in Lambert's guard and throws a big left but Lambert blocks it.
Lambert preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Winfield throwing strikes from guard but Lambert blocks nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Winfield stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Lambert has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Winfield manages to get his head free but now Lambert has transitioned to an armbar! Winfield grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Lambert! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mike Lambert!
Mike Lambert thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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