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FFC: Challengers 37 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Josh Marker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and janpeter kurkela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). kurkela is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Korpiklaani:Forest Man. janpeter kurkela has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Josh Marker's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Josh Marker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, janpeter kurkela!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marker listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Marker stuffs the takedown.
kurkela tries for a takedown but Marker sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Decent striking displayed by Marker there.
Marker lands with a straight right. kurkela didn't see that one coming.
kurkela has a takedown stuffed.
Josh Marker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of janpeter kurkela.
kurkela on the wrong end of a nice hook.
kurkela is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marker cracks kurkela with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Marker has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning kurkela to stand back up!
kurkela is still on wobbly legs! Can Marker finish him?
kurkela shoots in and drives through. Marker sprawls well.
kurkela takes a body punch but keeps moving.
kurkela seems to have recovered his senses.
kurkela looks gassed!
Marker closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops kurkela! Marker dives in looking to finish! kurkela is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Josh Marker!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eric Lindros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Ramada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Ray Ramada enters the cage!
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200 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eric Lindros!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ray Ramada!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Ramada looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lindros throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ramada shoots in for a takedown but Lindros shows good takedown defense.
Ramada takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lindros looks to throw the jab but Ramada is out of range.
Lindros cracks Ramada with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Ramada looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Lindros finish him?
It looks like Ray Ramada has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lindros thows a left - swing and a miss!
Eric Lindros seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lindros circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Ramada tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Lindros wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Eric Lindros!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ebenezer Medeiros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Page Knight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ebenezer Medeiros!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Page Knight!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Medeiros looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Knight!
Knight's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Medeiros with shots to the head and body - Knight looks very uncomfortable down there.
Knight tries to lock up and control but Medeiros gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Knight is trying to stand.
Knight is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Medeiros sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Medeiros's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Medeiros has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Knight prevents Medeiros from taking his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight tries to lock up and control but Medeiros gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Knight is squirming around, avoiding Medeiros's attempts to control the action.
Knight tries to hold on but Medeiros pushes him away.
Medeiros trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Poor strikes thrown by Medeiros there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Medeiros tries to control but Knight wriggling away.
Medeiros blocks Knight's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Medeiros controlling his opponent.
Medeiros punching from mount but Knight doing a good job of avoiding damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Knight wants to control but Medeiros is having none of it.
Medeiros tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Knight defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Medeiros.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Medeiros throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Knight can't escape the position.
Medeiros stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Medeiros clinches up against the cage.
Medeiros ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Medeiros no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Knight slips nicely into half guard.
Knight wants to pass the guard but Medeiros is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Knight is thwarting Medeiros's attempts to control the position.
Knight wants to take a breather but Medeiros is having none of it.
Knight is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Knight is working for a kimura but Medeiros is defending it quite comfortably.
Knight looks gassed!
Medeiros trying to hold on to Knight's head to control him but Knight postures up.
Knight looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Medeiros actively working from the bottom here.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Knight misses with a takedown attempt
and Medeiros counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Medeiros scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Medeiros trying to control the pace.
Medeiros trying to control the action but Knight is working from the bottom.
Ground and pound from Medeiros.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ebenezer Medeiros dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Knight tries for a takedown but Medeiros circles away easily
and Medeiros counters with a shoot takedown. Knight fights it but they end up in guard.
Medeiros avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Knight avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Medeiros wants to control from the top but Knight keeps moving.
Knight working for a triangle but Medeiros defends it easily.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Medeiros's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Medeiros in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Knight has an active guard here but Medeiros has managed to pass into half guard.
Knight is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Medeiros decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Medeiros moves into range and clinches up with Knight.
Medeiros tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Medeiros wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Knight has him pressed against the cage.
Medeiros decides to pull guard.
Medeiros looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Medeiros bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Knight's guard.
Knight looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Medeiros might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Medeiros wants to pass the guard but Knight is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Medeiros throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Knight works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Medeiros wants to control from the top but Knight keeps moving.
Medeiros throwing strikes but missing.
Knight keeping moving, preventing Medeiros from controlling successfully.
Medeiros loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Knight looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Medeiros passes into half guard.
Medeiros is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Knight is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Medeiros is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Knight is just riding it out for now. Medeiros eventually gives up the hold.
Medeiros 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.
Knight looking for submissions off his back.
Medeiros keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
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.
Medeiros is looking for a kimura but Knight is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Medeiros to get the leverage.
Medeiros wants to work for an arm triangle but Knight is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Knight is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Medeiros pulls his head out easily.
Ebenezer Medeiros overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Knight is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Medeiros wants to take a breather but Knight is having none of it.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Medeiros looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Knight!
Knight gets back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ebenezer Medeiros dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Medeiros throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Medeiros shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Medeiros stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Medeiros darts in and clinches Knight up against the cage.
Knight tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Medeiros just stands there and leans against the cage.
Knight drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Medeiros gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Medeiros has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Knight avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Knight throws a head punch that misses.
Medeiros tries to pull guard but Knight won't allow it.
Knight takes an elbow to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight takes an elbow to the forehead.
Medeiros decides to pull guard.
Knight postures up.
Knight trying to control but Medeiros is working from the bottom.
Knight stopping the sweep attempt from Medeiros.
Knight trying to control but Medeiros is working from the bottom.
Knight tries to free his leg and advance position but Medeiros is retaining full guard.
Knight preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Medeiros wriggles free and stands up.
Medeiros misses with a head kick.
Medeiros has his takedown stuffed
and Knight counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Medeiros!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ebenezer Medeiros. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Knight wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Medeiros is looking to get to half guard.
Knight working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Medeiros is working to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight landing punches.
Knight goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Medeiros is on top in guard.
Knight working for submissions but it's allowed Medeiros to get to half guard.
Still in half guard, Medeiros seems content to control.
Knight is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Medeiros pulls his head out easily.
Knight looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Medeiros trying to control from half guard but Knight is working away.
Medeiros is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Medeiros takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Knight is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Medeiros pulls his head out easily.
Medeiros is looking for a kimura here.
Knight is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Medeiros pulls his head out easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ebenezer Medeiros.
Well Medeiros has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 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... Ebenezer Medeiros!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rayver Asgar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scrotie McBoogerballs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rayver Asgar has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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150 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rayver Asgar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Scrotie McBoogerballs!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McBoogerballs swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McBoogerballs ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
McBoogerballs lands a slapping body shot.
Asgar shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
McBoogerballs punishes Asgar's body with a nice straight punch.
Asgar shoots in and drives through. McBoogerballs sprawls well.
McBoogerballs scores with a nice right hand.
Asgar takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
McBoogerballs swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Asgar.
McBoogerballs leaves Asgar with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rayver Asgar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Asgar has a takedown stuffed.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Asgar misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
McBoogerballs changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Asgar is breathing heavily.
Asgar takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
McBoogerballs is looking to slow Asgar down with leg kicks.
McBoogerballs drops Asgar with a straight right hand, right on the button! McBoogerballs follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Scrotie McBoogerballs!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Snake Bite (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Samburgerhio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Snake Bite!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Diego Samburgerhio!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Samburgerhio closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Bite to the mat! Bite manages to get full guard.
Samburgerhio with a nice head shot there.
Samburgerhio wants to pass the guard but Bite is keeping the position.
Samburgerhio missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Samburgerhio lands a couple of elbows.
Samburgerhio throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bite works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Samburgerhio is looking to work some ground and pound but Bite has wrist control.
Bite keeping moving, preventing Samburgerhio from controlling successfully.
Bite looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Samburgerhio feints and as Bite raises his hands in defense, Samburgerhio changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samburgerhio advances to half guard.
Samburgerhio working over Bite with some ground and pound. Bite looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Samburgerhio throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Samburgerhio throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Samburgerhio missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Samburgerhio scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Samburgerhio has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bite has hold of Samburgerhio's hands but Samburgerhio slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Samburgerhio wants to pass the guard but Bite is defending well.
Bite is looking to escape.
Bite is breathing heavily.
Samburgerhio uses his free foot to push down on Bite's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Bite.
Samburgerhio pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Samburgerhio.
Samburgerhio landing strikes, looking to finish!
Samburgerhio trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Samburgerhio lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Bite hang on?
Bite is rocked!
Samburgerhio raining down shots from the mount!
Oh Bite is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Samburgerhio lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
A nice elbow there by Samburgerhio.
Samburgerhio with a couple of short strikes.
Samburgerhio lands a big elbow.
Samburgerhio with the ground and pound from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samburgerhio unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Bite wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Samburgerhio celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Diego Samburgerhio!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mark Munoz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ookami Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ookami Taylor looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mark Munoz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ookami Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Munoz misses its intended target.
Taylor looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Munoz fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Munoz slips a jab and a cross from Taylor.
Taylor moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Munoz misses with an uppercut.
Munoz lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Taylor throws a right and a left that Munoz avoids nicely.
Taylor should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Munoz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Taylor sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Munoz connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Munoz is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Munoz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Munoz sizes up Taylor with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Munoz bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Taylor's head backwards.
Munoz connects with a nice looking jab.
Munoz connects with a nice looking jab.
Munoz looks to land a left hand but Taylor moved out of range nicely.
Munoz lands the left hand.
Munoz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Munoz with a hook.
Munoz throws the left hand but Taylor avoids the punch easily.
Taylor pushes Munoz up against the cage in a clinch.
Taylor is trying to break the clinch but Munoz has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munoz blocks an elbow strike from Taylor.
Taylor keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Munoz's efforts to push away.
Munoz wants to get back to striking at distance but Taylor won't allow it.
Munoz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Taylor has him pressed against the cage.
Munoz tries to circle away but Taylor has him pinned against the cage.
Taylor misses with a short punch on the inside.
Taylor tries to circle away but Munoz has him pinned against the cage.
Taylor prevents Munoz from breaking the clinch.
Munoz has had enough of the clinch but Taylor keeps him there for the moment.
Taylor tries to pull guard but Munoz holds him up against the cage and eventually Taylor drops back down to his feet.
A frustrated look appears on Munoz's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Munoz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Taylor ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Taylor no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Munoz wanted to stand there but Taylor had control of the position.
Munoz will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Munoz trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Munoz misses with an uppercut. Taylor saw that one coming.
Munoz scores with a decent looking hook.
Taylor takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nice defenses there by Taylor.
Taylor walks into a jab.
Munoz connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Munoz scores with a hook.
Jab, jab by Munoz - just one landing.
Munoz is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Munoz throws a hook but Taylor blocks it.
Munoz swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Taylor.
Munoz keeps the fight on the outside.
Mark Munoz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Munoz lands a glancing blow to the side of Taylor's head.
Munoz lands a nice shot that snaps Taylor's head back.
Donk. Munoz catches Taylor right on the button with a cross.
Nice defenses there by Taylor.
Mark Munoz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Taylor tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A big right from Munoz misses.
Munoz clobbers Taylor with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Munoz connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Taylor moves out of range as Munoz strikes.
Munoz connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Munoz 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.
Taylor on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor blocks a jab.
Munoz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Taylor.
Munoz throws a hook to the side of Taylor's head but Taylor sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Taylor looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Munoz lands a glancing blow to the side of Taylor's head.
Munoz lands the left hand.
Munoz lands with a hook. Taylor tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Munoz with a nice cross.
Taylor uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Munoz.
Munoz cracks Taylor with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Munoz connects with a nice looking jab.
Munoz cracks Taylor with a good jab.
Munoz catches Taylor with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Taylor walks into a straight right hand from Munoz.
Munoz connects with a nice looking jab.
Nice uppercut there from Munoz.
Munoz is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Jab by Munoz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Munoz 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.
Munoz misses with a straight right.
Taylor keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Munoz.
Munoz lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Munoz scores with a hook.
Munoz swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Taylor.
Munoz misses with an uppercut.
Taylor takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Taylor ducks right into an uppercut from Munoz.
Munoz throws a looping overhand right but Taylor ducks down to avoid it.
Munoz misses with an uppercut.
Good exchange - Munoz coming out on top.
Taylor drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ookami Taylor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A combination from Taylor does no damage.
Taylor is breathing heavily.
Munoz connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Taylor's hands.
Munoz uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Taylor has time to react.
Munoz scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Munoz getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Munoz fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor ducks right into an uppercut from Munoz.
Taylor takes one to the chin there.
Taylor moves out of range as Munoz strikes.
Nice uppercut there from Munoz.
Munoz with a jab.
Munoz cracks Taylor with an open hand slap.
Munoz lunges at Taylor with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Taylor's hand.
Munoz throws a lazy right hand but Taylor sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Munoz lands with a hook. Taylor tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Munoz connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Munoz connects with a single shot there.
Taylor walks into a jab.
Munoz scores with a jab. Taylor acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Munoz misses with a looping left.
Munoz throws a hook but Taylor blocks it.
Mark Munoz is winning the standup battle so far.
A big right from Munoz misses.
Munoz lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munoz scores with the left hand. Taylor knows he should have avoided that one.
A big right from Munoz misses.
Munoz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A decent looking cross lands there for Munoz.
Munoz cracks Taylor with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nice jab there from Munoz.
Munoz scores with a sloppy right hand. Taylor should have avoided that one.
Taylor needs to keep his hands up - Munoz had a free shot at his head there.
Nice jab there from Munoz.
Nice cross by Munoz.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Munoz bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Taylor's head backwards.
Munoz darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Taylor takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Munoz dips to his left and cracks Taylor with an uppercut!
Munoz jabs Taylor right on the nose. Taylor blinks but takes it well.
Munoz scores with a crisp jab that stopped Taylor in his tracks.
Taylor takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor staying out of range there.
Nice straight punches there by Munoz. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Munoz.
Munoz is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Taylor slips under a jab from Munoz.
Good shot there by Munoz.
Taylor takes one on the button.
Munoz lands with a straight right. Taylor didn't see that one coming.
Taylor has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Munoz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Taylor walks into a stiff left hand from Munoz.
Munoz with a nice cross.
Munoz lands a lovely overhand right.
Munoz lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Munoz throws out a loose jab but Taylor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Munoz cracks Taylor with an open hand slap.
Munoz uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Taylor keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Munoz.
A cross from Munoz lands.
Munoz scores with a jab.
Taylor slips a straight right by Munoz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munoz lands a lovely overhand right.
Taylor closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Taylor takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Munoz connects with a jab.
Munoz moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Munoz scores with a jab. Taylor acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A slow jab from Munoz misses its intended target.
Taylor gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Taylor takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Munoz works the jab nicely.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Munoz.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A slow jab from Munoz misses its intended target.
Taylor closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Munoz throws a shot from downtown. Taylor moves away and avoids it.
Good exchange - Munoz coming out on top.
Donk. Munoz catches Taylor right on the button with a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Munoz dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Munoz clobbers Taylor with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Munoz connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Munoz with a nice cross.
A big right from Munoz misses.
Munoz cracks Taylor with a right hand to the side of the head.
Taylor tries to move into range but Munoz moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Munoz lands with an uppercut that bounces Taylor off the cage and back into rage.
Munoz fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nice uppercut lands for Munoz. That snapped Taylor's head back.
Munoz throws a jab when Taylor was well out of range.
Nice shot by Munoz.
Munoz lands a jab.
Taylor throws a wild body kick that Munoz sees coming a mile off.
Taylor takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Munoz connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Good shot there by Munoz.
Munoz scores with a crisp jab that stopped Taylor in his tracks.
Taylor closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Taylor is rocked!
Taylor uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Munoz.
Taylor walks into a straight right hand from Munoz.
Taylor is still on wobbly legs! Can Munoz finish him?
Taylor looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Taylor seems to have recovered his senses.
Munoz getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Munoz scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Taylor moves away from the strike by Munoz.
Munoz keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Taylor takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Munoz fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Munoz connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Taylor momentarily.
Munoz stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Taylor moves out of range of the strikes.
Munoz throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Taylor on the side of the head.
Munoz connects with a good right hand that stumbles Taylor. Taylor circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor blocks a jab.
Munoz scores with a jab to the head.
Munoz catches Taylor with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Munoz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Munoz lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Munoz connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Munoz lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Taylor walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Munoz bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Munoz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Munoz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Taylor.
Munoz lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Munoz misses.
Taylor staying out of range there.
Taylor takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Munoz's corner calls for a 1-2. Munoz obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Munoz catches Taylor with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Munoz tests Taylor's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munoz cracks Taylor with a right hand to the side of the head.
Munoz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Taylor can do to turn this around?
Taylor on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Munoz lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Munoz throws a jab but it's blocked by Taylor.
Taylor drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Munoz scores with a nice strike.
Munoz lands an overhand right.
Munoz darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Munoz lands with a right hand.
Nice jab there from Munoz.
A cross from Munoz lands.
Taylor defending well as Munoz loads up on a big left hand.
Munoz moves into range and connects with a jab.
Munoz connects with a nice looking jab.
Taylor takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Munoz connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munoz sizes up Taylor with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Munoz throws a hook to the side of Taylor's head but Taylor sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Munoz with a nice cross.
Munoz scores with a crisp jab that stopped Taylor in his tracks.
Taylor closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Munoz cracks Taylor with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Munoz scores with a jab to the head.
Taylor fails with an attempt to clinch.
Munoz scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Munoz throws the left hand but Taylor avoids the punch easily.
Taylor has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Taylor there as he acknowledges the shot.
Munoz lands with an uppercut that bounces Taylor off the cage and back into rage.
Ookami Taylor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Munoz lands a glancing blow to the side of Taylor's head.
Munoz connects with a looping right hand.
Munoz lands with a right hand.
Munoz lands with a right hand.
A left lands for Munoz.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Munoz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Munoz, 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:25
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:25
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Munoz!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Lukashenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaw Breaker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lukashenko's entrance music is Belarus National Anthem. A fine choice. Jaw Breaker is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alexander Lukashenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jaw Breaker!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good shot there by Lukashenko.
It looks like Jaw Breaker has been cut.
Breaker is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lukashenko.
Lukashenko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A cross from Lukashenko lands.
Breaker fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lukashenko ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jaw Breaker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Breaker showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lukashenko.
The fighters circling - Breaker throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Breaker takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Breaker scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
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!
Lukashenko scores with a punch to the head.
Lukashenko swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Breaker.
Breaker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Breaker throws an overhand right that lands on Lukashenko's shoulder, as Lukashenko tries to avoid the shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Lukashenko misses the target.
Breaker slips a straight right by Lukashenko.
Lukashenko fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Lukashenko as Breaker shoots in.
Lukashenko digs a good hook to Breaker's body.
Breaker takes a swing at Lukashenko's ribcage but misses.
Lukashenko scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That has opened up Jaw Breaker's cut even more.
Lukashenko is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Lukashenko scores with a nice strike.
A jab from Lukashenko finds it's way through Breaker's defenses.
Lukashenko is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nice jab there from Lukashenko.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lukashenko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Breaker throws out the jab.
Lukashenko changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Breaker looks gassed!
Lukashenko stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lukashenko wants it to stay on the feet.
Lukashenko drops Breaker with a right and a left! Lukashenko comes rushing in but Breaker regains his composure and manages to keep Lukashenko in guard.
The cut above Jaw Breaker's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Lukashenko wants to stand but Breaker is controlling his posture from full guard.
Lukashenko throwing strikes from guard but Breaker blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Breaker can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Lukashenko controls the pace.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Breaker can do anything to dispel that myth.
Breaker looking for a sweep. Not yet Breaker, not yet.
Lukashenko decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Lukashenko scores with a punch to the head.
Jaw Breaker's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Lukashenko lands a lovely overhand right.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jaw Breaker's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Alexander Lukashenko!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Timzi Turpasauna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Filip Suligoj (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Turpasauna kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is WTF Collective. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Filip Suligoj enters the cage!
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223 lbs
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219 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Timzi Turpasauna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Filip Suligoj!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Suligoj.
Suligoj with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Turpasauna tries to clinch up but Suligoj circles away and keeps his distance.
Turpasauna moves into the clinch.
Turpasauna pulls guard effortlessly.
Suligoj wants to stand but Turpasauna is controlling his posture from full guard.
Turpasauna working a defensive guard here.
Turpasauna pulls Suligoj in to control the position.
Suligoj wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Turpasauna's closed guard. He's half up but Turpasauna has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Turpasauna pivots and extends the arm, Suligoj falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Turpasauna! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Timzi Turpasauna!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hektor Bombard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hans Gruber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gruber has chosen Irwin Goodman - St. Pauli Ja Reeperbahn as his entrance music. Hans Gruber is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hektor Bombard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hans Gruber!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Bombard misses its intended target.
Bombard thows a body shot but no joy.
Bombard swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bombard throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Gruber stumbling backwards into the cage! Gruber bounces back off the cage towards Bombard, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Bombard lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Bombard celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Hektor Bombard!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Magnus Ahriman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maarten Ramaaker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Magnus Ahriman has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
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176 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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Decent boxing
Powerful |
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Magnus Ahriman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Maarten Ramaaker!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramaaker slips under a jab.
Ramaaker thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ramaaker catches Ahriman with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
It looks like Magnus Ahriman has been cut.
Ahriman ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ramaaker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ahriman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ramaaker.
Maarten Ramaaker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ramaaker throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ahriman.
Ramaaker ducks under a wild hook from Ahriman.
Ramaaker lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ahriman lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ahriman scores a takedown into full mount!
Ahriman punching from mount but Ramaaker doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Ramaaker is desperately trying to improve his position but Ahriman has a good base and remains in mount.
Ahriman tries to control but Ramaaker wriggling away.
Ahriman landing shots from mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ahriman prevents Ramaaker from getting the reversal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahriman looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Ramaaker is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Ahriman throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Ramaaker is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Ramaaker working to try and regain half guard.
Ramaaker is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Ahriman throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Ahriman looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ramaaker is looking to get to half guard.
Ahriman lands with some strikes.
Ahriman wants to control the pace but Ramaaker is squirming around nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ahriman controlling the position easily from mount.
The referee warns Ramaaker that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Ramaaker is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Ahriman landing strikes from the mount and Ramaaker is in trouble!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahriman tries to control but Ramaaker wriggling away.
Ramaaker sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Ahriman lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ramaaker is concentrating on defense, preventing Ahriman from advancing position.
Ramaaker is refusing to be controlled, as Ahriman sits in half guard.
Ramaaker is trying to maintain the position but Ahriman is very close to passing his half guard.
Ramaaker works his way to full guard. Good work.
Ramaaker is trying to keep Ahriman in close.
Ahriman sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Ramaaker's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramaaker is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ramaaker wants to control but Ahriman is keeping busy.
Ramaaker punching from the bottom.
Ramaaker looks like he's trying to stand up.
Ramaaker wants to control but Ahriman passes into side.
Ahriman is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Ramaaker's shoulder. That is not cool.
Ramaaker is trying to control Ahriman's posture but Ahriman avoids it.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ramaaker scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
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 Magnus Ahriman will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Magnus Ahriman's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ahriman fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ahriman scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ramaaker doesn't seem bothered though.
Ahriman drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ahriman throwing strikes but missing.
Ramaaker keeping full guard, as Ahriman tries to pass.
Ramaaker throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Ramaaker working for a triangle but Ahriman defends it easily.
Ahriman won't allow Ramaaker to get back to his feet.
Ahriman landing some decent shots from guard.
Ramaaker looking to control but Ahriman passes into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahriman is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Ramaaker is bucking up trying to escape but Ahriman cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Ramaaker throwing hammer fists to the chest of Ahriman. What's that going to do exactly?
Ramaaker avoids a series of strikes thrown by Ahriman.
Ahriman throws some wild stikes that Ramaaker manages to avoid easily.
Ramaaker sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Ahriman throwing shots but Ramaaker is blocking nicely.
Ahriman trying to control the pace.
Ramaaker is trying to stand up here but Ahriman is controlling him well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramaaker manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Ahriman misses with a wild body shot.
Ahriman moves away from the strike by Ramaaker.
Ahriman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ramaaker.
Ahriman shoots in but Ramaaker avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ahriman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ramaaker.
Ramaaker swings for the body but Ahriman moves out of range.
Ramaaker walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ramaaker lands a nice shot to the body.
Ahriman fails with a takedown attempt.
A jab from Ramaaker misses.
Ahriman uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ramaaker has time to react.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahriman moves away from the strike by Ramaaker.
Ramaaker looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ahriman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ramaaker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ahriman.
Ahriman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ramaaker.
Ahriman slips a straight right by Ramaaker.
Maarten Ramaaker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ramaaker throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ramaaker takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ahriman just misses with a punch to the body.
Ahriman takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ahriman fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ramaaker is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ahriman.
Ramaaker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ramaaker. Ahriman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ahriman decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Ramaaker is breathing heavily.
Ahriman stops Ramaaker from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramaaker tries to get to full guard but Ahriman has control of the leg.
Ahriman thows a huge punch but Ramaaker dodges it nicely.
Ahriman missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Ramaaker pushes Ahriman off looking to stand but Ahriman dives back in and keeps control.
Ahriman is looking to take a break and control but Ramaaker is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ahriman moves away from the strike by Ramaaker.
Ahriman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ramaaker moves away.
Ahriman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ramaaker throws a looping overhand right but Ahriman ducks down to avoid it.
Ramaaker lands a jab-cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Magnus Ahriman dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Magnus Ahriman's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Ramaaker misses the shot to the body.
Ramaaker on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ahriman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ramaaker.
Ramaaker looks to land a right hand but Ahriman moved out of range.
A shot to de liver by Ramaaker. Beautiful body shot.
Ahriman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ramaaker.
Ramaaker misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ramaaker throws a body punch but Ahriman moves out of range.
Ramaaker throws a hook but Ahriman avoids it easily.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Ahriman.
Ahriman throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Ahriman wants to control but Ramaaker is keeping him busy.
Ramaaker takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ramaaker tries to strike but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramaaker managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Ahriman.
Magnus Ahriman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ahriman working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Ramaaker manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Ramaaker is thwarting Ahriman's attempts to control the position.
Ramaaker is keen to just control but Ahriman is a slippery customer.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Ahriman scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ramaaker doesn't seem bothered though.
Ahriman cracks Ramaaker with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ramaaker darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ramaaker misses with a straight right.
Ramaaker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ramaaker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ahriman.
Ahriman fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ramaaker avoids it really well and circles away.
Magnus Ahriman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramaaker avoids the body shot from Ahriman.
Ramaaker thows a left - swing and a miss!
Maarten Ramaaker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ramaaker stuffs the takedown.
Ahriman throws a shot to the body.
Ramaaker looks to land a right hand but Ahriman moved out of range.
Ramaaker misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ahriman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ramaaker.
Ahriman throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ramaaker's waist but Ramaaker gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ahriman off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Magnus Ahriman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Donk. Ramaaker catches Ahriman right on the button with a cross.
No joy there for Ramaaker, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A jab lands there for Ahriman.
Ramaaker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ramaaker throws a series of punches but Ahriman avoids them all with ease.
Maarten Ramaaker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahriman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ramaaker throws out the jab.
Ahriman slips a jab and a cross from Ramaaker.
Ramaaker looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ahriman 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.
Ramaaker has his foot on Ahriman's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ahriman works his way back into a safe position though.
Ramaaker can't keep his opponent in guard - Ahriman advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Ahriman controlling the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ahriman has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Ramaaker missing with punches from the bottom.
Ramaaker wants to improve his position but Ahriman is controlling well.
Ramaaker tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Ramaaker is looking for a sweep. Ahriman is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ramaaker is staying active underneath Ahriman, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ahriman swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ramaaker.
Ahriman scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Magnus Ahriman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ahriman, 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Magnus Ahriman!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
52% |
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