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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Carlitos Art Of Finishing (ranked 7167 p4p, 419 weight class) and Long Schlong (ranked 7029 p4p, 417 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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146 lbs
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150 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Carlitos Art Of Finishing !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Long Schlong!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schlong digs a good body shot into Art Of Finishing 's ribs.
Art Of Finishing tries to clinch but Schlong is having none of it.
Schlong throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Art Of Finishing stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Art Of Finishing tries to clinch up but Schlong circles away and keeps his distance.
Art Of Finishing swinging wildly here.
Schlong tests Art Of Finishing 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Schlong thuds a left hand into Art Of Finishing 's body.
Schlong lands a lovely overhand right.
Art Of Finishing scores with a one two! Schlong had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Schlong bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Schlong throws a jab when Art Of Finishing was well out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Schlong.
Art Of Finishing fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schlong lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Schlong lands with a right hand.
Art Of Finishing is rocked!
Schlong lands a nice looking body shot.
Oh Art Of Finishing is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Schlong scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Art Of Finishing seems to have got his legs back now.
Art Of Finishing throws a nice looking combination but Schlong bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Schlong tests Art Of Finishing 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Schlong throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Art Of Finishing on the side of the head.
Schlong fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Art Of Finishing is out of range.
Schlong 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.
Art Of Finishing takes a shot to the body in his stride.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice uppercut lands for Art Of Finishing . That snapped Schlong's head back.
Schlong lands a nice shot to the body.
Art Of Finishing really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schlong connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Schlong ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nice jab there from Schlong.
Schlong batters Art Of Finishing with a massive right followed by a huge left! Art Of Finishing is out on his feet looking like a zombie as Schlong lands a final crushing right hand to drop Art Of Finishing to the mat with a gruesome thud! Schlong is running around like a mad man after that fight and for good reason!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Long Schlong!
In his post fight interview, Long Schlong started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Trond Asmundsen (ranked 6632 p4p, 559 weight class) and Tomek Paavilainen (ranked 6122 p4p, 538 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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190 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Trond Asmundsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tomek Paavilainen!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paavilainen throws a leg kick
and Asmundsen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Paavilainen shoots in for a takedown but Asmundsen shows good takedown defense.
Paavilainen moves in looking to clinch but Asmundsen pushes him off.
Asmundsen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Asmundsen pulls guard successfully.
Asmundsen doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Paavilainen stopping the sweep attempt from Asmundsen.
Asmundsen keeping moving, preventing Paavilainen from controlling successfully.
Asmundsen thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paavilainen trying to control the position from guard on top but Asmundsen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Paavilainen won't allow Asmundsen to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paavilainen is posturing up here but Asmundsen has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Paavilainen tries to roll out but it's too tight and Paavilainen has to tap! Slick submission there by Asmundsen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Trond Asmundsen!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Esco (ranked 8462 p4p, 735 weight class) and Dierk Ueli (ranked 6508 p4p, 661 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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217 lbs
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202 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Basic striking
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pablo Esco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Dierk Ueli!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Esco tries a head kick but it misses.
Esco gets caught flat footed, as Ueli shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Esco working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ueli.
Ueli won't allow Esco to get back to his feet.
Ueli content to stall in guard here.
Ueli with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Ueli throws a big elbow that misses.
Ueli passes into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ueli scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ueli scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ueli seems to be looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Esco blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ueli.
Nice strikes from Ueli there.
Ueli decides to return to a standing position.
Ueli closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Esco did well to prevent Ueli getting side control.
Ueli is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Esco defends it well.
Ueli working the head and body with strikes.
Ueli thows a huge punch but Esco dodges it nicely.
Ueli thows a huge punch but Esco dodges it nicely.
Ueli is trying to work for a kimura but Esco is defending well.
Esco is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ueli scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ueli is looking for a kimura here.
Ueli not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Ueli connects with a nice short shot to Esco's temple.
Ueli seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
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!
Esco keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ueli lands strikes from half guard.
Ueli is nestled in close to Esco, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Esco knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ueli on the ground.
Esco is breathing heavily.
Ueli missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ueli not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ueli wants to take a breather but Esco is having none of it.
Ueli throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ueli looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Esco with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Esco is rocked!
Ueli scores with a big shot! Esco's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Esco! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dierk Ueli!
A victorious Dierk Ueli 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Deontay Davis (ranked 6812 p4p, 681 weight class) and David Williams (ranked 6674 p4p, 674 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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207 lbs
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214 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Deontay Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, David Williams!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Davis is fending him off so far but Williams persists. Nope, Davis circles away and we're back to standing.
Davis gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Williams to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Davis pulls Williams in close to his closed guard and prevents Williams from doing any damage or advancing position.
Williams postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Davis pulls Williams in to control the position.
Williams drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Williams as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Davis screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Williams! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). David Williams!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ethan Solomon (ranked 7382 p4p, 564 weight class) and Simba Moso (ranked 5396 p4p, 486 weight class). Moso has chosen The Lion Sleeps Tonight as his entrance music. The key to victory for Ethan Solomon has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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165 lbs
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158 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
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BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ethan Solomon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Simba Moso!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moso swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Solomon shoots in but Moso avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Moso replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Solomon blocks it well.
Solomon pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Moso back to the cage. Solomon follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Solomon doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Solomon scores with a nice strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moso throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Solomon avoids the body shot from Moso.
Moso misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moso clinches.
Moso breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Moso looks to score with a jab to the body but Solomon is just out of range.
Moso throws a hook but Solomon blocks it.
Solomon scores with a nice right hand.
Solomon is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Solomon swats away the attempt to clinch by Moso.
Moso cracks Solomon with a good jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moso throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Solomon.
Moso tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Solomon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Solomon just misses with a punch to the body.
Solomon lands a really nice looking cross but Moso seems unphased.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Moso scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Moso throws a head kick that misses.
Solomon appears to be looking for a big counter.
Moso throws a head kick but Solomon moves out of range.
Moso scores with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moso misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Moso misses with a straight right.
Solomon half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Solomon scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Solomon tests Moso's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Solomon keeps the fight on the outside.
Solomon has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Moso.
Moso throws a quick inside leg kick.
Moso pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Moso tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moso closes the distance but Solomon moves to the side
and Solomon counters with a nice uppercut.
Moso moves to clinch but Solomon breaks away
and Solomon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Solomon looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Moso is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Solomon rather than just go for the knockout.
Moso swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Solomon lands with a nice combination. Moso backs away looking to recover.
Solomon is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
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!
Moso misses with a body punch
enabling Solomon to counter with a crisp jab.
Moso is rocked!
Moso tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Solomon counters with a huge left! Moso is in big trouble! He's backing up but Solomon isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Moso from any more damage. A dominating finish by Solomon!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ethan Solomon!
During a confident post fight interview, Ethan Solomon thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
In defeat, Simba Moso stepped up to the mic, saying 'I will never give up!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Phol Boxaaja (ranked 3359 p4p, 440 weight class) and Eli Book (ranked 25185 p4p, 749 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Eli Book enters the cage!
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue 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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Phol Boxaaja!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Eli Book!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Book moves in looking to clinch but Boxaaja pushes him off.
Boxaaja misses with a double jab.
Book is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Book clobbers Boxaaja with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nice uppercut lands for Boxaaja. That snapped Book's head back.
Book is trying hard to land a takedown here. Boxaaja sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Book clinches up with Boxaaja and pushes him back against the cage.
Boxaaja breaks from the clinch.
Boxaaja lands a nice looking body shot.
Boxaaja thuds a left hand into Book's body.
Boxaaja connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A looping hook to the body misses from Book. Boxaaja does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boxaaja lands a slapping body shot.
Book looks winded!
Boxaaja cracks Book on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Book falls backwards against the cage. Boxaaja follows up with more strikes that drop Book to his knees. Boxaaja keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Book! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Phol Boxaaja!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mfer Phol (ranked 3199 p4p, 284 weight class) and Gert Hook (ranked 6690 p4p, 480 weight class). The key to victory for Mfer Phol has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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233 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mfer Phol!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gert Hook!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phol drops Hook with a naaaaasty hook - Hook is in real trouble here! Phol dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mfer Phol!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike GraceKing (ranked 3821 p4p, 491 weight class) and Marku Litamen (ranked 3458 p4p, 452 weight class). Litamen comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Timantit on ikuisia kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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205 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike GraceKing!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marku Litamen!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
GraceKing moves into the clinch successfully.
GraceKing's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
GraceKing gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Litamen is trying to drag GraceKing to the mat but GraceKing just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Litamen tries to score a body lock takedown but GraceKing shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Litamen goes for a takedown attempt but GraceKing pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Mike GraceKing has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marku Litamen.
Litamen shoots in but no luck this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Litamen moves out of range of the body kick from GraceKing.
Litamen is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Litamen shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as GraceKing sprawls well. GraceKing wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Litamen gets slowly back to his feet.
GraceKing seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
GraceKing fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Litamen.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Litamen.
GraceKing tries to clinch but Litamen is having none of it.
GraceKing gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
GraceKing fails to pull guard.
Litamen has GraceKing pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Litamen pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending GraceKing tumbling to the mat - Litamen dives into GraceKing's guard.
GraceKing has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
GraceKing working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Litamen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Litamen working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of GraceKing's head.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now GraceKing is on top in guard.
GraceKing wants to stand but Litamen has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Litamen is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
GraceKing wants to get back to his feet.
GraceKing avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Litamen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Litamen wants to take a breather but GraceKing is having none of it.
GraceKing keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Litamen with the ground and pound but GraceKing uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Litamen is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Litamen looking to pass the guard.
Litamen trying to control but GraceKing is working from the bottom.
GraceKing wants to sweep but no luck.
GraceKing looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
GraceKing keeping moving, preventing Litamen from controlling successfully.
GraceKing is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Litamen defends well.
GraceKing looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Litamen working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike GraceKing dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
GraceKing lands a nice looking kick to the body. Litamen takes a step back to recover.
GraceKing connects with an inside leg kick.
Litamen with a poor takedown
and GraceKing counters with a takedown into side control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
An elbow from GraceKing crashes against the mat.
GraceKing decides to stand back up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
GraceKing looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
GraceKing closes the distance and clinches.
Litamen tries for a takedown but GraceKing manages to get underhooks.
GraceKing wants a takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
GraceKing holding his opponent close, against the cage.
GraceKing pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Litamen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mike GraceKing seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Litamen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by GraceKing.
Mike GraceKing is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
GraceKing tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Litamen feints a counter leg kick.
Litamen misses with a takedown attempt - GraceKing sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mike GraceKing has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marku Litamen.
Litamen leaves GraceKing with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
GraceKing tries to clinch there but Litamen circles away.
Litamen tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
The fight stays on the outside here - GraceKing looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Litamen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Litamen cracks a nice hook into GraceKing's ribs.
GraceKing misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Litamen.
Litamen throws out a counter right but GraceKing avoids it with no problem.
Litamen throws a low kick, looking for GraceKing's leg but GraceKing calmly moves out of range.
Litamen wants to land a leg kick but GraceKing is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
GraceKing is looking to clinch but Litamen is avoiding it.
Litamen only half commits to the counter leg kick.
GraceKing shoots in but Litamen avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Litamen was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
GraceKing shoots in and bounces Litamen off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Litamen pulls GraceKing in close to prevent any damage.
Litamen controls GraceKing momentarily but GraceKing frees himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
GraceKing throws a strike but Litamen rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Litamen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Litamen passes easily into side control. Nice work.
We've been informed that Litamen has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Litamen swings around for an armbar but GraceKing sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Litamen's guard.
GraceKing missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Litamen wants to sweep but no luck.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
GraceKing trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Litamen looking to hit a scissor sweep but GraceKing is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike GraceKing dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Litamen gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows GraceKing to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Litamen working a defensive guard here.
Litamen wants to sweep here but GraceKing controlling him for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Litamen bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in GraceKing's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Litamen is pushing down on GraceKing's leg trying to pass to half guard. GraceKing is fighting to maintain full guard but Litamen has managed to sneak the leg through.
Litamen is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Litamen prevents GraceKing from improving his position.
Litamen is trying to work for a kimura but GraceKing is defending well.
Litamen is thwarting GraceKing's attempts to control the position.
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.
Litamen scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Litamen seems to be looking for submissions.
Litamen is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from GraceKing as he works his way to full guard.
GraceKing lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Litamen controls GraceKing momentarily but GraceKing frees himself.
GraceKing is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
GraceKing wants to pass the guard but Litamen is keeping the position.
Litamen bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in GraceKing's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Litamen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Litamen cracks GraceKing with a solid left hand.
Litamen trying to control but GraceKing is working from the bottom.
GraceKing is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Litamen can do to turn this around?
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.
Litamen won't allow GraceKing to sweep him here.
Litamen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
GraceKing is striking from the bottom but Litamen uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Litamen is looking for a kimura here.
GraceKing is refusing to be controlled, as Litamen sits in half guard.
Marku Litamen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mike GraceKing is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Litamen is looking for a kimura here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marku Litamen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well GraceKing 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike GraceKing!
After the fight, Mike GraceKing 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.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Victor Hadley (ranked 4105 p4p, 411 weight class) and Tae Lae Rocko (ranked 3031 p4p, 316 weight class). Tae Lae Rocko 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Victor Hadley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tae Lae Rocko !
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rocko scores with a jab to the body.
Hadley clinches.
Rocko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hadley takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Rocko lands a really nice looking cross but Hadley seems unphased.
Hadley throws a solid leg kick but Rocko takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hadley.
Hadley closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rocko circles away.
Hadley shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rocko throws a shot from downtown. Hadley moves away and avoids it.
Crunch! Rocko slams his shin into Hadley's torso.
Hadley gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rocko gets through Hadley's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hadley has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Rocko avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Hadley pulls guard.
Hadley kicks Rocko off and gets to his feet.
Rocko lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rocko , right into the meat.
Hadley closes the distance looking to clinch
and Rocko counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Hadley fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Victor Hadley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rocko misses with a looping right.
Hadley closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rocko circles away.
Hadley misses with a looping left.
Hadley throws a head kick that misses.
Rocko has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Hadley is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Hadley throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rocko lands with a cross.
Nice shot by Rocko .
Rocko misses with a looping right.
Rocko lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rocko , right into the meat.
Tae Lae Rocko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rocko .
Hadley is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rocko drops Hadley with a naaaaasty hook - Hadley is in real trouble here! Rocko dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tae Lae Rocko !
Tae Lae Rocko 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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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luke Cage (ranked 7658 p4p, 510 weight class) and Bryan Schaub (ranked 346 p4p, 32 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Luke Cage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bryan Schaub!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schaub scores with a crisp jab that stopped Cage in his tracks.
Schaub circles away from the clinch attempt.
A big right from Schaub misses.
Schaub with a jab.
Schaub displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Cage.
Cage looks to clinch
and Schaub counters with a right hand that sends Cage tumbling to the canvas! Can Schaub finish him? He dives into Cage's guard looking to do just that!
Cage is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Schaub passes into half guard.
Oh Cage is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Schaub trying to control the pace.
Schaub maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Cage could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Schaub has cracked it and Cage is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Schaub!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Bryan Schaub!
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