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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yayi Zinsou (ranked 21299 p4p, 540 weight class) and Oulu Laine (ranked 6122 p4p, 467 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Laine's choice of entrance music: Peti - Oulu Shangri-la. Yayi Zinsou has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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
6 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yayi Zinsou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Oulu Laine!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zinsou fails with a takedown attempt.
Zinsou gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Laine counters with a left to the body.
Yayi Zinsou seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zinsou scores with a nice right hand.
Laine misses with a body shot.
Zinsou appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Laine bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Zinsou's head.
It looks like Yayi Zinsou has been cut.
Zinsou misses with a takedown
and Laine counters with a low kick, right behind Zinsou 's knee.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yayi Zinsou. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Laine defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Zinsou.
Laine is looking for the big counter here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zinsou ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Laine moves away.
Zinsou tries to score a power double leg takedown but Laine sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Zinsou somewhat.
Laine scores with a hook to the body. Zinsou takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laine stuffs the takedown attempt from Zinsou. Zinsou gets slowly back to his feet.
Zinsou changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Laine tries to avoid it but Zinsou manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Laine to the ground. Laine escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Laine with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Zinsou is breathing heavily.
Laine lands a big head kick that sends Zinsou tumbling to the mat! Laine takes a step backwards and waves Zinsou back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Laine slaps away a takedown attempt from Zinsou, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Laine lands a nice looking body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Laine defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Zinsou.
Laine connects with a body shot that sends Zinsou's belly button to the back.
Zinsou gets tackled into the cage by Laine. Laine maintains the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laine lands with a light punch inside.
A short right from Laine.
A hook to the body from Laine.
A short left from Laine.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Laine creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Laine breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zinsou chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Laine can pounce on him.
Laine gets caught napping as Zinsou dives in and scores a takedown. Laine manages to retain guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Laine is looking to stand up but Zinsou isn't so interested in that idea.
Laine avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Zinsou 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.
Zinsou stops Laine from standing up.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Laine can do anything to dispel that myth.
Laine keeping moving, preventing Zinsou from controlling successfully.
Laine wants to stand and escape but Zinsou is having none of it.
Laine has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Zinsou has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Laine lands an uppercut.
Laine lands a hook that snaps the head of Zinsou backwards.
Zinsou is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Laine.
Oh Zinsou is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Laine swings wildly with an uppercut but Zinsou uses good head movement to avoid it.
Laine misses with a short punch on the inside.
Laine throws a head punch that misses.
Laine has a couple of punches blocked by Zinsou.
Laine lands a body shot in the clinch.
Laine misses with a hook from the clinch.
Laine has a couple of punches blocked by Zinsou.
Laine breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Laine ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Zinsou out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Oulu Laine!
Oulu Laine 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Sergeant Dignam (ranked 4871 p4p, 523 weight class) and Ezio Franco (ranked 3220 p4p, 403 weight class). Dignam's entrance music is Go Hard. A fine choice. Franco has chosen BASS as his entrance music. Ezio Franco has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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BJJ Purple 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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Sergeant Dignam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ezio Franco!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dignam leaves Franco with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Franco misses with a takedown
and Dignam counters with a nice body shot.
Dignam bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Dignam throws the left hand but Franco avoids the punch easily.
Good exchange - Dignam coming out on top.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Franco is defended easily by Dignam.
Sergeant Dignam has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ezio Franco.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Franco closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dignam circles away.
Franco uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dignam.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by Dignam.
Franco has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Nice uppercut there from Dignam.
Franco with a lazy takedown attempt
and Dignam counters with a stiff right hand.
Franco closes the distance but Dignam moves to the side
and Franco takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Franco fails in his attempt to clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Dignam on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Dignam throws a big shot that misses.
Franco moves to clinch but Dignam breaks away
letting Dignam counter with a right hand.
Dignam pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dignam catches Franco with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franco with a poor takedown
and Dignam counters with a straight right hand.
Franco gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Dignam cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Franco is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dignam cracks Franco with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Franco falls to his knees and Dignam doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sergeant Dignam!
Sergeant Dignam tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lincon Samuals (ranked 4537 p4p, 514 weight class) and Tupa Halloo (ranked 2705 p4p, 369 weight class). Samuals comes into the arena with I Sit I Watch I Wait- Lost Sounds blaring out of the sound system. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lincon Samuals!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tupa Halloo!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halloo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Halloo lands a nice uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Halloo as the two fighters clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Halloo working aggressively here.
Samuals misses with a knee to the head.
Halloo lands a left hand.
Halloo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Samuals backwards.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
We've been informed that Halloo has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Halloo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Halloo blocks an elbow strike.
Halloo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Halloo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Halloo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Samuals backwards.
A short right from Halloo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Samuals tries to land knees in the clinch but Halloo avoids the damage to the body.
Samuals lands a nice knee to the body.
Samuals throws an elbow but it misses.
Halloo tries to work over Samuals's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halloo scores with a shoulder strike.
Halloo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Samuals backwards.
Samuals trying to control the position but instead, Halloo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Samuals into the cage.
Halloo struggles to land a body shot inside as Samuals controls his hands.
Samuals blocks an uppercut.
Samuals escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Halloo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Samuals was well out of range. Poor timing from Halloo.
It looked like Samuals wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Samuals avoids the body shot from Halloo.
Samuals gets tackled into the cage by Halloo. Halloo maintains the clinch.
Halloo lands a body punch.
Samuals content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Halloo has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Samuals after a bit of a struggle.
A short right from Samuals.
Halloo is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Samuals pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Halloo blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samuals blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Halloo cracks Samuals with a nice body shot.
Halloo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Halloo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Halloo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Samuals being controlled against the cage.
Halloo lands a nice uppercut.
Samuals swings wildly with an uppercut but Halloo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Halloo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Halloo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Samuals moves out of range of the strikes.
Halloo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Samuals.
Halloo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Halloo there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halloo cracks a nice hook into Samuals's ribs.
Halloo throws a big shot that misses.
Lincon Samuals is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Halloo throws a leg kick
and Samuals counters with an inside leg kick.
Halloo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Halloo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Samuals was well out of range. Poor timing from Halloo.
Halloo moves in looking to clinch but Samuals pushes him off.
Halloo tests Samuals's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Halloo gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Samuals connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've been told by Samuals's head coaches at Nuclear Physiques that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Tupa Halloo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Samuals cracks the inside of Halloo's front leg.
A telegraphed right hand from Samuals misses the target.
Samuals takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Halloo cracks the inside of Samuals's front leg.
Samuals throws a wild body kick that Halloo sees coming a mile off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Halloo as he connects with a hook.
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!
Halloo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Halloo is looking to clinch.
Nice defenses there by Samuals.
Halloo works over Samuals's head and body with a nice combination.
Halloo drives through and clinches with Samuals against the cage.
Samuals trying to control the position but instead, Halloo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Samuals into the cage.
Samuals will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Halloo up against the cage.
Samuals breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Halloo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Samuals.
Halloo is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Halloo swings for the body but Samuals moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tupa Halloo dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Halloo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Samuals delivers a nice body kick.
Halloo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Halloo throws a leg kick
letting Samuals counter with a right hand.
Halloo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Halloo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Samuals moves away.
Halloo connects with a leg kick. Samuals looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Halloo thows a leg kick but Samuals checks it
and Samuals counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Halloo shoots in but no luck this time.
A little feinted left hand from Samuals on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Samuals punishes Halloo's body with a nice straight punch.
Halloo misses with a hook
and Samuals counters with a straight right hand.
Halloo lands a nice looking body kick.
Halloo jabs at Samuals's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Halloo.
Samuals uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Halloo.
A head kick by Halloo misses
and Samuals counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Samuals lands a head kick!
Samuals missing with a left hand there. Halloo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Halloo flicks out a counter leg kick but Samuals steps away.
Halloo has his takedown stuffed
and Samuals counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Halloo connects with a jab.
Halloo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Samuals uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Halloo.
Samuals misses with a looping left.
Halloo tries to counter by closing the distance.
Tupa Halloo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Halloo darts in trying to clinch
and Samuals counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halloo throws an off balance right hand
and Samuals makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Halloo really felt that one!
Halloo looks to throw the jab but Samuals is out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Samuals takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Samuals takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Halloo throws a right hand that misses
and Samuals counters with a good low kick that Halloo was not able to check.
Samuals throws a quick inside leg kick.
Halloo throws the left hand but Samuals avoids the punch easily.
Samuals looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Samuals moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Halloo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Samuals defending well as Halloo loads up on a big left hand.
Halloo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halloo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Samuals paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Samuals feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Samuals gets tackled into the cage by Halloo. Halloo maintains the clinch.
Samuals blocking some punches.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Halloo scores with a shot to the side of Samuals's head.
Samuals blocks a body shot from Halloo.
A head punch on the inside from Samuals fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Samuals.
Samuals's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Halloo struggles to land a body shot inside as Samuals controls his hands.
Tupa Halloo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Samuals throws a punch but it's blocked by Halloo.
Samuals taking a breather.
Halloo drops down looking for an ankle pick but Samuals pulls his leg out and moves away.
Lincon Samuals has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tupa Halloo.
Halloo throws a lazy uppercut
and Samuals connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Halloo throws a body shot but no joy.
Samuals is looking to counter with head kicks.
Nice uppercut lands for Halloo. That snapped Samuals's head back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samuals throws a nice outside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Halloo. Samuals does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little feinted left hand from Samuals on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Samuals throws a shot from downtown. Halloo moves away and avoids it.
Halloo misses with a low kick as Samuals jumps back.
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!
Halloo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Halloo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Samuals swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A telegraphed right hand from Halloo misses the target.
Samuals defending well as Halloo loads up on a big left hand.
Halloo lands a nice shot that snaps Samuals's head back.
Samuals takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Halloo looks to throw a body kick
and Samuals counters with a stiff right hand.
Halloo scoring well with a low kick there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Lincon Samuals will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Samuals slips under a jab.
It looked like Samuals wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Halloo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Samuals throws a head kick but Halloo moves out of range.
Halloo throws a jab when Samuals was well out of range.
Halloo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Samuals manages to avoid it.
Samuals scores with a hook.
Samuals is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Halloo misses with a leg kick
and Halloo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Halloo throws a hook but Samuals avoids it easily.
Samuals moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Samuals slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Samuals connects with a crisp jab.
Halloo scoring well with a low kick there.
Halloo misses with a leg kick
and Halloo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halloo throws a leg kick
and Samuals connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Samuals scores with a shot to the body.
Halloo throws a right hand that misses
and Samuals counters with a stiff right hand.
Halloo throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Samuals counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Halloo misses with a shot to the body
and Samuals counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Halloo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Samuals keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Halloo throws a leg kick
letting Samuals counter with a right hand.
Halloo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Samuals misses with a head kick.
Samuals keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Samuals was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Halloo throws a sloppy body shot
letting Samuals counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Halloo misses with a wild body shot.
Samuals swats away the attempt to clinch by Halloo.
Samuals ducks under a wild hook from Halloo.
Samuals avoids a kick to the body.
Halloo jabs Samuals to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Samuals takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Samuals connects with a right hand. Halloo shakes it off.
Halloo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Halloo gets a clinch.
Samuals tries to work over Halloo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Samuals is trying to push Halloo away but Halloo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Samuals prevents a body shot from Halloo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halloo lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Halloo.
Halloo lands an uppercut.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Halloo lands a nice uppercut.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Halloo holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Halloo is leaning against Samuals and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Halloo breaks the clinch.
Samuals cracks a nice hook into Halloo's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samuals goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Samuals throws a body punch but Halloo moves out of range.
Halloo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Samuals loads up on a big right hand but Halloo slips the punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Halloo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Samuals uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Halloo.
Halloo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Samuals circles away quickly and effectively.
Halloo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Halloo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Samuals but Samuals pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Samuals takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tupa Halloo.
I think Halloo has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tupa Halloo!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Tupa Halloo made sure he mentioned Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between James Hetfield (ranked 3192 p4p, 169 weight class) and Braylin Timmon (ranked 2296 p4p, 123 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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145 lbs
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133 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent MT
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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
9 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, James Hetfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Braylin Timmon!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hetfield throws a left and a right that both miss
and Timmon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hetfield looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hetfield throws an off balance right hand
enabling Timmon to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like James Hetfield has been cut.
Timmon moves out of range of the body kick from Hetfield.
Timmon throws a body shot but no joy.
Timmon misses the shot to the body.
Hetfield staying out of range there.
Hetfield dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Timmon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hetfield moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've been informed that Timmon has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
James Hetfield seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hetfield connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Timmon's hands.
Hetfield shoots in looking for a takedown but Timmon manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hetfield's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hetfield throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hetfield takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hetfield is rocked!
Timmon darts in and clinches Hetfield up against the cage.
Oh Hetfield is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hetfield wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hetfield breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hetfield seems to have got his legs back now.
A jab from Hetfield misses.
Timmon wants to counter with a clinch but Hetfield pushes him away.
Timmon has Hetfield up against the cage in a clinch.
Timmon misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hetfield breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Braylin Timmon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Timmon throws a shot to the body.
Timmon throws a hook to the side of Hetfield's head but Hetfield sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A bone on bone clash there as Timmon blocks the leg kick.
Timmon's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hetfield under the eye.
Timmon rushes Hetfield and presses him up against the cage.
Timmon struggles to land a body shot inside as Hetfield controls his hands.
Timmon throws a punch but it's blocked by Hetfield.
Hetfield is trying to force a seperation but Timmon has the dominant position.
Timmon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hetfield tries to circle away but Timmon has him pinned against the cage.
Hetfield manages to break the clinch.
Hetfield throws a solid leg kick but Timmon takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hetfield.
Timmon moves out of range of the strikes.
Hetfield shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Timmon counter with a right hand.
Hetfield looks to score with a jab to the body but Timmon is just out of range.
Timmon moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hetfield tries to break the clinch but Timmon is controlling the position.
Hetfield is trying to maintain a safe position but Timmon gets an underhook and turns Hetfield into the cage.
Timmon pressing his opponent against the cage.
Hetfield is working Timmon over against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hetfield tries to break the clinch but Timmon is controlling the position.
Timmon lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hetfield backwards.
Hetfield manages to break the clinch.
Hetfield loads up on a big right hand but Timmon slips the punch.
Hetfield missing with a left hand there. Timmon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hetfield is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Timmon's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hetfield!
Timmon is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A big right from Hetfield misses.
Hetfield closes the distance but Timmon moves to the side
letting Timmon counter with a right hand.
Timmon has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hetfield is trying to break the clinch but Timmon is controlling him.
Hetfield breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hetfield misses with a lunging right hand
and Timmon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Timmon throws a body shot but no joy.
Hetfield misses with a leg kick
and Timmon counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hetfield tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Timmon manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Timmon is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hetfield throws a lazy right hand but Timmon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hetfield misses with an uppercut.
Timmon wants to counter with a clinch but Hetfield pushes him away.
Timmon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hetfield.
A shot to the liver by Timmon. Beautiful body shot.
A jab from Hetfield does it's job there.
Timmon moves into the clinch successfully.
Hetfield has a couple of punches blocked by Timmon.
Timmon scores with a shoulder strike.
Timmon keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hetfield's efforts to push away.
Hetfield is looking to break free of the clinch but Timmon has double underhooks.
Hetfield manages to break the clinch.
Timmon blocks a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hetfield throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Timmon's waist but Timmon gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hetfield off to one side.
Timmon steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Hetfield.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Hetfield. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Timmon cracks Hetfield with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hetfield gets tackled into the cage by Timmon. Timmon maintains the clinch.
Hetfield escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A looping hook to the body misses from Timmon. Hetfield does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hetfield tries for a takedown but Timmon circles away easily
and Hetfield takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hetfield throws a right and a left that Timmon avoids nicely.
Timmon leaves Hetfield with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hetfield is breathing heavily.
Hetfield throws a poor cross that misses
and Timmon counters with a nice uppercut.
Hetfield throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Timmon is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Timmon forces Hetfield back against the cage and clinches.
Timmon lands a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice body punch from Timmon - that landed with a thud.
Timmon stalling against the cage.
Timmon softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Braylin Timmon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Hetfield's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hetfield misses with a hook
and Timmon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice body punch from Timmon.
Timmon instigates a clinch.
Hetfield wants to get back to striking at distance but Timmon won't allow it.
A frustrated look appears on Hetfield's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hetfield wants to break free but Timmon has control.
Timmon stalling against the cage.
Hetfield tries to break free but Timmon pushes him back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Timmon creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Timmon has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hetfield wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nice body punch from Timmon.
Timmon prevents Hetfield from breaking the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Timmon tries a body shot but Hetfield blocks it.
Timmon scores with a nice hook to the head.
Timmon lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hetfield misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Timmon blocks a body shot from Hetfield.
Hetfield has had enough of the clinch but Timmon keeps him there for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hetfield wants to break free but Timmon has control.
Hetfield blocks a body shot from Timmon.
Hetfield pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hetfield misses with the combination.
Hetfield throws a hook but Timmon blocks it.
Hetfield throws a one two combo.
Hetfield gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Timmon pushes Hetfield up against the cage in a clinch.
Timmon is struggling to control the position.
Timmon taking a breather.
Hetfield is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Timmon works on Hetfield's body with a couple of short punches.
Hetfield prevents a body shot from Timmon.
Hetfield misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Timmon stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Timmon lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hetfield breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hetfield takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Timmon scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hetfield throws the left hand but Timmon avoids the punch easily.
Hetfield throws a series of punches but Timmon moves out of range.
Hetfield swings widly with a right hand
and Timmon counters with a nice uppercut.
Hetfield fails to land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hetfield throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Timmon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Timmon closes the distance and clinches.
Timmon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Timmon.
Timmon has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hetfield wants to break free but Timmon has control.
Hetfield breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A shot to the body from Hetfield misses
and Timmon counters with a nice right hand that sends Hetfield toppling to the canvas! Hetfield scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Timmon finish him?!
Hetfield is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Timmon doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Hetfield crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Hetfield's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Braylin Timmon!
During a confident post fight interview, Braylin Timmon thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Taine Raharuhi (ranked 2386 p4p, 266 weight class) and Artur Osinen (ranked 2269 p4p, 257 weight class). Taine Raharuhi had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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165 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Taine Raharuhi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Artur Osinen!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Osinen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Raharuhi.
Osinen has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Raharuhi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Osinen.
Raharuhi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Raharuhi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Osinen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Raharuhi throws a poor cross that misses
and Osinen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Osinen with a hook.
Osinen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Raharuhi throws out the jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Osinen! But no joy.
Raharuhi throws a body punch but Osinen moves out of range.
Osinen is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Taine Raharuhi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Osinen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Osinen throws a head kick but Raharuhi moves out of range.
Jab from Raharuhi.
Osinen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Raharuhi.
Raharuhi works the jab nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Raharuhi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Osinen.
Nice body punch from Osinen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raharuhi misses with a looping right.
Raharuhi loads up on a big right hand but Osinen slips the punch.
Osinen misses with an uppercut.
Raharuhi is looking to counter punch.
Raharuhi avoids a kick to the body.
Osinen lands with a cross.
Osinen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Raharuhi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Raharuhi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice uppercut lands for Raharuhi. That snapped Osinen's head back.
Raharuhi misses with an uppercut. Osinen saw that one coming.
The fighters circling - Raharuhi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Raharuhi throws a lazy right hand but Osinen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Raharuhi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Osinen looks to land a combination but Raharuhi avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raharuhi 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.
Osinen does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Raharuhi lands a lovely overhand right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Osinen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Raharuhi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Osinen throws a body punch but Raharuhi moves out of range.
Raharuhi is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Raharuhi swings widly with a right hand
and Osinen counters with a three punch combo that has Raharuhi backing up. Raharuhi nods at Osinen to acknowledge the strikes.
Osinen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
An attempted straight right counter from Raharuhi misses the target.
Osinen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Osinen takes a jab right on the kisser.
Raharuhi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Osinen manages to avoid it.
Raharuhi cracks a nice hook into Osinen's ribs.
Osinen avoids the body shot from Raharuhi.
Osinen lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Raharuhi thuds a left hand into Osinen's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Raharuhi misses the target.
Raharuhi looks to land a left hand but Osinen moved out of range nicely.
Raharuhi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Osinen. Osinen obviously looking to wear him down.
Raharuhi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Osinen. That did some damage!
Osinen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Raharuhi feints and then cracks Osinen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Osinen down.
Osinen plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Osinen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Osinen checks a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Osinen.
Osinen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Raharuhi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
We've been told by Raharuhi's head coaches at Runts Academy that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Osinen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Raharuhi throws a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Raharuhi misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Raharuhi looks to score with a jab to the body but Osinen is just out of range.
Raharuhi connects with a nice looking jab.
Osinen thows a leg kick but Raharuhi checks it
and Raharuhi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Osinen blocks a leg kick.
Osinen doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Decent striking displayed by Raharuhi there.
Raharuhi throws a leg kick but Osinen sees it coming and moves out of range.
Osinen avoids the body shot from Raharuhi.
Raharuhi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Raharuhi swings widly with a right hand
and Osinen counters with a left and a right that stings Raharuhi.
Osinen throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Raharuhi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Raharuhi throws a sloppy body shot
and Osinen counters with a head kick.
Raharuhi throws a shot from downtown. Osinen moves away and avoids it.
Osinen looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taine Raharuhi dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Raharuhi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Artur Osinen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Osinen throws a sloppy head kick
and Raharuhi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Osinen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Raharuhi finds it's way round the side to connect with Osinen's head.
Osinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Raharuhi was well out of range. Poor timing from Osinen.
Raharuhi blocks a head kick by Osinen.
Raharuhi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Osinen can do to turn this around?
Osinen scores with a push kick.
Raharuhi will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Raharuhi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Raharuhi fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Osinen moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raharuhi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Osinen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Osinen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Osinen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Raharuhi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Osinen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raharuhi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Osinen.
Osinen takes a swing at Raharuhi's ribcage but misses.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Osinen might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Raharuhi has got the better of the exchanges.
Osinen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Raharuhi misses the jab.
A shot to the liver by Raharuhi. Beautiful body shot.
Raharuhi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Osinen counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice body punch from Osinen.
Osinen slips a jab from Raharuhi.
Osinen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Raharuhi's head backwards.
Osinen dodges the punch combination from Raharuhi.
Raharuhi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Osinen.
Osinen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Raharuhi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raharuhi looks to land a right hand but Osinen moved out of range.
Osinen misses the shot to the body.
Raharuhi is looking to counter punch.
Raharuhi throws a big shot that misses.
Raharuhi avoids the body shot from Osinen.
Raharuhi was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Raharuhi throws a hook to the side of Osinen's head but Osinen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A punch lands to the side of Osinen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A head kick misses from Osinen.
Osinen is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Raharuhi rather than just go for the knockout.
Nice uppercut there from Raharuhi.
A jab from Raharuhi misses.
Raharuhi loads up on a big right hand but Osinen slips the punch.
Osinen unleashes a big counter combination but Raharuhi bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Raharuhi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Raharuhi throws a chopping leg kick but Osinen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Osinen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Osinen lands a lovely overhand right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raharuhi misses with a straight left.
Osinen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Raharuhi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Osinen takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Raharuhi throws a low kick, looking for Osinen's leg but Osinen calmly moves out of range.
Raharuhi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Osinen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Raharuhi.
Raharuhi avoids the head kick by Osinen.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Raharuhi.
Raharuhi takes a swing at Osinen's ribcage but misses.
Jab, jab by Raharuhi - just one landing.
A jab lands there for Raharuhi.
Osinen needs to keep his hands up - Raharuhi had a free shot at his head there.
Osinen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Raharuhi blocks a head kick by Osinen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Osinen throws a sloppy head kick and Raharuhi moves out of range easily.
Raharuhi throws a shot from downtown. Osinen moves away and avoids it.
Osinen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Raharuhi misses with a body punch
and Osinen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Raharuhi throws an off balance right hand
and Osinen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Raharuhi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Raharuhi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Raharuhi avoids the head kick by Osinen.
A little feinted left hand from Raharuhi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Taine Raharuhi is winning the standup battle so far.
Raharuhi throws a body shot but no joy.
Raharuhi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Osinen lands with a straight right. Raharuhi didn't see that one coming.
Raharuhi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Good leg kick by Raharuhi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taine Raharuhi dominated that second round.
That's time! Raharuhi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Raharuhi throws an off balance right hand
and Osinen counters with a head kick.
Raharuhi misses the body punch
and Osinen counters with a nice uppercut.
Raharuhi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Raharuhi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Raharuhi moves out of range of the body kick.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Raharuhi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Osinen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A jab lands there for Raharuhi.
Raharuhi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Osinen was well out of range. Poor timing from Raharuhi.
Osinen looks to score with a jab to the body but Raharuhi is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raharuhi jabs Osinen right on the nose. Osinen blinks but takes it well.
Raharuhi throws a body punch but Osinen moves out of range.
Osinen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Osinen counters with a body kick.
Raharuhi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Raharuhi scores with a crisp jab that stopped Osinen in his tracks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raharuhi's corner calls for a 1-2. Raharuhi obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Raharuhi misses with an uppercut
and Osinen counters with a nice body shot.
Raharuhi walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Osinen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Osinen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Raharuhi lands with a good body shot.
Osinen defending well as Raharuhi loads up on a big left hand.
A swing and a miss from Raharuhi.
Osinen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A telegraphed right hand from Raharuhi misses the target.
Raharuhi lands the left hand.
Raharuhi misses the body punch
and Osinen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Raharuhi displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Raharuhi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Osinen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Osinen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Raharuhi avoids the body shot from Osinen.
Raharuhi is looking to counter punch.
Raharuhi connects with the punch.
Raharuhi takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A lazy body kick from Osinen
and Raharuhi counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Raharuhi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Osinen moves away.
A head kick misses from Osinen.
An attempted straight right counter from Raharuhi misses the target.
Osinen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Osinen unleashes a big counter combination but Raharuhi bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Raharuhi misses with an uppercut
and Raharuhi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Osinen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Raharuhi.
Osinen lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Raharuhi backs up against the cage.
Osinen misses with a wild body shot.
A head kick misses from Osinen.
Raharuhi was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Raharuhi. Osinen does a little dance to reset his feet.
A nice leg kick lands there from Raharuhi.
Osinen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Raharuhi uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Osinen has time to react.
Osinen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Osinen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Osinen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Osinen slips under a jab from Raharuhi.
Raharuhi throws out a loose jab but Osinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Osinen misses with a straight right.
Raharuhi throws a leg kick
and Osinen counters with a straight right hand.
A good leg kick by Raharuhi.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Raharuhi.
Good exchange - Raharuhi coming out on top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Osinen lands a head kick. Raharuhi smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Raharuhi connects with a body shot.
Osinen throws a head kick that misses.
A jab from Raharuhi misses.
Raharuhi dips to his left and cracks Osinen with an uppercut!
Raharuhi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Osinen.
Raharuhi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Osinen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Raharuhi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Raharuhi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Raharuhi slips under a jab from Osinen.
Raharuhi throws a big shot that misses.
Osinen checks a low kick from Raharuhi.
Raharuhi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Osinen counters with a stiff right hand.
Artur Osinen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Raharuhi misses with a lunging right hand
and Osinen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
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 Taine Raharuhi.
Well Raharuhi has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Taine Raharuhi!
In his post fight interview, Taine Raharuhi 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 Jack Kelly (ranked 1551 p4p, 218 weight class) and Thor Hammer (ranked 1462 p4p, 209 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Kelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Thor Hammer!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kelly throws a hook to the side of Hammer's head but Hammer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hammer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hammer has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kelly.
Kelly throws a shot from downtown. Hammer moves away and avoids it.
Hammer let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Kelly rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hammer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kelly throws a lazy uppercut
and Hammer counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kelly's knee momentarily.
Hammer takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Hammer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hammer throws out a counter right but Kelly avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kelly throws a leg kick
and Hammer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hammer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kelly.
Hammer is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Kelly with a body shot.
Kelly uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hammer.
Kelly connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer staying out of range there.
Hammer throws out a counter right but Kelly avoids it with no problem.
A lazy left from Kelly finds it's target.
Kelly lands with a right hand.
Jack Kelly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kelly missing with a left hand there. Hammer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kelly jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kelly throws a body shot but no joy.
Kelly looks to land a left hand but Hammer moved out of range nicely.
Hammer looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hammer with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kelly to score with a decent uppercut.
Kelly throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hammer counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kelly fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kelly throws a hook but Hammer avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Kelly coming out on top.
Hammer's coach down at LOD London BALLS OF STEEL was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Hammer's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Kelly tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kelly lands a high kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hammer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kelly was well out of range. Poor timing from Hammer.
Kelly paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kelly takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hammer takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kelly misses with a body punch
and Hammer counters with a big head kick but Kelly shrugs it off.
The fighters circling - Kelly throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kelly lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hammer has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hammer and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A little jabbing left from Hammer on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kelly staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly checks the leg kick.
Kelly throws out a leg kick but Hammer moves out of range and Kelly only half commits.
Kelly connects with the punch.
Kelly tests Hammer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kelly throws a lazy uppercut
and Hammer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kelly loads up on a big right hand but Hammer slips the punch.
Kelly backing away here, and Hammer unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
No joy there for Kelly, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kelly throws a wild body kick that Hammer sees coming a mile off.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hammer! But no joy.
Kelly throws a hook but Hammer avoids it easily.
A low kick from Kelly is predictable there
and Hammer counters with a right hand to the body.
Kelly tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammer drops his hands momentarily and Kelly takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hammer on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kelly tries to work over Hammer's front leg with a kick but Hammer checks it.
Kelly throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hammer counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kelly misses with a looping left.
Hammer connects with a body shot.
Kelly throws a body punch but Hammer moves out of range.
A clash of legs there as Hammer blocks the low kick.
Kelly throws a looping overhand right but Hammer ducks down to avoid it.
Hammer looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kelly throws a lazy body kick
and Hammer counters with a low kick, right behind Kelly 's knee.
Kelly looks to land a body kick but Hammer moved away.
Hammer is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Kelly with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Kelly dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kelly throws a right hand that misses
letting Hammer counter with a right hand.
Kelly throws a hook but Hammer avoids it easily.
Hammer appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Kelly throws an overhand right that lands on Hammer's shoulder, as Hammer tries to avoid the shot.
A jab from Kelly misses.
Hammer only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Kelly is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hammer can do to turn this around?
Kelly throws a looping overhand right but Hammer ducks down to avoid it.
Kelly misses with a hook
and Hammer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kelly misses with a lunging right hand
and Kelly takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kelly rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hammer counters with a crisp right that sends Kelly to the canvas! Hammer follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thor Hammer!
Thor Hammer bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Colt Jones (ranked 881 p4p, 126 weight class) and Bruno Niedzwiedzki (ranked 2672 p4p, 337 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Colt Jones !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Bruno Niedzwiedzki!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body punch from Jones .
We've been informed that Niedzwiedzki has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Jones wants to clinch.
It seemed like Niedzwiedzki was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jones throws an overhand right that lands on Niedzwiedzki's shoulder, as Niedzwiedzki tries to avoid the shot.
Jones takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
Niedzwiedzki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Niedzwiedzki's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Jones connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Niedzwiedzki scrambles back to his feet.
A combination from Jones does no damage.
Niedzwiedzki throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jones has closed the distance and engaged Niedzwiedzki in a clinch.
Niedzwiedzki tries a body shot but Jones blocks it.
Niedzwiedzki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Niedzwiedzki throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones .
A right hand to the body from Jones .
Jones avoids the elbow strike from Niedzwiedzki, against the cage.
Jones doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A body shot lands from Jones .
Niedzwiedzki crunches a lovely knee into Jones 's ribcage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Niedzwiedzki lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jones .
Jones is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Niedzwiedzki lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Colt Jones has been cut.
Niedzwiedzki doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jones blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jones definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Niedzwiedzki tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jones avoids it.
A short body shot lands from Niedzwiedzki as the two fighters clinch.
Jones takes an elbow to the temple.
Niedzwiedzki fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Niedzwiedzki blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Niedzwiedzki.
Niedzwiedzki works on Jones 's body with a couple of short punches.
Jones takes a knee to the side of the body.
Niedzwiedzki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Niedzwiedzki.
Niedzwiedzki throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Niedzwiedzki trying to land knees to the body.
Niedzwiedzki doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Niedzwiedzki fails to land.
Niedzwiedzki tries to land knees in the clinch but Jones avoids the damage to the body.
Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Niedzwiedzki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Niedzwiedzki can't find room to land a body shot as Jones controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jones goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Niedzwiedzki.
Niedzwiedzki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jones blocks an uppercut.
Jones blocking some punches.
Jones goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Niedzwiedzki misses with a body punch.
Niedzwiedzki is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jones is defending well for now.
Niedzwiedzki lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Niedzwiedzki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Niedzwiedzki blocks an uppercut.
Jones tries a body shot but Niedzwiedzki blocks it.
Jones can't find room to land a body shot as Niedzwiedzki controls the action.
Niedzwiedzki creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Niedzwiedzki throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jones .
Jones throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jones lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Niedzwiedzki lands with a light punch inside.
Niedzwiedzki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Niedzwiedzki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Niedzwiedzki misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jones .
Niedzwiedzki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Niedzwiedzki doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jones has a couple of punches blocked by Niedzwiedzki.
Jones tries to land knees in the clinch but Niedzwiedzki avoids the damage to the body.
Niedzwiedzki misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jones tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Niedzwiedzki throws an elbow but it misses.
Jones avoiding damage as Niedzwiedzki throws knees to the body.
Niedzwiedzki misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jones .
Niedzwiedzki tries a body shot but Jones blocks it.
Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by Niedzwiedzki.
Niedzwiedzki pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jones misses with a hook from the clinch.
Niedzwiedzki throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jones blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Niedzwiedzki misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jones working aggressively here.
Jones lands a right hand that snaps the head of Niedzwiedzki backwards.
Niedzwiedzki's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jones throws a head punch that misses.
Jones with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A shot in the inside from Jones .
Jones throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Niedzwiedzki blocks it with crossed arms.
Niedzwiedzki lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Niedzwiedzki misses with a punch to the body.
Niedzwiedzki misses with a punch to the body.
Niedzwiedzki works on Jones 's body with a couple of short punches.
Jones blocks a body shot from Niedzwiedzki.
Niedzwiedzki has a couple of punches blocked by Jones .
Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
Niedzwiedzki misses with a body punch.
Jones dodges an elbow strike from Niedzwiedzki.
Niedzwiedzki missing with knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Jones fails to land.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jones creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bruno Niedzwiedzki will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Colt Jones 's cut.
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.
Jones dodges the punch combination from Niedzwiedzki.
Jones looks to throw the jab but Niedzwiedzki is out of range.
Jones tries to bum rush Niedzwiedzki with a series of wild strikes but Niedzwiedzki uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Niedzwiedzki throws the kick towards the body but Jones avoids it.
Niedzwiedzki buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Niedzwiedzki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jones blocks a low kick nicely.
Niedzwiedzki lands a jab to Jones 's midsection.
Niedzwiedzki lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Jones lands a two punch combo.
Niedzwiedzki throws a sloppy head kick and Jones moves out of range easily.
Jones throws a big counter combination but Niedzwiedzki scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones misses with a double jab.
Niedzwiedzki throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Niedzwiedzki misses with a few strikes there.
Colt Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Niedzwiedzki avoids the body shot from Jones .
Niedzwiedzki chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Niedzwiedzki uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jones .
A head kick misses from Niedzwiedzki.
Jones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Niedzwiedzki.
Niedzwiedzki misses with a kick to the body.
Niedzwiedzki thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Jones if he has to take too many more of those.
Niedzwiedzki throws a head kick but Jones moves out of range.
Niedzwiedzki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Niedzwiedzki throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jones takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Niedzwiedzki gets tackled into the cage by Jones . Jones maintains the clinch.
Jones dodges an elbow strike from Niedzwiedzki.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Niedzwiedzki.
Niedzwiedzki misses with a body punch.
Niedzwiedzki throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jones s head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Niedzwiedzki.
Jones blocks an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niedzwiedzki throws a head punch that misses.
Jones working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Niedzwiedzki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Niedzwiedzki takes a shot to the head.
Niedzwiedzki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jones lands with a short shot to the head.
Jones prevents a body shot from Niedzwiedzki.
Jones working aggressively here.
Bruno Niedzwiedzki seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Jones throws a head punch that misses.
Jones lands with a light punch inside.
Niedzwiedzki misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jones .
Jones lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Niedzwiedzki swings wildly with an uppercut but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Niedzwiedzki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Jones - that landed with a thud.
Jones lands with a left to the head.
Jones lands a nice uppercut.
Niedzwiedzki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Niedzwiedzki swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jones lands a knee to the head.
Jones takes an elbow to the temple.
Jones blocks a body shot from Niedzwiedzki.
Niedzwiedzki misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Jones on the inside.
Niedzwiedzki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Niedzwiedzki lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jones blocks an uppercut.
Jones has a couple of punches blocked by Niedzwiedzki.
A short right from Jones .
Jones blocks a body shot from Niedzwiedzki.
Jones blocks a body shot from Niedzwiedzki.
Niedzwiedzki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Niedzwiedzki misses with a punch to the body.
Niedzwiedzki misses with a body punch.
Jones lands an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Jones .
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jones .
Niedzwiedzki is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones lands with a light punch inside.
Jones using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Niedzwiedzki has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jones lands an uppercut.
Jones blocks an elbow strike from Niedzwiedzki.
Niedzwiedzki looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Niedzwiedzki misses with a body punch.
Niedzwiedzki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jones lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jones blocks an elbow strike from Niedzwiedzki.
Jones with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Niedzwiedzki misses with a body punch.
Niedzwiedzki tries to throw a body punch but Jones avoids it by throwing Niedzwiedzki back against the cage.
Jones goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
Niedzwiedzki takes a shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones lands a right hand.
Niedzwiedzki is rocked!
Jones managing to block the knees to the body from Niedzwiedzki.
Jones tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jones lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Colt Jones will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Colt Jones 's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Niedzwiedzki misses with a body kick.
Jones blocks a head kick by Niedzwiedzki.
Niedzwiedzki is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Niedzwiedzki is still on wobbly legs! Can Jones finish him?
Jones throws a right hand that Niedzwiedzki ducks under and follows up with a left that Niedzwiedzki also avoids with ease.
Niedzwiedzki is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Jones with a body shot.
Niedzwiedzki seems to have recovered his senses.
Niedzwiedzki throws a nice head kick!
Jones is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Colt Jones 's cut is getting worse.
Jones looks to land a combination but Niedzwiedzki avoids it well.
Jones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Niedzwiedzki was well out of range. Poor timing from Jones .
Niedzwiedzki just misses with a punch to the body.
A nice combination there by Jones .
Niedzwiedzki takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jones scores with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Jones .
Bruno Niedzwiedzki seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Niedzwiedzki moves forwards but Jones connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jones lands with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Niedzwiedzki gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jones forces Niedzwiedzki back against the cage and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Niedzwiedzki.
Niedzwiedzki lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jones connects with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jones blocks a body shot from Niedzwiedzki.
Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Niedzwiedzki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones misses with a punch to the body.
Jones scores with a hook to the body.
Niedzwiedzki misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Niedzwiedzki presses Jones against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Niedzwiedzki misses with a hook to the ribs.
Niedzwiedzki pushes off an throws an elbow but Jones leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Niedzwiedzki lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Niedzwiedzki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jones 's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Niedzwiedzki obliges.
A short body shot lands from Niedzwiedzki as the two fighters clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Niedzwiedzki creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Niedzwiedzki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Niedzwiedzki misses with the head strike.
A body shot lands from Niedzwiedzki.
Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Niedzwiedzki misses with a hook to the ribs.
Niedzwiedzki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jones 's elbow.
A short left from Niedzwiedzki.
Niedzwiedzki lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Niedzwiedzki lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jones .
Niedzwiedzki tries to throw a body punch but Jones avoids it by throwing Niedzwiedzki back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Niedzwiedzki.
A right handed body shot lands from Niedzwiedzki.
Niedzwiedzki can't find room to land a body shot as Jones controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Jones fails to land.
Jones blocks an elbow strike from Niedzwiedzki.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Niedzwiedzki.
Niedzwiedzki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jones 's elbow.
Niedzwiedzki lands a right hand.
Jones misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Niedzwiedzki can't find room to land a body shot as Jones controls the action.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Niedzwiedzki creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Niedzwiedzki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jones 's elbow.
Jones misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jones blocks an uppercut.
Niedzwiedzki pushes Jones back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Niedzwiedzki on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Niedzwiedzki crunches a lovely knee into Jones 's ribcage.
Jones takes an elbow to the temple.
Niedzwiedzki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jones .
Niedzwiedzki lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Niedzwiedzki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jones 's elbow.
Jones throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with the head strike.
Niedzwiedzki lands with a right to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Niedzwiedzki misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jones .
Niedzwiedzki pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Niedzwiedzki missing with knees to the body.
Niedzwiedzki is leaning against Jones and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jones lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Niedzwiedzki struggles to land a body shot inside as Jones controls his hands.
Jones blocks a body shot from Niedzwiedzki.
Jones can't find room to land a body shot as Niedzwiedzki controls the action.
Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Niedzwiedzki creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jones blocks the elbow strike.
Niedzwiedzki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jones pushes Niedzwiedzki back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jones avoids a wild elbow strike from Niedzwiedzki.
A right handed body shot lands from Jones .
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bruno Niedzwiedzki.
Well Niedzwiedzki has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Bruno Niedzwiedzki!
Bruno Niedzwiedzki seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Roy Benavidez (ranked 746 p4p, 105 weight class) and Ibrahim Suleyman (ranked 919 p4p, 132 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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195 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Roy Benavidez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ibrahim Suleyman!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benavidez misses with an uppercut.
Suleyman feints a counter leg kick.
Benavidez misses the shot to the body.
Benavidez throws a jab when Suleyman was well out of range.
Suleyman looks for the body kick but Benavidez saw that one coming.
Benavidez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Suleyman moves away.
Benavidez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Suleyman moves away.
Benavidez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Benavidez gets the takedown into side control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Benavidez wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Suleyman, who protects the arm well.
Benavidez wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Suleyman, who protects the arm well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benavidez goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Suleyman rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Benavidez's guard! Nice work there by Suleyman!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benavidez has an active guard here but Suleyman has managed to pass into half guard.
Suleyman moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Benavidez.
Benavidez being controlled for a moment.
Benavidez is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Team Croatia, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Benavidez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
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.
Benavidez is not content to let Suleyman control the position.
Benavidez gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Suleyman wants to pass the guard but Benavidez is defending well.
Benavidez actively working from the bottom here.
Suleyman prevents Benavidez from improving his position.
Benavidez has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Suleyman escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Suleyman!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benavidez manages to work his way to half guard, despite Suleyman's best efforts.
Benavidez actively working from the bottom here.
Suleyman prevents Benavidez from improving his position.
Suleyman stalling.
Benavidez has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Suleyman escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Suleyman!
Benavidez tries to improve position but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Benavidez manages to get back to half guard.
Benavidez is looking for a sweep. Suleyman is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Benavidez looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Suleyman moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Benavidez.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Benavidez tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Suleyman wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
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 Roy Benavidez will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Benavidez throws out a loose jab but Suleyman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Benavidez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Benavidez missing with a left hand there. Suleyman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Benavidez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Suleyman moves away.
Benavidez looks to score with a jab to the body but Suleyman is just out of range.
Benavidez backing away here, and Suleyman unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Suleyman jabs Benavidez to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Suleyman misses with a straight right.
Benavidez attempts a counter takedown but Suleyman avoids it well and moves away.
Suleyman misses with a body shot.
Benavidez changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benavidez takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Suleyman connects with a body shot that sends Benavidez's belly button to the back.
A swing and a miss from Benavidez.
Suleyman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Benavidez manages to avoid it.
Benavidez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Suleyman is fending him off so far but Benavidez persists. Nope, Suleyman circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suleyman misses the shot to the body.
Benavidez drops down looking for a counter takedown but Suleyman sprawls and moves away.
Good leg kick by Suleyman there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Suleyman throws a quick inside leg kick.
Suleyman is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Benavidez rather than just go for the knockout.
Benavidez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Suleyman pinned against the cage. Suleyman gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Benavidez misses with a hook to the body
and Suleyman counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Benavidez misses with a right hand
and Suleyman counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Benavidez thinking.
Suleyman lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Benavidez looks to land a left hand but Suleyman moved out of range nicely.
Benavidez moves out of range of the body kick.
Suleyman attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Benavidez with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suleyman misses with a low kick.
Benavidez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Benavidez 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.
Benavidez throws a poor cross that misses
and Suleyman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benavidez throws an off balance right hand
and Suleyman counters with a nice low kick that buckles Benavidez's knee momentarily.
Benavidez scores with a jab to the body.
Ibrahim Suleyman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A big left from Benavidez misses.
Suleyman feints a counter leg kick.
Suleyman comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ibrahim Suleyman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Suleyman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Benavidez throws out the jab.
Benavidez moves out of range of the body kick from Suleyman.
Benavidez appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Suleyman misses with an attempted mid kick.
Suleyman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Benavidez blocks a head kick by Suleyman.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benavidez thuds a left hand into Suleyman's body.
Benavidez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Roy Benavidez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benavidez throws a jab when Suleyman was well out of range.
The fighters circling - Benavidez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Suleyman walks into a straight right hand from Benavidez.
A swing and a miss from Benavidez.
Suleyman steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Benavidez takes a swing at Suleyman's ribcage but misses.
Suleyman misses with a wild body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Benavidez.
Benavidez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Suleyman.
Suleyman misses with a leg kick.
Benavidez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Suleyman manages to avoid it.
Suleyman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Suleyman looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benavidez throws a poor cross that misses
and Suleyman counters with a nice body kick.
Benavidez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Suleyman replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Benavidez blocks it well.
Benavidez misses with a wild body shot.
Benavidez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Suleyman moves away.
Suleyman doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Benavidez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Benavidez misses with a body punch
and Suleyman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Suleyman dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Benavidez. That did some damage!
Suleyman lands a jab to Benavidez's midsection.
The fighters circling - Suleyman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Suleyman goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Benavidez feinted with a counter takedown.
Benavidez misses with an uppercut
and Suleyman counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Benavidez looks to land a left hand but Suleyman moved out of range nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ibrahim Suleyman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Benavidez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Suleyman swivels and escapes.
Benavidez scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Suleyman, right into the meat.
Benavidez dips to his left and cracks Suleyman with an uppercut!
Benavidez takes a swing at Suleyman's ribcage but misses.
Suleyman slips under a jab.
Benavidez connects with a single shot there.
Benavidez misses with a lunging right hand
and Suleyman counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Suleyman throws a leg kick which misses Benavidez's front leg but catches the back leg as Benavidez tries to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benavidez misses with a hook.
Benavidez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Suleyman counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Benavidez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Suleyman.
Benavidez looks to land a left hand but Suleyman moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suleyman moves out of range as Benavidez strikes.
Benavidez misses with a body shot.
Benavidez takes a swing at Suleyman's ribcage but misses.
Suleyman misses the shot to the body.
Benavidez feinted with a counter takedown.
Suleyman misses with a low kick as Benavidez jumps back.
Suleyman scores with a nice body kick.
Benavidez throws a big shot that misses.
Benavidez is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Suleyman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Benavidez scores with a decent looking hook.
Suleyman ducks right into an uppercut from Benavidez.
Benavidez loads up on a big right hand but Suleyman slips the punch.
Benavidez throws a poor cross that misses
and Suleyman counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suleyman chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Suleyman lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Benavidez at a distance.
Suleyman walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Benavidez checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
The fighters circling - Benavidez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Suleyman tries to score with a low kick but Benavidez moves his leg out of the way.
A looping hook to the body misses from Benavidez. Suleyman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benavidez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Suleyman moves away.
Benavidez throws a jab but it's blocked by Suleyman.
Benavidez works over Suleyman's head and body with a nice combination.
Suleyman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Benavidez.
Suleyman has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Benavidez finds it's way round the side to connect with Suleyman's head.
Benavidez misses with a straight right.
Suleyman lands a glancing blow to the side of Benavidez's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benavidez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Suleyman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Benavidez.
Benavidez lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Benavidez tries to move into range but Suleyman moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Benavidez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Benavidez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Benavidez misses with a hook
and Suleyman counters with a straight right hand.
Benavidez lands a jab to the nose.
Benavidez misses with a hook.
Benavidez misses with a hook
and Suleyman counters with a nice low kick that buckles Benavidez's knee momentarily.
Suleyman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Benavidez swings widly with a right hand
and Suleyman counters with a nice body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Suleyman.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Benavidez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A cross from Suleyman lands.
Suleyman throws a jab when Benavidez was well out of range.
Benavidez jabs at Suleyman's body.
Benavidez lands a glancing blow to the side of Suleyman's head.
Benavidez checks the leg kick nicely there.
Benavidez checks a leg kick nicely.
A jab from Suleyman misses.
Suleyman lands a leg kick that knocks Benavidez off balance momentarily.
Benavidez throws a right hand that misses
and Suleyman counters with a good, hard body kick but Benavidez shrugs it off.
Suleyman ducks under a wild hook from Benavidez.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ibrahim Suleyman.
Well Suleyman has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Ibrahim Suleyman!
Ibrahim Suleyman tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Nobunaga Tanaka (ranked 713 p4p, 34 weight class) and Finnish Experiment (ranked 1058 p4p, 60 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nobunaga Tanaka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Finnish Experiment!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tanaka scores with a nice body kick.
Experiment misses the shot to the body.
Tanaka throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tanaka just misses with a punch to the body.
Tanaka lands with a shot to the body.
Experiment tries to clinch up.
Tanaka lands a head kick!
Experiment just misses with a punch to the body.
Tanaka throws a sloppy body shot
and Experiment counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Experiment tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tanaka was well out of range. Poor timing from Experiment.
Tanaka takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Tanaka takes a swing at Experiment's ribcage but misses.
Tanaka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Experiment.
Experiment drops Tanaka with a beautiful combination! Tanaka stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Experiment is looking for the KO!
Tanaka is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tanaka fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Oh Tanaka is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Experiment stuns Tanaka with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Experiment misses the shot to the body.
Nobunaga Tanaka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tanaka wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tanaka seems to have got his legs back now.
Tanaka scoring well with a low kick there.
Experiment takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Finnish Experiment is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tanaka lets loose with a powerful body kick. Experiment will feel that in the morning.
Experiment throws a body punch but Tanaka moves out of range.
Tanaka looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A nice inside leg kick there by Experiment. That's going to slow Tanaka down.
Tanaka fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tanaka is looking to wear down Experiment with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Tanaka takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tanaka explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Experiment lands a right hook to the body.
Experiment clinches up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Experiment pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Experiment pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Experiment manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Experiment breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Experiment moves out of range of the body kick.
Experiment tries a quick counter leg kick but Tanaka is wise to it.
Tanaka gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Tanaka takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Tanaka jumps guard but Experiment turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Experiment blocks a body shot from Tanaka.
Experiment blocks a body shot from Tanaka.
Tanaka blocks an elbow strike from Experiment.
A short uppercut from Tanaka.
Tanaka tries a body shot but Experiment blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tanaka.
Tanaka misses with a hook from the clinch.
Experiment breaks from the clinch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Experiment, as that shot connected.
Experiment throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tanaka takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tanaka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Experiment moves away.
Experiment is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tanaka.
Tanaka seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Experiment throws a body shot but no joy.
A telegraphed right hand from Tanaka misses the target.
Tanaka displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Experiment throws out the jab.
Experiment stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Experiment wants it to stay on the feet.
Experiment flicks out a counter leg kick but Tanaka steps away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nobunaga Tanaka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tanaka punishes Experiment's body with a nice straight punch.
Tanaka misses with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Experiment misses with a wild body shot.
Tanaka defending well as Experiment loads up on a big left hand.
Tanaka throws a body shot but no joy.
Tanaka moves out of range of the body kick from Experiment.
Experiment scores with a punch to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Experiment works Tanaka's body with a nice hook.
Experiment misses with a hook to the body
and Tanaka counters with a stiff right hand.
Tanaka lands a slapping body shot.
Experiment throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tanaka throws a leg kick which misses Experiment's front leg but catches the back leg as Experiment tries to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tanaka gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Experiment creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Tanaka looking to throw knees to the head but Experiment is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Finnish Experiment dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Tanaka misses with a hook. Experiment ducked under it nicely.
Experiment let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Finnish Experiment seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Experiment takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tanaka with a lazy takedown attempt
and Experiment counters by moving into the clinch.
Tanaka gets through Experiment's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Experiment escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tanaka checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A punch combination from Experiment misses.
As Experiment backs away, Tanaka returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Tanaka fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Experiment looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Experiment checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck for Tanaka with that takedown attempt.
Experiment checks the leg kick.
Tanaka avoids the body shot from Experiment.
Tanaka bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Experiment's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanaka cracks a nice hook into Experiment's ribs.
Tanaka throws a looping overhand right but Experiment ducks down to avoid it.
Experiment on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tanaka. Tanaka obviously looking to wear him down.
Tanaka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Experiment feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tanaka's calf.
Experiment throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Tanaka throws a low kick but Experiment avoids it.
Tanaka works the jab nicely.
Experiment wants to clinch but Tanaka slips to the side
and Tanaka counters with a body kick.
Tanaka throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A big left from Experiment misses.
Tanaka has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka trying to stall but Experiment improves his position.
Experiment leaning against his opponent.
A shot in the inside from Tanaka.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Experiment throws an elbow that misses.
Experiment lands a body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tanaka.
A shot in the inside from Tanaka.
Experiment throws a head punch that misses.
Tanaka working aggressively here.
A right hook to the body lands for Tanaka.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Experiment.
Tanaka stalling the fight.
Tanaka breaks from the clinch.
Tanaka has his takedown stuffed
and Experiment counters with a nice body shot.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nobunaga Tanaka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Experiment misses.
A little feinted left hand from Tanaka on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Experiment throws a solid leg kick but Tanaka takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Experiment.
Tanaka throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Experiment was covering up waiting for the punch and Tanaka finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Experiment is adopting a defensive guard.
Tanaka tries to free his leg and advance position but Experiment is retaining full guard.
Tanaka wants to control from the top but Experiment keeps moving.
Tanaka working some strikes from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Experiment keeping full guard, as Tanaka tries to pass.
Tanaka wants to control from the top but Experiment keeps moving.
Experiment working a defensive guard here.
Experiment controlling Tanaka's posture.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Tanaka 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.
Tanaka stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Experiment swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nobunaga Tanaka dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Tanaka closes the distance and clinches.
Experiment lands an elbow that stopped Tanaka in his tracks for a moment.
Come on Tanaka - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Tanaka lands a nice shot to the body.
Tanaka stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Experiment is trying to maintain a safe position but Tanaka gets an underhook and turns Experiment into the cage.
Tanaka trying to control the position but instead, Experiment has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tanaka into the cage.
Tanaka is trying to break the clinch but Experiment has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Experiment lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tanaka backwards.
Tanaka breaks the clinch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tanaka.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Experiment fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Experiment stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tanaka.
Experiment is looking to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Experiment. Tanaka does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tanaka ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tanaka moves into range and clinches up with Experiment.
Experiment wants to stall.
Tanaka taking a breather.
Tanaka lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Experiment dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Experiment lands an elbow inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka slows down the pace here.
Tanaka throws a punch but it's blocked by Experiment.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tanaka.
A head punch on the inside from Tanaka fails to land.
Nobunaga Tanaka has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Experiment lands an elbow inside.
Tanaka tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tanaka wants to stall.
Experiment is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Tanaka tries to throw a body punch but Experiment avoids it by throwing Tanaka back against the cage.
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!
Experiment lands an elbow inside.
Tanaka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tanaka blocks an elbow strike from Experiment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Experiment working hard to break the clinch.
Tanaka can't find room to land a body shot as Experiment controls the action.
Experiment creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Tanaka blocks an elbow strike from Experiment.
Tanaka tries a body shot but Experiment blocks it.
Tanaka misses with a punch to the body.
Experiment comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Tanaka misses with the head strike.
Experiment throws an elbow but it misses.
Tanaka softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tanaka is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Experiment goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Experiment is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Tanaka looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka throws a head punch that misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Tanaka blocks an elbow strike from Experiment.
Experiment manages to break the clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Tanaka.
Experiment misses with a wild body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Experiment.
Tanaka throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tanaka scores with a push kick.
Tanaka throws a body shot but no joy.
Tanaka throws a shot from downtown. Experiment moves away and avoids it.
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 Nobunaga Tanaka.
I think Tanaka has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nobunaga Tanaka!
Nobunaga Tanaka decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
In defeat, Finnish Experiment stepped up to the mic, saying 'I tried something new.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Elgin Turner (ranked 612 p4p, 80 weight class) and Demon Monkey (ranked 1250 p4p, 146 weight class). Turner kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Wu-Tang Clan - Da Mystery Of Chessboxin'. Monkey has chosen Bransjehora as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Elgin Turner!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Demon Monkey!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turner pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Turner misses with a hook
and Monkey counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Turner thows a left - swing and a miss!
Monkey takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
It looks like Demon Monkey has been cut.
Turner closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Turner makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Turner throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short body shot lands from Turner as the two fighters clinch.
Turner misses with a punch on the inside.
Turner prevents a body shot from Monkey.
Turner lands with a right to the head.
Turner misses with a hook to the ribs.
Turner scores with a nice hook to the head.
Turner fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Monkey can't find room to land a body shot as Turner controls the action.
I was talking to Turner's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Monkey misses with a punch to the body.
Turner scores with a hook to the body.
Turner misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner blocks an uppercut.
Turner lands with a light punch inside.
Monkey blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Monkey letting Turner take a breather here.
Monkey tries to work over Turner's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Monkey lands with a left to the head.
Monkey working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Monkey throws a punch but it's blocked by Turner.
Turner pushes Monkey back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Turner blocks a body shot from Monkey.
A nice right hand lands inside from Monkey.
Turner doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right hand to the body from Monkey.
Monkey softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Turner swings wildly with an uppercut but Monkey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Turner blocks a body shot from Monkey.
Monkey lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Monkey manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monkey moves forwards but Turner connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Monkey throws a good cross that connects.
Turner darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Monkey takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Turner throws out a powerful jab.
Turner scores with a hook to the body. Monkey takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Turner takes a swing at Monkey's ribcage but misses.
Monkey appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Turner.
Monkey tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Turner misses with a wild body shot.
Turner lands a lovely overhand right.
Monkey moves out of range as Turner strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner lands a glancing blow to the side of Monkey's head.
Monkey ducks under a wild hook from Turner.
A bone on bone clash there as Turner blocks the leg kick.
Turner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Turner fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Monkey, pushing him back against the cage.
Monkey tries a body shot but Turner blocks it.
Monkey misses with a hook from the clinch.
Turner cracks Monkey with a nice body shot.
Monkey tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Turner.
Monkey fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Turner is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Turner lands a body punch.
Turner misses with a hook from the clinch.
A hook to the body from Turner.
Turner throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Monkeys head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monkey throws a punch but it's blocked by Turner.
Nice body punch from Turner.
Turner lands a nice shot to the body.
Monkey looks winded!
Turner makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
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!
Turner doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Turner lands with a light punch inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Turner misses with a punch to the body.
Turner lands a nice uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Turner.
Turner blocks a body shot from Monkey.
A short left from Turner.
A head punch on the inside from Turner fails to land.
Turner pushes Monkey back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Turner is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turner lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Monkey backwards.
Turner throws a punch but it's blocked by Monkey.
A head punch on the inside from Turner fails to land.
Turner lands a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elgin Turner dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Demon Monkey's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Turner is looking to score with low kicks.
Turner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Turner scores with a punch to the head.
Elgin Turner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Monkey lands a head shot.
Turner shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Monkey as he avoids it easily.
Turner scores with a hook to the body. Monkey takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Monkey throws out a leg kick but Turner moves out of range and Monkey only half commits.
Turner shoots in looking for a takedown. Monkey tries to sprawl out of it but Turner keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Monkey manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Monkey is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Turner with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Turner misses.
Turner throws a body punch but Monkey moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Monkey.
Monkey counters with a body kick.
Turner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Monkey misses the shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Monkey.
Turner half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Good leg kick by Monkey there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Monkey looks to throw the jab but Turner is out of range.
Turner drops down looking for a counter takedown but Monkey sprawls and moves away.
Turner checks a leg kick nicely.
Turner thows a left - swing and a miss!
Monkey takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Turner throws a sloppy body shot
and Monkey counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Turner lands with a straight right. Monkey didn't see that one coming.
Monkey uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Turner.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monkey fakes the leg kick and cracks Turner in the body.
Turner's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Monkey connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Turner scrambles back to his feet.
Turner throws a looping overhand right but Monkey ducks down to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice leg kick lands there from Turner.
Turner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Monkey was well out of range. Poor timing from Turner.
Turner blocks the body kick.
Turner tries to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A big left from Turner misses.
Monkey lands a nice leg kick that just misses Turner's sensitive parts.
Monkey finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Turner moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Monkey defending well as Turner loads up on a big left hand.
Monkey replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Turner blocks it well.
Turner shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Turner trying to control the position from guard on top but Monkey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Turner pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Monkey is keeping the position for now.
Turner won't allow Monkey to sweep him here.
Turner with a flurry of punches that miss.
Turner throws a big right hand that misses.
Turner 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.
Monkey working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Turner.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turner throwing strikes but missing.
Monkey looking to hit a scissor sweep but Turner is one step ahead there.
Turner lands a couple of digs.
Turner postures up in Monkey's guard and throws a big left but Monkey blocks it.
Turner looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Turner with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elgin Turner dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Demon Monkey's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Monkey misses with a hook.
Turner bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Monkey leaves Turner with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Turner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Monkey manages to avoid it.
It seemed like Monkey was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Turner throws a hook to the side of Monkey's head but Monkey sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Monkey avoids the body shot from Turner.
Monkey swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Turner with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turner swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Monkey.
Turner ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Monkey misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Turner.
Turner connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Demon Monkey is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner takes one on the button.
Monkey walks into a straight right hand from Turner.
Turner has managed to clinch.
Turner blocks an uppercut.
Turner tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Turner swings wildly with an uppercut but Monkey uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Turner fails to land.
Monkey blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Turner is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Monkey can do to turn this around?
Monkey fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Monkey.
Monkey tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Monkey has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Turner scores with a nice hook to the head.
Turner misses with the head strike.
Turner stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Monkey tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monkey breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Turner throws a leg kick that is checked
and Monkey counters with a low kick, right behind Turner 's knee.
Monkey pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Monkey lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Turner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Monkey dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Turner throws a good cross that connects.
A shot to the body from Turner misses
and Monkey connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Turner misses with a low kick as Monkey jumps back.
Monkey goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Turner tries to counter with a takedown but Monkey is quick to defend against it.
Decent striking displayed by Turner there.
Turner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Monkey manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Monkey doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Turner dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Monkey pushes Turner away with a front kick.
Turner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Turner wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Turner scores with a nice right hand.
Some bone on bone action there as Turner checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Turner gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Turner misses with a hook to the ribs.
Turner has Monkey pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Monkey manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monkey stalling in the clinch but Turner improves position.
Turner lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Monkey backwards.
Monkey lands a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Turner lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Turner lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Monkey prevents a body shot from Turner.
Monkey is stalling here.
Turner misses with some punches.
Turner lands a body punch.
Elgin Turner has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Monkey takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Turner lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Turner lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Turner fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Monkey misses with a punch on the inside.
Monkey fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Turner throws a punch but it's blocked by Monkey.
Turner lands a left hand that snaps the head of Monkey backwards.
Turner stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elgin Turner clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Demon Monkey's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Turner on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Monkey throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Monkey stuns Turner with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Monkey throws a body punch but Turner moves out of range.
Monkey ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Turner lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Monkey misses with a straight left.
Turner feinted with a counter takedown.
Monkey will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turner scores with a nice strike.
Turner throws out a powerful jab.
Monkey works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner connects with an inside leg kick.
Turner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Turner throws a leg kick but Monkey moved away.
Elgin Turner is winning the standup battle so far.
Turner swings for the body but Monkey moves out of range.
Turner swings away with a body shot that misses
and Monkey counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Monkey swings widly with a right hand
and Turner counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Monkey working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Turner.
Turner working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Turner seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Monkey looking for a sweep. Not yet Monkey, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Monkey pulls Turner in close to prevent any damage.
Turner in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Turner content to stall in guard here.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Turner throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Turner lands a leg kick that knocks Monkey off balance momentarily.
Turner throws out a loose jab but Monkey uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner throws a good cross that connects.
Turner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Turner swings for the body but Monkey moves out of range.
Monkey motions for Turner to come forward. Monkey throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Turner moves to clinch but Monkey breaks away
and Monkey counters with a nice uppercut.
Monkey keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A nice side step and Monkey releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Turner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Monkey moves away.
Turner moves out of range as Monkey strikes.
Turner throws a low kick, looking for Monkey's leg but Monkey calmly moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Monkey.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monkey misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Turner.
Turner feinted with a counter takedown.
Monkey keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Turner just misses with a punch to the body.
Monkey has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Monkey lands the left hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Turner. That's going to slow Monkey down.
Monkey drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Turner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Monkey manages to avoid it.
Turner closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Monkey's guard.
Elgin Turner overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Monkey looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Turner pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Monkey is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elgin Turner had his way with Demon Monkey in that round.
The cut man is working on Demon Monkey's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Monkey lands with a thumping leg kick.
Monkey takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Turner ducks under a wild hook from Monkey.
Monkey misses with a right hand
and Turner counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Monkey bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Turner's guard.
Turner is pulling down on Monkey's head to control his posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turner working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Monkey doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Monkey manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner is trying to control the position but Monkey postures up.
Monkey content to stall in guard here.
Turner wants to sweep but no luck.
Turner looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Monkey passes into half guard.
Monkey prevents Turner from improving his position.
Turner works his way to full guard. Good work.
Demon Monkey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two 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.
Monkey is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Turner looking for subs off his back but Monkey has passed one foot through into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Monkey seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Turner does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Turner wants to control but Monkey is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Turner is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monkey passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Turner!
Turner is in all sorts of trouble here.
Monkey content just to control the position here.
Turner is trying desperately to improve position.
Monkey sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Turner tries to hold on but Monkey pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turner working to try and regain half guard.
Turner manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Monkey is thwarting Turner's attempts to control the position.
Monkey not doing much here.
Turner tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Monkey has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Monkey throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Turner because Monkey loaded up on that one.
And that's the end of the fight!
Demon Monkey comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Turner 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 49:46
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 49:46
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Elgin Turner!
Elgin Turner is the new welterweight champion!
Elgin Turner bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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