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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tami Flu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Fury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Flu kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Disturbed- down with the sickness. Fury comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Rammstein - Te Quiero Puta kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Brian Fury has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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161 lbs
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165 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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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
5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tami Flu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brian Fury!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fury swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Flu drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Flu won't allow Fury to sweep him here.
Flu trying to control the position from guard on top but Fury is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fury looking to hit a scissor sweep but Flu is one step ahead there.
Flu throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Flu stands and throws Fury's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Flu throws an elbow but Fury slips to the side and avoids it well.
Flu working the head and body with strikes.
Flu working the ground and pound from side control.
Flu scores with punches from side control.
Flu misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Fury on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Flu cracks Fury with a big elbow.
Fury struggling a bit here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fury is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flu not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Flu connects with a nice short shot to Fury's temple.
Fury is trying to control but can't.
Fury is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Fury misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Flu scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Fury blocking the ground and pound attempt from Flu.
Fury manages to get to full guard.
Flu with a flurry of punches that miss.
Flu might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Flu chips away with some ground and pound.
Flu trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Flu chips away with some ground and pound.
Flu preventing the sweep.
Flu with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fury preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Flu is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Flu has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Flu working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Fury striking off his back but it's not causing Flu any problems.
Fury avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Flu postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Flu checks a low kick from Fury.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Fury is defended easily by Flu.
Flu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Flu tries to land a leg kick but Fury saw it coming and moves away.
Flu throws a series of punches but Fury moves out of range.
Fury shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Flu as he avoids it easily.
Flu thuds a left hand into Fury's body.
Fury looks gassed!
The fight stays on the outside here - Flu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Flu shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Fury but Fury pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fury darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Fury is trying to control. Flu wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Flu slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Flu is trying to keep Fury in close.
Flu wants to sweep but no luck.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Flu is on top in guard.
Fury preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Flu thows a big elbow that misses.
Fury throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flu working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Flu is working Fury over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Flu throws a big right hand that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Flu accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Flu with a nice head shot there.
Flu avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Fury had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Flu defends it easily.
Flu drops back looking for a leg! Fury is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Fury manages to kick Flu off! Flu jumps back into Fury's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fury looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tami Flu dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Flu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Flu with a lazy takedown attempt
and Fury counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Flu is looking to improve his position.
Flu is trying to stand.
Flu trying to control here.
Fury wants to pass the guard but Flu is defending well.
Flu moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Fury throws a big right hand that misses.
Flu working a defensive guard here.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A punch lands to the side of Flu 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fury lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Flu throws a leg kick
and Fury connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Flu finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Fury looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Flu wants to control the action here but instead Fury manages to pass to full mount!
Fury raining down shots from the mount!
A nice elbow there by Fury.
Flu is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Flu tries to lock up and control but Fury gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fury scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Flu?
Flu really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fury working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Fury controlling his opponent.
The referee warns Flu that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Fury lands with some strikes.
Flu keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Fury fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fury looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Flu tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fury lands with some strikes.
Flu working to try and regain half guard.
Fury breaks from Flu's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Fury with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Flu is looking to improve his position but Fury isn't that keen on the idea.
Flu wants to hold on but Fury pushes him away.
Flu is looking to improve his position but Fury isn't that keen on the idea.
Fury blocks Flu's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Flu keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Fury looking to control but Flu is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Flu is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Fury has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Fury is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Fury blocks Flu's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Flu is desperately trying to improve his position but Fury has a good base and remains in mount.
Fury lands a heavy elbow.
Fury is working for a guillotine from mount but Flu frees his head quite easily.
Flu wants to control but Fury is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Fury showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
A low kick from Flu is predictable there
and Fury counters by moving into the clinch.
Flu is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A body shot lands from Fury.
Fury lands a good knee to the midsection. Flu won't want to take too many of those.
Flu with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fury blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fury manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Fury trying to keep a closed guard but Flu is proving a slippery customer.
Fury trying to control the position here.
Flu lands a couple of elbows.
Fury preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Fury is on top in guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Flu scores with a nice shot.
Fury scoring with punches to the head and body.
Flu is trying to keep Fury in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fury scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Flu working a defensive guard here.
Flu is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Flu looking to control.
Fury scoring with some ground and pound.
Flu tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Flu is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Fury wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fury scores with a three punch combo!
Fury keeps the fight on the outside.
Flu tries to clinch but Fury moves out of range.
Flu throws a combination that misses
and Fury counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fury drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Flu wants to control but Fury postures up.
Flu takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Fury working the ground and pound from side control.
You can see the frustration on Flu's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Flu is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Fury off and has taken his back!
Flu doesn't have the hooks in and Fury manages to turn into his guard.
Flu working a defensive guard here.
Fury trying to control but Flu is working from the bottom.
Flu is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Flu can't keep his opponent in guard - Fury advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flu wants to improve his position but Fury is controlling well.
Flu gets full guard.
Flu keeping moving, preventing Fury from controlling successfully.
Flu is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Fury is aware though and is defending well.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Flu holds on and takes a little breather.
Flu keeping full guard, as Fury tries to pass.
Brian Fury has got the better of the ground game so far.
Fury trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Flu throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Flu had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Fury defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Flu wants to sweep here but Fury controlling him for the moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Flu misses with a leg kick.
Flu tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Fury counter with a right hand.
A swing and a miss from Flu.
Flu with a lazy takedown attempt
and Fury counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Flu's guard now.
Flu is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Fury slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Flu keeping moving, preventing Fury from controlling successfully.
Flu looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brian Fury comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Fury 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brian Fury!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nunchi Halonchi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antti Hirvi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Halonchi comes to the cage accompanied by Doesn´t remind me - Audioslave. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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156 lbs
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156 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nunchi Halonchi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Antti Hirvi!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hirvi instigates a clinch.
Halonchi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hirvi has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Halonchi clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Halonchi avoids the strikes from Hirvi.
Halonchi wants to control his opponent's hands but Hirvi gets his hands free.
Halonchi controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Hirvi connects with a big shot to the side of Halonchi's head.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Hirvi.
Even with his hooks in, Hirvi manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Hirvi connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Halonchi to escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hirvi has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Halonchi has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Halonchi trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Hirvi throwing strikes and Halonchi squirms under the pressure, ending up mounted.
Hirvi has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hirvi scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Halonchi?
Hirvi is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Halonchi wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Hirvi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hirvi punishing his opponent with strikes.
A nice elbow there by Hirvi.
Halonchi is wriggling around trying to escape.
Halonchi manages to regain half guard whilst avoiding the strikes.
Halonchi blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hirvi.
Hirvi is pressing down on Halonchi's thigh, looking to free his foot. Halonchi is holding on for now.
Halonchi is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hirvi passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Halonchi!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Halonchi is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Hirvi punching from mount but Halonchi doing a good job of avoiding damage.
A nice elbow there by Hirvi.
Halonchi is working to get back to half guard.
Hirvi looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Halonchi is trying desperately to improve position.
Hirvi punishing his opponent with strikes.
Hirvi lands a nice shot to the head.
Hirvi looking to finish with strikes here!
Hirvi looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Poor strikes thrown by Hirvi there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antti Hirvi dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Halonchi lands with a shot to the body.
Hirvi has managed to clinch.
Halonchi tries to work over Hirvi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Halonchi drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hirvi gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hirvi blocks an elbow strike.
Halonchi wants a takedown.
Hirvi lands an elbow just above Halonchi 's eye.
Halonchi misses with a punch to the body.
Halonchi tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hirvi smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nunchi Halonchi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hirvi lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Halonchi misses with a body shot.
Hirvi clinches with his opponent.
Halonchi is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hirvi gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Hirvi gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Halonchi misses with a body punch.
Hirvi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Halonchi takes an elbow to the temple.
Halonchi jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hirvi walks away with a smile on his face. Halonchi gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halonchi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hirvi moves away.
Halonchi tries to work over Hirvi's front leg with a kick but Hirvi checks it.
Hirvi checks a leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hirvi.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hirvi.
Hirvi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Halonchi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A low kick from Halonchi misses
and Hirvi counters with a solid body kick.
Halonchi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Halonchi scores with a nice strike.
Halonchi thows a leg kick but Hirvi checks it
and Hirvi counters with an outside leg kick.
Halonchi closes the distance but Hirvi moves to the side
and Hirvi counters with a left to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hirvi throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Halonchi wants to clinch.
The fighters circling - Halonchi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Halonchi misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Halonchi clinches but Hirvi breaks the clinch
and Hirvi finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Hirvi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Halonchi.
Halonchi lands with a shot to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Halonchi. That's going to slow Hirvi down.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hirvi.
Hirvi is looking to land body kicks.
Halonchi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hirvi can pounce on him.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Hirvi - that will leave a mark!
Halonchi misses the shot to the body.
Halonchi is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hirvi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hirvi closes the distance and clinches.
Halonchi tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hirvi just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hirvi prevents the takedown attempt.
Hirvi working Halonchi over with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Halonchi misses with a punch on the inside.
Halonchi with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halonchi jumps guard but Hirvi stands there with Halonchi around his waist. Halonchi gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Halonchi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hirvi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Halonchi managing to block the knees to the body from Hirvi.
Hirvi gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hirvi wants the takedown. Halonchi is fighting it off but Hirvi persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Halonchi's guard against the cage.
Halonchi looking to control but Hirvi passes into half guard.
Halonchi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hirvi is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Hirvi punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hirvi working the ground and pound effectively.
Hirvi punishing his opponent with strikes.
Halonchi is looking to improve his position but Hirvi isn't that keen on the idea.
Halonchi is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hirvi breaks from Halonchi's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Hirvi with good strikes from the mount here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antti Hirvi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Halonchi misses with a leg kick
and Hirvi makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Halonchi really felt that one!
Halonchi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hirvi.
Halonchi throws a leg kick
and Hirvi counters with a body kick.
Hirvi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hirvi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Halonchi sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Hirvi attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Halonchi doesn't manage to clinch there - Hirvi circles away.
Hirvi connects with a solid leg kick.
Hirvi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hirvi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Halonchi tries to clinch but Hirvi is having none of it.
Halonchi misses with a leg kick
and Hirvi counters with a nice leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Halonchi.
Halonchi will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Hirvi uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Halonchi has time to react.
Hirvi tries to land a front kick but Halonchi steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hirvi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Halonchi throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hirvi counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halonchi jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hirvi walks away with a smile on his face. Halonchi gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Halonchi gets caught flat footed, as Hirvi shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hirvi tries to free his leg and advance position but Halonchi is retaining full guard.
Halonchi might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hirvi is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hirvi postures up and lands a big shot to Halonchi's brow.
Hirvi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Halonchi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halonchi looking to control.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hirvi throws a leg kick which misses Halonchi's front leg but catches the back leg as Halonchi tries to avoid it.
Halonchi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Halonchi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hirvi was well out of range. Poor timing from Halonchi.
Halonchi is looking to wear down Hirvi with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hirvi pushes Halonchi up against the cage in a clinch.
Halonchi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Knees to the body from Halonchi.
Halonchi tries to throw a body punch but Hirvi avoids it by throwing Halonchi back against the cage.
Halonchi struggles to land a body shot inside as Hirvi controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hirvi misses with an elbow strike.
Hirvi connects with a knee to the head.
Halonchi stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Halonchi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hirvi's elbow.
Hirvi throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nunchi Halonchi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Halonchi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hirvi is defending well for now.
Nice elbow from Hirvi.
Hirvi takes a shot to the head.
Hirvi is pressed up against the cage. Halonchi has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hirvi down to the mat. Hirvi avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hirvi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Antti Hirvi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Halonchi shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Hirvi is trying to control but can't.
Hirvi is trying to get back to full guard.
Halonchi trying to control from Hirvi's half guard. Hirvi has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halonchi looking to sit in guard and control but Hirvi gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hirvi trying to control the position from guard on top but Halonchi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hirvi wants to pass the guard but Halonchi is keeping the position.
Halonchi throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Antti Hirvi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hirvi 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 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antti Hirvi!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between R Couture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Markku Jahti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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269 lbs
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280 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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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
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, R Couture!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Markku Jahti!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jahti fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Couture looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jahti throws a head kick that misses.
Jahti throws a sloppy head kick and Couture moves out of range easily.
Couture takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
It looks like R Couture has been cut.
Jahti misses with a low kick.
Markku Jahti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jahti lets loose with a powerful body kick. Couture will feel that in the morning.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head kick misses from Jahti.
Jahti throws a body kick that misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jahti.
Couture is breathing heavily.
Jahti tries to clinch up but Couture circles away and keeps his distance.
Jahti feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Couture's calf.
Jahti looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jahti lands an overhand right.
Jahti throws the kick towards the body but Couture avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jahti lands a nice looking body kick.
Jahti misses with a head kick.
A solid body kick from Jahti.
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!
A telegraphed right hand from Jahti misses the target.
Jahti throws a head kick but Couture moves out of range.
Jahti connects with a high kick.
Couture blocks the body kick.
Jahti fakes the leg kick and cracks Couture in the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Jahti.
Jahti misses with a head kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jahti.
Jahti throws a head kick that half lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Couture blocks a head kick by Jahti.
A head kick from Jahti lands but Couture takes it in his stride.
Couture throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jahti tries to clinch but Couture is having none of it.
Jahti misses with a head kick.
Jahti wants to clinch up but Couture keeps it at a distance.
A head kick by Jahti misses
and Couture counters with a nice low kick that buckles Jahti's knee momentarily.
Jahti loads up on a big right hand but Couture slips the punch.
Jahti throws a leg kick
and Couture counters with a nice low kick that buckles Jahti's knee momentarily.
Couture misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Couture throws a head kick but Jahti moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jahti throws a lazy head kick
and Couture counters with a straight right hand.
Jahti misses with a jab to the body
and Couture counters with a two punch combo.
Jahti throws a head kick that misses
and Couture cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jahti throws a head kick that misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Jahti.
Couture keeps the fight on the outside.
Jahti throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jahti looks to throw a body kick
and Couture makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jahti misses with a looping left.
Jahti throws a sloppy head kick and Couture moves out of range easily.
Couture keeps the fight on the outside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Couture tries a head kick but it misses.
Jahti throws a body kick the misses
letting Couture counter with a right hand.
Couture feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Jahti sprawling to the canvas! Jahti rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Couture finish him?!
Jahti is rocked!
Jahti throws a leg kick
and Couture counters with a thumping low kick.
Jahti blocks a head kick by Couture.
Jahti tries to clinch
and Couture counters with a monster head kick that knocks Jahti out cold! He topples like fallen a tree, crashing to the mat! Timbeeeeeerrr!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). R Couture!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Claire Mccartney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Man D (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). D has chosen The Prodigy - Firestarter as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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270 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Claire Mccartney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Man D!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
D throws a lazy right hand but Mccartney sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
D throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mccartney.
D looks to land a right hand but Mccartney moved out of range.
D cracks Mccartney with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Mccartney looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can D finish him?
Mccartney is rocked!
It looks like Claire Mccartney has been cut.
Crack! A monster head kick from D and Mccartney falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by D!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Man D!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mikael Akerfeldt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fredrik Nietzsche (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Akerfeldt might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Opeth - Deliverance. Nietzsche has chosen "Haunted" by Disturbed as his entrance music. Fredrik Nietzsche has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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205 lbs
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275 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mikael Akerfeldt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Fredrik Nietzsche!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nietzsche scores with a takedown into Akerfeldt's guard.
Akerfeldt keeping moving, preventing Nietzsche from controlling successfully.
Nietzsche pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Akerfeldt is keeping the position for now.
Nietzsche won't allow Akerfeldt to get back to his feet.
Nietzsche trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nietzsche tries to free his leg and advance position but Akerfeldt is retaining full guard.
Nietzsche postures up and lands a big shot to Akerfeldt's brow.
It looks like Mikael Akerfeldt has been cut.
Nietzsche throws a strike but Akerfeldt rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Nietzsche wants to sweep but no luck.
Nietzsche has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Akerfeldt has passed into side control.
Akerfeldt tries to stand but Nietzsche is controlling his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nietzsche tries to bench press Akerfeldt off him but Akerfeldt keeps the position.
Nietzsche is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Akerfeldt's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Akerfeldt decides to stand up.
Fredrik Nietzsche seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nietzsche tries a head kick but it misses.
Akerfeldt with a nice cross.
Nietzsche pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Akerfeldt scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nietzsche throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Akerfeldt's head.
Nietzsche throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nietzsche takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Akerfeldt misses with a few strikes there.
Mikael Akerfeldt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Akerfeldt lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Akerfeldt scores with a jab to the jaw.
Akerfeldt scores with a decent looking hook.
Nietzsche throws a low kick, looking for Akerfeldt's leg but Akerfeldt calmly moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akerfeldt misses with a wild combination.
Nietzsche lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
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!
Nietzsche motions for Akerfeldt to come forward. Nietzsche throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nietzsche misses with a low kick as Akerfeldt jumps back.
Nietzsche throws a push kick but Akerfeldt slaps the foot to one side.
Nietzsche throws a leg kick but Akerfeldt checks it.
Akerfeldt bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Nietzsche's head.
A head kick misses from Nietzsche.
Nietzsche throws a head kick but Akerfeldt moves out of range.
Nietzsche misses with a head kick.
Nietzsche looks gassed!
Nietzsche is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Akerfeldt's half guard.
Akerfeldt is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Nietzsche's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Nietzsche's back!
Akerfeldt trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Nietzsche doesn't escape.
Nietzsche is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akerfeldt is looking to control Nietzsche but Nietzsche is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Akerfeldt controls the action.
Akerfeldt gets his hands free as Nietzsche looks to control.
Nietzsche tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Nietzsche is looking to improve his position but Akerfeldt isn't that keen on the idea.
Nietzsche is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Akerfeldt content just to control the position here.
Nietzsche has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Akerfeldt get's back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Nietzsche throws a head kick but Akerfeldt moves out of range.
Akerfeldt lunges at Nietzsche with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Nietzsche's hand.
Akerfeldt avoids the head kick by Nietzsche.
Nietzsche tries a head kick but it misses.
Akerfeldt looks to land a combination but Nietzsche avoids it well.
Nietzsche moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nietzsche misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Akerfeldt scores with a nice right hand.
Nietzsche throws a half hearted mid kick.
Akerfeldt takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nietzsche throws a low kick but Akerfeldt avoids it.
Nietzsche tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Akerfeldt avoids the head kick by Nietzsche.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nietzsche moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nietzsche misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Akerfeldt tests Nietzsche's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Akerfeldt lands a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Fredrik Nietzsche will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mikael Akerfeldt's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Akerfeldt connects with a body shot.
Akerfeldt scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Nietzsche falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Akerfeldt counter with a right hand.
Fredrik Nietzsche is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nietzsche fails with the takedown.
Akerfeldt thuds his right hand into Nietzsche's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Akerfeldt listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Akerfeldt scores with a decent looking hook.
Akerfeldt connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nietzsche wants to slow Akerfeldt down by chopping away at his legs.
Akerfeldt lands with a straight right. Nietzsche didn't see that one coming.
A slow jab from Nietzsche misses its intended target.
A jab from Akerfeldt finds it's way through Nietzsche's defenses.
Akerfeldt moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Nietzsche throws a head kick but Akerfeldt moves out of range.
Akerfeldt jabs Nietzsche right on the nose. Nietzsche blinks but takes it well.
Akerfeldt throws a combination. Nietzsche tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Nice jab there from Akerfeldt.
Nietzsche is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akerfeldt lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nietzsche has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Akerfeldt finds it's way round the side to connect with Nietzsche's head.
Akerfeldt avoids the head kick by Nietzsche.
Nietzsche takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Akerfeldt lands with an overhand left.
Mikael Akerfeldt is winning the standup battle so far.
Akerfeldt dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Akerfeldt lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Akerfeldt lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Akerfeldt.
Akerfeldt lands with a good body shot.
Akerfeldt scores with the left hand. Nietzsche knows he should have avoided that one.
Nietzsche has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nietzsche takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Akerfeldt punishes Nietzsche's body with a nice straight punch.
Akerfeldt scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Akerfeldt lands a nice looking body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Akerfeldt lands a glancing blow to the side of Nietzsche's head.
Akerfeldt with a nice cross.
Akerfeldt is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Akerfeldt lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Akerfeldt throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akerfeldt ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Akerfeldt lands a nice looking body shot.
Akerfeldt scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Akerfeldt's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Akerfeldt duly obliges.
Akerfeldt lands a jab-cross combination.
Akerfeldt scores with a decent looking hook.
Akerfeldt lands with a shot to the body.
Nietzsche takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Akerfeldt displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Akerfeldt lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Akerfeldt works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Akerfeldt lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nietzsche at a distance.
Akerfeldt lands a nice hook to Nietzsche's body. Nietzsche takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Akerfeldt keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Akerfeldt lands a nice shot to the body.
Akerfeldt scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Nietzsche is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Akerfeldt ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akerfeldt thuds a left hand into Nietzsche's body.
Akerfeldt digs a good hook to Nietzsche's body.
Akerfeldt lands with a good body shot.
Akerfeldt is working the combinations to good effect here.
Nietzsche moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nietzsche doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Akerfeldt lands with a shot to the body.
Nietzsche gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Akerfeldt lands with a nice combination. Nietzsche backs away looking to recover.
Nietzsche walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Akerfeldt stalks Nietzsche and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Nietzsche's face. Nietzsche staggers backwards, shaken.
Donk. Akerfeldt catches Nietzsche right on the button with a cross.
Akerfeldt scores with a jab. Nietzsche acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nietzsche takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Akerfeldt connects with a crisp jab.
Akerfeldt fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nietzsche on the side of the head.
Nietzsche goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Akerfeldt with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Akerfeldt's corner calls for a 1-2. Akerfeldt obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Akerfeldt!
Nietzsche looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nietzsche shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Akerfeldt pinned against the cage. Akerfeldt gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nietzsche takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Akerfeldt thuds his right hand into Nietzsche's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nietzsche lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Akerfeldt is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nietzsche can do to turn this around?
Akerfeldt throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nietzsche.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Akerfeldt.
Akerfeldt moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Akerfeldt lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Akerfeldt avoids the head kick by Nietzsche.
Akerfeldt misses with the combination.
Akerfeldt fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nietzsche looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikael Akerfeldt dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mikael Akerfeldt's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A head kick misses from Nietzsche.
Nietzsche throws a head kick but Akerfeldt moves out of range.
Akerfeldt lands a nice shot to the body.
Nietzsche throws a leg kick that misses.
Akerfeldt scores with a punch to the head.
A punch lands to the side of Nietzsche 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd cheers as Akerfeldt lands an impressive looking overhand right. Nietzsche doesn't seem phased though.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nietzsche.
Nietzsche misses with a takedown attempt
letting Akerfeldt counter with a right hand.
Akerfeldt comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Akerfeldt goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Akerfeldt misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Akerfeldt scores with a jab. Nietzsche acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nietzsche takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nietzsche throws a sloppy head kick and Akerfeldt moves out of range easily.
Akerfeldt lands with a shot to the body.
Nietzsche tries to move into range but Akerfeldt moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Akerfeldt lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Akerfeldt connects with a right hand. Nietzsche shakes it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Akerfeldt.
Akerfeldt ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A head kick misses from Nietzsche.
Akerfeldt lands the left hand.
Akerfeldt lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nietzsche at a distance.
Akerfeldt closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Decent striking displayed by Akerfeldt there.
Akerfeldt scores with a three punch combo!
A combination from Akerfeldt does no damage.
Akerfeldt lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Akerfeldt moves into range and connects with a jab.
A left and a right from Akerfeldt both land. Nice combination.
Akerfeldt paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A jab from Akerfeldt does it's job there.
Akerfeldt lands a right hook to the body.
Akerfeldt lands an overhand right.
Akerfeldt lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Akerfeldt here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Nietzsche on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Akerfeldt. Beautiful body shot.
Akerfeldt tests Nietzsche's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nietzsche shoots and misses
and Akerfeldt counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nietzsche takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Akerfeldt throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Nietzsche on the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nietzsche has his takedown stuffed
and Akerfeldt counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mikael Akerfeldt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fredrik Nietzsche.
Akerfeldt displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Akerfeldt uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Akerfeldt lands a nice hook to Nietzsche's body. Nietzsche takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A left and a right from Akerfeldt both land. Nice combination.
Akerfeldt throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Nietzsche on the side of the head.
Akerfeldt lands with a nice body punch.
A nice combination there by Akerfeldt.
Akerfeldt scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A nice combination there by Akerfeldt.
Akerfeldt scores with a nice head shot.
Akerfeldt tests Nietzsche's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akerfeldt lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nietzsche at a distance.
Akerfeldt lands a nice looking body shot.
Akerfeldt lands a right hook to the body.
Akerfeldt lands a nice hook to Nietzsche's body. Nietzsche takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Akerfeldt throws a combination. Nietzsche tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A right-left combo lands from Akerfeldt.
Akerfeldt jabs at Nietzsche's body.
Akerfeldt lands with a good body shot.
Akerfeldt lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nietzsche at a distance.
Akerfeldt lands with a nice body punch.
Akerfeldt scores with a one two! Nietzsche had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Nietzsche drops his hands momentarily and Akerfeldt takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nietzsche on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Akerfeldt lands a jab-cross combination.
Akerfeldt lands a jab to the nose.
Akerfeldt scores with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nietzsche throws a head kick but Akerfeldt moves out of range.
Akerfeldt scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Akerfeldt closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Akerfeldt lands with a right hand.
Nietzsche walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Akerfeldt scores with the left hand. Nietzsche knows he should have avoided that one.
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!
Akerfeldt lands the left hand.
Akerfeldt throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nietzsche tries a head kick but it misses.
Akerfeldt lands with a nice combination. Nietzsche backs away looking to recover.
Akerfeldt bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Akerfeldt connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Akerfeldt works Nietzsche's body with a nice hook.
Akerfeldt changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Akerfeldt lands a nice looking body shot.
Nietzsche takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Akerfeldt connects with a jab.
Akerfeldt ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mikael Akerfeldt showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Akerfeldt 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:25
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mikael Akerfeldt!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ray Den (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fellacio Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fellacio Sanchez has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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161 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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ray Den!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Fellacio Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Den shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sanchez can do anything to dispel that myth.
Sanchez trying to hold on to Den's head to control him but Den postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Den is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sanchez makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Sanchez.
Den has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Sanchez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sanchez is on top in 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.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Den looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Den has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Sanchez off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Sanchez loads up on a big right hand but Den slips the punch.
Sanchez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Den moves away.
Den shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez pulls Den in close to his closed guard and prevents Den from doing any damage or advancing position.
Den sitting in guard here, content to control.
Sanchez controlling Den's posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Sanchez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sanchez is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Den dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sanchez throws a leg kick which misses Den's front leg but catches the back leg as Den tries to avoid it.
Sanchez swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Den.
Den avoids the body shot from Sanchez.
A jab from Sanchez misses.
Den throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sanchez's waist but Sanchez gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Den off to one side.
Sanchez throws a series of punches but Den moves out of range.
Sanchez takes a swing at Den's ribcage but misses.
Den looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Den fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ray Den. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sanchez throws a body punch but Den moves out of range.
Sanchez swings for the body but Den moves out of range.
Sanchez misses with a wild body shot.
Sanchez is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Den rather than just go for the knockout.
Sanchez works Den's body with a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez throws a nice looking combination but Den bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sanchez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sanchez lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Den sprawling to the canvas. Sanchez follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Den hang on?
Den is rocked!
It looks like Ray Den has been cut.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Den is trying to get back to full guard.
Oh Den is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sanchez wants to work for an arm triangle but Den is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Den seems to have got his legs back now.
Den is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sanchez is trying to control. Den wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Sanchez thows a huge punch but Den dodges it nicely.
Sanchez is looking for a kimura here.
Den won't allow Sanchez to pass to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is working for a submission of some sort.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sanchez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Den circles away quickly and effectively.
Sanchez tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Den is able to avoid easily.
Den moves out of range as Sanchez strikes.
Sanchez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Den shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Den controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Den is trying to control. Sanchez wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Sanchez has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Den is working away from the top position though.
Den stops Sanchez from getting back to his feet.
Sanchez is looking to control Den's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sanchez avoid being mounted?
Den with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fellacio Sanchez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ray Den's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Sanchez misses the jab.
Sanchez connects with a body shot.
Nice defenses there by Den.
Sanchez digs a good body shot into Den's ribs.
Sanchez lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Den sprawling to the canvas. Sanchez follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Den hang on?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanchez throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sanchez gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Sanchez cracks Den on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Den falls backwards against the cage. Sanchez follows up with more strikes that drop Den to his knees. Sanchez keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Den! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fellacio Sanchez!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Preston Driver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sisqo Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Driver comes to the cage accompanied by Candy Paint. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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157 lbs
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154 lbs
11 - 6 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Preston Driver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sisqo Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Jackson showed some decent athleticism there.
Jackson trying to control from Driver's half guard. Driver has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackson wants to control from the top but Driver keeps moving.
Driver pushes Jackson off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Jackson jabs Driver right on the nose. Driver blinks but takes it well.
Jackson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nice straight punches there by Driver. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Driver.
Jackson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Driver.
Jackson walks into a jab.
Jackson moves out of range as Driver strikes.
Driver tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jackson was well out of range. Poor timing from Driver.
Driver lands a nice hook to Jackson's body. Jackson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson cracks Driver with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jackson ducks under a wild hook from Driver.
Jackson 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.
Driver thows a left - swing and a miss!
A swing and a miss from Jackson.
Jackson lands a right hook to the body.
Driver scores with the left hand. Jackson knows he should have avoided that one.
Driver throws a lazy right hand but Jackson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A big left from Driver misses.
Jackson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Driver throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A jab from Driver misses.
Jackson looks for a takedown but Driver sprawls well.
Driver works the jab nicely.
Driver misses with a straight right.
Jackson scores with a decent looking hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson ducks under a wild hook from Driver.
Horrible takedown by Jackson or perhaps it was just good defense by Driver which made him look bad.
The fighters circling - Driver throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jackson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Driver.
Jackson moves out of range as Driver throws a body kick.
Jackson slips under a jab from Driver.
Driver misses with a hook. Jackson ducked under it nicely.
Driver throws a hook but Jackson avoids it easily.
Jackson tests Driver's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Driver throws a jab but it's blocked by Jackson.
Jackson moves out of range as Driver strikes.
Jackson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Driver throws the left hand but Jackson avoids the punch easily.
Jackson defending well as Driver loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Preston Driver seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Decent striking displayed by Driver there.
Jab, jab by Jackson - just one landing.
Driver is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jackson.
Jackson drives through with a takedown into guard.
Jackson tries to free his leg and advance position but Driver is retaining full guard.
Jackson looking to sit in guard and control but Driver gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jackson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Driver's guard.
Jackson working some strikes from top position.
Jackson throwing strikes from guard but Driver blocks nicely.
Jackson thows a big elbow that misses.
Jackson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Driver has Jackson pulled in close to control his posture.
Jackson trying to control but Driver is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Driver is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Driver preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jackson tries to free his leg and advance position but Driver is retaining full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jackson moves out of range of the strikes.
A swing and a miss from Jackson.
Driver throws a jab but it's blocked by Jackson.
Driver ducks under a wild hook from Jackson.
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 Preston Driver will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jab from Driver.
Driver throws a jab when Jackson was well out of range.
Jackson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Driver looks to score with a jab to the body but Jackson is just out of range.
Jackson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jackson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Driver.
Jackson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jackson misses with a body shot
and Driver counters with a nice uppercut.
Jackson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Driver.
Driver swings for the body but Jackson moves out of range.
Driver misses with a straight left.
Driver throws a looping overhand right but Jackson ducks down to avoid it.
Jackson slips a jab from Driver.
Nice defenses there by Jackson.
Driver misses with an uppercut. Jackson saw that one coming.
Driver uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jackson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Driver dips to his left and cracks Jackson with an uppercut!
Jackson throws the kick towards the body but Driver avoids it.
Driver throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jackson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jackson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Driver counters with a right hand to the body.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
Driver swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Driver tries to land a front kick but Jackson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Preston Driver is winning the standup battle so far.
Driver throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jackson cracks Driver with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jackson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jackson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Driver in his tracks.
Jackson connects with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jackson. Driver does a little dance to reset his feet.
Driver lands with a straight right. Jackson didn't see that one coming.
Jackson looks to land a left hand but Driver moved out of range nicely.
Jackson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Driver.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson shoots in for a double leg but Driver sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Preston Driver has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sisqo Jackson.
Jackson misses with a straight right.
Jackson ducks under a wild hook from Driver.
Jackson ducks under a wild hook from Driver.
Driver ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Driver throws a lazy right hand but Jackson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jackson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Jackson moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice sprawl there from Driver as Jackson shoots in.
Jackson tries for a takedown but Driver circles away easily
and Driver counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Driver misses with a straight left.
Nice sprawl there from Driver as Jackson shoots in.
Jackson slips under a jab.
Driver throws a looping overhand right but Jackson ducks down to avoid it.
Driver misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Driver lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The fighters circling - Jackson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jackson moves out of range as Driver strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Driver misses the target.
Jackson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jackson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Driver swivels and escapes.
Jackson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Good standup being displayed there by Driver as he connects with a hook.
Driver misses with a body punch
so Jackson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Driver wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Jackson thows a big elbow that misses.
Driver manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jackson manages to get himself to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Driver takes a decent strike to the side of the head.
Jackson is working an open guard so Driver takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Driver. Jackson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Preston Driver is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Driver sprawls well. Driver wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jackson gets slowly back to his feet.
Jackson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Driver.
Jackson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
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!
Jackson cracks Driver with a good jab.
Jackson misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Driver to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Driver misses with a wild body shot.
Driver waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jackson.
Driver lands a nice looking body kick.
Jackson misses with a hook to the body
and Jackson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Preston Driver dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Driver throws a looping overhand right but Jackson ducks down to avoid it.
Driver misses with a straight left.
Driver avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jackson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jackson shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Driver wants to control but Jackson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Jackson prevents Driver from standing back up.
Driver wants to get back to full guard.
Driver blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jackson.
Driver is trying to stand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jackson wants to free his trapped foot but Driver is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Driver keeps working.
Jackson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A big right from Driver misses.
Jackson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jackson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Driver jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice shot by Driver.
Jackson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Driver doesn't seem bothered though.
Jackson with a poor takedown
and Driver counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jackson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Driver's waist but Driver gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jackson off to one side.
Jackson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Driver.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Nice defenses there by Jackson.
Driver looks to land a right hand but Jackson moved out of range.
Driver takes a swing at Jackson's ribcage but misses.
Jackson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Driver to the mat! Driver manages to get full guard.
Jackson won't allow Driver to sweep him here.
Jackson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jackson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jackson won't allow Driver to get back to his feet.
Jackson tries to free his leg and advance position but Driver is retaining full guard.
Driver wants to sweep here but Jackson controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson wants to control from the top but Driver keeps moving.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Driver misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Jackson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Driver won't be happy with that.
Driver takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Jackson tries to advance to mount but Driver denies him.
Jackson working the head with strikes.
Jackson tries to advance position but instead Driver slips a leg back in to half guard.
Driver trying to control here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Driver wants to get back to full guard.
Sisqo Jackson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jackson thows a huge punch but Driver dodges it nicely.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jackson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jackson scores with a decent looking hook.
Jackson throws a body punch but Driver moves out of range.
Jackson thows a body shot but no joy.
A telegraphed right hand from Jackson misses the target.
Preston Driver is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jackson loads up on a big right hand but Driver slips the punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sisqo Jackson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Driver 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Preston Driver!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rankka Ankka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Om Nom Nom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ankka comes to the cage accompanied by Milk - The Knife Song. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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220 lbs
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220 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple 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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rankka Ankka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Om Nom Nom!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ankka avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ankka tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ankka attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Rankka Ankka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ankka pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ankka.
Nom Nom blocks a head kick by Ankka.
Ankka walks into a stiff left hand from Nom Nom.
Ankka throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nom Nom.
No joy there for Nom Nom, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ankka lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nom Nom's sensitive parts.
Ankka swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ankka is looking to slow Nom Nom down with leg kicks.
Ankka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nom Nom connects with a crisp jab.
Ankka fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Nom Nom checks it well.
Nom Nom misses with a few strikes there.
Nom Nom on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ankka. Ankka obviously looking to wear him down.
Ankka ducks under a wild hook from Nom Nom.
Ankka is looking to slow Nom Nom down with leg kicks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ankka slips a jab from Nom Nom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ankka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ankka throws a sloppy head kick and Nom Nom moves out of range easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ankka, right into the meat.
A head kick misses from Ankka.
Ankka lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Nom Nom shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ankka tries to close the distance and clinch but Nom Nom swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nom Nom throws a lazy right hand but Ankka sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ankka throws a series of strikes that have Nom Nom backpedaling.
It looks like Om Nom Nom has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ankka fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ankka cracks the inside of Nom Nom's front leg.
Nom Nom looks gassed!
Nom Nom throws a series of punches but Ankka moves out of range.
Ankka throws a body kick that misses.
Nom Nom takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Crunch! Ankka slams his shin into Nom Nom's torso.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ankka.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nom Nom sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Ankka cracks the inside of Nom Nom's front leg.
Ankka clinches.
Ankka works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ankka lands a hook that snaps the head of Nom Nom backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Ankka fails to land.
Ankka swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nom Nom blocking some punches.
Ankka misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nom Nom fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Ankka.
Ankka lands with a left to the head.
Ankka has a couple of punches blocked by Nom Nom.
Ankka lands a shoulder strike.
A short right from Ankka.
Ankka lands a left hand.
Ankka tries to throw a body punch but Nom Nom avoids it by throwing Ankka back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nom Nom.
Nom Nom looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ankka scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ankka doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ankka lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nom Nom misses with a punch to the body.
Ankka doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ankka tries a body shot but Nom Nom blocks it.
Ankka lands with a right to the head.
Nom Nom blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Ankka scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nom Nom scores with a shot to the side of Ankka's head.
Ankka keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nom Nom's efforts to push away.
Nom Nom pushes Ankka back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nom Nom blocks a body shot from Ankka.
Ankka doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nom Nom blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nom Nom's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ankka's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ankka throws a punch but it's blocked by Nom Nom.
Ankka swings wildly with an uppercut but Nom Nom uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ankka doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nom Nom prevents a body shot from Ankka.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ankka.
Ankka fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
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.
Ankka tries a body shot but Nom Nom blocks it.
A short right from Nom Nom.
Ankka tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ankka goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nom Nom is trying to force a seperation but Ankka has the dominant position.
Nom Nom is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Ankka lands a nice shot to the body.
Ankka goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Ankka.
Ankka lands with a left to the head.
Nom Nom is trying to break the clinch but Ankka is controlling him.
Ankka misses with some punches.
Ankka doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short body shot lands from Ankka as the two fighters clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ankka.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ankka throws a head punch that misses.
The referee is keeping an eye on Nom Nom - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Nom Nom blocks a body shot from Ankka.
Ankka scores with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rankka Ankka dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Om Nom Nom's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Ankka throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nom Nom connects with a right hand. Ankka shakes it off.
Ankka slips under a jab.
Ankka tries to clinch but Nom Nom moves out of range.
Ankka connects with a solid leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Nom Nom.
Ankka fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Nom Nom is out of range.
Nom Nom misses with a low kick.
Ankka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rankka Ankka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ankka misses with a combination
and Nom Nom counters with a left to the body.
A lazy body kick from Ankka
and Nom Nom counters with a nice body shot.
Ankka misses with a kick to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ankka misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Nom Nom counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ankka throws a lazy head kick
and Nom Nom counters with a nice body shot.
Ankka misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nom Nom moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Ankka swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nom Nom counters with a straight right hand.
Nom Nom looks to land a combination but Ankka avoids it well.
Nom Nom fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ankka tries to clinch
and Nom Nom counters with a nice uppercut.
Nom Nom avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ankka darts in trying to clinch
and Nom Nom counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nom Nom comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nom Nom buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ankka tries to clinch up
and Nom Nom counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ankka moves forwards but Nom Nom connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ankka darts in trying to clinch
and Nom Nom counters with a three punch combo that has Ankka backing up. Ankka nods at Nom Nom to acknowledge the strikes.
Ankka is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good leg kick by Nom Nom there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nom Nom lands with an overhand left.
Oh Ankka is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nom Nom cracks Ankka on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Ankka falls backwards against the cage. Nom Nom follows up with more strikes that drop Ankka to his knees. Nom Nom keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Ankka! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Om Nom Nom!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Joe Average (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diesel Kone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joe Average has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joe Average!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Diesel Kone!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kone lunges at Average with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Average's hand.
A jab from Average does it's job there.
Kone throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Average.
Kone throws a big shot that misses.
Kone misses with a looping right.
Kone misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kone slips under a jab from Average.
Kone misses with a double jab.
Average throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Average with a jab.
Kone misses the jab.
Average lands with a hook. Kone tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kone on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kone misses with a double jab.
Average thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kone chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Average can pounce on him.
Average scores with a punch to the head.
Kone takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Average throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Average lands with a right hand.
Average ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kone moves away.
Average throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kone's waist but Kone gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Average off to one side.
Kone moves out of range as Average strikes.
Average displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Average bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kone's head backwards.
Average connects with a looping right hand.
Average moves away from the strike by Kone.
Average cracks Kone with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kone misses with a body shot
and Average counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Kone throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The fighters circling - Kone throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kone misses with a jab to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kone misses with a body shot.
Kone swings away with a body shot that misses
and Average connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Average smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Average cracks Kone with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kone loads up on a big right hand but Average slips the punch.
Average connects with a jab.
Kone swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kone digs a good body shot into Average's ribs.
Average misses with a straight left.
Average is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Average misses with a looping right.
Average throws a jab when Kone was well out of range.
Average takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Average lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kone circles away quickly and effectively.
Average lands a nice shot to the body.
Average looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kone is fending him off so far but Average persists. Nope, Kone circles away and we're back to standing.
Average swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The fighters circling - Kone throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Average slips a jab from Kone.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kone works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Average moves out of range of the strikes.
Kone catches Average with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Average changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kone gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Average.
Average walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kone thows a body shot but no joy.
Kone scores with a sloppy right hand. Average should have avoided that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kone. Average does a little dance to reset his feet.
Average takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nice shot by Average.
The fighters circling - Average throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Average throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kone scores with a hook to the body. Average takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Average looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Joe Average seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Average fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Average takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A jab from Kone misses.
Average looks for a takedown but Kone sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Average. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Average scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Average tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kone is able to avoid easily.
Kone throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kone throws the left hand but Average avoids the punch easily.
Average misses the jab.
Kone throws a looping overhand right but Average ducks down to avoid it.
Kone jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kone throws a hook but Average avoids it easily.
Average connects with a body shot.
Average throws a combination that misses
and Kone counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Average throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Kone takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
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 Joe Average will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Kone throws a combination that misses
and Average counters with a left to the body.
Average defending well as Kone loads up on a big left hand.
Average throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kone lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Average circles away quickly and effectively.
Kone ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kone staying out of range there.
Average throws a right hand that Kone ducks under and follows up with a left that Kone also avoids with ease.
Average throws a solid leg kick but Kone takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Average.
Average throws a looping overhand right but Kone ducks down to avoid it.
Average looks to land a right hand but Kone moved out of range.
Average attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Average connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Average misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kone.
Average swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kone connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Average tries a head kick but it misses.
Average lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kone moves out of range of the strikes.
Average gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kone connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kone throws a body punch but Average moves out of range.
Kone connects with a crisp jab.
Average throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kone stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Joe Average is winning the standup battle so far.
Average throws the left hand but Kone avoids the punch easily.
Kone dips to his left and cracks Average with an uppercut!
Kone pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A nice leg kick lands there from Average.
Average uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kone takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kone comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Average slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Average tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kone sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Average somewhat.
Average fails with the takedown
and Kone counters with a three punch combo that has Average backing up. Average nods at Kone to acknowledge the strikes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Average. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Average moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Average misses with a hook to the body
and Kone counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kone thuds a left hand into Average's body.
Average throws a shot from downtown. Kone moves away and avoids it.
Kone's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Kone duly obliges.
Kone has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kone throws an overhand right that lands on Average's shoulder, as Average tries to avoid the shot.
Average ducks under a wild hook from Kone.
Average thows a body shot but no joy.
No joy there for Kone, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kone slips a jab from Average.
Average uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kone.
Kone takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Average defending well as Kone loads up on a big left hand.
Average shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Average with a nice cross.
Average fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kone ducks under a wild hook from Average.
Average misses with a straight right.
Kone throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kone throws a combination. Average tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Kone throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kone fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Average manages to avoid it.
Kone bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Average swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Average looks to throw the jab but Kone is out of range.
Average avoids the body shot from Kone.
A looping hook to the body misses from Average. Kone does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Average. Kone does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kone misses with a wild body shot.
Kone keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Average.
Average ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kone. Average does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diesel Kone is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kone scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kone lands a nice shot to the body.
Average throws a hook to the side of Kone's head but Kone sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kone swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Average connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kone walks into a straight right hand from Average.
Average throws a big shot that misses.
Kone throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kone scores with a sloppy right hand. Average should have avoided that one.
Average paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kone lands a body shot.
Kone swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diesel Kone showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Kone misses with a shot to the body
and Average connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Average lands a nice shot to the body.
Average misses with a body shot.
Kone on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Kone slaps away a takedown attempt from Average, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kone throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kone takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Average is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kone swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Average moves out of range as Kone strikes.
Kone slips a jab from Average.
Average misses with a shot to the body
and Kone connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A shot to the body from Kone misses
and Kone takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Average throws out a loose jab but Kone uses good head movement to avoid it.
Average scores with a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Average throws a body punch but Kone moves out of range.
Average throws a lazy right hand but Kone sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jab by Average.
Average tries to work over Kone's front leg with a kick but Kone checks it.
Average waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kone.
Average lands a jab to the head.
Average misses the jab.
Average throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Average throws a shot to the body.
Kone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Average was well out of range. Poor timing from Kone.
Kone swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Average digs a good hook to Kone's body.
Kone thows a left - swing and a miss!
Average misses with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kone. Average does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Average swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kone avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Average lunges at Kone with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kone's hand.
Average throws a leg kick that misses.
Average walks into a stiff left hand from Kone.
Average tries to score with a low kick but Kone moves his leg out of the way.
Average misses with an uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Average misses the target.
Average connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kone's hands.
Average keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kone.
Average looks to score with a jab to the body but Kone is just out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Average.
Kone misses with an uppercut. Average saw that one coming.
Kone swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Average counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Kone!
Kone holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Average tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Average throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Average thowing shots but they're missing.
Average 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.
Kone is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Average looking to ground and pound but Kone is blocking nicely.
Poor strikes thrown by Average there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Average lands a big elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Average throwing strikes here but Kone is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Kone blocking the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kone holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Average tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Average throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Average punching from mount but Kone doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Average throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Poor strikes thrown by Average there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Average punching from mount but Kone doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Average throwing strikes here but Kone is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Average showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Average 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Joe Average!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Michio Suzuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ari Gold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Suzuki might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Dragonball Z Theme. Gold is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Beats And Styles - Dynamite. Ari Gold is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Michio Suzuki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ari Gold!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gold throws and low kick but Suzuki moves out of range easily.
Gold scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Suzuki throws a body punch but Gold moves out of range.
Gold misses with a hook.
Gold misses with a wild combination.
A cross from Gold lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gold throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gold misses with a hook to the body
enabling Suzuki to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Gold.
Suzuki throws a looping overhand right but Gold ducks down to avoid it.
Suzuki takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Gold throws a leg kick
and Suzuki counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gold thinking.
Ari Gold seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gold swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gold swings for the body but Suzuki moves out of range.
Suzuki lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Gold avoids the body shot from Suzuki.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gold.
Suzuki looks to throw the jab but Gold is out of range.
Suzuki throws a hook but Gold avoids it easily.
Suzuki looks to land a left hand but Gold moved out of range nicely.
Suzuki ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gold tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Suzuki is able to avoid easily.
Suzuki takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gold 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 Suzuki has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Suzuki and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Gold swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gold throws a looping overhand right but Suzuki ducks down to avoid it.
Gold thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Suzuki if he has to take too many more of those.
Suzuki slips under a jab from Gold.
Suzuki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gold looks for the body kick but Suzuki saw that one coming.
Suzuki moves out of range as Gold strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Suzuki misses with a straight right.
Suzuki with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gold to score with a decent uppercut.
A big right from Gold misses.
Gold throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Suzuki to counter with a crisp jab.
Gold misses with a looping right.
A slow jab from Gold misses its intended target.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gold throws a shot from downtown. Suzuki moves away and avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ari Gold dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Suzuki avoids the head kick by Gold.
Suzuki throws a nice looking combination but Gold bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gold throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Suzuki cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Suzuki throws a right hand that Gold ducks under and follows up with a left that Gold also avoids with ease.
Gold misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Suzuki.
Suzuki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suzuki ducks under a wild hook from Gold.
Suzuki throws out a loose jab but Gold uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gold ducks under a wild hook from Suzuki.
Gold moves out of range as Suzuki strikes.
Gold connects with a crisp jab.
Gold tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Suzuki was well out of range. Poor timing from Gold.
Suzuki just misses with a punch to the body.
Gold misses the jab.
Gold misses with a hook.
A solid body kick from Gold.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gold throws a head kick that Suzuki semi-blocks.
Suzuki checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Gold lands the left hand.
Suzuki loads up on a big right hand but Gold slips the punch.
Gold throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gold misses with a combination
and Suzuki counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Suzuki slips under a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gold.
Suzuki misses the body punch
and Gold counters with a nice body kick.
Suzuki misses with a straight right.
Suzuki fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gold misses with a double jab
and Suzuki counters with a stiff right hand.
Gold scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki misses with a body shot
enabling Gold to counter with a crisp jab.
Gold lands a front kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Suzuki. That snapped Gold's head back.
Suzuki staying out of range there.
Gold misses with a wild body shot.
Suzuki throws a lazy right hand but Gold sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A jab lands there for Suzuki.
Suzuki on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ari Gold showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Gold swings for the body but Suzuki moves out of range.
Gold pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gold misses with a straight left.
Gold swings for the body but Suzuki moves out of range.
Gold throws an overhand right that lands on Suzuki's shoulder, as Suzuki tries to avoid the shot.
Suzuki pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suzuki throws a body punch but Gold moves out of range.
Gold steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Suzuki.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gold cracks Suzuki with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gold dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Suzuki blocks a head kick by Gold.
Gold misses with a leg kick
and Gold takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Suzuki rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gold moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gold. That's going to slow Suzuki down.
Gold scores with a jab.
Suzuki moves out of range of the strikes.
Ari Gold is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gold connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gold.
Suzuki throws a jab but it's blocked by Gold.
A looping hook to the body misses from Suzuki. Gold does a little dance to reset his feet.
Suzuki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gold was well out of range. Poor timing from Suzuki.
Suzuki takes a swing at Gold's ribcage but misses.
Gold buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gold missing with a left hand there. Suzuki was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gold throws a predictable looking body shot
and Suzuki connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gold lands with an overhand left.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gold 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 Suzuki has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Suzuki and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Suzuki moves away from the strike by Gold.
Gold throws a sloppy body shot
and Suzuki counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Suzuki looks to score with a jab to the body but Gold is just out of range.
Michio Suzuki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gold throws a big shot that misses.
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.
Gold lands a body shot.
Gold misses with a hook to the body
and Suzuki counters with a straight right hand.
Suzuki misses with a shot to the body
and Gold counters with a slapping leg kick.
Gold lands with a slapping head kick.
Gold ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Suzuki moves away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gold moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Gold dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Suzuki. That did some damage!
And that's the end of the fight!
Ari Gold comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gold 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ari Gold!
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