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MMAHKI 62 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pykky Kalla (ranked 5419 p4p, 24507 weight class) and Jimmy Fixit (ranked 539 p4p, 581 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pykky Kalla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jimmy Fixit!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kalla blocks a jab.
Kalla feinted with a counter takedown.
Kalla with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kalla connects with a jab.
Fixit throws a leg kick that misses.
Kalla appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Kalla gets a double leg takedown into Fixit's guard.
Kalla controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Kalla working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kalla controlling from the top position.
Kalla works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Fixit trying to control here.
Kalla wants to work for an arm triangle but Fixit is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalla thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kalla content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Kalla thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Fixit's head.
Fixit taking some punishment here, with Kalla in his half guard.
Kalla is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Kalla content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Kalla looks to land a strike but Fixit avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalla working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kalla lands a couple of digs.
Kalla makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kalla in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kalla throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kalla controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Kalla trying to control but Fixit is working from the bottom.
Kalla missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Fixit keeping moving, preventing Kalla from controlling successfully.
Fixit keeping full guard, as Kalla tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalla connects with a couple of short punches.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kalla pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fixit is keeping the position for now.
Kalla is in close to Fixit's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Fixit keeping full guard, as Kalla tries to pass.
Kalla lands a couple of digs.
Fixit is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kalla is aware though and is defending well.
Kalla 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.
Kalla controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Kalla tries to free his leg and advance position but Fixit is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kalla works over Fixit with some ground and pound from guard.
Our spies down at at Julians Sports Bar & Gym inform us that Fixit has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Kalla pushes down on Fixit's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Kalla takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Fixit tries to get to full guard but Kalla has control of the leg.
We've been hearing that Kalla has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Kalla looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kalla lands a nice short elbow.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kalla slows the pace down in half guard.
Kalla takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pykky Kalla dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Fixit darts in trying to clinch
and Kalla counters with a nice uppercut.
Kalla wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fixit doesn't manage to clinch there - Kalla circles away.
Fixit connects with a leg kick.
Fixit doesn't manage to clinch there - Kalla circles away.
Kalla drops down looking for a counter takedown but Fixit sprawls and moves away.
Kalla wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jimmy Fixit is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kalla slips under a jab from Fixit.
Fixit tries to clinch but Kalla is having none of it.
Jimmy Fixit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fixit tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kalla counters with a single leg into guard. Fixit didn't expect that.
Kalla stands up over Fixit, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Fixit keeping moving, preventing Kalla from controlling successfully.
Kalla slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Fixit looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fixit has momentary wrist control but Kalla slips an elbow through the middle.
Kalla works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Kalla lands with a punch from half guard.
Kalla lands with a punch from half guard.
Fixit trying to control here.
Kalla is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kalla working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
 Fixit is rocked!
Fixit wants to get back to full guard.
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. Kalla connects with a nice short shot to Fixit's temple.
Fixit is still in real trouble! Can Kalla finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Kalla there.
Kalla lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Fixit! More strikes land and this one is all over! Kalla jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pykky Kalla!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sparring John (ranked 4556 p4p, 5026 weight class) and Ferdinand Lascombe (ranked 584 p4p, 600 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sparring John!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ferdinand Lascombe!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
John getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
John darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Lascombe has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Lascombe shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says John as he avoids it easily.
John scores with a decent looking hook.
John lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lascombe throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around John's waist but John gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lascombe off to one side.
John with a nice cross.
John lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lascombe is rocked!
Lascombe shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with John but John pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sparring John has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ferdinand Lascombe.
John stuffs the takedown attempt from Lascombe. Lascombe gets slowly back to his feet.
Lascombe fails with a takedown attempt.
John lands a lovely overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice jab there from John.
Lascombe is still on wobbly legs! Can John finish him?
John digs a good hook to Lascombe's body.
Lascombe walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from John! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sparring John!
A very excited looking Sparring John made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Egor Kuznetsov (ranked 4053 p4p, 3603 weight class) and Hobert Nye (ranked 441 p4p, 401 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Egor Kuznetsov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hobert Nye!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuznetsov throws a nice looking combination but Nye bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nye jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Donk. Kuznetsov catches Nye right on the button with a cross.
Kuznetsov seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Kuznetsov lands a two punch combo.
Kuznetsov lands a lovely overhand right.
Nye swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kuznetsov swinging wildly here.
Nye missing with a left hand there. Kuznetsov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A nice leg kick from Nye, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kuznetsov swinging wildly here.
Nye tries to clinch up.
Kuznetsov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nye.
Kuznetsov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nye goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nye doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kuznetsov's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Kuznetsov duly obliges.
Kuznetsov defending well as Nye loads up on a big left hand.
Kuznetsov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nye tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kuznetsov wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuznetsov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kuznetsov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nye looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nye lands a jab-cross combination.
Nye swats away the attempt to clinch by Kuznetsov.
Nye shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kuznetsov as he avoids it easily.
Nye scores with a sloppy right hand. Kuznetsov should have avoided that one.
Kuznetsov misses with the combination.
Kuznetsov tries to bum rush Nye with a series of wild strikes but Nye uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kuznetsov lands a two punch combo.
A punch combination from Kuznetsov misses.
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!
Nye throws a head kick that misses.
Kuznetsov went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Kuznetsov connects with a right hand. Nye shakes it off.
Kuznetsov tries to bum rush Nye with a series of wild strikes but Nye uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nye on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kuznetsov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nye moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nye swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kuznetsov defending well as Nye loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetsov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kuznetsov misses with the combination.
Nye scores with a decent looking hook.
Kuznetsov swings for the body but Nye moves out of range.
Kuznetsov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Nye stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kuznetsov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nye misses with a low kick.
Nye darts in looking for a takedown but Kuznetsov gets double underhooks and turns Nye into the cage.
Kuznetsov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nye circles away quickly and effectively.
Kuznetsov misses with a wild combination.
Kuznetsov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kuznetsov slips under a jab from Nye.
Nye avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kuznetsov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kuznetsov lands a really nice looking cross but Nye seems unphased.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nye moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kuznetsov!
Kuznetsov connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nice cross by Nye.
Nye misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nye ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kuznetsov stalks Nye and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Nye's face. Nye staggers backwards, shaken.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nye misses with the combination.
Kuznetsov throws a right and a left that both miss.
A combination from Kuznetsov does no damage.
Nye tries to clinch but Kuznetsov is having none of it.
Kuznetsov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kuznetsov shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Nye eats them both and turns towards Kuznetsov to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Kuznetsov shoots in looking for a takedown. Nye tries to sprawl out of it but Kuznetsov keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Nye manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nye swinging wildly here.
Kuznetsov misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetsov fails to land with a series of punches.
Kuznetsov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kuznetsov is working the combinations to good effect here.
Nye moves in looking to clinch but Kuznetsov pushes him off.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Nye, as that shot connected.
Kuznetsov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nye.
Kuznetsov misses with a wild combination.
It seemed like Nye was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kuznetsov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nye.
Nye throws a right and a left that Kuznetsov avoids nicely.
As Nye looks to move away, Kuznetsov throws a big counter combo but Nye just gets out of the way.
Nye takes the fight into the clinch.
Kuznetsov tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Nye smiles and moves away.
Nye misses with the combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Nye is defended easily by Kuznetsov.
Egor Kuznetsov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hobert Nye.
Kuznetsov lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Nye backs up against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Egor Kuznetsov dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kuznetsov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nye throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kuznetsov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kuznetsov throws a series of punches but Nye moves out of range.
Egor Kuznetsov is winning the standup battle so far.
Kuznetsov misses with the combination.
Kuznetsov misses with a looping right.
Nye thumps Kuznetsov with a low kick.
Kuznetsov tries to clinch up but Nye circles away and keeps his distance.
Nye slips a jab and a cross from Kuznetsov.
Nye throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kuznetsov lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Nye backs up against the cage.
No joy there for Kuznetsov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kuznetsov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nye.
Nye misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nye dodges the punch combination from Kuznetsov.
Nye misses with a hook
and Kuznetsov counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Nye fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kuznetsov on the side of the head.
Kuznetsov sizes up Nye with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kuznetsov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nye can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuznetsov misses with a double jab.
Kuznetsov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nye fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nye misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nye misses with a straight right.
Nye is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov throws a nice looking combination but Nye bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nye misses with a straight right.
Nye doesn't manage to clinch there - Kuznetsov circles away.
Kuznetsov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nye.
Nye lands a jab to the head.
Kuznetsov swats away the attempt to clinch by Nye.
Egor Kuznetsov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nye blocks a low kick nicely.
Nye cracks Kuznetsov with a good jab.
Nye pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kuznetsov misses with a double jab
enabling Nye to counter with a crisp jab.
Nye looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetsov throws a nice looking combination but Nye bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Egor Kuznetsov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
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!
Nye blocks a low kick nicely.
Nye throws a hook but Kuznetsov blocks it.
Nye pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kuznetsov dips to his left and cracks Nye with an uppercut!
Kuznetsov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nye throws the left hand but Kuznetsov avoids the punch easily.
Nye misses with an uppercut.
Nye swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kuznetsov takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kuznetsov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nye tries to land a front kick but Kuznetsov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kuznetsov lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov ducks under a wild hook from Nye.
Kuznetsov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kuznetsov scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetsov moves into the clinch successfully.
Kuznetsov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kuznetsov throws a right hand that Nye ducks under and follows up with a left that Nye also avoids with ease.
Nice uppercut there from Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov throws a right hand that Nye ducks under and follows up with a left that Nye also avoids with ease.
Nye uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kuznetsov.
Nye throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Nye tries to clinch up but Kuznetsov circles away and keeps his distance.
Kuznetsov lands a jab-cross combination.
Nye on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kuznetsov checks a low kick from Nye.
Kuznetsov connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Some wild striking there from Kuznetsov.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice defenses there by Kuznetsov.
The crowd cheers as Nye lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kuznetsov doesn't seem phased though.
A slow jab from Nye misses its intended target.
Nye misses with a looping right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetsov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nye misses the jab.
Nye misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nye is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nye walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kuznetsov's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Kuznetsov duly obliges.
Nye throws a series of punches but Kuznetsov moves out of range.
Kuznetsov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kuznetsov tries to move into range but Nye moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nye swats away the attempt to clinch by Kuznetsov.
Nye swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kuznetsov misses with a combination
and Nye counters with a solid body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nye stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Nye wants it to stay on the feet.
Nye bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kuznetsov's head.
Nye avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Egor Kuznetsov dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
A jab from Nye does it's job there.
Sloppy strikes from Nye. Those never looked like landing.
Kuznetsov swinging wildly here.
Nye swings for the body but Kuznetsov moves out of range.
Nye swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kuznetsov misses with a double jab.
Kuznetsov avoids a kick to the body.
Some wild striking there from Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov lands a two punch combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nye throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kuznetsov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
No joy there for Kuznetsov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Nye 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 Kuznetsov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kuznetsov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kuznetsov throws a series of punches but Nye moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nye displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nye displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Nye throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kuznetsov takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kuznetsov throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Nye's waist but Nye gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kuznetsov off to one side.
Kuznetsov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nye sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kuznetsov misses with a series of wild punches.
Nye avoids a punch combination nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Nye! But no joy.
Nye lands a glancing blow to the side of Kuznetsov's head.
Kuznetsov throws a right hand that Nye ducks under and follows up with a left that Nye also avoids with ease.
Kuznetsov keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kuznetsov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nye tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kuznetsov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kuznetsov is looking to counter punch.
Kuznetsov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Kuznetsov does no damage.
Nye replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Kuznetsov blocks it well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab lands there for Nye.
A bone on bone clash there as Kuznetsov blocks the leg kick.
Nye shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kuznetsov defends it nicely.
Nye connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kuznetsov momentarily.
Nye connects with a body shot.
Kuznetsov lands a nice shot to the body.
Kuznetsov lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Danga de danga de dang - Nye scores with a four punch combination!
Nye misses with a series of wild punches.
Kuznetsov is looking for a counter combo.
Sloppy strikes from Nye. Those never looked like landing.
Kuznetsov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nye scores with a sloppy right hand. Kuznetsov should have avoided that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nye throws a nice looking combination but Kuznetsov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nye misses with the combination.
Kuznetsov lands a jab to the head.
Kuznetsov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nye misses with an uppercut. Kuznetsov saw that one coming.
Kuznetsov scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nye takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Some wild striking there from Kuznetsov.
Nye throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kuznetsov lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kuznetsov.
A jab from Nye misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nye pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kuznetsov is out of range and Nye settles back down.
Nye throws a right and a left that Kuznetsov avoids nicely.
Nye scores with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Kuznetsov. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nye keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nye scores with a body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Nye. Those never looked like landing.
Nye fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Kuznetsov. Those never looked like landing.
Kuznetsov backing away here, and Nye unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
A punch combination from Kuznetsov misses.
Kuznetsov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nye circles away quickly and effectively.
Egor Kuznetsov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nye with a nice cross.
Kuznetsov misses with the combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Nye misses the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kuznetsov takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nye misses with a leg kick.
Kuznetsov scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hobert Nye has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kuznetsov dodges the punch combination from Nye.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Hobert Nye.
I think Kuznetsov 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 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Egor Kuznetsov!
Egor Kuznetsov decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pepe Arvo Kurva (ranked 1494 p4p, 3541 weight class) and Donovan Lang (ranked 210 p4p, 397 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Pepe Arvo Kurva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Donovan Lang!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kurva connects with a body shot that sends Lang's belly button to the back.
Lang changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kurva throws a body shot but no joy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lang! But no joy.
Kurva throws out a powerful jab.
Lang misses with a combination
and Kurva counters with a straight right hand.
Lang looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kurva lands a nice hook to Lang's body. Lang takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kurva misses with a hook
and Lang counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kurva dodges the punch combination from Lang.
Kurva looks to throw the jab but Lang is out of range.
Kurva throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lang unleashes a big counter combination but Kurva bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Lang misses with a few strikes there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lang scores with a jab. Kurva acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kurva scores with a nice head shot.
Lang misses with a double jab
and Kurva makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lang throws a combination that misses
and Kurva counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lang on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lang misses with a straight right.
Kurva moves out of range of the strikes.
Kurva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kurva is looking to wear down Lang with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A telegraphed right hand from Lang misses the target.
Lang looks to land a combination but Kurva avoids it well.
Kurva changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lang moves out of range of the strikes.
Kurva fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kurva throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Lang lands with an overhand left.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big left from Kurva misses.
Kurva fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lang thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kurva appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Kurva throws a predictable looking body shot
and Lang counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kurva throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lang connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kurva swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kurva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kurva swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Kurva scores with a jab. Lang acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Lang takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lang swings widly with a right hand
and Kurva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lang scores with a shot to the body.
Kurva shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lang drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Lang keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kurva.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lang looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lang thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lang misses with a straight left.
Lang might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Kurva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lang.
Lang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kurva moves away.
Lang lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kurva circles away quickly and effectively.
Kurva scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lang misses with a two punch combination.
Kurva was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Kurva looks to score with a jab to the body but Lang is just out of range.
Lang cracks Kurva with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kurva throws a body punch but Lang moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Lang.
Kurva scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lang in his tracks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kurva uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lang has time to react.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A right-left combo lands from Lang.
Kurva slips a jab from Lang.
Lang uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kurva.
Kurva looks to land a combination but Lang avoids it well.
Lang looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lang tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kurva was well out of range. Poor timing from Lang.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kurva. Lang does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lang throws a combination that misses
and Kurva counters with a left to the body.
Kurva tries to move into range but Lang moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lang with a hook.
Lang misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lang throws a right and a left that Kurva avoids nicely.
Lang rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kurva counters with a left to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Pepe Arvo Kurva will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kurva throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lang sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pepe Arvo Kurva is winning the standup battle so far.
Kurva fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kurva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kurva slips under a jab.
Kurva swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Kurva steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lang.
Donovan Lang is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kurva swings for the body but Lang moves out of range.
Lang uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kurva takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lang misses with a straight left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kurva ducks under a wild hook from Lang.
Lang walks into a stiff left hand from Kurva.
Lang swinging wildly here.
Kurva misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lang lands a nice looking body shot.
Kurva swings for the body but Lang moves out of range.
Lang waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kurva.
Kurva swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Some wild striking there from Kurva.
Lang throws a body shot but no joy.
Kurva lands a nice shot to the body.
Lang connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kurva uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lang has time to react.
Lang keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kurva.
Kurva has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lang finds it's way round the side to connect with Kurva's head.
Kurva slips under a jab.
Kurva misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lang misses with a two punch combination.
Kurva misses with a jab to the body
and Lang counters with a left and a right that stings Kurva.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lang throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kurva looks to score with a jab to the body but Lang is just out of range.
Lang thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lang takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lang misses with an uppercut.
Lang connects with a nice looking jab.
Kurva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lang.
Kurva fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Lang lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kurva finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the cage, ducking and weaving under Lang's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and Kurva falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Donovan Lang!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Trouble Somer (ranked 1885 p4p, 24348 weight class) and Prezes Rail (ranked 228 p4p, 542 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Trouble Somer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Prezes Rail!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Somer lands the left hand.
Rail has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Somer looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Somer throws an overhand right that lands on Rail's shoulder, as Rail tries to avoid the shot.
Rail ducks under a wild hook from Somer.
Somer swings for the body but Rail moves out of range.
Somer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rail now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Somer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rail moves out of range as Somer strikes.
A little jabbing left from Rail on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Somer misses with a straight left.
Somer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good work by Somer as he checks the leg kick.
Somer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Somer takes a swing at Rail's ribcage but misses.
Somer has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rail.
Rail lands a high kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Somer blocks a low kick nicely.
Somer throws a shot to the body.
Somer takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Somer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rail was well out of range. Poor timing from Somer.
Somer is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Rail's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Rail fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Somer is out of range.
Rail throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A counter left hand to the body from Somer misses its target.
Somer lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Somer misses with a body shot
and Rail counters with a nice leg kick.
Somer swings for the body but Rail moves out of range.
Somer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rail throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rail's coach down at St Petersburg MMA Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Rail's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Rail ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Good exchange - Somer coming out on top.
Somer takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Somer misses with a lunging right hand
and Rail counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice defenses there by Rail.
Somer moves into the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Somer.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rail is trying to force a seperation but Somer has the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Somer.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Somer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Somer pulls Rail into guard.
Rail trying to stand up but can't free himself from Somer's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Somer looking for a guillotine here but Rail defends easily.
Somer is looking for a triangle but Rail pushes his legs off easily.
Somer has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Rail doesn't defend quickly enough and Somer has managed to lock this one up! Can Rail escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Somer on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Trouble Somer!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack Jones (ranked 2054 p4p, 3658 weight class) and Wild Eri (ranked 265 p4p, 406 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jack Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Wild Eri!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eri avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jones doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jones misses the jab.
Eri is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Jones with a body shot.
Jones fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Eri avoids it really well and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones takes one to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eri ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Jones misses with a combination
and Eri counters with a nice uppercut.
Jones missing with a left hand there. Eri was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Eri bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jones's head.
Jones pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Eri throws out a counter right but Jones avoids it with no problem.
Jones tries to score a power double leg takedown but Eri sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jones somewhat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eri scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jones falls off balance throwing a combination
and Eri counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Eri jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jones appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Jones changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Eri tries to avoid it but Jones manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Eri to the ground. Eri escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones shoots and misses
letting Eri counter with a right hand.
Eri has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Jones is landing a low percentage of strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones swings widly with a right hand
and Eri counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jones looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Eri scores with a nice head shot.
Jones shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Eri counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Eri.
Jones half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Eri throws an overhand right that lands on Jones's shoulder, as Jones tries to avoid the shot.
Eri uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jones has time to react.
Jack Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Eri works Jones's body with a nice hook.
Jones closes the distance and clinches up with Eri, looking for a takedown. Jones pushes Eri against the cage but Eri circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eri cracks Jones with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jones looks to land a combination but Eri avoids it well.
Jones drives through with a takedown into Eri's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Eri controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Jones jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Eri wants to sweep but no luck.
Eri keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wild Eri dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jones closes the distance and clinches up with Eri, looking for a takedown. Jones pushes Eri against the cage but Eri circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jones throws a shot from downtown. Eri moves away and avoids it.
Jones throws a right and a left that Eri avoids nicely.
Jack Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jones doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Eri lands a jab to Jones's midsection.
Jones lands a head shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Eri tries to avoid it but Jones manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Eri to the ground. Eri escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Eri misses with a body shot.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Eri looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eri displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jones throws out the jab.
Eri looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A jab from Eri misses.
Jones shoots in for a takedown but Eri shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Eri throws a lazy uppercut
and Jones counters with a single leg into guard. Eri didn't expect that.
Eri preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Eri has his feet on Jones's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Jones avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jones throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Eri's waist but Eri gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jones off to one side.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Jones avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones walks into a jab.
Jones doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Eri to counter with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Eri slaps away a takedown attempt from Jones, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Eri scores with a sloppy right hand. Jones should have avoided that one.
A big left from Jones misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws an off balance right hand
and Eri counters with a stiff right hand.
Eri loads up on a big right hand but Jones slips the punch.
A big right from Jones misses.
A swing and a miss from Jones.
Eri misses with a left hand
and Jones counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Jones.
Eri manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Eri lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones looking for a takedown.
Eri has Jones pushed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eri prevents a takedown attempt there.
Eri breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Eri has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Eri just misses with a punch to the body.
Eri uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Eri misses with an uppercut.
Jones looks for a takedown but Eri sprawls well.
Jones is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Jones misses with a hook
and Eri counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wild Eri showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Jones jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Eri scores with a punch to the head.
Nice defenses there by Jones.
Jones feinted with a counter takedown.
Eri throws the left hand but Jones avoids the punch easily.
Jones on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jones takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Eri swivels and escapes.
Jones rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Eri counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jones throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Eri to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jones throws a combination that misses
and Jones takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Eri throws a jab but it's blocked by Jones.
Eri feints a jab promting Jones to slip. Eri then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Jones slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Jones moves away from the strike by Eri.
Jones half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Jab from Eri.
Jones misses with a left hand
and Eri counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jones thinking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a right hand
and Eri connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jones dodges the punch combination from Eri.
Jones with a lazy takedown attempt
and Eri counters with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones slips a straight right by Eri.
Jones slips a jab from Eri.
Jones feinted with a counter takedown.
Eri is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Eri swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones shoots in for a double leg but Eri sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones misses with a lunging right hand
and Eri counters with a straight right hand.
Some wild striking there from Jones.
Eri throws a hook but Jones blocks it.
Wild Eri seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jones throws a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jones. Eri does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jones moves to clinch but Eri breaks away
and Eri counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones with a poor takedown
and Eri counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jones doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Eri counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jack Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jones tries for a takedown but Eri circles away easily
and Eri counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A jab from Eri does it's job there.
Jones misses with a shot to the body
enabling Eri to counter with a crisp jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wild Eri comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Eri 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 26:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 26:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wild Eri!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Master Petrov (ranked 1619 p4p, 2308 weight class) and Ivan Drago (ranked 192 p4p, 273 weight class). Drago has chosen Drago Theme as his entrance music. Master Petrov could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ivan Drago's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Master Petrov !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ivan Drago!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drago lands a left and a right that send Petrov crashing to the mat, dazed. Drago thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
 It looks like Master Petrov has been cut.
Drago throws a big shot that misses.
Petrov staying out of range there.
Drago cracks Petrov with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Drago has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Petrov to stand back up!
 Petrov is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drago steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Petrov is out on his feet! Drago sets himself and nearly takes Petrov 's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ivan Drago!
Ivan Drago managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Furnace Performance 🔥, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tim Smooth (ranked 2688 p4p, 3005 weight class) and Randy Macho Man (ranked 314 p4p, 345 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tim Smooth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Randy Macho Man!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Macho Man darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Smooth looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Macho Man misses the jab.
Smooth throws a shot from downtown. Macho Man moves away and avoids it.
Macho Man checks a leg kick nicely.
Macho Man misses with a left hand
and Smooth counters with a single leg into guard. Macho Man didn't expect that.
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.
Macho Man working a defensive guard but Smooth passes into half guard.
Smooth not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Smooth is pressing down on Macho Man's thigh, looking to free his foot. Macho Man is holding on for now.
Smooth seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Macho Man does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smooth tries to pass to full mount but Macho Man defends it.
Smooth throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smooth thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Smooth lands strikes from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Macho Man wants to control but Smooth is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smooth trying to pass the guard but Macho Man defending well.
Smooth controlling the pace.
Macho Man wants to control but Smooth is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Macho Man preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Smooth 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.
Smooth trying to mount his opponent but Macho Man defends it.
Macho Man is doing well to control the position and prevent Smooth from advancing to side control.
Smooth winds up and cracks Macho Man with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Smooth will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Smooth throwing shots but Macho Man is blocking nicely.
Macho Man is not content to let Smooth control the position.
Macho Man is looking to control Smooth's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Macho Man avoid being mounted?
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Smooth passes the guard and advances to mount!
Macho Man tries to lock up and control but Smooth gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smooth with good strikes from the mount here!
Macho Man tries to hold on but Smooth postures up.
Smooth putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Macho Man wants to hold on but Smooth pushes him away.
Smooth breaks from Macho Man's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Macho Man wants to hold on but Smooth pushes him away.
Smooth with a couple of short strikes.
Smooth is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Macho Man can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Smooth lands a nice shot to the head.
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!
Smooth connects with a bit shot that sees Macho Man covering up! More strikes from Smooth and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Smooth is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tim Smooth!
During a confident post fight interview, Tim Smooth thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rasmus Karhu (ranked 659 p4p, 1503 weight class) and Tomomi Tsuruta (ranked 101 p4p, 235 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rasmus Karhu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tomomi Tsuruta!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tsuruta lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Karhu lands a lovely overhand right.
 It looks like Tomomi Tsuruta has been cut.
Tsuruta with a lazy takedown attempt
and Karhu counters with a right hand to the body.
Karhu drops Tsuruta with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Tsuruta! Karhu dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rasmus Karhu!
Rasmus Karhu decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Boryenka Stepanov (ranked 509 p4p, 389 weight class) and Velha Maldita (ranked 68 p4p, 51 weight class). Stepanov comes to the cage accompanied by Russian Paradise. Velha Maldita has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Boryenka Stepanov's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Boryenka Stepanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Velha Maldita!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maldita lands with a nice body punch.
Stepanov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maldita lands a nice shot that snaps Stepanov's head back.
Boryenka Stepanov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stepanov shoots in but no luck this time.
Stepanov shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Maldita counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Stepanov thinking.
Maldita bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Stepanov's head backwards.
Stepanov fails with the takedown
and Maldita counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Boryenka Stepanov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck for Stepanov with that takedown attempt.
Stepanov looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Maldita is fending him off so far but Stepanov persists. Nope, Maldita circles away and we're back to standing.
Stepanov takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Stepanov moves away from the strike by Maldita.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stepanov shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Maldita but Maldita pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Maldita is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Stepanov tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Maldita defends well and Stepanov ends up having to push Maldita into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Stepanov takes a shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maldita gets through Stepanov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Maldita lands a left hand that snaps the head of Stepanov backwards.
Stepanov wants a takedown.
Maldita lands a nice uppercut.
Stepanov tries for a takedown. No joy.
Stepanov wants a takedown.
Stepanov is breathing heavily.
A short right from Maldita.
Maldita lands a body punch in the clinch.
Maldita scores with a shoulder strike.
Maldita lands a nice shot to the body.
A short uppercut from Maldita.
Maldita lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Stepanov.
Maldita lands with a short punch from the clinch.
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!
Maldita lands a shoulder strike.
Stepanov is rocked!
Stepanov goes for a takedown attempt but Maldita pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Oh Stepanov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stepanov goes for a double leg but Maldita avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Maldita continues to drive forward.
Maldita is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Stepanov seems to have got his legs back now.
Maldita works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short right from Maldita.
Maldita scores with a nice hook to the head.
Stepanov is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Maldita is defending well.
Maldita works on Stepanov's body with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Maldita - that landed with a thud.
Maldita scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Maldita pushes Stepanov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Maldita lands a body shot.
Maldita works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Maldita gets through Stepanov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Maldita lands with a short shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Maldita.
Maldita lands a nice shot to the body.
Maldita lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Maldita is leaning against Stepanov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Maldita presses Stepanov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Maldita creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Maldita prevents the takedown attempt.
Maldita lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Stepanov or not.
Maldita lands a hook that snaps the head of Stepanov backwards.
Maldita working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Maldita drops Stepanov onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Stepanov is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Maldita throws a big uppercut that drops Stepanov! More strikes from Maldita and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Stepanov lies dazed against the cage as Maldita celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Velha Maldita!
During a confident post fight interview, Velha Maldita thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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