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FFC: Challengers 59 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Damien Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tsa Rock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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265 lbs
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Damien Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tsa Rock!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rock lands with a shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Rock misses the target.
Rock scores with a jab. Smith acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Rock scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Smith shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rock as he jumps to the side.
Rock misses the shot to the body.
Smith wants to clinch.
Smith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rock scores with a jab to the jaw.
Smith shoots in for a takedown but Rock shows good takedown defense.
Nice shot by Rock.
A shot to the liver by Rock. Beautiful body shot.
Rock throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Smith.
Smith uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rock.
Smith uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rock.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Rock manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rock lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rock looks to land a right hand but Smith moved out of range.
Smith fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Damien Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith shoots for a double leg takedown but Rock sprawls well. He's pushed Smith's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rock with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rock throws a series of punches but Smith moves out of range.
Smith throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rock's waist but Rock gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Smith off to one side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rock lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Smith decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Rock keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Rock is controlling Smith's trapped leg to prevent Smith from advancing to side control.
Smith prevents Rock from standing back up.
Rock is staying active underneath Smith, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Rock keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Smith not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rock is staying active underneath Smith, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Smith is looking to advance position but Rock won't allow it.
Smith missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Smith is trying to control the action in half guard but Rock is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Smith thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rock's head.
Smith looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Smith missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tsa Rock dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Rock lands with a good body shot.
Rock throws the left hand but Smith avoids the punch easily.
Smith fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rock avoids it really well and circles away.
Tsa Rock seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rock works the jab nicely.
Smith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smith throws a right hand that Rock ducks under and follows up with a left that Rock also avoids with ease.
Damien Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A big left from Rock misses.
Rock is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rock slaps away a takedown attempt from Smith, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Rock digs a good body shot into Smith's ribs.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Rock. Smith shrugs it off though.
Smith uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rock.
Smith takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Smith uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rock.
Rock misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rock loads up on a big right hand but Smith slips the punch.
Smith attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Rock with a nice cross.
Rock fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smith manages to avoid it.
Smith throws a head kick but Rock moves out of range.
Smith doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
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!
Rock lands a glancing blow to the side of Smith's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rock to score with a decent uppercut.
Smith avoids the body shot from Rock.
Rock scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Rock thows a body shot but no joy.
Rock misses with a wild body shot.
Tsa Rock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rock dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rock waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Smith.
Smith displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rock throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rock lands a right hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rock avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Damien Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rock lands the left hand.
Rock lands a nice shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Rock swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tsa Rock showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Smith looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rock is fending him off so far but Smith persists. Nope, Rock circles away and we're back to standing.
Smith shoots in looking for a takedown but Rock manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Smith's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Smith throws a body punch but Rock moves out of range.
No luck for Smith with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Damien Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rock lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Smith moves forwards but Rock connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A big left from Rock misses.
Smith shoots for a double leg takedown but Rock sprawls well. He's pushed Smith's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rock waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Smith.
Smith shoots in for a takedown but Rock shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Rock.
A lazy left from Rock finds it's target.
Smith shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Rock is trying to defend but Smith finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Rock keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rock's head.
Smith tries to pass to full mount but Rock defends it.
Smith missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rock keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Smith is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Rock is staying active underneath Smith, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Smith is thwarting Rock's attempts to control the position.
Smith not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith trying to mount his opponent but Rock defends it.
Smith missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Smith wants to advance to full mount but Rock doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Rock manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Smith manages to get himself to full guard.
Rock missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Smith knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rock on the ground.
Rock would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Rock is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
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.
Rock stands up and waves to Smith to follow him.
Smith looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Smith tries to free his leg and advance position but Rock is retaining full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tsa Rock comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Rock winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 26:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 26:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tsa Rock!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Dog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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135 lbs
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140 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bruno Dog!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ryan Nelson!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nelson misses with a head kick.
Nelson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dog shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Nelson as he avoids it easily.
Nelson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Dog will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nelson lands a head kick. Dog smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Nelson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dog fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruno Dog. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dog tries to pull guard but Nelson won't allow it.
Nelson breaks the clinch.
Nelson closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Dog quickly recovers to half guard.
Dog trying to hold on to Nelson's head to control him but Nelson postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dog moves into full guard.
Dog is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Nelson is aware though and is defending well.
Dog has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Nelson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Dog keeping moving, preventing Nelson from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dog has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Nelson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Nelson drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Dog manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Nelson has Dog in his guard.
Nelson keeping moving, preventing Dog from controlling successfully.
Dogis looking to pass into half guard but Nelson pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Nelson is in guard.
Dog wants to sweep here but Nelson controlling him for the moment.
Dog is pulling down on Nelson's head. It's preventing any offense from Nelson, at least for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson looking to pass the guard.
Dog might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Dog is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dog wants to get back to his feet but Nelson passes into half guard.
Dog wants to control but Nelson is keeping busy.
Dog wants to improve his position but Nelson is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dog trying to control here.
Dog is looking for a sweep. Nelson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
We're going to have a standup here because Bruno Dog wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Dog fails with the takedown
and Nelson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Nelson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nelson wants to get up but he can't break Dog's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Nelson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Nelson looking to sit in guard and control but Dog gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nelson pulls Dog in close to prevent any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson wants to sweep here but Dog controlling him for the moment.
Nelson looks gassed!
Dog is pushing down on Nelson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Nelson is fighting to maintain full guard but Dog has managed to sneak the leg through.
Dog uses his free foot to push down on Nelson's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Nelson.
Dog is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Nelson can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Nelson is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Dog has taken his back.
Dog trying to control.
Dog has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Nelson's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ryan Nelson will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nelson takes the fight into the clinch.
Nelson manages to break the clinch.
Nelson throws a head kick that half lands.
Dog shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Nelson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Nelson.
Nelson breaks the clinch.
Nelson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Nelson wants it to stay on the feet.
Nelson lands a head kick!
Nelson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Nelson content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Nelson is breathing heavily.
Dog looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dog moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Dog pulls Nelson in to control the position.
Nelson stopping the sweep attempt from Dog.
Nelson trying to control the position from guard on top but Dog is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dog is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Dog stands and throws Nelson's legs to the side, diving into side control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Nelson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Dog thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Dog wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nelson keeps working.
Dog tries to move to full mount but Nelson actually manages to regain half guard.
Dog is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Nelson has managed to free his arm - good work.
Dog passes to full mount!
Nelson is trying to escape the mount but Dog keeps good control and instead manages to take Nelson's back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Dog.
Dog struggling to land strikes to the head as Nelson covers up.
Dog trying to control.
Dog is looking for a rear naked choke here but Nelson reverses the position brilliantly into Dog's guard!
Dog manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Nelson manages to get himself to full guard.
Dog advances to half guard.
Dog trying to control from half guard but Nelson is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dog is looking for a kimura here.
Nelson looks like he's trying to stand up.
Dog is trying to control the action in half guard but Nelson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Dog moves nicely into side control.
Dog passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Nelson!
Dog scoring with strikes but Nelson is staying in there.
Nelson defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Dog.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruno Dog dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Dog with a lazy takedown attempt
and Nelson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Nelson.
Nelson breaks from the clinch.
Nelson tries to clinch up.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nelson wants a takedown but no success here.
Dog tries to pull guard but Nelson won't allow it.
Nelson successfully pulls guard.
Nelson looking to control.
Nelson being controlled here, momentarily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dog accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Nelson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dog is pushing down on Nelson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Nelson is fighting to maintain full guard but Dog has managed to sneak the leg through.
Dog uses his free foot to push down on Nelson's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Nelson.
Dog working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dog looking to control but Nelson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Dog mounts Nelson! Really nice guard pass there!
Dog working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Nelson looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Dog! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Bruno Dog!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bryan Genesse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Green Pony (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Bryan Genesse has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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300 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bryan Genesse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Green Pony!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Genesse tries to clinch up.
Pony shoots in for a double leg but Genesse sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Genesse shoots and misses
and Pony counters with a single leg into guard. Genesse 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.
Pony passes Genesse's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Genesse knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pony on the ground.
Pony throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Pony passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Genesse!
Genesse is trying to stand up.
Genesse in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Pony unloading with bombs!
It looks like Bryan Genesse has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pony scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Bryan Genesse's cut is getting worse.
Pony dominating with strikes here.
Jeez, Bryan Genesse's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Bryan Genesse's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Green Pony!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Fredrik Filatov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Armas Ruutana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ruutana has chosen Ennio Morricone - Man With A Harmonica as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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152 lbs
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156 lbs
6 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Fredrik Filatov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Armas Ruutana!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left lands for Ruutana.
Ruutana fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Filatov, pushing him back against the cage.
Ruutana lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Filatov.
Ruutana lands an elbow inside that Filatov shrugs off.
It looks like Fredrik Filatov has been cut.
Filatov takes a shot to the head.
Ruutana with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Filatov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ruutana connects with a body shot.
Filatov shoots in looking for a takedown. Ruutana tries to sprawl out of it but Filatov keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ruutana manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Filatov takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ruutana drives through and clinches with Filatov against the cage.
Ruutana crunches a lovely knee into Filatov's ribcage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ruutana lands a shot to the body.
Filatov is breathing heavily.
Ruutana using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ruutana.
Ruutana connects with a knee to the head.
Ruutana lands a left hand.
Ruutana throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Filatovs head.
Ruutana drops Filatov with a big knee straight up the middle! Filatov is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Filatov is rocked!
Fredrik Filatov's cut is getting worse.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ruutana. That's going to slow Filatov down.
Oh Filatov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ruutana has Filatov up against the cage in a clinch.
Ruutana lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruutana working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ruutana lands with a left to the head.
Ruutana presses Filatov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ruutana throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Filatovs head.
Ruutana lands with a right to the head.
Ruutana lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ruutana softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ruutana.
Ruutana leaning his opponent against the cage.
Ruutana lands a knee to the head.
Ruutana softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ruutana jerks Filatov's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Filatov drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Ruutana goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Ruutana because Filatov was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Armas Ruutana!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stevie Bu Jeevy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommi Neponen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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177 lbs
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Good kicks
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Stevie Bu Jeevy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tommi Neponen!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Neponen moves out of range as Bu Jeevy throws a body kick.
Bu Jeevy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bu Jeevy moves out of range of the body kick from Neponen.
Neponen takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Neponen is looking to clinch.
Neponen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bu Jeevy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Neponen throws out the jab.
Sloppy strikes from Neponen. Those never looked like landing.
Neponen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Neponen looks to score with a jab to the body but Bu Jeevy is just out of range.
Neponen throws a sloppy head kick
and Bu Jeevy counters with a slapping leg kick.
Neponen walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bu Jeevy.
Neponen looks gassed!
Neponen looks for a takedown but Bu Jeevy sprawls well.
A head kick by Bu Jeevy misses
and Bu Jeevy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bu Jeevy closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Bu Jeevy throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bu Jeevy is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Bu Jeevy throws an elbow but Neponen slips to the side and avoids it well.
Bu Jeevy wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Neponen, who protects the arm well.
Bu Jeevy has an Americana. Neponen didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Bu Jeevy is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Bu Jeevy hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Stevie Bu Jeevy!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nomi Mae (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emanoel Moreno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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167 lbs
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170 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nomi Mae!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Emanoel Moreno!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Mae does no damage.
Moreno decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Mae is trying to stand back up but Moreno is controlling him
Moreno wants to control but Mae is keeping him busy.
Moreno prevents Mae from standing back up.
Mae pushes Moreno off and gets back to his feet.
Mae throws a series of punches but Moreno moves out of range.
Moreno closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mae circles away.
Mae tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Moreno was well out of range. Poor timing from Mae.
Mae misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mae misses with a series of wild punches.
Mae tries to land a front kick but Moreno steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mae dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Moreno takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Moreno fails to land the takedown.
Moreno shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Moreno was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Mae is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moreno looking to control but Mae is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Moreno thowing shots but they're missing.
Moreno looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Moreno has hold of Mae's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Mae manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Mae is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Mae is breathing heavily.
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.
Moreno jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Mae manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Moreno working the ground and pound but Mae is defending the strikes.
Moreno is looking to take a break and control but Mae is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Mae is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Moreno has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Moreno wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mae keeps working.
Moreno looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Moreno wants to control but Mae is keeping him busy.
Mae bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mae looks to land a combination but Moreno avoids it well.
Moreno will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nomi Mae has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Emanoel Moreno.
Mae is looking to land body kicks.
Moreno has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mae.
Mae misses with a two punch combination.
Mae misses with a kick to the body.
Nomi Mae seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mae bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Moreno's head.
Moreno avoids a punch combination nicely.
Moreno shoots in looking for a takedown but Mae manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Moreno's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Moreno shoots in for a takedown but Mae shows good takedown defense.
Mae jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Mae misses with a body kick.
Nice uppercut there from Mae.
Mae shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Mae trying to control but Moreno is working from the bottom.
Moreno keeping full guard, as Mae tries to pass.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mae is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Mae tries to free his leg and advance position but Moreno is retaining full guard.
Moreno manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mae really wants to buck Moreno off and get back to his feet.
Moreno controlling the position easily from mount.
Moreno looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
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 Nomi Mae will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Moreno shoots in and gets a takedown into Mae's guard.
Moreno has gone for a leg lock! Mae slips out almost immediately though and dives into Moreno's guard.
Moreno manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mae manages to get himself to full guard.
Mae keeping moving, preventing Moreno from controlling successfully.
Mae has his feet on Moreno's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Moreno misses with a takedown attempt
and Mae counters with a nice body kick.
Moreno fails with the takedown
and Mae counters with a three punch combo that has Moreno backing up. Moreno nods at Mae to acknowledge the strikes.
Mae tries a head kick but it misses.
Mae shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Moreno is not content to let Mae control the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mae moves nicely into side control.
Moreno is trying to control Mae's posture but Mae avoids it.
Emanoel Moreno has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mae tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Moreno prevents Mae from moving into mount.
You can see the frustration on Moreno's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Mae trying to control the position but Moreno is working away.
Mae landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Moreno struggling a bit here.
Mae tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
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.
Mae working away.
Moreno is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Mae's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Moreno is staying active underneath Mae, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Moreno is in trouble now - Mae has advanced to mount!
Moreno tries to lock up and control but Mae gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Mae has control of Moreno's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Moreno regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Mae looking to control but Moreno is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mae goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Moreno turns into him and now he's in Mae's guard.
Moreno wants to control from the top but Mae keeps moving.
Moreno stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mae swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Moreno throwing strikes from guard but Mae blocks nicely.
Moreno stops Mae from standing up.
Moreno thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Mae keeping moving, preventing Moreno from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Moreno wants to pass the guard but Mae is keeping the position.
Moreno stops Mae from standing up.
Moreno trying to control but Mae is working from the bottom.
Moreno prevents Mae from getting back to his feet.
Mae keeping moving, preventing Moreno from controlling successfully.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Emanoel Moreno has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Mae throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Moreno avoids a punch combination nicely.
Moreno shoots in and gets a takedown into Mae's guard.
Moreno passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Moreno thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Nomi Mae will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Moreno gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Mae counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mae cracks Moreno with a good jab.
Nomi Mae is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Moreno fails with the takedown
and Mae counters with a nice body shot.
Mae is looking to land body kicks.
Moreno changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Mae looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Mae is trying to buck Moreno off.
Moreno works to advance to full mount. Mae defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Moreno goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Mae turns into him and now he's in Moreno's guard.
Moreno throws his legs up looking for a submission but Mae uses it to pass to side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mae tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Moreno is looking for a sweep.
Mae sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Moreno is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Mae throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Mae thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Mae working away.
Mae tries to advance to mount but Moreno denies him.
Moreno is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Mae off and has taken his back!
Emanoel Moreno has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Moreno keeps control of the position easily here as Mae tries to buck him off.
Mae is trapped and Moreno is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Moreno looking for the choke but no joy.
Moreno slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Mae preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Moreno.
Mae is trying to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Mae wants to get back to his feet.
Moreno scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Mae wants to get back to his feet.
Moreno is persistently looking for the submission but Mae is defending it well.
Moreno looking for the choke but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mae is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Moreno has got his arm under Mae's chin working for the choke… has he got it? It looks pretty tight! Oh! Mae has spun round into Moreno's guard beautifully! Well done that man!
Mae trying to control the position from guard on top but Moreno is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mae trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Emanoel Moreno comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mae 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 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Nomi Mae!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Aamo Kaira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Okko Ukkonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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151 lbs
11 - 7 - 0 |
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153 lbs
10 - 8 - 0 |
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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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aamo Kaira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Okko Ukkonen!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ukkonen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ukkonen lands with a nice combination. Kaira backs away looking to recover.
A jab from Kaira finds it's way through Ukkonen's defenses.
Kaira checks a low kick from Ukkonen.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kaira misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ukkonen.
Ukkonen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kaira.
Kaira lands a nice shot to the body.
Ukkonen closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Kaira did well to prevent Ukkonen getting side control.
Kaira is looking for a sweep. Ukkonen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kaira looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ukkonen is working for a submission of some sort.
Ukkonen frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Kaira keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Ukkonen wants to control the pace but Kaira is squirming around nicely.
Ukkonen has hold of Kaira's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Kaira manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaira is wriggling around trying to escape.
Kaira throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Kaira knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ukkonen on the ground.
A nice elbow there by Ukkonen.
Ukkonen is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Kaira can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Ukkonen blocks Kaira's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Ukkonen jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Kaira manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Kaira tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Kaira sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Ukkonen blocks the strikes from Kaira.
Kaira misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Ukkonen takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Ukkonen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kaira keeps working.
Kaira punching from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ukkonen lands a nice short elbow.
Kaira misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Ukkonen passes to full mount!
Kaira throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Ukkonen blocks Kaira's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Kaira in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Kaira is in all sorts of trouble here.
Kaira swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Kaira can't escape the position.
Ukkonen tries to control but Kaira wriggling away.
Kaira is looking to improve his position but Ukkonen isn't that keen on the idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kaira taking shots to the head.
Ukkonen trying to control but Kaira is having none of it.
Ukkonen landing strikes from the mount and Kaira is in trouble!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ukkonen lands a big elbow.
Kaira working to try and regain half guard.
Ukkonen looking to control but Kaira is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Ukkonen lands a nice shot to the head.
Ukkonen has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Kaira's face.
It looks like Aamo Kaira has been cut.
Ukkonen blocks Kaira's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Kaira takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Ukkonen's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Okko Ukkonen!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Roz McGregor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hans Gruber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gruber has chosen Irwin Goodman - St. Pauli Ja Reeperbahn as his entrance music. Hans Gruber is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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193 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Roz McGregor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hans Gruber!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Gruber. McGregor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gruber misses with a body shot.
A good leg kick by McGregor.
McGregor fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gruber shoots in and drives through. McGregor sprawls well.
McGregor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gruber was well out of range. Poor timing from McGregor.
Gruber tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McGregor was well out of range. Poor timing from Gruber.
Gruber looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gruber looks to throw the jab but McGregor is out of range.
Gruber scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
McGregor moves into the clinch successfully.
Gruber misses with a short punch on the inside.
McGregor throws an elbow that misses.
Gruber misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gruber blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McGregor misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gruber.
McGregor stalls.
Gruber trying to land knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by McGregor.
It looks like Hans Gruber has been cut.
McGregor creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gruber's defenses.
A frustrated look appears on Gruber's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gruber looking to throw knees to the head but McGregor is blocking nicely.
McGregor is pressed up against the cage. Gruber has hold of a leg and is looking to drag McGregor down to the mat. McGregor avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Gruber lands with a cross.
McGregor wants to clinch up but Gruber keeps it at a distance.
Gruber lands with a shot to the body.
Gruber looks to land a left hand but McGregor moved out of range nicely.
Gruber throws a head kick that misses.
Gruber throws a nice inside leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gruber.
McGregor walks into a jab.
Gruber looks to land a right hand but McGregor moved out of range.
McGregor takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Gruber ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A telegraphed right hand from Gruber misses the target.
McGregor blocks a head kick by Gruber.
A leg kick checked by Gruber.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gruber fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gruber connects with a solid leg kick.
Gruber throws a head kick that misses.
McGregor ducks under a wild hook from Gruber.
Gruber misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McGregor.
Gruber throws a body kick that misses.
McGregor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gruber digs a good hook to McGregor's body.
Gruber is looking to land body kicks.
Gruber looks to land a right hand but McGregor moved out of range.
Hans Gruber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McGregor ducks under a wild hook from Gruber.
Gruber turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gruber throws a head kick but McGregor moves out of range.
Gruber throws a head kick that McGregor semi-blocks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gruber throws a jab but it's blocked by McGregor.
Gruber drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Gruber trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gruber trying to control the position from guard on top but McGregor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McGregor is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Gruber is aware though and is defending well.
Gruber in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
McGregor looking for a guillotine here but Gruber defends easily.
Gruber is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
McGregor has momentary wrist control but Gruber slips an elbow through the middle.
Gruber keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of McGregor's head.
Gruber is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Gruber's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGregor is trying to keep Gruber in close.
McGregor escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gruber gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Gruber showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Gruber with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Gruber lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Gruber with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
McGregor is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Gruber is aware though and is defending well.
Gruber pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. McGregor is keeping the position for now.
Gruber postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McGregor has his foot on Gruber's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Gruber works his way back into a safe position though.
Gruber trying to control but McGregor is working from the bottom.
McGregor working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gruber doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gruber manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hans Gruber dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hans Gruber's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A left lands for Gruber.
McGregor misses with a looping left.
McGregor is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gruber.
Gruber shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as McGregor sprawls well. McGregor wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gruber gets slowly back to his feet.
Nice uppercut lands for Gruber. That snapped McGregor's head back.
Gruber scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
McGregor moves out of range of the strikes.
Gruber thumps McGregor with a low kick.
Gruber misses with a leg kick.
McGregor moves out of range of the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gruber lands with a hook. McGregor tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Gruber misses with a head kick.
Gruber thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gruber throws a nice inside leg kick.
McGregor slips under a jab.
Gruber throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McGregor showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gruber.
Gruber throws a lazy right hand but McGregor sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gruber connects with a looping right hand.
A low kick from Gruber is predictable there
and McGregor counters with a body kick.
A low kick from Gruber misses
and McGregor counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
McGregor throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gruber.
Gruber scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGregor throws a front kick aimed at Gruber's knee but Gruber avoids it well.
Gruber connects with a leg kick. McGregor looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Gruber tries to land a body kick
and McGregor makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Gruber is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gruber fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt McGregor.
Gruber misses with a body shot
and McGregor counters with a solid body kick.
McGregor avoids the body shot from Gruber.
Jab from Gruber.
McGregor tries to clinch up but Gruber circles away and keeps his distance.
Gruber connects with a crisp jab.
An inside leg kick from Gruber misses.
McGregor clinches up with Gruber and pushes him back against the cage.
McGregor on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
McGregor misses with an elbow strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Gruber throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gruber tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
McGregor misses with a knee strike.
McGregor misses with a knee to the head.
McGregor scores with a knee to the head.
McGregor pushes off an throws an elbow but Gruber leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Gruber tries a knee to the head but McGregor blocks it.
McGregor is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Gruber avoids the elbow strike from McGregor, against the cage.
McGregor looking to throw knees to the head but Gruber is blocking nicely.
Gruber throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McGregor blocks it with crossed arms.
With the fighters up against the cage, McGregor throws an elbow but misses.
A short right from McGregor.
Gruber tries a knee to the head but McGregor blocks it.
McGregor breaks from the clinch.
Gruber fails with the takedown
and McGregor counters with a slapping leg kick.
McGregor connects with an inside leg kick.
McGregor with a body punch. A glancing blow.
McGregor throws a nice looking combination but Gruber bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gruber throws a leg kick
and McGregor counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by McGregor.
McGregor blocks an elbow strike from Gruber.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McGregor.
McGregor tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
McGregor tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
McGregor lands an elbow inside that Gruber shrugs off.
Gruber blocks an elbow strike from McGregor.
Gruber stalling against the cage.
Gruber tries a knee to the head but McGregor blocks it.
McGregor lands an elbow that stopped Gruber in his tracks for a moment.
McGregor throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gruber has had enough of the clinch but McGregor keeps him there for the moment.
Gruber is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
McGregor creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
McGregor tries to throw a body punch but Gruber avoids it by throwing McGregor back against the cage.
McGregor looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gruber has had enough of the clinch but McGregor keeps him there for the moment.
Gruber escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Roz McGregor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McGregor throws a jab but it's blocked by Gruber.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gruber swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Gruber turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
McGregor tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gruber swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roz McGregor dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hans Gruber's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. 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.
McGregor on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Gruber lunges at McGregor with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by McGregor's hand.
Gruber goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
McGregor falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gruber counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Gruber is trying to control. McGregor wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
McGregor looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
McGregor is looking to improve his position.
McGregor is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Gruber scores with a couple of nice shots.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gruber lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
McGregor looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gruber seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGregor tries to roll over but Gruber keeps him under control.
Gruber is sneakily working for an arm triangle but McGregor sees it coming and defends easily.
McGregor is looking to improve his position.
Gruber working over McGregor with some ground and pound. McGregor looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
McGregor is trying to get back to full guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Gruber seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Gruber stands up from half guard.
Gruber with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gruber waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McGregor.
Gruber connects with a leg kick. McGregor looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gruber lands a nice leg kick that just misses McGregor's sensitive parts.
Gruber throws a body kick, spinning off balance
enabling McGregor to counter with a crisp jab.
Gruber throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and McGregor counters with a thumping low kick.
Gruber scoring well with a low kick there.
Gruber lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
An inside leg kick from McGregor misses.
Gruber digs a good hook to McGregor's body.
McGregor blocks a head kick by Gruber.
Gruber thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gruber throws a head kick that misses
and McGregor connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McGregor scores with a kick to the body.
Gruber lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gruber misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gruber swats away the attempt to clinch by McGregor.
McGregor checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Gruber shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
McGregor looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Gruber is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
McGregor is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Gruber has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
McGregor escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gruber gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
McGregor has momentary wrist control but Gruber slips an elbow through the middle.
Gruber landing with the ground and pound.
Gruber working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gruber chips away with some ground and pound.
Gruber connects with a couple of short punches.
Gruber with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Gruber with a nice head shot there.
Gruber advances to half guard.
Hans Gruber has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gruber is nestled in close to McGregor, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Gruber is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Gruber lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
McGregor is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gruber pulls his head out easily.
McGregor looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gruber winds up and cracks McGregor with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Gruber landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hans Gruber comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Gruber has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hans Gruber!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sianleuka Jack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ougah Chimoine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ougah Chimoine is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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265 lbs
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Dangerous knees
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sianleuka Jack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ougah Chimoine!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jack takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Sianleuka Jack has been cut.
Chimoine throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jack stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jack pushes Chimoine up against the cage in a clinch.
Jack connects with a knee to the head.
Jack throws a knee to the head but misses.
Chimoine takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jack lands a nice knee to the body.
Chimoine looks gassed!
Jack manages to break the clinch.
Jack lands a high kick!
It looks like Ougah Chimoine has been cut.
Jack forces Chimoine back against the cage and clinches.
Jack looking to throw knees to the head but Chimoine is blocking nicely.
Jack breaks the clinch.
Jack throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Jack closes the distance and clinches.
Chimoine is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Jack pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Jack looking to throw knees to the head but Chimoine is blocking nicely.
Jack misses with a knee to the head.
Jack is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chimoine is defending well for now.
Jack lands a knee to the head.
Jack connects with a nasty looking knee right to Chimoine's face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jack lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jack manages to break the clinch.
Jack moves into the clinch successfully.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jack obliges.
Jack using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Chimoine has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jack tries a knee to the head but Chimoine blocks it.
Jack landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jack taking a breather.
Jack tries to land a knee to the head but Chimoine blocks with his arms.
Jack lands a knee to the head.
Jack unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jack pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jack with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jack has taken the fight to the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jack.
Jack is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jack tries to land knees in the clinch but Chimoine avoids the damage to the body.
Jack using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Chimoine has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jack with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jack putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Chimoine in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stalling in the clinch from Jack.
Jack unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Knees to the body from Jack.
Knees to the body from Jack.
Jack tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jack landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jack breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jack scores with a spinning back kick!
Chimoine tries to keep at a distance but Jack has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jack scores with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jack crunches a lovely knee into Chimoine's ribcage.
Chimoine takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jack with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jack tries to land a knee to the head but Chimoine blocks with his arms.
Jack tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jack tries to land a knee to the head but Chimoine blocks with his arms.
Jack throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jack looking to throw knees to the head but Chimoine is blocking nicely.
Jack misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chimoine.
Jack using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jack is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chimoine is defending well for now.
Jack prevents a takedown attempt there.
Jack throws a knee to the head but misses.
Chimoine is trying to break the clinch but Jack is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jack with a knee to the head.
Jack tries a knee to the head but Chimoine blocks it.
Chimoine blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chimoine managing to block the knees to the body from Jack.
Chimoine has had enough of the clinch but Jack keeps him there for the moment.
Jack prevents the takedown attempt.
Sianleuka Jack has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ougah Chimoine.
Jack landing knees to the body.
Jack crunches a lovely knee into Chimoine's ribcage.
Jack lands a knee to the head.
Jack working Chimoine over with knees to the body.
Chimoine tries to circle away but Jack has him pinned against the cage.
Chimoine tries to score a body lock takedown but Jack shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Jack landing knees to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jack is pushing Chimoine up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Jack tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sianleuka Jack dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Jack's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jack throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Chimoine's head.
Chimoine lands with a nice combination. Jack backs away looking to recover.
Sianleuka Jack seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chimoine takes a swing at Jack's ribcage but misses.
Jack lands with a slapping head kick.
Chimoine thows a body shot but no joy.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jack.
Chimoine misses with a straight left.
Jack throws a nice head kick!
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!
Jack moves into the clinch successfully.
Jack with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jack with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jack unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jack throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jack putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Chimoine in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jack connects with a nasty looking knee right to Chimoine's face.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jack landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sianleuka Jack has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jack escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jack delivers a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jack scores with a nice right hand.
Chimoine takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Jack throws a body punch but Chimoine moves out of range.
Ougah Chimoine is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jack throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Chimoine's head.
Jack lands with a kick to the ribs.
Jack gets a clinch.
Jack is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Jack using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Chimoine has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jack lands a knee to the head.
Chimoine breaks from the clinch.
Jack looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Chimoine tries to keep at a distance but Jack has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jack keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Chimoine's efforts to push away.
Jack landing knees to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jack unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jack breaks the clinch.
Jack tries to close the distance and clinch but Chimoine swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sianleuka Jack is winning the standup battle so far.
Chimoine tries to keep at a distance but Jack has taken the fight into 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!
Jack lands a knee to the body.
Jack connects with a knee to the head.
Jack throws a knee to the head but misses.
Knees to the body from Jack.
Jack landing knees to the head.
Jack looking to throw knees to the head but Chimoine is blocking nicely.
Jack scores with a knee to the head.
Jack tries to circle away but Chimoine has him pinned against the cage.
Jack is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chimoine can do to turn this around?
Jack misses with a knee to the head.
Chimoine looking for a takedown.
Jack breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chimoine ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jack moves away.
Jack lands a head kick. Chimoine smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Jack lands a nice looking body kick.
Jack throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jack fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Chimoine, pushing him back against the cage.
Jack scores with a knee to the head.
Jack connects with a nasty looking knee right to Chimoine's face.
Jack with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jack tries to land knees in the clinch but Chimoine avoids the damage to the body.
Jack's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Chimoine swats away the attempt to clinch by Jack.
Jack misses with a low kick as Chimoine jumps back.
Jack takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Chimoine swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jack tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Chimoine manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jack keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jack plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Chimoine is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Jack rather than just go for the knockout.
Chimoine tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jack feints and then cracks Chimoine's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Chimoine down.
Jack lands with a kick to the temple. Chimoine shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Both fighters circling a little - Jack finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Jack buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jack lands with a kick to the ribs.
Jack plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Chimoine has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Jack.
Jack moves into the clinch successfully.
Jack breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chimoine swats away the attempt to clinch by Jack.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jack thuds his shin into the meat of Chimoine's side.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jack looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Chimoine on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sianleuka Jack dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Jack scores with a push kick.
Jack jabs Chimoine to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jack tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Chimoine paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jack pushes Chimoine away with a front kick.
Jack throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Chimoine.
Chimoine stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jack.
Jack throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jack goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Jack throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Jack pushes Chimoine up against the cage in a clinch.
Jack with a knee to the head.
Jack using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Chimoine has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jack using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Chimoine has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jack escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jack is looking to clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jack pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Chimoine slips a jab from Jack.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Jack.
Jack is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jack throws a low kick, looking for Chimoine's leg but Chimoine calmly moves out of range.
Chimoine's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Chimoine scores with a three punch combo!
Jack forces Chimoine back against the cage and clinches.
Jack using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jack landing knees to the head.
Jack lands a knee to the head.
Chimoine wants a takedown.
Chimoine being controlled against the cage.
Jack tries a knee to the head but Chimoine blocks it.
Chimoine on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Jack.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jack misses with a knee strike.
Chimoine goes for a takedown attempt but Jack pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jack. That's going to slow Chimoine down.
Jack throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Chimoine's head.
Chimoine throws a nice looking combination but Jack bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Chimoine on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jack. Jack obviously looking to wear him down.
Chimoine takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jack throws a front kick that sends Chimoine stumbling back into the cage.
Jack rushes Chimoine and presses him up against the cage.
Jack connects with a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jack stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Jack crunches a lovely knee into Chimoine's ribcage.
Jack lands a nice knee to the body.
Jack tries to land a knee to the head but Chimoine blocks with his arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jack misses with a knee to the head.
Jack tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jack prevents the takedown attempt.
Sianleuka Jack has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ougah Chimoine.
Jack scores with a knee to the head.
Jack connects with a nasty looking knee right to Chimoine's face.
A bit of stalling here from Jack.
Jack tries a knee to the head but Chimoine blocks it.
Chimoine drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jack pulls his leg out and moves away.
Jack uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chimoine.
Jack lands a nice shot that snaps Chimoine's head back.
A head kick from Jack lands but Chimoine takes it in his stride.
Sianleuka Jack is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jack.
Crunch! Jack slams his shin into Chimoine's torso.
Chimoine just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jack dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Chimoine tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nice body kick from Jack.
Jack closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jack connects with a knee to the head.
Jack is pushing Chimoine up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Jack lands a nice knee to the body.
Jack landing knees to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jack lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ougah Chimoine has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jack scores with a knee to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sianleuka Jack showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jack has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sianleuka Jack!
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A | B |
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