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MKFC Invades Helsinki PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bertram Russel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrey Nazarov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Russel might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Space Lord by Monster Magnet. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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185 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bertram Russel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Andrey Nazarov!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Russel scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Russel looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
An inside leg kick from Russel misses.
Russel throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nazarov checks a leg kick nicely.
Russel tries to clinch but Nazarov is having none of it.
Russel tries to clinch up.
Russel tries to clinch there but Nazarov circles away.
Russel doesn't manage to clinch there - Nazarov circles away.
Nazarov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Russel moves away.
A shot to the body from Russel misses
and Nazarov counters with a single leg into guard. Russel didn't expect that.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nazarov trying to move into half guard but instead Russel has managed to sweep!
Russel in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nazarov has a closed guard, preventing Russel from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Russel wants to control from the top but Nazarov keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russel has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Nazarov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Russel wants to stand but Nazarov is controlling his posture from full guard.
Nazarov looking for a sweep. Not yet Nazarov, not yet.
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.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Russel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nazarov lands a head shot.
A big left from Nazarov misses.
Russel comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Russel misses with a wild combination.
Russel throws a series of punches but Nazarov moves out of range.
Bertram Russel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nazarov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Russel.
Russel lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nazarov's sensitive parts.
Nazarov looks gassed!
Russel misses with a low kick as Nazarov jumps back.
Russel fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Nazarov checks it well.
Nazarov just misses with a punch to the body.
Russel throws a body punch but Nazarov moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nazarov shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Russel but Russel pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A slapping leg kick lands for Russel.
Russel throws out a leg kick but Nazarov moves out of range and Russel only half commits.
Nazarov checks the leg kick nicely there.
Russel fails with the takedown
and Nazarov counters with a stiff right hand.
Some wild striking there from Nazarov.
Nazarov misses with a takedown
so Russel counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Russel trying to control but Nazarov is working from the bottom.
Nazarov looking for a sweep. Not yet Nazarov, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Russel wants to stand but Nazarov is controlling his posture from full guard.
Nazarov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Russel stands up and waves to Nazarov to follow him.
Russel fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Nazarov is out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nazarov misses with a wild body shot.
Russel tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Nazarov is able to avoid easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bertram Russel dominated that round.
That's time! Russel's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Russel tries to clinch
and Nazarov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nazarov has his takedown stuffed
and Russel counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A lazy left from Russel finds it's target.
It looks like Andrey Nazarov has been cut.
A punch lands to the side of Russel 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Russel clinches but Nazarov breaks the clinch
and Nazarov counters with a two punch combo.
Nazarov checks a leg kick nicely.
Russel fails in his attempt to clinch.
Russel tries to land a leg kick but Nazarov saw it coming and moves away.
Nazarov shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Russel pinned against the cage. Russel gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Russel lands with a nice body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Russel misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russel wants to slow Nazarov down by chopping away at his legs.
Nazarov is breathing heavily.
Nazarov blocks a head kick by Russel.
Russel is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Russel tries to clinch up
and Nazarov counters with a stiff right hand.
Russel tries to clinch up.
Nazarov 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.
Russel moves into the clinch.
Russel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Nazarov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nazarov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bertram Russel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nazarov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nazarov has a takedown stuffed.
Bertram Russel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrey Nazarov.
Russel has managed to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Russel misses with a body punch.
Nazarov blocks the elbow strike.
Russel throws a knee to the head but misses.
Russel throws a head punch that misses.
Russel tries a body shot but Nazarov blocks it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Russel.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Russel.
Russel misses with a knee to the head.
Nazarov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Russel trying to land knees to the body.
Nazarov has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Russel trying to land knees to the body.
Russel lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Russel fails to land.
Russel unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Russel with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Russel obliges.
Russel tries to land a knee to the head but Nazarov blocks with his arms.
Russel misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russel prevents Nazarov from breaking the clinch.
Russel looking to throw knees to the head but Nazarov is blocking nicely.
Nazarov has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Russel is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Russel crunches a lovely knee into Nazarov's ribcage.
Russel landing knees to the body.
Nazarov prevents a body shot from Russel.
Russel is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nazarov is defending well for now.
Russel using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nazarov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Russel with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Russel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Russel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Russel throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nazarov blocks it with crossed arms.
Russel has a couple of punches blocked by Nazarov.
Russel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Russel crunches a lovely knee into Nazarov's ribcage.
Nazarov has had enough of the clinch but Russel keeps him there for the moment.
Nazarov breaks the clinch.
Nazarov shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Russel as he jumps to the side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Russel throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nazarov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Russel throws a body punch but Nazarov moves out of range.
Russel scores with a kick to the body.
Russel throws a sloppy body shot
and Nazarov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nazarov jabs at Russel's body.
Nazarov moves out of range as Russel throws a body kick.
Bertram Russel is winning the standup battle so far.
Nazarov lands with a nice combination. Russel backs away looking to recover.
Russel tries to clinch but Nazarov moves away
and Nazarov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Russel thinking.
Russel is looking to wear down Nazarov with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A slow jab from Nazarov misses its intended target.
Nazarov misses with a body shot.
Russel misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Nazarov counters with a right hand to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bertram Russel dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Andrey Nazarov's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Russel tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Nazarov counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Nazarov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nazarov wants to control from the top but Russel keeps moving.
Nazarov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Russel works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nazarov trying to control the position from guard on top but Russel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nazarov looking to sit in guard and control but Russel gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Nazarov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nazarov keeping moving, preventing Russel from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russel throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nazarov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Russel trying to control the position from guard on top but Nazarov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nazarov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Russel motions for Nazarov to come forward. Russel throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Russel thows a body shot but no joy.
Andrey Nazarov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Nazarov blocks a leg kick.
Russel wants to clinch
enabling Nazarov to counter with a crisp jab.
Nazarov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Russel doesn't seem bothered though.
Nazarov misses with a looping left.
Russel moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Russel scores with a push kick.
Russel throws a push kick but Nazarov slaps the foot to one side.
Russel closes the distance but Nazarov moves to the side
and Nazarov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Russel tries to clinch up.
Russel connects with a high kick.
Russel tries to clinch up but Nazarov circles away and keeps his distance.
Nazarov closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russel is not content to let Nazarov control the position.
Russel is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Nazarov has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Nazarov wants to take a breather but Russel manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Nazarov.
Nazarov trying to control the position from guard on top but Russel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nazarov throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Russel is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Nazarov is controlling him.
Nazarov is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Russel is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Russel has escaped and now he's on top!
Nazarov has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Russel can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andrey Nazarov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Russel 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bertram Russel!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thurston gimme some (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Brooks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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325 lbs
12 - 6 - 0 |
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299 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Thurston gimme some!
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, Andrew Brooks!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
gimme some closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
It looks like Thurston gimme some has been cut.
Horrible takedown by gimme some or perhaps it was just good defense by Brooks which made him look bad.
Brooks lands a jab.
Thurston gimme some seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brooks lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and gimme some falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Andrew Brooks!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mike Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jett Jaggers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jett Jaggers will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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152 lbs
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Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mike Hunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jett Jaggers!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jaggers scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jaggers 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.
Hunt takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
It looks like Mike Hunt has been cut.
Hunt tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jaggers paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hunt throws a hook to the side of Jaggers's head but Jaggers sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jaggers looks to land a left hand but Hunt moved out of range nicely.
Jaggers shoots in for a double leg but Hunt sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hunt staying out of range there.
Jaggers is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hunt sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hunt shoots for a takedown but Jaggers saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hunt is looking to clinch.
Hunt takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaggers cracks Hunt with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jaggers lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hunt circles away quickly and effectively.
Jaggers swings for the body but Hunt moves out of range.
Jaggers misses with an uppercut. Hunt saw that one coming.
Hunt throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jaggers counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jett Jaggers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hunt blocks a jab.
Hunt is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jaggers circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hunt moves out of range as Jaggers strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jaggers sprawls well. Jaggers wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hunt gets slowly back to his feet.
Hunt fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jaggers throws a jab but it's blocked by Hunt.
Jaggers throws the left hand but Hunt avoids the punch easily.
Jaggers throws a jab when Hunt was well out of range.
A left lands for Jaggers.
Jaggers decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Hunt gets back to full guard.
Jaggers is looking to stand up but Hunt won't let him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt has his foot on Jaggers's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jaggers works his way back into a safe position though.
Hunt wants to improve his position but instead Jaggers has moved into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jaggers tries to pass to full mount but Hunt defends it.
Hunt is looking for a sweep. Jaggers is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ground and pound from Jaggers.
Hunt is refusing to be controlled, as Jaggers sits in half guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hunt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hunt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jaggers throws out the jab.
Jaggers throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hunt on the side of the head.
Jaggers circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jaggers loads up on a big right hand but Hunt slips the punch.
Hunt avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hunt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jaggers stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Hunt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jaggers throws a hook but Hunt avoids it easily.
Hunt slips a jab from Jaggers.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jett Jaggers dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Hunt's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Jaggers throws a jab but it's blocked by Hunt.
Jaggers looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Hunt tries to get to full guard but Jaggers has control of the leg.
Jaggers is controlling the pace.
Jaggers sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hunt defending well though.
Jaggers is controlling the pace.
Hunt wants to improve his position but Jaggers is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaggers seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Hunt tries to roll over but Jaggers keeps him under control.
Jaggers passes the guard and advances to mount!
Hunt is wriggling around trying to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jaggers breaks from Hunt's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Hunt tries to reverse the position but Jaggers maintains control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hunt is working hard here to advance position.
Jaggers is landing with some decent strikes but Hunt is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Jaggers trying to control but Hunt is having none of it.
Hunt sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Hunt has hold of Jaggers's hands but Jaggers slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Jaggers with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Jaggers wants to free his trapped foot but Hunt is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Hunt slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Hunt looking for a sweep. Not yet Hunt, not yet.
Jaggers must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt is looking for a triangle but Jaggers pushes his legs off easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jaggers stands and throws Hunt's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Hunt is trying to improve his position.
Jaggers avoids the strikes from the bottom by Hunt.
Hunt tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jaggers decides to stand back up. Jaggers steps back and let's Hunt get back to his feet.
Hunt misses with a double jab
and Jaggers counters with a left to the body.
Jaggers uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hunt has time to react.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaggers punishes Hunt's body with a nice straight punch.
Jaggers avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hunt ducks under a wild hook from Jaggers.
Jaggers tests Hunt's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jaggers fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hunt looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jaggers lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jaggers throws a looping overhand right but Hunt ducks down to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jett Jaggers showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mike Hunt's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! 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.
Jaggers looks to land a left hand but Hunt moved out of range nicely.
Jaggers misses the jab.
Hunt falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jaggers makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hunt moves out of range as Jaggers strikes.
Jaggers misses with a hook. Hunt ducked under it nicely.
Jaggers thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hunt changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jaggers tries to avoid it but Hunt manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jaggers to the ground. Jaggers escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jaggers loads up on a big right hand but Hunt slips the punch.
Hunt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donk. Jaggers catches Hunt right on the button with a cross.
Jaggers fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jaggers throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hunt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jaggers doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hunt counters with a takedown into side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hunt working the ground and pound.
Jaggers is looking for a sweep.
Jaggers is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hunt looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Hunt is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Jaggers has escaped the position, nice work there.
Mike Hunt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaggers sneaks out the side door and pushes Hunt away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Nice body punch from Jaggers.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hunt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hunt shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jaggers dips to his left and cracks Hunt with an uppercut!
Jaggers throws a lazy right hand but Hunt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jaggers loads up on a big right hand but Hunt slips the punch.
Hunt slips a jab from Jaggers.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaggers takes a swing at Hunt's ribcage but misses.
Hunt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jaggers throws out the jab.
Jaggers throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jaggers throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hunt wants to clinch up but Jaggers keeps it at a distance.
Jaggers circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jab by Jaggers.
Jaggers loads up on a big right hand but Hunt slips the punch.
A swing and a miss from Jaggers.
Jett Jaggers is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hunt takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hunt is looking to score with low kicks.
Jaggers tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hunt sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jaggers somewhat.
Mike Hunt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jett Jaggers.
Jaggers throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Hunt was covering up waiting for the punch and Jaggers finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Jaggers is stalling in the full guard.
Jaggers wanted to stand there but Hunt had control of the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jett Jaggers comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jaggers 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jett Jaggers!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sing Ali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and MK Ultra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ali comes to the cage accompanied by Prince Ali - Reprise. Ultra has chosen Big Bad - Satriani as his entrance music. Sing Ali has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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163 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sing Ali!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, MK Ultra!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ultra fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ali manages to avoid it.
Ali misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ali is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ultra.
Ultra throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ultra takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ali paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ultra misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ali.
Ultra keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ali.
Ultra looks for the body kick but Ali saw that one coming.
Ultra closes the distance and clinches.
Ali tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ultra's elbow.
Ultra lands a shot to the body.
Ultra lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ali backwards.
Ali digs a right hand into Ultra's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ultra's gas tank.
Ultra misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ultra looking to stall.
A head punch on the inside from Ali fails to land.
Ali pushes Ultra back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ali lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ultra or not.
Ali tries to throw a body punch but Ultra avoids it by throwing Ali back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ultra lands with a short shot to the head.
Ali working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ali swings wildly with an uppercut but Ultra uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ultra misses with some punches.
Ultra working aggressively here.
Ali misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ali lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ultra backwards.
Ultra misses with a punch on the inside.
Ali lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ultra.
Ali tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ali lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ali throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ultras head.
Ultra throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ali lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ultra backwards.
Ultra misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ali is looking to break free of the clinch but Ultra has double underhooks.
Ali lands a shot to the body.
Ali really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ali tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Ali fails to land.
Ultra scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ultra.
Nice body punch from Ali.
Ali works on Ultra's body with a couple of short punches.
Ultra looks gassed!
Ultra lands with a short head shot on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ultra lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ali backwards.
Ali lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ali digs a right hand underneath Ultra's ribcage. Ultra let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ali lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ultra swings wildly with an uppercut but Ali uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ali lands a hook that snaps the head of Ultra backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ultra goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ultra is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ali digs a right hand into Ultra's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ultra's gas tank.
Ali lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ali stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A shot in the inside from Ali.
A short right from Ali.
Ultra goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ali lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ultra backwards.
Ali lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ultra or not.
Ali lands a nice uppercut.
Ali lands a nice shot to the body.
Ali lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ultra doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ali.
Ali is leaning against Ultra and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ali throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ultras head.
Ali lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ali lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ali cracks Ultra with a nice body shot.
Ali scores with a hook to the body.
A right hand to the body from Ali.
Ali lands a shot to the body.
Ali pushes Ultra back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ali.
Ali digs a right hand underneath Ultra's ribcage. Ultra let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ali lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ali lands a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ali softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ali lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ultra fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ali is working Ultra over against the cage.
Ali digs a right hand underneath Ultra's ribcage. Ultra let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A right hand to the body from Ali.
Ali lands a right hand.
Ali lands a right hand.
A short uppercut from Ali.
Ali lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ultra backwards.
A short right from Ali.
A right hook to the body lands for Ali.
Ali scores with a shoulder strike.
Ali scores with a hook to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ali.
Ali lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ali lands a shot to the body.
Ali lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ali lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ultra backwards.
Ali scores with a hook to the body.
Ultra misses with a hook to the ribs.
A shot in the inside from Ali.
Ali gets through Ultra's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ali lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ultra backwards.
Ali lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short left from Ali.
Ultra misses with some punches.
Ali presses Ultra against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ali cracks Ultra with a nice body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ali lands a nice shot to the body.
Ali's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ali moves into the clinch.
Ali digs a right hand into Ultra's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ultra's gas tank.
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!
Ultra scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ali scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ali lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A right hand to the body from Ali.
A hook to the body from Ali.
Ali lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ali lands with a left to the head.
Ali gets through Ultra's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ultra misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ali lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ali lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ali blocks an uppercut.
Ali is working Ultra over against the cage.
Ali lands a body punch.
Ali lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ultra stalling in the clinch but Ali improves position.
Nice body punch from Ali - that landed with a thud.
Ultra throws a head punch that misses.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ali working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Ali - that landed with a thud.
Ali lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ali.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sing Ali dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ali throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ali tries to keep at a distance but Ultra has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ali misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ultra misses with a body punch.
Ali throws a head punch that misses.
Still in the clinch, Ultra scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ali lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ali scores with a hook to the body.
Ali is trying to break free.
Ali throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ultras head.
Ali tries a body shot but Ultra blocks it.
Ali fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ultra lands a body shot.
Ali tries to work over Ultra's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right hook to the body lands for Ali.
Ultra is leaning against Ali and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ali blocks a body shot from Ultra.
Ultra swings wildly with an uppercut but Ali uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ali blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ultra misses with a punch to the body.
Ultra is breathing heavily.
Ultra is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ali lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali lands with a left to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Ali.
Ultra misses with a punch on the inside.
Ultra can't find room to land a body shot as Ali controls the action.
Ultra digs a right hand into Ali's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ali's gas tank.
Ultra fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ali.
Ultra swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ali lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ultra or not.
Ultra misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ali lands a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ultra.
Ali makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ali throws a head punch that misses.
Ali working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ali lands a nice shot to the body.
Sing Ali has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ali prevents a body shot from Ultra.
Ali scores with a shoulder strike.
Ali lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ali throws a punch but it's blocked by Ultra.
Ali scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ali pushes Ultra back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Ali.
Ali blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ultra blocking some punches.
A short left from Ali.
A left hand lands to the body for Ultra.
Ultra tries to work over Ali's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ultra tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ultra cracks Ali with a nice body shot.
Ali breaks the clinch.
Ali just misses with a punch to the body.
Ali misses with a body shot.
Ultra keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ali takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ali ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ultra moves away.
The fighters circling - Ultra throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The fighters circling - Ali throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ultra is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ali fails with an attempt to clinch.
MK Ultra seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ultra wants to clinch up but Ali keeps it at a distance.
Ali uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ultra.
Ultra misses with a jab to the body
and Ali counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ultra misses with an uppercut.
A big right from Ultra misses.
Ultra throws a hook but Ali avoids it easily.
Ali loads up on a big right hand but Ultra slips the punch.
Ali lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ultra throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Ali to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ali takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ultra darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ali is rocked!
Sing Ali is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ali tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ultra was well out of range. Poor timing from Ali.
Ultra lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ali circles away quickly and effectively.
Ali slips under a jab from Ultra.
Ali showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ultra.
A telegraphed right hand from Ultra misses the target.
Ultra fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ali looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sing Ali dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Nice uppercut there from Ali.
Ali instigates a clinch.
Ultra can't find room to land a body shot as Ali controls the action.
Nice body punch from Ali.
Ultra is trying to stall.
A left hand lands to the body for Ali.
Ultra tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ultra tries a body shot but Ali blocks it.
Ultra misses with a body punch.
Ultra tries a body shot but Ali blocks it.
Ali misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ali lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ali lands a body shot.
Ali lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ultra.
Ali is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ultra can do to turn this around?
Ali lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ultra backwards.
Ali stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ultra takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ali lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ultra struggles to land a body shot inside as Ali controls his hands.
Nice body punch from Ali.
Ali lands a left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ali scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ali works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ali scores with a shot to the side of Ultra's head.
Ali scores with a hook to the body.
Ali is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali lands a right hand.
Ultra swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ali lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ali.
Ali lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ali softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ali lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ultra.
Ali lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ali lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ali lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Ali.
A shot in the inside from Ultra.
Ali lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ultra or not.
Ali pushes Ultra back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ali pushes Ultra back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ali scores with a shoulder strike.
Ali lands a shot to the body.
Ali works on Ultra's body with a couple of short punches.
Ali lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ultra or not.
Ali lands with a light punch inside.
Ali digs a right hand underneath Ultra's ribcage. Ultra let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A right hook to the body lands for Ali.
Ultra fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ali.
Nice body punch from Ali.
Still in the clinch, Ali scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ultra blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ali scores with a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ali scores with a shot to the side of Ultra's head.
A shot in the inside from Ali.
Ali lands a body punch.
A hook to the body from Ali.
Ali cracks Ultra with a nice body shot.
Ali scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ali presses Ultra against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ultra misses with the head strike.
Ali works on Ultra's body with a couple of short punches.
Ali lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ultra or not.
Ultra throws a punch but it's blocked by Ali.
Ali lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ali lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ali scores with a shot to the side of Ultra's head.
MK Ultra has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A short body shot lands from Ali as the two fighters clinch.
Ultra tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ali's elbow.
Ali lands a right hand.
Ali lands a hook to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Ali.
Ultra misses with a punch on the inside.
Ultra struggles to land a body shot inside as Ali controls his hands.
Nice body punch from Ali.
Ali lands a hook that snaps the head of Ultra backwards.
Ali lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ultra can't find room to land a body shot as Ali controls the action.
Ali scores with a hook to the body.
Ali lands a left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ali lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ali throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ultras head.
Ultra can't find room to land a body shot as Ali controls the action.
Ali working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ali swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ultra is leaning against Ali and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ali scores with a hook to the body.
Ultra misses with a body punch.
Ultra blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ultra misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ali digs a right hand underneath Ultra's ribcage. Ultra let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ultra lands with a left to the head.
Ultra fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ultra goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Ali.
Ali throws a head punch that misses.
Ali lands a body punch.
Ali lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ali creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ali lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ali tries to throw a body punch but Ultra avoids it by throwing Ali back against the cage.
Ali lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ultra or not.
Ultra misses with a body punch.
Ali wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ultra pushes Ali back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ali lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ultra.
Ultra is trying to maintain a safe position but Ali gets an underhook and turns Ultra into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ultra is leaning against Ali and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ali lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ali misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ultra misses with a punch on the inside.
Ultra tries a body shot but Ali blocks it.
Ali lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ali lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ultra backwards.
Nice body punch from Ali - that landed with a thud.
Ali misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ali.
Ali swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ultra takes a shot to the head.
A hook to the body from Ali.
Ultra pushes Ali back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ali throws a punch but it's blocked by Ultra.
Ultra lands a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ali.
Ali throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ultra trying to control the position but instead, Ali has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ultra into the cage.
Ali lands with a left to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ali gets through Ultra's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ultra creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ali lands a left hand.
Ali lands a right hand.
Sing Ali is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ali swings wildly with an uppercut but Ultra uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ali tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ultra's elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sing Ali showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ali 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:26
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sing Ali!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charles Darwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Urbloks Nokdoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 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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10 - 2 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Charles Darwin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Urbloks Nokdoff!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darwin takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nokdoff moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nokdoff walks into a jab.
An inside leg kick from Darwin misses.
Nokdoff comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Darwin takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Nokdoff lands with a right hand.
Darwin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nokdoff throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nokdoff lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Nokdoff misses with the combination.
Darwin dips to his left and cracks Nokdoff with an uppercut!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nokdoff throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nokdoff blocks a leg kick.
A jab from Nokdoff misses.
Nokdoff jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nokdoff fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Darwin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Charles Darwin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nokdoff avoids the head kick by Darwin.
Darwin shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Nokdoff avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nokdoff works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Charles Darwin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Darwin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darwin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nokdoff paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Darwin wants to land a leg kick but Nokdoff is out of range.
Nokdoff gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Darwin throws a chopping leg kick but Nokdoff manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Nokdoff moves out of range of the body kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Nokdoff as he connects with a hook.
Darwin is looking to chop away at Nokdoff's legs.
Nokdoff checks a leg kick.
Nokdoff scores with a nice right hand.
Danga de danga de dang - Nokdoff scores with a four punch combination!
A nice leg kick lands there from Darwin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nokdoff digs a good body shot into Darwin's ribs.
Darwin finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nokdoff staying out of range there.
Darwin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Darwin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nokdoff misses with a double jab.
Darwin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nokdoff paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nokdoff throws a series of punches but Darwin moves out of range.
Darwin tries to clinch but Nokdoff is having none of it.
Nokdoff fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nice defenses there by Nokdoff.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darwin misses with a looping left.
Good leg kick by Darwin there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nokdoff connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Darwin throws a leg kick but Nokdoff checks it.
Nokdoff will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nokdoff scores with a jab to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Darwin walks into a straight right hand from Nokdoff.
Darwin wants to slow Nokdoff down by chopping away at his legs.
Nokdoff scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Urbloks Nokdoff dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Darwin misses with a straight right.
Darwin works Nokdoff's body with a nice hook.
Darwin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nokdoff tries to bum rush Darwin with a series of wild strikes but Darwin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A cross from Nokdoff lands.
Nokdoff moves out of range as Darwin strikes.
A combination from Nokdoff does no damage.
Nokdoff blocks a low kick nicely.
Nokdoff shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Darwin but Darwin pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Darwin is looking to chop away at Nokdoff's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darwin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Darwin slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nokdoff checks a low kick from Darwin.
Nokdoff takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Darwin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nokdoff.
Nokdoff throws an overhand right that lands on Darwin's shoulder, as Darwin tries to avoid the shot.
Darwin throws a chopping leg kick but Nokdoff manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Darwin leaves Nokdoff with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darwin throws a leg kick but Nokdoff moved away.
Nokdoff misses with an uppercut. Darwin saw that one coming.
Nokdoff gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Darwin.
It looks like Urbloks Nokdoff has been cut.
Darwin tries to work over Nokdoff's front leg with a kick but Nokdoff checks it.
Urbloks Nokdoff is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Darwin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nokdoff.
Nokdoff throws a series of punches but Darwin moves out of range.
Darwin doesn't manage to clinch there - Nokdoff circles away.
Nokdoff misses with a body punch
and Darwin makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Good work by Nokdoff as he checks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darwin throws a body punch but Nokdoff moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Nokdoff.
Urbloks Nokdoff seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nokdoff throws a predictable looking body shot
and Darwin counters with a low kick, right behind Nokdoff 's knee.
Nokdoff avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Darwin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nokdoff throws a looping overhand right but Darwin ducks down to avoid it.
Darwin throws a head kick that misses.
Nokdoff has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Darwin finds it's way round the side to connect with Nokdoff's head.
Nokdoff ducks under a wild hook from Darwin.
Nokdoff steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Darwin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darwin is looking to slow Nokdoff down with leg kicks.
Darwin plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Darwin. That's going to slow Nokdoff down.
Nokdoff circles away from the clinch attempt.
A slow jab from Nokdoff misses its intended target.
Nokdoff missing with a left hand there. Darwin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Darwin shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Darwin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Darwin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nokdoff throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Darwin dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Urbloks Nokdoff's cut.
That's time! Darwin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Darwin lands with a right hand.
Nokdoff throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Darwin counters with a nice leg kick.
Darwin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nokdoff blocks a low kick nicely.
Darwin tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nokdoff looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Darwin takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Darwin throws out a loose jab but Nokdoff uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nokdoff misses with a series of wild punches.
Nokdoff dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nokdoff checks the leg kick nicely there.
Darwin tries to score with a low kick but Nokdoff moves his leg out of the way.
Darwin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nokdoff just misses with a punch to the body.
Nokdoff scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nokdoff has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Darwin.
Nokdoff takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nokdoff moves out of range as Darwin throws a body kick.
Nokdoff avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Nokdoff checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nokdoff tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Darwin is looking to score with low kicks.
Darwin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nokdoff displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Darwin misses with a head kick.
Nokdoff throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Darwin pivots, looking for a leg kick but Nokdoff is out of range and Darwin settles back down.
Darwin attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Darwin misses with a low kick.
Nokdoff misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darwin throws a body punch but Nokdoff moves out of range.
Nokdoff cracks a nice hook into Darwin's ribs.
Darwin lands a glancing blow to the side of Nokdoff's head.
Darwin fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Nokdoff is out of range.
Nokdoff ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Darwin.
Nokdoff fails to land with a series of punches.
Nokdoff throws a looping overhand right but Darwin ducks down to avoid it.
Nokdoff fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nokdoff lunges at Darwin with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Darwin's hand.
Darwin connects with a high kick.
Nokdoff moves away from the strike by Darwin.
Darwin throws a head kick that misses.
Darwin works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nokdoff circles away from the clinch attempt.
Darwin throws out a leg kick but Nokdoff moves out of range and Darwin only half commits.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nokdoff. Darwin does a little dance to reset his feet.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Nokdoff checks a leg kick.
Darwin wants to land a leg kick but Nokdoff is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Darwin clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Urbloks Nokdoff's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Darwin throws a leg kick which misses Nokdoff's front leg but catches the back leg as Nokdoff tries to avoid it.
Nokdoff blocks a head kick by Darwin.
A head kick misses from Darwin.
Darwin throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nokdoff throws out a loose jab but Darwin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Darwin throws out a leg kick but Nokdoff moves out of range and Darwin only half commits.
Darwin wants to land a leg kick but Nokdoff is out of range.
Darwin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Darwin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nokdoff on the side of the head.
Nokdoff checks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darwin throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Nokdoff's head.
Nokdoff swings for the body but Darwin moves out of range.
Nokdoff throws a looping overhand right but Darwin ducks down to avoid it.
A combination from Nokdoff does no damage.
Darwin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nokdoff doesn't seem bothered though.
Nokdoff takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Darwin throws a leg kick but Nokdoff moved away.
Darwin lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That has opened up Urbloks Nokdoff's cut even more.
Darwin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Nokdoff.
Nokdoff looks to score with a jab to the body but Darwin is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Nokdoff, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Darwin closes the distance and clinches.
Darwin lands a nice uppercut.
Darwin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Darwin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Darwin clobbers Nokdoff with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nokdoff's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nokdoff takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Nokdoff is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Darwin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Darwin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The fighters circling - Nokdoff throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nokdoff misses with a hook to the body
and Darwin finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Darwin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Darwin punishes Nokdoff's body with a nice straight punch.
Nokdoff checks a leg kick nicely.
Darwin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Darwin keeps Nokdoff at a distance using the push kick.
Darwin throws a leg kick which misses Nokdoff's front leg but catches the back leg as Nokdoff tries to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Darwin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Darwin moves in looking to clinch but Nokdoff pushes him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darwin uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Nokdoff has time to react.
Nokdoff takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Darwin is looking to score with low kicks.
Some bone on bone action there as Nokdoff checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Darwin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Darwin is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A nice leg kick lands there from Darwin.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nokdoff throws a sloppy body shot
and Darwin counters with a nice low kick that buckles Nokdoff's knee momentarily.
Darwin misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Darwin had his way with Urbloks Nokdoff in that round.
The cut man is working on Urbloks Nokdoff's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Nokdoff throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nokdoff takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Darwin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Darwin tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Nokdoff is able to avoid easily.
Nokdoff lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Darwin scores with a nice body kick.
Darwin lands a head kick!
Nokdoff is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Nokdoff blocks a head kick by Darwin.
Nokdoff circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darwin scores with a hook.
Nokdoff misses with a body shot.
Nokdoff has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Darwin.
Darwin delivers a nice body kick.
Darwin wants to slow Nokdoff down by chopping away at his legs.
Darwin misses the shot to the body.
Darwin lands a front kick.
Darwin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nokdoff's sensitive parts.
Darwin scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darwin throws a nice head kick!
Darwin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jab from Nokdoff.
Darwin tries to clinch up.
Nokdoff keeps the fight on the outside.
Darwin wants to land a leg kick but Nokdoff is out of range.
Darwin looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Darwin throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Darwin is looking to clinch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Darwin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darwin throws a front kick aimed at Nokdoff's knee but Nokdoff avoids it well.
Darwin on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Darwin does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Darwin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nokdoff.
Darwin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nokdoff can do to turn this around?
Nokdoff throws a hook to the side of Darwin's head but Darwin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nokdoff misses the body punch
and Darwin counters with a slapping leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Darwin.
Darwin lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The cut above Urbloks Nokdoff's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Nokdoff checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darwin throws a low kick but it's checked well by Nokdoff.
Nokdoff takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nokdoff lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Nokdoff.
Darwin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nokdoff.
Nokdoff moves out of range of the body kick from Darwin.
Charles Darwin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Darwin moves in looking to clinch but Nokdoff pushes him off.
Darwin goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Darwin throws a leg kick but Nokdoff checks it.
Urbloks Nokdoff has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nokdoff lands a jab-cross combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Charles Darwin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Darwin has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 49:45
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 49:45
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 49:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charles Darwin!
Charles Darwin retains his light heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alex Vargas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Carpio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vargas's entrance music is When it Cuts -- Ill Nino. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Carpio's choice of entrance music: Rico Swave. 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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146 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alex Vargas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dave Carpio!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vargas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Carpio throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Carpio tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vargas throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Vargas scores with a crisp jab that stopped Carpio in his tracks.
Vargas tries to move into range but Carpio moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Carpio takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vargas. Carpio does a little dance to reset his feet.
Carpio throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Vargas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Carpio.
Vargas throws a good cross that connects.
Vargas fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A telegraphed right hand from Carpio misses the target.
Vargas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Carpio manages to avoid it.
Vargas keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Vargas throws the left hand but Carpio avoids the punch easily.
Vargas is looking to wear down Carpio with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Vargas shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Carpio's guard.
Vargas controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vargas wants to control from the top but Carpio keeps moving.
Vargas looking to sit in guard and control but Carpio gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Carpio wants to control from the top but Vargas keeps moving.
Carpio lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Carpio missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Carpio pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Vargas is keeping the position for now.
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.
Vargas is trying to control the position but Carpio postures up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Carpio accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Carpio feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Vargas's calf.
Vargas throws a body punch but Carpio moves out of range.
Carpio attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Vargas throws a hook but Carpio avoids it easily.
Vargas lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Carpio thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vargas stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Carpio.
Dave Carpio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Carpio 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 Vargas has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Vargas and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Vargas darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Vargas tries to pass the half guard into mount. Carpio knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vargas wants to lay and pray for a moment but Carpio keeps working.
Vargas is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Carpio still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Carpio has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
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.
Carpio throwing strikes but Vargas manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Vargas goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Carpio has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Vargas but great work by Carpio.
Vargas takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Carpio decides to stand back up.
Carpio walks into a jab.
Carpio tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vargas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vargas fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Carpio slips under a jab.
A slow jab from Carpio misses its intended target.
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 Alex Vargas will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Carpio misses with a shot to the body
enabling Vargas to counter with a crisp jab.
Vargas connects with a nice looking jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vargas. Carpio does a little dance to reset his feet.
Carpio turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Vargas misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Carpio lands with a right hand.
Carpio pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Horrible takedown by Vargas or perhaps it was just good defense by Carpio which made him look bad.
Carpio looks to clinch
and Vargas makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Vargas throws a series of strikes that have Carpio backpedaling.
Carpio throws a nice head kick!
Carpio throws the kick towards the body but Vargas avoids it.
A slow jab from Carpio misses its intended target.
Carpio throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Vargas's head.
Carpio gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A telegraphed right hand from Vargas misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carpio misses the jab.
Vargas shoots for a takedown but Carpio saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Vargas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Carpio throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vargas fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Carpio thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Vargas if he has to take too many more of those.
A slow jab from Vargas misses its intended target.
Carpio tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vargas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vargas fails to land the takedown.
Vargas lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Carpio at a distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Carpio misses the target.
Dave Carpio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Carpio leaves Vargas with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Vargas throws a shot to the body.
Carpio throws a sloppy head kick and Vargas moves out of range easily.
Carpio throws a leg kick which misses Vargas's front leg but catches the back leg as Vargas tries to avoid it.
Carpio throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carpio throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Carpio avoids the body shot from Vargas.
Carpio fails with an attempt to clinch.
Carpio missing with a left hand there. Vargas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vargas punishes Carpio's body with a nice straight punch.
Carpio closes the distance and clinches.
Carpio pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Carpio throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Vargas tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Carpio smiles and moves away.
Carpio throws a head kick but Vargas moves out of range.
Carpio scores with a leg kick.
Carpio misses with a kick to the body.
Carpio stuns Vargas with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Vargas moves out of range of the body kick.
Vargas just misses with a punch to the body.
Vargas scores with a punch to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Vargas.
Carpio throws a hook to the side of Vargas's head but Vargas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vargas throws a right hand that Carpio ducks under and follows up with a left that Carpio also avoids with ease.
Vargas missing with a left hand there. Carpio was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vargas moves out of range of the body kick.
Carpio listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Carpio has his takedown stuffed
and Vargas counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Carpio misses with a head kick.
Carpio throws a front kick that sends Vargas stumbling back into the cage.
Carpio cracks Vargas with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Carpio connects with a high kick.
Vargas fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Carpio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vargas's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Vargas duly obliges.
A big right from Carpio misses.
Vargas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Carpio throws out the jab.
Carpio tries to clinch there but Vargas circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vargas scores with a hook to the body. Carpio takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A telegraphed right hand from Carpio misses the target.
Carpio throws a leg kick
and Vargas counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Vargas takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Carpio cracks the inside of Vargas's front leg.
Vargas missing with a left hand there. Carpio was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vargas misses the shot to the body.
Vargas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vargas shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Carpio makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Carpio with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Vargas to score with a decent uppercut.
Carpio throws a wild body kick that Vargas sees coming a mile off.
Carpio wants to clinch but Vargas slips to the side
and Vargas counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Vargas lands with a good body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Vargas there.
Carpio throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Carpio walks into a left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Carpio.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dave Carpio will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Carpio moves forwards but Vargas connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Carpio sizes up Vargas with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Carpio throws a front kick aimed at Vargas's knee but Vargas avoids it well.
Vargas avoids the head kick by Carpio.
Vargas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Carpio.
Carpio jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vargas scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Carpio gets back to half guard.
Carpio is defending against the submission attempts here by Vargas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vargas wants to take a breather but Carpio is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Vargas is working for an americana but Carpio has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Vargas was thinking about the submission.
Carpio lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Vargas!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vargas wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Carpio.
Carpio dominating with strikes here.
Vargas is desperately trying to improve his position but Carpio has a good base and remains in mount.
Vargas gets back to half guard.
Vargas avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Carpio.
Carpio winds up and cracks Vargas with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Carpio tries to stand and escape but Vargas is controlling the position.
Vargas looking for submissions off his back.
Carpio thows a huge punch but Vargas dodges it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vargas tries to get to full guard but Carpio has control of the leg.
It looks like Carpio is going to stand back up.
Carpio scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Carpio throwing shots but Vargas is blocking nicely.
Carpio missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Carpio looks to clinch
letting Vargas counter with a right hand.
Vargas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Vargas.
Carpio connects with the punch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A left and a right from Vargas both land. Nice combination.
Vargas throws a shot to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Carpio, right into the meat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Dave Carpio just about did enough to take it.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Carpio takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Carpio scores with a jab.
Carpio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vargas.
Vargas swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Carpio.
Carpio throws a front kick aimed at Vargas's knee but Vargas avoids it well.
Vargas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Carpio.
Vargas lunges at Carpio with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Carpio's hand.
Vargas works the jab nicely.
Carpio misses with a shot to the body
and Vargas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vargas throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Carpio stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Carpio throws a hook but Vargas avoids it easily.
Carpio avoids the body shot from Vargas.
Vargas drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Vargas tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vargas is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Carpio knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Vargas looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Vargas is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Carpio is trying to escape and Vargas transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Carpio is forced to tap! Nice work there by Vargas! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Alex Vargas!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Soriano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Satqiel Ayperos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Soriano comes to the cage accompanied by Bebot by The Black Eyed Peas. Satqiel Ayperos told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Pablo Soriano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Satqiel Ayperos!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ayperos throws a low kick but it's checked well by Soriano.
Good standup being displayed there by Soriano as he connects with a hook.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ayperos.
Ayperos throws a sloppy head kick and Soriano moves out of range easily.
Ayperos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Soriano will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Soriano misses with a head kick.
Soriano tries to land a leg kick but Ayperos saw it coming and moves away.
Ayperos blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soriano looks to land a right hand but Ayperos moved out of range.
Ayperos lands a head kick. Soriano smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Ayperos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ayperos moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soriano avoids the elbow strike from Ayperos, against the cage.
Ayperos softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Soriano swings wildly with an uppercut but Ayperos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Soriano tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ayperos gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Pablo Soriano has been cut.
Ayperos creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ayperos taking a breather.
Ayperos lands a body shot.
Ayperos blocks a body shot from Soriano.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ayperos throws an elbow but misses.
Soriano avoids the elbow strike from Ayperos, against the cage.
Soriano tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ayperos's elbow.
Ayperos trying to land knees to the body.
Ayperos missing with knees to the body.
Soriano wants to get back to striking at distance but Ayperos won't allow it.
Soriano avoids the elbow strike from Ayperos, against the cage.
Soriano has a couple of punches blocked by Ayperos.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Soriano throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ayperos blocks it with crossed arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ayperos lands an elbow that stopped Soriano in his tracks for a moment.
Ayperos is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ayperos leaning against his opponent.
Soriano avoids the elbow strike from Ayperos, against the cage.
Ayperos misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Soriano.
Ayperos is pushing Soriano up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Ayperos scores with a shot to the side of Soriano's head.
Ayperos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ayperos checks a leg kick nicely.
Ayperos takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Soriano lands a jab.
Ayperos misses with a leg kick
and Soriano counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ayperos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ayperos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Soriano.
Ayperos throws a sloppy head kick
and Soriano counters with a low kick, right behind Ayperos 's knee.
Ayperos throws a sloppy head kick and Soriano moves out of range easily.
Soriano moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ayperos on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ayperos throws out a leg kick but Soriano moves out of range and Ayperos only half commits.
Nice defenses there by Ayperos.
Soriano throws a leg kick
and Ayperos counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Nice defenses there by Ayperos.
Soriano checks a low kick from Ayperos.
Soriano checks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Soriano.
Soriano feints and then cracks Ayperos's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ayperos down.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Soriano, right into the meat.
Soriano looks to throw the jab but Ayperos is out of range.
Ayperos throws a jab but it's blocked by Soriano.
Ayperos swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Soriano counters with an outside leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Soriano - that will leave a mark!
Soriano is looking to chop away at Ayperos's legs.
Ayperos throws a jab but it's blocked by Soriano.
Ayperos tries to clinch up but Soriano circles away and keeps his distance.
Ayperos comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
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 Pablo Soriano will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Pablo Soriano'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.
Soriano finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ayperos clinches up against the cage.
Nice elbow from Ayperos.
Ayperos slows down the pace here.
Ayperos pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ayperos trying to land knees to the body.
Ayperos has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ayperos wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ayperos looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Soriano effectively controlling the action here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right hand to the body from Soriano.
Ayperos tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Soriano avoids it.
Ayperos misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Soriano.
Ayperos trying to stall but Soriano improves his position.
Ayperos wants to break free but Soriano has control.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ayperos just misses with a elbow thrown towards Soriano's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ayperos throws an elbow but misses.
Soriano pressing his opponent against the cage.
Ayperos prevents Soriano from breaking the clinch.
A short right from Soriano on the inside.
Ayperos pushes off an throws an elbow but Soriano leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ayperos throws an elbow but it misses.
Ayperos breaks the clinch.
Nice straight punches there by Ayperos. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ayperos.
Ayperos throws a head kick that misses.
Ayperos fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Soriano checks it well.
Ayperos throws a leg kick that is checked
and Soriano makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ayperos tests Soriano's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ayperos slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ayperos misses with a kick to the body.
Soriano throws a leg kick
and Ayperos counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Soriano is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Ayperos lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ayperos throws a head kick that misses
and Ayperos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A leg kick checked by Soriano.
The crowd cheers as Soriano lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ayperos doesn't seem phased though.
Soriano misses with a straight right.
Ayperos throws a leg kick but Soriano sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ayperos misses with a leg kick
and Soriano counters with a nice leg kick.
Soriano looks to land a body kick but Ayperos moved away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ayperos misses with a leg kick
and Soriano counters with a nice leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Soriano checks a leg kick.
Ayperos throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Soriano counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Ayperos is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Ayperos blocks a low kick nicely.
Soriano misses with a body punch
and Ayperos counters with a low kick, right behind Soriano 's knee.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ayperos checks a leg kick.
Ayperos misses with a head kick.
Ayperos tries to clinch but Soriano moves out of range.
Soriano circles away from the clinch attempt.
Soriano moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ayperos throws a sloppy head kick
and Soriano counters with an inside leg kick.
The fighters circling - Soriano throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A good leg kick by Ayperos.
Ayperos throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ayperos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Soriano loads up on a big right hand but Ayperos slips the punch.
A slow jab from Ayperos misses its intended target.
Soriano throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Soriano tried to score with a low kick but Ayperos checks it.
Soriano connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Pablo Soriano will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Pablo Soriano's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Soriano swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Soriano misses with a low kick.
Ayperos moves out of range as Soriano strikes.
Soriano misses with a leg kick
and Ayperos counters with a big head kick but Soriano shrugs it off.
Soriano looks for the body kick but Ayperos saw that one coming.
Soriano throws a hook to the side of Ayperos's head but Ayperos sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ayperos throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Soriano's head.
Soriano misses with a low kick as Ayperos jumps back.
Soriano dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Soriano on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Some wild striking there from Soriano.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy body kick from Ayperos
and Soriano counters with a good low kick that Ayperos was not able to check.
Soriano throws a sloppy head kick
and Ayperos counters with a thumping low kick.
Ayperos looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Soriano. Ayperos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Soriano fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ayperos avoids it really well and circles away.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ayperos moves away from the strike by Soriano.
Ayperos misses with a leg kick
and Soriano counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ayperos throws a sloppy head kick and Soriano moves out of range easily.
Ayperos connects with a nice looking jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soriano attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ayperos throws a lazy head kick
and Soriano counters with an outside leg kick.
Ayperos misses with a head kick.
Ayperos throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Pablo Soriano is winning the standup battle so far.
Soriano misses with a body kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Ayperos finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Ayperos wants to slow Soriano down by chopping away at his legs.
Soriano takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ayperos scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Soriano throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ayperos on the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soriano thows a leg kick but Ayperos checks it
and Ayperos counters with a nice leg kick.
Soriano throws a leg kick
and Ayperos counters with a nice low kick that buckles Soriano's knee momentarily.
Ayperos throws a lazy head kick
and Soriano counters with a body kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ayperos.
Ayperos cracks the inside of Soriano's front leg.
Ayperos lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Soriano is looking to land body kicks.
Ayperos lands a nice leg kick that just misses Soriano's sensitive parts.
Soriano scores with a jab to the jaw.
Soriano is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ayperos tries to clinch up
and Soriano counters with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ayperos lands a head kick!
Ayperos moves away from the strike by Soriano.
Ayperos scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ayperos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Soriano.
Soriano throws a right hand that Ayperos ducks under and follows up with a left that Ayperos also avoids with ease.
A decent looking cross lands there for Soriano.
Ayperos rushes Soriano and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Satqiel Ayperos really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pablo Soriano's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ayperos wants to clinch but Soriano slips to the side
and Soriano counters with a solid body kick.
Ayperos throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A slapping leg kick lands for Soriano.
Ayperos chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Soriano can pounce on him.
Soriano lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ayperos ducks under a wild hook from Soriano.
Soriano throws a chopping leg kick but Ayperos manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ayperos goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ayperos is looking to chop away at Soriano's legs.
Soriano looks to land a left hand but Ayperos moved out of range nicely.
Ayperos throws a head kick that misses
enabling Soriano to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soriano checks a leg kick.
A low kick from Soriano is predictable there
and Ayperos counters with a leg kick.
Soriano misses with a leg kick
and Ayperos counters with a big head kick but Soriano shrugs it off.
Soriano throws a leg kick
and Ayperos counters with a nice low kick that buckles Soriano's knee momentarily.
Ayperos blocks a jab.
Ayperos scoring well with a low kick there.
Soriano misses with a shot to the body
and Soriano takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ayperos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Soriano throws out the jab.
Pablo Soriano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Soriano pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A jab lands there for Soriano.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ayperos checks the leg kick nicely there.
Soriano throws a hook but Ayperos blocks it.
Ayperos throws a push kick but Soriano slaps the foot to one side.
Ayperos misses with a leg kick
letting Soriano counter with a right hand.
Ayperos forces Soriano back against the cage and clinches.
Ayperos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ayperos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Soriano is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ayperos.
Ayperos moves out of range of the leg kick from Soriano.
The fighters circling - Soriano throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Soriano fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ayperos manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ayperos misses with a kick to the body.
Soriano throws a body kick that misses.
A low kick from Ayperos is predictable there
and Soriano counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ayperos's knee momentarily.
Ayperos tries to clinch but Soriano moves out of range.
A low kick from Ayperos misses
and Soriano finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Soriano throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Soriano is looking to slow Ayperos down with leg kicks.
Soriano misses with a body kick.
Ayperos throws a sloppy head kick
and Soriano counters with a body kick that stops Ayperos in his tracks momentarily.
Soriano is looking to slow Ayperos down with leg kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soriano tries a low kick but Ayperos avoids it.
Ayperos misses with a body kick.
Ayperos checks a leg kick nicely.
Soriano misses with a leg kick
and Ayperos counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Soriano is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Soriano avoids the head kick by Ayperos.
Ayperos throws a sloppy head kick
and Soriano counters with an outside leg kick.
Ayperos moves out of range as Soriano strikes.
Ayperos checks a leg kick.
Soriano's corner calls for a 1-2. Soriano obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Soriano misses with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Satqiel Ayperos will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Pablo Soriano's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Soriano throws a low kick but Ayperos moves out of range easily.
Ayperos misses with a straight right.
A swing and a miss from Soriano.
Ayperos throws a head kick but Soriano moves out of range.
Soriano looks to land a body kick but Ayperos moved away.
Soriano throws a jab but it's blocked by Ayperos.
Soriano tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ayperos was well out of range. Poor timing from Soriano.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soriano throws a low kick, looking for Ayperos's leg but Ayperos calmly moves out of range.
Ayperos tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Soriano counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ayperos tries to land a front kick but Soriano steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Soriano lands with a thumping leg kick.
Soriano tries a low kick but Ayperos avoids it.
Ayperos tries to clinch up.
Ayperos looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Soriano throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ayperos counters with a nice leg kick.
A big left from Ayperos misses.
Ayperos throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Ayperos on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Soriano. Soriano obviously looking to wear him down.
Ayperos throws a series of punches but Soriano avoids them all with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ayperos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Soriano, right into the meat.
Soriano misses with a low kick.
Soriano throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Ayperos to counter with a crisp jab.
Soriano cracks the inside of Ayperos's front leg.
A head kick misses from Soriano.
Soriano throws a series of punches but Ayperos avoids them all with ease.
Soriano wants to land a leg kick but Ayperos is out of range.
Soriano tries to land a leg kick but Ayperos saw it coming and moves away.
Ayperos doesn't manage to clinch there - Soriano circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ayperos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Soriano.
Soriano is looking to chop away at Ayperos's legs.
Soriano throws a head kick that misses.
Soriano throws a looping overhand right but Ayperos ducks down to avoid it.
Ayperos wants to clinch up but Soriano keeps it at a distance.
Soriano wants to land a leg kick but Ayperos is out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ayperos. That's going to slow Soriano down.
Soriano fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Soriano tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ayperos. Soriano does a little dance to reset his feet.
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.
Ayperos moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Soriano takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ayperos blocks the body kick.
Soriano misses with a body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ayperos slips under a jab.
Ayperos clinches but Soriano breaks the clinch
and Soriano counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ayperos's knee momentarily.
Ayperos takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Soriano throws the left hand but Ayperos avoids the punch easily.
Ayperos gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Satqiel Ayperos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ayperos 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 47:49
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 46:49
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 48:48
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Satqiel Ayperos!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bud Spencer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spencer has chosen Banana Joe Theme as his entrance music. Mark Hughes has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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275 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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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
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mark Hughes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bud Spencer!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hughes lands a jab to Spencer's midsection.
Hughes connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Spencer momentarily.
Hughes smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Spencer takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hughes is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hughes misses the shot to the body.
A jab from Hughes misses.
Spencer takes one to the side of 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!
Hughes throws a lazy right hand but Spencer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Spencer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hughes.
Hughes thows a left - swing and a miss!
Spencer takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hughes cracks a nice hook into Spencer's ribs.
Spencer on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Spencer blocks a jab.
Hughes wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Spencer looks gassed!
Hughes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Spencer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hughes jabs Spencer right on the nose. Spencer blinks but takes it well.
Hughes throws out a powerful jab.
Hughes changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hughes scores with a punch to the head.
Mark Hughes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hughes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hughes works Spencer's body with a nice hook.
Hughes throws a series of punches but Spencer avoids them all with ease.
Hughes lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spencer slips under a jab.
Hughes throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mark Hughes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hughes connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hughes takes a swing at Spencer's ribcage but misses.
Spencer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hughes.
Hughes takes a swing at Spencer's ribcage but misses.
Spencer throws a right and a left that Hughes avoids nicely.
Hughes lands a really nice looking cross but Spencer seems unphased.
Hughes lands a lovely overhand right.
Hughes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Spencer.
Hughes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hughes.
Hughes connects with a jab.
Hughes just misses with a punch to the body.
Hughes swings for the body but Spencer moves out of range.
Hughes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Spencer avoids the body shot from Hughes.
Hughes lands a nice hook to Spencer's body. Spencer takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hughes comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hughes lands a jab to the nose.
Hughes is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hughes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hughes is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Hughes bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Spencer's head backwards.
Hughes scores with a one two! Spencer had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Hughes lands with a straight right. Spencer didn't see that one coming.
Spencer is rocked!
Hughes lands a nice looking body shot.
Spencer drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Spencer is still on wobbly legs! Can Hughes finish him?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Hughes.
Spencer seems to have recovered his senses.
Hughes lands a jab to the nose.
Hughes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Spencer.
Hughes lands a nice hook to Spencer's body. Spencer takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Spencer takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hughes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A shot to the liver by Hughes. Beautiful body shot.
Hughes closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Hughes throws out a loose jab but Spencer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hughes throws a good cross that connects.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hughes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spencer manages to avoid it.
Hughes dips to his left and cracks Spencer with an uppercut!
Hughes misses with a body shot.
Hughes bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Spencer's head.
Hughes scores with a body shot.
Hughes throws a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughes connects with a good right hand that stumbles Spencer. Spencer circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hughes lands with an uppercut that bounces Spencer off the cage and back into rage.
Hughes throws out a loose jab but Spencer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good work by Hughes as he checks the leg kick.
A big right from Hughes misses.
Spencer takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hughes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hughes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hughes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Spencer was well out of range. Poor timing from Hughes.
Spencer tries to close the distance and clinch but Hughes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hughes looks to score with a jab to the body but Spencer is just out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters circle momentarily. Hughes darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A punch lands to the side of Spencer 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Spencer throws a head kick but Hughes moves out of range.
Hughes misses with a double jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Hughes dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hughes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hughes lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hughes lands an overhand right.
Hughes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Spencer can do to turn this around?
A jab from Hughes misses.
Hughes looks to score with a jab to the body but Spencer is just out of range.
Hughes lands the left hand.
A head kick from Spencer lands but Hughes takes it in his stride.
Hughes throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hughes throws a hook but Spencer blocks it.
Hughes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hughes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Spencer was well out of range. Poor timing from Hughes.
Hughes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Spencer rushes Hughes and presses him up against the cage.
Spencer lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Spencer.
Hughes lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Spencer backwards.
Spencer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hughes's elbow.
Hughes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hughes comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Spencer is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Spencer has a takedown stuffed.
Hughes misses with a looping right.
Spencer misses with a body kick.
Spencer slips under a jab from Hughes.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hughes, as that shot connected.
Hughes scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hughes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hughes lands with a nice body punch.
Hughes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Spencer.
Hughes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Spencer takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hughes cracks Spencer with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hughes takes a swing at Spencer's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes throws a nice looking combination but Spencer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hughes lands a nice shot that snaps Spencer's head back.
Spencer throws a body kick that misses.
Spencer walks into a stiff left hand from Hughes.
Hughes misses with an uppercut. Spencer saw that one coming.
Spencer with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hughes to score with a decent uppercut.
Hughes keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hughes works the jab nicely.
Spencer blocks a jab.
Spencer throws a low kick but Hughes avoids it.
Spencer tries to close the distance and clinch but Hughes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hughes throws a good cross that connects.
Hughes connects with a right hand. Spencer shakes it off.
Hughes throws a looping overhand right but Spencer ducks down to avoid it.
Hughes missing with a left hand there. Spencer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hughes throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes throws a right hand that Spencer ducks under and follows up with a left that Spencer also avoids with ease.
Spencer slips a straight right by Hughes.
Spencer lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hughes swings for the body but Spencer moves out of range.
Hughes lands with a hook. Spencer tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hughes connects with a looping right hand.
Hughes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hughes misses with an uppercut.
Hughes throws a jab when Spencer was well out of range.
Hughes throws a hook but Spencer blocks it.
Spencer tries to clinch but Hughes is having none of it.
Hughes throws a right and a left that Spencer avoids nicely.
Spencer fails with a takedown attempt.
No joy there for Hughes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spencer looks to throw the jab but Hughes is out of range.
Spencer on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Spencer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hughes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hughes fails to land with a series of punches.
Spencer has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hughes takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hughes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mark Hughes is winning the standup battle so far.
Hughes loads up on a big right hand but Spencer slips the punch.
Hughes works Spencer's body with a nice hook.
Spencer shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Hughes is trying to stand up here but Spencer is controlling him well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Well, if Spencer is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Hughes wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Hughes dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Hughes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Spencer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hughes looks to land a left hand but Spencer moved out of range nicely.
Hughes doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hughes misses with a looping right.
Hughes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Spencer was well out of range. Poor timing from Hughes.
Spencer lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hughes's sensitive parts.
Hughes keeps the fight on the outside.
Hughes misses with a body shot
and Spencer counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Hughes's guard now.
Hughes wants to stand and escape but Spencer is having none of it.
Spencer trying to control the position from guard on top but Hughes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Spencer loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hughes on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hughes tries to get out of the position.
Spencer is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hughes is looking to stand up but Spencer isn't so interested in that idea.
Spencer stands up over Hughes, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes has momentary wrist control but Spencer slips an elbow through the middle.
Spencer trying to control but Hughes is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Spencer won't allow Hughes to get back to his feet.
Hughes being controlled here, momentarily.
Spencer stops Hughes from standing up.
Spencer is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Spencer has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Spencer shoots in and drives through. Hughes sprawls well.
Spencer takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Spencer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hughes.
Spencer lands a nice shot to the body.
Hughes swings away with a body shot that misses
and Spencer counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hughes won't be happy with that.
Spencer creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Hughes is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Spencer wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hughes keeps working.
Hughes bucks up and tries to throw Spencer off but instead Spencer has got his back!
Spencer lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Hughes hold on?!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes looking very determined here, making life difficult for Spencer.
Spencer throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Hughes has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Spencer is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Spencer controls the action.
Spencer trying to control momentarily.
Hughes looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Spencer scores with punches to the body.
Hughes has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Bud Spencer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mark Hughes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spencer landing with strikes.
Spencer lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Hughes.
Spencer is persistently looking for the submission but Hughes is defending it well.
Hughes looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Bud Spencer has got the better of the ground game so far.
Can Hughes hold on?! Spencer is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Hughes trying to get back to his feet but Spencer is in full control for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Spencer connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Hughes to escape the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bud Spencer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hughes has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Hughes!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jetset Niemi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bot Botanovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Niemi's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Parker & Clind - Generator. 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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23
177 lbs
11 - 2 - 0 |
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27
175 lbs
13 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jetset Niemi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bot Botanovic!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Botanovic takes the fight into the clinch.
Niemi pressing his opponent against the cage.
Botanovic lands a takedown into guard.
Botanovic wants to pass the guard but Niemi is keeping the position.
Niemi manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Niemi is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Botanovic can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Botanovic tries to reverse the position but Niemi maintains control.
Botanovic is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Botanovic is in all sorts of trouble here.
Botanovic is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Botanovic slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Botanovic wants to control but Niemi is keeping busy.
Niemi trying to control the action but Botanovic is working from the bottom.
Botanovic on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Botanovic is looking to improve his position.
Botanovic wants to control but Niemi is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Botanovic wants to get back to full guard but Niemi has mounted him!
Botanovic takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee warns Botanovic that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Botanovic taking shots to the head.
Niemi thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Botanovic is bucking up trying to escape but Niemi cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Niemi throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Botanovic because Niemi loaded up on that one.
Botanovic regains half guard.
Niemi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Botanovic keeps working.
Niemi wants to free his trapped foot but Botanovic is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Botanovic is trying to get back to full guard.
Niemi throwing shots but Botanovic is blocking nicely.
Botanovic trying to hold on to Niemi's head to control him but Niemi postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Botanovic looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Botanovic has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Niemi is working away from the top position though.
Niemi missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Botanovic gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Botanovic with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Niemi struggles to land a body shot inside as Botanovic controls his hands.
Botanovic breaks from the clinch.
Botanovic takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Botanovic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jetset Niemi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Niemi dips to his left and cracks Botanovic with an uppercut!
Botanovic scores with a leg kick.
Niemi takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Niemi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Niemi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Botanovic wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Botanovic avoids a punch combination nicely.
Niemi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Niemi throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Niemi throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Botanovic counters with a single leg into guard. Niemi didn't expect that.
Niemi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Botanovic trying to control the position from guard on top but Niemi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Niemi working a defensive guard here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Botanovic trying to control but Niemi is working from the bottom.
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 Jetset Niemi will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A chopping leg kick lands by Botanovic.
Niemi throws a head kick that misses.
Horrible takedown by Botanovic or perhaps it was just good defense by Niemi which made him look bad.
Bot Botanovic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Niemi scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Niemi will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Niemi tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Niemi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Botanovic manages to avoid it.
Botanovic takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Botanovic slips under a jab.
Botanovic misses with a low kick.
A low kick from Niemi misses
and Botanovic counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Botanovic is looking to stall here but Niemi recovers full guard.
Botanovic throws and elbow that misses. Niemi uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Botanovic's guard. Nice move by Niemi!
Niemi has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Botanovic throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Botanovic is on top in guard.
Niemi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Niemi is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
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.
Niemi working a defensive guard here.
Botanovic drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Niemi dives on top into guard.
Niemi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Botanovic is keeping the position for now.
Botanovic trying to control the position.
Niemi passes Botanovic's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Botanovic is staying active underneath Niemi, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Botanovic is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Niemi's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Niemi's back!
Niemi trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Botanovic is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
What can Niemi do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Botanovic working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Niemi is in a bad position with Botanovic working for a choke. Niemi manages to spin nicely into guard and the danger is over for the moment.
Botanovic is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Botanovic keeping moving, preventing Niemi from controlling successfully.
Niemi is in close to Botanovic's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Botanovic is looking for a triangle here but Niemi uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Niemi throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Botanovic manages to work his way to half guard, despite Niemi's best efforts.
Botanovic avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Niemi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bot Botanovic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Niemi fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Botanovic is out of range.
Botanovic scores with a head kick.
Niemi throws a big shot that misses.
Niemi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Good exchange - Niemi coming out on top.
Niemi tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Botanovic is able to avoid easily.
Niemi scores with a hook to the body. Botanovic takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Niemi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Botanovic takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Niemi scores with a decent looking hook.
Niemi works the jab nicely.
Niemi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Niemi lunges at Botanovic with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Botanovic's hand.
Niemi misses the shot to the body.
Niemi takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Niemi is predictable there
and Botanovic counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Botanovic.
Botanovic advances position into side control!
Bot Botanovic has got the better of the ground game so far.
Botanovic cracks Niemi with a big elbow.
Botanovic is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Niemi will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Botanovic thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Botanovic thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Botanovic takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niemi is looking to regain half guard here but Botanovic keeps moving and retains side control.
Botanovic throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Botanovic in side control, just content to control the action for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Botanovic is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Niemi knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Botanovic looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Niemi is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Botanovic off and has taken his back!
You can see the frustration on Botanovic's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Niemi tries to get the hooks in deep but Botanovic pushed the leg off.
Botanovic tries to roll but Niemi sticks to his back.
Botanovic wants to control his opponent's hands but Niemi gets his hands free.
Botanovic tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Niemi prevents Botanovic from getting the reversal.
Niemi misses with some ground and pound and Botanovic recovers position to half guard.
Botanovic keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bot Botanovic really dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Niemi throws a big shot that misses.
Botanovic tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Niemi swivels and escapes.
Niemi misses with the combination.
A jab from Niemi misses.
Botanovic throws a leg kick that is checked
and Niemi counters with a right hand to the body.
A punch combination from Niemi misses.
Niemi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Niemi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Botanovic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Botanovic shoots for a double leg takedown but Niemi sprawls well. He's pushed Botanovic's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Botanovic changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Niemi tries to avoid it but Botanovic manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Niemi to the ground. Niemi escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jetset Niemi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bot Botanovic.
Botanovic is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Botanovic closes the distance and clinches up with Niemi, looking for a takedown. Botanovic pushes Niemi against the cage but Niemi circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Niemi misses with a leg kick
and Botanovic counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Niemi is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Niemi throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Niemi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Botanovic.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Botanovic misses with an attempted mid kick.
Niemi just misses with a punch to the body.
Botanovic misses with an attempted mid kick.
A slow jab from Niemi misses its intended target.
Botanovic lands a front kick.
Niemi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Botanovic misses with a low kick as Niemi jumps back.
Niemi tries to work over Botanovic's front leg with a kick but Botanovic checks it.
Niemi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Botanovic tries to move into range but Niemi moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jetset Niemi is winning the standup battle so far.
Niemi throws a shot from downtown. Botanovic moves away and avoids it.
Niemi throws a series of strikes that have Botanovic backpedaling.
Niemi is looking to chop away at Botanovic's legs.
Botanovic takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niemi throws the left hand but Botanovic avoids the punch easily.
A left lands for Niemi.
Nice cross by Niemi.
Jetset Niemi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Botanovic throws a leg kick that is checked
and Niemi counters with a nice body kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Niemi.
Niemi throws a series of punches but Botanovic avoids them all with ease.
Horrible takedown by Botanovic or perhaps it was just good defense by Niemi which made him look bad.
Niemi throws a nice looking combination but Botanovic bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Niemi misses with a two punch combination.
An inside leg kick lands from Niemi.
Botanovic shoots in for a takedown but Niemi shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice cross by Niemi.
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!
Botanovic misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Niemi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Botanovic doesn't seem bothered though.
Niemi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Niemi tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Botanovic slips a jab and a cross from Niemi.
Niemi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Botanovic. That did some damage!
Niemi avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Niemi lands the left hand.
Niemi missing with a left hand there. Botanovic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Niemi misses with a wild combination.
Niemi thows a leg kick but Botanovic checks it
and Botanovic counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Niemi is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Botanovic shoots in but Niemi avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Botanovic on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Niemi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Niemi throws a right hand that Botanovic ducks under and follows up with a left that Botanovic also avoids with ease.
Botanovic throws a chopping leg kick but Niemi manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Botanovic shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Niemi has Botanovic pulled in close to control his posture.
Niemi keeping full guard, as Botanovic tries to pass.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Niemi is trying to keep Botanovic in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jetset Niemi had his way with Bot Botanovic in that round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Botanovic wants to clinch up but Niemi keeps it at a distance.
Niemi lands with a kick to the ribs.
A nice inside leg kick there by Botanovic. That's going to slow Niemi down.
Botanovic looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A head kick misses from Niemi.
Niemi just misses with a punch to the body.
Niemi lands with a good body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Botanovic.
A clash of legs there as Niemi blocks the low kick.
Niemi scores with a decent looking hook.
Niemi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Botanovic ducks under a wild hook from Niemi.
Botanovic misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Niemi throws a leg kick that is checked
and Botanovic counters with a shoot takedown. Niemi fights it but they end up in guard.
Botanovic trying to control the position from guard on top but Niemi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Botanovic is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Botanovic drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Botanovic as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Niemi screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Botanovic! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Bot Botanovic!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Esko Nikkari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paha SIka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nikkari comes to the cage accompanied by Koto - Jabdah . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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250 lbs
12 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Esko Nikkari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Paha SIka!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nikkari throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nikkari moves in looking to clinch but SIka pushes him off.
SIka pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nikkari doesn't manage to clinch there - SIka circles away.
SIka throws a right and a left that Nikkari avoids nicely.
Nikkari throws out a leg kick but SIka moves out of range and Nikkari only half commits.
SIka blocks a leg kick.
Nikkari ducks down and throws a hook to the body but SIka moves away.
SIka throws a head kick but Nikkari moves out of range.
SIka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The fighters circling - Nikkari throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A head kick misses from SIka.
Nikkari throws a sloppy head kick and SIka moves out of range easily.
Nikkari misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nikkari fakes a jab and throws a low kick but SIka checks it well.
SIka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nikkari is looking to clinch.
Nikkari steps to the side to avoid the strikes from SIka.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Nikkari.
SIka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nikkari.
SIka chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nikkari missing with a left hand there. SIka was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nikkari throws a shot to the body.
SIka misses with a wild body shot.
SIka fakes the leg kick and cracks Nikkari in the body.
Nikkari connects with a solid leg kick.
Nikkari throws the left hand but SIka avoids the punch easily.
Nikkari blocks a head kick by SIka.
A head kick misses from Nikkari.
Nikkari avoids the head kick by SIka.
Nikkari pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
SIka thumps Nikkari with a low kick.
SIka misses with a wild combination.
SIka tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Nikkari is able to avoid easily.
SIka throws a leg kick but Nikkari sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nikkari fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but SIka is out of range.
Nikkari scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
SIka lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nikkari is looking to score with low kicks.
SIka swings away with a leg kick that misses.
SIka throws out a loose jab but Nikkari uses good head movement to avoid it.
Paha SIka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
SIka is looking to slow Nikkari down with leg kicks.
SIka blocks a low kick nicely.
SIka takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nikkari misses with the body kick
and SIka counters with a head kick. That will keep Nikkari thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
SIka dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nikkari. That did some damage!
A low kick from Nikkari misses
and SIka counters with a series of strikes. Nikkari will be more careful next time no doubt.
SIka throws a low kick but Nikkari moves out of range easily.
SIka gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
SIka throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Nikkari's head.
SIka takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nikkari turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
SIka checks a leg kick nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nikkari misses with a looping right.
SIka tries to land a front kick but Nikkari steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
SIka connects with a solid leg kick.
SIka connects with a high kick.
SIka takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nikkari takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Good leg kick by SIka there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nikkari throws a nice looking combination but SIka bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
SIka throws a right and a left that both miss.
SIka lands a nice looking kick to the body. Nikkari takes a step back to recover.
Nikkari is breathing heavily.
Nikkari avoids the head kick by SIka.
SIka misses with a double jab.
SIka throws a head kick that misses.
A combination from SIka does no damage.
SIka tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nikkari ducks right into an uppercut from SIka.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nikkari ducks down and throws a hook to the body but SIka moves away.
SIka lands with a shot to the body.
SIka looks to throw a body kick
and Nikkari counters with a low kick, right behind SIka 's knee.
Nikkari is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
SIka scores with a head kick.
Nikkari moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
SIka is looking to slow Nikkari down with leg kicks.
Nikkari throws a good cross that connects.
SIka misses the shot to the body.
A big right from Nikkari misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice combination there by SIka.
Nikkari throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nikkari is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
SIka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
SIka lands a nice looking body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paha SIka dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nikkari throws a shot to the body.
SIka misses with a low kick.
SIka is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Nikkari rather than just go for the knockout.
SIka thows a body shot but no joy.
SIka misses with a body kick.
SIka misses with a body kick.
Nikkari tries a low kick but SIka avoids it.
Nikkari scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
SIka lands a nice looking kick to the body. Nikkari takes a step back to recover.
SIka misses with an attempted mid kick.
SIka ducks under a wild hook from Nikkari.
Nikkari throws a sloppy head kick and SIka moves out of range easily.
Nikkari ducks down and throws a hook to the body but SIka moves away.
Nikkari throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and SIka counters with a nice body kick.
Nikkari tries to close the distance and clinch but SIka swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
SIka throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nikkari throws a predictable looking body shot
and SIka counters with a good low kick that Nikkari was not able to check.
That's one minute gone in the round.
SIka clobbers Nikkari with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
SIka avoids the body shot from Nikkari.
Nikkari checks a low kick from SIka.
Nikkari throws a shot from downtown. SIka moves away and avoids it.
Nikkari doesn't manage to clinch there - SIka circles away.
Nikkari jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nikkari tries to score with a low kick but SIka moves his leg out of the way.
SIka catches Nikkari with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A head kick from SIka lands but Nikkari takes it in his stride.
Nikkari loads up on a big right hand but SIka slips the punch.
SIka throws a head kick that Nikkari semi-blocks.
SIka lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nikkari's sensitive parts.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nikkari wants to clinch up but SIka keeps it at a distance.
SIka throws a sloppy head kick and Nikkari moves out of range easily.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from SIka - that will leave a mark!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nikkari takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Esko Nikkari has been cut.
SIka checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
SIka throws a head kick that misses.
SIka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nikkari avoids the head kick by SIka.
Nikkari slips under a jab.
Nikkari throws a wild body kick that SIka sees coming a mile off.
SIka throws a nice looking combination but Nikkari bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
SIka scores with a nice strike.
Paha SIka seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nikkari throws a predictable looking body shot
and SIka counters with a stiff right hand.
A nice leg kick lands there from SIka.
Nikkari misses with a body punch
and SIka counters with a nice body kick.
SIka throws a head kick that misses.
SIka throws a head kick that misses
and SIka takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
SIka staying out of range there.
SIka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nikkari on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by SIka. SIka obviously looking to wear him down.
SIka with a nice cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
SIka throws a sloppy head kick and Nikkari moves out of range easily.
SIka lands a nice looking body kick.
SIka throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
SIka works Nikkari's body with a nice hook.
SIka buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
SIka feints and then cracks Nikkari's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nikkari down.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from SIka - that will leave a mark!
A leg kick checked by SIka.
SIka scores with a kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
SIka lands with a slapping head kick.
SIka scores with a leg kick.
SIka scores with a spinning back kick!
Good shot there by SIka.
SIka scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
SIka thuds his right hand into Nikkari's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
SIka throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nikkari avoids the head kick by SIka.
Nikkari tries to clinch there but SIka circles away.
Nikkari on the wrong end of a nice jab.
SIka has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
SIka throws a head kick but Nikkari moves out of range.
SIka throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
SIka lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
SIka tries a head kick but it misses.
Nikkari thows a leg kick but SIka checks it
and SIka counters with a nice leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from SIka.
SIka lands a head kick. Nikkari smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
SIka connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
SIka lands the left hand.
SIka is looking to land body kicks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
SIka cracks Nikkari with a right hand to the side of the head.
SIka lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A shot to the liver by SIka. Beautiful body shot.
SIka throws a wild body kick that Nikkari sees coming a mile off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paha SIka showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Esko Nikkari's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
SIka explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
SIka scores with a head kick.
SIka scores with a three punch combo!
SIka feints and then cracks Nikkari's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nikkari down.
SIka moves into range and connects with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
No joy there for SIka, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
SIka lands a big head kick that sends Nikkari tumbling to the mat! SIka takes a step backwards and waves Nikkari back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Nikkari is rocked!
A slapping leg kick lands for SIka.
Oh Nikkari is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
SIka throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Nikkari seems to have got his legs back now.
SIka throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice body kick there by SIka.
SIka lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from SIka, right into the meat.
Nikkari will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Nikkari keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
SIka throws a leg kick but Nikkari sees it coming and checks it nicely.
SIka throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Nikkari blocks a head kick by SIka.
That's one minute gone in the round.
SIka connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Nikkari momentarily.
SIka throws a sloppy head kick and Nikkari moves out of range easily.
SIka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
SIka throws a head kick that misses
and Nikkari counters with a nice low kick that buckles SIka's knee momentarily.
Nikkari blocks a head kick by SIka.
SIka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
SIka lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nikkari circles away quickly and effectively.
A solid body kick from SIka.
Nikkari misses with a shot to the body
and SIka counters with a three punch combo that has Nikkari backing up. Nikkari nods at SIka to acknowledge the strikes.
Nikkari moves out of range of the body kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from SIka.
Nikkari jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nice body kick from SIka.
SIka misses with a body kick.
Nikkari tries to clinch up
and SIka counters with a nice kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
SIka lands a head kick. Nikkari smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Esko Nikkari's cut is getting worse.
Nikkari takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A nice inside leg kick there by SIka. That's going to slow Nikkari down.
SIka explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
SIka cracks a nice hook into Nikkari's ribs.
Nikkari takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A nice leg kick lands there from SIka.
SIka connects with a solid leg kick.
SIka takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
SIka throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Nikkari.
SIka moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
SIka bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Nikkari's head.
SIka connects with a body shot.
Paha SIka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
SIka turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
SIka connects with a jab.
SIka fails to land with a series of punches.
Jab from SIka.
SIka throws a nice head kick!
Nikkari scores with a head kick.
SIka scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nice body kick from SIka.
SIka looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A shot to the liver by SIka. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
SIka throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by SIka!
SIka moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
SIka fakes the leg kick and cracks Nikkari in the body.
Nikkari tries to move into range but SIka moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
SIka tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nikkari thows a leg kick but SIka checks it
and SIka counters with a head kick. That will keep Nikkari thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
SIka misses with a series of wild punches.
Nikkari moves in looking to clinch but SIka pushes him off.
SIka lands with a thumping leg kick.
SIka fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
SIka buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nikkari misses with a looping right.
Good work by Nikkari as he checks the leg kick.
Nikkari tries to land a leg kick but SIka saw it coming and moves away.
SIka thumps Nikkari with a low kick.
SIka misses with a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nikkari throws a hook but SIka avoids it easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Nikkari.
SIka throws a head kick that half lands.
SIka scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paha SIka really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Esko Nikkari's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
SIka throws a one two combo.
Nikkari has SIka up against the cage in a clinch.
SIka blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nikkari swings away with an uppercut that misses.
SIka on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
SIka takes a knee right on the jaw!
SIka misses with the head strike.
Nikkari is trying to maintain a safe position but SIka gets an underhook and turns Nikkari into the cage.
SIka pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Nikkari on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nikkari with an attempt at a knee that misses.
SIka lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
SIka pushes off an throws an elbow but Nikkari leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
SIka comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
SIka lands a right hand.
SIka breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A chopping leg kick lands by SIka.
Nikkari moves out of range as SIka throws a body kick.
Nikkari is looking to clinch but SIka is avoiding it.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Nikkari takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
SIka lands a nice hook to Nikkari's body. Nikkari takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nikkari takes a shot to the body in his stride.
SIka lands a body shot.
SIka throws a head kick that half lands.
Esko Nikkari's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Nikkari looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
SIka lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nikkari takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
SIka lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by SIka.
SIka scores with a punch to the head.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by SIka.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A combination from SIka does no damage.
SIka scores with a body shot.
SIka throws a good cross that connects.
Good work by Nikkari as he checks the leg kick.
SIka thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Nikkari if he has to take too many more of those.
SIka throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
SIka throws a head kick but Nikkari moves out of range.
SIka scores with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
SIka chopping away at his opponent's legs.
SIka scores with a head kick.
Nikkari tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
SIka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
SIka motions for Nikkari to come forward. SIka throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
SIka throws a solid leg kick but Nikkari takes the impact on his shin and smiles at SIka.
SIka lands a head shot.
SIka throws a half hearted mid kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Nikkari.
SIka throws a sloppy head kick and Nikkari moves out of range easily.
Nikkari tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nikkari takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
SIka blocks a head kick by Nikkari.
SIka fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nikkari on the side of the head.
Both fighters circling a little - SIka finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from SIka.
Nikkari missing with a left hand there. SIka was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A big right from SIka misses.
SIka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nikkari misses with a head kick.
SIka throws a body kick that misses.
Nikkari throws a big shot that misses.
SIka tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Nikkari is able to avoid easily.
SIka swats away the attempt to clinch by Nikkari.
SIka throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Nikkari misses with a hook. SIka ducked under it nicely.
A lazy body kick from Nikkari
and SIka counters with a lovely shot to the body.
SIka throws a head kick that misses
and Nikkari counters with a good, hard body kick but SIka shrugs it off.
SIka throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nikkari tries to clinch but fails miserably
and SIka counters with a straight right hand.
Nikkari steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from SIka. That one must have hurt.
Nikkari takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
SIka lands a head kick. Nikkari smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Decent striking displayed by SIka there.
SIka lands with a nice body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A kick lands to the mid section there for SIka.
Nikkari takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
SIka throws a sloppy head kick and Nikkari moves out of range easily.
A head kick from SIka lands but Nikkari takes it in his stride.
Nikkari avoids a kick to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
SIka drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nikkari takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nice shot lands for SIka.
SIka looking to land some kicks to the body here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paha SIka dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Esko Nikkari's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
SIka feints and then cracks Nikkari's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nikkari down.
Nikkari missing with a left hand there. SIka was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
SIka misses with a combination
and Nikkari counters with a two punch combo.
SIka slips under a jab from Nikkari.
SIka connects with the punch.
SIka tries a head kick but it misses.
SIka connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
SIka punishes Nikkari's body with a nice straight punch.
Good leg kick by SIka there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
SIka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nikkari.
Nikkari tries to clinch but SIka is having none of it.
SIka closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Nikkari lands a head kick!
Nikkari misses with a low kick.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nikkari checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nikkari listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
SIka cracks Nikkari with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nikkari tries to move into range but SIka moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
SIka misses with a body kick.
SIka throws a head kick that half lands.
SIka throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
SIka fails to land with a series of punches.
SIka connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Nikkari momentarily.
Nikkari takes one to the side of the head.
SIka delivers a nice body kick.
SIka with a body punch. A glancing blow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head kick misses from SIka.
SIka lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nikkari pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Esko Nikkari has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nikkari ducks right into an uppercut from SIka.
SIka digs a good body shot into Nikkari's ribs.
Nikkari chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before SIka can pounce on him.
SIka moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
SIka feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Nikkari's calf.
SIka throws a series of punches but Nikkari moves out of range.
Nikkari walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. SIka checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Nikkari throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A good leg kick by SIka.
SIka's corner calls for a 1-2. SIka obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Nikkari checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
SIka slips under a jab.
Nikkari throws a looping overhand right but SIka ducks down to avoid it.
SIka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nikkari takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nikkari has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from SIka finds it's way round the side to connect with Nikkari's head.
SIka misses with a wild combination.
SIka throws a push kick but Nikkari slaps the foot to one side.
Nikkari tries to clinch up.
SIka throws a nice head kick!
A looping hook to the body misses from SIka. Nikkari does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nikkari moves out of range of the body kick.
Nikkari tries to close the distance and clinch but SIka swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nikkari throws a leg kick
and SIka counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
SIka's corner calls for a 1-2. SIka obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
SIka throws a head kick but Nikkari moves out of range.
Nikkari throws a chopping leg kick but SIka manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Decent striking displayed by Nikkari there.
SIka swats away the attempt to clinch by Nikkari.
Paha SIka is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nikkari takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Jeez, Esko Nikkari's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nikkari looks to land a left hand but SIka moved out of range nicely.
Nikkari tries to clinch but SIka moves out of range.
SIka lands with a nice body kick.
SIka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
SIka pushes Nikkari away with a front kick.
SIka clobbers Nikkari with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
SIka goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
SIka throws a push kick but Nikkari slaps the foot to one side.
SIka is looking to slow Nikkari down with leg kicks.
Nikkari tries to clinch up but SIka circles away and keeps his distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
SIka throws a sloppy head kick and Nikkari moves out of range easily.
SIka lands an overhand right.
Nikkari takes a kick to the side of the head.
SIka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paha SIka comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well SIka 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 42:50
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 42:50
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 42:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paha SIka!
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