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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kalle Kinkeri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Creaturos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Creaturos has chosen Riverside - O2 Panic Room as his entrance music. 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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200 lbs
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194 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Kalle Kinkeri!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Anthony Creaturos!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Creaturos misses.
Kinkeri tries to close the distance and clinch but Creaturos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kinkeri scores with a nice head shot.
Kinkeri scores with a leg kick.
Creaturos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kinkeri scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kinkeri.
Kinkeri fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Creaturos.
Creaturos shoots in for a takedown but Kinkeri shows good takedown defense.
Kinkeri ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kinkeri steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Creaturos.
Kinkeri throws a hook but Creaturos blocks it.
Kinkeri with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kinkeri with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kinkeri blocks a jab.
Kinkeri lands a jab.
It looks like Anthony Creaturos has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kinkeri ducks under a wild hook from Creaturos.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kinkeri tries to clinch up.
Kinkeri cracks Creaturos with an open hand slap.
Kinkeri throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Kinkeri scores with a head kick.
Kinkeri swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Creaturos.
Kinkeri scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Creaturos looks gassed!
Kinkeri works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kinkeri lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kinkeri connects with a single shot there.
Kinkeri dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Creaturos. That did some damage!
Creaturos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kalle Kinkeri is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Creaturos stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kinkeri.
Creaturos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kinkeri.
Kinkeri fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Creaturos on the side of the head.
Creaturos walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kinkeri rushes Creaturos and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kinkeri lands a right hand.
Kinkeri scores a nice knee to the body.
Kinkeri lands an elbow inside.
Kinkeri lands an elbow inside that Creaturos shrugs off.
A body shot lands from Kinkeri.
Creaturos takes a knee right on the jaw!
Creaturos is rocked!
Kinkeri using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kinkeri is pushing Creaturos up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A right hand to the body from Kinkeri.
Creaturos takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kinkeri putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Creaturos in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kinkeri utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kinkeri is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kinkeri landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kinkeri lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Creaturos tries to pull guard but Kinkeri holds him up against the cage and eventually Creaturos drops back down to his feet.
Kinkeri lands with a right to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kinkeri scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short body shot lands from Kinkeri as the two fighters clinch.
Kinkeri breaks from the clinch.
Creaturos takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kinkeri is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Creaturos slips a jab and a cross from Kinkeri.
Creaturos scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Creaturos blocks a head kick by Kinkeri.
Creaturos throws out a loose jab but Kinkeri uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kalle Kinkeri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Creaturos fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Decent striking displayed by Creaturos there.
Nice takedown defense from Kinkeri. No joy for Creaturos on that attempt.
Kalle Kinkeri has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anthony Creaturos.
Kinkeri tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kinkeri tries to close the distance and clinch but Creaturos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Creaturos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kinkeri scores with a nice head shot.
Kinkeri is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Creaturos.
Creaturos throws a body punch but Kinkeri moves out of range.
A lazy left from Creaturos finds it's target.
Creaturos lands with a good body shot.
Kinkeri avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kinkeri explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Creaturos shoots in and bounces Kinkeri off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kinkeri is controlling Creaturos's posture.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Creaturos trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kalle Kinkeri dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Anthony Creaturos's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kinkeri swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Creaturos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kinkeri.
Creaturos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kinkeri misses the shot to the body.
Creaturos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Creaturos throws the left hand but Kinkeri avoids the punch easily.
Creaturos works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A jab from Kinkeri misses.
Creaturos scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Kinkeri tries to close the distance and clinch up but Creaturos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Creaturos has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Kinkeri takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kinkeri avoids the body shot from Creaturos.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Creaturos throws a hook but Kinkeri blocks it.
Creaturos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Creaturos blocks the body kick.
Kinkeri defending well as Creaturos loads up on a big left hand.
Creaturos throws out a loose jab but Kinkeri uses good head movement to avoid it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Creaturos.
Creaturos shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kinkeri finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kinkeri smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kinkeri cracks Creaturos with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Creaturos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kinkeri misses with a hook.
A jab from Creaturos finds it's way through Kinkeri's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kinkeri scores with a leg kick.
Kinkeri takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kinkeri cracks the inside of Creaturos's front leg.
Creaturos moves out of range of the body kick from Kinkeri.
Creaturos staying out of range there.
Creaturos shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Creaturos content just to control the position here.
Kinkeri can't escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kinkeri is working hard here to advance position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kinkeri holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Creaturos tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Creaturos landing strikes, looking to finish!
Creaturos with good strikes from the mount here!
Creaturos looking to control but Kinkeri is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Creaturos postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Kinkeri looks a forlorn figure.
Creaturos lands a nice shot to the head.
Creaturos lands a heavy elbow.
Creaturos fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Creaturos lands a nice shot to the head.
Creaturos takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Creaturos tries to control but Kinkeri wriggling away.
Creaturos lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Kinkeri tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Creaturos looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Kinkeri is working to get back to half guard.
Creaturos looking to finish Kinkeri with some ground and pound. This is bad for Kinkeri!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Creaturos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Anthony Creaturos's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Creaturos cracks Kinkeri with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Creaturos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kinkeri circles away quickly and effectively.
Creaturos walks into a left hand.
Kalle Kinkeri is winning the standup battle so far.
Kinkeri takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Kinkeri moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Creaturos shoots in looking for a takedown. Kinkeri tries to sprawl out of it but Creaturos keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kinkeri manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Creaturos blocks a head kick by Kinkeri.
A shot to the body from Kinkeri misses
and Creaturos counters with a nice double leg into side control. Kinkeri won't be happy with that.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kinkeri wants to control but Creaturos postures up.
Creaturos postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
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Kinkeri tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Creaturos wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kinkeri keeps working.
Creaturos looks up at the clock and then as Kinkeri takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Creaturos smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Kinkeri on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Kinkeri is looking for a sweep.
Kinkeri is trying to escape the position but Creaturos is controlling the position.
Kinkeri takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Creaturos throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Kinkeri tries to buck Creaturos off but Creaturos is having none of it.
Creaturos throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Kinkeri is trying to control Creaturos's posture but Creaturos avoids it.
Kinkeri seems a little lost for a moment, as Creaturos dominates the positioning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kinkeri avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Creaturos.
Kinkeri is trying to get back to half guard.
Anthony Creaturos has got the better of the ground game so far.
Creaturos controlling from side mount.
Creaturos works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Creaturos wants to control but Kinkeri is keeping him busy.
Creaturos happy to just control the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Kinkeri tries to buck Creaturos off but Creaturos is having none of it.
Kinkeri is not content to let Creaturos control the position.
Kinkeri parries the strikes from Creaturos easily there. Creaturos is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Kinkeri to escape.
Creaturos controls the position.
Creaturos trying to control the position but Kinkeri is working away.
Despite being in the dominant position, Anthony Creaturos just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kinkeri dodges the punch combination from Creaturos.
Kinkeri jabs Creaturos right on the nose. Creaturos blinks but takes it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Creaturos really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Anthony Creaturos's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Creaturos takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kinkeri feints and then cracks Creaturos's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Creaturos down.
A head kick misses from Kinkeri.
Kinkeri lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kinkeri keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kinkeri throws a jab when Creaturos was well out of range.
Creaturos throws a shot from downtown. Kinkeri moves away and avoids it.
Creaturos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kinkeri.
Creaturos stuns Kinkeri with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kinkeri is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Creaturos.
Kinkeri scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Creaturos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kinkeri.
Kinkeri tries to score with a low kick but Creaturos moves his leg out of the way.
Kinkeri is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Creaturos.
Kinkeri ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Creaturos scores with the left hand. Kinkeri knows he should have avoided that one.
Kinkeri throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Creaturos misses with a wild combination.
Nice defenses there by Creaturos.
Kinkeri with a jab.
Creaturos ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kinkeri misses with a series of wild punches.
Creaturos throws a combination that misses
and Kinkeri counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kinkeri throws and low kick but Creaturos moves out of range easily.
Kinkeri throws a looping overhand right but Creaturos ducks down to avoid it.
Creaturos throws a jab but it's blocked by Kinkeri.
A looping hook to the body misses from Creaturos. Kinkeri does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kinkeri tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Creaturos is able to avoid easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Left hook, right uppercut from Creaturos.
Kinkeri is rocked!
Kinkeri connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Creaturos's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Creaturos has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Creaturos there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kinkeri throws a leg kick that misses.
Creaturos thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jab, jab by Creaturos - just one landing.
Oh Kinkeri is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Creaturos works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kinkeri tries a head kick but it misses.
Creaturos takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kinkeri has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kinkeri seems to have got his legs back now.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kinkeri.
Creaturos lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kinkeri working aggressively here.
Kinkeri lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kinkeri.
Kinkeri is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Creaturos is defending well for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Creaturos wants to stall.
Kinkeri with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kinkeri blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Creaturos trying to stall but Kinkeri improves his position.
Creaturos is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
A left hand lands to the body for Kinkeri.
Creaturos tries to circle away but Kinkeri has him pinned against the cage.
Creaturos wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kinkeri missing with knees to the body.
Creaturos controlling the action here for a moment.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kinkeri obliges.
Kinkeri is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Creaturos is defending well for now.
Creaturos avoiding damage as Kinkeri throws knees to the body.
Creaturos working hard to break the clinch.
Creaturos pulls guard successfully.
Creaturos manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kinkeri manages to get himself to full guard.
Creaturos loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kinkeri tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Creaturos tries to free his leg and advance position but Kinkeri is retaining full guard.
Kinkeri trying to control the position.
Creaturos showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Kinkeri working a defensive guard here.
Kinkeri is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Creaturos dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Anthony Creaturos's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Kinkeri throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kinkeri ducks under a wild hook from Creaturos.
Kinkeri moves away from the strike by Creaturos.
Kinkeri darts in and clinches Creaturos up against the cage.
Kinkeri fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kinkeri pressing his opponent against the cage.
Kinkeri looking to throw knees to the head but Creaturos is blocking nicely.
Creaturos gets through Kinkeri's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Creaturos leaning his opponent against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Creaturos lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Creaturos wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kinkeri has him pressed against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
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.
Kinkeri blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Creaturos has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Kinkeri regains guard immediately.
Creaturos has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Creaturos trying to control but Kinkeri is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kinkeri is pulling down on Creaturos's head. It's preventing any offense from Creaturos, at least for the moment.
Creaturos sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Kinkeri's guard.
Creaturos is taking a breather. Kinkeri says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Kinkeri keeping hold of Creaturos's head, controlling as best he can.
Kinkeri makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kinkeri.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kinkeri utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kinkeri utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kinkeri looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kinkeri keeping moving, preventing Creaturos from controlling successfully.
Kalle Kinkeri has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kinkeri looking for a sweep. Not yet Kinkeri, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kinkeri darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Creaturos shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kinkeri as he avoids it easily.
Kinkeri tests Creaturos's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Creaturos swings and misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Creaturos looks to land a combination. Kinkeri sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kinkeri.
Kinkeri moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kinkeri swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Creaturos with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kinkeri to score with a decent uppercut.
Kinkeri looks to land a left hand but Creaturos moved out of range nicely.
Kinkeri closes the distance but Creaturos moves to the side
and Creaturos counters with a nice uppercut.
Kinkeri misses with the combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Creaturos connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Creaturos scores with a jab to the jaw.
Anthony Creaturos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kinkeri swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Creaturos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Creaturos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kinkeri.
A big left from Kinkeri misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Creaturos misses the target.
Creaturos takes a swing at Kinkeri's ribcage but misses.
Creaturos tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kinkeri swivels and escapes.
An inside leg kick lands from Kinkeri.
Kinkeri swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kinkeri feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Creaturos's calf.
Kinkeri misses with a combination
letting Creaturos counter with a right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anthony Creaturos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Creaturos has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 46:49
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 46:49
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anthony Creaturos!
Anthony Creaturos is the new middleweight champion!
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