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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Josh Bolda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stelian Zeklos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bolda's entrance music is Fett's Vette. A fine choice. Zeklos is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Du Riechst So Gut. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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219 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
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Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Josh Bolda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Stelian Zeklos!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zeklos slips a straight right by Bolda.
Bolda on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bolda throws out a loose jab but Zeklos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zeklos misses with an uppercut.
Zeklos goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Bolda checks the leg kick nicely there.
Zeklos throws out a loose jab but Bolda uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bolda avoids the head kick by Zeklos.
Zeklos scores with a jab. Bolda acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bolda misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Zeklos misses with a straight left.
Nice cross by Zeklos.
Bolda throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Zeklos throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Zeklos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Stelian Zeklos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bolda keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zeklos.
Zeklos connects with a solid leg kick.
Stelian Zeklos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zeklos throws the left hand but Bolda avoids the punch easily.
Zeklos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bolda fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zeklos manages to avoid it.
Zeklos slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bolda lands with a nice body punch.
Bolda tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Zeklos swivels and escapes.
Zeklos works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bolda changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bolda moves out of range as Zeklos strikes.
Bolda is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zeklos.
Zeklos fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bolda.
Zeklos lands with a slapping head kick.
Bolda throws a hook but Zeklos blocks it.
Zeklos looks to throw the jab but Bolda is out of range.
Zeklos scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
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!
Zeklos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bolda.
Zeklos moves into range and connects with a jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Bolda blocks the leg kick.
Bolda throws the left hand but Zeklos avoids the punch easily.
Bolda lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Zeklos circles away quickly and effectively.
Zeklos is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bolda.
It looks like Stelian Zeklos has been cut.
Bolda slips under a jab from Zeklos.
Zeklos bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A big left from Bolda misses.
Zeklos misses with an uppercut.
Zeklos looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bolda tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bolda connects with a looping right hand.
Bolda checks the leg kick.
Zeklos misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolda misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zeklos throws a head kick that misses.
Zeklos throws a head kick but Bolda moves out of range.
Bolda lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Zeklos circles away quickly and effectively.
Bolda walks forward, straight into a front kick from Zeklos.
Zeklos misses with a straight right.
Zeklos scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bolda uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zeklos.
Zeklos throws a body kick that misses.
A big left from Zeklos misses.
Zeklos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Zeklos misses with a body kick.
Zeklos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bolda ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Zeklos does no damage.
Zeklos moves out of range of the strikes.
Bolda checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bolda throws a low kick, looking for Zeklos's leg but Zeklos calmly moves out of range.
Zeklos goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Zeklos tries to land a front kick but Bolda steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Zeklos lands a glancing blow to the side of Bolda's head.
Zeklos cracks Bolda with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice body kick there by Zeklos.
Zeklos throws a head kick but Bolda moves out of range.
Zeklos is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Bolda had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Zeklos.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A slow jab from Zeklos misses its intended target.
Bolda moves out of range of the body kick.
Zeklos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zeklos throws a low kick, looking for Bolda's leg but Bolda calmly moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stelian Zeklos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Stelian Zeklos's cut.
That's time! Bolda's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Zeklos ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Zeklos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bolda digs a good body shot into Zeklos's ribs.
Bolda takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Good work by Zeklos as he checks the leg kick.
Bolda throws a leg kick
and Zeklos counters with a straight right hand.
Zeklos throws a right hand that Bolda ducks under and follows up with a left that Bolda also avoids with ease.
Bolda misses with a head kick.
Bolda fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Zeklos avoids it really well and circles away.
Zeklos misses with a leg kick
and Zeklos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bolda staying out of range there.
Zeklos has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Zeklos there as he acknowledges the shot.
Zeklos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bolda looks for a takedown but Zeklos sprawls well.
Stelian Zeklos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Zeklos throws an overhand right that lands on Bolda's shoulder, as Bolda tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolda on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Bolda connects with a body shot.
Zeklos throws a leg kick which misses Bolda's front leg but catches the back leg as Bolda tries to avoid it.
Zeklos smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Zeklos shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bolda uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zeklos.
Bolda takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bolda lands with a nice body punch.
Zeklos misses the shot to the body.
Zeklos connects with a looping right hand.
Zeklos blocks a head kick by Bolda.
Zeklos misses with an uppercut.
Zeklos looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bolda misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zeklos throws a jab when Bolda was well out of range.
Zeklos throws a head kick but Bolda moves out of range.
A slow jab from Zeklos misses its intended target.
Zeklos throws a head kick but Bolda moves out of range.
Bolda closes this distance looking for a takedown but Zeklos circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Josh Bolda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zeklos scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bolda in his tracks.
Bolda shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Zeklos as he jumps to the side.
Zeklos lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A big right from Bolda misses.
Bolda slips under a jab from Zeklos.
Bolda misses with a looping left.
Bolda blocks a head kick by Zeklos.
Zeklos misses with a looping left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zeklos tries to close the distance and clinch but Bolda swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bolda throws an overhand right that lands on Zeklos's shoulder, as Zeklos tries to avoid the shot.
Zeklos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bolda was well out of range. Poor timing from Zeklos.
Bolda avoids the head kick by Zeklos.
Bolda loads up on a big right hand but Zeklos slips the punch.
Bolda checks a leg kick.
Bolda tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Bolda. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
A head kick misses from Zeklos.
Zeklos lands with a nice body kick.
Zeklos loads up on a big right hand but Bolda slips the punch.
Bolda ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A good leg kick by Zeklos.
An inside leg kick from Zeklos misses.
Zeklos ducks under a wild hook from Bolda.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bolda misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bolda uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zeklos.
Bolda misses with a straight right.
Bolda steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Zeklos. That one must have hurt.
Zeklos misses with a right hand
and Bolda counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Zeklos with a hook.
Bolda will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Good work by Bolda as he checks the leg kick.
Zeklos slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
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!
Bolda shoots for a double leg takedown but Zeklos sprawls well. He's pushed Bolda's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Zeklos lands with a kick to the temple. Bolda shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Zeklos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bolda.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zeklos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bolda steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zeklos.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stelian Zeklos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Stelian Zeklos'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. And we move into the final round!
Zeklos fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Zeklos throws the left hand but Bolda avoids the punch easily.
Zeklos stalks Bolda and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bolda's face. Bolda staggers backwards, shaken.
Bolda shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Zeklos misses with an uppercut. Bolda saw that one coming.
Zeklos takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Nice takedown defense from Zeklos. No joy for Bolda on that attempt.
Zeklos scores with a leg kick.
Zeklos missing with a left hand there. Bolda was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Zeklos tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bolda manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bolda walks into a jab.
Bolda fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Zeklos throws out a loose jab but Bolda uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bolda looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bolda closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Zeklos throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zeklos is looking to score with low kicks.
Zeklos walks into a stiff left hand from Bolda.
A slow jab from Zeklos misses its intended target.
Bolda on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Zeklos. Zeklos obviously looking to wear him down.
A jab from Zeklos misses.
A punch lands to the side of Zeklos 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Zeklos lands with a cross.
Bolda blocks a jab.
Zeklos lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Zeklos misses the jab.
Zeklos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Zeklos fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bolda slips under a jab.
Bolda checks a leg kick nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolda drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A cross from Zeklos lands.
Zeklos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bolda.
Zeklos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Zeklos throws a head kick but Bolda moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zeklos ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bolda fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zeklos manages to avoid it.
Zeklos cracks Bolda with a right hand to the side of the head.
Zeklos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bolda tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zeklos throws a head kick but Bolda moves out of range.
Bolda swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bolda uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Zeklos.
Zeklos slips a jab and a cross from Bolda.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zeklos tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bolda changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Zeklos tries to avoid it but Bolda manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Zeklos to the ground. Zeklos escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Josh Bolda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zeklos misses with an uppercut. Bolda saw that one coming.
Bolda misses with a looping left.
Zeklos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bolda blocks the body kick.
Zeklos lets loose with a powerful body kick. Bolda will feel that in the morning.
A slow jab from Zeklos misses its intended target.
Zeklos throws a leg kick
and Bolda counters with a slapping leg kick.
Zeklos goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bolda shoots in for a takedown but Zeklos shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A combination from Bolda does no damage.
Zeklos swinging wildly here.
Bolda steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zeklos.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bolda darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Bolda wants to pass to mount but Zeklos is defending the position.
Josh Bolda has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bolda wants to work for an arm triangle but Zeklos is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Bolda passes to side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zeklos wants to control but Bolda postures up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stelian Zeklos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Zeklos winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stelian Zeklos!
Stelian Zeklos spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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hype
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pop
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