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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Samoa Joe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donald Brevik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joe's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Sitting Sideways . This should be fireworks!
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139 lbs
18 - 8 - 1 |
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144 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Samoa Joe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Donald Brevik!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brevik on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Joe throws a hook but Brevik blocks it.
Brevik moves away from the strike by Joe.
Brevik lands a lovely overhand right.
Brevik ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A punch lands to the side of Brevik 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Joe tries to bum rush Brevik with a series of wild strikes but Brevik uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Brevik has managed to clinch.
Brevik creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Brevik throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Joe wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Joe on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Joe wants to get back to striking at distance but Brevik won't allow it.
Brevik tries to land a knee to the head but Joe blocks with his arms.
Brevik tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Joe is trying to push Brevik away but Brevik has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brevik throws a knee to the head but misses.
Brevik using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Joe has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Brevik creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Joe is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Joe tries to circle away but Brevik has him pinned against the cage.
Brevik misses with a knee to the head.
Brevik tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Joe avoids it.
Brevik looking to throw knees to the head but Joe is blocking nicely.
Joe is trying to break the clinch but Brevik has him pressed against the cage.
Brevik tries to land a knee to the head but Joe blocks with his arms.
Joe wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Brevik is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Joe is defending well for now.
Joe managing to block the knees to the body from Brevik.
Joe has had enough of the clinch but Brevik keeps him there for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brevik tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Joe avoids it.
Brevik missing with knees to the body.
Brevik misses with an elbow strike.
Brevik lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Samoa Joe has been cut.
A knee to the head by Brevik.
Joe on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Joe has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Brevik after a bit of a struggle.
Brevik missing with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Brevik.
Joe wants to get back to striking at distance but Brevik won't allow it.
Brevik trying to land knees to the body.
Brevik missing with knees to the body.
Joe is trying to force a seperation but Brevik has the dominant position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brevik lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brevik with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Joe wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Joe can't break the clinch.
Joe blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Joe is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Brevik trying to land knees to the body.
Joe is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Brevik can't fight it off and eventually Joe manages to take the fight to the floor. Brevik looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Joe wants to control from the top but Brevik keeps moving.
Joe trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Joe is looking to work some ground and pound but Brevik has wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joe loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Joe won't allow Brevik to get back to his feet.
Brevik keeping moving, preventing Joe from controlling successfully.
Joe makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Joe lands a couple of decent looking shots.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Joe is looking to work some ground and pound but Brevik has wrist control.
Joe content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Joe in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Brevik working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Joe.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brevik looking to control.
Joe working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Brevik's head.
Joe trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samoa Joe dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Samoa Joe's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Joe chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Brevik can pounce on him.
Brevik throws a quick inside leg kick.
Joe tries to score a power double leg takedown but Brevik sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Joe somewhat.
Brevik takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Brevik thows a body shot but no joy.
Donald Brevik seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Joe misses with a hook.
Joe with a nice cross.
Brevik wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Brevik throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Joe throws a hook but Brevik blocks it.
Brevik cracks Joe with an open hand slap.
Brevik lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brevik moves out of range as Joe strikes.
Brevik scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Brevik throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Joe.
Brevik loads up on a big right hand but Joe slips the punch.
A jab from Joe misses.
Joe swats away the attempt to clinch by Brevik.
Joe misses with a looping right.
Joe pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jab from Brevik.
Brevik has closed the distance and engaged Joe in a clinch.
Joe is looking to break free of the clinch but Brevik has double underhooks.
Brevik tries to land knees in the clinch but Joe avoids the damage to the body.
Brevik misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Joe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joe blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Brevik with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Joe lands a right hand that snaps the head of Brevik backwards.
Brevik looking to throw knees to the head but Joe is blocking nicely.
Joe avoiding damage as Brevik throws knees to the body.
Joe swings wildly with an uppercut but Brevik uses good head movement to avoid it.
Joe managing to block the knees to the body from Brevik.
Joe avoids a wild elbow strike from Brevik.
Brevik lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Joe is trying to push Brevik away but Brevik has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Joe is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Joe wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brevik putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Joe in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Joe's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Joe avoids a wild elbow strike from Brevik.
Brevik tries to land knees in the clinch but Joe avoids the damage to the body.
Brevik tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Brevik trying to land knees to the body.
Donald Brevik seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Brevik blocking some punches.
Brevik throws a knee to the head but misses.
Brevik tries to land knees in the clinch but Joe avoids the damage to the body.
Joe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brevik keeps control of Joe as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Joe is trying to push Brevik away but Brevik has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Brevik misses with a knee strike.
Brevik misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Joe.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brevik throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Joe blocks it with crossed arms.
Joe manages to break the clinch.
Joe misses with a straight left.
Joe missing with a left hand there. Brevik was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Joe avoids the head kick by Brevik.
Joe circles away from the clinch attempt.
Brevik gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Good shot there by Brevik.
Donald Brevik is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Joe scores with a nice strike.
Brevik avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brevik throws a lazy right hand but Joe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Samoa Joe is winning the standup battle so far.
Brevik avoids the body shot from Joe.
A combination from Joe does no damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Donald Brevik will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Samoa Joe's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
An inside leg kick from Brevik misses.
Brevik is looking to clinch but Joe is avoiding it.
Brevik jabs Joe right on the nose. Joe blinks but takes it well.
A nice leg kick lands there from Brevik.
Brevik uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Joe.
A looping hook to the body misses from Joe. Brevik does a little dance to reset his feet.
Joe misses with an uppercut.
Joe is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Brevik connects with a solid leg kick.
Joe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Joe misses with a hook
and Brevik counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Brevik tries to clinch but Joe is having none of it.
Brevik is looking to slow Joe down with leg kicks.
Brevik has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Brevik pivots, looking for a leg kick but Joe is out of range and Brevik settles back down.
Brevik misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe cracks Brevik with a right hand to the side of the head.
Brevik just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice defenses there by Brevik.
Brevik throws a body punch but Joe moves out of range.
Brevik forces Joe back against the cage and clinches.
Joe managing to block the knees to the body from Brevik.
Brevik with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Brevik lands a knee to the head.
Brevik takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Joe manages to break the clinch.
Brevik thows a left - swing and a miss!
A swing and a miss from Joe.
Brevik is looking to clinch.
Joe misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brevik moves out of range as Joe strikes.
Joe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Brevik moves out of range of the strikes.
Joe scores with a jab to the body.
Joe ducks under a wild hook from Brevik.
Brevik misses with a straight left.
Joe misses with a hook.
The fighters circling - Joe throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Joe gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Brevik.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brevik gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Joe.
A solid leg kick lands there for Brevik.
Brevik drives through and clinches with Joe against the cage.
Brevik misses with an elbow over the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brevik misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Joe.
Brevik using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Joe has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Brevik with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Joe blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Brevik scores with a knee to the head.
Joe is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Joe is trying to push Brevik away but Brevik has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Brevik with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Joe breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A big right from Joe misses.
Brevik slips a jab from Joe.
Joe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brevik throws out the jab.
Joe throws a body punch but Brevik moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brevik misses with a head kick.
Brevik throws a nice outside leg kick.
Joe works the jab nicely.
Brevik is rocked!
Joe waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brevik.
Brevik is still on wobbly legs! Can Joe finish him?
Brevik misses with a looping right.
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Joe engages and cracks Brevik with a massive lead left hook - Brevik tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Joe is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Samoa Joe!
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hype
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