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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Gregory (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Onanias Runkman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gregory's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Chumbawamba - English Rebel Songs. The crowd seem to be enjoying Runkman's choice of entrance music: Anderson Silva DANCING Justin Bieber SONG. 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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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
8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Paul Gregory!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Onanias Runkman!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gregory keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Runkman scores with a jab to the body.
Runkman turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gregory tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Runkman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gregory cracks Runkman with an open hand slap.
Good leg kick by Gregory there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
No joy there for Gregory, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gregory moves in looking to clinch but Runkman pushes him off.
Gregory tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Runkman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gregory uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Runkman.
Runkman swinging wildly here.
Gregory thumps Runkman with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Runkman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gregory moves away.
Gregory clinches up with Runkman and pushes him back against the cage.
Gregory gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Runkman.
Gregory breaks from the clinch.
Runkman throws a sloppy head kick and Gregory moves out of range easily.
Gregory fails in his attempt to clinch.
Runkman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gregory moves away.
Paul Gregory seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Runkman tries for a takedown but Gregory sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Paul Gregory has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Onanias Runkman.
Gregory is looking to clinch but Runkman is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gregory tries to clinch up but Runkman circles away and keeps his distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Runkman. Gregory does a little dance to reset his feet.
Runkman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice shot by Gregory.
Gregory tries to close the distance and clinch up but Runkman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gregory scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gregory tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Runkman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gregory tries to close the distance and clinch up but Runkman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gregory shoots for a takedown but Runkman saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A swing and a miss from Runkman.
A head kick misses from Gregory.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gregory darts in and clinches Runkman up against the cage.
Runkman blocks an elbow strike from Gregory.
Gregory throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Runkman tries to pull guard but Gregory won't allow it.
Runkman is trying to pull guard but Gregory has him pressed against the cage.
Runkman tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Gregory smiles and moves away.
Gregory tries to clinch up.
Runkman on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Gregory swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gregory tries to close the distance and clinch up but Runkman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A head kick misses from Gregory.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Runkman falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gregory counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Gregory ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Runkman moves away.
Gregory clinches with his opponent.
Runkman dodges an elbow strike from Gregory.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Runkman tries to pull guard but Gregory holds him up against the cage and eventually Runkman drops back down to his feet.
Runkman tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Gregory just stands there and leans against the cage.
Runkman tries to pull guard but Gregory holds him up against the cage and eventually Runkman drops back down to his feet.
Gregory pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gregory instigates a clinch.
Runkman tries to pull guard but Gregory holds him up against the cage and eventually Runkman drops back down to his feet.
Gregory throws an elbow but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Gregory dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gregory tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Runkman is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gregory rather than just go for the knockout.
Gregory tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Runkman swivels and escapes.
Gregory tries to close the distance and clinch up but Runkman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Runkman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gregory moves away.
A slow jab from Runkman misses its intended target.
Runkman throws a jab when Gregory was well out of range.
Runkman throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gregory stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Runkman scores with a body shot.
Runkman misses with a shot to the body
and Gregory counters with a stiff right hand.
Gregory tries to clinch up.
Gregory tries to clinch up but Runkman circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Runkman throws a right and a left that Gregory avoids nicely.
Gregory throws a looping overhand right but Runkman ducks down to avoid it.
Runkman swinging wildly here.
Gregory wants to clinch up but Runkman keeps it at a distance.
Runkman misses the shot to the body.
Gregory tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gregory has Runkman up against the cage in a clinch.
Runkman drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Runkman drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gregory lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Runkman backwards.
Runkman fails to pull guard.
Paul Gregory has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Onanias Runkman.
Gregory manages to break the clinch.
Paul Gregory is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Runkman misses with the combination.
Gregory stalks Runkman and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Runkman's face. Runkman staggers backwards, shaken.
Gregory tries to clinch but Runkman is having none of it.
Paul Gregory is winning the standup battle so far.
Gregory throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gregory wants to clinch up but Runkman keeps it at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gregory throws a sloppy head kick and Runkman moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gregory throws a head kick but Runkman moves out of range.
Gregory walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gregory throws a leg kick that misses.
Runkman throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gregory on the side of the head.
Gregory is looking to clinch but Runkman is avoiding it.
Gregory on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Runkman looking to score a takedown here. Gregory is defending well but Runkman drives through and ends up in Gregory's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Gregory wants to sweep but no luck.
Runkman loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Runkman throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gregory works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Runkman wants to pass the guard but Gregory is keeping the position.
That's four 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!
Runkman throwing strikes but missing.
Runkman trying to control the position from guard on top but Gregory is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Runkman makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Runkman stops Gregory from standing up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Runkman looking to pass the guard.
Gregory tries to land a sweep but no joy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Runkman tries to free his leg and advance position but Gregory is retaining full guard.
Runkman pushes down on Gregory's leg and manages to get into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Onanias Runkman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Gregory tries to clinch but Runkman is having none of it.
Gregory misses with a looping left.
Gregory tries to clinch up but Runkman circles away and keeps his distance.
Gregory scores with a sloppy right hand. Runkman should have avoided that one.
Nice takedown defense from Runkman. No joy for Gregory on that attempt.
Gregory doesn't manage to clinch there - Runkman circles away.
Gregory misses with a body punch
letting Runkman counter with a right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gregory. Runkman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gregory wants to clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Runkman. No joy for Gregory on that attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gregory throws the left hand but Runkman avoids the punch easily.
Gregory fails in his attempt to clinch.
Runkman throws a series of punches but Gregory avoids them all with ease.
Runkman throws a combination. Gregory tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Gregory works the jab nicely.
Gregory tries to clinch there but Runkman circles away.
Runkman throws a sloppy head kick
and Gregory counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Gregory.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Runkman jumps into guard, dragging Gregory to the mat.
Gregory pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Runkman is keeping the position for now.
Gregory stands and throws Runkman's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Runkman manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Runkman tries to get to full guard but Gregory has control of the leg.
Runkman is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gregory pulls his head out easily.
Runkman tries to roll over but Gregory keeps him under control.
Runkman looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Runkman is staying active underneath Gregory, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Runkman actively working from the bottom here.
Runkman gets full guard.
Gregory forces his way into half guard.
Runkman is trying to get back to full guard.
Runkman works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gregory postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Gregory slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Runkman is looking to reverse the position.
Onanias Runkman has got the better of the ground game so far.
Runkman takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Gregory trying to control the position but Runkman is working away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Runkman tries to improve position but can't.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Runkman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Runkman is not content to let Gregory control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Paul Gregory.
I think Gregory 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Paul Gregory!
Our winner, Paul Gregory, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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