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Event:
Helsinki Fighting League: 28
Date: Aug 06, 2016 |
#R1#
Hamzaoglu misses with a straight right.
Hamzaoglu wants to clinch.
A jab lands there for Horrickson.
Hamzaoglu scores with a crisp jab that stopped Horrickson in his tracks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horrickson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hamzaoglu.
Horrickson misses with a looping right.
Horrickson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hamzaoglu moves away.#T1#
Nice uppercut there from Hamzaoglu.
Hamzaoglu looks to land a left hand but Horrickson moved out of range nicely.
Hamzaoglu lands with a right hand.
Hamzaoglu fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hamzaoglu on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Horrickson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hamzaoglu ducks under a wild hook from Horrickson.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hamzaoglu! But no joy.
Hamzaoglu slips under a jab.
Hamzaoglu looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Horrickson looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Hamzaoglu misses with an uppercut.
Horrickson punishes Hamzaoglu's body with a nice straight punch.
Hamzaoglu will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
#T2#
The crowd cheers as Horrickson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hamzaoglu doesn't seem phased though.
A swing and a miss from Horrickson.
A little jabbing left from Hamzaoglu on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hamzaoglu cracks Horrickson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hamzaoglu wants to slow Horrickson down by chopping away at his legs.
Horrickson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hamzaoglu.
Horrickson blocks a jab.
Horrickson throws out a loose jab but Hamzaoglu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hamzaoglu loads up on a big right hand but Horrickson slips the punch.#T3#
Horrickson tests Hamzaoglu's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hamzaoglu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Horrickson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Horrickson throws a big counter combination but Hamzaoglu scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Horrickson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hamzaoglu unleashes a big counter combination but Horrickson bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Horrickson scores with a shot to the body.
A shot to the body from Horrickson misses
and Hamzaoglu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Horrickson misses the body punch
and Hamzaoglu counters with a stiff right hand.
Hamzaoglu scores with a hook.
Hamzaoglu misses with a right hand
and Horrickson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hamzaoglu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Horrickson.
Hamzaoglu pivots, looking for a leg kick but Horrickson is out of range and Hamzaoglu settles back down.
Horrickson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.#T4#
Hamzaoglu gets cracked there but stands up to it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice defenses there by Horrickson.
Hamzaoglu walks into a jab.
Horrickson throws a looping overhand right but Hamzaoglu ducks down to avoid it. #CL2#
Hamzaoglu takes the fight into the clinch.
Horrickson lands a nice uppercut.
Hamzaoglu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hamzaoglu throws a head punch that misses.
Hamzaoglu lands with a left to the head.
Hamzaoglu wants to break free but Horrickson has control.
Horrickson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hamzaoglu or not.
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 Kimi Horrickson will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Hamzaoglu ducks under a wild hook from Horrickson.
Kimi Horrickson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Horrickson misses.
Hamzaoglu misses the jab.
Hamzaoglu rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Horrickson counters with a nice uppercut.
Horrickson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Horrickson misses the target.
Horrickson throws a hook but Hamzaoglu avoids it easily.
Hamzaoglu throws out a counter right but Horrickson avoids it with no problem.
Horrickson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hamzaoglu scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Horrickson moves out of range of the strikes.
A jab from Horrickson finds it's way through Hamzaoglu's defenses.
Hamzaoglu blocks a jab.#T1#
Hamzaoglu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hamzaoglu on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Horrickson tests Hamzaoglu's chin there with a solid looking shot.#ROC#
Hamzaoglu is rocked!
Horrickson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Horrickson fails to land with a series of punches.
Horrickson lands with an overhand left.
Hamzaoglu tests Horrickson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice shot lands for Hamzaoglu.#T2#
Horrickson looks to score with a jab to the body but Hamzaoglu is just out of range.
Hamzaoglu swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hamzaoglu rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Horrickson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#KD#
Horrickson sends Hamzaoglu crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Horrickson is motioning to the referee to let Hamzaoglu up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Hamzaoglu is still on wobbly legs! Can Horrickson finish him?
Horrickson fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Hamzaoglu out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Kimi Horrickson!
A less than humble Kimi Horrickson misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Event:
Helsinki Fighting League: 24
Date: Jul 02, 2016 |
#R1##CL#
Axe clinches up against the cage.
Axe has a couple of punches blocked by Hamzaoglu.
Axe pushes Hamzaoglu back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hamzaoglu has had enough of the clinch but Axe keeps him there for the moment.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Axe.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hamzaoglu.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hamzaoglu.
Axe lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Axe lands a nice uppercut.
Axe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hamzaoglu's elbow.
Still in the clinch, Axe scores with a nice short uppercut.
Axe blocks an uppercut.
Hamzaoglu is trying to push Axe away but Axe has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hamzaoglu blocking some punches.
Axe throws a punch but it's blocked by Hamzaoglu.
Hamzaoglu misses with some punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Axe works on Hamzaoglu's body with a couple of short punches.
Axe definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Axe scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Axe lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hamzaoglu stalling in the clinch.
#T1#
Hamzaoglu throws a punch but it's blocked by Axe.
Hamzaoglu misses with some punches.
Axe lands with a left to the head.
Hamzaoglu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Axe lands with a right to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Axe lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hamzaoglu or not.
Hamzaoglu wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Axe lands with a light punch inside.
Axe lands with a short head shot on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hamzaoglu creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hamzaoglu looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Axe misses with some punches.
Hamzaoglu working aggressively here.
Axe misses with some punches.
Axe scores with a shot to the side of Hamzaoglu's head.
A head punch on the inside from Axe fails to land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good body shot from Axe.
Hamzaoglu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
#T2#
Axe lands with a left to the head.
Axe makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Axe lands an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Axe.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hamzaoglu.
Axe lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hamzaoglu backwards.
Axe scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Axe lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hamzaoglu backwards.
Axe lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hamzaoglu backwards.
Axe lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hamzaoglu backwards.
Axe lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hamzaoglu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Axe working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hamzaoglu stalling in the clinch but Axe improves position.
Hamzaoglu is trying to break the clinch but Axe is controlling him.
A frustrated look appears on Hamzaoglu's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Axe. #T3#
Axe lands with a short shot to the head.
A shot in the inside from Axe.
Hamzaoglu misses with some punches.
Hamzaoglu working hard to break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Hamzaoglu fails to land.
Hamzaoglu swings wildly with an uppercut but Axe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hamzaoglu is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Axe is keeping busy.
Hamzaoglu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hamzaoglu misses with the head strike.
Axe lands with a short shot to the head.
Axe lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hamzaoglu backwards.
Axe misses with a hook to the ribs.
Axe lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hamzaoglu.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Axe lands a nice uppercut.#ROC#
Hamzaoglu is rocked!#T4#
Axe lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hamzaoglu is still on wobbly legs! Can Axe finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Axe lands a hook to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Axe.
Axe pushes Hamzaoglu against the cage. Axe is working some dirty boxing. Axe pushes off with a quick right hook! Hamzaoglu goes down! Hamzaoglu tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Axe moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jon Axe!
Jon Axe retains his welterweight title!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 19, 2016 |
#R1#
Hamzaoglu paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.#CL#
Tobita forces Hamzaoglu back against the cage and clinches.
Hamzaoglu tries to break free but Tobita pushes him back against the cage.
Hamzaoglu has a couple of punches blocked by Tobita.
Hamzaoglu letting Tobita take a breather here.
Tobita has Hamzaoglu pushed against the cage.
Tobita working Hamzaoglu over with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice elbow from Tobita. #CUT#
It looks like Ekber Hamzaoglu has been cut.
Tobita connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hamzaoglu's face.
Tobita working Hamzaoglu over with knees to the body.
Tobita scores with a knee to the head.
#T1#
Tobita throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tobita stalling.
Hamzaoglu trying to control the position but instead, Tobita has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hamzaoglu into the cage.
A knee to the head by Tobita.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Tobita.
Hamzaoglu working aggressively here.
Tobita stalling the fight.
Tobita avoiding damage.
Tobita controlling the action here for a moment.
#T2#
Tobita is stalling here.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Tobita for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by John Tobita.#CL#
Tobita clinches up with Hamzaoglu and pushes him back against the cage.
Hamzaoglu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tobita slows down the pace here.
Tobita lands a knee to the body.
#T3##TD#
Tobita jumps guard.
Hamzaoglu preventing the sweep.
Hamzaoglu looking to pass the guard.
Hamzaoglu must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Tobita bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hamzaoglu's guard. #REVR#
Tobita is stalling in the full guard.
Tobita landing with the ground and pound.
Tobita not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Tobita stopping the sweep attempt from Hamzaoglu.
Tobita content to stall in guard here. #T4#
Tobita's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Tobita's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Tobita's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Hamzaoglu is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hamzaoglu can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Tobita controls the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Tobita dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ekber Hamzaoglu's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Hamzaoglu on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
#CL#
Tobita takes the fight into the clinch.
Tobita has Hamzaoglu pressed against the cage.
Tobita lands a good knee to the midsection. Hamzaoglu won't want to take too many of those.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hamzaoglu.
Tobita is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hamzaoglu can do to turn this around?
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Tobita takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tobita is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Tobita gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Tobita is pushing Hamzaoglu up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. #T1#
Tobita is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hamzaoglu gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Tobita landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hamzaoglu being controlled against the cage.
Tobita with a knee to the head.
#TD#
Tobita manages to pull guard.
#T2#
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Tobita is on top in guard.
#REVR#
Tobita is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Hamzaoglu is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Tobita is controlling him.
Tobita connects with a couple of short punches.
Tobita is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hamzaoglu is trying to control the position but Tobita postures up.
Tobita working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hamzaoglu wants to sweep but no luck.
Tobita postures up and lands a big shot to Hamzaoglu's brow.
Tobita pushes down on Hamzaoglu's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Tobita works his way into side control.
John Tobita overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
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!
Hamzaoglu tries to improve position but can't.
Hamzaoglu really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tobita. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#T3#
Tobita lands some shots froms side control.
Tobita scores with punches from side control.
Tobita controls the position.
Tobita working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Tobita just content to control the position.
Hamzaoglu tries to improve position but can't.
Tobita is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Hamzaoglu's shoulder. That is not cool.
Tobita advances to mount.
Tobita controlling his opponent.
Hamzaoglu is working to get back to half guard.
Tobita tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. #T4#
Tobita lands with some strikes.
Tobita controlling his opponent.
Tobita has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tobita seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Hamzaoglu for as long as he can get away with.
Tobita working Hamzaoglu over with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Tobita dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ekber Hamzaoglu'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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3##CL#
Tobita closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tobita putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hamzaoglu in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hamzaoglu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tobita lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Tobita lands an elbow inside that Hamzaoglu shrugs off.
Tobita lands an elbow just above Hamzaoglu 's eye.
Hamzaoglu letting Tobita take a breather here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tobita as Hamzaoglu tries to tie him up.
Stalling in the clinch from Tobita.
#T1#
Tobita connects with a knee to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Tobita lands a nice elbow.
Tobita controlling the action here for a moment.
Hamzaoglu takes an elbow to the forehead.
Tobita comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. #T2#
Tobita manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Tobita crunches a lovely knee into Hamzaoglu's ribcage.
Tobita landing knees to the head.
Tobita crunches a lovely knee into Hamzaoglu's ribcage.
Tobita has Hamzaoglu pressed against the cage.
Tobita lands a damaging elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tobita lands a nice elbow.
Ekber Hamzaoglu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T3#
Tobita is stalling here.
Tobita lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hamzaoglu tries to break free but Tobita pushes him back against the cage.
Tobita drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hamzaoglu pulls his leg out and moves away.
#CL#
Tobita gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hamzaoglu takes a knee to the side of the body.
Tobita landing knees to the head.
John Tobita is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T4#
Tobita displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hamzaoglu up against the cage.
Tobita is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Tobita will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hamzaoglu up against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by John Tobita.#CL#
Tobita moves into the clinch successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Tobita showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tobita, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:25
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:25
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Tobita!
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