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UMMA - Teppo vs Tsakada II PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Temujin Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seth Bunga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Black comes to the cage accompanied by Dropkick murphys - drink and fight. Bunga has chosen Sledge Hammer Facelift as his entrance music. Seth Bunga will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Solid boxing
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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
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Temujin Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Seth Bunga!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bunga rushes Black and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bunga pushes Black back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bunga gets through Black's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bunga breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Black looks to land a right hand but Bunga moved out of range.
Black scores with a jab to the head.
Black misses with an uppercut
and Bunga counters with a big head kick but Black shrugs it off.
Black throws out a loose jab but Bunga uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bunga has Black up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Black drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Black lands a shot to the body.
Black is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Bunga can't fight it off and eventually Black manages to take the fight to the floor. Bunga looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Black accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black landing some decent shots from guard.
Black throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bunga works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bunga has momentary wrist control but Black slips an elbow through the middle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bunga throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Bunga lands some strikes from the bottom.
Black 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.
Black missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bunga throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Bunga thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Black loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bunga is looking to stand up but Black isn't so interested in that idea.
Bunga trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Black is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Black with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bunga trying to strike off his back.
Black postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Black is in close to Bunga's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Black is stalling in the full guard.
Black working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Black working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Black won't allow Bunga to get back to his feet.
Black working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bunga's head.
Bunga is rocked!
Bunga lands a good elbow from the bottom.
Bunga is still in real trouble! Can Black finish him?
Black stands up over Bunga, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Black loads up on a big left hand. Bunga felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Black looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Bunga can't hide his disappointment, as Black celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Temujin Black!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ceino Rey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Ceino Rey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brian Santos!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rey lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Santos at a distance.
Santos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rey throws a big shot that misses.
Santos lands with a kick to the temple. Rey shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Santos misses with a series of wild punches.
Santos misses with the combination.
Rey rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Santos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Santos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rey throws a right and a left that both miss.
Santos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rey throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Santos.
Santos takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Brian Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A combination from Rey does no damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Santos throws a head kick but Rey moves out of range.
Rey tests Santos's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Santos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rey.
Rey lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Santos at a distance.
Santos looks gassed!
Rey darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A swing and a miss from Rey.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rey throws a series of punches but Santos avoids them all with ease.
Santos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Santos manages to avoid it.
Rey blocks a head kick by Santos.
Rey throws a shot from downtown. Santos moves away and avoids it.
Santos slips a jab and a cross from Rey.
Santos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Santos lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rey's sensitive parts.
Rey misses with a body shot.
Santos throws a right hand that Rey ducks under and follows up with a left that Rey also avoids with ease.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Rey steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Santos.
Santos lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Santos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rey.
Santos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A right-left combo lands from Rey.
Santos closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rey staying out of range there.
Rey throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Santos stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rey jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Santos walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Rey misses with a wild combination.
Rey moves out of range of the body kick from Santos.
Rey swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Santos.
Rey throws a hook but Santos blocks it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Santos!
Rey scores with a punch to the head.
Santos moves out of range as Rey strikes.
Santos throws a right hand that Rey ducks under and follows up with a left that Rey also avoids with ease.
Rey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Santos manages to avoid it.
Santos scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Santos throws a series of punches but Rey avoids them all with ease.
Rey swings for the body but Santos moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Santos.
Santos looks to land a combination but Rey avoids it well.
Rey thuds a left hand into Santos's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rey feints a jab promting Santos to slip. Rey then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Santos slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Rey.
Rey throws a one two combo.
Rey takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Rey is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Santos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Santos throws a head kick but Rey moves out of range.
Rey just misses with a punch to the body.
Rey throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rey loads up on a big right hand but Santos slips the punch.
Rey checks a low kick from Santos.
Santos misses with the combination.
Santos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rey.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Santos scores with a jab to the jaw.
Rey throws a nice looking combination but Santos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Santos does no damage.
Rey moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Santos scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Santos takes one on the button.
Santos misses with a head kick.
Santos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rey throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Santos gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rey.
Santos misses with a jab, cross combination.
Santos ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Good exchange - Rey coming out on top.
Rey looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Santos lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Santos looks to land a combination but Rey avoids it well.
Santos scores with a head kick.
Rey throws a right hand that Santos ducks under and follows up with a left that Santos also avoids with ease.
Santos misses with a few strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ceino Rey dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Santos takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Rey throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ceino Rey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Santos misses with a series of wild punches.
Rey fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
No joy there for Rey, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rey missing with a left hand there. Santos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ceino Rey is winning the standup battle so far.
Santos tries to bum rush Rey with a series of wild strikes but Rey uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Santos pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Santos manages to avoid it.
Rey misses with a wild body shot.
Rey cracks Santos with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Rey misses with a double jab.
Rey throws the left hand but Santos avoids the punch easily.
Santos tries to bum rush Rey with a series of wild strikes but Rey uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Santos is breathing heavily.
Rey moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Santos lands a jab to the head.
Santos throws a series of punches but Rey moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice cross by Rey.
Santos throws a body punch but Rey moves out of range.
Santos throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Rey jabs Santos to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rey ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Santos moves away.
Santos throws a nice looking combination but Rey bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rey works over Santos's head and body with a nice combination.
Rey smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Santos gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rey.
Santos is rocked!
Rey ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Santos moves away.
Rey slips a jab and a cross from Santos.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Rey just misses with a punch to the body.
Santos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rey.
Santos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rey.
Rey walks into a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rey. Santos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Santos slips a jab and a cross from Rey.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A jab from Santos misses.
A right-left combo lands from Santos.
Rey throws a big shot that misses.
Some wild striking there from Rey.
Santos has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Rey misses with a body shot.
Santos thows a body shot but no joy.
Santos swinging wildly here.
Some wild striking there from Santos.
Rey misses with a wild body shot.
Rey misses the jab.
Santos throws a right hand that Rey ducks under and follows up with a left that Rey also avoids with ease.
Rey slips a jab and a cross from Santos.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos throws a head kick but Rey moves out of range.
Rey takes a swing at Santos's ribcage but misses.
A slow jab from Santos misses its intended target.
Santos misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rey throws a right and a left that Santos avoids nicely.
Rey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Santos manages to avoid it.
Santos takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Rey on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Santos misses with the combination.
Santos takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rey looks to score with a jab to the body but Santos is just out of range.
Rey rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Santos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Santos tries to bum rush Rey with a series of wild strikes but Rey uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rey lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Some wild striking there from Santos.
Some wild striking there from Rey.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rey jabs at Santos's body.
Santos stalks Rey and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Rey's face. Rey staggers backwards, shaken.
Rey will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Santos misses with a double jab.
Santos misses with a combination
and Rey counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rey swings for the body but Santos moves out of range.
Santos throws a sloppy head kick and Rey moves out of range easily.
Rey scores with a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice cross by Rey.
Santos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rey takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd cheers as Rey lands an impressive looking overhand right. Santos doesn't seem phased though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ceino Rey dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Rey dips to his left and cracks Santos with an uppercut!
Santos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Santos has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Santos walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Santos throws a nice looking combination but Rey bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rey throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Santos fails to land with a series of punches.
Rey punishes Santos's body with a nice straight punch.
Rey misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rey closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Rey throws a series of punches but Santos moves out of range.
Rey misses with a wild body shot.
Rey showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Santos.
Santos throws a series of punches but Rey moves out of range.
Rey lands a nice hook to Santos's body. Santos takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rey is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Santos.
Santos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Santos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rey rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Santos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Rey. That snapped Santos's head back.
Rey fails to land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Rey misses.
Santos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice straight punches there by Santos. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Santos.
Santos looks to score with a jab to the body but Rey is just out of range.
A good leg kick by Santos.
Santos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rey.
Rey fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Rey tests Santos's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Santos throws a half hearted mid kick.
Santos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A punch lands to the side of Santos 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Rey scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Brian Santos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rey throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Santos.
Rey waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Santos.
Santos misses with a wild combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Santos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rey. Santos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Santos misses with the combination.
Rey lands a glancing blow to the side of Santos's head.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Rey, as that shot connected.
Rey misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Santos.
Rey misses the shot to the body.
Santos displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Santos avoids the body shot from Rey.
Santos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A combination from Santos does no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Left hook, right uppercut from Rey.
Rey takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Santos misses with a low kick.
Rey darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Rey looks to land a combination but Santos avoids it well.
Santos pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rey lands a nice looking body shot.
Santos feints and then cracks Rey's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rey down.
Rey's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Santos connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Rey scrambles back to his feet.
Santos looks to land a combination but Rey avoids it well.
Rey thuds his right hand into Santos's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Santos throws an off balance right hand
and Rey counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Santos throws a series of strikes that have Rey backpedaling.
Santos clobbers Rey with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Santos gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Santos takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Santos misses with a wild combination.
Rey comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rey's jab looks to have found its range, popping Santos under the eye.
Santos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rey moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rey lands with a good body shot.
Rey thows a body shot but no joy.
Rey feints a jab promting Santos to slip. Rey then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Santos slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Santos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Santos takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rey shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Santos eats them both and turns towards Rey to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Santos misses with a double jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ceino Rey showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rey has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ceino Rey!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Gronholm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joshua Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gronholm comes to the cage accompanied by Eeppinen biisi. Drake has chosen Εξομολογεισθ as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marcus Gronholm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joshua Drake!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drake slips under a jab.
Gronholm shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Drake scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Drake throws a right hand that Gronholm ducks under and follows up with a left that Gronholm also avoids with ease.
Drake misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gronholm.
Drake stuns Gronholm with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Drake connects with a body shot.
Gronholm ducks right into an uppercut from Drake.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drake lands a really nice looking cross but Gronholm seems unphased.
A jab from Drake finds it's way through Gronholm's defenses.
Drake bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Marcus Gronholm seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gronholm throws a right hand that Drake ducks under and follows up with a left that Drake also avoids with ease.
Drake swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gronholm.
Gronholm swinging wildly here.
Drake uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Drake thuds a left hand into Gronholm's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gronholm in his tracks.
Drake lands a nice shot to the body.
Gronholm is breathing heavily.
Drake swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gronholm.
Drake lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Drake.
It looks like Marcus Gronholm has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drake scores with a punch to the head.
Drake jabs at Gronholm's body.
Drake fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Drake works Gronholm's body with a nice hook.
Drake lands with a shot to the body.
Drake lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
and Drake counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Gronholm! He's just covering up as Drake starts to tee off till referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joshua Drake!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ben Dingdown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kushin Takahashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dingdown comes to the cage accompanied by Baggy Trousers. Ben Dingdown could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kushin Takahashi's chin.
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166 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ben Dingdown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kushin Takahashi!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takahashi avoids the head kick by Dingdown.
Takahashi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dingdown moves into the clinch successfully.
Dingdown is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Takahashi is defending well for now.
Dingdown taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Takahashi jumps guard.
Takahashi is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dingdown defends well.
Takahashi is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Dingdown gets to his feet - Takahashi follows without any prompting.
Dingdown throws a sloppy head kick and Takahashi moves out of range easily.
Takahashi shoots in for a double leg but Dingdown sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
No luck for Takahashi with that takedown attempt.
Takahashi tries for a takedown but Dingdown sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ben Dingdown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kushin Takahashi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Dingdown. No joy for Takahashi on that attempt.
Dingdown misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Takahashi fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Dingdown sprawls well initially but Takahashi persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Takahashi looks gassed!
Takahashi is looking for a kimura here.
Dingdown controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Takahashi is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Dingdown is trying to stand back up but Takahashi is controlling him
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi seems to be looking for submissions.
Dingdown wants to get back to his feet.
Takahashi is working for a kimura but Dingdown is defending it quite comfortably.
Takahashi is looking for a kimura here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Dingdown is trying to stand back up but Takahashi is controlling him
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Dingdown is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Takahashi's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Takahashi's back!
Dingdown landing with strikes.
Takahashi tries to break free.
Dingdown controls the action.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dingdown is trying to stick to Takahashi's back but Takahashi is turning into Dingdown. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Dingdown's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Takahashi.
Takahashi drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Dingdown manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Takahashi has Dingdown in his guard.
Takahashi working for a triangle but Dingdown defends it easily.
Takahashi escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Dingdown gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dingdown gets to his feet. Takahashi looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
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!
Takahashi fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kushin Takahashi will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Takahashi takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Takahashi bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Dingdown is trying to get back to his feet.
Takahashi goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Dingdown has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Takahashi but great work by Dingdown.
Takahashi is looking for a sweep.
Dingdown decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Dingdown keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dingdown slaps away a takedown attempt from Takahashi, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Takahashi misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ben Dingdown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kushin Takahashi.
Good standup being displayed there by Dingdown as he connects with a hook.
Takahashi is breathing heavily.
Dingdown lands a high kick!
Takahashi is rocked!
Takahashi shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dingdown as he jumps to the side.
Takahashi is still on wobbly legs! Can Dingdown finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takahashi tries for a takedown but Dingdown circles away easily
and Dingdown counters with a stiff right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dingdown looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dingdown with a nice cross.
Dingdown tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Takahashi tries for a takedown but Dingdown circles away easily
and Dingdown counters with a head kick that drops Takahashi to the mat! Takahashi scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Dingdown scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Takahashi looks up at the clock. Bad move! Dingdown lands a right hand from hell, dropping Takahashi. Dingdown pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ben Dingdown!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter Piper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerhard Rihmakallo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rihmakallo has chosen Blood For Blood-Living In Exile as his entrance music. Gerhard Rihmakallo has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Peter Piper's chin.
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238 lbs
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245 lbs
7 - 19 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Peter Piper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gerhard Rihmakallo!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Piper moves into the clinch.
Piper pulls Rihmakallo into guard.
Piper thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Piper is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rihmakallo wants to control from the top but Piper keeps moving.
Rihmakallo thows a big elbow that misses.
Piper avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Piper tries to strike from the bottom.
Rihmakallo is working Piper over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Piper is trying to control the position but Rihmakallo postures up.
Piper avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Piper is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Rihmakallo is aware though and is defending well.
Rihmakallo gets to his feet - Piper follows without any prompting.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rihmakallo fails with a takedown attempt.
Piper rushes Rihmakallo and presses him up against the cage.
Piper is trying to force a seperation but Rihmakallo has the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rihmakallo has Piper pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Rihmakallo pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Piper tumbling to the mat - Rihmakallo dives into Piper's guard.
Rihmakallo prevents Piper from getting back to his feet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rihmakallo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rihmakallo postures up in Piper's guard and throws a big left but Piper blocks it.
Rihmakallo passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Rihmakallo is working Piper over with some ground and pound from side control.
Rihmakallo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Piper struggling a bit here.
Rihmakallo working the ground and pound.
Piper trying to control but Rihmakallo flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rihmakallo lands a shot to the body.
Rihmakallo lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Rihmakallo looking for the choke but no joy.
Piper tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rihmakallo jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Piper manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Rihmakallo throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Rihmakallo tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Piper is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Rihmakallo landing strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piper on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Rihmakallo scoring with punches from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Piper is trying to improve his position.
Rihmakallo working the ground and pound.
Rihmakallo stands up.
Rihmakallo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Piper forces Rihmakallo back against the cage and clinches.
Rihmakallo tries to land a knee to the head but Piper blocks with his arms.
Piper pulls guard successfully.
Rihmakallo works over Piper with some ground and pound from guard.
Rihmakallo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rihmakallo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Piper keeping moving, preventing Rihmakallo from controlling successfully.
Rihmakallo distracts Piper with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Rihmakallo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Piper looking for a sweep. Not yet Piper, not yet.
Rihmakallo is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Rihmakallo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rihmakallo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Piper utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rihmakallo connects with a couple of short punches.
Rihmakallo working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Rihmakallo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Piper keeping moving, preventing Rihmakallo from controlling successfully.
Rihmakallo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gerhard Rihmakallo dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Piper drives through with a takedown into guard.
Rihmakallo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Piper trying to control but Rihmakallo is working from the bottom.
Rihmakallo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Rihmakallo is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Piper defends well.
Rihmakallo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Piper defends it easily.
Rihmakallo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rihmakallo looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rihmakallo looking for subs off his back but Piper has passed one foot through into half guard.
Piper is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Rihmakallo sees it coming and defends easily.
Rihmakallo is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Piper pulls his head out easily.
Rihmakallo wants to sweep but Piper has passed to side control!
Rihmakallo manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Rihmakallo wants to control but Piper is keeping him busy.
Piper is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Piper is trying to maintain the position but Rihmakallo is very close to passing his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rihmakallo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Piper's head.
Rihmakallo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Piper controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Piper is looking to escape.
Rihmakallo looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rihmakallo is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The fighters are battling for position here. Piper manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Rihmakallo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rihmakallo stands and throws Piper's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rihmakallo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Piper keeps working.
Rihmakallo is putting a hurting on Piper here, landing some big shots from side control.
Piper knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rihmakallo on the ground.
Rihmakallo tries for a kimura but Piper is defending well.
Rihmakallo landing strikes.
Piper takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Gerhard Rihmakallo has got the better of the ground game so far.
You can see the frustration on Piper's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Rihmakallo looks up at the clock and then as Piper takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Rihmakallo smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rihmakallo cracks Piper with a big right hand but Piper just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Piper is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Rihmakallo is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Piper that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
It looks like Peter Piper has been cut.
Piper takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Rihmakallo's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gerhard Rihmakallo!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boris Djekic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jin Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jin Kim is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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218 lbs
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220 lbs
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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
5 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Boris Djekic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Jin Kim!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kim tries for a takedown but Djekic sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Djekic shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Kim pushes Djekic off looking to stand but Djekic dives back in and keeps control.
Djekic trying to advance position but Kim counters by regaining guard.
Djekic has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kim pushes Djekic off and scrambles back to his feet.
Djekic looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Djekic thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Djekic thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kim's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Djekic sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kim defending well though.
Djekic looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Djekic not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kim taking some punishment here, with Djekic in his half guard.
Kim blocking the ground and pound attempt from Djekic.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Djekic with the ground and pound but Kim uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Djekic trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kim utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Djekic works over Kim with some ground and pound from guard.
Djekic throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Djekic thows a big elbow that misses.
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!
Djekic loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kim manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Kim lands a big elbow.
Kim is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Djekic is surviving well by controlling Kim's body position as best he can.
Djekic is looking to get to half guard.
Djekic really wants to buck Kim off and get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Djekic wants to control but Kim is having none of it.
Kim connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Kim is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Djekic has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Djekic is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
The referee warns Djekic that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Kim is landing with some decent strikes but Djekic is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kim scoring with strikes but Djekic is staying in there.
Djekic is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Djekic really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Oh Djekic is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kim tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Kim postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Djekic out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Kim goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jin Kim!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tom Henke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rashawn Curry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tom Henke has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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200 lbs
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195 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tom Henke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rashawn Curry!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henke misses the body punch
and Curry counters with a head kick.
Nice straight punches there by Henke. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Henke.
Curry connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Curry throws a low kick but Henke avoids it.
Curry throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Henke tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Curry is in Henke's guard.
Curry throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Henke works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Henke will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Curry throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Henke utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Curry throwing strikes but missing.
Curry has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Curry stays in close to Henke's body and controls the position.
Curry postures up in Henke's guard and throws a big left but Henke blocks it.
Curry throws a big right hand that misses.
Curry trying to control but Henke is working from the bottom.
Curry throwing strikes but missing.
Curry pushing down on Henke's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Curry thows a huge punch but Henke dodges it nicely.
Curry sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Henke defending well though.
Henke blocking the ground and pound attempt from Curry.
Henke is breathing heavily.
Curry wants to lay and pray for a moment but Henke keeps working.
Curry seems to be working for a kimura but Henke defends the submission attempt.
Henke is trying to control but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henke is refusing to be controlled, as Curry sits in half guard.
Curry looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Curry not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Curry is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Henke defends it well.
Henke avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Curry.
Curry wants to control but Henke is keeping him busy.
Curry is working for a submission of some sort.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Curry is looking for a kimura here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rashawn Curry dominated that round.
That's time! Henke's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Curry moves out of range of the strikes.
Curry throws a half hearted mid kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Curry throws a solid leg kick but Henke takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Curry.
Henke lands a nice looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henke lands a right hook to the body.
Curry feints and as Henke raises his hands in defense, Curry changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Curry is looking to work some ground and pound but Henke has wrist control.
Curry wants to pass the guard but Henke is keeping the position.
Curry throwing strikes but missing.
Curry slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Henke keeping full guard, as Curry tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rashawn Curry has got the better of the ground game so far.
Curry with a flurry of punches that miss.
Curry throws a strike but Henke rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Henke is fighting to break Curry's control of his arms but Curry is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curry keeping moving, preventing Henke from controlling successfully.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Curry drives through with a takedown into Henke's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Curry's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Curry trying to control but Henke is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Curry postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Henke is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Curry, into his guard.
Curry looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Henke won't allow Curry to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rashawn Curry showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Henke scores with a body shot.
A clash of legs there as Henke blocks the low kick.
Curry thows a leg kick but Henke checks it
and Henke counters with a left and a right that stings Curry.
Curry ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Curry shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Curry showed some decent athleticism there.
Curry missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Curry is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Henke!
Curry thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Henke takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Curry connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Curry controlling from mount.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A nice elbow there by Curry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Curry wants to control the pace but Henke is squirming around nicely.
Curry landing strikes, looking to finish!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Curry thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Henke in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Curry working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Curry throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Curry is landing with some decent strikes but Henke is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Henke is rocked!
Curry postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Henke looks a forlorn figure.
Oh Henke is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Curry connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Curry connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Curry connects with a bit shot that sees Henke covering up! More strikes from Curry and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Curry is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rashawn Curry!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Mendiola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Milo Phillips (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Milo Phillips has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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183 lbs
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173 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Miguel Mendiola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Milo Phillips!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Mendiola as Phillips shoots in.
Mendiola shoots and misses
and Phillips counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mendiola slips a straight right by Phillips.
Phillips looks to land a left hand but Mendiola moved out of range nicely.
Mendiola uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Phillips.
Phillips thows a left - swing and a miss!
Phillips shoots in for a double leg but Mendiola sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Mendiola takes one on the button.
Phillips misses with a looping right.
Nice defenses there by Phillips.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phillips dips to his left and cracks Mendiola with an uppercut!
Phillips shoots for a takedown but Mendiola saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Miguel Mendiola has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Milo Phillips.
Phillips looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Mendiola won't allow Phillips to pass to mount.
Mendiola makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Mendiola.
Phillips trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Phillips trying to control but Mendiola is working from the bottom.
Mendiola looking for a sweep. Not yet Mendiola, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendiola keeping moving, preventing Phillips from controlling successfully.
Phillips throwing strikes from guard but Mendiola blocks nicely.
Phillips pushing down on Mendiola's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Phillips stalling away here and it's allowed Mendiola to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Mendiola keeping moving, preventing Phillips from controlling successfully.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Phillips in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phillips preventing the sweep.
Mendiola keeping moving, preventing Phillips from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Phillips is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Phillips trying to control the position from guard on top but Mendiola is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Milo Phillips wasn't active enough on the ground.
Horrible takedown by Phillips or perhaps it was just good defense by Mendiola which made him look bad.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendiola feints and as Phillips raises his hands in defense, Mendiola changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Phillips working for a triangle but Mendiola defends it easily.
Mendiola works over Phillips with some ground and pound from guard.
Mendiola missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mendiola stopping the sweep attempt from Phillips.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Milo Phillips dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Phillips shoots in and drives through. Mendiola sprawls well.
Milo Phillips seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mendiola moves out of range of the strikes.
Mendiola with a poor takedown
and Phillips counters with a shoot takedown. Mendiola fights it but they end up in guard.
Phillips passes into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Phillips in particular looking to stall.
Phillips is trying to control the action in half guard but Mendiola is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phillips might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Mendiola kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Phillips wants to work for an arm triangle but Mendiola is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Phillips looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Mendiola trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Phillips throws some wild stikes that Mendiola manages to avoid easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendiola is squirming around, avoiding Phillips's attempts to control the action.
Milo Phillips has got the better of the ground game so far.
Phillips lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Phillips looking to finish with strikes here!
Phillips in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
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!
Phillips cracks Mendiola with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Mendiola is rocked!
It looks like Miguel Mendiola has been cut.
Phillips throws a strike there. Mendiola manages to avoid it well and slips a leg under to get to half guard.
Oh Mendiola is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Phillips is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Mendiola tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mendiola seems to have got his legs back now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phillips fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Phillips cracks Mendiola with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Milo Phillips!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Slopey Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sky Scrape (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith comes to the cage accompanied by Hank Williams Jr - A Country Boy Can Survive. Scrape has chosen Jark Prongo - Movin through your system as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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220 lbs
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217 lbs
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Slopey Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Sky Scrape!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scrape lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Scrape.
Scrape pushes Smith up against the cage in a clinch.
Smith wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Scrape obliges.
Smith goes for a takedown in the clinch but Scrape prevents it.
Smith drops down looking for an ankle pick but Scrape pulls his leg out and moves away.
Smith misses with a wild body shot.
Scrape connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Scrape throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Smith shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Scrape as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Slopey Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith throws a leg kick but Scrape sees it coming and moves out of range.
Scrape keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Smith throws a head kick but Scrape moves out of range.
Smith uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Scrape.
Smith on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith misses with a looping right.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Scrape, right into the meat.
Smith's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Scrape connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Smith scrambles back to his feet.
Smith misses with a wild combination.
Scrape tries to score with a low kick but Smith moves his leg out of the way.
Scrape tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Smith is able to avoid easily.
Scrape lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Smith chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Scrape can pounce on him.
Scrape lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Scrape works the jab nicely.
Scrape throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Scrape tries a low kick but Smith avoids it.
Smith needs to keep his hands up - Scrape had a free shot at his head there.
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!
Scrape avoids the head kick by Smith.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Smith wants to slow Scrape down by chopping away at his legs.
Scrape tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Smith manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Scrape lands with a thumping leg kick.
Smith gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Scrape wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.
Scrape is working Smith over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Scrape throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Scrape trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Scrape trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Smith might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Smith looking for a sweep. Not yet Smith, not yet.
Smith controls Scrape momentarily but Scrape frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scrape distracts Smith with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Scrape trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smith not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Scrape advances to half guard.
Smith is staying active underneath Scrape, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Scrape missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Smith is concentrating on defense, preventing Scrape from advancing position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Scrape throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Scrape wants to take a breather but Smith is having none of it.
Smith trying to control but Scrape postures up.
Ground and pound from Scrape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Scrape manages to pass to mount!
Smith tries to lock up and control but Scrape gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Scrape pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith is in a horrible position here. Scrape smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Scrape takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Scrape scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Smith?
Smith is rocked!
Smith is in all sorts of trouble here.
Oh Smith is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Smith seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Scrape landing strikes from the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sky Scrape dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Scrape moves into the clinch successfully.
Smith wants to break the clinch but can't.
Smith can't break the clinch.
Scrape looking to stall.
Smith letting Scrape take a breather here.
Smith tries to circle away but Scrape has him pinned against the cage.
Smith wants to break the clinch but can't.
A frustrated look appears on Smith's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Scrape with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Smith tries to break the clinch but Scrape is controlling the position.
Scrape lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Smith lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Scrape backwards.
Scrape tries to throw a body punch but Smith avoids it by throwing Scrape back against the cage.
Smith goes for a takedown in the clinch but Scrape prevents it.
Scrape manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Scrape tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scrape with a knee to the head.
Scrape tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Scrape blocking some punches.
Smith working hard to break the clinch.
Smith is trying to break the clinch but Scrape has him pressed against the cage.
Scrape displaying some good clinch control by pressing Smith up against the cage.
Scrape works on Smith's body with a couple of short punches.
Scrape has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Scrape scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Scrape misses with a hook to the ribs.
Smith blocks a body shot from Scrape.
Smith gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Sky Scrape has got the better of the ground game so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Scrape works his way to full guard. Good work.
Smith preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Scrape is keeping the position for now.
Scrape not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Scrape had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Smith defends it easily.
Smith is looking to work some ground and pound but Scrape has wrist control.
Scrape trying to keep a closed guard but Smith is proving a slippery customer.
Smith landing with the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith wants to control from the top but Scrape keeps moving.
Smith working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Scrape is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Scrape is looking for a triangle but Smith pushes his legs off easily.
Smith is fighting to break Scrape's control of his arms but Scrape is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Scrape looking for a guillotine here but Smith defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scrape controls Smith momentarily but Smith frees himself.
Smith controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Scrape working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Smith has passed into half guard!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith trying to pass the guard but Scrape defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sky Scrape showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Smith takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Smith throws a leg kick but Scrape sees it coming and moves out of range.
Scrape tried to score with a low kick but Smith checks it.
Smith walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Scrape checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Smith scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Scrape thows a body shot but no joy.
Smith misses with a hook. Scrape ducked under it nicely.
Good work by Scrape as he checks the leg kick.
Smith avoids the head kick by Scrape.
A shot to the liver by Smith. Beautiful body shot.
Smith motions for Scrape to come forward. Smith throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Smith has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Scrape finds it's way round the side to connect with Smith's head.
Scrape takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Smith fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Scrape checks it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Scrape thows a left - swing and a miss!
Scrape takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Smith throws a low kick but Scrape avoids it.
Smith fails with a takedown attempt.
Smith chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Scrape is looking to slow Smith down with leg kicks.
Smith misses with a looping right.
Scrape rushes Smith and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Smith blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Smith is trying to break the clinch but Scrape has him pressed against the cage.
Smith lands a shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Scrape.
Slopey Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sky Scrape seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith stalling in the clinch but Scrape improves position.
Smith looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Scrape connects with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Scrape lands a hook to the side of the head.
Scrape throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Scrape lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
The referee is keeping an eye on Scrape - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Smith can't get the takedown.
Scrape stalling.
Scrape looking to throw knees to the head but Smith is blocking nicely.
Smith breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Scrape swinging wildly here.
Scrape tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Smith is looking to chop away at Scrape's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith shoots for a double leg takedown but Scrape sprawls well. He's pushed Smith's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sky Scrape is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Slopey Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A good leg kick by Scrape.
Smith wants to land a leg kick but Scrape is out of range.
Sky Scrape seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Scrape scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Scrape not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Smith trying to control from the bottom.
Smith on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Smith trying to hold on to Scrape's head to control him but Scrape postures up.
Scrape wants to lay and pray for a moment but Smith keeps working.
Smith keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scrape wants to take a breather but Smith is having none of it.
Scrape throwing shots but Smith is blocking nicely.
Smith missing with punches from the bottom.
Scrape thows a huge punch but Smith dodges it nicely.
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!
Scrape throwing shots but Smith is blocking nicely.
Smith is looking for a sweep. Scrape is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Scrape is keen to just control but Smith is a slippery customer.
Smith wants to get back to full guard.
Smith works his way to full guard. Good work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Scrape passes Smith's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Scrape controlling the action here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sky Scrape comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Scrape has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sky Scrape!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jaakko Teppo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Tsakada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Teppo comes to the cage accompanied by Jaakko Teppo - Hilma ja Onni. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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28
199 lbs
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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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
19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jaakko Teppo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lee Tsakada!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Teppo scores with a nice body kick.
Tsakada misses with a wild body shot.
Teppo instigates a clinch.
Teppo struggles to land a body shot inside as Tsakada controls his hands.
Tsakada lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tsakada looking to stall.
Tsakada working aggressively here.
Tsakada is trying to stall.
Teppo blocking some punches.
Teppo tries to throw a body punch but Tsakada avoids it by throwing Teppo back against the cage.
Tsakada tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tsakada tries to throw a body punch but Teppo avoids it by throwing Tsakada back against the cage.
Tsakada working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Teppo struggles to land a body shot inside as Tsakada controls his hands.
Teppo digs a right hand underneath Tsakada's ribcage. Tsakada let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tsakada looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teppo effectively controlling the action here.
Teppo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Teppo misses with a body punch.
Tsakada misses with a punch on the inside.
Teppo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tsakada lands a nice hook to Teppo's body. Teppo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tsakada misses the jab.
Tsakada works the jab nicely.
Tsakada lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Teppo circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teppo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tsakada manages to avoid it.
Teppo lands a nice shot to the body.
Teppo is looking to clinch.
Tsakada tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Teppo was well out of range. Poor timing from Tsakada.
Nice defenses there by Tsakada.
A big left from Tsakada misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teppo digs a good hook to Tsakada's body.
Teppo throws a one two combo.
Teppo swinging wildly here.
Tsakada takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A combination from Tsakada does no damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Teppo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tsakada swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Teppo lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Tsakada keeps the fight on the outside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A combination from Teppo does no damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jaakko Teppo dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Teppo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Teppo is looking to score with low kicks.
Tsakada throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Teppo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tsakada on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Teppo. Teppo obviously looking to wear him down.
Tsakada avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Good leg kick by Teppo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsakada ducks right into an uppercut from Teppo.
Teppo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tsakada on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tsakada on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Teppo. Teppo obviously looking to wear him down.
Tsakada is breathing heavily.
Tsakada avoids the head kick by Teppo.
Tsakada lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teppo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tsakada.
Tsakada misses with a jab, cross combination.
Teppo tries to clinch but Tsakada is having none of it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Teppo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tsakada moves away from the strike by Teppo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsakada on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Teppo. Teppo obviously looking to wear him down.
Teppo drops Tsakada with a beautiful combination! Tsakada stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Teppo is looking for the KO!
Tsakada rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Teppo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tsakada lands with a hook. Teppo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Teppo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tsakada keeps the fight on the outside.
Teppo misses the shot to the body.
Tsakada takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tsakada misses the jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Teppo jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Teppo throws a head kick but Tsakada moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jaakko Teppo dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Tsakada throws a hook but Teppo blocks it.
Teppo tries to clinch there but Tsakada circles away.
Teppo tries to clinch up but Tsakada circles away and keeps his distance.
Tsakada slips a jab and a cross from Teppo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tsakada scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tsakada throws a hook to the side of Teppo's head but Teppo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teppo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tsakada throws a right hand that misses
and Teppo counters with a low kick, right behind Tsakada 's knee.
Teppo misses with a two punch combination.
Teppo wants to clinch.
Tsakada ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Teppo moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teppo lands with a kick to the temple. Tsakada shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Teppo throws a hook but Tsakada avoids it easily.
Jaakko Teppo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Teppo misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Teppo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tsakada doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tsakada circles away from the clinch attempt.
Teppo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tsakada.
Tsakada is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Teppo.
Tsakada misses with a lunging right hand
and Teppo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Teppo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Teppo misses with a wild body shot.
Teppo moves out of range as Tsakada strikes.
Teppo moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Teppo tries to close the distance and clinch but Tsakada swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jaakko Teppo clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Tsakada misses the shot to the body.
Teppo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tsakada can do to turn this around?
A jab from Tsakada misses.
Tsakada throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Teppo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Teppo slips a jab from Tsakada.
Jaakko Teppo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Teppo moves in looking to clinch but Tsakada pushes him off.
Teppo takes a swing at Tsakada's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teppo wants to clinch up but Tsakada keeps it at a distance.
Tsakada avoids the body shot from Teppo.
Tsakada throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Teppo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Teppo misses with a wild combination.
Teppo loads up on a big right hand but Tsakada slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Tsakada avoids the head kick by Teppo.
Tsakada walks into a left hand.
Teppo throws a sloppy head kick and Tsakada moves out of range easily.
Teppo throws a leg kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teppo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Teppo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tsakada is out of range and Teppo settles back down.
Teppo needs to keep his hands up - Tsakada had a free shot at his head there.
Teppo tries to clinch up but Tsakada circles away and keeps his distance.
Tsakada dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tsakada misses with a hook
and Teppo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tsakada avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Crunch! Teppo slams his shin into Tsakada's torso.
Teppo scores with a sloppy right hand. Tsakada should have avoided that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Teppo.
Tsakada is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Tsakada throws a left and a right that both miss
and Teppo counters with a low kick, right behind Tsakada 's knee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jaakko Teppo had his way with Lee Tsakada in that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
A chopping leg kick lands by Teppo.
Tsakada moves out of range of the leg kick from Teppo.
Tsakada avoids a punch combination nicely.
Teppo throws out a loose jab but Tsakada uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tsakada has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Teppo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teppo throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Tsakada is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Teppo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Teppo scores with a jab to the head.
Teppo looks to score with a jab to the body but Tsakada is just out of range.
Teppo slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tsakada ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tsakada lands with an overhand left.
Lee Tsakada has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tsakada takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Teppo moves away from the strike by Tsakada.
Teppo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tsakada moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsakada walks into a stiff left hand from Teppo.
Tsakada avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Tsakada swings widly with a right hand
and Teppo counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Tsakada misses with an uppercut
and Teppo counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Tsakada is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Teppo misses with a few strikes there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tsakada pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tsakada takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tsakada looks to throw the jab but Teppo is out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Teppo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tsakada was well out of range. Poor timing from Teppo.
Teppo is looking to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jaakko Teppo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Teppo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 50:45
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 50:45
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jaakko Teppo!
Jaakko Teppo retains his middleweight title!
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