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Leagues Part 1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vihtori Lettunen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henry Saari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saari has chosen MACABRE - Serial Killer as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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280 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vihtori Lettunen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Henry Saari!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saari misses with a left hand
and Lettunen counters with a good low kick that Saari was not able to check.
Saari misses with a shot to the body
and Lettunen counters with a body kick that stops Saari in his tracks momentarily.
Saari scores with a jab to the jaw.
Saari misses with a double jab
and Lettunen counters with a low kick, right behind Saari 's knee.
Saari throws the left hand but Lettunen avoids the punch easily.
Saari thows a body shot but no joy.
Saari throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lettunen counters with a low kick, right behind Saari 's knee.
Saari takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Henry Saari has been cut.
Henry Saari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Left hook, right uppercut from Saari.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lettunen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Saari throws a right hand that misses
and Lettunen counters with a leg kick.
Lettunen throws a push kick but Saari slaps the foot to one side.
Saari swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lettunen. That's going to slow Saari down.
Saari looks gassed!
Saari misses with a jab to the body
and Lettunen counters with a body kick that stops Saari in his tracks momentarily.
Lettunen throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Lettunen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lettunen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lettunen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lettunen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lettunen scores with a leg kick.
Lettunen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lettunen fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Lettunen cracks Saari with an open hand slap.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lettunen misses with a body kick.
Saari misses with a double jab
and Lettunen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lettunen scores with a kick to the body.
Lettunen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Saari has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lettunen.
Saari tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Crunch! Lettunen slams his shin into Saari's torso.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saari takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Saari misses with a body punch
and Lettunen counters with a nice body kick.
Saari on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lettunen. Lettunen obviously looking to wear him down.
Saari's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lettunen thuds his right hand into Saari's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lettunen closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Lettunen takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Lettunen wants to pass the guard but Saari is defending well.
Lettunen seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Saari is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Vihtori Lettunen!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Tauno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie comes to the cage accompanied by disturbed - down with the sickness. Tauno has chosen Pelican - Dead Between The Walls as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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272 lbs
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273 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chuck Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tony Tauno!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie misses with a body punch
and Tauno connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gracie thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gracie lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Gracie throws a looping overhand right but Tauno ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tauno.
Tauno drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Tauno trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gracie has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Tauno can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Tauno engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Gracie is looking for a triangle but Tauno pushes his legs off easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tauno won't allow Gracie to sweep him here.
Gracie has his foot on Tauno's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Tauno works his way back into a safe position though.
Gracie is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Tauno lands a couple of elbows.
Gracie doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Gracie has his foot on Tauno's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Tauno works his way back into a safe position though.
Tauno throwing strikes but missing.
Gracie looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Tauno has picked Gracie up and slammed him! Gracie can't keep hold of the triangle and Tauno manages to pass to side control!
Tauno gets to mount! Gracie was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Gracie is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tauno jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Gracie manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Tauno cracks Gracie with a big elbow.
Tauno takes a little break here. Gracie wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie is not content to let Tauno control the position.
Gracie is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Tauno is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Tauno lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Tauno unloading with bombs!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tauno looking to finish Gracie with some ground and pound. This is bad for Gracie!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tauno in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Tauno postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Gracie looks a forlorn figure.
Tauno looking to control and managing it successfully.
Tauno dominating with strikes here.
Gracie really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Gracie manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Tauno prevents Gracie from improving his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tauno thows a huge punch but Gracie dodges it nicely.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Tauno connects with a nice short shot to Gracie's temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Tauno dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Tauno scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gracie.
Tauno scores a takedown into full mount!
Gracie taking shots to the head.
It looks like Chuck Gracie has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tauno drops a big elbow. That's hurt Gracie! More shots from Tauno and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tony Tauno!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roibos Fredriksson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Huey Freeman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fredriksson comes to the cage accompanied by The Wolverine Theme. The crowd seem to be enjoying Freeman's choice of entrance music: Scorpions - The Good Die Young. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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195 lbs
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169 lbs
14 - 7 - 0 |
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Good low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Roibos Fredriksson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Huey Freeman!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fredriksson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Freeman counters with a nice uppercut.
Freeman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fredriksson walks into a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fredriksson throws a head kick that misses
and Freeman counters with a nice uppercut.
Freeman swings widly with a right hand
and Fredriksson counters with a big head kick but Freeman shrugs it off.
Freeman checks the leg kick nicely there.
Freeman rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Fredriksson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freeman throws a leg kick that is checked
and Fredriksson counters with a big head kick but Freeman shrugs it off.
A head kick by Fredriksson misses
and Freeman counters with a series of strikes. Fredriksson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Freeman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fredriksson manages to avoid it.
Fredriksson misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fredriksson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Fredriksson thows a leg kick but Freeman checks it
so Freeman counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Fredriksson lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Freeman!
Freeman is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Freeman sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Fredriksson is thwarting Freeman's attempts to control the position.
Fredriksson prevents Freeman from improving his position.
Fredriksson tries to stand but can't do so whilst Freeman controls his leg.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Huey Freeman dominated 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.
Fredriksson throws a leg kick
and Freeman counters with a series of strikes. Fredriksson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Freeman changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Fredriksson tries to avoid it but Freeman manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Fredriksson to the ground. Fredriksson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Freeman throws a lazy head kick
and Fredriksson counters with an outside leg kick.
Fredriksson throws a leg kick
and Freeman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Roibos Fredriksson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freeman fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Roibos Fredriksson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fredriksson lands with a kick to the ribs.
Fredriksson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fredriksson lands a head kick. Freeman smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freeman misses with a left hand
and Fredriksson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Freeman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Freeman fails with the takedown
and Fredriksson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fredriksson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Fredriksson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Freeman.
Fredriksson throws a solid leg kick but Freeman takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Fredriksson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Freeman misses with a right hand
and Fredriksson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fredriksson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Freeman connects with a body shot.
Freeman throws a leg kick
and Fredriksson counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Huey Freeman will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Freeman gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Fredriksson counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Freeman is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Fredriksson - that will leave a mark!
Freeman swings widly with a right hand
and Fredriksson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freeman throws a right hand that misses
and Fredriksson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Freeman blocks a low kick nicely.
Fredriksson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Freeman gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Fredriksson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Roibos Fredriksson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Freeman throws a leg kick that is checked
and Fredriksson counters with a nice leg kick.
Freeman lets loose with a powerful body kick. Fredriksson will feel that in the morning.
Freeman scores with a jab to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freeman tries for a takedown but Fredriksson circles away easily
and Fredriksson counters with an outside leg kick.
Huey Freeman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Freeman throws a right hand that misses
and Fredriksson counters with a nice uppercut.
A good leg kick by Fredriksson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fredriksson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fredriksson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Freeman moves out of range of the body kick from Fredriksson.
Freeman throws a sloppy body shot
and Fredriksson counters with a flying knee. Nice.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roibos Fredriksson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Freeman has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Huey Freeman!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Uriel Amok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Sherman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Amok's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Devils. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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217 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Good low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Uriel Amok!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Michael Sherman!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sherman looks to throw a body kick
and Amok counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sherman throws a head kick that misses
and Amok counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Amok advances position into side control!
Amok in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Sherman tries to improve position but can't.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Amok scoring with punches from side control.
Amok is chipping away with strikes.
Amok wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Sherman, who protects the arm well.
Sherman seems a little lost for a moment, as Amok dominates the positioning.
Sherman is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Amok asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Amok 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.
Sherman is looking to reverse the position.
Amok is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amok trying to control the position but Sherman is working away.
Sherman struggling a bit here.
Check out the look on Amok's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Sherman is looking for a sweep.
Sherman wants to control but Amok postures up.
Sherman tries to bench press Amok off him but Amok keeps the position.
Sherman is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Amok connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Sherman some visible discomfort.
Amok taking a breather here.
Amok is working Sherman over with some ground and pound from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amok connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Sherman some visible discomfort.
Amok prevents Sherman from escaping the position.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Amok trying to control the action but Sherman is working from the bottom.
Amok staying calm.
Amok wants to control but Sherman is keeping him busy.
Sherman is trying to buck Amok off.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
You can see the frustration on Sherman's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Amok passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Sherman!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amok in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sherman is looking to improve his position but Amok isn't that keen on the idea.
Amok working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Amok is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Sherman can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Sherman is rocked!
Amok is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Sherman goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Amok!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Uriel Amok!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Silva Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aslan Bagrian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson comes to the cage accompanied by Kick Ass. Bagrian is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Justin Bieber - Baby. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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203 lbs
14 - 10 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Silva Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Aslan Bagrian!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson throws a push kick but Bagrian slaps the foot to one side.
Bagrian lands a head shot.
Anderson throws a head kick that misses
and Bagrian counters with a straight right hand.
Bagrian ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bagrian throws a hook but Anderson blocks it.
Bagrian dives in and grabs Anderson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Anderson pushes down on Bagrian's head and hops out.
Anderson throws out a leg kick but Bagrian moves out of range and Anderson only half commits.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson throws a low kick but Bagrian moves out of range easily.
Anderson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Anderson misses with a kick to the body.
Anderson misses with a body shot.
Bagrian is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Anderson lands with a good body shot.
Bagrian throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Anderson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bagrian tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Anderson looks to score with a jab to the body but Bagrian is just out of range.
Good leg kick by Anderson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
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!
A head kick by Anderson misses
and Bagrian cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Anderson scores with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bagrian jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The fighters circling - Bagrian throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bagrian shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Anderson as he avoids it easily.
Anderson tries to land a leg kick but Bagrian saw it coming and moves away.
Anderson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bagrian jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Silva Anderson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bagrian tries to clinch but Anderson moves out of range.
Bagrian throws a big shot that misses.
Anderson tries a head kick but it misses.
Bagrian shoots in looking for a takedown but Anderson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bagrian's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Silva Anderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aslan Bagrian.
Anderson throws a leg kick but Bagrian sees it coming and checks it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Silva Anderson 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.
Anderson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Aslan Bagrian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bagrian misses with a hook
and Anderson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bagrian throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Anderson swings widly with a right hand
and Bagrian counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bagrian is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Bagrian closes this distance looking for a takedown but Anderson circles away.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Bagrian fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Anderson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Anderson walks into a stiff left hand from Bagrian.
A big right from Anderson misses.
Bagrian tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Anderson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bagrian throws a hook to the side of Anderson's head but Anderson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Anderson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bagrian.
A big right from Bagrian misses.
Anderson slips a straight right by Bagrian.
The fighters circling - Bagrian throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bagrian misses with a body shot.
Anderson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Anderson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bagrian throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bagrian misses with a hook. Anderson ducked under it nicely.
Anderson misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Anderson stuffs the takedown.
Silva Anderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aslan Bagrian.
Bagrian connects with a body shot.
Anderson throws a right and a left that Bagrian avoids nicely.
Anderson slips a straight right by Bagrian.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Anderson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aslan Bagrian showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Bagrian tests Anderson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bagrian throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Good shot there by Bagrian.
Anderson throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Bagrian counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Anderson has his hands clasped together around Bagrian's back. He's all about the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bagrian not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bagrian prevents Anderson from improving his position.
Bagrian not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bagrian not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bagrian not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bagrian thows a huge punch but Anderson dodges it nicely.
Anderson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Anderson controlling the position well.
Anderson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Anderson is positioning himself well to prevent Bagrian advancing to mount.
Bagrian sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Anderson defending well though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Anderson trying to hold on to Bagrian's head to control him but Bagrian postures up.
Bagrian seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Bagrian sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Anderson defending well though.
Anderson works his way to full guard. Good work.
Bagrian landing some decent shots from guard.
Bagrian won't allow Anderson to sweep him here.
Bagrian drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bagrian jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Bagrian is pushing down on Anderson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Anderson is fighting to maintain full guard but Bagrian has managed to sneak the leg through.
Anderson is trying to maintain the position but Bagrian is very close to passing his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson controlling the position well.
Bagrian is working for a submission of some sort.
Bagrian missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bagrian is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Bagrian is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Anderson defends it well.
Bagrian missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Anderson wants to control but Bagrian is keeping busy.
Bagrian uses his free foot to push down on Anderson's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Anderson.
Bagrian cracks Anderson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bagrian can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Anderson is looking to escape.
Bagrian prevents Anderson from getting the reversal.
Bagrian trying to control but Anderson is having none of it.
Anderson tries to lock up and control but Bagrian gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aslan Bagrian comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bagrian has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aslan Bagrian!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Calico James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lou Cifer Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James comes to the cage accompanied by Duran Duran - Hungry Like The Wolf . Calico James could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Lou Cifer Jr's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Calico James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lou Cifer Jr!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cifer Jr shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and James counters with a shoot takedown. Cifer Jr fights it but they end up in guard.
James trying to control the position from guard on top but Cifer Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
James pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cifer Jr is keeping the position for now.
Cifer Jr controlling James's posture.
James trying to control the position from guard on top but Cifer Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
James might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
James postures up in Cifer Jr's guard and throws a big left but Cifer Jr blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James wants to control from the top but Cifer Jr keeps moving.
James wants to pass the guard but Cifer Jr is keeping the position.
Cifer Jr controlling James's posture.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Calico James.
Sloppy strikes from James. Those never looked like landing.
Cifer Jr has his takedown stuffed
and James counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cifer Jr thinking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Cifer Jr looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for James!
James tries to lock up and control but Cifer Jr gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
James tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Cifer Jr has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of James's face.
James is looking to improve his position but Cifer Jr isn't that keen on the idea.
Cifer Jr thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
James regains half guard.
Cifer Jr is keen to just control but James is a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James is looking for a sweep. Cifer Jr is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
James moves into full guard.
James looking for a sweep. Not yet James, not yet.
Cifer Jr trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
James looking for subs off his back but Cifer Jr has passed one foot through into half guard.
Cifer Jr tries to pass the half guard into mount. James knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
James looking for submissions off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
James wants to improve his position but Cifer Jr is controlling well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
James regains full guard. Nicely done.
Cifer Jr must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Cifer Jr's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Cifer Jr won't allow James to sweep him here.
Cifer Jr showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
James looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Cifer Jr puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Calico James will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
James avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cifer Jr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
James just misses with a punch to the body.
Cifer Jr fails with the takedown
and James counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lou Cifer Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cifer Jr swings widly with a right hand
and James counters with a stiff right hand.
Cifer Jr staying out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
James lands with a shot to the body.
James uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cifer Jr.
Cifer Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cifer Jr swings and misses with a shot to the body
and James counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by James.
Cifer Jr is trying to keep James in close.
Cifer Jr looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
James throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cifer Jr keeping full guard, as James tries to pass.
James throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cifer Jr works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cifer Jr not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Lou Cifer Jr has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
James jabs Cifer Jr to the body, keeping him at a distance.
James looks to land a combination but Cifer Jr avoids it well.
James fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cifer Jr fails with the takedown
and James counters with a takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
James has hold of Cifer Jr's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Cifer Jr seems comfortable defending it but James has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Cifer Jr is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Cifer Jr is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but James couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Calico James!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ip Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seppo Taalasmaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man comes to the cage accompanied by . This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ip Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Seppo Taalasmaa!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taalasmaa throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Man shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Taalasmaa cracks Man with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Taalasmaa with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Seppo Taalasmaa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Man takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man moves away from the strike by Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa tries to work over Man's front leg with a kick but Man checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man misses with the combination.
Man cracks Taalasmaa with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Taalasmaa tries for a takedown but Man circles away easily
and Taalasmaa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Taalasmaa chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man defending well as Taalasmaa loads up on a big left hand.
Taalasmaa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Man keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Man.
Taalasmaa misses with a right hand
and Man counters with a nice uppercut.
Taalasmaa gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Man counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Man's head backwards.
Taalasmaa misses with a wild body shot.
Man fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Taalasmaa misses with a right hand
and Man counters with an outside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Man moves out of range as Taalasmaa throws a body kick.
Man throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Taalasmaa counters with a good low kick that Man was not able to check.
Ip Man is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Man lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Taalasmaa circles away quickly and effectively.
Taalasmaa with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nice body punch from Man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ip Man dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Taalasmaa clobbers Man with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Taalasmaa lands a nice leg kick that just misses Man's sensitive parts.
Man avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Taalasmaa misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Taalasmaa misses with an uppercut
and Man makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taalasmaa shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Man counters with a nice low kick that buckles Taalasmaa's knee momentarily.
Taalasmaa throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Man stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Taalasmaa scores with a leg kick.
Man throws a body kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Taalasmaa misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Taalasmaa. Man does a little dance to reset his feet.
Taalasmaa shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Taalasmaa digs a good body shot into Man's ribs.
Taalasmaa with a lazy takedown attempt
and Man counters with a slapping leg kick.
Man takes a swing at Taalasmaa's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Taalasmaa throws a leg kick that is checked
and Man counters with a nice leg kick.
Taalasmaa fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Taalasmaa scores with a nice body kick.
Man uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Taalasmaa.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Man sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Taalasmaa swings widly with a right hand
and Man counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Taalasmaa throws a predictable looking body shot
and Man counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A slapping body kick lands there for Man.
Man takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Man moves away from the strike by Taalasmaa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ip Man dominated that second 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!
Taalasmaa shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Man misses the jab.
Taalasmaa misses with a lunging right hand
and Man counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Man has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Taalasmaa.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Taalasmaa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Man sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Taalasmaa is out of range.
Taalasmaa throws a jab but it's blocked by Man.
Taalasmaa misses with a low kick.
The crowd cheers as Taalasmaa lands an impressive looking overhand right. Man doesn't seem phased though.
Taalasmaa misses with a takedown attempt
and Man counters with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Taalasmaa with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Taalasmaa thows a leg kick but Man checks it
and Man makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Man throws a poor cross that misses
and Taalasmaa counters with a good low kick that Man was not able to check.
Taalasmaa does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Taalasmaa connects with a crisp jab.
Taalasmaa throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Man's waist but Man gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Taalasmaa off to one side.
Ip Man has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Seppo Taalasmaa.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa misses with a hook. Man ducked under it nicely.
Taalasmaa attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Seppo Taalasmaa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Taalasmaa shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Man is trying to defend but Taalasmaa finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Taalasmaa missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ip Man is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Taalasmaa wants to control but Man is keeping him busy.
Taalasmaa not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man has hold of Taalasmaa's hands but Taalasmaa slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ground and pound from Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa is trying to control the action in half guard but Man is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Taalasmaa thows a huge punch but Man dodges it nicely.
Taalasmaa working the head and body with strikes.
Man tries to kick Taalasmaa off but Taalasmaa keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Taalasmaa is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Taalasmaa lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Taalasmaa seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Taalasmaa is keen to just control but Man is a slippery customer.
Taalasmaa trying to control from Man's half guard. Man has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Taalasmaa throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Man works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Taalasmaa lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Taalasmaa drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Taalasmaa jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Seppo Taalasmaa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Man has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ip Man!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Duggan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hiro Protagonist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duggan comes to the cage accompanied by tunnetko jo rakkauden. Frank Duggan has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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201 lbs
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195 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 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Frank Duggan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Hiro Protagonist!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Protagonist tries to land a body kick
and Duggan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Duggan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Duggan ducks under a wild hook from Protagonist.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Protagonist swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Protagonist slips a straight right by Duggan.
Duggan really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Protagonist enables Duggan to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Protagonist manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Duggan won't allow Protagonist to get back to his feet.
Duggan will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Duggan wants to control from the top but Protagonist keeps moving.
Duggan looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duggan stops Protagonist from standing up.
Duggan trying to control but Protagonist is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Protagonist is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Duggan trying to control the position but instead, Protagonist has worked for underhooks and has pushed Duggan into the cage.
Protagonist wants to get back to striking at distance but Duggan won't allow it.
Protagonist lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Duggan taking a breather.
A nice left hand lands by Duggan.
Duggan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Protagonist.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Protagonist breaks the clinch.
Protagonist looks to score with a jab to the body but Duggan is just out of range.
A big left from Protagonist misses.
Duggan drops his hands momentarily and Protagonist takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Duggan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Duggan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Protagonist.
Protagonist swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Duggan counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Protagonist avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Protagonist throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Duggan makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Frank Duggan will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Duggan lands with an uppercut that bounces Protagonist off the cage and back into rage.
Duggan misses with a shot to the body
and Protagonist counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hiro Protagonist seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Duggan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Duggan blocks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Protagonist misses with a left hand
and Duggan counters with a series of strikes. Protagonist will be more careful next time no doubt.
Protagonist misses with a double jab
and Duggan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Protagonist throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Duggan is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Duggan looks to land a left hand but Protagonist moved out of range nicely.
Protagonist takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Protagonist keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Duggan is looking to wear down Protagonist with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duggan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Protagonist counters with a series of strikes. Duggan will be more careful next time no doubt.
Duggan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Duggan shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Protagonist throws an off balance right hand
and Duggan counters with a stiff right hand.
A jab from Protagonist misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Duggan thuds a left hand into Protagonist's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Hiro Protagonist will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Duggan does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Protagonist misses with a lunging right hand
and Duggan counters with a thumping low kick.
Duggan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Protagonist's sensitive parts.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Protagonist looks for the body kick but Duggan saw that one coming.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Protagonist swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Duggan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Protagonist thinking.
Protagonist throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Protagonist throws an off balance right hand
and Duggan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Protagonist throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Protagonist misses with a hook
and Duggan counters with a low kick, right behind Protagonist 's knee.
Protagonist is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Protagonist throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Protagonist feints and then cracks Duggan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Duggan down.
Protagonist takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duggan misses with a leg kick.
Protagonist is looking to chop away at Duggan's legs.
Protagonist misses with a hook
and Duggan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Protagonist throws a right and a left that Duggan avoids nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Protagonist fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Duggan manages to avoid it.
Duggan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Duggan avoids the body shot from Protagonist.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Duggan showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Duggan has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Duggan!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hemmo Kalske (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith has chosen Grand Magus - Hammer of the North as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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215 lbs
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World class MT
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Hemmo Kalske!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Peter Smith!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith misses with a double jab.
Kalske shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Smith throws a lazy uppercut
and Kalske counters with a slapping leg kick.
Smith throws an off balance right hand
and Kalske counters with a nice body kick.
Smith lands a head kick. Kalske smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Kalske connects with the punch.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Smith throws an off balance right hand
and Kalske counters with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith swings widly with a right hand
and Kalske counters with a nice kick to the body.
Smith looks gassed!
Kalske misses with a low kick.
Kalske is looking to clinch but Smith is avoiding it.
Kalske connects with a leg kick. Smith looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A low kick from Kalske is predictable there
letting Smith counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a right hand that misses
and Kalske counters with a nice body kick.
Kalske swings for the body but Smith moves out of range.
Smith throws a hook to the side of Kalske's head but Kalske sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Smith chopping away at his opponent's legs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith scores with a one two! Kalske had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Kalske connects with a high kick.
It looks like Peter Smith has been cut.
Kalske scores with a push kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kalske misses with a leg kick
and Smith counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kalske tries to land a front kick but Smith steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kalske bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Smith's head.
Kalske misses with a low kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kalske throws the left hand but Smith avoids the punch easily.
Kalske rushes Smith and presses him up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hemmo Kalske dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Peter Smith's cut.
That's time! Kalske's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nice body punch from Kalske.
Kalske throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Smith's head.
Smith lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kalske throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Smith is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kalske.
Hemmo Kalske is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Kalske misses.
Kalske misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Smith counters with an outside leg kick.
Kalske is looking to clinch but Smith is avoiding it.
Kalske throws the kick towards the body but Smith avoids it.
Kalske tries to land a body kick
and Smith counters with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalske throws a leg kick that is checked
and Smith counters with a low kick, right behind Kalske 's knee.
Kalske has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kalske there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kalske throws a head kick that misses
and Smith counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kalske's knee momentarily.
Kalske throws a leg kick
and Smith counters with a one-two to the body.
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalske looks to throw a body kick
and Smith counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kalske has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Smith throws a right and a left that Kalske avoids nicely.
Kalske misses with a right hand
and Smith counters with a right hand to the body.
Smith scores with a leg kick.
Smith misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kalske misses with a leg kick
and Smith counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Smith throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kalske counters with a head kick. That will keep Smith thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kalske lets loose with a powerful body kick. Smith will feel that in the morning.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kalske counters with a slapping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Peter Smith will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Peter Smith's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Smith connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Smith scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Smith throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kalske sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kalske misses with a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kalske lands with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith swings widly with a right hand
and Kalske counters with a nice body kick.
Kalske wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Smith throws a leg kick
and Kalske counters with a left to the body.
Smith has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Kalske.
Kalske throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Smith counters with a good low kick that Kalske was not able to check.
Kalske lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalske throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kalske throws a predictable looking body shot
and Smith counters with an inside leg kick.
Smith throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kalske makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Smith misses with an uppercut
and Kalske counters with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Smith misses
and Kalske counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kalske throws a nice inside leg kick.
Smith takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kalske swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A lazy body kick from Kalske
and Smith connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kalske is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Smith throws a nice looking combination but Kalske bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kalske takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kalske throws a low kick, looking for Smith's leg but Smith calmly moves out of range.
Kalske tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kalske misses with a leg kick
and Smith counters with a straight right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hemmo Kalske showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kalske 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hemmo Kalske!
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