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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mike Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sully McCormick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McCormick has chosen Dropkick Murphys- Fightstarter Karaoke as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Mike Jones has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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165 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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sully McCormick!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCormick lands with a kick to the ribs.
Jones throws a looping overhand right but McCormick ducks down to avoid it.
McCormick keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jones.
McCormick goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Jones stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from McCormick.
McCormick buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Jones is breathing heavily.
A slow jab from Jones misses its intended target.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from McCormick, right into the meat.
McCormick connects with a leg kick. Jones looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
McCormick thows a body kick. Jones tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A decent looking cross lands there for McCormick.
It looks like Mike Jones has been cut.
An inside leg kick lands from McCormick.
McCormick fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jones, pushing him back against the ropes.
McCormick gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
McCormick looking to throw knees to the head but Jones is blocking nicely.
A nice glancing elbow lands by McCormick.
McCormick gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCormick not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jones is staying active underneath McCormick, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
McCormick throwing shots but Jones is blocking nicely.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
McCormick not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
McCormick trying to mount his opponent but Jones defends it.
McCormick performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
McCormick is looking to take a break and control but Jones is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCormick throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jones wants to control but McCormick passes into side.
Jones is trying to improve his position.
McCormick working the ground and pound.
Jones is not content to let McCormick control the position.
Check out the look on McCormick's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Jones on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Jones tries to get out of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Jones's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Jones is not content to let McCormick control the position.
Jones is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
McCormick in side control, throwing shots but Jones defends.
Jones is not content to let McCormick control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones is trying to improve his position.
McCormick throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
McCormick scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Jones to see if he's OK.
McCormick trying to control the action but Jones is working from the bottom.
Jones takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee asks McCormick politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. McCormick prefers to stall for the moment though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sully McCormick dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Jones's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
McCormick tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McCormick throws a head kick that Jones semi-blocks.
McCormick moves away from the strike by Jones.
McCormick lands with a thumping leg kick.
McCormick blocks a jab.
Jones misses with an uppercut. McCormick saw that one coming.
McCormick cracks the inside of Jones's front leg.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McCormick feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jones's calf.
McCormick fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jones avoids it really well and circles away.
Sully McCormick seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A slapping leg kick lands for McCormick.
McCormick lands a big head kick that sends Jones to the canvas! McCormick follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sully McCormick!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kari Tapio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dylan Thurston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tapio comes to the ring accompanied by Cannibal Corpse. Dylan Thurston will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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225 lbs
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230 lbs
5 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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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
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kari Tapio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dylan Thurston!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tapio feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Thurston looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Tapio passes into half guard.
Thurston is refusing to be controlled, as Tapio sits in half guard.
Thurston pushes Tapio off looking to stand but Tapio dives back in and keeps control.
Thurston wants to get back to full guard.
Tapio thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Tapio is looking to take a break and control but Thurston is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Thurston looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Tapio is trying to control the action in half guard but Thurston is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Tapio is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Thurston tries to get to full guard but Tapio has control of the leg.
Thurston is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Tapio seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Thurston does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thurston is trying to control but can't.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Tapio is trying to control the action in half guard but Thurston is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Kari Tapio wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Thurston gets caught flat footed, as Tapio shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Thurston looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Tapio wants to control from the top but Thurston keeps moving.
Thurston has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Tapio can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Tapio trying to control but Thurston is working from the bottom.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tapio throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Thurston works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Kari Tapio.
Tapio paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Thurston takes a shot right to the bread basket.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tapio closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Thurston's guard.
Tapio tries to free his leg and advance position but Thurston is retaining full guard.
Tapio trying to control the position from guard on top but Thurston is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Thurston looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Tapio passes into side control.
Thurston tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Tapio lands a decent elbow from side control.
Tapio wants to lay and pray for a moment but Thurston keeps working.
Thurston is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thurston looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Tapio is keen to just control but Thurston is a slippery customer.
Tapio is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Tapio is trying to control. Thurston wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Tapio scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Thurston looking for submissions off his back.
Tapio slows the pace down in half guard.
Thurston is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Tapio pulls his head out easily.
Tapio wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tapio trying to control from half guard but Thurston is working away.
Tapio takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Thurston is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Tapio's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Tapio's back!
Thurston lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Tapio hold on?!
Tapio is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Thurston gets his way!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tapio defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Tapio is trying to break free.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tapio rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Tapio might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Tapio looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Thurston prevents Tapio from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kari Tapio dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Thurston keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tapio dives in and scores a takedown into Thurston's guard.
Thurston isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Tapio stacks Thurston on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Tapio!
Thurston is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Tapio off and has taken his back!
Thurston has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Tapio! Can he survive? No! He's out! Thurston gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Dylan Thurston!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mika Kallio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brock Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lesnar comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Master of Puppets kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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272 lbs
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260 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mika Kallio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Brock Lesnar !
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lesnar shoots and misses
and Kallio counters with a good low kick that Lesnar was not able to check.
Lesnar misses with a takedown
and Kallio counters with a low kick, right behind Lesnar 's knee.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kallio. Lesnar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lesnar misses with a takedown attempt
and Kallio counters by moving into the clinch.
Mika Kallio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brock Lesnar .
Lesnar is working for takedown but Kallio is calmly controlling the position for now.
Knees to the body from Kallio.
Lesnar looks gassed!
Lesnar is trying to drag Kallio to the mat but Kallio just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Lesnar wants a takedown but no success here.
Lesnar has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Kallio is trying to keep an underhook but Lesnar manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Kallio wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar is looking for a kimura but Kallio is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Lesnar to get the leverage.
Lesnar stops Kallio from getting back to his feet.
Lesnar is working for a kimura but Kallio is defending it quite comfortably.
Lesnar is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Lesnar is trying to work for a kimura but Kallio is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kallio is defending against the submission attempts here by Lesnar .
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Kallio wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lesnar is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Lesnar prevents Kallio from standing back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kallio trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Kallio kicks Lesnar off and gets back to his feet.
Lesnar misses with a takedown
and Kallio counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lesnar circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kallio wants to clinch.
Kallio shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Kallio was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Kallio lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kallio working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lesnar is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Kallio cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Kallio looking to control but Lesnar is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Lesnar trying desperately to get to his feet.
Lesnar taking shots to the head.
It looks like Brock Lesnar has been cut.
Kallio with good strikes from the mount here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kallio is landing with some decent strikes but Lesnar is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Kallio won't let Lesnar get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Kallio wants to control the pace but Lesnar is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mika Kallio dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brock Lesnar 's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kallio clinches up with Lesnar and pushes him back against the ropes.
Lesnar looking for a takedown.
Kallio stalling.
Kallio gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Lesnar .
Lesnar tightens his grip and picks Kallio up, before dumping him to the ground. Kallio manages to land in guard.
Kallio is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Lesnar has gone for a leg lock! Kallio slips out almost immediately though and dives into Lesnar 's guard.
Kallio trying to control the position from guard on top but Lesnar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lesnar throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Lesnar is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kallio stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lesnar swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lesnar wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Kallio manages to pass to side control.
Mika Kallio overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kallio is taking a breather. Lesnar says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Lesnar is trying to stand back up but Kallio is controlling him
Kallio winds up and cracks Lesnar with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Kallio trying to mount his opponent but Lesnar defends it.
Lesnar looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Lesnar is trying to stand back up but Kallio is controlling him
Kallio is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar is trying to stand up here but Kallio is controlling him well.
Kallio works his foot free and advances to mount.
Kallio takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Kallio dominating with strikes here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kallio postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Lesnar looks a forlorn figure.
Lesnar is squirming around, avoiding Kallio's attempts to control the action.
Lesnar wants to try and get back to his feet.
Kallio looking to secure an arm triangle but Lesnar defends it well.
Kallio landing strikes from the mount.
Kallio could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kallio trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kallio working the ground and pound effectively.
Kallio lands with some strikes.
Kallio trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kallio dominating with strikes here.
Lesnar is rocked!
Kallio looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Lesnar covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mika Kallio!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Daniel LaRusso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler Storm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Daniel LaRusso has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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190 lbs
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175 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Daniel LaRusso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tyler Storm!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Storm lands with a shot to the body.
LaRusso throws a head kick that misses.
Storm misses with the combination.
LaRusso shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
LaRusso scores with a crisp jab that stopped Storm in his tracks.
It looks like Tyler Storm has been cut.
Storm lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Storm swings widly with a right hand
and LaRusso counters with a thumping low kick.
LaRusso blocks a low kick nicely.
Some wild striking there from Storm.
Storm avoids the head kick by LaRusso.
LaRusso defending well as Storm loads up on a big left hand.
Storm tries to clinch up
and LaRusso makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
LaRusso circles away from the clinch attempt.
LaRusso throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
LaRusso throws a right hand that Storm ducks under and follows up with a left that Storm also avoids with ease.
Storm throws a right and a left that LaRusso avoids nicely.
LaRusso throws a combination. Storm tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Storm wants to land a leg kick but LaRusso is out of range.
Storm just misses with a punch to the body.
LaRusso staying out of range there.
Sloppy strikes from LaRusso. Those never looked like landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
LaRusso slips a straight right by Storm.
Storm looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
LaRusso connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A punch combination from Storm misses.
Storm should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
LaRusso fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Storm on the side of the head.
LaRusso connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Storm! He's out on his feet! LaRusso rushes in and drops Storm with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Daniel LaRusso!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gary Hawke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jan Van Dez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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215 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gary Hawke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jan Van Dez!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Dez lands a nice hook to Hawke's body. Hawke takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Van Dez lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Hawke keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Van Dez.
Van Dez misses with a few strikes there.
Hawke takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Van Dez lands with an uppercut that bounces Hawke off the ropes and back into range.
Van Dez looks to score with a jab to the body but Hawke is just out of range.
Van Dez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hawke.
Hawke steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Van Dez.
Van Dez takes a swing at Hawke's ribcage but misses.
Van Dez throws a poor cross that misses
and Hawke counters with a single leg into guard. Van Dez didn't expect that.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Van Dez can do anything to dispel that myth.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Hawke drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hawke jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Hawke drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hawke jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawke drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hawke jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Hawke drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Hawke seems to have locked his on tight now - Van Dez screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Hawke, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Gary Hawke!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Naomasa Yi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christian Birchmont (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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151 lbs
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147 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Naomasa Yi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Christian Birchmont!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yi misses with a hook.
Yi throws a jab when Birchmont was well out of range.
Birchmont lands with a right hand.
Yi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Yi moves into the clinch.
Yi looking to slow down the pace here.
Yi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yi tries for a takedown. No joy.
Birchmont lands a left hand.
Yi leaning his opponent against the ropes.
A short uppercut from Birchmont.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Birchmont.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yi is trying to maintain a safe position but Birchmont gets an underhook and turns Yi into the ropes.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Birchmont creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Birchmont throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Yis head.
Yi ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Yi no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Yi escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Birchmont gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Birchmont wants to stand but Yi is controlling his posture from full guard.
Yi working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Birchmont doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Birchmont manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Birchmont wants to stand but Yi is controlling his posture from full guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yi wants to improve his position but instead Birchmont has moved into half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Yi looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Birchmont is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Yi trying to control but Birchmont postures up.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Birchmont wants to stand but Yi has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yi trying to hold on to Birchmont's head to control him but Birchmont postures up.
Birchmont wants to stand but Yi has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Yi misses with a straight right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yi throws a lazy uppercut
and Yi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Birchmont thuds his right hand into Yi's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Birchmont misses the shot to the body.
A left lands for Yi.
Birchmont gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Yi missing with knees to the body.
Yi is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Yi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Birchmont lands with a short shot to the head.
Birchmont misses with some punches.
Birchmont scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yi is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Birchmont pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Yi throws a punch but it's blocked by Birchmont.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christian Birchmont dominated that round.
That's time! Yi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Birchmont tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Yi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A swing and a miss from Yi.
Yi on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Yi is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Birchmont's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Yi scores with a decent looking hook.
Birchmont tries to clinch but Yi is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Birchmont looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Birchmont tries to clinch but Yi is having none of it.
Christian Birchmont seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Birchmont wants to clinch.
Yi jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Birchmont lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Birchmont tries to clinch up.
Yi walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Birchmont works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yi shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Yi showed some decent athleticism there.
Yi tries to pass to full mount but Birchmont defends it.
Birchmont looks like he's trying to stand up.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Yi lands a nice short elbow.
Yi is looking for a kimura but Birchmont is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Yi to get the leverage.
Birchmont gets back to full guard.
Yi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Yi thows a big elbow that misses.
Yi tries to free his leg and advance position but Birchmont is retaining full guard.
Birchmont wants to get back to his feet but Yi is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Yi trying to control the position from guard on top but Birchmont is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Birchmont wants to stand up but Yi is controlling him.
Yi slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yi tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Yi has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Yi creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Birchmont sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Birchmont pushes Yi away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Yi gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Birchmont stops Yi from passing to mount.
Yi throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Birchmont is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Birchmont on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yi trying to control the action but Birchmont is working from the bottom.
Yi connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Birchmont some visible discomfort.
Yi working the body and head with strikes.
Birchmont regains half guard, as Yi was trying to land strikes.
Birchmont tries to kick Yi off but Yi keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Yi is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Yi controlling from the top position.
Birchmont scrambles and gets back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yi looks to score with a jab to the body but Birchmont is just out of range.
Yi stuns Birchmont with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Birchmont scores with a decent looking hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Birchmont moves in looking to clinch but Yi pushes him off.
Birchmont lands a nice shot that snaps Yi's head back.
Yi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Yi instigates a clinch.
Birchmont lands with a right to the head.
Yi gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Birchmont regains guard.
Yi 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.
Birchmont pushes Yi off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Birchmont counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Birchmont dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Birchmont jabs at Yi's body.
Birchmont drops Yi with a beautiful combination! Yi stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Birchmont is looking for the KO!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christian Birchmont showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Birchmont fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Yi, pushing him back against the ropes.
It looks like Naomasa Yi has been cut.
Birchmont throws a head punch that misses.
Birchmont has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Yi taking a breather.
Yi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Yi just leaning against Birchmont, taking a breather.
Birchmont lands with a short shot to the head.
Yi wants a takedown but no success here.
Yi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Birchmont scores with a shoulder strike.
Birchmont lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Yi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Birchmont lands with a short shot to the head.
A short uppercut from Birchmont.
Yi is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Birchmont is keeping busy.
A shot in the inside from Birchmont.
Yi is rocked!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Birchmont creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Oh Yi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A nice left hand lands by Birchmont.
Birchmont tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yi's elbow.
Yi seems to have got his legs back now.
Birchmont lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Yi misses with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Birchmont creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Birchmont lands a hook to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Birchmont scores with a nice short uppercut.
Birchmont unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Yi! He's leaning against the ropes trying to keep his feet but Birchmont is unloading with more strikes now! Yi drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Christian Birchmont!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roy Royler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drew Sneeze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sneeze has chosen Born on the Bayou as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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184 lbs
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179 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
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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
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Roy Royler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Drew Sneeze!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Royler cracks Sneeze with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sneeze gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Royler fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Royler lands with a left to the head.
Royler is working Sneeze over against the ropes.
Sneeze is stalling here.
Royler tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Royler struggles to land a body shot inside as Sneeze controls his hands.
Sneeze breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sneeze throws a sloppy head kick and Royler moves out of range easily.
Royler swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sneeze throws a head kick but Royler moves out of range.
Royler will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sneeze rushes Royler and presses him up against the ropes.
Royler struggles to land a body shot inside as Sneeze controls his hands.
Royler misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sneeze manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Royler controlling from the top position.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Roy Royler just wasn't active enough.
Royler lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sneeze at a distance.
A punch lands to the side of Sneeze 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Royler throws a head kick but Sneeze moves out of range.
Royler attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sneeze takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nice sprawl there from Royler as Sneeze shoots in.
Sneeze lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Royler circles away quickly and effectively.
Royler doesn't manage to clinch there - Sneeze circles away.
Sneeze gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Royler lands on the inside with an uppercut.
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!
Royler lands an uppercut.
Royler struggles to land a body shot inside as Sneeze controls his hands.
Royler misses with a punch to the body.
Sneeze tries to pull guard but Royler holds him up against the ropes and eventually Sneeze drops back down to his feet.
Royler lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sneeze backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Royler.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Royler misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Royler tries a body shot but Sneeze blocks it.
Sneeze tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Royler just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Roy Royler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Drew Sneeze.
Royler tries a body shot but Sneeze blocks it.
Royler goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Royler gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Sneeze.
Royler misses with a short punch on the inside.
Royler prevents the takedown attempt.
Royler misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right hand to the body from Royler.
Sneeze is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Sneeze is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sneeze pulls guard.
Sneeze controls Royler momentarily but Royler frees himself.
Royler will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Royler seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
We're going to have a standup here because Roy Royler wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Royler misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sneeze.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roy Royler dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Royler lands a head kick!
Sneeze bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sneeze throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Sneeze shoots in but no luck this time.
Royler goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Sneeze rushes Royler and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Sneeze looking to stall.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Royler.
Sneeze is trying to drag Royler to the mat but Royler just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Sneeze fails to pull guard.
Roy Royler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Drew Sneeze.
Nice body punch from Royler.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sneeze can't break the clinch.
Royler gets underhooks to prevent Sneeze's takedown attempt.
Royler struggles to land a body shot inside as Sneeze controls his hands.
Roy Royler has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Royler can't find room to land a body shot as Sneeze controls the action.
Sneeze prevents a body shot from Royler.
A short body shot lands from Royler as the two fighters clinch.
Sneeze is breathing heavily.
Sneeze drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Royler gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Royler throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nice body punch from Royler - that landed with a thud.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Royler lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sneeze backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Royler.
Royler stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Royler lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sneeze backwards.
Royler gets through Sneeze's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Royler lands a nice shot to the body.
A short right from Royler.
Royler misses with a punch to the body.
Royler misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right hand to the body from Royler.
Royler pushes Sneeze back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Royler misses with a punch to the body.
Royler tries to throw a body punch but Sneeze avoids it by throwing Royler back against the ropes.
Royler lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Royler.
Royler lands a hook that snaps the head of Sneeze backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Royler.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sneeze prevents a body shot from Royler.
Sneeze is trying to break the clinch but Royler has him pressed against the ropes.
Royler tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sneeze's elbow.
Royler misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Royler tries to throw a body punch but Sneeze avoids it by throwing Royler back against the ropes.
A hook to the body from Royler.
Royler goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Royler tries to work over Sneeze's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Royler misses with a body punch.
Sneeze blocks a body shot from Royler.
A nice left hand lands by Royler.
Royler lands a nice shot to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Royler.
Sneeze tries to break free but Royler pushes him back against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Royler struggles to land a body shot inside as Sneeze controls his hands.
Royler works on Sneeze's body with a couple of short punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Royler.
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 right hook to the body lands for Royler.
Royler misses with a punch to the body.
Royler is working Sneeze over against the ropes.
Royler scores with a nice hook to the head.
Royler tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sneeze's elbow.
Royler lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Royler lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Royler misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Royler lands a hook that snaps the head of Sneeze backwards.
Royler pushes Sneeze back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Royler digs a right hand underneath Sneeze's ribcage. Sneeze let out a lung full of air as it connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roy Royler dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Sneeze takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Roy Royler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Royler fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Royler connects with an inside leg kick.
Sneeze takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Royler lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sneeze at a distance.
Royler lands a front kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Royler lands with a good body shot.
Royler throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Royler thumps Sneeze with a low kick.
Royler forces Sneeze back against the ropes and clinches.
Sneeze takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Royler lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sneeze tries to pull guard but Royler won't allow it.
Royler tries to work over Sneeze's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Royler pushes Sneeze back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Royler misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Royler tries to work over Sneeze's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Royler working aggressively here.
Royler struggles to land a body shot inside as Sneeze controls his hands.
Royler struggles to land a body shot inside as Sneeze controls his hands.
A short body shot lands from Royler as the two fighters clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Royler.
Royler is working Sneeze over against the ropes.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Royler.
Royler lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Royler is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sneeze can do to turn this around?
Royler presses Sneeze against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sneeze prevents a body shot from Royler.
Royler lands an uppercut.
Sneeze prevents a body shot from Royler.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Royler.
Royler presses Sneeze against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Royler misses with a punch to the body.
Royler misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sneeze looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Royler cracks Sneeze with a nice body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Royler.
A short right from Royler on the inside.
Royler softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Sneeze is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Royler tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Royler lands a shoulder strike.
Royler lands a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Royler presses Sneeze against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Royler lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Royler misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice body punch from Royler.
Royler lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Drew Sneeze has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Royler working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Royler cracks Sneeze with a nice body shot.
Royler lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Royler tries to work over Sneeze's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Royler tries a body shot but Sneeze blocks it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Royler goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sneeze trying to land knees to the body.
Royler tries to work over Sneeze's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sneeze prevents a body shot from Royler.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Royler pushes Sneeze back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Royler.
Royler lands a hook to the side of the head.
Royler scores with a shot to the side of Sneeze's head.
Sneeze is rocked!
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Royler creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sneeze is still on wobbly legs! Can Royler finish him?
Royler lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Royler pushes Sneeze against the ropes. Royler is working some dirty boxing. Royler pushes off with a quick right hook! Sneeze goes down! Sneeze tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Royler moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roy Royler!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Naksuttava Puimakone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Sliders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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250 lbs
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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
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Naksuttava Puimakone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Max Sliders!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sliders takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A bone on bone clash there as Puimakone blocks the leg kick.
Puimakone checks a low kick from Sliders.
Puimakone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sliders was well out of range. Poor timing from Puimakone.
Puimakone missing with a left hand there. Sliders was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Puimakone wants to clinch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sliders.
Puimakone has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Sliders.
Sloppy strikes from Puimakone. Those never looked like landing.
Good work by Puimakone as he checks the leg kick.
Sliders uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Puimakone.
Puimakone misses with the combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice inside leg kick there by Sliders. That's going to slow Puimakone down.
Sliders just misses with a punch to the body.
Sliders tries to score with a low kick but Puimakone moves his leg out of the way.
A leg kick checked by Puimakone.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sliders connects with a crisp jab.
Puimakone throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Puimakone throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sliders counters with a good low kick that Puimakone was not able to check.
Puimakone just misses with a punch to the body.
Sliders wants to slow Puimakone down by chopping away at his legs.
Puimakone checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Puimakone tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Sliders manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Puimakone throws a leg kick
and Sliders finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Puimakone is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sliders tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Puimakone was well out of range. Poor timing from Sliders.
Puimakone gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sliders is trying to break the clinch but Puimakone has him pressed against the ropes.
Good body shot from Sliders.
Sliders pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Puimakone tries to clinch there but Sliders circles away.
Sliders throws a low kick but Puimakone moves out of range easily.
Puimakone stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sliders.
Sliders fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sliders thumps Puimakone with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puimakone takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sliders.
Puimakone tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sliders cracks Puimakone with an open hand slap.
Sliders throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sliders lands a leg kick that knocks Puimakone off balance momentarily.
Puimakone takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Puimakone on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sliders lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sliders throws a body punch but Puimakone moves out of range.
Sliders throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sliders scoring well with a low kick there.
Sliders cracks a nice hook into Puimakone's ribs.
Sliders lands with a good body shot.
Puimakone takes one to the side of the head.
Sliders thumps Puimakone with a low kick.
Puimakone is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puimakone on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sliders. Sliders obviously looking to wear him down.
Puimakone blocks a leg kick.
Sliders throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Puimakone checks a leg kick.
Sliders misses with a low kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Sliders.
Puimakone takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sliders scores with a jab to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sliders lands the left hand.
Sliders throws a leg kick which misses Puimakone's front leg but catches the back leg as Puimakone tries to avoid it.
Puimakone 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.
Sliders motions for Puimakone to come forward. Sliders throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Puimakone misses with a wild combination.
Sliders throws a hook but Puimakone avoids it easily.
Sliders is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Puimakone rather than just go for the knockout.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sliders.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sliders lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sliders scores with a leg kick.
Sliders throws a shot to the body.
Puimakone on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sliders lands a jab to Puimakone's midsection.
Sliders lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sliders misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sliders swings for the body but Puimakone moves out of range.
Sliders ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Puimakone moves away.
Sliders throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Puimakone's head.
Sliders ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jab, jab by Sliders - just one landing.
Puimakone is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sliders scores with a spinning back kick!
Oh Puimakone is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sliders closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Puimakone out cold! Puimakone corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Max Sliders!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kim Jong Il (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dick Chest (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kim Jong Il has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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270 lbs
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kim Jong Il!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dick Chest!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Il looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sloppy strikes from Chest. Those never looked like landing.
Chest misses with a series of wild punches.
A left and a right from Chest both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Kim Jong Il has been cut.
Il moves out of range of the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chest throws a lazy right hand but Il sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Il slips a jab from Chest.
Dick Chest seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chest leaves Il with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Chest throws a lazy uppercut
and Il counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Chest misses with a double jab
and Il counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Il drops back, looking for a kneebar! Chest looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Chest looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Chest!
Il is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Chest off and has taken his back!
Il is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. Chest has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Il has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Chest taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Il doesn't care though - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Kim Jong Il!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eugen Schauman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Beam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Schauman comes to the ring accompanied by Finland's National Anthem . Jim Beam has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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272 lbs
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280 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eugen Schauman!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jim Beam!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schauman misses with an uppercut. Beam saw that one coming.
Schauman keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Schauman throws a looping overhand right but Beam ducks down to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Beam misses the target.
Schauman lunges at Beam with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Beam's hand.
Eugen Schauman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beam defending well as Schauman loads up on a big left hand.
Schauman thows a body shot but no joy.
Schauman misses with an uppercut. Beam saw that one coming.
Schauman connects with the punch.
Schauman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beam avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Schauman scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Beam has his takedown stuffed
and Schauman counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Schauman not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Beam wants to control but Schauman is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The fighters are battling for position here. Beam manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Schauman accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Schauman wants to control from the top but Beam keeps moving.
Schauman working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schauman trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Schauman wants to control from the top but Beam keeps moving.
Beam wants to sweep here but Schauman controlling him for the moment.
Beam is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Schauman trying to control but Beam is working from the bottom.
Schauman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Schauman is stalling in the full guard.
Eugen Schauman has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Beam tries for a takedown but Schauman circles away easily
and Schauman counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Eugen Schauman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jim Beam.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beam moves out of range as Schauman strikes.
Schauman lands a really nice looking cross but Beam seems unphased.
A left lands for Schauman.
Schauman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Schauman lands a right hook to the body.
Schauman connects with a single shot there.
Schauman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A jab from Schauman misses.
Schauman paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Beam drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Schauman connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Beam's hands.
Schauman fails with the takedown.
Schauman scores with a jab to the body.
Schauman throws a hook to the side of Beam's head but Beam sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Beam misses with a takedown attempt - Schauman sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Schauman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Beam.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eugen Schauman dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Schauman scores with a crisp jab that stopped Beam in his tracks.
Beam shoots in looking for a takedown. Schauman tries to sprawl out of it but Beam keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Schauman manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Schauman thows a body shot but no joy.
Beam uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Schauman.
Beam moves away from the strike by Schauman.
Schauman cracks Beam with a good jab.
Schauman is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Schauman misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Schauman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Beam is trying desperately to land a takedown but Schauman is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Beam.
Schauman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Schauman looks to land a right hand but Beam moved out of range.
A right-left combo lands from Schauman.
Schauman throws a hook to the side of Beam's head but Beam sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Schauman connects with a looping right hand.
Schauman misses with a hook. Beam ducked under it nicely.
Beam takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schauman looks to throw the jab but Beam is out of range.
Schauman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Beam takes one to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schauman listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A shot to the liver by Schauman. Beautiful body shot.
Schauman shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Schauman showed some decent athleticism there.
Beam wants to control but Schauman is keeping busy.
Beam won't allow Schauman to pass to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schauman trying to control the action but Beam is working from the bottom.
Schauman looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Schauman seems to be working for a kimura but Beam defends the submission attempt.
Schauman is trying to control the action in half guard but Beam is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Beam is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Schauman is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Beam is just riding it out for now. Schauman eventually gives up the hold.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schauman wants to stand but Beam has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Schauman wants to take a breather but Beam is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Schauman seems to be working for a kimura but Beam defends the submission attempt.
Schauman is looking to advance position but Beam won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eugen Schauman dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Schauman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Beam moves away.
Schauman comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Beam moves forwards but Schauman connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Beam takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Beam on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schauman connects with a nice looking jab.
Beam is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Schauman scores with a decent looking hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beam takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A jab lands there for Schauman.
A decent looking cross lands there for Schauman.
Schauman lands with a nice body punch.
Schauman connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Beam takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Schauman misses with a low kick as Beam jumps back.
Beam shoots for a takedown but Schauman saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Schauman misses with a looping left.
Schauman with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schauman misses with an uppercut. Beam saw that one coming.
Schauman lands with a nice body punch.
Schauman throws a right and a left that both miss.
Beam needs to keep his hands up - Schauman had a free shot at his head there.
Schauman lands with a straight right. Beam didn't see that one coming.
Beam takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Beam is rocked!
Schauman wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Schauman lands an overhand right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schauman lands a body shot.
Beam shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Beam is still on wobbly legs! Can Schauman finish him?
Nice combo by Schauman! Oh, that's hurt him - Beam falls to the canvas and Schauman follows him into side control.
The ground and pound from Schauman seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Schauman swings around for an armbar but Beam sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Schauman's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Schauman trying to control the position here.
Beam seems to have recovered his senses.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Schauman looking to control.
Schauman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Beam can do to turn this around?
Beam being controlled here momentarily.
Beam in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Schauman might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schauman is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Eugen Schauman has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Beam doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Schauman tests Beam's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A jab from Schauman finds it's way through Beam's defenses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice sprawl there from Beam as Schauman shoots in.
Schauman gets caught napping as Beam dives in and scores a takedown. Schauman manages to retain guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eugen Schauman clearly takes 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.
Schauman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big right from Schauman misses.
Schauman cracks Beam with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Schauman cracks Beam with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Schauman shoots in looking for a takedown. Beam tries to sprawl out of it but Schauman keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Beam manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Beam avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Beam slips a jab from Schauman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Beam misses.
Schauman moves away from the strike by Beam.
Schauman bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Schauman is looking to take a break and control but Beam is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Schauman working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Schauman is looking to take a break and control but Beam is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beam regains half guard there - taking advantage of Schauman's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Beam makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Beam.
Schauman trying to control but Beam is working from the bottom.
Schauman won't allow Beam to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schauman tries to free his leg and advance position but Beam is retaining full guard.
Schauman stays in close to Beam's body and controls the position.
Schauman trying to control the position from guard on top but Beam is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Schauman working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Eugen Schauman.
A telegraphed right hand from Schauman misses the target.
Schauman throws a shot from downtown. Beam moves away and avoids it.
Beam ducks under a wild hook from Schauman.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schauman connects with a body shot.
Schauman's jab looks to have found its range, popping Beam under the eye.
Beam looks for a takedown but Schauman sprawls well.
Schauman connects with a jab.
Schauman scores with a decent looking hook.
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!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Beam drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nice defenses there by Beam.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eugen Schauman had his way with Jim Beam 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Schauman scores with a hook to the body. Beam takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Schauman throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Beam counters with a takedown into side control.
Schauman defending against the ground and pound.
Schauman takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Schauman dodges the ground and pound from Beam.
Beam in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Beam creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Schauman sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Sloppy strikes there by Beam.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Schauman is looking for a sweep.
Schauman struggling a bit here.
Schauman tries to improve position but can't.
Beam working the head with strikes.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beam postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Schauman is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Eugen Schauman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Beam in side control, throwing shots but Schauman defends.
Beam creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Schauman sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Beam in side control lands a decent elbow.
An elbow from Beam crashes against the mat.
Beam cracks Schauman with a big right hand but Schauman just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Schauman tries to buck Beam off but Beam is having none of it.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Beam landing strikes.
Schauman struggling a bit here.
Beam landing a few strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Schauman tries to bench press Beam off him but Beam keeps the position.
Beam working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beam working the body and head with strikes.
Beam postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Beam throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Schauman takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Sloppy strikes there by Beam.
Beam wants to control but Schauman is keeping him busy.
Schauman takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Beam landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Jim Beam has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Schauman is looking for a sweep.
Schauman is not content to let Beam control the position.
Beam working the head with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schauman is trying to control Beam's posture but Beam avoids it.
Schauman tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Beam wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Beam is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Schauman is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Beam throws a strike aimed at the side of Schauman's head but Schauman avoids it well.
Schauman is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Schauman is trying to get back to full guard.
Beam drops an elbow to the side of Schauman's head.
Beam throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Beam sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Schauman defending well though.
Ground and pound from Beam.
Beam with the ground and pound but Schauman uses the opportunity to regain guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schauman is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Schauman utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Beam with a flurry of punches that miss.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beam throws a strike but Schauman rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Beam looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Beam not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Eugen Schauman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Schauman slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Beam.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jim Beam comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Schauman 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 49:44
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 49:46
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 49:44
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eugen Schauman!
Eugen Schauman retains his heavyweight title!
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