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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tikal Mohiney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eino Hilavitkutin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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211 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tikal Mohiney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eino Hilavitkutin!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mohiney showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hilavitkutin.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Mohiney misses with a double jab.
Mohiney ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hilavitkutin moves away.
Mohiney dodges the punch combination from Hilavitkutin.
Hilavitkutin moves into range and connects with a jab.
Mohiney thows a body shot but no joy.
Mohiney fails to land with a series of punches.
A combination from Hilavitkutin does no damage.
Hilavitkutin scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Mohiney looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hilavitkutin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mohiney rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hilavitkutin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hilavitkutin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mohiney misses with the combination.
Hilavitkutin throws a big shot that misses.
Mohiney throws a body punch but Hilavitkutin moves out of range.
Mohiney misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mohiney throws a series of punches but Hilavitkutin avoids them all with ease.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hilavitkutin.
Mohiney throws a shot from downtown. Hilavitkutin moves away and avoids it.
Hilavitkutin stalks Mohiney and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Mohiney's face. Mohiney staggers backwards, shaken.
Mohiney misses the shot to the body.
Hilavitkutin misses with a combination
and Mohiney counters with a series of strikes. Hilavitkutin will be more careful next time no doubt.
Hilavitkutin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mohiney thows a body shot but no joy.
Hilavitkutin scores with a sloppy right hand. Mohiney should have avoided that one.
Mohiney is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hilavitkutin.
Mohiney showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hilavitkutin.
Mohiney is looking to wear down Hilavitkutin with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A combination from Mohiney does no damage.
Hilavitkutin misses with a few strikes there.
Mohiney looks to score with a jab to the body but Hilavitkutin is just out of range.
Mohiney misses with a takedown attempt
and Hilavitkutin counters with a crisp one two that drops Mohiney! Hilavitkutin thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Mohiney to his feet! Mohiney is in big trouble!
Mohiney is rocked!
Mohiney moves to clinch but Hilavitkutin breaks away
and Hilavitkutin counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Eino Hilavitkutin!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Greg Frye Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dimitri Kolesky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frye Jr comes to the cage accompanied by The show goes on - Lupe Fiasco. Kolesky is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: PTP. 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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200 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Greg Frye Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dimitri Kolesky!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Kolesky looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kolesky tries for a takedown but Frye Jr sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kolesky slips a jab and a cross from Frye Jr.
Kolesky is looking to clinch.
Donk. Frye Jr catches Kolesky right on the button with a cross.
It looks like Dimitri Kolesky has been cut.
Kolesky fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kolesky throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kolesky moves in looking to clinch but Frye Jr pushes him off.
Kolesky dodges the punch combination from Frye Jr.
Frye Jr throws a right hand that Kolesky ducks under and follows up with a left that Kolesky also avoids with ease.
Frye Jr works Kolesky's body with a nice hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Frye Jr looks to land a combination but Kolesky avoids it well.
Frye Jr throws a series of punches but Kolesky avoids them all with ease.
Frye Jr digs a good body shot into Kolesky's ribs.
Kolesky looks gassed!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Frye Jr!
Frye Jr rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kolesky moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frye Jr wobbles Kolesky with a right hand and the left hook that follows puts him on his rear! Frye Jr dives in with a huge flying punch that connects right on the button and puts Kolesky to sleep! - What a violent and spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Greg Frye Jr!
A less than humble Greg Frye Jr misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Nikola Newton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ville Ojala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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130 lbs
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139 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nikola Newton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ville Ojala!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ojala tries to clinch but Newton is having none of it.
Ojala waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Newton.
Ojala pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A clash of legs there as Newton blocks the low kick.
Newton scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Ojala closes the distance and clinches.
Ojala scores a nice knee to the body.
Ojala avoiding damage.
Newton really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ojala putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Newton in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ojala tries to land knees in the clinch but Newton avoids the damage to the body.
Ojala trying to control the position but instead, Newton has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ojala into the cage.
Ojala is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Newton is defending well for now.
Newton wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ojala pressing his opponent against the cage.
Ojala is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Newton is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ojala throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ojala manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Newton on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Newton tries to break the clinch but Ojala is controlling the position.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Newton as Ojala tries to tie him up.
Newton wants to break the clinch but can't.
Newton has had enough of the clinch but Ojala keeps him there for the moment.
Newton is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ojala connects with a nasty looking knee right to Newton's face.
Ojala is struggling to control the position.
Ojala misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Newton.
Ojala lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Nikola Newton has been cut.
Newton tries to break free but Ojala pushes him back against the cage.
Ojala working Newton over with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Newton's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ojala obliges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Newton can't break the clinch.
Ojala unloads a knee to the mid-section. Newton lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Newton is breathing heavily.
Ojala tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Newton avoids it.
Ojala tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Newton avoids it.
A frustrated look appears on Newton's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ojala looking to throw knees to the head but Newton is blocking nicely.
Ojala manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Newton is trying to break the clinch but Ojala is controlling him.
Ojala trying to land knees to the body.
Newton is trying to break free.
Ojala looking to throw knees to the head but Newton is blocking nicely.
Ojala manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Newton blocks an elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newton can't break the clinch.
Ojala keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Newton's efforts to push away.
Newton takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ojala is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Newton on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Newton takes a knee to the side of the body.
Newton can't break the clinch.
Newton on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ojala scores with a knee to the head.
Ojala with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ojala is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Newton is defending well for now.
Newton working hard to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ojala lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ojala is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Newton is defending well for now.
Newton working hard to break the clinch.
Newton takes a knee to the side of the body.
Newton wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Newton breaks from the clinch.
That kick from Ojala tenderised Newton's leg. Newton is trying to keep his angry face on.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ojala fails to land with a series of punches.
Ojala throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Newton sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Newton throws a series of punches but Ojala avoids them all with ease.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Newton takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ojala drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ojala rushes Newton and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Newton wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ojala has him pressed against the cage.
Newton wants to break free but Ojala has control.
Newton takes a knee to the side of the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ville Ojala dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nikola Newton's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Ojala misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Newton.
Ojala is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Newton misses with a series of wild punches.
Ojala ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Newton takes one to the chin there.
Newton is rocked!
A telegraphed right hand from Ojala misses the target.
Oh Newton is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ojala goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ojala connects with a nice looking jab.
Ojala tries to close the distance and clinch but Newton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Newton lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Newton lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ojala at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Newton keeps the fight on the outside.
Newton lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Newton.
Ojala throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Newton stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ojala tries to close the distance and clinch but Newton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ojala tries to close the distance and clinch up but Newton swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ojala loads up on a big right hand but Newton slips the punch.
Ojala rushes Newton and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ojala is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ojala lands an elbow that stopped Newton in his tracks for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ojala tries a knee to the head but Newton blocks it.
Ojala lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Newton wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ojala lands a knee to the body.
Ojala misses with a knee strike.
Ojala lands a good knee to the midsection. Newton won't want to take too many of those.
Newton wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ojala lands a knee to the body.
Newton seems to have got his legs back now.
Ojala utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ojala misses with a knee to the head.
Ojala is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ojala.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ojala unloads a knee to the mid-section. Newton lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ojala is trying to stall.
Newton looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Newton 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newton on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ojala scores a nice knee to the body.
Newton blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Newton breaks the clinch.
Newton takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ojala tries to clinch but Newton moves out of range.
Ojala lands with a right hand.
Ojala throws a right and a left that both miss.
Newton throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ojala has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ojala misses with a two punch combination.
Ojala on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Nikola Newton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ojala showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Newton.
Newton throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ojala.
Ojala tries to clinch up but Newton circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Newton scores with a four punch combination!
No joy there for Newton, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ojala misses with a low kick.
Newton swinging wildly here.
Newton attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Newton swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ojala connects with a jab.
Ojala moves out of range of the body kick.
Newton gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Newton moves away from the strike by Ojala.
Newton misses with a jab, cross combination.
Newton throws a series of strikes that have Ojala backpedaling.
Ojala moves in looking to clinch but Newton pushes him off.
A big right from Ojala misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ojala throws a quick inside leg kick.
Newton looks to land a combination but Ojala avoids it well.
Good shot there by Ojala.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ojala misses with a hook.
Ojala throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Nice jab there from Ojala.
Ville Ojala seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ojala circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Newton drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Ojala follows Newton to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ville Ojala!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gonzo Bunga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tamong Kodo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bunga's entrance music is Nova. A fine choice. Gonzo Bunga has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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163 lbs
10 - 11 - 0 |
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165 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Cardio machine |
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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
10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gonzo Bunga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tamong Kodo!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bunga throws a nice looking combination but Kodo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bunga uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kodo.
Kodo scores with a jab.
Kodo lands a head shot.
Kodo throws a hook but Bunga blocks it.
Bunga tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kodo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kodo throws a lazy uppercut
and Bunga counters with a nice body shot.
No joy there for Kodo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bunga throws a push kick but Kodo slaps the foot to one side.
Kodo clinches with his opponent.
Kodo keeps control of Bunga as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kodo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kodo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Gonzo Bunga has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bunga moves in looking to clinch but Kodo pushes him off.
Bunga lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kodo's sensitive parts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kodo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bunga misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bunga connects with a leg kick. Kodo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kodo moves out of range of the body kick.
Kodo has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bunga.
Kodo avoids the head kick by Bunga.
Kodo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bunga throws a front kick that sends Kodo stumbling back into the cage.
Kodo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bunga's head backwards.
Kodo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kodo looks to throw the jab but Bunga is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bunga feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kodo's calf.
Kodo misses with a hook. Bunga ducked under it nicely.
A head kick misses from Bunga.
Bunga throws a head kick but Kodo moves out of range.
Kodo throws a lazy uppercut
and Bunga counters with an outside leg kick.
Bunga takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bunga is rocked!
Kodo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Oh Bunga is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kodo might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Bunga is breathing heavily.
Kodo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bunga doesn't seem bothered though.
Bunga walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Kodo swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Tamong Kodo!
After the fight, Tamong Kodo was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tin Lau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Colin Burton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burton has chosen Crying Game - Professor Green as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tin Lau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Colin Burton!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burton throws a hook to the side of Lau's head but Lau sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A cross from Lau lands.
A slow jab from Lau misses its intended target.
Burton looks to throw the jab but Lau is out of range.
Burton moves into the clinch.
Burton lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lau looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Burton.
Burton slows down the pace here.
Burton tries a body shot but Lau blocks it.
Burton tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lau misses with a body punch.
Burton with a knee to the head.
Burton throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lau avoiding damage as Burton throws knees to the body.
Burton throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lau has a couple of punches blocked by Burton.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burton tries to land knees in the clinch but Lau avoids the damage to the body.
Burton with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Burton tries a knee to the head but Lau blocks it.
A short right from Lau.
A shot in the inside from Lau.
Burton trying to land knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lau.
Lau managing to block the knees to the body from Burton.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lau.
Lau blocks the elbow strike.
Burton lands a damaging elbow.
Burton swings wildly with an uppercut but Lau uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lau trying to stall but Burton improves his position.
Lau blocks an uppercut.
Burton lands with a left to the head.
Burton pushes off an throws an elbow but Lau leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lau can't find room to land a body shot as Burton controls the action.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Burton.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lau can't find room to land a body shot as Burton controls the action.
Burton pushes Lau back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lau is trying to force a seperation but Burton has the dominant position.
Lau avoiding damage as Burton throws knees to the body.
Burton misses with an elbow strike.
A head punch on the inside from Lau fails to land.
Lau managing to block the knees to the body from Burton.
Burton can't find room to land a body shot as Lau controls the action.
Nice body punch from Lau - that landed with a thud.
Burton pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lau can't break the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lau.
Burton manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Burton tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lau avoids it.
Burton trying to land knees to the body.
Lau lands a right hand that snaps the head of Burton backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burton lands an elbow inside.
Burton looking to throw knees to the head but Lau is blocking nicely.
Lau is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Lau's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lau moves into range and connects with a jab.
Lau looks to land a right hand but Burton moved out of range.
Lau fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Burton on the side of the head.
Lau throws a nice looking combination but Burton bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lau tries to move into range but Burton moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Burton pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Burton displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lau throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lau misses with an uppercut. Burton saw that one coming.
Lau lands a nice looking body shot.
Burton throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lau stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lau takes a swing at Burton's ribcage but misses.
Lau misses with an uppercut
and Burton makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lau throws a body punch but Burton moves out of range.
Burton misses with a hook
enabling Lau to counter with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burton cracks a nice hook into Lau's ribs.
Burton lands a slapping body shot.
Burton doesn't manage to clinch there - Lau circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Burton throws out a loose jab but Lau uses good head movement to avoid it.
Burton displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lau throws out the jab.
Lau misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Colin Burton will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Burton lands a jab-cross combination.
Lau takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Burton looks to land a right hand but Lau moved out of range.
Lau moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Burton misses the shot to the body.
Lau keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Burton.
Burton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Burton closes the distance and pushes Lau back into the cage.
Lau misses with a hook to the ribs.
Burton using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burton lands a good knee to the midsection. Lau won't want to take too many of those.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Burton tries to throw a body punch but Lau avoids it by throwing Burton back against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Burton.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burton tries to land a knee to the head but Lau blocks with his arms.
Lau struggles to land a body shot inside as Burton controls his hands.
Lau throws a punch but it's blocked by Burton.
Knees in the clinch landing for Burton.
Burton stalls.
Lau looking to stall.
Burton stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Lau is looking to control Burton's arms but Burton gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lau has his back to the cage.
Burton prevents a body shot from Lau.
Burton with a knee to the head.
Burton lands a knee to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Burton throws an elbow but misses.
Colin Burton seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Burton creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lau's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lau takes an elbow to the temple.
Lau lands with a short shot to the head.
Burton tries to land knees in the clinch but Lau avoids the damage to the body.
Lau tries to stall but Burton uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A short uppercut from Lau.
Burton blocks a body shot from Lau.
Burton lands an elbow that stopped Lau in his tracks for a moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burton lands a knee to the body.
Burton putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lau in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Burton.
Lau tries to throw a body punch but Burton avoids it by throwing Lau back against the cage.
Burton blocks a body shot from Lau.
Burton tries to land knees in the clinch but Lau avoids the damage to the body.
Lau tries to stall but Burton uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Burton throws a knee to the head but misses.
Burton lands a nice elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burton gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Burton misses with a knee strike.
Lau lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Burton using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lau has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lau tries to break free but Burton pushes him back against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Burton misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lau.
Lau is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Knees to the body from Burton.
Lau tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Lau.
Burton has a couple of punches blocked by Lau.
Burton lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Burton lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lau's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Burton avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lau misses with a hook.
Burton throws a lazy right hand but Lau sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Burton gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Burton missing with knees to the body.
Burton blocks a body shot from Lau.
Nice elbow from Burton.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lau can't find room to land a body shot as Burton controls the action.
Lau blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Burton pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lau displaying some good clinch control by pressing Burton up against the cage.
Lau blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Colin Burton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Lau's corner calls for a 1-2. Lau obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Burton pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lau throws a right and a left that Burton avoids nicely.
Burton slips a straight right by Lau.
Burton takes a swing at Lau's ribcage but misses.
Lau lands a jab to Burton's midsection.
Burton moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Burton ducks under a wild hook from Lau.
Burton lands with a thumping leg kick.
Burton tries to clinch up but Lau circles away and keeps his distance.
Lau tries to bum rush Burton with a series of wild strikes but Burton uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tin Lau is winning the standup battle so far.
Burton doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Burton throws a low kick, looking for Lau's leg but Lau calmly moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lau takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Burton takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lau misses with a hook.
Lau checks a leg kick.
Burton takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lau lands a slapping body shot.
Lau thows a body shot but no joy.
Lau digs a good body shot into Burton's ribs.
Burton misses with a hook. Lau ducked under it nicely.
Lau lands with a cross.
Burton is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lau.
Lau takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lau lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burton has managed to clinch.
Burton makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lau tries to pull guard but Burton won't allow it.
Burton tries a knee to the head but Lau blocks it.
Burton tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lau avoids it.
Lau swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lau misses with a body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burton with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lau blocks a body shot from Burton.
Burton taking a breather.
Lau escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Burton looks to land a body kick but Lau moved away.
Lau wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lau lands a glancing blow to the side of Burton's head.
Tin Lau has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lau scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lau takes a swing at Burton's ribcage but misses.
Lau lands a nice shot to the body.
Lau thows a body shot but no joy.
A left lands for Lau.
Burton just misses with a punch to the body.
Lau takes a swing at Burton's ribcage but misses.
Nice body punch from Lau.
Burton has Lau up against the cage in a clinch.
Burton lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Burton is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lau is defending well for now.
Lau lands an uppercut.
Burton misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lau.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lau's elbow.
Burton looking to throw knees to the head but Lau is blocking nicely.
Lau tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Burton's elbow.
Lau is looking to control Burton's arms but Burton gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lau has his back to the cage.
Burton working Lau over with knees to the body.
Lau lands a body punch in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lau.
Lau leaning his opponent against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burton misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lau.
Lau tries to break free but Burton pushes him back against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lau wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Lau misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tin Lau showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Burton 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 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Tin Lau!
An out of breath and clearly excited Tin Lau thanked Adrenaline for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frosty Bredejongen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tero Taikina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bredejongen comes to the cage accompanied by Wini - Essa Sound Heavy Metal Funk. Taikina has chosen Cookie song as his entrance music. Tero Taikina has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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175 lbs
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179 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Frosty Bredejongen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Tero Taikina!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taikina takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bredejongen closes this distance looking for a takedown but Taikina circles away.
Taikina has managed to clinch.
Taikina lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Taikina throws an elbow but it misses.
Bredejongen is trying to force a seperation but Taikina has the dominant position.
Taikina keeps control of Bredejongen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Taikina throws an elbow that misses.
Taikina working aggressively here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Taikina just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bredejongen's brow.
Bredejongen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Taikina just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bredejongen's brow.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Taikina lands a right hand.
With the fighters up against the cage, Taikina throws an elbow but misses.
Taikina creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bredejongen drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bredejongen tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frosty Bredejongen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taikina lands an elbow just above Bredejongen 's eye.
Taikina tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bredejongen has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Taikina uses from the top position.
Taikina trying to control but Bredejongen is working from the bottom.
Bredejongen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Taikina pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bredejongen is keeping the position for now.
Taikina sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Bredejongen's guard.
Taikina is trying to control. Bredejongen wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taikina wants to pass the guard but Bredejongen is defending well.
Taikina is looking to take a break and control but Bredejongen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bredejongen is trying to stand.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Tero Taikina hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
No luck for Bredejongen with that takedown attempt.
Taikina tries to clinch up but Bredejongen circles away and keeps his distance.
Taikina tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bredejongen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Taikina avoids the head kick by Bredejongen.
Bredejongen 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!
Taikina tries to clinch there but Bredejongen circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Taikina has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bredejongen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Taikina moves in looking to clinch but Bredejongen pushes him off.
Bredejongen with a poor takedown
and Taikina counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taikina takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Taikina tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bredejongen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Taikina tries to close the distance and clinch but Bredejongen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Taikina tries to close the distance and clinch but Bredejongen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tero Taikina seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taikina tries to clinch but Bredejongen moves out of range.
Taikina is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bredejongen gets a double leg takedown into Taikina's guard.
Taikina looking for a sweep. Not yet Taikina, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bredejongen drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Taikina dives on top into guard.
Bredejongen is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Taikina wants to pass the guard but Bredejongen is keeping the position.
Taikina slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taikina wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bredejongen keeps working.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Taikina lands a few punches from side control.
Taikina wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bredejongen keeps working.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sloppy strikes there by Taikina.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tero Taikina dominated that round.
That's time! Bredejongen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Taikina clinches.
Taikina misses with an elbow strike.
Taikina pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bredejongen is looking to break free of the clinch but Taikina has double underhooks.
Bredejongen is trying to break free.
Bredejongen blocks the elbow strike.
Bredejongen breaks the clinch.
Taikina doesn't manage to clinch there - Bredejongen circles away.
Taikina tries to clinch there but Bredejongen circles away.
Taikina misses with a takedown attempt - Bredejongen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Taikina wants to clinch
and Bredejongen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Taikina tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bredejongen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Taikina fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bredejongen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Taikina takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Frosty Bredejongen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Taikina wants to clinch.
Bredejongen scores with a nice head shot.
Bredejongen is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Taikina. No joy for Bredejongen on that attempt.
A jab lands there for Bredejongen.
Bredejongen slips under a jab.
Bredejongen throws a head kick that Taikina semi-blocks.
Bredejongen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bredejongen tries to break free but Taikina pushes him back against the cage.
Taikina throws an elbow that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Taikina throws an elbow but misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Taikina is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bredejongen is defending well for now.
Taikina pushes off an throws an elbow but Bredejongen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Taikina just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bredejongen's brow.
Taikina fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bredejongen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice jab there from Bredejongen.
Taikina tries to close the distance and clinch but Bredejongen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Taikina fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bredejongen manages to avoid it.
Taikina tries to clinch but Bredejongen is having none of it.
Frosty Bredejongen is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bredejongen lands with a kick to the temple. Taikina shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Taikina tries to clinch but Bredejongen moves out of range.
Taikina moves in looking to clinch but Bredejongen pushes him off.
Bredejongen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Taikina fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bredejongen, pushing him back against the cage.
Bredejongen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Taikina throws a lazy right hand but Bredejongen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Taikina takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bredejongen tries to keep at a distance but Taikina has taken the fight into the clinch.
Taikina lands with a short shot to the head.
Bredejongen avoids a wild elbow strike from Taikina.
Taikina lands a body punch.
Bredejongen goes for a takedown attempt but Taikina pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
No luck for Bredejongen with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frosty Bredejongen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taikina has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bredejongen blocks the elbow strike.
Bredejongen avoids a wild elbow strike from Taikina.
Taikina lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bredejongen backwards.
Taikina pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Taikina lands a hook that snaps the head of Bredejongen backwards.
Bredejongen just leaning against Taikina, taking a breather.
Bredejongen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tero Taikina seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Taikina throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bredejongen avoiding damage as Taikina throws knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Taikina.
A short uppercut from Taikina.
Taikina tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bredejongen avoids it.
Bredejongen is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bredejongen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Taikina tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bredejongen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bredejongen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bredejongen lands with a kick to the temple. Taikina shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Taikina tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bredejongen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taikina tries to clinch there but Bredejongen circles away.
Taikina wants to clinch up but Bredejongen keeps it at a distance.
Bredejongen clinches with his opponent.
Taikina lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bredejongen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Taikina is keeping busy.
Taikina misses with an elbow strike.
Bredejongen takes a shot to the head.
Bredejongen takes an elbow to the forehead.
Taikina throws an elbow but it misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bredejongen takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Frosty Bredejongen has been cut.
Taikina misses with an elbow over the top.
Bredejongen tries to break the clinch but Taikina is controlling the position.
Bredejongen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frosty Bredejongen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Frosty Bredejongen's cut.
That's time! Bredejongen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Taikina tries to clinch there but Bredejongen circles away.
Taikina tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bredejongen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Taikina closes the distance and clinches.
Taikina misses with a body punch.
Bredejongen stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Bredejongen is trying to force a seperation but Taikina has the dominant position.
Bredejongen tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Taikina smiles and moves away.
Bredejongen pushes Taikina up against the cage in a clinch.
Taikina pushes off an throws an elbow but Bredejongen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Taikina just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bredejongen's brow.
Still in the clinch, Taikina scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bredejongen is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Taikina to keep the fight standing.
Taikina misses with an elbow over the top.
Bredejongen tries to break the clinch but Taikina is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bredejongen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Taikina tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bredejongen avoids it.
Taikina missing with knees to the body.
Taikina trying to land knees to the body.
Taikina misses with a punch to the body.
Taikina missing with knees to the body.
Bredejongen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Taikina is keeping busy.
Bredejongen avoiding damage as Taikina throws knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Taikina throws an elbow but misses.
Bredejongen working hard to break the clinch.
Bredejongen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Taikina has him pressed against the cage.
Taikina gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bredejongen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bredejongen wants to get back to striking at distance but Taikina won't allow it.
Taikina tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bredejongen avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bredejongen avoids a wild elbow strike from Taikina.
Bredejongen fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frosty Bredejongen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Taikina missing with knees to the body.
Bredejongen avoids the elbow strike from Taikina, against the cage.
Taikina stalling.
Taikina creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bredejongen blocks an elbow strike.
Bredejongen avoids the elbow strike from Taikina, against the cage.
Taikina creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bredejongen's defenses.
Taikina pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Taikina lands an elbow that stopped Bredejongen in his tracks for a moment.
Bredejongen avoids the elbow strike from Taikina, against the cage.
Taikina misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bredejongen.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bredejongen ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Bredejongen no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Bredejongen controls Taikina momentarily but Taikina frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taikina passes Bredejongen's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Bredejongen tries to roll over but Taikina keeps him under control.
Bredejongen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Taikina.
Bredejongen is not content to let Taikina control the position.
Bredejongen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Taikina working Bredejongen over with strikes.
Taikina tries to pass the half guard into mount. Bredejongen knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Taikina trying to control from half guard but Bredejongen is working away.
Taikina tries to pass the half guard into mount. Bredejongen knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Taikina has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Taikina is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Taikina wants to pass the guard but Bredejongen is keeping the position.
Taikina wants to control from the top but Bredejongen keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tero Taikina comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Taikina 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tero Taikina!
Tero Taikina gave a mention to xXx - Voodoo Labs - 159+ Energy - $45 in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Holden Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Guster Spencer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Gracie might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Metallica Enter Sandman. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Holden Gracie!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Guster Spencer!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie connects with a high kick.
It looks like Guster Spencer has been cut.
A big right from Gracie misses.
Spencer lands a glancing blow to the side of Gracie's head.
Gracie walks into a straight right hand from Spencer.
Gracie avoids the body shot from Spencer.
Spencer blocks the body kick.
Spencer looks to land a left hand but Gracie moved out of range nicely.
Spencer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gracie looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Spencer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Spencer throws a shot from downtown. Gracie moves away and avoids it.
Spencer throws a jab when Gracie was well out of range.
Spencer on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Spencer just misses with a punch to the body.
Gracie lands with a straight right. Spencer didn't see that one coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gracie misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good shot there by Spencer.
Spencer scores with a nice strike.
Gracie moves out of range of the strikes.
Gracie connects with a solid leg kick.
Gracie throws a push kick but Spencer slaps the foot to one side.
Spencer scores with a jab.
Gracie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Spencer dodges the punch combination from Gracie.
Gracie clobbers Spencer with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Gracie tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gracie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Spencer.
Gracie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Gracie misses.
Gracie lands a jab.
Holden Gracie is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Spencer takes a swing at Gracie's ribcage but misses.
Gracie stuffs the takedown attempt from Spencer. Spencer gets slowly back to his feet.
Holden Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Spencer throws a jab when Gracie was well out of range.
Gracie throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Spencer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gracie takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gracie tries to land a leg kick but Spencer saw it coming and moves away.
Gracie tries a head kick but it misses.
A jab from Gracie finds it's way through Spencer's defenses.
Gracie throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Spencer shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gracie pinned against the cage. Gracie gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Spencer lands the left hand.
Gracie misses with a body kick.
Spencer throws a hook but Gracie blocks it.
Good work by Spencer as he checks the leg kick.
Gracie throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Spencer swings for the body but Gracie moves out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Spencer 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Gracie showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Spencer.
Gracie throws a hook to the side of Spencer's head but Spencer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spencer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gracie throws out the jab.
Spencer swings for the body but Gracie moves out of range.
Spencer checks a low kick from Gracie.
Spencer gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gracie scores with a kick to the midsection.
Spencer has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gracie finds it's way round the side to connect with Spencer's head.
Gracie throws a poor cross that misses
letting Spencer counter with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gracie misses with a two punch combination.
Gracie moves forwards but Spencer connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Gracie scoring well with a low kick there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gracie walks into a straight right hand from Spencer.
Spencer closes the distance and clinches up with Gracie, looking for a takedown. Spencer pushes Gracie against the cage but Gracie circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Holden Gracie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Guster Spencer.
Gracie dips to his left and cracks Spencer with an uppercut!
Gracie throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Holden Gracie dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Guster Spencer's cut.
That's time! Gracie's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Gracie on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Spencer throws a body punch but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A jab from Spencer misses.
Spencer shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gracie but Gracie pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Spencer avoids the head kick by Gracie.
The fighters circling - Spencer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gracie is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Spencer.
Gracie getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Gracie lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Gracie tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Spencer is able to avoid easily.
Nice jab there from Spencer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Gracie misses the target.
Spencer ducks under a wild hook from Gracie.
Spencer jabs at Gracie's body.
Gracie lands a jab to Spencer's midsection.
Holden Gracie is winning the standup battle so far.
Gracie throws a body punch but Spencer moves out of range.
Spencer is trying desperately to land a takedown but Gracie is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Spencer.
Gracie sizes up Spencer with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Spencer throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gracie counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Gracie punishes Spencer's body with a nice straight punch.
Spencer is breathing heavily.
Spencer dives in and grabs Gracie's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gracie pushes down on Spencer's head and hops out.
Holden Gracie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Guster Spencer.
Good shot there by Gracie.
Spencer throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gracie thuds a left hand into Spencer's body.
Spencer with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spencer has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gracie finds it's way round the side to connect with Spencer's head.
A punch lands to the side of Spencer 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nice body kick from Gracie.
Gracie scores with a nice strike.
Spencer chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gracie can pounce on him.
Gracie lands a front kick.
Gracie scores with a push kick.
Spencer avoids the body shot from Gracie.
Gracie throws a body kick that misses.
Spencer throws out a loose jab but Gracie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gracie is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Spencer blocks a head kick by Gracie.
Gracie with a nice cross.
Spencer on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spencer takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Spencer needs to keep his hands up - Gracie had a free shot at his head there.
Gracie misses with an attempted mid kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Spencer. Gracie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gracie throws a good cross that connects.
Spencer has a takedown stuffed.
Gracie lands a jab to Spencer's midsection.
Gracie lands a body shot.
Spencer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gracie.
Spencer takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Gracie's jab looks to have found its range, popping Spencer under the eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gracie with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gracie dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gracie throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gracie moves away from the strike by Spencer.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Spencer might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Gracie has got the better of the exchanges.
Spencer throws a jab when Gracie was well out of range.
Spencer lands with a shot to the body.
Gracie thuds a left hand into Spencer's body.
Gracie pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gracie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spencer manages to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Spencer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Spencer doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Spencer walks into a jab.
Spencer looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Holden Gracie dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Guster Spencer's cut.
That's time! Gracie's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Gracie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Spencer throws out the jab.
Spencer looks to throw the jab but Gracie is out of range.
Gracie throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Spencer stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gracie scores with a jab to the head.
Gracie pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Spencer gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Spencer throws a right and a left that both miss.
Spencer throws an overhand right that lands on Gracie's shoulder, as Gracie tries to avoid the shot.
Spencer moves out of range as Gracie throws a body kick.
Gracie connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Gracie moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Spencer has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Spencer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gracie connects with a solid leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie misses with a body shot.
Gracie lands with a kick to the ribs.
Gracie takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Gracie pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gracie lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Spencer backs up against the cage.
Gracie throws a head kick that misses.
Gracie lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Gracie lands a body shot.
Spencer misses the jab.
Gracie throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Spencer swats away the attempt to clinch by Gracie.
The fighters circling - Spencer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gracie is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Spencer can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spencer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Spencer blocks a head kick by Gracie.
Gracie scores with a decent looking hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jab by Spencer.
Spencer misses with a double jab
and Gracie counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Spencer thinking.
Gracie lands with a good body shot.
Both fighters circling a little - Gracie finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A right-left combo lands from Gracie.
Gracie is looking to land body kicks.
Gracie is looking to slow Spencer down with leg kicks.
Gracie lands a head kick. Spencer smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spencer swings widly with a right hand
and Gracie counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gracie lands with a kick to the temple. Spencer shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Spencer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gracie.
Gracie lands a jab.
Spencer avoids the head kick by Gracie.
Spencer looks to land a left hand but Gracie moved out of range nicely.
Gracie leaves Spencer with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Gracie's corner calls for a 1-2. Gracie obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Gracie uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Spencer has time to react.
Gracie ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie takes a swing at Spencer's ribcage but misses.
Gracie ducks under a wild hook from Spencer.
Nice shot by Gracie.
Gracie tries to clinch but Spencer is having none of it.
Gracie takes a swing at Spencer's ribcage but misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jab from Gracie.
Spencer tries to bum rush Gracie with a series of wild strikes but Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gracie scores with a jab. Spencer acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Spencer has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gracie.
Spencer has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Gracie.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gracie lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gracie lands a jab to the head.
Gracie connects with a good right hand that stumbles Spencer. Spencer circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Holden Gracie clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Guster Spencer's cut.
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.
Gracie lunges at Spencer with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Spencer's hand.
Spencer will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Spencer throws a nice looking combination but Gracie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Spencer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gracie scores with a kick to the body.
Spencer on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Gracie lands a nice looking body shot.
Gracie has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gracie connects with a nasty looking knee right to Spencer's face.
Gracie pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Spencer tries to stall but Gracie uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Spencer is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Spencer throws a punch but it's blocked by Gracie.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Spencer avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie manages to break the clinch.
Gracie throws a shot to the body.
Spencer misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Gracie counters with a stiff right hand.
Spencer takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Spencer keeps the fight on the outside.
Gracie throws a body punch but Spencer moves out of range.
Spencer throws a hook to the side of Gracie's head but Gracie sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Spencer blocks a head kick by Gracie.
Gracie misses with a left hand
and Spencer counters with a one-two to the body.
Gracie misses with a wild body shot.
Gracie scores with a hook.
Gracie misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spencer getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Spencer loads up on a big right hand but Gracie slips the punch.
Spencer swinging wildly here.
A head kick misses from Gracie.
Spencer just misses with a punch to the body.
Gracie lands with a straight right. Spencer didn't see that one coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spencer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gracie was well out of range. Poor timing from Spencer.
Gracie tries a low kick but Spencer avoids it.
Spencer comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gracie with a jab.
Spencer lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gracie stuffs the takedown.
Spencer slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Gracie lands with a kick to the ribs.
Gracie throws a nice head kick!
Spencer moves out of range as Gracie throws a body kick.
Spencer throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gracie counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Spencer with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gracie to score with a decent uppercut.
Spencer misses with a looping right.
Spencer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Spencer avoids the body shot from Gracie.
Gracie lands with an uppercut that bounces Spencer off the cage and back into range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Gracie.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Spencer is defended easily by Gracie.
Holden Gracie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Guster Spencer.
Gracie throws a head kick that misses.
Spencer misses with a lunging right hand
and Gracie counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A big left from Spencer misses.
Spencer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gracie was well out of range. Poor timing from Spencer.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Spencer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gracie.
The crowd cheers as Gracie lands an impressive looking overhand right. Spencer doesn't seem phased though.
Spencer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Holden Gracie had his way with Guster Spencer in that round.
The cut man is working on Guster Spencer's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Spencer avoids the head kick by Gracie.
Jab by Gracie.
Gracie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Spencer lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gracie at a distance.
Gracie throws a jab when Spencer was well out of range.
Gracie throws a right hand that Spencer ducks under and follows up with a left that Spencer also avoids with ease.
Gracie misses with a body shot
and Spencer counters with a takedown into side control.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Spencer wants to take a breather but Gracie manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Spencer.
Gracie will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Gracie can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Spencer controls the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spencer looking to sit in guard and control but Gracie gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Spencer is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie wanted to stand there but Spencer had control of the position.
Spencer is trying to control the position but Gracie postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Spencer looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gracie is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spencer is trying to control the position but Gracie postures up.
Guster Spencer has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Gracie throws a shot from downtown. Spencer moves away and avoids it.
Spencer lands the left hand.
Spencer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gracie.
Spencer swings for the body but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie looks to score with a jab to the body but Spencer is just out of range.
Spencer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gracie's corner calls for a 1-2. Gracie obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Spencer throws an off balance right hand
and Gracie counters with a nice body kick.
Guster Spencer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Spencer is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Spencer takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gracie lands a nice hook to Spencer's body. Spencer takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gracie lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spencer avoids a kick to the body.
Gracie tries a head kick but it misses.
Spencer takes one to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spencer misses with a double jab.
Gracie buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Spencer throws a looping overhand right but Gracie ducks down to avoid it.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Gracie - that will leave a mark!
Gracie slips a jab and a cross from Spencer.
Spencer takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gracie connects with a body shot.
Gracie lets loose with a powerful body kick. Spencer will feel that in the morning.
Spencer steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Gracie. That one must have hurt.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Holden Gracie.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gracie, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 50:45
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 50:45
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Holden Gracie!
Holden Gracie retains his welterweight title!
A very excited looking Holden Gracie made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tim Key (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenneth Lucas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Key comes to the cage accompanied by Till I Collapse - Eminem. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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142 lbs
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147 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tim Key!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kenneth Lucas!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lucas misses with a wild combination.
A big right from Lucas misses.
Key clobbers Lucas with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lucas dives in and grabs Key's left leg, looking for a takedown. Key pushes down on Lucas's head and hops out.
Lucas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lucas shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Key pinned against the cage. Key gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Lucas cracks Key with an open hand slap.
Key blocks the body kick.
Lucas lands with a shot to the body.
Key doesn't manage to clinch there - Lucas circles away.
Lucas has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lucas there as he acknowledges the shot.
Lucas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Key jabs Lucas right on the nose. Lucas blinks but takes it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucas just misses with a punch to the body.
Lucas shoots in for a takedown but Key shows good takedown defense.
Tim Key has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kenneth Lucas.
Lucas moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lucas is rocked!
Key throws a jab when Lucas was well out of range.
Lucas is still on wobbly legs! Can Key finish him?
Lucas ducks under a wild hook from Key.
A big right from Key misses.
Lucas moves out of range as Key strikes.
Lucas slips under a jab from Key.
Key waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lucas.
Kenneth Lucas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lucas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Key.
Key misses with a straight left.
Lucas slips a jab from Key.
Lucas loses concentration momentarily and Key pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Lucas crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Key finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Tim Key!
Tim Key gave a mention to xXx - Voodoo Labs - 159+ Energy - $45 in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mosse Vormisto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Glen Dale Arizona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vormisto comes to the cage accompanied by AC/DC Thunderstruck . Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mosse Vormisto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Glen Dale Arizona!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Arizona. Vormisto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vormisto looks to score with a jab to the body but Arizona is just out of range.
Arizona attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Arizona lets loose with a powerful body kick. Vormisto will feel that in the morning.
Vormisto wants to clinch.
Arizona swings for the body but Vormisto moves out of range.
Mosse Vormisto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arizona scores with a shot to the body.
Arizona lands a big head kick that sends Vormisto tumbling to the mat! Arizona takes a step backwards and waves Vormisto back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Vormisto is rocked!
It looks like Mosse Vormisto has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vormisto with a lazy takedown attempt
and as Vormisto loses concentration momentarily, Arizona counters with a picture perfect head kick! Vormisto goes down, out cold! The referee rushed in to check on his condition - I'm sure he'll be ok but that was a massive knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Glen Dale Arizona!
Glen Dale Arizona bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Robert Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karl Hungus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hungus has chosen Marilyn Manson - Sweet Dreams 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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BJJ Blue Belt
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
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Robert Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Karl Hungus!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hungus staying out of range there.
Smith lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hungus circles away quickly and effectively.
Hungus displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smith throws out the jab.
Smith defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hungus.
Hungus shoots in but Smith avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Smith swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Smith throws a looping overhand right but Hungus ducks down to avoid it.
Smith tries to bum rush Hungus with a series of wild strikes but Hungus uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Smith misses with a two punch combination.
Smith throws a right hand that misses
and Hungus counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Hungus stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Smith swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hungus landing with the ground and pound.
Smith knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hungus on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hungus slips nicely into half guard.
Hungus is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Smith wants to get back to his feet.
Hungus not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hungus is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Smith doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Hungus.
Smith pushes Hungus off looking to stand but Hungus dives back in and keeps control.
Hungus wants to lay and pray for a moment but Smith keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith is trying to stand.
Hungus is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Smith defends it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith wants to get back to his feet.
Hungus is looking for a kimura here.
Hungus missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hungus has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hungus looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Smith looks like he's trying to stand up.
Hungus trying to control from half guard but Smith is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith is trying to stand.
Hungus throwing shots but Smith is blocking nicely.
Hungus is working for a submission of some sort.
Smith is not content to let Hungus control the position.
Smith wants to get back to his feet.
Smith blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hungus.
Hungus is trying to work for a kimura but Smith is defending well.
Hungus is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Hungus is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Smith doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Hungus.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hungus is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Smith is trying to stand.
Hungus is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Smith doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Hungus.
Hungus wants to take a breather but Smith is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hungus is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Smith is trying to stand back up but Hungus is controlling him
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karl Hungus dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hungus dodges the punch combination from Smith.
Smith swinging wildly here.
Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smith lands the left hand.
Hungus shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Smith sprawls well. Smith wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hungus gets slowly back to his feet.
Smith throws a right and a left that both miss.
Smith misses with a combination
and Hungus counters by moving into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hungus is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Hungus is looking for a takedown.
Robert Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Karl Hungus.
Hungus lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right from Hungus.
Smith wants to break free but Hungus has control.
Hungus turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Hungus manages to end up in side control.
Hungus tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hungus has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Hungus tries for a kimura but Smith is defending well.
Hungus is breathing heavily.
Smith is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Hungus asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hungus with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Smith is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hungus has hold of Smith's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Smith manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Hungus sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Hungus is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Smith is surviving well by controlling Hungus's body position as best he can.
Smith defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Hungus.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hungus looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Hungus jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Smith manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Hungus wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Smith, who protects the arm well.
The ground and pound from Hungus seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Smith is pushing Hungus's head away, looking to escape. Hungus manages to hold on to the position though.
Smith wants to get back to his feet but Hungus is dominant here and he's now got Smith's back!
Hungus working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Smith is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and Hungus has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Smith taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Karl Hungus!
After the big win, Karl Hungus made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors xXx - Voodoo Labs - 159+ Energy - $45 and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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