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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jasper Stride (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Armando Salazar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Salazar comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Runnin' With The Devil kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jasper Stride!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Armando Salazar!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stride throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stride takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Stride lands a nice hook to Salazar's body. Salazar takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Stride displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Salazar.
Stride does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Salazar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stride was well out of range. Poor timing from Salazar.
Stride closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Stride scores with a hook.
Stride lands a jab.
Salazar throws a body punch but Stride moves out of range.
Stride is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Salazar moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Salazar lands a nice shot that snaps Stride's head back.
Salazar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stride manages to avoid it.
Salazar throws a hook but Stride blocks it.
Stride with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Salazar blocks a low kick nicely.
Stride avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stride throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Salazar throws a series of punches but Stride avoids them all with ease.
Stride throws a solid leg kick but Salazar takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Stride.
Stride really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Salazar throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stride connects with a body shot that sends Salazar's belly button to the back.
Salazar scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Stride is looking to score with low kicks.
Jasper Stride is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stride misses with a few strikes there.
Salazar thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stride displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Salazar throws out the jab.
Stride paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Stride fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Salazar looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Stride scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Salazar walks into a left hand.
The fighters circling - Salazar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Stride is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Salazar avoids the body shot from Stride.
Salazar looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Stride is fending him off so far but Salazar persists. Nope, Stride circles away and we're back to standing.
Salazar throws the left hand but Stride avoids the punch easily.
Stride lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Stride.
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!
Stride connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Stride throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Stride scores with a body shot.
Stride displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Salazar throws out the jab.
Stride throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stride tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Stride throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Salazar stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Stride is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Stride lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Salazar at a distance.
Salazar stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Salazar takes one to the chin there.
A cross from Stride lands.
Stride throws a leg kick that misses.
Stride moves away from the strike by Salazar.
Salazar takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Stride ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Stride misses the shot to the body.
Stride lands with a nice body punch.
Salazar takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Stride darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Stride connects with a body shot.
Nice body punch from Stride.
Salazar looks gassed!
Stride throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Salazar shoots in but Stride avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jasper Stride has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Armando Salazar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salazar checks a low kick from Stride.
Stride lands a nice hook to Salazar's body. Salazar takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Stride dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Salazar takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Stride misses with a series of wild punches.
Stride is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Stride lands with a right hand.
Stride throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Salazar.
Stride throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Stride lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stride pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Salazar back to the cage. Stride follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Salazar is rocked!
Stride throws a monster overhand right that drops Salazar! Stride follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jasper Stride!
A very excited looking Jasper Stride 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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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tank Abbott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danush Towraghondi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Towraghondi comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Coal Chamber - Amir of the Desert kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
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220 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tank Abbott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Danush Towraghondi!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Towraghondi.
Abbott misses the jab.
Towraghondi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Abbott.
Abbott swings for the body but Towraghondi moves out of range.
Towraghondi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Abbott throws a jab when Towraghondi was well out of range.
Abbott misses with a hook.
Abbott throws a jab but it's blocked by Towraghondi.
A telegraphed right hand from Abbott misses the target.
Towraghondi misses the shot to the body.
Abbott lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Abbott waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Towraghondi.
A big left from Abbott misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Towraghondi scores with a takedown into Abbott's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Abbott is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Towraghondi is controlling him.
Towraghondi engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Towraghondi is in close to Abbott's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Towraghondi content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Towraghondi's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Towraghondi chips away with some ground and pound.
Towraghondi is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Towraghondi controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Towraghondi lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Towraghondi's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abbott is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Towraghondi is controlling him.
Abbott wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Towraghondi manages to pass to side control.
Towraghondi trying to control the pace.
Abbott pushes Towraghondi off looking to stand but Towraghondi dives back in and keeps control.
Abbott on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Towraghondi working over Abbott with some ground and pound. Abbott looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Towraghondi sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Towraghondi lands strikes from half guard.
Towraghondi prevents Abbott from standing back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Towraghondi passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Abbott!
Towraghondi sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Abbott is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Towraghondi landing strikes from the mount.
Abbott on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Abbott tries to get out of the position.
Towraghondi raining down shots from the mount!
Towraghondi landing shots from mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Towraghondi sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Towraghondi working the ground and pound effectively.
Abbott really wants to buck Towraghondi off and get back to his feet.
A nice elbow there by Towraghondi.
Towraghondi with a couple of short strikes.
Towraghondi lands with some strikes.
Towraghondi looking to control and managing it successfully.
Towraghondi lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Towraghondi controlling his opponent.
Towraghondi lands a big shot there that rocks Abbott but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danush Towraghondi dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Abbott rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Towraghondi counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Towraghondi.
Towraghondi keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Abbott's head.
Towraghondi is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Towraghondi content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Towraghondi is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Towraghondi lands a couple of elbows.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Towraghondi makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Towraghondi controls from within his opponent's guard.
Abbott knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Towraghondi on the ground.
Abbott can't keep his opponent in guard - Towraghondi advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Towraghondi takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Towraghondi connects with a nice short shot to Abbott's temple.
Towraghondi looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Towraghondi prevents Abbott from standing back up.
Towraghondi lands with a punch from half guard.
Towraghondi lands with a punch from half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Towraghondi performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Towraghondi landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Towraghondi frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Danush Towraghondi has got the better of the ground game so far.
Towraghondi lands with some strikes.
Towraghondi content just to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abbott's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Towraghondi landing shots from mount.
BOOM! Towraghondi connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Towraghondi content just to control the position here.
Towraghondi lands a big elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Towraghondi connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The referee warns Abbott that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Abbott is rocked!
Towraghondi cracks Abbott with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Danush Towraghondi!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anders Tolborg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Wood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tolborg comes to the cage accompanied by Because I Got High. Wood has chosen Like Weeds by His Hero Is Gone as his entrance music. Anders Tolborg could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to George Wood's chin.
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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
12 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Anders Tolborg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, George Wood!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tolborg throws a body punch but Wood moves out of range.
Tolborg misses the shot to the body.
Tolborg connects with a right hand. Wood shakes it off.
Tolborg lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wood circles away quickly and effectively.
Tolborg throws a combination. Wood tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Wood throws a shot from downtown. Tolborg moves away and avoids it.
Wood has a takedown stuffed.
A combination from Wood does no damage.
Wood takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tolborg ducks under a wild hook from Wood.
Tolborg lands a nice looking body shot.
Tolborg throws an overhand right that lands on Wood's shoulder, as Wood tries to avoid the shot.
Wood fails with a takedown attempt.
Wood looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Anders Tolborg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George Wood.
Wood takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tolborg jabs Wood to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wood fails with a takedown attempt.
Wood displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tolborg throws out the jab.
Wood shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tolborg pinned against the cage. Tolborg gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nice shot lands for Tolborg.
Anders Tolborg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Wood is defended easily by Tolborg.
Tolborg connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A big right from Tolborg misses.
Tolborg lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wood at a distance.
Wood digs a good hook to Tolborg's body.
Wood shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tolborg defends it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wood takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wood takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Wood moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Wood uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tolborg.
Tolborg jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Danga de danga de dang - Tolborg scores with a four punch combination!
Anders Tolborg is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tolborg wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tolborg's jab looks to have found its range, popping Wood under the eye.
Tolborg defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Wood.
Tolborg moves away from the strike by Wood.
Wood shoots in looking for a takedown. Tolborg tries to sprawl out of it but Wood keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tolborg manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Wood looks gassed!
Wood has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Wood there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tolborg takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wood takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Wood takes one to the side of the head.
Sloppy strikes from Tolborg. Those never looked like landing.
Tolborg 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.
Wood closes the distance and clinches up with Tolborg, looking for a takedown. Wood pushes Tolborg against the cage but Tolborg circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Wood missing with a left hand there. Tolborg was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wood with a nice cross.
Tolborg scores with a nice strike.
A telegraphed right hand from Tolborg misses the target.
Wood ducks under a wild hook from Tolborg.
Nice defenses there by Wood.
Wood takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Tolborg looks to land a right hand but Wood moved out of range.
Wood is trying desperately to land a takedown but Tolborg is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Wood.
Wood avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wood throws a right and a left that Tolborg avoids nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tolborg lands with a nice body punch.
Wood will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Wood takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A jab lands there for Tolborg.
Tolborg scores with a shot to the body.
Good shot there by Tolborg.
Wood defending well as Tolborg loads up on a big left hand.
Tolborg throws a lazy uppercut
and Wood counters with a nice body shot.
Wood slips a jab and a cross from Tolborg.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tolborg throws a series of punches but Wood avoids them all with ease.
Tolborg lands a right hook to the body.
Tolborg cracks Wood with an open hand slap.
Tolborg misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anders Tolborg dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Tolborg scores with a jab to the jaw.
Wood shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tolborg connects with a right hand. Wood shakes it off.
Tolborg lands an overhand right.
Wood fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Tolborg slaps away a takedown attempt from Wood, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Wood takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tolborg fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Wood on the side of the head.
Tolborg misses with a straight left.
Tolborg misses the shot to the body.
Tolborg misses with a few strikes there.
Wood misses with a takedown attempt - Tolborg sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Anders Tolborg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George Wood.
Wood is breathing heavily.
Tolborg throws a lazy right hand but Wood sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A jab from Tolborg finds it's way through Wood's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wood ducks under a wild hook from Tolborg.
Tolborg darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Wood loads up on a big right hand but Tolborg slips the punch.
Jab by Tolborg.
Wood looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Wood doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wood walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tolborg darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Wood fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nice straight punches there by Tolborg. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tolborg.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Wood.
Tolborg scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wood doesn't seem bothered though.
George Wood is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tolborg misses with a straight left.
Wood throws a right hand that Tolborg ducks under and follows up with a left that Tolborg also avoids with ease.
Tolborg throws a right and a left that Wood avoids nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tolborg swings for the body but Wood moves out of range.
Wood fails with a takedown attempt.
Wood takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Tolborg pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice uppercut there from Tolborg.
Tolborg works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Wood shoots for a takedown but Tolborg saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Tolborg stuffs the takedown.
Tolborg goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Wood shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tolborg but Tolborg pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tolborg connects with a looping right hand.
Jab by Tolborg.
Wood walks into a stiff left hand from Tolborg.
Tolborg connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wood dives in and grabs Tolborg's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tolborg pushes down on Wood's head and hops out.
Tolborg lands a two punch combo.
Tolborg looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jab from Tolborg.
Tolborg throws a hook but Wood avoids it easily.
Tolborg lands a nice shot that snaps Wood's head back.
Tolborg connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Wood's hands.
Tolborg is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wood.
Wood keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tolborg.
Wood slips a jab from Tolborg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wood needs to keep his hands up - Tolborg had a free shot at his head there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Decent striking displayed by Tolborg there.
Wood steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tolborg.
Tolborg's corner calls for a 1-2. Tolborg obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A big right from Tolborg misses.
Wood needs to keep his hands up - Tolborg had a free shot at his head there.
Tolborg thows a body shot but no joy.
Wood misses with a right hand
and Tolborg counters with a three punch combo that has Wood backing up. Wood nods at Tolborg to acknowledge the strikes.
Wood gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Wood staying out of range there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tolborg fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wood manages to avoid it.
Wood shoots for a double leg takedown but Tolborg sprawls well. He's pushed Wood's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tolborg darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anders Tolborg dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Wood shoots in but Tolborg avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Wood fails with a takedown attempt.
Wood tries to move into range but Tolborg moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Tolborg throws a lazy right hand but Wood sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wood moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Wood throws a right hand that Tolborg ducks under and follows up with a left that Tolborg also avoids with ease.
A cross from Tolborg lands.
Tolborg connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A punch combination from Tolborg misses.
Tolborg leaves Wood with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Anders Tolborg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George Wood.
Wood takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wood fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Tolborg sprawls well initially but Wood persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Tolborg slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wood stopping the sweep attempt from Tolborg.
Wood tries to stand but Tolborg is controlling from the bottom.
Tolborg controls Wood momentarily but Wood frees himself.
Wood wanted to stand there but Tolborg had control of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wood trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tolborg is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Tolborg passes the guard and advances to mount!
Tolborg connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Tolborg is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Wood can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
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!
Tolborg trying to control but Wood is having none of it.
Tolborg tries to push Wood's head away but Wood is holding on tight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Wood that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Wood is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Tolborg is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wood can do to turn this around?
Tolborg content just to control the position here.
George Wood has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tolborg looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Tolborg lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Tolborg tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Anders Tolborg is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wood is working to get back to half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tolborg with a couple of short strikes.
Tolborg trying to control but Wood is having none of it.
Wood squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Tolborg controlling from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tolborg looking to control but Wood is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anders Tolborg showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tolborg has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anders Tolborg!
Anders Tolborg made sure to mention his sponsor, Revolution Fatigues in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mauri Nyrkki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reinhart Vult (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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217 lbs
13 - 11 - 0 |
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221 lbs
8 - 7 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mauri Nyrkki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Reinhart Vult!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nyrkki connects with the punch.
Nyrkki misses with a right hand
and Vult connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nyrkki misses with an uppercut. Vult saw that one coming.
Vult defending well as Nyrkki loads up on a big left hand.
Nice shot lands for Vult.
No joy there for Nyrkki, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nyrkki misses with an uppercut. Vult saw that one coming.
Nyrkki moves into the clinch successfully.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vult.
Vult using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Vult comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nyrkki misses with a punch to the body.
Vult throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Vult scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nice elbow from Vult.
It looks like Mauri Nyrkki has been cut.
Vult is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Vult landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nyrkki is breathing heavily.
Nyrkki tries to land knees in the clinch but Vult avoids the damage to the body.
Vult lands an elbow inside that Nyrkki shrugs off.
Vult effectively controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nyrkki takes a knee to the side of the body.
A short right from Vult on the inside.
Nyrkki is trying to break the clinch but Vult has him pressed against the cage.
Vult lands an elbow that stopped Nyrkki in his tracks for a moment.
Vult lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nyrkki is trying to push Vult away but Vult has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Vult with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Nyrkki is rocked!
Vult creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Nyrkki with a big uppercut! Nyrkki tries to clinch up but Vult pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Nyrkki to the mat! Nyrkki covers up and Vult unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Reinhart Vult!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Seth Bunga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tomasz Mocek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bunga's entrance music is Sledge Hammer Facelift. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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197 lbs
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185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Seth Bunga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tomasz Mocek!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bunga swats away the attempt to clinch by Mocek.
A head kick from Bunga lands but Mocek takes it in his stride.
Bunga lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bunga lands a leg kick that knocks Mocek off balance momentarily.
Bunga tries to clinch up.
Seth Bunga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bunga moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bunga lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bunga throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bunga throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bunga throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Mocek looks gassed!
Bunga lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bunga really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bunga misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mocek tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bunga manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Oooooh!!! Bunga has knocked Mocek down with a huge combo! Bunga steps away and waves a wobbly Mocek back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Mocek is rocked!
It looks like Tomasz Mocek has been cut.
Bunga batters Mocek with a massive right followed by a huge left! Mocek is out on his feet looking like a zombie as Bunga lands a final crushing right hand to drop Mocek to the mat with a gruesome thud! Bunga is running around like a mad man after that fight and for good reason!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Seth Bunga!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Veldrane Sengir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yevgeniy Petrovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Veldrane Sengir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Yevgeniy Petrovich!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sengir drives through with a takedown into Petrovich's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Sengir slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Petrovich should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Sengir drops back, looking for a kneebar! Petrovich looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Petrovich looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Petrovich!
Petrovich goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Sengir has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Petrovich but great work by Sengir.
Sengir remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Petrovich takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrovich is looking for a sweep.
Sengir working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Sengir tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Sengir tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sengir happy to just control the position for now.
Petrovich parries the strikes from Sengir easily there. Sengir is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Petrovich to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sengir stands up.
Sengir digs a good body shot into Petrovich's ribs.
Sengir is looking to clinch.
Sengir is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Petrovich's half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrovich actively working from the bottom here.
Sengir takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Sengir's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Sengir is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Petrovich reverses the position - he's now on top in Sengir's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Petrovich wants to pass the guard but Sengir is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Veldrane Sengir dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sengir closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Petrovich to the mat! Petrovich manages to get full guard.
Sengir controlling from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrovich working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sengir doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sengir manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sengir decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Petrovich, up you get!
Sengir looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Sengir content to stall in guard here.
Petrovich is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sengir is aware though and is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sengir controls from within his opponent's guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Veldrane Sengir has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Petrovich shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrovich trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Sengir manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Petrovich being controlled here, momentarily.
Veldrane Sengir overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Veldrane Sengir just wasn't active enough.
Petrovich shoots in for a takedown but Sengir shows good takedown defense.
Petrovich gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Sengir to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sengir sitting in guard here, content to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Veldrane Sengir dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Sengir gets a takedown into half guard.
Petrovich actively working from the bottom here.
Petrovich is defending against the submission attempts here by Sengir.
Sengir seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrovich is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Sengir is tapping! Great win for Petrovich!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Yevgeniy Petrovich!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mor Onfollow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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27
183 lbs
16 - 14 - 0 |
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27
178 lbs
16 - 10 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Lethal high kicks
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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
16 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mor Onfollow!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Onfollow.
Carter fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Onfollow avoids it really well and circles away.
Onfollow throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Carter's waist but Carter gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Onfollow off to one side.
Carter lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Onfollow circles away quickly and effectively.
Carter takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Carter defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Onfollow.
John Carter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mor Onfollow.
Onfollow shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Carter pinned against the cage. Carter gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Carter tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mor Onfollow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Onfollow throws an overhand right that lands on Carter's shoulder, as Carter tries to avoid the shot.
A nice combination there by Onfollow.
Onfollow attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Onfollow misses with a series of wild punches.
Onfollow throws a leg kick that is checked
and Carter counters with a nice body shot.
Carter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Carter throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Onfollow counters with a shoot takedown. Carter fights it but they end up in guard.
Carter keeping moving, preventing Onfollow from controlling successfully.
Carter can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Onfollow controls the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Onfollow trying to control the position from guard on top but Carter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Carter looking for a sweep. Not yet Carter, not yet.
Carter keeping moving, preventing Onfollow from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mor Onfollow has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Onfollow avoids a punch combination nicely.
Carter throws a series of punches but Onfollow avoids them all with ease.
Carter throws a poor cross that misses
and Onfollow counters with a head kick. That will keep Carter thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Onfollow shoots in but Carter avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Carter moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Carter fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Onfollow, pushing him back against the cage.
Carter tries a body shot but Onfollow blocks it.
Onfollow managing to block the knees to the body from Carter.
Carter throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Onfollow is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Carter is defending well.
Carter misses with a hook to the ribs.
Onfollow has clasped his hands together around Carter's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Onfollow looks gassed!
Carter is trying to control Onfollow's posture but Onfollow avoids it.
Onfollow wants to lay and pray for a moment but Carter keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter is looking for a sweep.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carter manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Onfollow seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Carter does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Onfollow tries to pass the half guard into mount. Carter knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Carter strikes from the bottom but Onfollow passes into mount!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carter tries to hold on but Onfollow pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mor Onfollow dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Carter avoids a kick to the body.
Carter darts in trying to clinch
and Onfollow counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Carter wants to sweep here but Onfollow controlling him for the moment.
Carter might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Carter has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Onfollow has passed into side control.
Mor Onfollow has got the better of the ground game so far.
Carter is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Onfollow off and has taken his back!
Carter wants to control the position but Onfollow frees himself and scrambles - Carter manages to regain control in side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Onfollow is not content to let Carter control the position.
Carter in side control, throwing shots but Onfollow defends.
Onfollow regains half guard, as Carter was trying to land strikes.
Carter frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Carter connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Carter is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Onfollow blocking the ground and pound.
Onfollow has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Carter's lack of action.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Carter lands a nice short elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carter thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Onfollow wants to control but Carter is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Onfollow avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Carter.
Carter throwing shots but Onfollow is blocking nicely.
Carter looks to land a strike but Onfollow avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Onfollow working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Carter doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Carter manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Onfollow is breathing heavily.
Carter throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Onfollow works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Carter won't allow Onfollow to sweep him here.
Carter trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Onfollow keeping moving, preventing Carter from controlling successfully.
Carter throws a big right hand that misses.
Carter controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Carter missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Carter content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Onfollow keeping moving, preventing Carter from controlling successfully.
Carter cracks Onfollow with a solid left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Carter slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Onfollow is trying to get back to half guard.
Onfollow taking a bit of punishment here - Carter scoring with strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carter working the body and head with strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carter working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Carter tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Carter throwing shots but missing, from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Carter dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Onfollow misses with a two punch combination.
Some wild striking there from Carter.
Onfollow looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Carter scores with a one two! Onfollow had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A chopping leg kick lands by Onfollow.
A head kick misses from Onfollow.
Onfollow takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Carter lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Onfollow jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Onfollow, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Carter showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Onfollow.
Onfollow throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Carter misses with a double jab.
Carter moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Onfollow is rocked!
Carter flashes Onfollow a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Onfollow's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Onfollow crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Carter punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). John Carter!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jakob Broberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Linic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Broberg's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, LMFAO-Sexy and I know it. Jakob Broberg could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mario Linic's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jakob Broberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mario Linic!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Broberg enables Linic to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Broberg manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Linic is looking to work some ground and pound but Broberg has wrist control.
Linic slips nicely into half guard.
Linic is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Broberg defends it well.
Linic is looking to take a break and control but Broberg is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Linic is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Broberg blocking the ground and pound attempt from Linic.
Linic trying to control the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Broberg tries to roll over but Linic keeps him under control.
Broberg is working hard here to advance position.
Linic with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Broberg has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Linic is working away from the top position though.
Linic is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Linic working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linic trying to pass the guard but Broberg defending well.
Linic content to control rather than advance.
Broberg tries to get to full guard but Linic has control of the leg.
Broberg knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Linic on the ground.
Linic controlling the pace.
Linic wants to pass to mount but Broberg is defending the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Broberg is staying active underneath Linic, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Linic lands strikes from half guard.
Linic stalling.
Linic has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Broberg taking shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Linic looking to control and managing it successfully.
Linic trying to control but Broberg is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Linic lands a big elbow - Broberg is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Broberg is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Mario Linic!
Our winner, Mario Linic, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andre Van der Laan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nante Navetta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van der Laan comes to the cage accompanied by Eazy-E ft. Tupac, The Game - How We Do. Navetta has chosen Roger Allan Wade - If You're Gonna Be Dumb as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Andre Van der Laan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nante Navetta!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some bone on bone action there as Van der Laan checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Van der Laan avoids the head kick by Navetta.
A head kick misses from Van der Laan.
A jab from Van der Laan misses.
Navetta lands a head kick!
Van der Laan misses with a wild body shot.
Van der Laan tries to land a front kick but Navetta steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Andre Van der Laan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Navetta fails in his attempt to clinch.
Van der Laan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Van der Laan misses with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Navetta takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Van der Laan throws a lazy head kick
and Navetta counters with a solid body kick.
Van der Laan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Navetta blocks the body kick.
Navetta takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Van der Laan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Navetta ducks under a wild hook from Van der Laan.
Van der Laan circles away from the clinch attempt
and Van der Laan counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Navetta is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Van der Laan there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van der Laan throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Van der Laan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Navetta blocks an elbow strike from Van der Laan.
Van der Laan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Van der Laan lands with a kick to the temple. Navetta shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Navetta tries to close the distance and clinch up but Van der Laan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Navetta keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Van der Laan.
Navetta pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van der Laan throws a body kick that misses.
Navetta tries to close the distance and clinch but Van der Laan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Van der Laan lands a high kick!
Navetta lands a slapping body shot.
Van der Laan throws a lazy head kick
and Navetta counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Van der Laan.
The fight stays on the outside here - Navetta looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Navetta tries to clinch
and Van der Laan counters with a good, hard body kick but Navetta shrugs it off.
Navetta throws out a leg kick but Van der Laan moves out of range and Navetta only half commits.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van der Laan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Van der Laan closes the distance and pushes Navetta back into the cage.
Navetta using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Van der Laan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Van der Laan tries to land knees in the clinch but Navetta avoids the damage to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van der Laan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Navetta is defending well for now.
Van der Laan missing with knees to the body.
Navetta is struggling to control the position.
Van der Laan takes a knee to the side of the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Van der Laan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Navetta is defending well for now.
Van der Laan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Navetta managing to block the knees to the body from Van der Laan.
Van der Laan tries to land a knee to the head but Navetta blocks with his arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andre Van der Laan dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Navetta checks a leg kick.
Navetta checks a leg kick.
Van der Laan misses with a looping left.
Navetta clinches up with Van der Laan and pushes him back against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Van der Laan.
Knees in the clinch landing for Van der Laan.
Navetta wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Van der Laan has him pressed against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Navetta lands a knee to the head.
Van der Laan dodges an elbow strike from Navetta.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Navetta just misses with a elbow thrown towards Van der Laan's brow.
Van der Laan has Navetta pressed against the cage, preventing Navetta from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Van der Laan tries to land knees in the clinch but Navetta avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Navetta misses with an elbow strike.
Van der Laan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Navetta lands an elbow that stopped Van der Laan in his tracks for a moment.
Navetta lands a damaging elbow.
The referee calls for Van der Laan to work.
Van der Laan missing with knees to the body.
Van der Laan trying to control the position but instead, Navetta has worked for underhooks and has pushed Van der Laan into the cage.
Navetta keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Van der Laan's efforts to push away.
Navetta managing to block the knees to the body from Van der Laan.
Navetta throws an elbow but it misses.
Navetta lands an elbow inside that Van der Laan shrugs off.
Navetta looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Navetta throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Navetta throws an elbow that misses.
Van der Laan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Navetta.
Andre Van der Laan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Van der Laan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Navetta is defending well for now.
Van der Laan is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Navetta throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Navetta tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van der Laan pushes off an throws an elbow but Navetta leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Van der Laan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Navetta avoids it.
Van der Laan trying to land knees to the body.
Van der Laan lands a good knee to the midsection. Navetta won't want to take too many of those.
Navetta blocks the elbow strike.
Navetta looking to throw knees to the head but Van der Laan is blocking nicely.
Van der Laan connects with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van der Laan tries to land knees in the clinch but Navetta avoids the damage to the body.
Navetta landing knees to the head.
Van der Laan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Navetta avoids it.
Navetta on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Navetta using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Van der Laan missing with knees to the body.
Navetta lands an elbow inside that Van der Laan shrugs off.
Navetta misses with a knee strike.
Van der Laan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Navetta avoids it.
Van der Laan stalling in the clinch.
Van der Laan avoids the elbow strike from Navetta, against the cage.
Navetta wants to break the clinch but can't.
Van der Laan blocks the elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Navetta throws an elbow but misses.
Van der Laan holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Navetta throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van der Laan is trying to push Navetta away but Navetta has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Navetta lands a nice elbow.
Van der Laan avoids the elbow strike from Navetta, against the cage.
Van der Laan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Navetta avoids it.
Van der Laan connects with a knee to the head.
Navetta misses with a knee to the head.
Navetta blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Van der Laan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Navetta avoids it.
Van der Laan taking a breather.
Navetta throws a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Van der Laan dodges an elbow strike from Navetta.
Van der Laan is trying to stall.
Navetta managing to block the knees to the body from Van der Laan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Andre Van der Laan 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.
Van der Laan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Navetta fails with an attempt to clinch.
Navetta has closed the distance and engaged Van der Laan in a clinch.
Van der Laan avoids a wild elbow strike from Navetta.
Van der Laan tries to land knees in the clinch but Navetta avoids the damage to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Navetta.
Van der Laan avoids the elbow strike from Navetta, against the cage.
Navetta tries to stall but Van der Laan uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Van der Laan tries to land a knee to the head but Navetta blocks with his arms.
Van der Laan avoids a wild elbow strike from Navetta.
Navetta on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Van der Laan managing to block the knees to the body from Navetta.
Van der Laan missing with knees to the body.
Navetta pushes off an throws an elbow but Van der Laan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Navetta creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Van der Laan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Navetta avoids it.
Navetta pushes off an throws an elbow but Van der Laan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Van der Laan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Van der Laan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Van der Laan swats away the attempt to clinch by Navetta.
Navetta tries to clinch up but Van der Laan circles away and keeps his distance.
Van der Laan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Navetta tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Van der Laan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Van der Laan lands with a kick to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Navetta has Van der Laan up against the cage in a clinch.
Van der Laan missing with knees to the body.
Navetta lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Van der Laan can't find room to land a body shot as Navetta controls the action.
Van der Laan tries to land a knee to the head but Navetta blocks with his arms.
Navetta misses with an elbow over the top.
Van der Laan takes an elbow to the forehead.
Navetta misses with an elbow over the top.
Navetta lands a nice elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van der Laan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Navetta blocks it with crossed arms.
With the fighters up against the cage, Navetta throws an elbow but misses.
Navetta throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van der Laan is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Navetta is keeping busy.
Navetta blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Navetta lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Van der Laan trying to land knees to the body.
Van der Laan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Van der Laan manages to break the clinch.
Van der Laan misses with a body kick.
Navetta wants to clinch up but Van der Laan keeps it at a distance.
Navetta wants to clinch up but Van der Laan keeps it at a distance.
Navetta avoids the head kick by Van der Laan.
Navetta is looking to clinch but Van der Laan is avoiding it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van der Laan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Van der Laan blocks an elbow strike.
Van der Laan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Van der Laan takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Andre Van der Laan has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van der Laan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Navetta lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Navetta throws an elbow but it misses.
Van der Laan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Van der Laan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Navetta is defending well for now.
Navetta landing knees to the head.
Navetta lands an elbow inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Navetta misses with an elbow over the top.
Van der Laan tries to land knees in the clinch but Navetta avoids the damage to the body.
Navetta is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Van der Laan is defending well for now.
Van der Laan trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nante Navetta really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Andre Van der Laan's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Van der Laan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Good shot there by Navetta.
Van der Laan lands with a nice body punch.
Van der Laan thows a body shot but no joy.
Van der Laan takes the fight into the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Van der Laan tries a knee to the head but Navetta blocks it.
Navetta avoiding damage as Van der Laan throws knees to the body.
Navetta throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van der Laan trying to land knees to the body.
Van der Laan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Van der Laan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Van der Laan misses with a body kick.
Navetta blocks a head kick by Van der Laan.
Van der Laan swats away the attempt to clinch by Navetta.
Navetta clinches up against the cage.
Navetta throws an elbow but it misses.
Van der Laan blocks the elbow strike.
Navetta misses with an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Navetta on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Van der Laan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Van der Laan takes an elbow to the forehead.
Van der Laan tries to land knees in the clinch but Navetta avoids the damage to the body.
Van der Laan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Navetta.
Van der Laan missing with knees to the body.
Navetta misses with an elbow over the top.
Navetta pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Navetta escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Andre Van der Laan is winning the standup battle so far.
Navetta tries to clinch up but Van der Laan circles away and keeps his distance.
Van der Laan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Navetta is looking to clinch but Van der Laan is avoiding it.
Navetta moves into the clinch successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Navetta throws an elbow but misses.
Navetta on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Van der Laan misses with a knee to the head.
Van der Laan blocks an elbow strike from Navetta.
Navetta misses with an elbow strike.
Van der Laan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Navetta is defending well for now.
Van der Laan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Navetta.
Navetta misses with a knee strike.
Van der Laan looking to slow down the pace here.
Van der Laan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Navetta avoids it.
Navetta throws an elbow that misses.
Van der Laan wants to get back to striking at distance but Navetta won't allow it.
Navetta throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van der Laan tries a knee to the head but Navetta blocks it.
Van der Laan blocks the elbow strike.
Navetta throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Navetta working hard to break the clinch.
Van der Laan wants to get back to striking at distance but Navetta won't allow it.
Navetta managing to block the knees to the body from Van der Laan.
Van der Laan dodges an elbow strike from Navetta.
Navetta using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Van der Laan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Navetta lands a nice elbow.
Van der Laan is trying to break the clinch but Navetta is controlling him.
Navetta creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Van der Laan's defenses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van der Laan blocks the elbow strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Navetta throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Navetta tries a knee to the head but Van der Laan blocks it.
Van der Laan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nante Navetta dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Andre Van der Laan's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Navetta tries to clinch but Van der Laan is having none of it.
A head kick misses from Van der Laan.
Van der Laan lands a head kick!
Navetta is looking to clinch.
Navetta tries to clinch up but Van der Laan circles away and keeps his distance.
Navetta moves into the clinch.
Navetta blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Van der Laan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Van der Laan avoids a wild elbow strike from Navetta.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Navetta tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Van der Laan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Van der Laan tries to circle away but Navetta has him pinned against the cage.
Navetta lands a nice elbow.
Navetta lands a damaging elbow.
Van der Laan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Navetta has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Van der Laan tries to land knees in the clinch but Navetta avoids the damage to the body.
Navetta comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
With the fighters up against the cage, Navetta throws an elbow but misses.
Navetta dodges an elbow strike from Van der Laan.
Navetta blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Navetta misses with a knee to the head.
Navetta breaks the clinch.
Van der Laan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van der Laan throws a right hand that misses
and Navetta counters with an inside leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Navetta.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
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!
Van der Laan throws a lazy head kick
and Navetta counters with a body kick that stops Van der Laan in his tracks momentarily.
Navetta wants to clinch.
Van der Laan swats away the attempt to clinch by Navetta.
Van der Laan tries to keep at a distance but Navetta has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van der Laan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Navetta managing to block the knees to the body from Van der Laan.
Van der Laan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Van der Laan is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Navetta tries a knee to the head but Van der Laan blocks it.
Navetta throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Navetta lands a damaging elbow.
Navetta lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Navetta misses with an elbow strike.
Navetta managing to block the knees to the body from Van der Laan.
Van der Laan connects with a knee to the head.
Van der Laan tries to land knees in the clinch but Navetta avoids the damage to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Navetta creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Navetta blocks an uppercut.
Navetta being controlled against the cage.
Van der Laan looking to throw knees to the head but Navetta is blocking nicely.
Van der Laan dodges an elbow strike from Navetta.
Van der Laan dodges an elbow strike from Navetta.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Navetta blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Van der Laan avoids a wild elbow strike from Navetta.
Navetta throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Navetta throws a knee to the head but misses.
Navetta misses with a knee strike.
Van der Laan looking to throw knees to the head but Navetta is blocking nicely.
Van der Laan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Navetta is defending well for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nante Navetta comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Navetta has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 47:48
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 46:49
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nante Navetta!
Nante Navetta is the new middleweight champion!
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