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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Preuss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Golden Glory Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Golden Glory Jr will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Aaron Preuss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Golden Glory Jr!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Preuss chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Glory Jr can pounce on him.
Preuss just misses with a punch to the body.
Glory Jr throws a leg kick which misses Preuss's front leg but catches the back leg as Preuss tries to avoid it.
Glory Jr is looking to slow Preuss down with leg kicks.
Preuss is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Glory Jr is looking to slow Preuss down with leg kicks.
Preuss could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Glory Jr - that will leave a mark!
Glory Jr connects with a solid leg kick.
Glory Jr connects with an inside leg kick.
Preuss takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Glory Jr lands with a kick to the temple. Preuss shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Aaron Preuss has been cut.
Glory Jr lands a big head kick that sends Preuss tumbling to the mat! Glory Jr takes a step backwards and waves Preuss back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Preuss is rocked!
Preuss sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Oh Preuss is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Glory Jr lets loose with a powerful body kick. Preuss will feel that in the morning.
Golden Glory Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Glory Jr moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Glory Jr is looking to slow Preuss down with leg kicks.
Glory Jr scores with a kick to the body.
Glory Jr scores with a spinning back kick!
Glory Jr throws a leg kick which misses Preuss's front leg but catches the back leg as Preuss tries to avoid it.
Preuss on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Glory Jr. Glory Jr obviously looking to wear him down.
Glory Jr is looking to slow Preuss down with leg kicks.
Preuss seems to have got his legs back now.
Preuss gets hit by the mother of all head kicks and drops to the canvas in a crumpled heap! Woooow, the Internet is going to be talking about this one for weeks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Golden Glory Jr!
Golden Glory Jr seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dmitri Romonov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Helio James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James has chosen Limp Bizkit Eat You Alive as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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186 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
15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dmitri Romonov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Helio James!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romonov lands a head shot.
A jab from Romonov misses.
James fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
James shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Romonov avoids the head kick by James.
Romonov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but James moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Romonov ducks right into an uppercut from James.
Romonov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Romonov lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and James has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from James and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
James misses with a hook.
No joy there for Romonov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
James tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Romonov was well out of range. Poor timing from James.
James with a nice cross.
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!
Romonov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
It looks like Helio James has been cut.
Romonov is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Helio James seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Decent striking displayed by James there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
James misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
James darts in and clinches Romonov up against the cage.
James looking to slow down the pace here.
Romonov gets through James's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Romonov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
James misses with a hook to the ribs.
Romonov is trying to break the clinch but James has him pressed against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Romonov tries to work over James's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Romonov is trying to break free.
Romonov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Romonov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt James or not.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
James lands with a short shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
James throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Romonovs head.
Romonov looking to slow down the pace here.
James struggles to land a body shot inside as Romonov controls his hands.
James misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from James fails to land.
Romonov looking to stall.
James on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Romonov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Romonov is trying to stall.
James misses with some punches.
James wants to get back to striking at distance but Romonov won't allow it.
Romonov tries to throw a body punch but James avoids it by throwing Romonov back against the cage.
Romonov is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
James breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romonov swinging wildly here.
James slips a jab and a cross from Romonov.
Romonov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but James circles away quickly and effectively.
Romonov thows a body shot but no joy.
Romonov checks the leg kick nicely there.
James missing with a left hand there. Romonov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
No joy there for Romonov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
James turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
James goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
James has managed to clinch.
Romonov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
James shoots in but no luck this time.
Dmitri Romonov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Helio James.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James looks for a takedown but Romonov sprawls well.
James fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
James doesn't manage to clinch there - Romonov circles away.
Romonov throws a hook to the side of James's head but James sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Romonov swings for the body but James moves out of range.
James is trying hard to land a takedown here. Romonov sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Romonov throws a right hand that James ducks under and follows up with a left that James also avoids with ease.
Romonov misses with a series of wild punches.
Romonov lands a really nice looking cross but James seems unphased.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Romonov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. James doesn't seem bothered though.
Romonov slips a jab from James.
James shoots in for a double leg but Romonov sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Dmitri Romonov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Helio James's cut.
That's time! Romonov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Romonov wants to land a leg kick but James is out of range.
James scores with a jab. Romonov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nice body kick from James.
Helio James seems to be getting the better of the standup.
James tries to close the distance and clinch up but Romonov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Romonov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Romonov steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from James. That one must have hurt.
Romonov misses with a wild body shot.
Romonov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling James to score with a decent uppercut.
Romonov throws the kick towards the body but James avoids it.
Dmitri Romonov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Romonov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Romonov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
James moves out of range of the leg kick from Romonov.
James takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
James will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
James cracks Romonov with a good jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romonov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Romonov slaps away a takedown attempt from James, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Romonov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dmitri Romonov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
James throws a jab when Romonov was well out of range.
James misses the jab.
Romonov defending well as James loads up on a big left hand.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from James is defended easily by Romonov.
Romonov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Some wild striking there from James.
Romonov throws a low kick but it's checked well by James.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romonov takes a swing at James's ribcage but misses.
James goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
James checks a leg kick.
Romonov misses with a few strikes there.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from James. Romonov shrugs it off though.
James takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Romonov throws a hook to the side of James's head but James sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Romonov misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Romonov blocks the body kick.
James doesn't manage to clinch there - Romonov circles away.
Romonov stuffs the takedown attempt from James. James gets slowly back to his feet.
Dmitri Romonov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Helio James.
Romonov misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Romonov.
Romonov misses with a series of wild punches.
James tries to clinch there but Romonov circles away.
James misses with a left hand
and Romonov counters with a right hand to the body.
James fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
James shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Romonov as he avoids it easily.
James moves out of range of the strikes.
James is trying hard to land a takedown here. Romonov sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Romonov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck James on the side of the head.
Romonov lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Romonov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romonov scoring well with a low kick there.
Romonov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
James is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Romonov throws a lazy uppercut
and James counters with a straight right hand.
Romonov throws a jab when James was well out of range.
Romonov throws a big shot that misses.
Romonov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but James was well out of range. Poor timing from Romonov.
Sloppy strikes from James. Those never looked like landing.
Romonov takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
James tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from James.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
James throws a lazy uppercut
and Romonov counters with a low kick, right behind James 's knee.
James rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Romonov counters with a straight right hand.
Romonov throws a leg kick but James moved away.
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 Dmitri Romonov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Helio James's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Romonov scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
James closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Romonov is trying to break free.
Romonov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A short left from Romonov.
Romonov is trying to stall.
Romonov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Romonov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck James on the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
James throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Romonov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Good work by James as he checks the leg kick.
James lands the left hand.
Romonov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Romonov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
James takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Romonov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romonov misses with a straight left.
Romonov ducks under a wild hook from James.
Romonov takes a swing at James's ribcage but misses.
Romonov cracks the inside of James's front leg.
James swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Romonov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
James dodges the punch combination from Romonov.
Romonov missing with a left hand there. James was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Romonov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but James circles away quickly and effectively.
James bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
James jabs at Romonov's body.
James moves into range and connects with a jab.
Helio James has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romonov misses with a low kick.
James tries to close the distance and clinch up but Romonov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
James misses with a looping left.
Romonov gets tackled into the cage by James. James maintains the clinch.
James breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Romonov scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Romonov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from James.
James throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
James looks to land a left hand but Romonov moved out of range nicely.
Romonov throws out a loose jab but James uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Romonov.
James is trying desperately to land a takedown but Romonov is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for James.
James feints and then cracks Romonov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Romonov down.
No luck with that takedown attempt from James.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romonov misses the jab.
James misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Romonov throws a low kick but James moves out of range easily.
Romonov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Romonov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
James showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Romonov.
James pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Romonov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
An inside leg kick from Romonov misses.
James scores with a takedown into Romonov's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Romonov wants to stand up but James is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dmitri Romonov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
James is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
James wants to control from the top but Romonov keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dmitri Romonov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Romonov, 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dmitri Romonov!
Our winner, Dmitri Romonov, 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Karl Spatz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Lamotta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lamotta is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by yes. 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 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Karl Spatz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Jake Lamotta!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spatz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lamotta moves away.
Spatz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lamotta.
Spatz tries a head kick but it misses.
Spatz throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Spatz tries to land a leg kick but Lamotta saw it coming and moves away.
Spatz has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lamotta finds it's way round the side to connect with Spatz's head.
Lamotta lands a head kick!
Spatz swings for the body but Lamotta moves out of range.
Spatz throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Donk. Lamotta catches Spatz right on the button with a cross.
Spatz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lamotta fails to land with a series of punches.
Lamotta shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Spatz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Spatz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lamotta was well out of range. Poor timing from Spatz.
Karl Spatz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lamotta throws a leg kick but Spatz sees it coming and moves out of range.
Spatz goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Spatz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lamotta tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Spatz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Spatz fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lamotta is out of range.
Spatz slips a jab and a cross from Lamotta.
Lamotta throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Spatz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lamotta throws out the jab.
Spatz fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lamotta looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Spatz wants to land a leg kick but Lamotta is out of range.
Lamotta throws a nice looking combination but Spatz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lamotta has a takedown stuffed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lamotta avoids a kick to the body.
Lamotta fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Spatz wants to slow Lamotta down by chopping away at his legs.
Lamotta scores with a nice right hand.
Spatz tries to land a front kick but Lamotta steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Spatz moves out of range as Lamotta strikes.
Spatz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lamotta.
Lamotta lands with a kick to the ribs.
Spatz lunges at Lamotta with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lamotta's hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lamotta swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lamotta misses with a two punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spatz avoids a kick to the body.
Lamotta blocks a low kick nicely.
Spatz scores with a shot to the body.
Spatz on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lamotta lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lamotta cracks Spatz with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Spatz defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lamotta.
Karl Spatz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Lamotta.
Spatz pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lamotta swings for the body but Spatz moves out of range.
Lamotta throws the left hand but Spatz avoids the punch easily.
Lamotta looks to land a right hand but Spatz moved out of range.
Spatz moves out of range of the body kick from Lamotta.
Jake Lamotta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spatz moves out of range as Lamotta strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lamotta missing with a left hand there. Spatz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Spatz slips under a jab.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Spatz enables Lamotta to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Spatz manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Lamotta in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lamotta throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Spatz works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lamotta throws a big right hand that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lamotta accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lamotta drops back, looking for a kneebar! Spatz looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Spatz looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Spatz!
Lamotta tries to bench press Spatz off him but Spatz keeps the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lamotta is not content to let Spatz control the position.
Spatz looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Lamotta is avoiding damage well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Lamotta dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Spatz wants to land a leg kick but Lamotta is out of range.
Lamotta jabs at Spatz's body.
Lamotta scores with a jab.
The fighters circling - Lamotta throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Spatz. Lamotta does a little dance to reset his feet.
Spatz throws a head kick but Lamotta moves out of range.
No joy there for Lamotta, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Spatz will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Spatz is looking to wear down Lamotta with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lamotta looks to score with a jab to the body but Spatz is just out of range.
Spatz throws a push kick but Lamotta slaps the foot to one side.
Spatz walks into a jab.
Lamotta throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Spatz counters with a low kick, right behind Lamotta 's knee.
Lamotta throws the left hand but Spatz avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spatz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Spatz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Spatz feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lamotta's calf.
Lamotta cracks Spatz with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lamotta scores with a one two! Spatz had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Spatz throws a body punch but Lamotta moves out of range.
Lamotta tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice shot lands for Lamotta.
Lamotta pushes Spatz away with a front kick.
Spatz throws a low kick, looking for Lamotta's leg but Lamotta calmly moves out of range.
Lamotta avoids the body shot from Spatz.
Lamotta pushes Spatz away with a front kick.
Spatz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lamotta lands a jab to the nose.
Lamotta ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lamotta avoids the body shot from Spatz.
Spatz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lamotta throws out a powerful jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spatz slips under a jab from Lamotta.
Lamotta throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Spatz throws a low kick but Lamotta moves out of range easily.
Spatz has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Lamotta tries to land a front kick but Spatz steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lamotta scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Spatz throws a head kick that misses
and Lamotta connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lamotta fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Spatz avoids it really well and circles away.
Lamotta misses with a series of wild punches.
Jake Lamotta seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lamotta throws a body kick the misses
and Spatz makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Lamotta waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Spatz.
Spatz throws a body kick the misses
and Lamotta counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lamotta shoots in and gets a takedown into Spatz's guard.
Spatz is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Spatz has Lamotta pulled in close to control his posture.
Spatz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lamotta postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lamotta postures up and lands a big shot to Spatz's brow.
Lamotta scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Lamotta postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lamotta slips nicely into half guard.
Lamotta throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Spatz blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lamotta.
Lamotta lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lamotta working over Spatz with some ground and pound. Spatz looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Lamotta showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Spatz ducks under a wild hook from Lamotta.
Spatz throws the kick towards the body but Lamotta avoids it.
Spatz buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lamotta feints a jab promting Spatz to slip. Lamotta then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Spatz slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Lamotta takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Spatz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lamotta.
Lamotta scores with a shot to the body.
Spatz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lamotta throws a series of strikes that have Spatz backpedaling.
Lamotta cracks Spatz with a right hand to the side of the head.
Spatz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lamotta.
Lamotta drives through with a takedown into Spatz's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spatz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lamotta is looking to work some ground and pound but Spatz has wrist control.
Lamotta looking to pass the guard.
Lamotta working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Spatz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lamotta.
Lamotta with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lamotta postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Spatz is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lamotta throwing strikes from guard but Spatz blocks nicely.
Lamotta trying to control but Spatz is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lamotta wants to pass the guard but Spatz is keeping the position.
Lamotta working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lamotta is looking to work some ground and pound but Spatz has wrist control.
Lamotta looking to pass the guard.
Lamotta has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lamotta scoring with some ground and pound.
Lamotta throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lamotta throws a strike but Spatz rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lamotta bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Spatz's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lamotta looking to pass the guard.
Lamotta throws a big elbow that misses.
Lamotta pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Spatz is keeping the position for now.
Lamotta missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lamotta throws a big elbow that misses.
Spatz tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lamotta won't allow Spatz to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lamotta pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Spatz is keeping the position for now.
Lamotta content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Lamotta looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lamotta scoring with some ground and pound.
Jake Lamotta is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lamotta stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Spatz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lamotta trying to control but Spatz is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lamotta throws a strike but Spatz rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Karl Spatz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lamotta escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Spatz gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jake Lamotta comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lamotta has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Lamotta!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ted Danielson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ted Danielson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Charles Bishop!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bishop takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
It looks like Charles Bishop has been cut.
Danielson throws a jab but it's blocked by Bishop.
Danielson closes the distance and pushes Bishop back into the cage.
Danielson lands with a short shot to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Danielson.
Danielson lands a hook that snaps the head of Bishop backwards.
Danielson misses with a punch on the inside.
Danielson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bishop is keeping busy.
A short uppercut from Danielson.
Danielson takes an elbow to the temple.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Danielson trying to stall but Bishop improves his position.
Danielson has Bishop pushed against the cage.
Danielson takes a knee to the side of the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bishop throws an elbow but misses.
Danielson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Danielson lands a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danielson stalling in the clinch but Bishop improves position.
Danielson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bishop is rocked!
That has opened up Charles Bishop's cut even more.
Danielson creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Bishop with a big uppercut! Bishop tries to clinch up but Danielson pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Bishop to the mat! Bishop covers up and Danielson unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ted Danielson!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Karl Grossman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Spencer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grossman's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Devil's Rejects. Spencer comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Ride Of The Valkyries - Richard Wagner kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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157 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Karl Grossman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mark Spencer!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grossman connects with the punch.
Nice body punch from Grossman.
Spencer throws a leg kick but Grossman checks it.
Spencer lands with a thumping leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grossman. Spencer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Spencer throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Grossman's waist but Grossman gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Spencer off to one side.
An inside leg kick from Spencer misses.
Grossman walks into a straight right hand from Spencer.
Spencer thows a body shot but no joy.
Karl Grossman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grossman looks to throw the jab but Spencer is out of range.
Grossman jabs Spencer to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Spencer checks a leg kick.
Grossman motions for Spencer to come forward. Grossman throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Grossman lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Grossman misses with a few strikes there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grossman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Spencer moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spencer is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Spencer feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Grossman's calf.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Grossman, as that shot connected.
Grossman throws a body punch but Spencer moves out of range.
Grossman throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Grossman misses the shot to the body.
Spencer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grossman.
Spencer moves out of range of the body kick.
Grossman throws a leg kick but Spencer moved away.
Grossman misses with a low kick as Spencer jumps back.
Grossman throws a nice outside leg kick.
Spencer on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Spencer looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grossman connects with the punch.
Grossman lands a nice shot that snaps Spencer's head back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spencer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grossman manages to avoid it.
Grossman throws a solid leg kick but Spencer takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Grossman.
Spencer scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Spencer wants to pass to mount but Grossman is defending the position.
Grossman wants to control but Spencer is keeping busy.
Spencer is working for a submission of some sort.
Grossman keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Grossman has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Spencer is working away from the top position though.
Grossman makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Grossman.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spencer throws a big elbow that misses.
Grossman lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Spencer!
Grossman sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Spencer is desperately trying to improve his position but Grossman has a good base and remains in mount.
Spencer gets back to half guard.
Spencer has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Grossman trying to pass the guard but Spencer defending well.
Spencer looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Grossman throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Spencer is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Grossman tries to stand and escape but Spencer is controlling the position.
Grossman is taking a breather. Spencer says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Spencer looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Spencer is looking for a sweep. Grossman is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grossman is thwarting Spencer's attempts to control the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grossman takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karl Grossman dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Grossman lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Grossman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Spencer.
Spencer will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Spencer tried to score with a low kick but Grossman checks it.
Grossman paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
It looks like Mark Spencer has been cut.
Spencer takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Spencer is rocked!
Spencer changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Grossman tries to avoid it but Spencer manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Grossman to the ground. Grossman escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Spencer is still on wobbly legs! Can Grossman finish him?
Grossman closes the distance and clinches.
Grossman lands a left hand that snaps the head of Spencer backwards.
Grossman lands a left hand that snaps the head of Spencer backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grossman throws a big uppercut that drops Spencer! More strikes from Grossman and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Spencer lies dazed against the cage as Grossman celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Karl Grossman!
After winning the bout, Karl Grossman thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ara Virta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mista Blista (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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25
184 lbs
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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ara Virta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mista Blista!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Virta tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Blista paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Virta's jab looks to have found its range, popping Blista under the eye.
Virta connects with a body shot that sends Blista's belly button to the back.
Blista throws a looping overhand right but Virta ducks down to avoid it.
Blista misses the shot to the body.
Virta tests Blista's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Blista ducks under a wild hook from Virta.
Blista fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Virta manages to avoid it.
Virta will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Blista plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Ara Virta has been cut.
Virta fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Blista to the ground. Virta is now in Blista's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Blista not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Virta controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blista managing to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Mista Blista wasn't active enough on the ground.
Blista throws a big shot that misses.
Virta throws a head kick but Blista moves out of range.
Blista displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Virta throws out the jab.
Blista has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Blista there as he acknowledges the shot.
Blista listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Virta pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Blista misses with an attempted mid kick.
Virta lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Mista Blista is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blista cracks Virta with a right hand to the side of the head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Virta takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Virta lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Virta moves out of range as Blista strikes.
Virta gets a double leg takedown into Blista's guard.
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!
Virta stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Blista swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Blista has Virta pulled in close to control his posture.
Virta sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blista has his hands on Virta's head, controlling the position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Blista is trying to control the position but Virta postures up.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Mista Blista wasn't active enough on the ground.
Blista tries to land a front kick but Virta steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Blista shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Virta eats them both and turns towards Blista to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Virta checks a low kick from Blista.
Virta shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Blista as he avoids it easily.
Virta tries a head kick but it misses.
Blista misses with a looping left.
Virta throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Blista wants to land a leg kick but Virta is out of range.
Blista looks to score with a jab to the body but Virta is just out of range.
Virta slips a straight right by Blista.
Blista thows a left - swing and a miss!
Virta throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blista shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Virta.
Sloppy strikes from Virta. Those never looked like landing.
Virta connects with a solid leg kick.
Virta shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Virta was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Virta sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Blista is desperately trying to improve his position but Virta has a good base and remains in mount.
Virta avoids the attempt from Blista to control.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Virta controlling from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blista tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Virta thowing shots but they're missing.
Blista really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Virta controlling the pace for now.
Blista wants to hold on but Virta pushes him away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Virta controlling his opponent.
Blista avoids a series of strikes thrown by Virta.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ara Virta dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ara Virta's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Virta misses with a looping right.
Blista misses with a wild body shot.
Blista throws a leg kick which misses Virta's front leg but catches the back leg as Virta tries to avoid it.
Good exchange - Virta coming out on top.
Blista swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Virta misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blista.
Jab from Blista.
Blista pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Virta moves out of range of the body kick from Blista.
Virta lands a two punch combo.
Virta throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Blista.
Virta moves out of range of the leg kick from Blista.
Nice sprawl there from Blista as Virta shoots in.
Blista throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Virta throws a sloppy body shot
and Blista finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Mista Blista seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Virta checks the leg kick.
Blista scores with the left hand. Virta knows he should have avoided that one.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Blista.
Virta attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Blista throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Virta throws a leg kick which misses Blista's front leg but catches the back leg as Blista tries to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blista takes a swing at Virta's ribcage but misses.
Blista throws a sloppy head kick and Virta moves out of range easily.
Blista showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Virta.
Blista throws a wild body kick that Virta sees coming a mile off.
Virta throws out a loose jab but Blista uses good head movement to avoid it.
Virta moves into range and clinches up with Blista.
Blista tries to throw a body punch but Virta avoids it by throwing Blista back against the cage.
Blista is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Virta manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Blista stalling in the clinch but Virta improves position.
Blista looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Virta lands a right hand that snaps the head of Blista backwards.
Blista misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blista misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Virta is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Blista is keeping busy.
Virta tries to land knees in the clinch but Blista avoids the damage to the body.
Virta prevents Blista from breaking the clinch.
Blista letting Virta take a breather here.
Good body shot from Virta.
Virta is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Blista is defending well for now.
Virta is trying to drag Blista to the mat but Blista just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Blista misses with a body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Virta wants to take the fight to the mat but Blista manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ara Virta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Virta misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Virta breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Virta scores with the left hand. Blista knows he should have avoided that one.
Virta swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Virta tries to clinch up but Blista circles away and keeps his distance.
Virta misses with a double jab.
Blista misses with an uppercut. Virta saw that one coming.
Virta misses the jab.
Blista ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Virta moves away.
Blista walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Virta checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Nice defenses there by Blista.
Virta drives through and clinches with Blista against the cage.
Blista lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Virta has Blista pushed against the cage.
Blista lands with a short shot to the head.
Virta lands an uppercut.
Virta breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Blista walks into a jab.
Blista misses with a looping left.
Blista lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blista throws a jab but it's blocked by Virta.
Virta misses with a jab, cross combination.
Virta tries a low kick but Blista avoids it.
Virta uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Blista.
Virta shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Blista sprawls well. Blista wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Virta gets slowly back to his feet.
Blista attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sloppy strikes from Virta. Those never looked like landing.
Blista throws a push kick but Virta slaps the foot to one side.
Virta closes the distance and clinches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Virta is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Blista is defending well for now.
Virta keeps control of Blista as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short uppercut from Virta.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Virta leaning his opponent against the cage.
Virta is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Blista is keeping busy.
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 Ara Virta will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ara Virta's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Nice sprawl there from Blista as Virta shoots in.
Virta on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Blista keeps the fight on the outside.
Virta lands a two punch combo.
Virta lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Blista circles away quickly and effectively.
Blista throws a wild body kick that Virta sees coming a mile off.
Blista misses with a looping right.
Blista looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Blista looks to land a body kick but Virta moved away.
Virta drives through with a takedown into Blista's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Blista working a defensive guard here.
Virta stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Blista swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Virta trying to control the position from guard on top but Blista is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blista 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.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Virta looking to sit in guard and control but Blista gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Virta keeping moving, preventing Blista from controlling successfully.
Virta might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Virta is looking to stand up but Blista isn't so interested in that idea.
Ara Virta overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Blista pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Virta is keeping the position for now.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Virta swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Virta tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blista keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Blista throws out a loose jab but Virta uses good head movement to avoid it.
Virta clobbers Blista with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Blista throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blista looks to land a combination but Virta avoids it well.
Virta is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Blista.
Blista displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Virta.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ara Virta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice body punch from Blista.
Virta throws the left hand but Blista avoids the punch easily.
Blista fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Virta has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
No joy there for Virta, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Virta takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blista throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blista connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Blista tries a head kick but it misses.
Virta looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Virta tests Blista's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Blista. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Blista.
Nice uppercut there from Virta.
Blista connects with a leg kick. Virta looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Virta shoots in for a takedown but Blista shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Virta shoots in for a takedown but Blista shows good takedown defense.
Virta ducks under a wild hook from Blista.
Blista throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A head kick misses from Blista.
Some wild striking there from Virta.
Blista connects with a high kick.
Ara Virta is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Virta changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Blista tries to avoid it but Virta manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Blista to the ground. Blista escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A nice inside leg kick there by Blista. That's going to slow Virta down.
Blista connects with a solid leg kick.
Blista blocks a head kick by Virta.
Blista misses with a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blista throws a body kick that misses.
Mista Blista has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Virta blocks the leg kick.
A combination from Virta does no damage.
Blista lands with a straight right. Virta didn't see that one coming.
Virta misses with an uppercut.
Blista tests Virta's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Blista changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Virta connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Virta tries to move into range but Blista moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Virta misses with an uppercut.
Blista throws a head kick but Virta moves out of range.
Virta throws a right hand that Blista ducks under and follows up with a left that Blista also avoids with ease.
Ara Virta is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Virta blocks a head kick by Blista.
Blista 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.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blista with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Virta takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Blista swings for the body but Virta moves out of range.
Virta lands with a good body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mista Blista comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Virta has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ara Virta!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pete Damato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Budo Rei (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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225 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pete Damato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Budo Rei!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rei looks for the body kick but Damato saw that one coming.
Damato takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Damato misses with an uppercut.
Rei swings for the body but Damato moves out of range.
Budo Rei seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Damato stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rei.
A jab lands there for Damato.
It looks like Budo Rei has been cut.
Rei throws a solid leg kick but Damato takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rei.
Damato thows a body shot but no joy.
Damato throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Damato lands a high kick!
Damato throws a head kick but Rei moves out of range.
Damato throws a body kick that misses.
Rei dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Damato. That did some damage!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Damato tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rei was well out of range. Poor timing from Damato.
Damato throws a jab when Rei was well out of range.
A low kick from Rei misses
and Rei takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rei pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice jab there from Rei.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damato goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rei turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rei lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Damato misses with a body kick.
Rei lands a nice looking body kick.
Damato is breathing heavily.
Rei tries to clinch up but Damato circles away and keeps his distance.
Damato avoids a kick to the body.
Damato takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rei turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rei, right into the meat.
Damato closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
An inside leg kick from Rei misses.
Damato avoids the body shot from Rei.
Rei lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rei thuds a left hand into Damato's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rei connects with a leg kick. Damato looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rei scores with a nice strike.
Rei tries to work over Damato's front leg with a kick but Damato checks it.
Rei is looking to clinch.
Damato on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rei. Rei obviously looking to wear him down.
Damato blocks a head kick by Rei.
Rei dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Damato. That did some damage!
A chopping leg kick lands by Rei.
Rei throws a low kick but Damato avoids it.
Rei scoring well with a low kick there.
Rei tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Damato is able to avoid easily.
Damato looks to score with a jab to the body but Rei is just out of range.
Damato takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Nice shot by Rei.
Rei lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rei misses with a low kick.
Rei throws a low kick but it's checked well by Damato.
Rei lunges at Damato with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Damato's hand.
Damato blocks a low kick nicely.
Rei avoids the head kick by Damato.
Nice cross by Rei.
Damato is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Rei throws a push kick but Damato slaps the foot to one side.
Rei misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A good leg kick by Rei.
Rei's jab looks to have found its range, popping Damato under the eye.
Rei throws a low kick but Damato moves out of range easily.
Rei throws a nice inside leg kick.
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!
Damato ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rei moves away.
Damato with a hook.
Rei keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damato throws a low kick but Rei avoids it.
Damato moves out of range of the body kick.
Rei lands a front kick.
Rei throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rei pivots, looking for a leg kick but Damato is out of range and Rei settles back down.
A slow jab from Rei misses its intended target.
Rei throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rei lands with a shot to the body.
Rei throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rei, right into the meat.
Rei goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Damato has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Rei.
Rei finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Rei thumps Damato with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Budo Rei dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Budo Rei'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.
Rei lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Damato circles away quickly and effectively.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Damato might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Damato avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Rei throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Rei misses with a low kick as Damato jumps back.
Rei lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Budo Rei seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Damato scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rei in his tracks.
Rei throws a low kick but it's checked well by Damato.
A punch lands to the side of Rei 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Rei tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rei 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.
Rei buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rei tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rei lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Damato has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Damato and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Damato throws the kick towards the body but Rei avoids it.
Damato throws a poor cross that misses
and Rei counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Damato.
Rei tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Damato was well out of range. Poor timing from Rei.
Rei pivots, looking for a leg kick but Damato is out of range and Rei settles back down.
Rei attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A jab from Damato misses.
That kick from Rei tenderised Damato's leg. Damato is trying to keep his angry face on.
Good work by Damato as he checks the leg kick.
Rei moves away from the strike by Damato.
Rei misses with a looping right.
A head kick misses from Damato.
Damato takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rei throws a chopping leg kick but Damato manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Rei motions for Damato to come forward. Rei throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rei throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Damato.
Rei takes a swing at Damato's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rei motions for Damato to come forward. Rei throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
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!
Damato takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rei.
Rei cracks the inside of Damato's front leg.
Rei pivots, looking for a leg kick but Damato is out of range and Rei settles back down.
Rei fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rei has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rei lets loose with a powerful body kick. Damato will feel that in the morning.
Rei connects with a nice looking jab.
Damato on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rei. Rei obviously looking to wear him down.
Jab, jab by Rei - just one landing.
Rei connects with a leg kick. Damato looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rei lands with a slapping head kick.
Rei turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rei misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rei misses with a low kick.
Rei misses the jab.
Damato uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rei.
Rei scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Damato takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Damato is rocked!
Rei cracks the inside of Damato's front leg.
Rei throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Rei swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Damato counters with a nice low kick that buckles Rei's knee momentarily.
Both fighters circling a little - Damato finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Damato blocks a head kick by Rei.
Rei is looking to score with low kicks.
Rei throws a leg kick but Damato sees it coming and moves out of range.
Damato cracks Rei with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Rei misses with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rei doesn't manage to clinch there - Damato circles away.
Rei moves into the clinch successfully.
A short right from Rei on the inside.
Rei can't find room to land a body shot as Damato controls the action.
Damato lands with a short shot to the head.
Rei lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Damato.
Damato misses with a punch on the inside.
Damato lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rei.
Rei lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Rei fails to land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rei lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Rei scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rei lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Budo Rei showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Budo Rei's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Rei thows a body kick. Damato tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Oh Damato is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rei drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Damato right on the button. Damato goes down! Rei follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Rei gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:08 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Budo Rei!
After the big win, Budo Rei made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Adam's NORTHERN WILD and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pikku Nakarainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lasi Leuka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nakarainen's entrance music is Juice Leskinen - Vaasankin veri vapisee. A fine choice. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Pikku Nakarainen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lasi Leuka!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nakarainen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Leuka's head.
Leuka darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Leuka connects with a body shot.
Leuka throws a body kick that misses.
Leuka throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nakarainen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nakarainen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Leuka's calf.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Leuka!
Leuka throws a series of punches but Nakarainen moves out of range.
Nakarainen misses with the combination.
Lasi Leuka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leuka scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nakarainen fails with a takedown attempt.
Leuka throws a body punch but Nakarainen moves out of range.
Leuka throws a nice looking combination but Nakarainen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nakarainen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Leuka cracks a nice hook into Nakarainen's ribs.
Nakarainen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nakarainen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Leuka misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leuka looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Leuka throws the left hand but Nakarainen avoids the punch easily.
Nakarainen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nakarainen takes a swing at Leuka's ribcage but misses.
Leuka on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nakarainen. Nakarainen obviously looking to wear him down.
Nakarainen slips under a jab from Leuka.
No joy there for Leuka, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Leuka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nakarainen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nakarainen connects with a leg kick. Leuka looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nakarainen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Leuka.
Nakarainen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nakarainen throws a front kick aimed at Leuka's knee but Leuka avoids it well.
Leuka stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nakarainen.
Nakarainen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Leuka tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nakarainen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Leuka throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakarainen is looking to land body kicks.
Leuka lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nakarainen circles away quickly and effectively.
Leuka stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nakarainen.
Nakarainen throws a leg kick but Leuka moved away.
Good work by Leuka as he checks the leg kick.
Leuka misses with a wild body shot.
Leuka defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Nakarainen.
Nakarainen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Leuka throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nakarainen throws a lazy right hand but Leuka sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nakarainen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Leuka's calf.
Nakarainen looks to land a body kick but Leuka moved away.
Leuka stuns Nakarainen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Leuka throws a jab when Nakarainen was well out of range.
Jab, jab by Leuka - just one landing.
Leuka lands a nice shot that snaps Nakarainen's head back.
Nakarainen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakarainen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Leuka.
Nakarainen shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Nakarainen was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Nakarainen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Leuka is looking to escape.
Nakarainen fails to advance to Leuka's back.
Nakarainen won't let Leuka get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Nakarainen is working for a guillotine from mount but Leuka frees his head quite easily.
Leuka tries to hold on but Nakarainen postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakarainen trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Nakarainen throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Nakarainen tries to control but Leuka wriggling away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leuka tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pikku Nakarainen 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.
Leuka fails to land with a series of punches.
Leuka's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Leuka lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Leuka moves out of range of the strikes.
Nakarainen shoots for a takedown but Leuka saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Nakarainen slips under a jab from Leuka.
Lasi Leuka seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nakarainen loads up on a big right hand but Leuka slips the punch.
Leuka scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Leuka throws a nice looking combination but Nakarainen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Leuka moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Leuka connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Leuka cracks Nakarainen with an open hand slap.
Leuka throws a jab but it's blocked by Nakarainen.
Leuka is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Nakarainen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Leuka. That did some damage!
Nakarainen misses with a straight left.
Leuka misses with a double jab.
Nakarainen looks for a takedown but Leuka sprawls well.
Nakarainen moves out of range of the strikes.
Lasi Leuka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leuka blocks a low kick nicely.
Leuka fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nakarainen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Leuka throws a nice looking combination but Nakarainen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Leuka connects with a good right hand that stumbles Nakarainen. Nakarainen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nakarainen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Leuka to score with a decent uppercut.
An inside leg kick from Nakarainen misses.
Leuka takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Leuka fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nakarainen on the side of the head.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Nakarainen. Leuka shrugs it off though.
Nakarainen scores with a jab to the jaw.
Leuka throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A cross from Leuka lands.
Leuka throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nakarainen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nakarainen tries to work over Leuka's front leg with a kick but Leuka checks it.
Nice straight punches there by Leuka. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Leuka.
Nakarainen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leuka fails to land with a series of punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nakarainen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Leuka.
Nakarainen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Leuka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nakarainen was well out of range. Poor timing from Leuka.
Nakarainen misses with a low kick.
Nakarainen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nakarainen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Nakarainen there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nakarainen scores with a leg kick.
Nakarainen walks into a straight right hand from Leuka.
Leuka moves out of range of the body kick from Nakarainen.
Nakarainen tries to land a leg kick but Leuka saw it coming and moves away.
A jab from Leuka misses.
Nakarainen throws a push kick but Leuka slaps the foot to one side.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Nakarainen.
Leuka throws a jab but it's blocked by Nakarainen.
Nakarainen throws the kick towards the body but Leuka avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Nakarainen is defended easily by Leuka.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pikku Nakarainen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Leuka throws a hook but Nakarainen blocks it.
Nakarainen shoots for a double leg takedown but Leuka sprawls well. He's pushed Nakarainen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nakarainen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Leuka lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nakarainen circles away quickly and effectively.
Leuka misses with the combination.
Leuka on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nakarainen. Nakarainen obviously looking to wear him down.
Nakarainen thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Leuka if he has to take too many more of those.
A looping hook to the body misses from Leuka. Nakarainen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Leuka is breathing heavily.
Leuka chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nakarainen can pounce on him.
Nakarainen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Leuka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nakarainen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Leuka blocks the low kick.
Nakarainen fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Leuka checks it well.
Leuka rushes Nakarainen and presses him up against the cage.
Leuka lands a nice shot to the body.
Nakarainen lands a shoulder strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nakarainen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nakarainen tries to throw a body punch but Leuka avoids it by throwing Nakarainen back against the cage.
Nakarainen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nakarainen controlling the action here for a moment.
Nakarainen looking to stall.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leuka 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.
That was a close second round but I would say that Pikku Nakarainen will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Leuka displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Leuka just misses with a punch to the body.
Leuka moves out of range as Nakarainen throws a body kick.
Nakarainen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Leuka.
Leuka moves out of range of the body kick from Nakarainen.
Nakarainen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Leuka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab from Leuka misses.
Leuka fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Leuka rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nakarainen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Leuka steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nakarainen.
Nakarainen throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Nakarainen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A jab from Leuka misses.
Leuka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nakarainen manages to avoid it.
Leuka loads up on a big right hand but Nakarainen slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leuka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nakarainen manages to avoid it.
Leuka misses the jab.
A thudding body kick lands there by Nakarainen!
Leuka takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Leuka misses with a hook
and Nakarainen counters with a nice low kick that buckles Leuka's knee momentarily.
Leuka throws a jab but it's blocked by Nakarainen.
Nakarainen fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A shot to the body from Leuka misses
and Nakarainen counters with a low kick, right behind Leuka 's knee.
Nakarainen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Leuka. That did some damage!
Nakarainen scoring well with a low kick there.
Nakarainen scores a takedown into full mount!
Nakarainen fails to advance to Leuka's back.
Leuka has given up his back here. Will Nakarainen look for the submission or keep pounding away?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nakarainen is persistently looking for the submission but Leuka is defending it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakarainen patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Leuka trying to get back to his feet but Nakarainen is in full control for now.
I really don't envy Leuka right now.
Nakarainen looking for the choke from the back.
Leuka trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Leuka prevents Nakarainen from getting a body triangle.
Nakarainen is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakarainen thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Nakarainen tightening his grip on Leuka, looking for the choke.
Nakarainen is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Leuka is defending well though. Nakarainen let's go of the attempt for now.
Nakarainen looking to hold on to the position here but Leuka rolls and ends up regaining guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leuka has his feet on Nakarainen's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Leuka throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Leuka misses with a wild combination.
Leuka looks to throw the jab but Nakarainen is out of range.
Leuka looks to land a right hand but Nakarainen moved out of range.
Leuka scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nakarainen tries a head kick but it misses.
Leuka punishes Nakarainen's body with a nice straight punch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Nakarainen.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leuka fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pikku Nakarainen clearly takes 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.
Nakarainen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Leuka with a hook.
Leuka throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nakarainen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nakarainen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Leuka was well out of range. Poor timing from Nakarainen.
Leuka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nakarainen was well out of range. Poor timing from Leuka.
A slow jab from Leuka misses its intended target.
Leuka takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Nakarainen.
Nakarainen works Leuka's body with a nice hook.
Nakarainen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nakarainen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Leuka misses with a few strikes there.
Nakarainen misses with a wild body shot.
Nakarainen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nakarainen fails with a takedown attempt.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nakarainen. That's going to slow Leuka down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leuka throws a shot from downtown. Nakarainen moves away and avoids it.
An inside leg kick from Nakarainen misses.
Nakarainen throws a push kick but Leuka slaps the foot to one side.
Nakarainen throws a leg kick but Leuka sees it coming and moves out of range.
Leuka takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Leuka has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Nakarainen.
A slapping leg kick lands for Nakarainen.
Leuka swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Leuka dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Leuka tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nakarainen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nakarainen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Leuka blocks the leg kick.
Nakarainen tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakarainen avoids the body shot from Leuka.
Leuka throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nakarainen.
Leuka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Leuka. Nakarainen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nakarainen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Leuka misses with a low kick as Nakarainen jumps back.
Nakarainen throws a sloppy head kick and Leuka moves out of range easily.
Leuka scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nakarainen misses with a wild body shot.
Nakarainen fails to land the takedown.
Nakarainen misses with a low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice leg kick lands there from Leuka.
Nakarainen tried to score with a low kick but Leuka checks it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Nakarainen.
Leuka connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Nakarainen's hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Leuka finds it's target.
Nakarainen looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A clash of legs there as Nakarainen blocks the low kick.
Leuka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Leuka misses with a body shot.
Leuka uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Nakarainen has time to react.
Leuka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Leuka is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Nakarainen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Nakarainen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Leuka throws a series of punches but Nakarainen avoids them all with ease.
Leuka missing with a left hand there. Nakarainen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nakarainen misses with a body shot.
Nakarainen misses with a low kick.
Nakarainen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nakarainen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Leuka rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nakarainen counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakarainen closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Leuka fails to land with a series of punches.
Nakarainen takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nakarainen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Some bone on bone action there as Leuka checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Leuka keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Leuka scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Nakarainen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nakarainen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Some bone on bone action there as Leuka checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Leuka misses with a body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leuka pushes Nakarainen up against the cage in a clinch.
Nakarainen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Leuka lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nakarainen backwards.
Leuka breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Lasi Leuka will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Nakarainen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Leuka pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nakarainen slips under a jab.
Nakarainen walks into a straight right hand from Leuka.
A looping hook to the body misses from Leuka. Nakarainen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Leuka misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nakarainen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Leuka.
Leuka fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Leuka pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nakarainen tries to work over Leuka's front leg with a kick but Leuka checks it.
Nakarainen connects with an inside leg kick.
A solid body kick from Nakarainen.
Left hook, right uppercut from Leuka.
Nakarainen throws a leg kick which misses Leuka's front leg but catches the back leg as Leuka tries to avoid it.
Nakarainen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Leuka is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Nakarainen slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leuka lands a nice shot that snaps Nakarainen's head back.
Sloppy strikes from Leuka. Those never looked like landing.
That kick from Nakarainen tenderised Leuka's leg. Leuka is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nakarainen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Leuka's hands.
Nakarainen moves away from the strike by Leuka.
Leuka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nakarainen.
Nakarainen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Leuka misses the jab.
Leuka lunges at Nakarainen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Nakarainen's hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Nakarainen.
Nakarainen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Leuka.
Nakarainen misses the jab.
Leuka takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Nakarainen tries to work over Leuka's front leg with a kick but Leuka checks it.
Leuka's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Leuka duly obliges.
Leuka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nakarainen was well out of range. Poor timing from Leuka.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leuka misses with a straight left.
Leuka scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Leuka takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An inside leg kick lands from Nakarainen.
Nakarainen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nakarainen moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Leuka has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Nakarainen.
Leuka scores with a nice strike.
Nakarainen tries a head kick but it misses.
Nakarainen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nakarainen looks to land a right hand but Leuka moved out of range.
A leg kick checked by Leuka.
Nakarainen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Leuka as he jumps to the side.
Leuka connects with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leuka misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Nakarainen counters with an inside leg kick.
A jab from Leuka does it's job there.
Some bone on bone action there as Nakarainen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nakarainen tries to land a leg kick but Leuka saw it coming and moves away.
Leuka throws a right hand that Nakarainen ducks under and follows up with a left that Nakarainen also avoids with ease.
Leuka misses with a looping right.
Nakarainen misses with a straight right.
Nakarainen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lasi Leuka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nakarainen looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Nakarainen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pikku Nakarainen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nakarainen trying to control but Leuka is working from the bottom.
Leuka is controlling Nakarainen's posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakarainen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Leuka is keeping the position for now.
Nakarainen 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 referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Leuka checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Leuka has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Nakarainen.
Nakarainen feints and then cracks Leuka's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Leuka down.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
No joy there for Leuka, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Leuka tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nakarainen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sloppy strikes from Leuka. Those never looked like landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pikku Nakarainen showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Nakarainen has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 49:46
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 49:46
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 50:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pikku Nakarainen!
Pikku Nakarainen retains his featherweight title!
Pikku Nakarainen decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vlad Dostoevsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paden Taber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 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
16 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vlad Dostoevsky!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paden Taber!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dostoevsky has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Taber.
Taber throws a nice head kick!
Dostoevsky is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Taber.
A looping hook to the body misses from Taber. Dostoevsky does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vlad Dostoevsky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dostoevsky throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dostoevsky throws a jab when Taber was well out of range.
Dostoevsky is looking to chop away at Taber's legs.
Dostoevsky instigates a clinch.
Taber has a couple of punches blocked by Dostoevsky.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Taber creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Taber pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Taber moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Taber checks a leg kick.
Dostoevsky swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A good leg kick by Dostoevsky.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Taber chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dostoevsky can pounce on him.
Taber will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Dostoevsky swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Taber looks to land a left hand but Dostoevsky moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taber takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Taber lands a front kick.
Dostoevsky bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Taber's head backwards.
Dostoevsky keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Dostoevsky checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Dostoevsky lands with a cross.
Taber throws a head kick that misses.
Dostoevsky loads up on a big right hand but Taber slips the punch.
Taber swings for the body but Dostoevsky moves out of range.
Taber ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dostoevsky moves away.
Dostoevsky tries to clinch up.
Taber walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Dostoevsky checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Dostoevsky misses the shot to the body.
Dostoevsky throws a combination. Taber tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Taber circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dostoevsky stuns Taber with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Dostoevsky wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dostoevsky attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Taber swings for the body but Dostoevsky moves out of range.
Dostoevsky throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dostoevsky digs a good hook to Taber's body.
Dostoevsky just misses with a punch to the body.
Taber throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Taber fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Dostoevsky is out of range.
Taber lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dostoevsky circles away quickly and effectively.
Good work by Dostoevsky as he checks the leg kick.
Dostoevsky closes the distance and pushes Taber back into the cage.
Taber blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dostoevsky throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dostoevsky blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Taber wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dostoevsky has him pressed against the cage.
Dostoevsky tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A frustrated look appears on Taber's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taber can't break the clinch.
Taber looking to stall.
Taber breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Taber lands with an overhand left.
Taber checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dostoevsky lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Taber has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Taber and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Taber takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Dostoevsky just misses with a punch to the body.
Dostoevsky misses with a leg kick.
Taber lands a nice shot to the body.
Dostoevsky misses the shot to the body.
Taber throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dostoevsky on the side of the head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Taber. That's going to slow Dostoevsky down.
Taber checks a leg kick.
Taber closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Dostoevsky.
Dostoevsky slips under a jab.
Dostoevsky checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Dostoevsky tries to clinch up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dostoevsky blocks a head kick by Taber.
Taber throws a front kick aimed at Dostoevsky's knee but Dostoevsky avoids it well.
Taber ducks under a wild hook from Dostoevsky.
Dostoevsky cracks Taber with a good jab.
Taber keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dostoevsky.
Dostoevsky looks to throw the jab but Taber is out of range.
Taber throws a leg kick but Dostoevsky sees it coming and moves out of range.
Dostoevsky looks to score with a jab to the body but Taber is just out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Taber walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Dostoevsky checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Dostoevsky takes a swing at Taber's ribcage but misses.
Dostoevsky tries to clinch but Taber moves out of range.
Taber circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Vlad Dostoevsky will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
An inside leg kick lands from Taber.
Dostoevsky misses with a low kick as Taber jumps back.
Taber lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Dostoevsky backs up against the cage.
Taber throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Taber lands a head kick. Dostoevsky smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Dostoevsky misses with an uppercut. Taber saw that one coming.
Taber misses with a low kick.
Dostoevsky rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Taber moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Vlad Dostoevsky is winning the standup battle so far.
Taber throws a low kick but Dostoevsky avoids it.
A big left from Taber misses.
Dostoevsky misses with a double jab.
Donk. Taber catches Dostoevsky right on the button with a cross.
Taber throws a front kick aimed at Dostoevsky's knee but Dostoevsky avoids it well.
Dostoevsky lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Taber, right into the meat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Taber throws a looping overhand right but Dostoevsky ducks down to avoid it.
A bone on bone clash there as Dostoevsky blocks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Dostoevsky misses its intended target.
Taber lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Taber avoids the body shot from Dostoevsky.
Dostoevsky wants to clinch.
Dostoevsky tries to clinch there but Taber circles away.
Dostoevsky lands with a cross.
Taber gets tackled into the cage by Dostoevsky. Dostoevsky maintains the clinch.
Taber misses with a hook from the clinch.
Taber avoiding damage as Dostoevsky throws knees to the body.
Taber scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Dostoevsky tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dostoevsky is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Taber displaying some good clinch control by pressing Dostoevsky up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dostoevsky misses with a knee to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Taber's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Taber misses with some punches.
Dostoevsky lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Taber backwards.
Taber lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Taber looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dostoevsky creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Taber managing to block the knees to the body from Dostoevsky.
Taber looking to slow down the pace here.
Dostoevsky pushes off an throws an elbow but Taber leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Taber blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taber doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Taber looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Taber's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Taber wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dostoevsky has him pressed against the cage.
Dostoevsky throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Dostoevsky misses with a knee to the head.
Taber wants to break free but Dostoevsky has control.
A head punch on the inside from Taber fails to land.
Taber can't break the clinch.
Taber tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dostoevsky misses with a short punch on the inside.
Taber blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dostoevsky tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Taber pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dostoevsky connects with a looping right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dostoevsky throws a push kick but Taber slaps the foot to one side.
Dostoevsky drops his hands momentarily and Taber takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Dostoevsky throws a body punch but Taber moves out of range.
Dostoevsky wants to clinch up but Taber keeps it at a distance.
Dostoevsky throws the kick towards the body but Taber avoids it.
Dostoevsky wants to clinch.
Dostoevsky blocks a head kick by Taber.
Dostoevsky misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Taber.
Dostoevsky fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Taber.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Taber lands a leg kick that knocks Dostoevsky off balance momentarily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dostoevsky throws the left hand but Taber avoids the punch easily.
Taber avoids the body shot from Dostoevsky.
Taber lands a nice looking body kick.
Dostoevsky fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Taber is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Paden Taber will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action!
Taber looks to land a right hand but Dostoevsky moved out of range.
Taber steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dostoevsky.
Taber throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dostoevsky stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Taber ducks under a wild hook from Dostoevsky.
Taber shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Taber.
Dostoevsky fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Taber manages to avoid it.
Dostoevsky takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dostoevsky misses with a body shot.
Taber keeps the fight on the outside.
Taber throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A slow jab from Dostoevsky misses its intended target.
Dostoevsky throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Taber lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Taber staying out of range there.
Taber takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Taber is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dostoevsky.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dostoevsky throws a sloppy body shot
and Taber counters with a nice leg kick.
Dostoevsky is looking to wear down Taber with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Dostoevsky throws a wild body kick that Taber sees coming a mile off.
Dostoevsky throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dostoevsky throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dostoevsky walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Taber scores with a head kick. Dostoevsky tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Dostoevsky misses with a wild body shot.
Dostoevsky is looking to clinch but Taber is avoiding it.
Taber throws a leg kick
and Dostoevsky makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Taber lands with a right hand.
Dostoevsky swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dostoevsky moves in looking to clinch but Taber pushes him off.
Dostoevsky tries to close the distance and clinch up but Taber swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Taber throws a head kick but Dostoevsky moves out of range.
Taber misses with a wild body shot.
Nice jab there from Taber.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dostoevsky misses with a low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dostoevsky fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Taber manages to avoid it.
A good leg kick by Taber.
Dostoevsky tries to clinch but Taber moves out of range.
Taber connects with a solid leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Taber. Beautiful body shot.
Dostoevsky doesn't manage to clinch there - Taber circles away.
Taber throws a leg kick but Dostoevsky sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Taber swats away the attempt to clinch by Dostoevsky.
Taber tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Taber walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Dostoevsky checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Taber throws a series of punches but Dostoevsky moves out of range.
Dostoevsky tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Taber paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dostoevsky throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Taber tenderised Dostoevsky's leg. Dostoevsky is trying to keep his angry face on.
Taber has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Taber swings for the body but Dostoevsky moves out of range.
Dostoevsky gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dostoevsky keeps control of Taber as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dostoevsky pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Dostoevsky throws a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dostoevsky creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The referee is keeping an eye on Taber - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Taber escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A solid leg kick lands there for Taber.
Dostoevsky on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Taber tries a head kick but it misses.
Taber pushes Dostoevsky away with a front kick.
Taber is looking to land body kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Dostoevsky.
Dostoevsky tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Taber manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dostoevsky fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dostoevsky misses with a wild body shot.
Dostoevsky misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taber throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Taber throws a nice inside leg kick.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Taber. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Taber throws a body punch but Dostoevsky moves out of range.
Dostoevsky is looking to clinch but Taber is avoiding it.
Taber misses with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Taber. Dostoevsky does a little dance to reset his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dostoevsky misses the shot to the body.
Dostoevsky has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Taber.
Dostoevsky tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dostoevsky takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paden Taber really 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.
Dostoevsky ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Taber moves away.
Taber misses with a low kick.
Dostoevsky blocks a low kick nicely.
Dostoevsky changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Taber ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dostoevsky swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dostoevsky is looking to clinch.
Taber lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dostoevsky's sensitive parts.
Taber connects with a jab.
Taber throws a head kick but Dostoevsky moves out of range.
Dostoevsky is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Dostoevsky lands a jab.
Taber lands a glancing blow to the side of Dostoevsky's head.
Dostoevsky is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Taber avoids the body shot from Dostoevsky.
Taber showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dostoevsky.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taber throws a leg kick but Dostoevsky moved away.
Dostoevsky connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Taber momentarily.
Dostoevsky misses with a wild body shot.
Dostoevsky connects with the punch.
Dostoevsky throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Taber.
Taber throws a combination. Dostoevsky tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Taber throws a sloppy head kick and Dostoevsky moves out of range easily.
Dostoevsky closes the distance looking to clinch
and Taber counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dostoevsky wants to clinch.
A jab from Dostoevsky finds it's way through Taber's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dostoevsky throws a looping overhand right but Taber ducks down to avoid it.
Dostoevsky wants to clinch.
Dostoevsky misses with a body punch
enabling Taber to counter with a crisp jab.
Taber wants to slow Dostoevsky down by chopping away at his legs.
Taber throws the kick towards the body but Dostoevsky avoids it.
Dostoevsky bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Dostoevsky wants to clinch up but Taber keeps it at a distance.
Taber circles away from the clinch attempt.
Taber throws the left hand but Dostoevsky avoids the punch easily.
Taber looks to land a combination but Dostoevsky avoids it well.
Taber ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dostoevsky takes a swing at Taber's ribcage but misses.
Dostoevsky darts in and clinches Taber up against the cage.
Dostoevsky working aggressively here.
Taber misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dostoevsky misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dostoevsky tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dostoevsky misses with a knee strike.
Vlad Dostoevsky has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Taber blocks an elbow strike.
Dostoevsky looking to throw knees to the head but Taber is blocking nicely.
Dostoevsky throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Taber blocks it with crossed arms.
Taber tries to break the clinch but Dostoevsky is controlling the position.
Taber goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Taber breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Some wild striking there from Taber.
Dostoevsky throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dostoevsky tries to close the distance and clinch up but Taber swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Taber checks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dostoevsky tries to clinch up.
Taber scores with a hook to the body. Dostoevsky takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Taber steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dostoevsky.
Taber uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dostoevsky.
A good leg kick by Taber.
Taber tests Dostoevsky's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dostoevsky checks a low kick from Taber.
Dostoevsky tries to clinch up but Taber circles away and keeps his distance.
Dostoevsky takes one on the button.
Dostoevsky checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nice straight punches there by Taber. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Taber.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dostoevsky misses with a two punch combination.
Dostoevsky throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dostoevsky fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Taber, pushing him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Vlad Dostoevsky will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Dostoevsky throws a leg kick but Taber sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That kick from Taber tenderised Dostoevsky's leg. Dostoevsky is trying to keep his angry face on.
Taber takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Taber tries a head kick but it misses.
Dostoevsky tries to clinch but Taber moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Taber.
Dostoevsky misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Taber.
Dostoevsky tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Taber paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dostoevsky swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Taber swats away the attempt to clinch by Dostoevsky.
Dostoevsky is looking to clinch but Taber is avoiding it.
Dostoevsky moves into range and connects with a jab.
Taber throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dostoevsky fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Taber manages to avoid it.
Taber shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dostoevsky misses with a body shot.
Dostoevsky throws a leg kick that misses.
Dostoevsky swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Dostoevsky wants to land a leg kick but Taber is out of range.
A big right from Dostoevsky misses.
Dostoevsky cracks Taber with a good jab.
Dostoevsky throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dostoevsky loads up on a big right hand but Taber slips the punch.
Taber staying out of range there.
Taber staying out of range there.
Taber checks a leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Taber.
Dostoevsky tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Taber's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dostoevsky under the eye.
An inside leg kick lands from Taber.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dostoevsky looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dostoevsky throws a leg kick but Taber moved away.
Taber ducks under a wild hook from Dostoevsky.
Taber steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dostoevsky.
Taber throws a right hand that Dostoevsky ducks under and follows up with a left that Dostoevsky also avoids with ease.
Jab from Dostoevsky.
A nice inside leg kick there by Taber. That's going to slow Dostoevsky down.
Dostoevsky lands a nice leg kick that just misses Taber's sensitive parts.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dostoevsky tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Taber throws a leg kick that misses.
Dostoevsky loads up on a big right hand but Taber slips the punch.
Taber bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dostoevsky's head backwards.
Taber keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Taber looks to land a combination but Dostoevsky avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dostoevsky throws a hook but Taber blocks it.
Dostoevsky takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Dostoevsky gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Taber tries to break free but Dostoevsky pushes him back against the cage.
Dostoevsky looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Taber.
Taber pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Taber tries a low kick but Dostoevsky avoids it.
The crowd cheers as Dostoevsky lands an impressive looking overhand right. Taber doesn't seem phased though.
Taber throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dostoevsky misses with a hook. Taber ducked under it nicely.
A punch combination from Dostoevsky misses.
Taber misses with an uppercut. Dostoevsky saw that one coming.
Dostoevsky changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Taber tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Dostoevsky is able to avoid easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Dostoevsky misses the target.
Dostoevsky blocks a head kick by Taber.
Taber finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Dostoevsky is looking to clinch but Taber is avoiding it.
A lazy left from Dostoevsky finds it's target.
Dostoevsky instigates a clinch.
Dostoevsky tries to land a knee to the head but Taber blocks with his arms.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Taber is trying to force a seperation but Dostoevsky has the dominant position.
Taber is looking to break free of the clinch but Dostoevsky has double underhooks.
Dostoevsky with an attempt at a knee that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dostoevsky tries to land knees in the clinch but Taber avoids the damage to the body.
Taber wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dostoevsky has him pressed against the cage.
Taber effectively controlling the action here.
Taber is looking to break free of the clinch but Dostoevsky has double underhooks.
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 Vlad Dostoevsky.
I think Dostoevsky has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 48:47
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 48:47
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Vlad Dostoevsky!
Vlad Dostoevsky retains his welterweight title!
Vlad Dostoevsky took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, 5th Round Clothing for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between War Machine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Momoko Yamaguchi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Machine comes to the cage accompanied by War Machine. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Momoko Yamaguchi enters the cage!
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265 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, War Machine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Momoko Yamaguchi!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machine misses with a wild body shot.
Machine sizes up Yamaguchi with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Yamaguchi moves into the clinch.
Yamaguchi blocks an uppercut.
Machine doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yamaguchi lands an elbow inside that Machine shrugs off.
It looks like War Machine has been cut.
Machine has a couple of punches blocked by Yamaguchi.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Machine.
Machine doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yamaguchi is working Machine over against the cage.
Machine can't find room to land a body shot as Yamaguchi controls the action.
Machine has a couple of punches blocked by Yamaguchi.
Machine misses with a punch to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yamaguchi lands with a left to the head.
Machine tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Machine doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yamaguchi trying to land knees to the body.
Machine lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machine misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Machine lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Yamaguchi stalling against the cage.
Machine working aggressively here.
Machine struggles to land a body shot inside as Yamaguchi controls his hands.
A short right from Machine.
Machine blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Machine lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Machine misses with a punch on the inside.
Machine misses with a punch on the inside.
Yamaguchi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Machine misses with some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Machine.
Machine scores with a hook to the body.
Yamaguchi looks gassed!
Machine creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Machine doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamaguchi blocking some punches.
Machine swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Machine gets through Yamaguchi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Machine swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Machine lands a body shot in the clinch.
Machine lands a nice shot to the body.
Machine tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Machine lands a nice uppercut.
Machine softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Yamaguchi blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yamaguchi.
Machine lands a left hand.
Machine creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Machine tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yamaguchi's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yamaguchi.
Machine swings wildly with an uppercut but Yamaguchi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yamaguchi misses with an elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamaguchi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Machine softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Machine lands a nice uppercut.
Machine misses with a punch to the body.
Machine working aggressively here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Machine.
Machine tries to throw a body punch but Yamaguchi avoids it by throwing Machine back against the cage.
Yamaguchi blocks an uppercut.
Machine working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Machine blocks it with crossed arms.
Yamaguchi blocks an uppercut.
Machine dodges an elbow strike from Yamaguchi.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yamaguchi.
A shot in the inside from Machine.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamaguchi throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Machine tries a body shot but Yamaguchi blocks it.
Machine swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Yamaguchi fails to land.
Machine misses with a hook from the clinch.
Machine lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Yamaguchi backwards.
Machine fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Machine scores with a shoulder strike.
Yamaguchi lands a damaging elbow.
Machine struggles to land a body shot inside as Yamaguchi controls his hands.
Machine misses with a punch on the inside.
Machine working aggressively here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Machine misses with some punches.
Yamaguchi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Machine misses with a short punch on the inside.
Machine fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
War Machine dominated that round.
The cut man is working on War Machine'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.
Good work by Machine as he checks the leg kick.
Yamaguchi connects with a body shot.
Machine gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Machine takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Machine pushes Yamaguchi away with a front kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Machine tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Machine avoids a kick to the body.
Yamaguchi lands with an uppercut that bounces Machine off the cage and back into range.
Machine blocks a leg kick.
Yamaguchi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Yamaguchi scores with a kick to the body.
Machine uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yamaguchi.
Machine looks for the body kick but Yamaguchi saw that one coming.
Machine blocks a low kick nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Yamaguchi connects with a jab.
Yamaguchi connects with a leg kick. Machine looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamaguchi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Machine paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Momoko Yamaguchi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yamaguchi throws a head kick that misses.
Yamaguchi scores with a kick to the body.
Yamaguchi drives through and clinches with Machine against the cage.
Yamaguchi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Machine working aggressively here.
Yamaguchi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Yamaguchi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Machine.
Machine takes an elbow to the forehead.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Yamaguchi.
Machine lands a left hand that snaps the head of Yamaguchi backwards.
Yamaguchi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Machine backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Machine tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Yamaguchi in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Machine fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamaguchi prevents a body shot from Machine.
Machine swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yamaguchi lands an elbow inside.
Machine lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Yamaguchi throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Yamaguchi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Machine missing with knees to the body.
Machine misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Machine fails to land.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Machine doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
War Machine has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Machine presses Yamaguchi against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Yamaguchi lands a damaging elbow.
Yamaguchi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yamaguchi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machine blocks the elbow strike.
Yamaguchi looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Yamaguchi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Machine avoids the elbow strike from Yamaguchi, against the cage.
Machine misses with the head strike.
Machine has a couple of punches blocked by Yamaguchi.
Machine throws a punch but it's blocked by Yamaguchi.
Machine presses Yamaguchi against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Machine lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yamaguchi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yamaguchi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Machine.
Yamaguchi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Machine.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Machine lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Machine as the two fighters clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamaguchi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Machine lands an uppercut.
Machine swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Machine tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Machine digs a right hand underneath Yamaguchi's ribcage. Yamaguchi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Machine lands with a light punch inside.
A shot in the inside from Machine.
A head punch on the inside from Machine fails to land.
Machine scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Machine dips a shoulder and cracks Yamaguchi with a mighty uppercut! Yamaguchi falls back against the cage and Machine unloads with a barrage of strikes! Yamaguchi is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Machine screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). War Machine!
War Machine looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Hows that for power? Keep wishing Bank Rupt you fuckin baby!'.
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