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CEC 200 : A Century Ends PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Unkind Artist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kullervo Haikas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Artist comes to the cage accompanied by Dropkick Murphys - Johnny, I Hardly Knew Ya. Kullervo Haikas is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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
7 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Unkind Artist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kullervo Haikas!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haikas throws a left and a right that both miss
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Artist misses with the body kick
and Haikas counters with a nice low kick that buckles Artist's knee momentarily.
Artist gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Artist misses with a punch on the inside.
Artist misses with some punches.
Artist stalls.
Artist lands a body punch in the clinch.
Artist has Haikas pressed against the cage.
Artist cracks Haikas with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Artist misses with some punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Artist.
A right hand to the body from Artist.
Haikas can't break the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Artist - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Artist for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Artist misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Haikas is trying to push Artist away but Artist has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Artist lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haikas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Artist misses with a punch on the inside.
Artist lands a shoulder strike.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A frustrated look appears on Haikas's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Artist lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Artist working aggressively here.
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!
Artist working aggressively here.
Artist throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haikas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Artist's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Artist swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Artist keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Haikas's efforts to push away.
Artist tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Artist pushes Haikas back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The referee calls for Artist to work.
Artist misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Artist will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Haikas up against the cage.
Artist seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Haikas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Haikas wants to get back to striking at distance but Artist won't allow it.
Artist lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Artist swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Haikas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Haikas working hard to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Unkind Artist dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Haikas connects with a leg kick. Artist looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kullervo Haikas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Haikas fails to land with a series of punches.
Artist tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Artist throws a head kick that misses.
Haikas takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Artist tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Haikas is able to avoid easily.
Artist lands with a straight right. Haikas didn't see that one coming.
Haikas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Artist.
Artist dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Haikas scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Artist feints and then cracks Haikas's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Haikas down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Artist throws a jab when Haikas was well out of range.
Artist misses with a body kick.
Artist throws a sloppy head kick
and Haikas counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Artist throws a leg kick but Haikas moved away.
Artist pivots, looking for a leg kick but Haikas is out of range and Artist settles back down.
Unkind Artist seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Haikas.
Artist looks for the body kick but Haikas saw that one coming.
Haikas moves out of range of the body kick.
Artist lands with a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haikas takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Artist tries to score with a low kick but Haikas moves his leg out of the way.
Artist misses with a body kick.
Haikas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Artist.
Haikas checks a leg kick nicely.
Artist tries to clinch up but Haikas circles away and keeps his distance.
Haikas throws a lazy uppercut
and Artist counters with a nice uppercut.
Artist digs a good hook to Haikas's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Haikas defending well as Artist loads up on a big left hand.
Artist looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Artist lands with a hook. Haikas tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Artist connects with a body shot that sends Haikas's belly button to the back.
An inside leg kick lands from Artist.
Haikas scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Haikas keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Artist missing with a left hand there. Haikas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Artist scores with a shot to the body.
Haikas stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Artist.
Haikas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Artist looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haikas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Artist moves away.
Haikas takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Haikas's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Haikas duly obliges.
It looks like Unkind Artist has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Artist - that will leave a mark!
Haikas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Artist.
Haikas checks a leg kick.
Artist lands a head kick. Haikas smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Artist scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Haikas checks the leg kick.
Artist wants to land a leg kick but Haikas is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Unkind Artist dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Unkind Artist's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Haikas takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Artist throws a front kick that sends Haikas stumbling back into the cage.
A chopping leg kick lands by Artist.
Haikas bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Artist connects with a good right hand that stumbles Haikas. Haikas circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Artist throws a hook to the side of Haikas's head but Haikas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Haikas throws an overhand right that lands on Artist's shoulder, as Artist tries to avoid the shot.
Artist scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Artist tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Haikas is able to avoid easily.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Haikas crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Artist - the referee stops the clock and Haikas gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Artist. Haikas manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Haikas steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Artist. That one must have hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Artist.
Haikas moves out of range of the body kick.
Haikas chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Artist can pounce on him.
Artist misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Artist throws a solid leg kick but Haikas takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Artist.
Artist is looking to land body kicks.
Artist is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Artist is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Haikas can do to turn this around?
A slapping leg kick lands for Artist.
Unkind Artist is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Artist connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Artist throws a poor cross that misses
and Haikas counters with a stiff right hand.
Decent striking displayed by Artist there.
Artist tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Artist scores with a head kick.
Haikas slips a straight right by Artist.
Haikas checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An inside leg kick lands from Artist.
Haikas's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Artist swinging wildly here.
Artist plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Artist misses with a straight right.
Haikas keeps the fight on the outside.
Haikas staying out of range there.
Unkind Artist is winning the standup battle so far.
Haikas takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Haikas dodges the punch combination from Artist.
Artist tries to close the distance and clinch up but Haikas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Artist misses with a straight right.
Artist misses with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Artist is predictable there
and Haikas counters with a straight right hand.
Artist lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Haikas takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Artist misses with a hook.
Artist lands a nice looking body kick.
Haikas defending well as Artist loads up on a big left hand.
Haikas lands a high kick!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Artist works the jab nicely.
Artist scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Unkind Artist showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Artist has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Unkind Artist!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wakka Pakka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Eldorado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Wakka Pakka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eric Eldorado!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pakka misses with an attempted mid kick.
Eldorado circles away from the clinch attempt.
Eldorado throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pakka lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pakka tries to close the distance and clinch up but Eldorado swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pakka throws a head kick that misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pakka.
Wakka Pakka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Eldorado lands a nice shot that snaps Pakka's head back.
Pakka doesn't manage to clinch there - Eldorado circles away.
Eldorado works Pakka's body with a nice hook.
Pakka ducks right into an uppercut from Eldorado.
Pakka misses with a two punch combination.
An inside leg kick lands from Pakka.
Pakka tries to clinch but Eldorado moves out of range.
Eldorado misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eldorado lands with an uppercut that bounces Pakka off the cage and back into range.
Eldorado dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pakka scores with a jab to the jaw.
Pakka walks into a stiff left hand from Eldorado.
Eldorado cracks Pakka with a good jab.
Eldorado keeps the fight on the outside.
Pakka connects with a solid leg kick.
Eldorado lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pakka circles away quickly and effectively.
Pakka tries to clinch up
and Eldorado counters with a nice body shot.
Pakka takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pakka tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Good standup being displayed there by Eldorado as he connects with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eldorado swings for the body but Pakka moves out of range.
Eldorado cracks Pakka with an open hand slap.
Pakka closes the distance and pushes Eldorado back into the cage.
Eldorado wants to break free but Pakka has control.
Eldorado wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Eldorado is looking to break free of the clinch but Pakka has double underhooks.
Pakka scores with a shoulder strike.
Eldorado escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Eldorado lands a nice hook to Pakka's body. Pakka takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Eldorado throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Pakka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Eldorado throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pakka moves out of range as Eldorado strikes.
Pakka tries to bum rush Eldorado with a series of wild strikes but Eldorado uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eldorado moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Pakka tries to clinch up but Eldorado circles away and keeps his distance.
Eldorado ducks right into an uppercut from Pakka.
Nice defenses there by Eldorado.
Eldorado loads up on a big right hand but Pakka slips the punch.
A punch combination from Pakka misses.
Eldorado misses with a wild body shot.
Eldorado tries to bum rush Pakka with a series of wild strikes but Pakka uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A punch lands to the side of Eldorado 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Eldorado jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Eldorado throws a series of strikes that have Pakka backpedaling.
The fighters circling - Eldorado throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Eldorado lands an impressive looking overhand right. Pakka doesn't seem phased though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pakka fails to land with a series of punches.
Pakka buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pakka ducks under a wild hook from Eldorado.
Pakka is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Pakka connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Eldorado's hands.
Eldorado swats away the attempt to clinch by Pakka.
Pakka shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pakka doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Pakka tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Eldorado paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Eldorado fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pakka manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Eldorado dominated that round.
That's time! Pakka's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Pakka tries to clinch but Eldorado is having none of it.
Pakka throws a leg kick which misses Eldorado's front leg but catches the back leg as Eldorado tries to avoid it.
Pakka throws a nice head kick!
Eldorado takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Eldorado throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Eldorado uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pakka.
Pakka dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Pakka.
Eldorado throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pakka.
Pakka misses with a two punch combination.
Pakka misses with a two punch combination.
Eldorado looks to land a left hand but Pakka moved out of range nicely.
Eldorado pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eldorado circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pakka lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Eldorado lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Eldorado blocks a jab.
Pakka ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pakka is looking to clinch.
Pakka throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Pakka throws out a loose jab but Eldorado uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pakka looks to score with a jab to the body but Eldorado is just out of range.
Eldorado blocks a head kick by Pakka.
Pakka tries to clinch there but Eldorado circles away.
Pakka cracks the inside of Eldorado's front leg.
Eric Eldorado seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fighters circling - Eldorado throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eldorado fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Pakka on the side of the head.
Pakka scores with a one two! Eldorado had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A clash of legs there as Eldorado blocks the low kick.
Eldorado's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Eldorado jabs Pakka right on the nose. Pakka blinks but takes it well.
Eldorado scores with a sloppy right hand. Pakka should have avoided that one.
Eldorado chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pakka can pounce on him.
Eldorado pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Pakka back to the cage. Eldorado follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
It looks like Wakka Pakka has been cut.
Eldorado is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pakka.
Eldorado avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wakka Pakka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pakka moves away from the strike by Eldorado.
Eldorado looks to score with a jab to the body but Pakka is just out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Pakka.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eldorado cracks a nice hook into Pakka's ribs.
Eldorado misses with a two punch combination.
Eldorado fails to land with a series of punches.
Eldorado throws a jab but it's blocked by Pakka.
Eldorado doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A slow jab from Pakka misses its intended target.
Eldorado dodges the punch combination from Pakka.
A slow jab from Eldorado misses its intended target.
Pakka misses with the combination.
Pakka has managed to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eldorado tries to break free but Pakka pushes him back against the cage.
Pakka misses with a short punch on the inside.
Eldorado's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pakka feints a jab promting Eldorado to slip. Pakka then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Eldorado slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Pakka steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Eldorado.
Pakka moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Pakka swings widly with a right hand
and Eldorado counters with a nice body shot.
Eldorado lands a glancing blow to the side of Pakka's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A telegraphed right hand from Pakka misses the target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pakka closes the distance looking to clinch
and Eldorado counters with a straight right hand.
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 Wakka Pakka will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Wakka Pakka's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Eldorado showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pakka.
Pakka throws a chopping leg kick but Eldorado manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Eldorado throws out a loose jab but Pakka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pakka is looking to clinch but Eldorado is avoiding it.
Pakka misses with a looping left.
Pakka misses the jab.
Pakka is looking to clinch but Eldorado is avoiding it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Eldorado. Pakka does a little dance to reset his feet.
A punch combination from Pakka misses.
Pakka throws a leg kick
and Eldorado counters with a nice body shot.
The fighters circling - Pakka throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Eldorado throws a hook but Pakka avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pakka slips a jab and a cross from Eldorado.
A head kick misses from Pakka.
Eldorado misses with a looping left.
Eldorado misses with a wild combination.
Pakka tries to clinch but Eldorado moves out of range.
Eldorado checks a leg kick.
Pakka takes one to the side of the head.
Eldorado connects with a looping right hand.
Pakka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A combination from Pakka does no damage.
Pakka lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pakka throws a low kick, looking for Eldorado's leg but Eldorado calmly moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Eldorado. Pakka does a little dance to reset his feet.
Eldorado is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Pakka closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Pakka looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Eldorado breaks from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Eldorado misses the shot to the body.
Pakka tries to clinch but Eldorado is having none of it.
Pakka tries to clinch up but Eldorado circles away and keeps his distance.
Eldorado misses with a series of wild punches.
Eldorado throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Eldorado lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Eldorado.
Pakka fails to land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pakka fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Eldorado is out of range.
Eldorado staying out of range there.
A cross from Eldorado lands.
A combination from Eldorado does no damage.
Eldorado scores with the left hand. Pakka knows he should have avoided that one.
Pakka tries to clinch but Eldorado is having none of it.
Donk. Pakka catches Eldorado right on the button with a cross.
Eldorado misses with a straight right.
Pakka staying out of range there.
Pakka avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pakka throws a hook but Eldorado avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eldorado feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pakkas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Pakka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Eldorado closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Pakka tries to clinch but Eldorado moves away
and Eldorado counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pakka closes the distance and clinches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Eldorado's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Eldorado throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Eldorado drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Eldorado keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Eldorado keeps the fight on the outside.
Eldorado changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eric Eldorado comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Eldorado has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eric Eldorado!
A less than humble Eric Eldorado misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Smoke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kingdom Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smoke comes into the arena with We are Water blaring out of the sound system. Jackson has chosen Darkthrone - Under a Funeral Moon as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Kingdom Jackson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Johnny Smoke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kingdom Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Smoke.
Jackson blocks a leg kick.
Jackson looks for a takedown but Smoke sprawls well.
Jackson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Smoke counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Smoke seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Jackson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Jackson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Smoke can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Smoke sitting in guard here, content to control.
Smoke stopping the sweep attempt from Jackson.
Smoke sitting in guard here, content to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jackson keeping moving, preventing Smoke from controlling successfully.
Smoke stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jackson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smoke showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Smoke misses with a left hand
so Jackson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Smoke controlling Jackson's posture.
Jackson trying to control the position from guard on top but Smoke is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smoke has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Jackson wants to control from the top but Smoke keeps moving.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Smoke pulls Jackson in close to prevent any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Johnny Smoke wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Jackson closes the distance and clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smoke lands a good knee to the midsection. Jackson won't want to take too many of those.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson works on Smoke's body with a couple of short punches.
Smoke dodges an elbow strike from Jackson.
Jackson is trying to break the clinch but Smoke has him pressed against the cage.
Smoke pushes off an throws an elbow but Jackson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jackson breaks from the clinch.
Jackson scores with a takedown into Smoke's guard.
Jackson throws a big right hand that misses.
Smoke is pulling down on Jackson's head. It's preventing any offense from Jackson, at least for the moment.
Jackson trying to control the position from guard on top but Smoke is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jackson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Smoke seems keen to control Jackson's posture.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Jackson throws a shot from downtown. Smoke moves away and avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smoke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smoke dodges the punch combination from Jackson.
Jackson scores with a punch to the head.
Smoke slaps away a takedown attempt from Jackson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jackson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Smoke tries to avoid it but Jackson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Smoke to the ground. Smoke escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Johnny Smoke has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kingdom Jackson.
Jab from Smoke.
Smoke wants to clinch.
Jackson throws a combination. Smoke tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Johnny Smoke has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smoke looks for a takedown but Jackson sprawls well.
Jackson misses with a series of wild punches.
Jackson shoots in but Smoke avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jackson slips a jab from Smoke.
Smoke tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Smoke takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Smoke is rocked!
Smoke throws a front kick aimed at Jackson's knee but Jackson avoids it well.
Oh Smoke is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Smoke backs away from a small jab... but Jackson lunges forward with a huge superman punch! Smoke crumples to the ground as his mouth piece is sent flying! Jackson with a spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Kingdom Jackson!
Kingdom Jackson 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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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ilkka Laitinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rabban Harkonnen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laitinen comes to the cage accompanied by AC/DC - Thunderstruck. Harkonnen has chosen Johnny Cash - God's Gonna Cut You Down as his entrance music. Ilkka Laitinen could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Rabban Harkonnen's chin.
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168 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ilkka Laitinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Rabban Harkonnen!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laitinen avoids the head kick by Harkonnen.
Laitinen swings widly with a right hand
and Harkonnen counters with a body kick.
Laitinen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harkonnen.
Harkonnen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Harkonnen defending well as Laitinen loads up on a big left hand.
Harkonnen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Laitinen connects with a body shot that sends Harkonnen's belly button to the back.
Laitinen blocks a head kick by Harkonnen.
Harkonnen swats away the attempt to clinch by Laitinen.
Laitinen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Harkonnen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Harkonnen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Harkonnen misses with a straight right.
Harkonnen steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Laitinen. That one must have hurt.
Laitinen takes a swing at Harkonnen's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laitinen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Harkonnen darts in trying to clinch
and Laitinen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Harkonnen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Harkonnen feints and then cracks Laitinen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Laitinen down.
Laitinen motions for Harkonnen to come forward. Laitinen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ilkka Laitinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laitinen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Laitinen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Harkonnen.
Laitinen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Laitinen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Harkonnen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Laitinen connects with a solid leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The referee is keeping an eye on Harkonnen - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Laitinen tries a body shot but Harkonnen blocks it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Laitinen has Harkonnen pressed against the cage, preventing Harkonnen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Laitinen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Laitinen misses with a body punch.
Harkonnen is trying to push Laitinen away but Laitinen has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Harkonnen tries to stall but Laitinen uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Harkonnen tries a body shot but Laitinen blocks it.
Harkonnen breaks the clinch.
Harkonnen lands a high kick!
Laitinen tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Harkonnen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Harkonnen lands with a cross.
A jab from Harkonnen finds it's way through Laitinen's defenses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harkonnen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Laitinen gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Harkonnen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Laitinen lands a jab to the nose.
Laitinen lands with a cross.
Laitinen throws a leg kick but Harkonnen moved away.
An inside leg kick lands from Laitinen.
Harkonnen throws a hook but Laitinen avoids it easily.
Harkonnen lands with a shot to the body.
Laitinen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Harkonnen is rocked!
Laitinen forces Harkonnen back against the cage and clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Laitinen breaks the clinch.
Harkonnen cracks Laitinen with a good jab.
Laitinen lands with a nice body punch.
Laitinen moves out of range of the body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Laitinen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Harkonnen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Harkonnen throws a sloppy head kick and Laitinen moves out of range easily.
Laitinen loads up on a big right hand but Harkonnen slips the punch.
Laitinen connects with an inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Harkonnen.
A slow jab from Harkonnen misses its intended target.
Harkonnen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Laitinen is out of range.
Laitinen lands a front kick.
Laitinen sizes up Harkonnen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Harkonnen is still on wobbly legs! Can Laitinen finish him?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Laitinen closes the distance and pushes Harkonnen back into the cage.
Harkonnen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Laitinen is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Laitinen lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Harkonnen to his knees! Laitinen keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ilkka Laitinen!
Ilkka Laitinen made sure to mention his sponsor, Fight Day Nutrition (Authentic 160Q/159Q supps!) in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stu Ungar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zilla Kong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ungar kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Ari Gold - Let's Hug It Out, BITCH. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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275 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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Stu Ungar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Zilla Kong!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ungar avoids the body shot from Kong.
Stu Ungar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ungar rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kong counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ungar 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.
Ungar scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nice straight punches there by Kong. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kong.
Ungar throws a front kick that sends Kong stumbling back into the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kong throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ungar throws a leg kick which misses Kong's front leg but catches the back leg as Kong tries to avoid it.
Ungar lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kong circles away quickly and effectively.
Ungar dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kong. That did some damage!
A swing and a miss from Kong.
A head kick from Ungar lands but Kong takes it in his stride.
It looks like Zilla Kong has been cut.
Ungar feints with a jab and clips Kong right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! Kong is sent crashing into the canvas and Ungar leaps in for the kill! Kong tries to get to his feet but Ungar is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that Kong is in need of a savior and steps in!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stu Ungar!
Stu Ungar 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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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Enitan Olufunmilola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pile Driver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Olufunmilola comes to the cage accompanied by Chase The Devil. Driver comes into a darkened arena with his song building. my way kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Pile Driver has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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143 lbs
22 - 10 - 0 |
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147 lbs
17 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
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World class boxer
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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
22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Enitan Olufunmilola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Pile Driver!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Olufunmilola throws a push kick but Driver slaps the foot to one side.
Olufunmilola misses with a jab to the body
and Driver counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Enitan Olufunmilola has been cut.
Driver looks to land a combination but Olufunmilola avoids it well.
Driver sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Olufunmilola throws a big shot that misses.
Olufunmilola dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Driver is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Olufunmilola.
Olufunmilola tries to work over Driver's front leg with a kick but Driver checks it.
Olufunmilola thows a body shot but no joy.
Olufunmilola thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Driver if he has to take too many more of those.
Olufunmilola moves away from the strike by Driver.
Olufunmilola takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Olufunmilola.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Olufunmilola misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Driver.
Driver misses with a right hand
and Olufunmilola counters with a nice body kick.
Olufunmilola slips a jab and a cross from Driver.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Driver takes a kick to the side of the head.
Olufunmilola misses with a body shot.
Driver loads up on a big right hand but Olufunmilola slips the punch.
Driver shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Olufunmilola is wriggling around trying to escape.
Driver thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Olufunmilola keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Driver looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Driver fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Driver tries to control but Olufunmilola wriggling away.
Driver fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Olufunmilola tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olufunmilola wants to hold on but Driver pushes him away.
Driver with the ground and pound from mount.
Driver drops a big elbow. That's hurt Olufunmilola! More shots from Driver and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pile Driver!
Pile Driver managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, GTI - 1337 sponsors VERSUS, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gunnar Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martti Molo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Molo has chosen Nitro Circus as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Martti Molo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gunnar Nelson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Martti Molo!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Molo throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Gunnar Nelson has been cut.
Molo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Molo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nelson. That did some damage!
Nelson wants to land a leg kick but Molo is out of range.
Molo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Molo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nelson manages to avoid it.
Molo jabs Nelson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Molo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nelson slips under a jab from Molo.
Nelson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nelson tried to score with a low kick but Molo checks it.
Molo tries a low kick but Nelson avoids it.
Molo takes a swing at Nelson's ribcage but misses.
Nelson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Molo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Martti Molo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Molo has managed to clinch.
Nelson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Nelson.
Molo prevents a body shot from Nelson.
Nelson struggles to land a body shot inside as Molo controls his hands.
Molo stalling.
Nelson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nelson tries a body shot but Molo blocks it.
Stalling in the clinch from Molo.
Nelson tries to work over Molo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Molo misses with a hook to the ribs.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Nelson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson digs a right hand underneath Molo's ribcage. Molo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nelson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Molo blocks a body shot from Nelson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Molo.
A left hand lands to the body for Molo.
Nelson misses with a punch to the body.
Nelson misses with a punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nelson blocking some punches.
Molo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Molo throws a head punch that misses.
Nelson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Molo wants to stall.
Molo scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Molo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nelson backwards.
Nelson misses with the head strike.
Molo blocking some punches.
Molo blocks an uppercut.
Molo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Molo blocks a body shot from Nelson.
Molo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Molo misses with some punches.
Molo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Molo scores with a shot to the side of Nelson's head.
Nelson has a couple of punches blocked by Molo.
Nelson misses with a punch to the body.
Molo holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Nelson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Nelson fails to land.
Nelson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Molo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Molo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nelson letting Molo take a breather here.
Nelson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nelson lands a body punch.
Molo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Molo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Molo.
Nelson tries to work over Molo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Molo tries to throw a body punch but Nelson avoids it by throwing Molo back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martti Molo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gunnar Nelson's cut.
That's time! Nelson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Molo closes the distance and clinches.
Molo lands a right hand.
Molo lands a nice uppercut.
Molo misses with a punch on the inside.
Molo is stalling here.
Nelson trying to control the position but instead, Molo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Nelson into the cage.
Molo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nelson misses with a body punch.
Molo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Molo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nelson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nelson tries to work over Molo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Molo lands with a left to the head.
Molo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nelson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Molo.
Molo takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Martti Molo has been cut.
Nelson prevents a body shot from Molo.
A short right from Molo.
Nelson tries to work over Molo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nelson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Molo's elbow.
Molo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Gunnar Nelson's cut is getting worse.
Molo content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Martti Molo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Molo blocks a body shot from Nelson.
Nelson misses with an elbow strike.
Nelson prevents a body shot from Molo.
Molo swings wildly with an uppercut but Nelson uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson lands with a right to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Molo misses with a punch to the body.
Molo blocks an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Nelson.
Nelson tries a body shot but Molo blocks it.
Nelson misses with a body punch.
Molo is trying to maintain a safe position but Nelson gets an underhook and turns Molo into the cage.
Nelson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nelson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nelson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nelson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nelson tries to work over Molo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson lands a nice shot to the body.
Nelson misses with the head strike.
Molo holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Molo is trying to stall.
Nelson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nelson lands with a light punch inside.
Molo lands a left hand.
Molo wants to stall.
Nelson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Molo stalling the fight.
Molo working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Molo's elbow.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Nelson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Molo backwards.
Nelson can't find room to land a body shot as Molo controls the action.
Molo breaks the clinch.
A shot to the liver by Nelson. Beautiful body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Molo checks the leg kick nicely there.
Molo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Molo misses with a wild body shot.
A head kick misses from Nelson.
Molo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
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 Gunnar Nelson will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Molo throws an overhand right that lands on Nelson's shoulder, as Nelson tries to avoid the shot.
Molo is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Nelson rather than just go for the knockout.
Molo defending well as Nelson loads up on a big left hand.
Nelson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Molo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nelson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Nelson ducks under a wild hook from Molo.
Molo 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.
Nelson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Molo's calf.
Molo connects with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Molo misses with a right hand
and Nelson counters with a nice body kick.
Molo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Molo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Molo landing knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Molo taking a breather.
Nelson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Molo's elbow.
Molo pushes Nelson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nelson prevents a body shot from Molo.
Molo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A head kick misses from Molo.
Molo misses the shot to the body.
Nelson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Nelson checks a leg kick.
Nelson lands a slapping body shot.
Molo throws a leg kick but Nelson moved away.
Molo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nelson scores with the left hand. Molo knows he should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Molo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nelson blocks the body kick.
Nelson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
An inside leg kick lands from Nelson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nelson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nelson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Molo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Molo scores with a head kick. Nelson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Nelson throws a head kick but Molo moves out of range.
Nelson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Molo finds it's way round the side to connect with Nelson's head.
Nelson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Molo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Molo scores with a jab.
Molo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nelson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Molo was well out of range. Poor timing from Nelson.
Nelson moves out of range of the body kick from Molo.
A slapping leg kick lands for Nelson.
Molo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Nelson checks it well.
Nelson lands with a right hand.
Molo throws a sloppy body shot
and Nelson counters with a nice uppercut.
Nelson sizes up Molo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nelson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A head kick misses from Molo.
Nelson throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Nelson misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nelson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nelson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Molo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Nelson.
Nelson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nelson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Molo is out of range and Nelson settles back down.
Molo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nelson throws a head kick that Molo semi-blocks.
Nelson avoids a kick to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Molo blocks the leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Molo tries a head kick but it misses.
Molo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gunnar Nelson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Nelson 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Zwart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexey Rykov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Alexey Rykov was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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272 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
13 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Matt Zwart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alexey Rykov!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rykov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zwart throws a sloppy head kick and Rykov moves out of range easily.
Zwart lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rykov's sensitive parts.
Rykov throws a shot from downtown. Zwart moves away and avoids it.
Zwart staying out of range there.
Zwart lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Zwart is looking to chop away at Rykov's legs.
A big right from Rykov misses.
Zwart darts in and clinches Rykov up against the cage.
Rykov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zwart swings for the body but Rykov moves out of range.
Zwart is looking to clinch.
Zwart throws a looping overhand right but Rykov ducks down to avoid it.
Zwart doesn't manage to clinch there - Rykov circles away.
Zwart tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rykov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Zwart moves into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zwart.
A short body shot lands from Rykov as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zwart misses with a knee strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zwart with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rykov is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Zwart is keeping busy.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rykov.
Zwart trying to land knees to the body.
Zwart takes a shot to the head.
Rykov throws a head punch that misses.
A short uppercut from Rykov.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Rykov working aggressively here.
Zwart tries to throw a body punch but Rykov avoids it by throwing Zwart back against the cage.
Zwart using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rykov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rykov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rykov dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Zwart blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zwart is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rykov is defending well for now.
A knee to the head by Zwart.
It looks like Alexey Rykov has been cut.
Zwart looking to throw knees to the head but Rykov is blocking nicely.
Zwart scores with a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zwart unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rykov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rykov.
Rykov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rykov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zwart with a knee to the head.
Rykov tries to throw a body punch but Zwart avoids it by throwing Rykov back against the cage.
Zwart lands a knee to the head.
Rykov tries to work over Zwart's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Zwart looking to throw knees to the head but Rykov is blocking nicely.
Rykov can't find room to land a body shot as Zwart controls the action.
Rykov working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rykov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Zwart looking to throw knees to the head but Rykov is blocking nicely.
Rykov swings wildly with an uppercut but Zwart uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zwart blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zwart lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rykov backwards.
Rykov misses with some punches.
Zwart prevents Rykov from breaking the clinch.
Zwart struggles to land a body shot inside as Rykov controls his hands.
Zwart tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rykov misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rykov.
Rykov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rykov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rykov misses with some punches.
Rykov working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Zwart.
Rykov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Rykov misses.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zwart tries a body shot but Rykov blocks it.
Rykov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rykov managing to block the knees to the body from Zwart.
Zwart tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rykov avoids it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rykov.
Zwart lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rykov scores with a shot to the side of Zwart's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zwart landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Zwart with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rykov tries to circle away but Zwart has him pinned against the cage.
Rykov is looking to break free of the clinch but Zwart has double underhooks.
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 Matt Zwart will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Alexey Rykov's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Zwart moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rykov scores with a jab.
Rykov takes the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rykov.
Zwart misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rykov.
Zwart throws a knee to the head but misses.
Zwart with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That has opened up Alexey Rykov's cut even more.
Rykov breaks the clinch.
Zwart slips a jab from Rykov.
A head kick misses from Zwart.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Zwart.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zwart tries to clinch but Rykov moves out of range.
Zwart tries to clinch up.
Zwart tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Rykov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Zwart throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Zwart connects with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rykov clinches up with Zwart and pushes him back against the cage.
Matt Zwart has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Zwart tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rykov lands a hook that snaps the head of Zwart backwards.
Rykov lands with a light punch inside.
Zwart using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zwart landing knees to the head.
Zwart tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rykov misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rykov.
Zwart lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Zwart throws a knee to the head but misses.
Still in the clinch, Rykov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Zwart tries a knee to the head but Rykov blocks it.
Rykov tries to break free but Zwart pushes him back against the cage.
Rykov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rykov misses with the head strike.
Rykov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rykov avoiding damage as Zwart throws knees to the body.
Zwart is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Zwart throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rykov blocks it with crossed arms.
Rykov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Zwart backwards.
Rykov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rykov manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Zwart connects with a knee to the head.
Zwart looking to throw knees to the head but Rykov is blocking nicely.
Zwart throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rykov misses with some punches.
Zwart misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rykov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Rykov on the inside.
Rykov has a couple of punches blocked by Zwart.
Zwart blocks an uppercut.
Zwart blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zwart looking to throw knees to the head but Rykov is blocking nicely.
Zwart misses with a knee strike.
Zwart throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rykov working aggressively here.
Zwart tries to land knees in the clinch but Rykov avoids the damage to the body.
Rykov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zwart's elbow.
Zwart lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The cut above Alexey Rykov's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Rykov lands an uppercut.
Zwart lands an uppercut.
Zwart goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rykov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rykov tries to throw a body punch but Zwart avoids it by throwing Rykov back against the cage.
Rykov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rykov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rykov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Zwart wants to clinch.
Zwart tries to clinch there but Rykov circles away.
Rykov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Zwart throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Rykov blocks a head kick by Zwart.
Zwart misses with a body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zwart walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rykov checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Rykov takes a swing at Zwart's ribcage but misses.
Rykov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Matt Zwart seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rykov swings for the body but Zwart moves out of range.
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 Matt Zwart will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Alexey Rykov's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Zwart fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rykov.
Zwart slips a straight right by Rykov.
Zwart moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Rykov swings away with a body shot that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Zwart moves out of range of the strikes.
Zwart tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rykov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Zwart pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rykov throws a jab when Zwart was well out of range.
Rykov takes the fight into the clinch.
Rykov wants to break free but Zwart has control.
Zwart looking to throw knees to the head but Rykov is blocking nicely.
Rykov is trying to force a seperation but Zwart has the dominant position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zwart blocks an uppercut.
Rykov throws a head punch that misses.
Zwart looking to throw knees to the head but Rykov is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zwart misses with a knee to the head.
Zwart with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rykov misses with the head strike.
Zwart tries a knee to the head but Rykov blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zwart.
Rykov breaks from the clinch.
Zwart thuds his shin into the meat of Rykov's side.
Rykov misses with a looping right.
Rykov gets a clinch.
Rykov is looking to break free of the clinch but Zwart has double underhooks.
Rykov has a couple of punches blocked by Zwart.
Rykov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zwart bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Zwart lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Matt Zwart is winning the standup battle so far.
Rykov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Zwart wants to slow Rykov down by chopping away at his legs.
Alexey Rykov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Matt Zwart is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zwart moves in looking to clinch but Rykov pushes him off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rykov throws a sloppy head kick
and Zwart counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Zwart tries to close the distance and clinch but Rykov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rykov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zwart swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Rykov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zwart scores with a nice body kick.
Rykov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zwart sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rykov misses with a lunging right hand
and Zwart counters with a thumping low kick.
Zwart throws a head kick that Rykov semi-blocks.
Zwart moves out of range of the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Rykov misses the target.
Rykov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rykov throws an off balance right hand
and Zwart counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Zwart fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rykov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Zwart. Zwart obviously looking to wear him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rykov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Zwart.
Zwart throws a nice outside leg kick.
Zwart fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Zwart wants to clinch.
Rykov lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Zwart feints and then cracks Rykov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rykov down.
Zwart chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rykov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rykov misses with a right hand
and Zwart counters with a left to the body.
Zwart scores with a push kick.
Zwart lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rykov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zwart moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Zwart has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rykov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rykov tries to throw a body punch but Zwart avoids it by throwing Rykov back against the cage.
Rykov misses with a punch to the body.
Rykov tries a body shot but Zwart blocks it.
Zwart blocks an uppercut.
Rykov misses with the head strike.
Zwart tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rykov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zwart lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Alexey Rykov's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Rykov lands with a left to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zwart.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Zwart showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Zwart, 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Zwart!
Matt Zwart managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Balco Boys - Hilo, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Karl De Groot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Plo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Plo has chosen ISIS - Grinning Mouths as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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150 lbs
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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
22 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Karl De Groot!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Patrick Plo!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Groot staying out of range there.
De Groot misses with a body shot.
Plo takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
De Groot throws a leg kick but Plo moved away.
Plo lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
De Groot throws a leg kick
and Plo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Plo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
De Groot cracks the inside of Plo's front leg.
De Groot pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
De Groot throws out a leg kick but Plo moves out of range and De Groot only half commits.
A big right from Plo misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by De Groot. That's going to slow Plo down.
De Groot pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
De Groot is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Plo.
De Groot looks to throw the jab but Plo is out of range.
De Groot misses with a wild body shot.
Plo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Plo scores with a decent looking hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plo lands with a straight right. De Groot didn't see that one coming.
De Groot is looking to land body kicks.
A nice leg kick lands there from De Groot.
De Groot keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Plo.
Plo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
De Groot lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
De Groot looks to land a body kick but Plo moved away.
De Groot moves away from the strike by Plo.
De Groot takes a jab right on the kisser.
De Groot staying out of range there.
De Groot looks to land a left hand but Plo moved out of range nicely.
De Groot sizes up Plo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Plo might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
De Groot avoids the body shot from Plo.
A left lands for De Groot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Plo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Groot manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Groot pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Plo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
De Groot throws a hook to the side of Plo's head but Plo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Plo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck De Groot on the side of the head.
De Groot fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Plo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Plo moves away from the strike by De Groot.
De Groot throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Plo is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! De Groot had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A jab from Plo does it's job there.
De Groot throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Plo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
De Groot misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
De Groot lands a leg kick that knocks Plo off balance momentarily.
De Groot ducks right into an uppercut from Plo.
Plo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Plo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Groot moves away.
Karl De Groot seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Plo takes one to the chin there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Groot moves out of range of the strikes.
De Groot throws a low kick but Plo avoids it.
Plo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. De Groot tries to avoid it but Plo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag De Groot to the ground. De Groot escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
De Groot pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Plo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Plo with a poor takedown
and De Groot connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Karl De Groot has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Patrick Plo.
The fighters circling - De Groot throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Plo throws a shot from downtown. De Groot moves away and avoids it.
Plo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before De Groot can pounce on him.
Plo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Groot takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Plo scores with a punch to the head.
De Groot waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Plo.
De Groot tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice jab there from De Groot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Plo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
De Groot misses with a body shot.
Donk. Plo catches De Groot right on the button with a cross.
Plo throws a hook but De Groot avoids it easily.
De Groot looks for the body kick but Plo saw that one coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Plo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De Groot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from De Groot, right into the meat.
Plo gets a double leg takedown into De Groot's guard.
De Groot wants to get back to his feet but Plo is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Plo throws an elbow that misses. De Groot uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Plo's guard. Nice move by De Groot!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
De Groot trying to control but Plo is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karl De Groot dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Plo digs a good hook to De Groot's body.
Plo throws a hook but De Groot avoids it easily.
Plo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from De Groot.
Plo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from De Groot.
Plo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
De Groot connects with an inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Groot. Plo does a little dance to reset his feet.
De Groot chopping away at his opponent's legs.
De Groot thumps Plo with a low kick.
Plo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Plo swings for the body but De Groot moves out of range.
De Groot uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Plo.
Plo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from De Groot.
De Groot throws a leg kick
and Plo counters with a straight right hand.
De Groot chopping away at his opponent's legs.
De Groot doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Groot throws out a leg kick but Plo moves out of range and De Groot only half commits.
Plo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from De Groot.
Plo misses with a hook. De Groot ducked under it nicely.
Plo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
De Groot tries to work over Plo's front leg with a kick but Plo checks it.
Plo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Plo changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. De Groot looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Groot manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Plo prevents De Groot from improving his position.
De Groot is working hard here to advance position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
De Groot works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Groot working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Plo.
De Groot keeping moving, preventing Plo from controlling successfully.
Plo looking to sit in guard and control but De Groot gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Groot stopping the sweep attempt from Plo.
De Groot stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Plo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plo is adopting a defensive guard.
De Groot trying to control the position from guard on top but Plo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Plo keeping full guard, as De Groot tries to pass.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Plo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Groot moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
De Groot utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Plo trying to control the position from guard on top but De Groot is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Plo slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Plo trying to control the position from guard on top but De Groot is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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 Karl De Groot will probably get the nod.
That's time! De Groot's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
De Groot ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Plo moves away.
De Groot throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Plo counter with a right hand.
De Groot fakes the leg kick and cracks Plo in the body.
Plo moves forwards but De Groot connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Plo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
De Groot walks into a straight right hand from Plo.
De Groot defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Plo.
Plo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. De Groot sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice takedown defense from De Groot. No joy for Plo on that attempt.
De Groot throws a big shot that misses.
De Groot connects with a looping right hand.
De Groot connects with a solid leg kick.
De Groot misses with a wild body shot.
De Groot bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Plo's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plo looks to score with a jab to the body but De Groot is just out of range.
Plo misses with a looping right.
Both fighters circling a little - De Groot finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
De Groot is looking to chop away at Plo's legs.
Karl De Groot is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
De Groot lands a head kick. Plo smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A big left from Plo misses.
Plo takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Plo takes a kick to the side of the head.
Plo is rocked!
De Groot stuns Plo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Plo is still on wobbly legs! Can De Groot finish him?
De Groot dips to his left and cracks Plo with an uppercut!
De Groot tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Plo was well out of range. Poor timing from De Groot.
Plo just misses with a punch to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Plo steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from De Groot. That one must have hurt.
Plo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
De Groot closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Plo! De Groot dives in looking to finish! Plo is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Karl De Groot!
Karl De Groot retains his featherweight title!
Karl De Groot decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pao Ling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Ling might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Jay Chou - General/Checkmate. Lee has chosen Dragonfly by Shaman's Harvest as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pao Ling!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bruce Lee!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab by Lee.
It looks like Pao Ling has been cut.
Ling takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A head kick from Lee lands but Ling takes it in his stride.
Ling throws a low kick but Lee moves out of range easily.
Lee blocks the body kick.
Ling thows a leg kick but Lee checks it
and Lee counters with a left to the body.
Ling cracks the inside of Lee's front leg.
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!
Lee lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lee tries a head kick but it misses.
Lee looks to score with a jab to the body but Ling is just out of range.
Lee lands with a cross.
Lee connects with a right that clearly hurt Ling. He's backed up against the cage with nowhere to go as Lee proceeds to tee off with vicious combinations till Ling collapses and taps out under the pressure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bruce Lee!
Bruce Lee 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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