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CEC 214 : Through Dark Circles PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hacky Sack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalle Kala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sack comes into the arena with Sweet home alabama blaring out of the sound system. Kalle Kala has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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173 lbs
13 - 14 - 0 |
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Good wrestling
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hacky Sack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kalle Kala!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kala displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sack throws out the jab.
Sack missing with a left hand there. Kala was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sack uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kala.
Kala misses with a body shot.
Sack throws a right hand that misses
and Kala counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sack thinking.
Hacky Sack seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kala defending well as Sack loads up on a big left hand.
Sack misses with a looping left.
Kala thows a body shot but no joy.
Kala throws a one two combo.
Kala swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sack looks to score with a jab to the body but Kala is just out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Sack misses the target.
Kala misses the shot to the body.
Kala's corner calls for a 1-2. Kala obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kala avoids the body shot from Sack.
Kala slips under a jab.
Sack looks to land a left hand but Kala moved out of range nicely.
Kala staying out of range there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sack fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kala tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sack was well out of range. Poor timing from Kala.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sack. Kala does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kala closes the distance and clinches up with Sack, looking for a takedown. Kala pushes Sack against the cage but Sack circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sack throws a big shot that misses.
A slow jab from Sack misses its intended target.
Kala stuns Sack with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sack throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sack misses with a hook. Kala ducked under it nicely.
Sack throws the left hand but Kala avoids the punch easily.
Sack tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kala moves out of range as Sack strikes.
Kala blocks a head kick by Sack.
Sack takes a swing at Kala's ribcage but misses.
Kala ducks under a wild hook from Sack.
Kala uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sack has time to react.
Sack misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kala.
Horrible takedown by Kala or perhaps it was just good defense by Sack which made him look bad.
Kala avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kala throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hacky Sack is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sack doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kala lands a nice shot that snaps Sack's head back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sack tests Kala's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kala connects with a body shot that sends Sack's belly button to the back.
Kala fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sack manages to avoid it.
Kala shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Kala wants to take a breather but Sack is having none of it.
Kala missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kala winds up and cracks Sack with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Sack blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kala.
Sack is refusing to be controlled, as Kala sits in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kala might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Sack kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Kala missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kala is looking to take a break and control but Sack is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kala stalling.
Sack wants to control but Kala is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Sack is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Kala is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sack. Kala does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kala misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Sack misses.
Sack misses with a looping left.
Sack throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sack throws a jab but it's blocked by Kala.
Sack throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sack throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kala jabs Sack to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sack throws an overhand right that lands on Kala's shoulder, as Kala tries to avoid the shot.
Kala shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Sack napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kala scores with a couple of short elbows.
Kala has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sack is trying to control Kala's posture but Kala avoids it.
Kala tries to move to mount but Sack blocks the move with his legs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kala working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kalle Kala dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kala looks to land a combination but Sack avoids it well.
Jab, jab by Sack - just one landing.
Kala walks into a stiff left hand from Sack.
It looks like Kalle Kala has been cut.
Kala staying out of range there.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kala.
Kala throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kala keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sack darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sack keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sack misses with a lunging right hand
and Kala counters with a straight right hand.
Hacky Sack is winning the standup battle so far.
Sack throws a shot from downtown. Kala moves away and avoids it.
A slow jab from Sack misses its intended target.
Kala swings for the body but Sack moves out of range.
Sack throws the left hand but Kala avoids the punch easily.
Kala scores with a nice head shot.
Nice body punch from Sack.
Kala moves out of range of the strikes.
Sack connects with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left lands for Kala.
Kala lands a jab to the head.
Sack is rocked!
Sack throws out a loose jab but Kala uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kala works the jab nicely.
Oh Sack is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kala getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kala is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Sack rather than just go for the knockout.
Sack displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kala throws out the jab.
Sack throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kala sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A big left from Sack misses.
Kala just misses with a punch to the body.
Sack seems to have got his legs back now.
Sack misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kala.
Kala gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sack.
Sack throws out a loose jab but Kala uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kala gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sack misses with an uppercut.
Kala dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kala scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sack tries to move into range but Kala moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sack. Kala does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sack stuffs the takedown attempt from Kala. Kala gets slowly back to his feet.
Kala misses with a body shot.
Sack throws a lazy uppercut
and Kala counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Kala.
Kala wants to control from the top but Sack keeps moving.
Sack is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kala throwing strikes but missing.
Kala wants to control from the top but Sack keeps moving.
Sack is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Sack wants to sweep but no luck.
Kala wants to control from the top but Sack keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Kala misses with a body shot.
Sack uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kala.
Kala connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kala digs a good hook to Sack's body.
Sack looks to land a left hand but Kala moved out of range nicely.
Sack misses with a hook.
Sack throws a looping overhand right but Kala ducks down to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sack just misses with a punch to the body.
Sack catches Kala with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A swing and a miss from Sack.
Kala closes the distance and clinches up with Sack, looking for a takedown. Kala pushes Sack against the cage but Sack circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sack misses with the combination.
Sack ducks under a wild hook from Kala.
Kala gets cracked there but stands up to it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kala takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sack looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sack throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kala throws a lazy right hand but Sack sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice takedown defense from Sack. No joy for Kala on that attempt.
Hacky Sack has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kalle Kala.
Sack throws a body punch but Kala moves out of range.
Sack on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Kala.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kalle Kala will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Kalle Kala's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Kala throws a body punch but Sack moves out of range.
Sack looks to land a left hand but Kala moved out of range nicely.
Kala tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sack was well out of range. Poor timing from Kala.
Kala avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kala lands with a good body shot.
Kala swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sack throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kala on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kala lands with a nice body punch.
Sack misses with a wild body shot.
Sack throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The fighters circling - Sack throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A left and a right from Kala both land. Nice combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sack takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kala ducks right into an uppercut from Sack.
Kala shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sack swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kala stuns Sack with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kala stuns Sack with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sack tried to score with a low kick but Kala checks it.
Sack throws the kick towards the body but Kala avoids it.
Kala shoots in and drives through. Sack sprawls well.
Kala fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kala throws an overhand right that lands on Sack's shoulder, as Sack tries to avoid the shot.
Sack misses with an uppercut.
Kala throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sack sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sack needs to keep his hands up - Kala had a free shot at his head there.
Kala looks to score with a jab to the body but Sack is just out of range.
Kala swings for the body but Sack moves out of range.
Sack jabs Kala to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kala takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sack ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kala moves away.
Kala throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kala lands a nice hook to Sack's body. Sack takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kala misses with a straight left.
Sack bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sack jabs at Kala's body.
Kala ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sack misses with a straight left.
Sack misses with a kick to the body.
Kala fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sack manages to avoid it.
Kala shoots in looking for a takedown but Sack manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kala's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hacky Sack has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kalle Kala.
Sack throws a lazy uppercut
and Kala counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sack thows a body shot but no joy.
Jab, jab by Sack - just one landing.
Sack throws out a loose jab but Kala uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kala connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sack momentarily.
Kala slips under a jab.
Sack looks to score with a jab to the body but Kala is just out of range.
Sack throws a looping overhand right but Kala ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sack lands a jab to the head.
Sack misses with an uppercut.
Kala throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Sack tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Kala is in Sack's guard.
Kala pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sack is keeping the position for now.
Kala trying to control but Sack is working from the bottom.
Hacky Sack has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kalle Kala is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kala chips away with some ground and pound.
Kala stopping the sweep attempt from Sack.
Kala slips nicely into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kala lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Kala throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kala seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sack does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Still in half guard, Kala seems content to control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sack is not content to let Kala control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kalle Kala.
I've got Kala winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Kalle Kala!
Kalle Kala made sure to mention his sponsor, Reaper Combatwear in his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sergei Khripunova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Tretiak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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210 lbs
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216 lbs
18 - 11 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergei Khripunova!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vladimir Tretiak!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khripunova leaves Tretiak with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Khripunova tries to sprawl but Tretiak drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Khripunova controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Tretiak is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Khripunova is defending against the submission attempts here by Tretiak.
Khripunova is trying to control but can't.
Khripunova missing with punches from the bottom.
Khripunova is holding on to half guard well.
Tretiak is working for a submission of some sort.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tretiak is looking for a kimura but Khripunova is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Tretiak to get the leverage.
Khripunova gets back to full guard.
Tretiak being controlled here momentarily.
Khripunova is trying to keep Tretiak in close.
Khripunova is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Khripunova seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Tretiak drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Tretiak jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khripunova pulls Tretiak in to control the position.
Sergei Khripunova has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Tretiak looks for a takedown but Khripunova sprawls well.
Tretiak closes this distance looking for a takedown but Khripunova circles away.
Sergei Khripunova has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vladimir Tretiak.
Tretiak fails with a takedown attempt.
Khripunova stuffs the takedown.
Khripunova cracks Tretiak with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Tretiak.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khripunova looks to score with a jab to the body but Tretiak is just out of range.
Khripunova bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Tretiak looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khripunova thows a left - swing and a miss!
Khripunova cracks Tretiak with a good jab.
Khripunova lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Khripunova.
Nice takedown defense from Khripunova. No joy for Tretiak on that attempt.
Tretiak gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Khripunova counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tretiak moves out of range of the leg kick from Khripunova.
Tretiak has his takedown stuffed
and Khripunova counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Crunch! Khripunova slams his shin into Tretiak's torso.
Tretiak is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Tretiak is rocked!
Khripunova darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Tretiak's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Khripunova before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sergei Khripunova!
After winning the bout, Sergei Khripunova thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Martti Molo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zulu Chaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Molo comes to the cage accompanied by Nitro Circus. Chaka is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Bohemian Rapsody. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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185 lbs
24 - 13 - 3 |
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200 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
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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
24 - 13 - 3, fighting out of Helsinki, Martti Molo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Zulu Chaka!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Molo misses with a wild body shot.
Chaka avoids the head kick by Molo.
Chaka moves away from the strike by Molo.
The fight stays on the outside here - Molo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Molo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Molo throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Chaka cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chaka looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Molo is fending him off so far but Chaka persists. Nope, Molo circles away and we're back to standing.
Zulu Chaka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Chaka misses.
Chaka checks a low kick from Molo.
Chaka lands a lovely overhand right.
Chaka looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Chaka looks for the body kick but Molo saw that one coming.
Chaka throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Molo slips a jab from Chaka.
Molo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Chaka in his tracks.
It looks like Zulu Chaka has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Molo throws a head kick but Chaka moves out of range.
Chaka misses with a hook.
Chaka bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Molo's head backwards.
Chaka is looking to chop away at Molo's legs.
Some bone on bone action there as Molo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Chaka uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Molo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Molo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Molo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Molo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Chaka paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Chaka slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Chaka misses with a lunging right hand
and Molo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
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!
Molo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Chaka connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Molo scrambles back to his feet.
Chaka has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Molo moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chaka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Molo.
Molo bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Molo throws a hook but Chaka blocks it.
Molo throws a nice looking combination but Chaka bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Chaka misses with a low kick.
Chaka throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Molo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Chaka looks to score with a jab to the body but Molo is just out of range.
Molo moves out of range of the body kick from Chaka.
Molo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chaka avoids the head kick by Molo.
Molo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Molo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chaka.
Chaka misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Molo throws a leg kick but Chaka sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Molo tries a head kick but it misses.
Molo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chaka manages to avoid it.
Molo throws a head kick but Chaka moves out of range.
Martti Molo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chaka cracks the inside of Molo's front leg.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Chaka lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Molo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Molo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Molo has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Chaka.
Jab from Molo.
Chaka misses with a double jab.
Chaka throws a combination. Molo tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Chaka misses with a low kick.
Chaka dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Chaka throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Molo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Molo misses the shot to the body.
Chaka punishes Molo's body with a nice straight punch.
A good leg kick by Chaka.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Chaka.
Chaka lands with a right hand.
Decent striking displayed by Chaka there.
Molo tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Chaka counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Chaka throws a right and a left that Molo avoids nicely.
Nice shot lands for Chaka.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chaka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Molo was well out of range. Poor timing from Chaka.
Molo moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Chaka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zulu Chaka dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zulu Chaka's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Chaka connects with an inside leg kick.
Molo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Chaka closes this distance looking for a takedown but Molo circles away.
Molo tries to clinch there but Chaka circles away.
Chaka connects with a looping right hand.
Molo throws a push kick but Chaka slaps the foot to one side.
Molo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Chaka's head backwards.
Chaka misses with a straight right.
Molo sizes up Chaka with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Chaka is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chaka throws a left and a right that both miss
and Molo counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Martti Molo!
An out of breath Martti Molo thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between King Fists (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron Andrews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fists comes to the cage accompanied by International Love. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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181 lbs
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180 lbs
11 - 7 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, King Fists!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aaron Andrews!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fists throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fists throws a big shot that misses.
Nice defenses there by Andrews.
Fists is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Andrews.
Fists looks to score with a jab to the body but Andrews is just out of range.
Fists misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
King Fists seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fists throws a series of punches but Andrews moves out of range.
No joy there for Andrews, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fists pivots, looking for a leg kick but Andrews is out of range and Fists settles back down.
Fists misses with a hook
and Andrews counters with a shoot takedown. Fists fights it but they end up in guard.
Fists on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Fists tries to get out of the position.
Fists keeping full guard, as Andrews tries to pass.
Andrews won't allow Fists to get back to his feet.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Fists is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Andrews dives into side control.
Fists wants to get back to his feet but Andrews drags him back down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Andrews trying to control the action but Fists is working from the bottom.
Andrews in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Andrews tries to move into full mount but can't pass Fists's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrews prevents Fists from escaping the position.
Andrews wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fists keeps working.
Andrews tries to advance to mount but can't.
Andrews is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Fists has escaped the position, nice work there.
Andrews is trying to get an arm triangle but Fists is defending well.
Andrews is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Fists is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Fists tries to escape but Andrews is in control.
Fists throws Andrews to one side and escapes!
Fists stuffs the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andrews tries to score a power double leg takedown but Fists sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Andrews somewhat.
Andrews doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Fists counters with a right hand to the body.
King Fists has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aaron Andrews.
A telegraphed right hand from Fists misses the target.
Andrews slips under a jab from Fists.
Fists jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Andrews fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Fists avoids it really well and circles away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Andrews moves out of range as Fists strikes.
Andrews throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Fists's waist but Fists gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Andrews off to one side.
Fists gets caught napping as Andrews dives in and scores a takedown. Fists manages to retain guard.
Fists wants to get back to his feet but Andrews is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Andrews trying to control the position from guard on top but Fists is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fists is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Andrews is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fists is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Andrews dives into side control.
Andrews working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Fists is pushing Andrews's head away, looking to escape. Andrews manages to hold on to the position though.
Andrews wants to control but Fists is keeping him busy.
Andrews working the ground and pound but Fists is defending the strikes.
Andrews is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Fists is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Fists is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Andrews has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Fists!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andrews wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Fists is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Fists is trying to stand but he's just given Andrews his back.
Fists covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Andrews is cranking Fists's head sideways - that looks painful. He's managed to get his other arm under the chin and this looks bad for Fists! He's tightened the choke and Fists is tapping out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Aaron Andrews!
During a confident post fight interview, Aaron Andrews thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter Maynard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cy Coe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Coe is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Insane In The Membrane - Cypress Hill. On his way into the cage it seems that Peter Maynard has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Peter Maynard seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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218 lbs
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222 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Peter Maynard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cy Coe!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maynard throws a sloppy head kick and Coe moves out of range easily.
Coe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Maynard.
Coe avoids a kick to the body.
Coe blocks a head kick by Maynard.
Maynard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Maynard connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Coe scores with a decent looking hook.
Maynard tries a head kick but it misses.
Cy Coe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Coe lands a right hook to the body.
Coe throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Maynard counters with a low kick, right behind Coe 's knee.
Coe lands with an overhand left.
It looks like Peter Maynard has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maynard moves out of range of the body kick.
Coe misses with a takedown attempt - Maynard sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Coe throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Maynard misses with a low kick.
A leg kick checked by Coe.
Coe scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maynard was well out of range. Poor timing from Coe.
Coe blocks a leg kick.
Coe chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Maynard can pounce on him.
Maynard connects with a crisp jab.
Maynard takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Maynard is looking to slow Coe down with leg kicks.
Maynard throws a right hand that misses
and Coe counters with a single leg into guard. Maynard didn't expect that.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Coe throws a big right hand that misses.
Maynard knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Coe on the ground.
Maynard is controlling Coe's posture.
Maynard keeping full guard, as Coe tries to pass.
Coe sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Maynard's guard.
Coe missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coe missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Coe scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Coe seems to be working for a kimura but Maynard defends the submission attempt.
Coe scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Coe thows a huge punch but Maynard dodges it nicely.
Maynard on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Maynard tries to get out of the position.
Coe is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Maynard regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Coe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coe wants to pass the guard but Maynard is keeping the position.
Coe in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Maynard utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Maynard wants to get back to his feet but Coe is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Coe throwing strikes from guard but Maynard blocks nicely.
Coe trying to control but Maynard is working from the bottom.
Coe missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coe throws a big elbow that misses.
Coe trying to control the position from guard on top but Maynard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Maynard looking to control.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Maynard walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Coe checks a low kick from Maynard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Maynard. Coe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maynard on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Maynard throws a leg kick but Coe checks it.
Maynard misses with a kick to the body.
Coe with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cy Coe dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Peter Maynard's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Coe pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Maynard throws a wild body kick that Coe sees coming a mile off.
Maynard takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
An inside leg kick lands from Maynard.
Coe takes a swing at Maynard's ribcage but misses.
Coe looks to throw the jab but Maynard is out of range.
Coe shoots in but no luck this time.
Coe walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Maynard checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Maynard throws a front kick aimed at Coe's knee but Coe avoids it well.
Coe checks a low kick from Maynard.
Maynard throws a sloppy head kick and Coe moves out of range easily.
Coe will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Coe connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Coe misses with a lunging right hand
and Maynard counters with a nice leg kick.
Coe fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Maynard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maynard has closed the distance and engaged Coe in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Maynard.
It looks like Cy Coe has been cut.
Coe presses Maynard against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Coe looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Coe can't get the takedown.
Maynard landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Coe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Maynard just leaning against Coe, taking a breather.
Maynard lands a nice elbow.
Coe breaks the clinch.
Maynard tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Maynard swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Coe.
Maynard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
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!
Maynard looks to land a body kick but Coe moved away.
Coe closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Maynard to the mat! Maynard manages to get full guard.
Coe throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Maynard works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Maynard is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Coe is controlling him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coe trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Coe advances to half guard.
Maynard has hold of Coe's hands but Coe slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Coe has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Coe not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Coe wants to lay and pray for a moment but Maynard keeps working.
Coe scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Coe takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Coe stops Maynard from getting back to his feet.
Coe thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Maynard's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maynard is staying active underneath Coe, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Coe looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Maynard pushes Coe off looking to stand but Coe dives back in and keeps control.
Coe is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Coe thows a huge punch but Maynard dodges it nicely.
Maynard on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Maynard is not content to let Coe control the position.
Coe missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Maynard is staying active underneath Coe, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coe slips a nice elbow through Maynard's hands, connecting with Maynard's forehead.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Coe throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Maynard is trying to stand up here but Coe is controlling him well.
Coe stalling.
Coe thows a huge punch but Maynard dodges it nicely.
Coe is pressing down on Maynard's thigh, looking to free his foot. Maynard is holding on for now.
Cy Coe has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maynard on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Coe winds up and cracks Maynard with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cy Coe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Maynard throws a predictable looking body shot
and Coe counters with a shoot takedown. Maynard fights it but they end up in guard.
Maynard is rocked!
Coe pushing down on Maynard's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Oh Maynard is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Coe missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Maynard seems to have got his legs back now.
Coe is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Maynard is hurt! He's hurt bad - Coe fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Maynard from any more punishment! Congratulations to Coe! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cy Coe!
A victorious Cy Coe thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jenson Rawlins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tatau Bloodgood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bloodgood has chosen Dark Tranquility - Terminus (Where Death Is Most Alive) as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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32
181 lbs
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180 lbs
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jenson Rawlins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Tatau Bloodgood!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rawlins fails with a takedown attempt.
Jab by Bloodgood.
It looks like Jenson Rawlins has been cut.
Rawlins ducks under a wild hook from Bloodgood.
Rawlins shoots in and gets a takedown into Bloodgood's guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Rawlinsis looking to pass into half guard but Bloodgood pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Bloodgood is in guard.
Rawlins looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Bloodgood has picked Rawlins up and slammed him! Rawlins can't keep hold of the triangle and Bloodgood manages to pass to side control!
Bloodgood wants to control but Rawlins is keeping him busy.
Rawlins gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Bloodgood wants to stand up but Rawlins has a hold of him and won't allow it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rawlins has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bloodgood is working away from the top position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rawlins tries to get to full guard but Bloodgood has control of the leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bloodgood tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Rawlins is not content to let Bloodgood control the position.
Bloodgood performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Tatau Bloodgood wasn't active enough on the ground.
Bloodgood misses with a two punch combination.
Rawlins is looking to clinch but Bloodgood is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bloodgood moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bloodgood walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rawlins checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bloodgood lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bloodgood tries to sprawl but Rawlins drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Rawlins is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Bloodgood defends it well.
Bloodgood regains full guard. Nicely done.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rawlins stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bloodgood swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bloodgood wants to stand but Rawlins is controlling the position.
Rawlins wants to control from the top but Bloodgood keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bloodgood keeping full guard, as Rawlins tries to pass.
Bloodgood is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bloodgood keeping moving, preventing Rawlins from controlling successfully.
Rawlins passes Bloodgood's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Rawlins is trying to control the action in half guard but Bloodgood is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bloodgood pushes Rawlins off and gets back to his feet.
Rawlins showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bloodgood.
Bloodgood scores with the left hand. Rawlins knows he should have avoided that one.
Rawlins ducks under a wild hook from Bloodgood.
Rawlins slips under a jab from Bloodgood.
Bloodgood lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bloodgood looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bloodgood swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rawlins takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bloodgood misses with a leg kick
and Rawlins counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Bloodgood's guard now.
Rawlins pushing down on Bloodgood's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tatau Bloodgood will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jenson Rawlins's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bloodgood lands with a nice combination. Rawlins backs away looking to recover.
Bloodgood wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bloodgood waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rawlins.
Bloodgood misses with a body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Bloodgood. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bloodgood.
Rawlins shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Bloodgood tries to get to full guard but Rawlins has control of the leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bloodgood is not content to let Rawlins control the position.
Bloodgood won't allow Rawlins to pass to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rawlins is trying to control. Bloodgood wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Rawlins is working for a submission of some sort.
Bloodgood wants to control but Rawlins is keeping busy.
Bloodgood is trying to stand up here but Rawlins is controlling him well.
Rawlins throwing shots but Bloodgood is blocking nicely.
Rawlins is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Bloodgood sees it coming and defends easily.
Bloodgood is defending against the submission attempts here by Rawlins.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rawlins wants to advance to full mount but Bloodgood doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Bloodgood keeping moving, preventing Rawlins from controlling successfully.
Bloodgood wants to sweep here but Rawlins controlling him for the moment.
Bloodgood wants to stand up but Rawlins is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rawlins wants to control from the top but Bloodgood keeps moving.
Rawlins throwing strikes from guard but Bloodgood blocks nicely.
Bloodgood is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Bloodgood wants to stand and escape but Rawlins is having none of it.
Rawlins trying to control the position from guard on top but Bloodgood is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bloodgood looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rawlins.
Tatau Bloodgood is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bloodgood looks to throw the jab but Rawlins is out of range.
Bloodgood 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.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bloodgood.
Bloodgood misses with an uppercut. Rawlins saw that one coming.
Rawlins fails with a takedown attempt.
Rawlins closes the distance and pushes Bloodgood back into the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rawlins blocking some punches.
Bloodgood's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bloodgood ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rawlins moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tatau Bloodgood showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jenson Rawlins's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Good exchange - Bloodgood coming out on top.
Rawlins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bloodgood.
Bloodgood thows a leg kick but Rawlins checks it
and Rawlins counters with a shoot takedown. Bloodgood fights it but they end up in guard.
Rawlins looking to pass the guard.
Bloodgood pushes Rawlins off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Bloodgood walks into a jab.
Rawlins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bloodgood.
Tatau Bloodgood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rawlins scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rawlins sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bloodgood defending well though.
Rawlins is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Bloodgood sees it coming and defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bloodgood keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bloodgood wants to control but Rawlins is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Bloodgood pushes Rawlins off and gets back to his feet.
Rawlins is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Bloodgood's half guard.
Rawlins thows a huge punch but Bloodgood dodges it nicely.
Rawlins performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Bloodgood is trying to stand back up but Rawlins is controlling him
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rawlins tries to pass the half guard into mount. Bloodgood knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Bloodgood slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Rawlins stops Bloodgood from standing up.
Rawlins throwing strikes but missing.
Rawlins tries to free his leg and advance position but Bloodgood is retaining full guard.
Rawlins throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bloodgood works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
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!
Bloodgood manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Bloodgood trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bloodgood controlling the pace for now.
Rawlins tries to reverse the position but Bloodgood maintains control.
Jenson Rawlins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bloodgood controlling from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rawlins is in all sorts of trouble here.
Bloodgood looking to control but Rawlins is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Tatau Bloodgood is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bloodgood controlling from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jenson Rawlins.
I think Bloodgood 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Tatau Bloodgood!
Post fight, an emotional Tatau Bloodgood said 'COME AT ME BRO'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mauri Alavaara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cappadonna Frappuccino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frappuccino has chosen Apinamies as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mauri Alavaara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cappadonna Frappuccino!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frappuccino connects with a jab.
Frappuccino swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Frappuccino throws a big shot that misses.
Alavaara gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Frappuccino takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Frappuccino throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Alavaara stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Alavaara tries to clinch up.
Alavaara keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alavaara wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alavaara digs a good hook to Frappuccino's body.
Alavaara ducks under a wild hook from Frappuccino.
Frappuccino lands a jab to Alavaara's midsection.
Alavaara fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Alavaara finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A cross from Alavaara lands.
Frappuccino misses with an uppercut. Alavaara saw that one coming.
Frappuccino displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Cappadonna Frappuccino seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Frappuccino misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alavaara swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Frappuccino misses with a body shot.
Frappuccino looks to land a left hand but Alavaara moved out of range nicely.
Frappuccino throws a jab but it's blocked by Alavaara.
Alavaara lands with a straight right. Frappuccino didn't see that one coming.
Alavaara turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Alavaara keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big left from Frappuccino misses.
Alavaara clinches up against the cage.
Alavaara throws an elbow but it misses.
Frappuccino working hard to break the clinch.
Alavaara blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Frappuccino misses with a hook from the clinch.
Frappuccino has had enough of the clinch but Alavaara keeps him there for the moment.
Frappuccino wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Frappuccino wants to break free but Alavaara has control.
Alavaara can't find room to land a body shot as Frappuccino controls the action.
Frappuccino is trying to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frappuccino wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alavaara is pushing Frappuccino up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A short right from Alavaara.
Frappuccino working hard to break the clinch.
Alavaara lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Cappadonna Frappuccino has been cut.
Frappuccino escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Frappuccino misses with a straight left.
Frappuccino bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Alavaara's head.
Frappuccino steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Alavaara.
Frappuccino takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Alavaara bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Frappuccino's head.
Alavaara Rushes Frappuccino and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Frappuccino is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Alavaara Piles on the pressure and Frappuccino crumples to the floor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mauri Alavaara!
After the big win, Mauri Alavaara made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Perkele! and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Maynard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Slade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Slade has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alexander Maynard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Slade!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Maynard. Those never looked like landing.
Slade misses with a head kick.
Maynard bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Maynard misses with an attempted mid kick.
Maynard tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Slade paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Maynard scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Maynard blocks a jab.
Maynard misses with a low kick.
Slade cracks Maynard with a good jab.
Maynard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maynard throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A big right from Maynard misses.
A punch combination from Maynard misses.
Alexander Maynard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maynard blocks a jab.
Slade ducks under a wild hook from Maynard.
Maynard fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Slade on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slade feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Maynards jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Slade walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Maynard checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Slade stuns Maynard with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Slade misses with a body shot.
Maynard walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Slade checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Maynard misses with a body shot
and Slade counters with a body kick that stops Maynard in his tracks momentarily.
Maynard throws a sloppy head kick
and Slade counters with a right hand to the body.
A big right from Slade misses.
Maynard tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Maynard tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Maynard's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Slade connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Maynard scrambles back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maynard chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Slade wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Slade goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maynard on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Slade feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Maynards jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Maynard throws a leg kick but Slade moved away.
A telegraphed right hand from Slade misses the target.
Maynard bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Slade takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Maynard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Slade pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Maynard throws the left hand but Slade avoids the punch easily.
Maynard scores with a jab. Slade acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Maynard moves into the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Slade.
Maynard tries to work over Slade's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Slade tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Slade scores with a nice short uppercut.
Slade throws a head punch that misses.
Slade leaning against his opponent.
Maynard misses with a body punch.
Slade swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Slade has a couple of punches blocked by Maynard.
Maynard looking to slow down the pace here.
Slade has a couple of punches blocked by Maynard.
Maynard blocks an uppercut.
Maynard working aggressively here.
Maynard swings wildly with an uppercut but Slade uses good head movement to avoid it.
Slade is trying to maintain a safe position but Maynard gets an underhook and turns Slade into the cage.
Slade tries to break the clinch but Maynard is controlling the position.
Slade lands a nice uppercut.
Slade is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Slade has had enough of the clinch but Maynard keeps him there for the moment.
Maynard blocking some punches.
Maynard just leaning against Slade, taking a breather.
Slade lands with a light punch inside.
Slade is trying to break the clinch but Maynard has him pressed against the cage.
Slade working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Slade doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Maynard tries a body shot but Slade blocks it.
Maynard works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short left from Slade.
Maynard lands a body shot.
Maynard can't find room to land a body shot as Slade controls the action.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Slade lands a right hand that snaps the head of Maynard backwards.
Maynard throws a punch but it's blocked by Slade.
Maynard is leaning against Slade and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Slade doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Slade dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Maynard tries a head kick but it misses.
Slade catches Maynard with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Maynard uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Slade has time to react.
Slade throws a hook to the side of Maynard's head but Maynard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Slade connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Maynard momentarily.
Slade is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Maynard.
Maynard ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A telegraphed right hand from Maynard misses the target.
Slade throws a good cross that connects.
John Slade seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Maynard uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Slade.
Maynard misses with a looping left.
Slade moves out of range of the strikes.
Slade throws out a leg kick but Maynard moves out of range and Slade only half commits.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maynard tries to close the distance and clinch but Slade swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Slade misses.
Slade throws a low kick but Maynard moves out of range easily.
Slade is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Maynard.
Slade lands with a slapping head kick.
Maynard missing with a left hand there. Slade was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Slade keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Maynard.
Maynard throws a nice looking combination but Slade bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A punch combination from Slade misses.
Maynard throws a lazy right hand but Slade sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Maynard swings away with a body shot that misses
and Slade connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Maynard's corner calls for a 1-2. Maynard obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Maynard uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Maynard misses with an uppercut.
Slade tests Maynard's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Maynard is predictable there
and Slade counters with a slapping leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maynard misses with a body punch
and Slade counters with a nice uppercut.
Maynard throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Slade throws a body kick that misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Slade.
Slade attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Slade throws a leg kick which misses Maynard's front leg but catches the back leg as Maynard tries to avoid it.
Slade is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Slade misses the shot to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Slade.
Slade lands a nice looking body kick.
Maynard throws a leg kick which misses Slade's front leg but catches the back leg as Slade tries to avoid it.
Maynard misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slade has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Maynard.
Slade keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maynard lands a nice hook to Slade's body. Slade takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Slade scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A shot to the liver by Slade. Beautiful body shot.
Maynard misses with a body shot.
Maynard throws a predictable looking body shot
and Slade counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Slade lands with a thumping leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Slade misses.
Slade scores with a hook to the body. Maynard takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Maynard feints a jab promting Slade to slip. Maynard then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Slade slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Slade pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slade scoring well with a low kick there.
An inside leg kick from Slade misses.
Maynard has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Slade finds it's way round the side to connect with Maynard's head.
Maynard staying out of range there.
Slade throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Maynard slips a straight right by Slade.
Maynard loads up on a big right hand but Slade slips the punch.
Maynard tries to bum rush Slade with a series of wild strikes but Slade uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Slade swats away the attempt to clinch by Maynard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Slade throws a head kick that misses.
Maynard connects with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Slade showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Maynard takes one to the side of the head.
Slade throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Maynard is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The fighters circling - Slade throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Maynard misses with a body punch
and Slade counters with a nice kick to the body.
Maynard thows a leg kick but Slade checks it
and Slade counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Maynard misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Slade scores with a body shot.
Maynard misses with a two punch combination.
Slade lands with a good body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Slade. That snapped Maynard's head back.
Maynard takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maynard avoids the head kick by Slade.
Slade throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maynard misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A solid leg kick lands there for Slade.
Slade misses with a kick to the body.
Slade clobbers Maynard with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Slade looks to land a right hand but Maynard moved out of range.
Slade moves out of range of the leg kick from Maynard.
Maynard moves in looking to clinch but Slade pushes him off.
Slade thows a body shot but no joy.
Maynard moves out of range of the body kick from Slade.
Maynard misses with a hook
and Slade counters with a low kick, right behind Maynard 's knee.
Slade lands a nice leg kick that just misses Maynard's sensitive parts.
Maynard throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Slade throws a looping overhand right but Maynard ducks down to avoid it.
Alexander Maynard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maynard misses with a body shot.
Maynard tries to score with a low kick but Slade moves his leg out of the way.
Slade lands with a kick to the temple. Maynard shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Slade throws a nice inside leg kick.
Maynard looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Maynard is looking to clinch.
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!
Maynard swings for the body but Slade moves out of range.
Slade misses with a body kick.
Maynard blocks a low kick nicely.
A jab from Maynard does it's job there.
Slade throws a low kick but it's checked well by Maynard.
Slade misses with an uppercut
letting Maynard counter with a right hand.
Maynard throws a hook to the side of Slade's head but Slade sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Slade as he connects with a hook.
Maynard shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Slade lands with a nice body kick.
Maynard takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Maynard misses with a low kick.
Slade throws a sloppy head kick and Maynard moves out of range easily.
Maynard misses with a hook to the body
and Slade counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Slade avoids the head kick by Maynard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Slade tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice uppercut lands for Slade. That snapped Maynard's head back.
Maynard throws a wild body kick that Slade sees coming a mile off.
Slade lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Maynard misses
and Slade counters with a body kick that stops Maynard in his tracks momentarily.
Slade throws a lazy right hand but Maynard sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Maynard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Slade throws a body kick that misses.
Maynard takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maynard throws a sloppy body shot
and Slade counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Slade jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Maynard misses with an uppercut. Slade saw that one coming.
Maynard misses with a hook to the body
and Slade counters with a low kick, right behind Maynard 's knee.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Slade scores with a leg kick.
Maynard thows a leg kick but Slade checks it
and Slade connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Slade avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Slade comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Slade has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Slade!
John Slade bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aldo Alpha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommi Hartola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aldo Alpha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tommi Hartola!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hartola swings for the body but Alpha moves out of range.
A big right from Hartola misses.
Hartola avoids the head kick by Alpha.
A lazy left from Alpha finds it's target.
Hartola scores with a hook to the body. Alpha takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Alpha tries to land a leg kick but Hartola saw it coming and moves away.
Alpha scores with a jab. Hartola acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Alpha is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hartola.
Alpha misses with a straight left.
Alpha drops Hartola with a nice combination! Alpha dives into Hartola's guard, looking to finish!
It looks like Tommi Hartola has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Hartola is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hartola is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hartola trying to control the position.
Alpha sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Hartola's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alpha not doing much here.
Hartola wants to improve his position but Alpha is controlling well.
Alpha wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hartola keeps working.
Hartola is looking for a sweep. Alpha is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Alpha perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Hartola is looking to escape.
We're going to have a standup here because Aldo Alpha wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
A leg kick checked by Alpha.
Hartola ducks under a wild hook from Alpha.
Hartola lands with a good body shot.
Alpha misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hartola.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Alpha finds it's target.
A good leg kick by Hartola.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hartola connects with a jab.
Hartola scores with a kick to the midsection.
Alpha scores with a head kick.
Hartola takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A swing and a miss from Alpha.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hartola.
Jab, jab by Hartola - just one landing.
Alpha moves out of range as Hartola strikes.
Hartola scores with a hook to the body. Alpha takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hartola stuns Alpha with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Alpha is breathing heavily.
Hartola dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hartola throws a one two combo.
It looks like Aldo Alpha has been cut.
Hartola throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alpha takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hartola fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Alpha has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hartola lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Alpha doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Hartola. That snapped Alpha's head back.
Hartola lands a nice looking body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alpha takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hartola throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Hartola lets loose with a powerful body kick. Alpha will feel that in the morning.
Alpha moves away from the strike by Hartola.
Hartola lands a really nice looking cross but Alpha seems unphased.
Hartola scores with a hook.
Hartola scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Alpha swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hartola throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hartola moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Alpha throws a head kick that misses.
Hartola keeps Alpha at a distance using the push kick.
Donk. Hartola catches Alpha right on the button with a cross.
Hartola fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Alpha has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Alpha sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Hartola takes a swing at Alpha's ribcage but misses.
Hartola thows a body kick. Alpha tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Hartola throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hartola throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Alpha stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hartola thows a body kick. Alpha tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Hartola rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Alpha moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hartola's corner calls for a 1-2. Hartola obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Alpha with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hartola to score with a decent uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommi Hartola dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Alpha gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Alpha is looking to clinch.
Jab by Alpha.
Hartola goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hartola lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hartola digs a good hook to Alpha's body.
Alpha throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alpha with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hartola looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hartola lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alpha throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hartola lands with a good body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hartola scores with a punch to the head.
Alpha takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Alpha with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hartola to score with a decent uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alpha is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hartola.
Hartola lands a big head kick that sends Alpha tumbling to the mat! Hartola takes a step backwards and waves Alpha back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Alpha is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alpha circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Hartola. Alpha falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Hartola!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tommi Hartola!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Tommi Hartola made sure he mentioned Perkele!, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Zwart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blake Edwards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Edwards has chosen Like a surgeon as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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237 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
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Olympic wrestler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Matt Zwart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Blake Edwards!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edwards chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Zwart can pounce on him.
Zwart throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Edwards forces Zwart back against the cage and clinches.
Zwart connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Blake Edwards has been cut.
Edwards is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Zwart is defending well for now.
Zwart landing knees to the head.
Edwards throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Edwards lands a shot to the body.
Zwart swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Edwards throws a head punch that misses.
Zwart throws a knee to the head but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Edwards escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zwart misses the shot to the body.
Edwards throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Edwards pushes Zwart up against the cage in a clinch.
Zwart lands an uppercut.
Edwards unloads a knee to the mid-section. Zwart lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Zwart misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Edwards.
Edwards blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards lands a nice elbow.
Zwart looking to throw knees to the head but Edwards is blocking nicely.
Edwards stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Zwart throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Edwards blocks it with crossed arms.
Edwards is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Zwart is defending well.
Zwart trying to land knees to the body.
Zwart tries to land a knee to the head but Edwards blocks with his arms.
Edwards lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Zwart with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Zwart's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Zwart tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Edwards avoids it.
Edwards creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Edwards lands a takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Edwards throwing strikes from guard but Zwart blocks nicely.
Edwards postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edwards trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Zwart trying to keep a closed guard but Edwards is proving a slippery customer.
Zwart wants to sweep here but Edwards controlling him for the moment.
Edwards postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Edwards is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Edwards looking to pass the guard.
Edwards lands a couple of digs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zwart pulls Edwards in to control the position.
Zwart wants to sweep but no luck.
Edwards wants to control from the top but Zwart keeps moving.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Edwards lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Zwart throws a leg kick
and Edwards counters with a stiff right hand.
Edwards misses with a wild body shot.
Zwart throws a head kick but Edwards moves out of range.
Edwards dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Zwart. That did some damage!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zwart bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Edwards's head backwards.
Edwards scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Zwart is breathing heavily.
Edwards fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Edwards connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Matt Zwart is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zwart doesn't manage to clinch there - Edwards circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edwards throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zwart misses with an attempted mid kick.
Edwards checks a leg kick nicely.
A bone on bone clash there as Edwards blocks the leg kick.
Zwart lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Zwart tries to land a leg kick but Edwards saw it coming and moves away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Zwart.
Edwards lands a jab to Zwart's midsection.
Edwards tries a head kick but it misses.
Edwards misses with a kick to the body.
Edwards lets loose with a powerful body kick. Zwart will feel that in the morning.
Zwart walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zwart throws a front kick aimed at Edwards's knee but Edwards avoids it well.
Zwart moves to clinch but Edwards breaks away
and Edwards counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Edwards moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blake Edwards dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Blake Edwards's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Edwards has taken the fight to the clinch.
Edwards tries to break the clinch but Zwart is controlling the position.
Edwards avoiding damage.
Edwards lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Zwart backwards.
Edwards just leaning against Zwart, taking a breather.
Zwart tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Edwards is trying to break the clinch but Zwart is controlling him.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Zwart lands a left hand.
Zwart tries a knee to the head but Edwards blocks it.
Edwards on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Edwards lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Matt Zwart has been cut.
Zwart trying to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Edwards.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Edwards lands an uppercut.
Zwart is rocked!
Edwards pushes Zwart back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oh Zwart is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Edwards blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Edwards dips a shoulder and cracks Zwart with a mighty uppercut! Zwart falls back against the cage and Edwards unloads with a barrage of strikes! Zwart is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Edwards screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Blake Edwards!
During a confident post fight interview, Blake Edwards thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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