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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Erin Dolor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kazim Kazim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kazim is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Jay-Z & Kanye West - Niggas In Paris . These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Erin Dolor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kazim Kazim!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dolor fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Kazim to the ground. Dolor is now in Kazim's guard.
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.
Dolor is looking to work some ground and pound but Kazim has wrist control.
Dolor postures up and lands a big shot to Kazim's brow.
Kazim has his feet on Dolor's thighs here. He's pushed Dolor off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Dolor screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kazim Kazim!
A less than humble Kazim Kazim misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Merdarus Goone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mugison Murr Murr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Merdarus Goone has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Merdarus Goone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mugison Murr Murr!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goone tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Murr Murr counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Goone gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Murr Murr.
Goone lands an elbow that stopped Murr Murr in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Mugison Murr Murr has been cut.
Goone lands a damaging elbow.
Goone prevents the takedown attempt.
Goone creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Murr Murr's defenses.
Goone pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Murr Murr avoiding damage as Goone throws knees to the body.
Goone tries to land a knee to the head but Murr Murr blocks with his arms.
Goone creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Murr Murr on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Murr Murr has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Goone is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Merdarus Goone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mugison Murr Murr.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goone comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Murr Murr dodges an elbow strike from Goone.
Goone tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Murr Murr avoids it.
Goone is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Goone lands an elbow inside that Murr Murr shrugs off.
Goone pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Goone throws an elbow but it misses.
Goone missing with knees to the body.
Murr Murr avoids the elbow strike from Goone, against the ropes.
Murr Murr avoids the elbow strike from Goone, against the ropes.
Goone missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goone is pressed up against the ropes. Murr Murr has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Goone down to the mat. Goone avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Murr Murr circles away from the clinch attempt
and Murr Murr decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Goone's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Murr Murr wants to stand but Goone has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Goone is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Murr Murr wants to stand and escape but instead Goone has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Goone wants to get up but he can't break Murr Murr's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Murr Murr has his foot on Goone's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Goone works his way back into a safe position though.
Goone wants to get up but he can't break Murr Murr's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Murr Murr is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Goone defends well.
Murr Murr looks gassed!
Goone wants to stand but Murr Murr has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goone stands up from guard. Let's bang!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Murr Murr.
Goone tries to clinch up but Murr Murr circles away and keeps his distance.
Murr Murr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Murr Murr closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Goone is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Murr Murr is controlling him well.
Murr Murr tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Goone is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Murr Murr has just dragged him back down to the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goone bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Goone tries to clinch there but Murr Murr circles away.
Murr Murr circles away from the clinch attempt.
Goone fails with an attempt to clinch.
Goone tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Murr Murr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Goone wants to clinch up but Murr Murr keeps it at a distance.
Goone tries to clinch up but Murr Murr circles away and keeps his distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Murr Murr throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Goone tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Murr Murr is in Goone's guard.
Goone wants to get back to his feet but Murr Murr is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Murr Murr tries to free his leg and advance position but Goone is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Merdarus Goone will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mugison Murr Murr's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Goone tries a head kick but it misses.
Goone tries to clinch but Murr Murr moves out of range.
Goone tries to close the distance and clinch but Murr Murr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Murr Murr.
Goone closes the distance looking to clinch
and Murr Murr counters with a nice double leg into side control. Goone won't be happy with that.
Murr Murr thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Murr Murr is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Goone knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Murr Murr tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goone wants to get back to his feet but Murr Murr drags him back down.
Murr Murr is breathing heavily.
Murr Murr tries to stand but Goone is controlling his head.
Goone wants to get back to his feet but Murr Murr drags him back down.
Goone trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Murr Murr is trying to get an arm triangle but Goone is defending well.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Goone is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Murr Murr asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murr Murr is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Goone is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Goone is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Murr Murr working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Goone is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murr Murr is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Goone has escaped the position, nice work there.
Murr Murr tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Goone is trying to buck Murr Murr off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murr Murr looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Murr Murr wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Goone, who protects the arm well.
Murr Murr tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Goone bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mugison Murr Murr will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Mugison Murr Murr's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Goone tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Goone scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Merdarus Goone is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Goone gets caught napping as Murr Murr dives in and scores a takedown. Goone manages to retain guard.
Goone wants to get back to his feet but Murr Murr is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Murr Murr stands and steps away. Goone gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Murr Murr tries for a takedown but Goone sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Goone tries to clinch but Murr Murr is having none of it.
Murr Murr takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A thudding body kick lands there by Goone!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Goone lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Goone lands a big head kick that sends Murr Murr tumbling to the mat! Goone takes a step backwards and waves Murr Murr back to his feet - he wants the finish!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goone tries to close the distance and clinch but Murr Murr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Goone is looking to clinch but Murr Murr is avoiding it.
Murr Murr tries to keep at a distance but Goone has taken the fight into the clinch.
Goone comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The referee is keeping an eye on Goone - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Goone tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Goone tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Murr Murr avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goone lands a nice elbow.
That has opened up Mugison Murr Murr's cut even more.
Murr Murr takes an elbow to the forehead.
Murr Murr goes for a takedown in the clinch but Goone prevents it.
Murr Murr drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Goone gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Merdarus Goone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mugison Murr Murr.
Goone manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Murr Murr managing to block the knees to the body from Goone.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goone misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Murr Murr.
Goone tries a knee to the head but Murr Murr blocks it.
Goone is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A knee to the head by Goone.
Goone is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Murr Murr is defending well for now.
Goone tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Murr Murr avoids it.
Goone trying to land knees to the body.
Goone tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Murr Murr avoids it.
Goone throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goone lands an elbow just above Murr Murr 's eye.
The cut above Mugison Murr Murr's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Murr Murr wants a takedown but no success here.
Goone is stalling here.
Murr Murr takes an elbow to the forehead.
Goone lands a nice elbow.
Goone is struggling to control the position.
Goone trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Murr Murr tries for a takedown but Goone manages to get underhooks.
Goone prevents the takedown attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Merdarus Goone showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Goone has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Merdarus Goone!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mikko Sakkinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bettar Thanu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sakkinen comes to the ring accompanied by Rotten Sound - Burden. Mikko Sakkinen could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Bettar Thanu's chin.
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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
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mikko Sakkinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bettar Thanu!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thanu wants to clinch but Sakkinen slips to the side
and Sakkinen counters with a nice double leg into guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Sakkinen tries to free his leg and advance position but Thanu is retaining full guard.
Sakkinen passes Thanu's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Sakkinen tries to pass the half guard into mount. Thanu knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Sakkinen seems to be looking for submissions.
Sakkinen seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Thanu does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Thanu really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sakkinen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sakkinen controlling the action here.
Sakkinen wants to take a breather but Thanu is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thanu scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Sakkinen manages to mount him!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Thanu is trying to stand.
Sakkinen unloading with bombs!
Sakkinen scoring with strikes but Thanu is staying in there.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Sakkinen cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Thanu is squirming around, avoiding Sakkinen's attempts to control the action.
Thanu wants to try and get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sakkinen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Thanu is looking to escape.
Sakkinen jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Thanu manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Sakkinen tries for a kimura but Thanu is defending well.
Thanu is pushing Sakkinen's head away, looking to escape. Sakkinen manages to hold on to the position though.
Sakkinen trying to control the action but Thanu is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thanu is pushing Sakkinen's head away, looking to escape. Sakkinen manages to hold on to the position though.
Sakkinen taking a breather here.
Sakkinen tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Sakkinen has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Sakkinen taking a break here but Thanu is having none of it and regains half guard.
Sakkinen perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakkinen decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Thanu closes the distance but Sakkinen moves to the side
and Sakkinen moves into the clinch.
Thanu using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sakkinen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Thanu lands a nice elbow.
Thanu throws an elbow but it's blocked.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sakkinen is working for takedown but Thanu is calmly controlling the position for now.
Sakkinen gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sakkinen looks to land a strike but Thanu avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikko Sakkinen dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Thanu clinches.
Thanu tries to land a knee to the head but Sakkinen blocks with his arms.
Thanu using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sakkinen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Thanu creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sakkinen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thanu tries to land knees in the clinch but Sakkinen avoids the damage to the body.
Sakkinen has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Thanu regains guard immediately.
Thanu wants to stand but Sakkinen is controlling the position.
Sakkinen forces his way into half guard.
Sakkinen looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Sakkinen drops an elbow to the side of Thanu's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thanu is looking to escape.
Sakkinen decides to stand and escape the position.
Thanu tries to sprawl but Sakkinen drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Sakkinen is controlling the pace.
Sakkinen is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Sakkinen is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakkinen is looking for a kimura but Thanu is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Sakkinen to get the leverage.
Thanu pushes Sakkinen off looking to stand but Sakkinen dives back in and keeps control.
Sakkinen working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Sakkinen controlling the pace.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thanu wants to get back to his feet.
Sakkinen is controlling the pace.
Sakkinen trying to control from half guard but Thanu is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Mikko Sakkinen wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Sakkinen lands with a straight right. Thanu didn't see that one coming.
Thanu tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Sakkinen counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Thanu!
The referee warns Thanu that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Thanu trying desperately to get to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakkinen goes for an armbar but Thanu turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Thanu.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sakkinen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Thanu can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sakkinen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sakkinen working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Thanu doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Thanu manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sakkinen looking for a sweep. Not yet Sakkinen, not yet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sakkinen throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikko Sakkinen dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Sakkinen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Thanu looks to clinch
and Sakkinen counters by clinching up.
Sakkinen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sakkinen blocks the elbow strike.
Sakkinen has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Thanu avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Sakkinen wants a takedown but no success here.
Sakkinen has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Thanu regains guard immediately.
Thanu wants to stand but Sakkinen is controlling the position.
Sakkinen content to stall in guard here.
Sakkinen forces his way into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thanu keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Mikko Sakkinen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Thanu tries to kick Sakkinen off but Sakkinen keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Sakkinen tries to pass to full mount but Thanu defends it.
Sakkinen stops Thanu from getting back to his feet.
Sakkinen thows a huge punch but Thanu dodges it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakkinen is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Thanu sees it coming and defends easily.
Sakkinen is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Thanu tries to kick Sakkinen off but Sakkinen keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Sakkinen trying to control from half guard but Thanu is working away.
Sakkinen is looking for a kimura but Thanu is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Sakkinen to get the leverage.
Thanu looks like he's trying to stand up.
Thanu is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Sakkinen wants to free his trapped foot but Thanu is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakkinen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sakkinen throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sakkinen is looking for a kimura but Thanu is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Sakkinen to get the leverage.
Sakkinen is looking to take a break and control but Thanu is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sakkinen is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Thanu is trying to stand up here but Sakkinen is controlling him well.
Sakkinen decides to stand up.
Sakkinen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thanu can do to turn this around?
Sakkinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thanu was well out of range. Poor timing from Sakkinen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thanu moves to clinch but Sakkinen breaks away
and Thanu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Thanu gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Sakkinen to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Sakkinen is stalling in the full guard.
Bettar Thanu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mikko Sakkinen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thanu wants to get back to his feet but Sakkinen is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mikko Sakkinen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sakkinen has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mikko Sakkinen!
During a confident post fight interview, Mikko Sakkinen thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rick Ward (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean VonFoster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ward comes to the ring accompanied by Tap Out. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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200 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
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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
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rick Ward!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sean VonFoster!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ward avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ward tries to bum rush VonFoster with a series of wild strikes but VonFoster uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
VonFoster wants to clinch up but Ward keeps it at a distance.
Ward pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
VonFoster shoots and misses
and Ward cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
No luck with that takedown attempt from VonFoster.
VonFoster throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ward's waist but Ward gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing VonFoster off to one side.
Rick Ward has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sean VonFoster.
Ward cracks VonFoster with an open hand slap.
It looks like Sean VonFoster has been cut.
Ward misses with the combination.
Ward throws an overhand right that lands on VonFoster's shoulder, as VonFoster tries to avoid the shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Ward misses the target.
VonFoster moves out of range as Ward strikes.
Ward keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's one minute gone in the round.
VonFoster shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ward throws a body punch but VonFoster moves out of range.
VonFoster is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
VonFoster misses with a takedown
and Ward counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
VonFoster throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A shot to the liver by Ward. Beautiful body shot.
Rick Ward seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
VonFoster looks to land a body kick but Ward moved away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from VonFoster.
Ward lands with a thumping leg kick.
VonFoster with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ward counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
VonFoster looks gassed!
Ward fakes high and swings low for a body shot but VonFoster manages to avoid it.
Ward lands a right hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
VonFoster throws a front kick aimed at Ward's knee but Ward avoids it well.
Ward lands with an overhand left.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
VonFoster misses with a takedown attempt
and Ward counters with a right hand to the body.
Ward lands with a shot to the body.
VonFoster misses with a takedown attempt
and Ward counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ward lands a right hook to the body.
Ward lands a jab to VonFoster's midsection.
Ward throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ward defends well against a solid takedown attempt from VonFoster.
Ward lands with a kick to the ribs.
Ward waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract VonFoster.
VonFoster takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Rick Ward is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ward lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Ward.
Ward is looking to wear down VonFoster with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ward lands an overhand right.
Ward ducks down and throws a hook to the body but VonFoster moves away.
Ward chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ward misses with a jab, cross combination.
VonFoster has his takedown stuffed
and Ward makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. VonFoster really felt that one!
Ward throws an uppercut from half a mile away. VonFoster sees it coming and avoids it easily.
VonFoster shoots for a takedown but Ward saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ward lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ward scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ward lands a jab to the nose.
Donk. Ward catches VonFoster right on the button with a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
VonFoster scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Ward is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of VonFoster's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take VonFoster's back!
Ward trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure VonFoster doesn't escape.
Ward gets his hands free as VonFoster looks to control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
VonFoster is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Ward.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rick Ward dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sean VonFoster's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ward looks to score with a jab to the body but VonFoster is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ward. VonFoster does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ward looks to score with a jab to the body but VonFoster is just out of range.
VonFoster takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
VonFoster shoots and misses
and Ward counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Ward swinging wildly here.
Ward lands a body shot.
VonFoster avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
VonFoster blocks a low kick nicely.
Ward swings and misses with a hook to the body.
VonFoster tries to clinch there but Ward circles away.
VonFoster misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ward.
Ward looks to land a right hand but VonFoster moved out of range.
A big right from Ward misses.
No luck with that takedown attempt from VonFoster.
VonFoster tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Ward paws at him with a jab and circles away.
VonFoster tries to clinch but Ward is having none of it.
VonFoster misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Rick Ward has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sean VonFoster.
VonFoster is breathing heavily.
Ward throws the kick towards the body but VonFoster avoids it.
VonFoster stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ward.
Ward is looking to slow VonFoster down with leg kicks.
VonFoster throws a head kick but Ward moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ward misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ward scores with a body shot.
Ward scores with a leg kick.
VonFoster tries to clinch up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
VonFoster changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ward tries to avoid it but VonFoster manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ward to the ground. Ward escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ward pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
VonFoster takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ward swings and misses with a hook to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ward.
Rick Ward is winning the standup battle so far.
VonFoster wants to clinch but Ward slips to the side
and Ward counters with a nice uppercut.
VonFoster with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ward counters with a nice body shot.
Ward lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ward dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ward with a jab.
Ward tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but VonFoster was well out of range. Poor timing from Ward.
VonFoster moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
VonFoster is rocked!
Ward ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ward lands a nice shot that snaps VonFoster's head back.
VonFoster is still on wobbly legs! Can Ward finish him?
VonFoster takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ward lands with a shot to the body.
Ward closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks VonFoster out cold! VonFoster corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Rick Ward!
Rick Ward tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clement Greenburg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brett Gray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Greenburg's entrance music is Your Mother's Got A Penis. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Gray's choice of entrance music: Pink Floyd - Any Color You Like. 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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281 lbs
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264 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Clement Greenburg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brett Gray!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Greenburg catches Gray with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Greenburg keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Greenburg throws a hook but Gray avoids it easily.
Gray throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Greenburg sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gray has taken the fight to the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Gray doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Greenburg blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Greenburg prevents Gray from breaking the clinch.
Gray wants to break the clinch but can't.
Greenburg lands a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gray swings wildly with an uppercut but Greenburg uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gray wants a takedown.
Greenburg can't find room to land a body shot as Gray controls the action.
Greenburg is pushing Gray up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greenburg is pressed up against the ropes. Gray has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Greenburg down to the mat. Greenburg avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Clement Greenburg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brett Gray.
Gray throws the left hand but Greenburg avoids the punch easily.
Gray misses with a hook
and Greenburg counters with a series of strikes. Gray will be more careful next time no doubt.
Gray shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Greenburg sprawls well. Greenburg wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gray gets slowly back to his feet.
Nice defenses there by Greenburg.
Gray throws a hook but Greenburg blocks it.
Gray cracks a nice hook into Greenburg's ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gray throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Gray finds it's way through Greenburg's defenses.
It looks like Clement Greenburg has been cut.
Gray is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gray is defended easily by Greenburg.
Gray throws a hook to the side of Greenburg's head but Greenburg sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Greenburg throws a right hand that Gray ducks under and follows up with a left that Gray also avoids with ease.
Gray throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gray lands a slapping body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gray lands a nice looking body shot.
Brett Gray seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Greenburg is breathing heavily.
Gray lands a jab to Greenburg's midsection.
Greenburg blocks a head kick by Gray.
Greenburg takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gray lands a really nice looking cross but Greenburg seems unphased.
Gray cracks Greenburg with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gray lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Greenburg falls backwards - clearly groggy! Gray dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brett Gray!
Brett Gray decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Cash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Austin Fowler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cash comes to the ring accompanied by Hurt - Johnny Cash. Johnny Cash has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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182 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Johnny Cash!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Austin Fowler!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cash fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Fowler looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Austin Fowler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cash.
Cash chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Fowler.
Fowler fails with the takedown
and Cash counters with a leg kick.
Nice jab there from Cash.
It looks like Austin Fowler has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fowler shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cash as he jumps to the side.
Johnny Cash has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Austin Fowler.
Fowler slips a jab from Cash.
Cash checks the leg kick.
Fowler with a poor takedown
and Cash counters with a leg kick.
Fowler looks gassed!
Cash buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cash lands a big uppercut and Fowler crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Fowler looks OK. Cash waves Fowler back to his feet!
Fowler is rocked!
Cash throws an uppercut from hell that sends Fowler clean off his feet! He's out cold! Cash stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Johnny Cash!
Johnny Cash decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Hattingh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary Goodridge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for George Hattingh has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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
9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, George Hattingh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gary Goodridge!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goodridge scores with a decent looking hook.
Goodridge has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Goodridge there as he acknowledges the shot.
It looks like Gary Goodridge has been cut.
Hattingh scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Goodridge doesn't seem bothered though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hattingh throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Goodridge sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hattingh swings for the body but Goodridge moves out of range.
A good leg kick by Hattingh.
Hattingh tries a head kick but it misses.
Hattingh misses with a wild body shot.
Hattingh misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Goodridge counters with a shoot takedown. Hattingh fights it but they end up in guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Goodridge looking to pass the guard.
Goodridge has gone for a leg lock! Hattingh slips out almost immediately though and dives into Goodridge's guard.
Hattingh knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Goodridge on the ground.
Goodridge looking for a guillotine here but Hattingh defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goodridge manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hattingh manages to get himself to full guard.
Hattingh on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hattingh tries to get out of the position.
Goodridge drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Goodridge jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Goodridge forces his way into half guard.
Goodridge looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goodridge wants to work for an arm triangle but Hattingh is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Goodridge is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Goodridge is looking for a kimura but Hattingh is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Goodridge to get the leverage.
Goodridge is working for a kimura but Hattingh is defending it quite comfortably.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goodridge is pressing down on Hattingh's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hattingh is holding on for now.
Hattingh trying to control from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Goodridge seems to be looking for submissions.
Goodridge is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Hattingh sees it coming and defends easily.
Goodridge has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Goodridge is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Hattingh to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Hattingh shrugs it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goodridge is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Hattingh has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Goodridge is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Hattingh can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Goodridge swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Hattingh is now in Goodridge's guard. A big mistake from Goodridge there, giving up the dominant position!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Goodridge is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hattingh is aware though and is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gary Goodridge dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gary Goodridge's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Goodridge misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hattingh lands with a nice body punch.
Hattingh connects with a body shot that sends Goodridge's belly button to the back.
Goodridge 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!
Hattingh tries to bum rush Goodridge with a series of wild strikes but Goodridge uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A slow jab from Hattingh misses its intended target.
Hattingh bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Goodridge's head.
Hattingh looks to land a combination but Goodridge avoids it well.
Hattingh throws the kick towards the body but Goodridge avoids it.
Hattingh throws a front kick aimed at Goodridge's knee but Goodridge avoids it well.
Nice shot lands for Hattingh.
Goodridge looks for a takedown but Hattingh sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hattingh throws a looping overhand right but Goodridge ducks down to avoid it.
Hattingh throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Goodridge is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hattingh sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Goodridge dives in and grabs Hattingh's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hattingh pushes down on Goodridge's head and hops out.
George Hattingh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gary Goodridge.
Hattingh misses with a wild body shot.
Goodridge checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Hattingh here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Goodridge rushes Hattingh and presses him up against the ropes.
Hattingh is trying to break the clinch but Goodridge has him pressed against the ropes.
Hattingh has had enough of the clinch but Goodridge keeps him there for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goodridge has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hattingh avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Hattingh wants to stall.
Goodridge keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hattingh's efforts to push away.
Hattingh is pressed up against the ropes. Goodridge has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hattingh down to the mat. Hattingh avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hattingh throws a jab when Goodridge was well out of range.
Hattingh misses with a hook
and Goodridge counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Goodridge postures up.
Hattingh keeping full guard, as Goodridge tries to pass.
Goodridge thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Hattingh keeping full guard, as Goodridge tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hattingh can't keep his opponent in guard - Goodridge advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Goodridge seems to be looking for submissions.
Hattingh is looking to improve his position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Goodridge is looking for a kimura but Hattingh is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Goodridge to get the leverage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Hattingh dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gary Goodridge's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Goodridge shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hattingh fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hattingh darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Goodridge closes the distance and clinches up with Hattingh, looking for a takedown. Goodridge pushes Hattingh against the ropes but Hattingh circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Oooooh!!! Hattingh has knocked Goodridge down with a huge combo! Hattingh steps away and waves a wobbly Goodridge back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Goodridge is rocked!
Hattingh is stalking Goodridge. Goodridge circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Hattingh, and it's lights out! Goodridge really payed the price for that rookie mistake.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). George Hattingh!
George Hattingh gave a mention to ANABOLIC **160** and LAUNDRY in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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