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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Uncle Rico (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcelo Veterano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Veterano has chosen Turn The Lights Out as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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190 lbs
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203 lbs
7 - 12 - 1 |
Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
16 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Uncle Rico!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Marcelo Veterano!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rico takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Rico tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Veterano was well out of range. Poor timing from Rico.
Rico swings away with a body shot that misses
and Veterano cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A jab from Veterano misses.
Veterano jabs Rico to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rico moves away from the strike by Veterano.
Veterano bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Veterano throws an overhand right that lands on Rico's shoulder, as Rico tries to avoid the shot.
Veterano lands a jab to the nose.
Rico keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rico misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Veterano.
Rico fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Veterano manages to avoid it.
Veterano swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
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!
Veterano throws a big shot that misses.
Veterano scores with a hook to the body. Rico takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rico is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Veterano uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rico.
Veterano looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Veterano throws a lazy right hand but Rico sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rico is looking to wear down Veterano with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Rico walks into a straight right hand from Veterano.
Rico uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Veterano.
Veterano missing with a left hand there. Rico was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rico lands a slapping body shot.
Rico slips a straight right by Veterano.
Rico looks to score with a jab to the body but Veterano is just out of range.
Rico moves out of range as Veterano strikes.
Rico steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Veterano.
Veterano throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rico.
Veterano might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Rico on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A cross from Veterano lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rico throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rico moves out of range of the strikes.
Rico thows a body shot but no joy.
Rico lands a nice looking body shot.
Veterano throws a hook but Rico avoids it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rico shoots for a double leg takedown but Veterano sprawls well. He's pushed Rico's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Veterano listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A big left from Veterano misses.
Veterano tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rico was well out of range. Poor timing from Veterano.
Veterano throws a series of strikes that have Rico backpedaling.
Rico scores with a shot to the body.
Rico shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Rico thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Veterano's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rico seems to be looking for submissions.
Veterano is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rico thows a huge punch but Veterano dodges it nicely.
Rico drops an elbow to the side of Veterano's head.
Rico not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Veterano blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rico.
Rico keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Ground and pound from Rico.
Rico is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Rico thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rico throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Veterano wants to improve his position but Rico is controlling well.
Rico not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rico is working for a kimura but Veterano is defending it quite comfortably.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Veterano can do anything to dispel that myth.
Veterano controlling the position well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcelo Veterano dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Rico throws a body punch but Veterano moves out of range.
A jab from Veterano finds it's way through Rico's defenses.
Veterano is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Veterano displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Rico cracks a nice hook into Veterano's ribs.
Rico throws out a loose jab but Veterano uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rico throws a body punch but Veterano moves out of range.
Veterano uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rico.
Veterano's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Veterano duly obliges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Veterano lands a jab to the head.
Veterano misses with the combination.
Rico darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rico throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Veterano counter with a right hand.
Rico swings for the body but Veterano moves out of range.
Veterano with a nice cross.
Marcelo Veterano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Veterano misses with a few strikes there.
Rico misses with a hook. Veterano ducked under it nicely.
Veterano throws a nice looking combination but Rico bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rico throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rico misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Veterano.
Veterano misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Rico to counter with a crisp jab.
Veterano keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rico.
Rico swings away with a body shot that misses
and Veterano counters with a three punch combo that has Rico backing up. Rico nods at Veterano to acknowledge the strikes.
Rico slips under a jab from Veterano.
Rico throws a left and a right that both miss
and Veterano counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rico takes a swing at Veterano's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rico throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rico ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rico looks to score with a jab to the body but Veterano is just out of range.
Veterano uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rico.
Marcelo Veterano seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rico just misses with a punch to the body.
Veterano scores with a jab to the jaw.
Rico tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Veterano was well out of range. Poor timing from Rico.
Rico looks to score with a jab to the body but Veterano is just out of range.
Marcelo Veterano is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Veterano throws a jab but it's blocked by Rico.
Rico slips under a jab.
Veterano scores with a shot to the body.
Rico swings for the body but Veterano moves out of range.
Rico ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Veterano moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rico throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A shot to the body from Rico misses
and Veterano connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rico misses with a body shot.
Rico misses with an uppercut. Veterano saw that one coming.
Rico works over Veterano's head and body with a nice combination.
Rico lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Veterano at a distance.
Veterano fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rico on the side of the head.
Veterano lands a jab.
Veterano cracks Rico with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Rico misses with a body shot.
Veterano misses with a jab, cross combination.
Veterano uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rico.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Veterano avoids the body shot from Rico.
Veterano feints a jab promting Rico to slip. Veterano then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Rico slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rico throws a hook but Veterano avoids it easily.
Veterano moves out of range as Rico strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rico. Veterano does a little dance to reset his feet.
Veterano has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Veterano looks to land a right hand but Rico moved out of range.
Rico thows a body shot but no joy.
Rico shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Veterano but Veterano pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Veterano gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rico.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Veterano throws out a powerful jab.
Veterano throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcelo Veterano showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. 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.
A cross from Veterano lands.
Veterano scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rico throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rico staying out of range there.
Rico shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Veterano really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rico. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rico wants to take a breather but Veterano is having none of it.
Rico is trying for a kimura here. Veterano looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Rico wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Uncle Rico!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jon Bilashki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Garlin Liddle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bilashki comes to the cage accompanied by The Warriors of Skyrim. The crowd seem to be enjoying Liddle's choice of entrance music: eye of the tiger. 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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300 lbs
5 - 9 - 0 |
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270 lbs
6 - 9 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Great elbows
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jon Bilashki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Garlin Liddle!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liddle throws a body punch but Bilashki moves out of range.
Bilashki takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Liddle swinging wildly here.
Liddle pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Liddle dodges the punch combination from Bilashki.
Liddle moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Liddle misses with a head kick.
Liddle scores with a leg kick.
Liddle tries a head kick but it misses.
Bilashki fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A combination from Liddle does no damage.
Liddle displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bilashki.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Liddle throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bilashki counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Garlin Liddle has been cut.
Liddle fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bilashki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Liddle.
Liddle throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bilashki fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bilashki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Liddle.
Bilashki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bilashki throws a series of strikes that have Liddle backpedaling.
Bilashki throws a series of punches but Liddle avoids them all with ease.
Bilashki is breathing heavily.
Liddle lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Jon Bilashki has been cut.
Liddle misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Liddle throws a series of punches but Bilashki moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Liddle closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Liddle tries to clinch up but Bilashki circles away and keeps his distance.
Bilashki lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bilashki rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Liddle moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Liddle takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Liddle does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Bilashki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Liddle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bilashki misses with a two punch combination.
Liddle steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bilashki.
Bilashki has Liddle up against the cage in a clinch.
Liddle is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Bilashki is defending well.
Bilashki lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bilashki cracks Liddle with a nice body shot.
Liddle has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bilashki avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Liddle wants a takedown.
Jon Bilashki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Garlin Liddle.
Bilashki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Liddle slips a jab and a cross from Bilashki.
Liddle connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bilashki. Bilashki circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bilashki moves in looking to clinch but Liddle pushes him off.
Bilashki swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddle walks into a jab.
Liddle swinging wildly here.
A head kick misses from Liddle.
Bilashki works over Liddle's head and body with a nice combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bilashki rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Liddle moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Garlin Liddle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Liddle throws a head kick but Bilashki moves out of range.
Jon Bilashki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bilashki looks for a takedown but Liddle sprawls well.
Liddle throws a right and a left that both miss.
Liddle pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Liddle avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bilashki swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Liddle swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bilashki's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Bilashki duly obliges.
Liddle keeps the fight on the outside.
Liddle throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bilashki throws a right and a left that both miss.
Liddle tries a low kick but Bilashki avoids it.
A clash of legs there as Bilashki blocks the low kick.
Liddle throws a sloppy head kick
and Bilashki counters by clinching up.
Liddle goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bilashki prevents it.
Liddle goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bilashki prevents it.
Bilashki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Liddle misses with a double jab.
Bilashki throws a right and a left that both miss.
Liddle sizes up Bilashki with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Bilashki dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Liddle misses with a series of wild punches.
Bilashki bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Liddle throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bilashki looks to land a combination but Liddle avoids it well.
Liddle throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A nice combination there by Bilashki.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bilashki throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Bilashki has managed to clinch.
Bilashki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Liddle throws a wild body kick that Bilashki sees coming a mile off.
Bilashki drops Liddle with a beautiful combination! Liddle stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Bilashki is looking for the KO!
Liddle is rocked!
That has opened up Garlin Liddle's cut even more.
Bilashki connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Liddle to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Bilashki!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jon Bilashki!
Our winner, Jon Bilashki, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Janusz Woitek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arvo Satsuma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Janusz Woitek has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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182 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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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
5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Janusz Woitek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Arvo Satsuma!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Woitek moves out of range of the strikes.
Satsuma will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Satsuma jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Woitek throws a hook but Satsuma avoids it easily.
Woitek goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Satsuma moves into range and connects with a jab.
Satsuma avoids a punch combination nicely.
Woitek connects with a body shot.
Satsuma waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Woitek.
Satsuma moves out of range as Woitek strikes.
Satsuma misses with a hook. Woitek ducked under it nicely.
Satsuma throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Woitek misses with a body kick.
Woitek keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Satsuma drives through with a takedown into Woitek's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Satsuma stops Woitek from standing up.
Satsuma trying to control but Woitek is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Arvo Satsuma.
Woitek plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Woitek displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Satsuma throws out the jab.
Woitek misses with a wild body shot.
Satsuma looks to land a left hand but Woitek moved out of range nicely.
Woitek misses with the combination.
Satsuma throws a hook to the side of Woitek's head but Woitek sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woitek throws a series of punches but Satsuma avoids them all with ease.
Nice defenses there by Satsuma.
Woitek lunges at Satsuma with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Satsuma's hand.
Woitek swats away the attempt to clinch by Satsuma.
Satsuma with a hook.
Woitek throws a hook but Satsuma avoids it easily.
Satsuma displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Woitek throws out the jab.
Woitek misses with a hook. Satsuma ducked under it nicely.
Woitek slips a straight right by Satsuma.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Satsuma blocks the body kick.
Satsuma scores with a jab.
Woitek displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Satsuma.
Janusz Woitek has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arvo Satsuma.
Woitek connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Satsuma momentarily.
Satsuma throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Janusz Woitek is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Woitek throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Satsuma.
Satsuma misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woitek misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Satsuma.
Satsuma throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Woitek misses with an uppercut.
Satsuma misses with a body shot.
Woitek slips under a jab from Satsuma.
Satsuma connects with a right hand. Woitek shakes it off.
Woitek moves out of range of the strikes.
Satsuma drives through with a takedown into guard.
Satsuma trying to control the position from guard on top but Woitek is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Woitek wants to stand but Satsuma is controlling the position.
Satsuma throws an elbow that misses. Woitek uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Satsuma's guard. Nice move by Woitek!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Satsuma looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woitek wants to get up but he can't break Satsuma's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Satsuma looking for a sweep. Not yet Satsuma, not yet.
Woitek is looking to stand up but Satsuma won't let him.
Satsuma looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Satsuma is on top in guard.
Satsuma missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Satsuma throws an elbow that misses. Woitek uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Satsuma's guard. Nice move by Woitek!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Woitek won't allow Satsuma to sweep him here.
Satsuma striking off his back but it's not causing Woitek any problems.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arvo Satsuma dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Satsuma pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Woitek throws a head kick but Satsuma moves out of range.
Woitek cracks Satsuma with a right hand to the side of the head.
Woitek slips a jab from Satsuma.
Satsuma fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Woitek sprawls well initially but Satsuma persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Woitek keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Satsuma misses with a head shot. Woitek uses the momentum to regain guard.
Satsuma throws a strike but Woitek rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Woitek postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Satsuma is looking to sweep but instead, Woitek has passed into half guard.
Satsuma gets back to full guard.
Satsuma is trying to control the position but Woitek postures up.
Woitek would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Woitek stands up and waves to Satsuma to follow him.
Satsuma closes the distance and clinches up with Woitek, looking for a takedown. Satsuma pushes Woitek against the cage but Woitek circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Janusz Woitek is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Satsuma ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Woitek moves away.
Satsuma swinging wildly here.
Satsuma might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Woitek misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Satsuma closes this distance looking for a takedown but Woitek circles away.
Satsuma misses with a looping right.
Woitek takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Satsuma throws a body punch but Woitek moves out of range.
Woitek with a nice cross.
Nice defenses there by Satsuma.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Woitek gets tackled into the cage by Satsuma. Satsuma maintains the clinch.
Satsuma tries to work over Woitek's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Woitek is looking to break free of the clinch but Satsuma has double underhooks.
Satsuma struggles to land a body shot inside as Woitek controls his hands.
Woitek is trying to break the clinch but Satsuma is controlling him.
Satsuma working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Woitek is trying to break free.
Woitek manages to break the clinch.
Woitek throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Satsuma's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Woitek connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Satsuma scrambles back to his feet.
Satsuma lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Satsuma looks for a takedown but Woitek sprawls well.
Janusz Woitek has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arvo Satsuma.
Satsuma moves out of range as Woitek strikes.
Woitek goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Satsuma scores with a takedown into Woitek's guard.
Woitek working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Satsuma.
Woitek has momentary wrist control but Satsuma slips an elbow through the middle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Satsuma throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Woitek works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Satsuma throws a big right hand that misses.
Satsuma stands up over Woitek, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Satsuma throwing strikes but missing.
Satsuma in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Satsuma seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Satsuma with a flurry of punches that miss.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Satsuma looking to sit in guard and control but Woitek gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Woitek would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arvo Satsuma showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! 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.
Satsuma loads up on a big right hand but Woitek slips the punch.
Satsuma misses with a straight right.
Woitek moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Satsuma fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Woitek manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Satsuma. Woitek does a little dance to reset his feet.
Janusz Woitek is winning the standup battle so far.
A jab from Satsuma misses.
Woitek walks into a straight right hand from Satsuma.
Satsuma fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Satsuma is looking to clinch.
Satsuma swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Satsuma tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Woitek paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Good standup being displayed there by Satsuma as he connects with a hook.
Woitek throws the left hand but Satsuma avoids the punch easily.
Woitek scores with a body shot.
Satsuma fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Woitek looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Satsuma sizes up Woitek with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woitek throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Woitek lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Satsuma circles away quickly and effectively.
Satsuma tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Woitek counters with a left to the body.
Woitek throws a right hand that Satsuma ducks under and follows up with a left that Satsuma also avoids with ease.
Woitek misses with a two punch combination.
Satsuma takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Woitek misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Satsuma.
Woitek throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Woitek uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Satsuma.
Woitek waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Satsuma.
Satsuma keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Satsuma tries to clinch but Woitek moves out of range.
Satsuma checks a low kick from Woitek.
Woitek does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Satsuma fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Woitek looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Woitek takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Satsuma misses with an uppercut. Woitek saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woitek rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Satsuma moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Satsuma throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Satsuma uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Woitek.
Satsuma 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.
Satsuma misses with a wild body shot.
Satsuma swings for the body but Woitek moves out of range.
Woitek thows a body shot but no joy.
Woitek throws a left and a right that both miss
and Satsuma counters with a series of strikes. Woitek will be more careful next time no doubt.
Woitek is rocked!
Woitek avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Oh Woitek is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Satsuma throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Woitek ducks under a wild hook from Satsuma.
Satsuma thows a left - swing and a miss!
Woitek moves out of range of the strikes.
Woitek moves away from the strike by Satsuma.
Satsuma misses with a hook. Woitek ducked under it nicely.
Satsuma throws a lazy right hand but Woitek sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Satsuma pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Satsuma shoots in for a takedown. SLAM! Brutal! Woitek is out cold and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Slam). Arvo Satsuma!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Stephen Hawking (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raymond Matice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hawking comes to the cage accompanied by One Winged Angel by The Black Mages. Stephen Hawking is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Stephen Hawking!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Raymond Matice!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawking shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hawking showed some decent athleticism there.
Matice tries to get to full guard but Hawking has control of the leg.
Hawking moves into full mount! Matice won't be happy about that!
Hawking scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Matice is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
The referee warns Matice that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Hawking raining down hammerfists from mount.
Matice is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big strike lands for Hawking! That's really hurt Matice and he's turned his back - Hawking keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Hawking jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stephen Hawking!
Stephen Hawking retains his featherweight title!
Stephen Hawking looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'I'm the best lookin, smartest and baddest man on this planet !!! NO ONE CAN DEFEAT ME !!! '.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Esoj Aicrag (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Metaxa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Metaxa's choice of entrance music: •99• The Haunted🔫. 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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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Esoj Aicrag!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Martin Metaxa!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aicrag scores with a jab.
Aicrag avoids the head kick by Metaxa.
Metaxa feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Aicrag's calf.
A leg kick checked by Metaxa.
Aicrag connects with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Metaxa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Aicrag connects with a high kick.
Aicrag shoots in looking for a takedown. Metaxa tries to sprawl out of it but Aicrag keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Metaxa manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Metaxa turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Aicrag is trying hard to land a takedown here. Metaxa sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Aicrag on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Metaxa gets caught napping as Aicrag dives in and scores a takedown. Metaxa manages to retain guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Metaxa keeping moving, preventing Aicrag from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Metaxa wants to stand and escape but Aicrag is having none of it.
Metaxa controlling Aicrag's posture.
Aicrag throws a big elbow that misses.
Metaxa wants to sweep but no luck.
Metaxa is looking to stand up but Aicrag isn't so interested in that idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Metaxa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Aicrag has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Metaxa.
Aicrag tries to score with a low kick but Metaxa moves his leg out of the way.
Metaxa blocks a head kick by Aicrag.
Metaxa will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Metaxa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Metaxa drops his hands momentarily and Aicrag takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aicrag blocks a head kick by Metaxa.
Metaxa tries to close the distance and clinch but Aicrag swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sloppy strikes from Metaxa. Those never looked like landing.
Metaxa misses with a series of wild punches.
Aicrag waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Metaxa.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Metaxa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Aicrag swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Metaxa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Metaxa takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Metaxa fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Aicrag on the side of the head.
Aicrag gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Metaxa counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aicrag lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Aicrag changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Metaxa tries to avoid it but Aicrag manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Metaxa to the ground. Metaxa escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Esoj Aicrag. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aicrag misses with an uppercut. Metaxa saw that one coming.
Metaxa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Aicrag.
An inside leg kick lands from Aicrag.
Aicrag shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Metaxa napping and manages to drive through into side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aicrag looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Metaxa is avoiding damage well.
Aicrag trying to control the action but Metaxa is working from the bottom.
Aicrag grinds an elbow into Metaxa's temple.
Metaxa is looking for a sweep.
Aicrag slows the pace down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Aicrag looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
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 Esoj Aicrag will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Metaxa scores with a spinning back kick!
Metaxa wants to clinch.
Aicrag with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Aicrag swings for the body but Metaxa moves out of range.
Metaxa jabs at Aicrag's body.
Martin Metaxa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Metaxa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Aicrag.
Martin Metaxa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Aicrag pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Aicrag checks a leg kick.
A big right from Aicrag misses.
Metaxa throws a series of punches but Aicrag avoids them all with ease.
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!
Aicrag bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Metaxa moves out of range of the body kick from Aicrag.
Aicrag pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Aicrag takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Metaxa tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Aicrag manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Metaxa throws a front kick aimed at Aicrag's knee but Aicrag avoids it well.
Metaxa pivots, looking for a leg kick but Aicrag is out of range and Metaxa settles back down.
Aicrag throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Aicrag with a hook.
Metaxa tries to clinch up.
Aicrag 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.
Aicrag wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Metaxa, right into the meat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aicrag takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Metaxa moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Metaxa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Aicrag swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sloppy strikes from Metaxa. Those never looked like landing.
Aicrag throws a right hand that Metaxa ducks under and follows up with a left that Metaxa also avoids with ease.
Metaxa throws a leg kick which misses Aicrag's front leg but catches the back leg as Aicrag tries to avoid it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Metaxa lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Metaxa lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A left and a right from Metaxa both land. Nice combination.
Aicrag throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Metaxa throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Aicrag cracks a nice hook into Metaxa's ribs.
Metaxa looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Metaxa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Aicrag.
Metaxa lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Aicrag wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Metaxa.
Metaxa misses with a low kick as Aicrag jumps back.
Metaxa lands with an uppercut that bounces Aicrag off the cage and back into range.
Martin Metaxa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Aicrag throws a jab but it's blocked by Metaxa.
Aicrag feints and then cracks Metaxa's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Metaxa down.
Metaxa scores with a jab to the body.
Metaxa tests Aicrag's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Aicrag has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Metaxa.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Metaxa fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A good leg kick by Aicrag.
Metaxa jabs Aicrag to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Metaxa misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aicrag jabs Metaxa to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Aicrag takes a swing at Metaxa's ribcage but misses.
Aicrag shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Metaxa's guard.
Metaxa wants to sweep but no luck.
Aicrag is fighting to break Metaxa's control of his arms but Metaxa is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Metaxa wants to stand but Aicrag is controlling the position.
Aicrag trying to control the position from guard on top but Metaxa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Metaxa tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martin Metaxa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Aicrag checks a leg kick.
Metaxa checks a low kick from Aicrag.
Metaxa tries to clinch there but Aicrag circles away.
Aicrag misses with a wild combination.
Metaxa lands with a nice body kick.
Aicrag misses with a left hand
and Metaxa counters with an outside leg kick.
Metaxa throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Aicrag's head.
Metaxa tries to clinch there but Aicrag circles away.
A jab from Metaxa finds it's way through Aicrag's defenses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Metaxa fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Aicrag is out of range.
Good leg kick by Metaxa there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Metaxa's corner calls for a 1-2. Metaxa obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Metaxa looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Metaxa blocks the leg kick.
Metaxa throws a low kick, looking for Aicrag's leg but Aicrag calmly moves out of range.
Aicrag looks to score with a jab to the body but Metaxa is just out of range.
Aicrag looks to land a left hand but Metaxa moved out of range nicely.
Metaxa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Metaxa tries a head kick but it misses.
Metaxa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A lazy left from Aicrag finds it's target.
Aicrag throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Aicrag swats away the attempt to clinch by Metaxa.
An inside leg kick lands from Metaxa.
Aicrag moves away from the strike by Metaxa.
Aicrag checks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Metaxa looks to land a body kick but Aicrag moved away.
Metaxa wants to clinch.
Aicrag is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Metaxa is looking to score with low kicks.
Metaxa chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Aicrag can pounce on him.
Metaxa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Aicrag moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Metaxa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Aicrag.
Metaxa throws a jab but it's blocked by Aicrag.
Metaxa goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Metaxa changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Metaxa lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Esoj Aicrag has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A telegraphed right hand from Aicrag misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Aicrag.
A slapping leg kick lands for Metaxa.
Aicrag throws out a leg kick but Metaxa moves out of range and Aicrag only half commits.
Metaxa connects with a good right hand that stumbles Aicrag. Aicrag circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Metaxa lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Aicrag takes one to the side of the head.
Aicrag fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Some bone on bone action there as Metaxa checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Aicrag on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Aicrag looks for the body kick but Metaxa saw that one coming.
Metaxa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aicrag manages to avoid it.
Aicrag throws out a leg kick but Metaxa moves out of range and Aicrag only half commits.
Metaxa moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Metaxa scores with a head kick. Aicrag tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Danga de danga de dang - Metaxa scores with a four punch combination!
Metaxa tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Aicrag makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Metaxa cracks a nice hook into Aicrag's ribs.
Metaxa lands with an overhand left.
Metaxa tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Aicrag is able to avoid easily.
Both fighters circling a little - Metaxa finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A chopping leg kick lands by Metaxa.
Metaxa tries to work over Aicrag's front leg with a kick but Aicrag checks it.
Martin Metaxa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Metaxa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aicrag was well out of range. Poor timing from Metaxa.
And that's the end of the fight!
Martin Metaxa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Metaxa 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight for Martin Metaxa!
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight for Martin Metaxa!
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight for Martin Metaxa!
Martin Metaxa wins by unanimous decision!
A victorious Martin Metaxa 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 Juhani Vihervuori (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brutaali Keijo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Keijo has chosen CMX - Pyörivät Sähkökoneet as his entrance music. 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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174 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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ADCC Champion
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Juhani Vihervuori!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brutaali Keijo!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vihervuori rushes Keijo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Keijo pushes off an throws an elbow but Vihervuori leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Vihervuori misses with a body punch.
Keijo takes a shot to the head.
Vihervuori tries a body shot but Keijo blocks it.
A short uppercut from Keijo.
Keijo tries to work over Vihervuori's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vihervuori tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Keijo is defending well against a takedown attempt.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vihervuori.
Vihervuori tries to score a body lock takedown but Keijo shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Vihervuori misses with a punch to the body.
Vihervuori can't find room to land a body shot as Keijo controls the action.
Vihervuori working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Keijo fails to land.
Vihervuori tries to work over Keijo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vihervuori blocks a body shot from Keijo.
Keijo has a couple of punches blocked by Vihervuori.
Vihervuori blocks an uppercut.
Vihervuori makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vihervuori's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keijo tries to score a body lock takedown but Vihervuori shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Vihervuori goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vihervuori stalling.
Vihervuori struggles to land a body shot inside as Keijo controls his hands.
Keijo pushes Vihervuori back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Keijo being controlled against the cage.
Vihervuori gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Keijo digs a right hand into Vihervuori's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Vihervuori's gas tank.
Keijo breaks from the clinch.
Vihervuori lands a slapping body shot.
Keijo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vihervuori sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Keijo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Keijo throws a looping overhand right but Vihervuori ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vihervuori connects with a looping right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vihervuori just misses with a punch to the body.
Brutaali Keijo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Keijo looks to land a left hand but Vihervuori moved out of range nicely.
Vihervuori doesn't manage to clinch there - Keijo circles away.
Keijo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Vihervuori counters with a straight right hand.
Vihervuori thuds his right hand into Keijo's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Vihervuori shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Keijo pinned against the cage. Keijo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juhani Vihervuori. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Keijo. Vihervuori does a little dance to reset his feet.
Keijo scores with a leg kick.
Vihervuori gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Keijo prevents a body shot from Vihervuori.
Vihervuori lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Keijo.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vihervuori.
Keijo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vihervuori misses with some punches.
Keijo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Vihervuori blocks an uppercut.
Vihervuori lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Keijo working hard to break the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Vihervuori scores with a nice short uppercut.
Vihervuori scores with a shot to the side of Keijo's head.
Keijo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vihervuori tries a body shot but Keijo blocks it.
Keijo throws a punch but it's blocked by Vihervuori.
Vihervuori struggles to land a body shot inside as Keijo controls his hands.
Keijo blocks an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Vihervuori.
Keijo throws a head punch that misses.
Vihervuori works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Keijo is trying to keep Vihervuori in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vihervuori passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Keijo is looking to reverse the position.
Vihervuori trying to control the action but Keijo is working from the bottom.
Keijo defending against the ground and pound.
The strikes coming from Vihervuori are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Vihervuori is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Keijo knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vihervuori tries to score with some ground and pound. Keijo controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juhani Vihervuori dominated that round.
That's time! Vihervuori's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Vihervuori misses with a leg kick.
A big left from Keijo misses.
Vihervuori scores with a jab to the head.
Keijo checks a leg kick.
Vihervuori connects with the punch.
Vihervuori wants to clinch up but Keijo keeps it at a distance.
Brutaali Keijo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Keijo avoids the body shot from Vihervuori.
Keijo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Keijo looks to land a right hand but Vihervuori moved out of range.
Vihervuori fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Keijo on the side of the head.
Keijo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vihervuori.
Keijo connects with a right hand. Vihervuori shakes it off.
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!
A slapping leg kick lands for Vihervuori.
Keijo misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keijo misses with a wild body shot.
Keijo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Keijo looks to land a right hand but Vihervuori moved out of range.
Keijo ducks under a wild hook from Vihervuori.
Vihervuori ducks under a wild hook from Keijo.
Keijo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vihervuori.
Keijo does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Keijo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Keijo throws a sloppy head kick and Vihervuori moves out of range easily.
Keijo lands a jab to the nose.
Juhani Vihervuori is winning the standup battle so far.
Keijo looks for the body kick but Vihervuori saw that one coming.
Good leg kick by Vihervuori there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Vihervuori misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keijo thumps Vihervuori with a low kick.
Keijo scores with a jab to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vihervuori will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Vihervuori checks a leg kick nicely.
Keijo is looking to clinch but Vihervuori is avoiding it.
Vihervuori scores with a jab to the body.
Keijo is looking to chop away at Vihervuori's legs.
Vihervuori throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Keijo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Keijo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vihervuori throws a body punch but Keijo moves out of range.
Keijo connects with a looping right hand.
Keijo swats away the attempt to clinch by Vihervuori.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keijo instigates a clinch.
Keijo lands a body punch.
Vihervuori's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Keijo lands with a left to the head.
Keijo prevents a takedown attempt there.
Keijo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Juhani Vihervuori has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Vihervuori tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vihervuori softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Vihervuori lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Keijo working aggressively here.
Keijo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Keijo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Vihervuori goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keijo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vihervuori backwards.
Vihervuori is trying to drag Keijo to the mat but Keijo just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juhani Vihervuori. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vihervuori looking to slow down the pace here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Keijo.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Vihervuori.
Vihervuori takes a shot to the head.
Vihervuori keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Keijo's efforts to push away.
Vihervuori trying to stall but Keijo improves his position.
Vihervuori is stalling here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vihervuori tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Keijo's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vihervuori.
Vihervuori prevents a body shot from Keijo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brutaali Keijo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Keijo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Vihervuori is looking to wear down Keijo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Vihervuori shoots in for a double leg but Keijo sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Vihervuori fails with a takedown attempt.
Jab from Keijo.
Keijo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Keijo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Vihervuori takes a swing at Keijo's ribcage but misses.
Keijo misses with a straight left.
Keijo missing with a left hand there. Vihervuori was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vihervuori uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Keijo.
Vihervuori throws the left hand but Keijo avoids the punch easily.
Vihervuori misses with a body shot.
Keijo just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keijo scores with a body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Keijo just misses with a punch to the body.
Vihervuori blocks a head kick by Keijo.
Vihervuori blocks a low kick nicely.
Keijo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Vihervuori to score with a decent uppercut.
A leg kick checked by Keijo.
Vihervuori just misses with a punch to the body.
Keijo looks to throw the jab but Vihervuori is out of range.
Horrible takedown by Keijo or perhaps it was just good defense by Vihervuori which made him look bad.
Keijo tries to close the distance and clinch but Vihervuori swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vihervuori takes one on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keijo slips a jab from Vihervuori.
Keijo tries to land a front kick but Vihervuori steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Keijo gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Vihervuori to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Keijo wants to sweep here but Vihervuori controlling him for the moment.
Vihervuori wants to control from the top but Keijo keeps moving.
Vihervuori with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Keijo wants to hit a switch here but Vihervuori passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Keijo there!
Vihervuori lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Keijo bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keijo trying to control but Vihervuori is working from the bottom.
Vihervuori controlling the position.
Vihervuori keeping moving, preventing Keijo from controlling successfully.
Keijo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Keijo wants to pass the guard but Vihervuori is keeping the position.
Keijo is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Keijo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keijo is looking to work some ground and pound but Vihervuori has wrist control.
Keijo avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Keijo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Vihervuori is keeping the position for now.
Keijo trying to control but Vihervuori is working from the bottom.
Keijo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Keijo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Vihervuori keeping moving, preventing Keijo from controlling successfully.
Vihervuori manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brutaali Keijo really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Keijo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vihervuori misses with a hook. Keijo ducked under it nicely.
Vihervuori moves out of range of the body kick.
Keijo moves forwards but Vihervuori connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Keijo throws a lazy body kick
and Vihervuori counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Keijo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Vihervuori is out of range.
Vihervuori scores with a decent looking hook.
A swing and a miss from Keijo.
Keijo thows a leg kick but Vihervuori checks it
and Keijo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Keijo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Keijo swings wildly with an uppercut but Vihervuori uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vihervuori blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vihervuori blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Keijo struggles to land a body shot inside as Vihervuori controls his hands.
Keijo throws a head punch that misses.
Keijo scores with a hook to the body.
Keijo lands a left hand.
Keijo tries to throw a body punch but Vihervuori avoids it by throwing Keijo back against the cage.
Keijo has a couple of punches blocked by Vihervuori.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vihervuori.
Keijo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vihervuori stalling the fight.
Keijo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vihervuori avoids it.
Vihervuori goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vihervuori works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Keijo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Vihervuori's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keijo blocks a body shot from Vihervuori.
Keijo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Keijo takes a shot to the head.
Keijo swings wildly with an uppercut but Vihervuori uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vihervuori can't find room to land a body shot as Keijo controls the action.
Vihervuori tries for a takedown. No joy.
Keijo swings wildly with an uppercut but Vihervuori uses good head movement to avoid it.
A body shot lands from Keijo.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Nice body punch from Keijo - that landed with a thud.
Vihervuori can't find room to land a body shot as Keijo controls the action.
Keijo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Vihervuori misses with the head strike.
Vihervuori trying to control the position but instead, Keijo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Vihervuori into the cage.
Keijo lands with a left to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vihervuori's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Keijo working aggressively here.
Vihervuori jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Keijo walks away with a smile on his face. Vihervuori gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Vihervuori misses with a two punch combination.
Keijo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Vihervuori at a distance.
Keijo ducks under a wild hook from Vihervuori.
Keijo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Keijo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
It looks like Juhani Vihervuori has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vihervuori takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Keijo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keijo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Vihervuori is rocked!
Nice body punch from Keijo.
Keijo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Vihervuori blocks the leg kick.
A jab lands there for Keijo.
Oh Vihervuori is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Keijo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Vihervuori doesn't seem bothered though.
Keijo circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Vihervuori tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Keijo wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Brutaali Keijo!
Brutaali Keijo is the new welterweight champion!
After winning the bout, Brutaali Keijo 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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