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Cf.121: It's Time PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kimmuriel Oblodra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seamus McDonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McDonald comes into a darkened arena with his song building. 25 or 6 to 4 kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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245 lbs
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Good wrestling
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
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kimmuriel Oblodra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Seamus McDonald!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDonald connects with a leg kick. Oblodra looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Oblodra misses with a takedown attempt - McDonald sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
McDonald fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Oblodra looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Oblodra stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from McDonald.
Oblodra shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts McDonald as he jumps to the side.
McDonald connects with a good right hand that stumbles Oblodra. Oblodra circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
McDonald throws out a leg kick but Oblodra moves out of range and McDonald only half commits.
McDonald throws a front kick aimed at Oblodra's knee but Oblodra avoids it well.
McDonald wants to clinch up but Oblodra keeps it at a distance.
Oblodra with a lazy takedown attempt
and McDonald cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kimmuriel Oblodra. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oblodra shoots for a double leg takedown but McDonald sprawls well. He's pushed Oblodra's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
McDonald tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McDonald connects with an inside leg kick.
McDonald is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
McDonald waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Oblodra.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Oblodra closes this distance looking for a takedown but McDonald circles away.
Oblodra shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has McDonald pinned against the cage. McDonald gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
McDonald jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Oblodra tries to clinch there but McDonald circles away.
McDonald lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Oblodra fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. McDonald sprawls well initially but Oblodra persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Oblodra not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Oblodra blocks the strikes from McDonald.
Oblodra is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oblodra is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, McDonald has managed to free his arm - good work.
McDonald keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonald is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Oblodra is working for a kimura but McDonald is defending it quite comfortably.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McDonald moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Oblodra drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but McDonald manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Oblodra has McDonald in his guard.
Oblodra wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald trying to control but Oblodra is working from the bottom.
Oblodra has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
McDonald is looking to work some ground and pound but Oblodra has wrist control.
Oblodra working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Oblodra has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but McDonald has passed into side control.
McDonald in side control, throwing shots but Oblodra defends.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oblodra is trying to improve his position.
Oblodra is not content to let McDonald control the position.
McDonald misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
McDonald working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
McDonald is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Oblodra knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
McDonald throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seamus McDonald dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Oblodra shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as McDonald sprawls well. McDonald wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Oblodra gets slowly back to his feet.
A big left from McDonald misses.
McDonald looks to land a right hand but Oblodra moved out of range.
Oblodra fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Oblodra ducks right into an uppercut from McDonald.
Oblodra shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
McDonald wants to get back to full guard.
McDonald misses with some strikes from the bottom.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Oblodra lands a nice short elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McDonald tries to kick Oblodra off but Oblodra keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for McDonald. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
McDonald wants to improve his position but Oblodra is controlling well.
Oblodra missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oblodra is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Oblodra thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed McDonald's head.
Oblodra missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
McDonald looking for submissions off his back.
McDonald looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Oblodra is working for a kimura but McDonald is defending it quite comfortably.
McDonald is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oblodra is sneakily working for an arm triangle but McDonald sees it coming and defends easily.
Kimmuriel Oblodra overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Oblodra lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Oblodra lands a nice short elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oblodra is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Oblodra thows a huge punch but McDonald dodges it nicely.
Oblodra thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed McDonald's head.
Oblodra trying to pass the guard but McDonald defending well.
Oblodra working the head and body with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald actively working from the bottom here.
Oblodra missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Oblodra is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
McDonald actively working from the bottom here.
Oblodra is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and McDonald defends it well.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Oblodra lands a nice short elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oblodra throwing shots but McDonald is blocking nicely.
Oblodra is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so McDonald is just riding it out for now. Oblodra eventually gives up the hold.
Oblodra throwing shots but McDonald is blocking nicely.
Oblodra is thwarting McDonald's attempts to control the position.
Oblodra is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oblodra is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
McDonald is trying to maintain the position but Oblodra is very close to passing his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kimmuriel Oblodra dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Oblodra shoots and misses
and McDonald counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McDonald stuffs the takedown.
Oblodra shoots for a double leg takedown but McDonald sprawls well. He's pushed Oblodra's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kimmuriel Oblodra. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oblodra tries to move into range but McDonald moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Oblodra closes this distance looking for a takedown but McDonald circles away.
Kimmuriel Oblodra seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Oblodra is defended easily by McDonald.
McDonald fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Oblodra manages to avoid it.
Oblodra fails to land the takedown.
Kimmuriel Oblodra is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Oblodra fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
McDonald tries to score with a low kick but Oblodra moves his leg out of the way.
McDonald throws a hook but Oblodra blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Oblodra or perhaps it was just good defense by McDonald which made him look bad.
Seamus McDonald seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McDonald pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Oblodra fails with a takedown attempt.
Oblodra shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with McDonald but McDonald pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McDonald swings for the body but Oblodra moves out of range.
Oblodra fails with a takedown attempt.
McDonald tries to sprawl but Oblodra drives through with a takedown into half guard.
McDonald wants to improve his position but Oblodra is controlling well.
Oblodra wants to work for an arm triangle but McDonald is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonald tries to roll over but Oblodra keeps him under control.
Oblodra missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
McDonald actively working from the bottom here.
Oblodra is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Oblodra is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. McDonald doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Oblodra.
McDonald punching from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald tries to roll over but Oblodra keeps him under control.
McDonald blocking the ground and pound attempt from Oblodra.
Oblodra scoring with strikes to the body and head.
McDonald wants to get back to full guard.
Oblodra thows a huge punch but McDonald dodges it nicely.
McDonald avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Oblodra.
Oblodra throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing McDonald to regain full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Oblodra accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Oblodra makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Oblodra postures up and lands a big shot to McDonald's brow.
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!
Oblodra is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! McDonald is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! McDonald has escaped and now he's on top!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oblodra lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for McDonald!
Oblodra with the ground and pound from mount.
Oblodra prevents McDonald from getting the reversal.
McDonald is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oblodra lands with some strikes.
McDonald is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Oblodra scoring with strikes but McDonald is staying in there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kimmuriel Oblodra showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Oblodra 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kimmuriel Oblodra!
In his post fight interview, Kimmuriel Oblodra started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pertti Silsa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pasko Nusciva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nusciva has chosen Lionel Richie - Hello as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Pasko Nusciva is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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203 lbs
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199 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
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Excellent boxer
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pertti Silsa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pasko Nusciva!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nusciva drops his hands momentarily and Silsa takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Silsa misses with an uppercut.
Silsa lands a lovely overhand right.
Silsa misses with a series of wild punches.
Nusciva closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Silsa quickly recovers to half guard.
Nusciva is stalling here. Silsa is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Nusciva seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Silsa has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Silsa wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nusciva keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nusciva parries the strikes from Silsa easily there. Silsa is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Nusciva to escape.
Silsa throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Nusciva is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silsa is working for a submission of some sort.
Nusciva tries to roll over but Silsa keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nusciva is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Nusciva kicks off Silsa and gets to his feet.
Nusciva tries to clinch up.
Good shot there by Silsa.
Silsa rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nusciva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nusciva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silsa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nusciva throws a low kick but Silsa avoids it.
Nusciva throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Silsa tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Nusciva is in Silsa's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Silsa is on top in guard.
Silsa landing with the ground and pound.
Nusciva not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silsa postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Nusciva looking to hit a scissor sweep but Silsa is one step ahead there.
Nusciva keeping moving, preventing Silsa from controlling successfully.
Silsa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nusciva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Silsa postures up.
Nusciva wants to sweep here but Silsa controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nusciva striking off his back but it's not causing Silsa any problems.
Silsa throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nusciva works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Silsa postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Nusciva not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Silsa looking to sit in guard and control but Nusciva gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Silsa working a defensive guard here.
Nusciva wants to control from the top but Silsa keeps moving.
Nusciva throws a big right hand that misses.
Silsa trying to keep a closed guard but Nusciva is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silsa is pulling down on Nusciva's head to control his posture.
Nusciva wants to control from the top but Silsa keeps moving.
Silsa has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A jab from Nusciva does it's job there.
Silsa lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Pertti Silsa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silsa closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nusciva has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Silsa is trying to keep an underhook but Nusciva manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Nusciva is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Nusciva trying to mount his opponent but Silsa defends it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
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 Pertti Silsa will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Nusciva misses with an uppercut.
Silsa gets a takedown into half guard.
Silsa wants to control but Nusciva is keeping him busy.
Silsa working over Nusciva with some ground and pound. Nusciva looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Nusciva looking for submissions off his back.
Silsa prevents Nusciva from improving his position.
Nusciva regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Silsa.
Silsa trying to control but Nusciva is working from the bottom.
Silsa throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nusciva doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Nusciva controls Silsa momentarily but Silsa frees himself.
Silsa loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Silsa preventing the sweep.
Nusciva scores with a nice shot.
Nusciva trying to control the position.
Nusciva keeping moving, preventing Silsa from controlling successfully.
Silsa chips away with some ground and pound.
Silsa tries to free his leg and advance position but Nusciva is retaining full guard.
Nusciva pulls Silsa in to control the position.
Silsa wants to pass the guard but Nusciva is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nusciva keeping moving, preventing Silsa from controlling successfully.
Nusciva looking for a sweep. Not yet Nusciva, not yet.
Silsa trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nusciva is pulling down on Silsa's head to control his posture.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Pasko Nusciva wasn't active enough on the ground.
Silsa closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Nusciva quickly recovers to half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nusciva is trying to maintain the position but Silsa is very close to passing his half guard.
Nusciva blocking the ground and pound attempt from Silsa.
Silsa winds up and cracks Nusciva with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Nusciva tries to roll over but Silsa keeps him under control.
Silsa is trying to control. Nusciva wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nusciva wants to get back to his feet.
Silsa missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Nusciva is doing well to control the position and prevent Silsa from advancing to side control.
Silsa looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Pertti Silsa overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nusciva trying to control but Silsa postures up.
Silsa working over Nusciva with some ground and pound. Nusciva looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Nusciva actively working from the bottom here.
Nusciva trying to control but Silsa postures up.
Nusciva is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silsa is working for a submission of some sort.
Silsa working Nusciva over with strikes.
Nusciva wants to control but Silsa is keeping busy and won't allow it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nusciva is looking to improve his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silsa throws a strike but Nusciva avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Silsa wants to control from the top but Nusciva keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pertti Silsa dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Silsa checks a leg kick.
Silsa jabs at Nusciva's body.
Nusciva with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Silsa lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Silsa scores with a push kick.
Nusciva misses with a low kick.
Silsa misses the shot to the body.
Silsa throws a nice head kick!
Nusciva connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silsa tries to land a front kick but Nusciva steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Silsa lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Silsa fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Nusciva has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nusciva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nusciva doesn't manage to clinch there - Silsa circles away.
Pertti Silsa is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silsa throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Nusciva tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Silsa is in Nusciva's guard.
Nusciva is trying to hold Silsa in close to prevent damage but Silsa has managed to pass into half guard.
Nusciva tries to roll over but Silsa keeps him under control.
Nusciva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nusciva trying to control from the bottom.
Silsa working the head and body with strikes.
Nice strikes from Silsa there.
Silsa is looking for a kimura here.
Nusciva has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Silsa is working away from the top position though.
Silsa looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silsa wants to take a breather but Nusciva is having none of it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nusciva regains full guard. Nicely done.
Nusciva working a defensive guard here.
Silsa wants to control from the top but Nusciva keeps moving.
Nusciva controls Silsa momentarily but Silsa frees himself.
Silsa scoring with some ground and pound.
Silsa postures up in Nusciva's guard and throws a big left but Nusciva blocks it.
Pasko Nusciva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silsa trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nusciva tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silsa trying to control the position from guard on top but Nusciva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silsa landing some decent shots from guard.
Silsa trying to control the position from guard on top but Nusciva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nusciva had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Silsa defends it easily.
Silsa postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Silsa trying to control the position from guard on top but Nusciva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nusciva trying to control the position.
Silsa stopping the sweep attempt from Nusciva.
Nusciva avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Silsa trying to control but Nusciva is working from the bottom.
Silsa postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silsa chips away with some ground and pound.
Pertti Silsa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nusciva throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pertti Silsa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Silsa 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pertti Silsa!
A very excited looking Pertti Silsa made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Buck Blaze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James McQueen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McQueen has chosen Edguy - Ministry of Saints as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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277 lbs
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271 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Heavy handed |
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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
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Buck Blaze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, James McQueen!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McQueen shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Blaze as he avoids it easily.
McQueen shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Blaze sprawls well. Blaze wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. McQueen gets slowly back to his feet.
McQueen is looking to clinch but Blaze is avoiding it.
Blaze circles away from the clinch attempt.
McQueen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Blaze.
McQueen wants to clinch.
McQueen fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Buck Blaze has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James McQueen.
McQueen fails with the takedown.
Blaze fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. McQueen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
McQueen looks gassed!
Blaze scores with a punch to the head.
It looks like James McQueen has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blaze lands a jab.
McQueen is rocked!
Blaze connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks McQueen out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Buck Blaze!
Buck Blaze decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jonny Bones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raul Bonaza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bones comes to the cage accompanied by Fight Music D12. The crowd seem to be enjoying Bonaza's choice of entrance music: Mnemic-Deathbox. Jonny Bones has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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225 lbs
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222 lbs
10 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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World class boxer
Powerful |
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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 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Jonny Bones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Raul Bonaza!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bonaza lands a two punch combo.
Bones moves away from the strike by Bonaza.
Bonaza cracks Bones with a good jab.
Bonaza connects with a solid leg kick.
Bonaza cracks the inside of Bones's front leg.
Bonaza throws a body kick that misses
and Bones counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bonaza misses with a head kick.
Bones has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bones there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bonaza cracks Bones with an open hand slap.
Bones slips a jab and a cross from Bonaza.
Bones walks into a left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bonaza looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bonaza throws a leg kick but Bones sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bonaza throws a series of punches but Bones moves out of range.
Bonaza moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
It looks like Raul Bonaza has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bones jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A bone on bone clash there as Bones blocks the leg kick.
Bones fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Bonaza to the ground. Bones is now in Bonaza's guard.
Bones slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Bones landing some decent shots from guard.
Bonaza tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bonaza keeping moving, preventing Bones from controlling successfully.
Bones throwing strikes from guard but Bonaza blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bones looking to pass the guard.
Bonaza keeping moving, preventing Bones from controlling successfully.
Bonaza utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bones scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Bones stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bonaza swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bonaza utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bones stops Bonaza from standing up.
Bones's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonaza preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bones pushing down on Bonaza's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Bonaza is looking to escape.
Bonaza has hold of Bones's hands but Bones slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bones throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bones looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Bones prevents Bonaza from standing back up.
Bones is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Bones stops Bonaza from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bones not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bones lands a nice short elbow.
Bones is trying to work for a kimura but Bonaza is defending well.
Bones has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bonaza is trying to maintain the position but Bones is very close to passing his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Well, if Bones is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Bones is stalling here. Bonaza is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Bones seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Bonaza has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bones stops Bonaza from passing to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonny Bones dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Raul Bonaza's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bonaza connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bonaza uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bonaza falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bones counters with an inside leg kick.
Bonaza on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bones. Bones obviously looking to wear him down.
A combination from Bonaza does no damage.
Bones moves out of range of the leg kick from Bonaza.
Bonaza fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bones throws a leg kick but Bonaza moved away.
Bones has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bonaza.
Bones on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bonaza. Bonaza obviously looking to wear him down.
Danga de danga de dang - Bonaza scores with a four punch combination!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonaza misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bonaza misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bones works the jab nicely.
Bones scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bonaza in his tracks.
Bonaza moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A big right from Bones misses.
A right-left combo lands from Bonaza.
Bones takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Sloppy strikes from Bones. Those never looked like landing.
Bones misses with an uppercut.
Bones showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bonaza.
Raul Bonaza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bonaza wants to land a leg kick but Bones is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonaza swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bonaza misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bonaza uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bones.
Bonaza misses with a few strikes there.
Bonaza tries to score with a low kick but Bones moves his leg out of the way.
Raul Bonaza seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bonaza connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bones bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bones rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bonaza moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bonaza throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bonaza misses with a series of wild punches.
Bonaza tries to land a leg kick but Bones saw it coming and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonaza thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bonaza slips under a jab from Bones.
Bonaza misses with a low kick.
Bonaza wants to land a leg kick but Bones is out of range.
Bonaza throws out a leg kick but Bones moves out of range and Bonaza only half commits.
Bones closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Bonaza blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bones.
Bones wants to take a breather but Bonaza is having none of it.
Bones is controlling the pace.
Bones working Bonaza over with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bones trying to control the action but Bonaza is working from the bottom.
Bonaza is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bones scores with a couple of nice shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bones with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Bones connects with a nice short shot to Bonaza's temple.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bones wants to pass the guard but Bonaza is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonny Bones dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Raul Bonaza's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Bonaza misses with the combination.
Bonaza throws a sloppy head kick and Bones moves out of range easily.
Good work by Bones as he checks the leg kick.
That kick from Bones tenderised Bonaza's leg. Bonaza is trying to keep his angry face on.
Raul Bonaza is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bones throws a jab when Bonaza was well out of range.
Bones takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A looping hook to the body misses from Bones. Bonaza does a little dance to reset his feet.
Decent striking displayed by Bonaza there.
Bones lands a nice hook to Bonaza's body. Bonaza takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bones takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A big left from Bones misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonaza misses with a low kick as Bones jumps back.
Bones just misses with a punch to the body.
Bones just misses with a punch to the body.
Bonaza fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bonaza displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bones.
Bonaza fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bones checks it well.
Oooh a lovely combination from Bones sends Bonaza down but not out. Bones dives into side control looking to finish.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bonaza seems a little lost for a moment, as Bones dominates the positioning.
Bones wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bonaza keeps working.
Bones is trying to ground and pound but Bonaza uses the momentary lack of control by Bones to regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bones is pressing down on Bonaza's thigh, looking to free his foot. Bonaza is holding on for now.
Bones thows a huge punch but Bonaza dodges it nicely.
Bones keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Bones thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bonaza's head.
Bones is looking for a kimura but Bonaza is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bones to get the leverage.
Bonaza is not content to let Bones control the position.
Bonaza has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bones is working away from the top position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonaza is controlling Bones's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Bones has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
BOOM! Bones connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Jonny Bones is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bonaza holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Bones tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Bones landing strikes from the mount and Bonaza is in trouble!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bones controlling his opponent.
Bonaza tries to reverse the position but Bones maintains control.
Raul Bonaza has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bones controlling the position easily from mount.
Bonaza tries to lock up and control but Bones gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bones controlling the position easily from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bones dominating with strikes here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jonny Bones showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bones, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonny Bones!
A relieved looking Jonny Bones thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dru Rivers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pete Palahnuik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Palahnuik has chosen Machine Civilization as his entrance music. Dru Rivers could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Pete Palahnuik's chin.
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195 lbs
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189 lbs
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KO power |
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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
20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dru Rivers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pete Palahnuik!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palahnuik lands a slapping body shot.
Palahnuik connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rivers's hands.
Palahnuik chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rivers can pounce on him.
Rivers fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Palahnuik is out of range.
Palahnuik connects with a looping right hand.
Palahnuik throws a jab but it's blocked by Rivers.
A low kick from Rivers misses
and Palahnuik cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A jab from Rivers finds it's way through Palahnuik's defenses.
Palahnuik avoids the body shot from Rivers.
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!
Rivers doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Palahnuik tries to land a body kick
and Rivers counters with a thumping low kick.
Rivers takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivers thows a left - swing and a miss!
Palahnuik misses with a double jab.
Palahnuik misses with a kick to the body.
Palahnuik attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Rivers blocks a head kick by Palahnuik.
Palahnuik fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Palahnuik fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rivers.
Palahnuik keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Palahnuik misses with a jab to the body
and Rivers makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Rivers misses with a low kick as Palahnuik jumps back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palahnuik misses with an uppercut.
Rivers takes a jab right on the kisser.
Palahnuik throws a jab when Rivers was well out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Rivers checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Palahnuik scores with the left hand. Rivers knows he should have avoided that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rivers dodges the punch combination from Palahnuik.
Both fighters circling a little - Rivers finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Palahnuik looks to land a body kick but Rivers moved away.
Palahnuik works the jab nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivers swings for the body but Palahnuik moves out of range.
Palahnuik fails to land with a series of punches.
Rivers avoids the head kick by Palahnuik.
Palahnuik looks for the body kick but Rivers saw that one coming.
Rivers tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rivers thows a body kick. Palahnuik tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Rivers is looking to slow Palahnuik down with leg kicks.
Nice shot by Palahnuik.
Rivers connects with a right hand. Palahnuik shakes it off.
Palahnuik lands a leg kick that knocks Rivers off balance momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palahnuik dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rivers. That did some damage!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Palahnuik uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rivers has time to react.
Palahnuik misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Palahnuik takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rivers throws a body punch but Palahnuik moves out of range.
Rivers throws a leg kick but Palahnuik sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Rivers on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rivers checks a leg kick nicely.
Rivers moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pete Palahnuik dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Rivers doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Palahnuik getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Rivers walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Palahnuik checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Rivers takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Palahnuik lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rivers's sensitive parts.
Rivers buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Palahnuik throws a hook but Rivers blocks it.
Palahnuik pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Palahnuik scores with a shot to the body.
Palahnuik throws out a loose jab but Rivers uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivers takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Palahnuik lands with a straight right. Rivers didn't see that one coming.
Palahnuik just misses with a punch to the body.
Rivers fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Palahnuik on the side of the head.
Pete Palahnuik seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Palahnuik throws out a leg kick but Rivers moves out of range and Palahnuik only half commits.
Palahnuik misses with a looping left.
Palahnuik scores with a sloppy right hand. Rivers should have avoided that one.
Pete Palahnuik seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Palahnuik shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Palahnuik cracks Rivers with an open hand slap.
Palahnuik checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivers avoids the head kick by Palahnuik.
Rivers thows a leg kick but Palahnuik checks it
and Palahnuik counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Palahnuik wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A good leg kick by Rivers.
Rivers throws a nice inside leg kick.
Palahnuik throws a jab but it's blocked by Rivers.
Rivers thows a body shot but no joy.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rivers checks a leg kick.
Palahnuik avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Palahnuik.
A leg kick checked by Rivers.
Rivers throws a leg kick which misses Palahnuik's front leg but catches the back leg as Palahnuik tries to avoid it.
Palahnuik fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rivers manages to avoid it.
Palahnuik throws a combination. Rivers tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Rivers takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Rivers misses with an attempted mid kick.
Palahnuik throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Palahnuik slips a jab from Rivers.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palahnuik fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rivers.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Palahnuik.
Palahnuik misses with an uppercut. Rivers saw that one coming.
Rivers on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Palahnuik connects with a leg kick. Rivers looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rivers throws a head kick but Palahnuik moves out of range.
Palahnuik delivers a nice body kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rivers tries to land a body kick
and Palahnuik counters with a nice uppercut.
Palahnuik takes a swing at Rivers's ribcage but misses.
Palahnuik uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rivers has time to react.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pete Palahnuik 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!
Palahnuik misses with a straight left.
Rivers lands with a straight right. Palahnuik didn't see that one coming.
Palahnuik moves out of range of the body kick.
Rivers is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Palahnuik moves out of range of the body kick from Rivers.
Palahnuik connects with a nice looking jab.
Rivers pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Palahnuik thuds a left hand into Rivers's body.
An inside leg kick lands from Palahnuik.
Palahnuik fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Rivers checks it well.
Rivers looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Palahnuik looks to land a right hand but Rivers moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A cross from Palahnuik lands.
Rivers swings widly with a right hand
and Palahnuik counters with a stiff right hand.
Palahnuik lands a nice looking body kick.
Palahnuik's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rivers under the eye.
Palahnuik scores with a decent looking hook.
Palahnuik listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rivers misses with a double jab.
Palahnuik swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Palahnuik blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palahnuik digs a good hook to Rivers's body.
Palahnuik is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Palahnuik pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Rivers might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
A solid leg kick lands there for Palahnuik.
Palahnuik scoring well with a low kick there.
Palahnuik 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.
Some wild striking there from Palahnuik.
Palahnuik drops Rivers with a right and a left! Palahnuik comes rushing in but Rivers regains his composure and manages to keep Palahnuik in guard.
Rivers is rocked!
It looks like Dru Rivers has been cut.
Palahnuik works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Oh Rivers is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palahnuik trying to control the pace.
Rivers seems to have got his legs back now.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Pete Palahnuik was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Palahnuik listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Rivers.
Rivers takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Palahnuik lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rivers circles away quickly and effectively.
Palahnuik throws a hook but Rivers blocks it.
Rivers defending well as Palahnuik loads up on a big left hand.
Palahnuik checks a leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rivers throws a hook but Palahnuik blocks it.
Dru Rivers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pete Palahnuik is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Palahnuik has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Palahnuik steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rivers.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pete Palahnuik comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Palahnuik has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pete Palahnuik!
Pete Palahnuik took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Though we do violence, it is our choice. We must not forget, WE ARE ALL ONE!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Kovalov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marco Dragonov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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
17 - 10 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Antonio Kovalov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Marco Dragonov!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kovalov shoots in but Dragonov avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kovalov misses with a low kick as Dragonov jumps back.
Dragonov slips a jab from Kovalov.
Kovalov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kovalov.
Dragonov lands with a good body shot.
Dragonov connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Dragonov lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Dragonov misses the shot to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Dragonov as Kovalov shoots in.
Kovalov throws a body kick that misses
and Dragonov counters with a low kick, right behind Kovalov 's knee.
Dragonov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dragonov throws a sloppy head kick and Kovalov moves out of range easily.
Kovalov throws a right and a left that Dragonov avoids nicely.
Dragonov moves out of range as Kovalov strikes.
Kovalov avoids the head kick by Dragonov.
Dragonov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kovalov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovalov moves out of range as Dragonov strikes.
Kovalov moves out of range of the strikes.
Kovalov lands a nice shot to the body.
Dragonov lands a nice shot to the body.
Antonio Kovalov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dragonov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kovalov looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Kovalov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kovalov shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dragonov as he jumps to the side.
Dragonov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That kick from Dragonov tenderised Kovalov's leg. Kovalov is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kovalov scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Dragonov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kovalov at a distance.
Dragonov fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kovalov checks it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dragonov fails to land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dragonov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kovalov.
Dragonov tries to close the distance and clinch but Kovalov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kovalov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dragonov can pounce on him.
Kovalov with a lazy takedown attempt
and Dragonov counters with a right hand to the body.
Kovalov avoids the body shot from Dragonov.
Kovalov fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Dragonov uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kovalov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dragonov.
Dragonov misses with an uppercut. Kovalov saw that one coming.
Dragonov connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kovalov throws a sloppy head kick and Dragonov moves out of range easily.
Dragonov is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Dragonov slips a jab from Kovalov.
Dragonov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kovalov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dragonov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kovalov tries to score a power double leg takedown but Dragonov sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kovalov somewhat.
Dragonov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kovalov drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dragonov misses with a body shot.
Kovalov tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dragonov swivels and escapes.
Kovalov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kovalov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dragonov bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Dragonov throws a shot to the body.
A head kick from Dragonov lands but Kovalov takes it in his stride.
Dragonov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kovalov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dragonov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kovalov circles away quickly and effectively.
Dragonov tries a head kick but it misses.
Kovalov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dragonov manages to avoid it.
Marco Dragonov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kovalov loads up on a big right hand but Dragonov slips the punch.
Dragonov lands an overhand right.
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!
Dragonov scores with a head kick.
Kovalov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kovalov is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Dragonov's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Dragonov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dragonov throws a chopping leg kick but Kovalov manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Dragonov swings for the body but Kovalov moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kovalov shoots in looking for a takedown. Dragonov tries to sprawl out of it but Kovalov keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dragonov manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Dragonov with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Dragonov dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kovalov misses the shot to the body.
Dragonov darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kovalov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Dragonov moves into range and connects with a jab.
A punch combination from Dragonov misses.
Dragonov slips under a jab from Kovalov.
Dragonov cracks a nice hook into Kovalov's ribs.
Kovalov on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Dragonov throws a big shot that misses.
Dragonov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kovalov doesn't seem bothered though.
Dragonov with a hook.
A decent looking cross lands there for Dragonov.
Dragonov connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kovalov. Kovalov circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kovalov shoots for a double leg takedown but Dragonov sprawls well. He's pushed Kovalov's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Dragonov cracks the inside of Kovalov's front leg.
Dragonov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left lands for Dragonov.
Kovalov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dragonov scores with a head kick. Kovalov tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Dragonov misses with a wild body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Dragonov as he connects with a hook.
Dragonov throws the left hand but Kovalov avoids the punch easily.
Kovalov takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dragonov.
Dragonov connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kovalov's hands.
Kovalov ducks right into an uppercut from Dragonov.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dragonov. That's going to slow Kovalov down.
Kovalov looks for a takedown but Dragonov sprawls well.
Kovalov dives in and grabs Dragonov's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dragonov pushes down on Kovalov's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Kovalov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kovalov.
Nice shot lands for Dragonov.
Dragonov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kovalov misses with a series of wild punches.
Dragonov lands a nice looking body shot.
Kovalov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dragonov lands with an overhand left.
Antonio Kovalov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kovalov fails with a takedown attempt.
A lazy left from Dragonov finds it's target.
The fighters circling - Kovalov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kovalov scores with a jab to the body.
Kovalov's corner calls for a 1-2. Kovalov obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Dragonov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kovalov misses with a hook.
Dragonov throws a shot to the body.
Kovalov misses with an uppercut. Dragonov saw that one coming.
Dragonov lands a lovely overhand right.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kovalov!
Dragonov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dragonov checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Dragonov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Good standup being displayed there by Dragonov as he connects with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kovalov walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kovalov scores a takedown into full mount!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dragonov regains half guard.
Kovalov wants to pass the guard but Dragonov is defending well.
Dragonov manages to get to full guard.
Kovalov postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dragonov wants to sweep but no luck.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kovalov trying to control the position from guard on top but Dragonov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dragonov is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Dragonov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kovalov.
Dragonov has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Dragonov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dragonov jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kovalov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kovalov takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Dragonov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dragonov throws a leg kick which misses Kovalov's front leg but catches the back leg as Kovalov tries to avoid it.
Dragonov swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kovalov counters with a single leg into guard. Dragonov didn't expect that.
Kovalov is in close to Dragonov's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kovalov advances to half guard.
Dragonov is trying to get back to full guard.
Dragonov is looking to get back to full guard here but Kovalov has managed to pass to side control instead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragonov sneaks back into half guard.
Kovalov is trying to control the action in half guard but Dragonov is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kovalov thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Kovalov connects with a nice short shot to Dragonov's temple.
Kovalov gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Dragonov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dragonov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kovalov.
Dragonov jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kovalov has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Dragonov finds it's way round the side to connect with Kovalov's head.
Dragonov walks into a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kovalov loads up on a big right hand but Dragonov slips the punch.
Kovalov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dragonov.
Dragonov is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kovalov looks to land a combination but Dragonov avoids it well.
Kovalov misses with a looping left.
A jab lands there for Dragonov.
Dragonov takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A good leg kick by Dragonov.
Kovalov falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dragonov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kovalov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dragonov works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kovalov has a takedown stuffed.
Dragonov throws a nice looking combination but Kovalov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dragonov swinging wildly here.
Dragonov throws a nice inside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dragonov.
Kovalov misses with a hook.
Dragonov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dragonov feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kovalov's calf.
Kovalov tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Dragonov to counter with a crisp jab.
Kovalov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A combination from Dragonov does no damage.
Kovalov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Dragonov jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Antonio Kovalov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kovalov shoots in but no luck this time.
Dragonov moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Kovalov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dragonov counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kovalov with a jab.
Dragonov slips a jab and a cross from Kovalov.
Marco Dragonov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Dragonov closes the distance and lands a one-two.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dragonov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kovalov.
Kovalov walks into a straight right hand from Dragonov.
Dragonov scores with a body shot.
Dragonov takes a swing at Kovalov's ribcage but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dragonov cracks Kovalov with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Dragonov connects with a high kick.
Dragonov lands a head shot.
Kovalov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dragonov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Antonio Kovalov.
I think Dragonov 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marco Dragonov!
Our winner, Marco Dragonov, 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Liu Bei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesse Jalkalukko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bei comes into the arena with Hypnotic blaring out of the sound system. Jalkalukko comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Jordan Sparks ft. Chris Brown - No Air kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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200 lbs
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World class boxer
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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 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Liu Bei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jesse Jalkalukko!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jalkalukko tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bei is able to avoid easily.
Bei jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bei throws an overhand right that lands on Jalkalukko's shoulder, as Jalkalukko tries to avoid the shot.
A leg kick checked by Bei.
Bei throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jalkalukko throws a head kick that half lands.
Bei lands a jab to the nose.
Jalkalukko throws out a leg kick but Bei moves out of range and Jalkalukko only half commits.
An inside leg kick lands from Jalkalukko.
Bei throws the left hand but Jalkalukko avoids the punch easily.
Jalkalukko shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bei is looking for a sweep. Jalkalukko is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bei is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Jalkalukko's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Jalkalukko's back!
Bei is looking to control Jalkalukko but Jalkalukko is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Jalkalukko rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Bei is taking a breather. Jalkalukko says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Bei tries to pass the half guard into mount. Jalkalukko knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Bei is working hard here to advance position.
Bei wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jalkalukko keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like Bei is going to stand back up.
Bei is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Liu Bei has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Jalkalukko thows a leg kick but Bei checks it
and Bei counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jalkalukko shoots in and bounces Bei off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jalkalukko preventing the sweep.
Bei can't keep his opponent in guard - Jalkalukko advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Bei is defending against the submission attempts here by Jalkalukko.
Jalkalukko is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bei tries to roll over but Jalkalukko keeps him under control.
Bei is trying to maintain the position but Jalkalukko is very close to passing his half guard.
Jalkalukko is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Bei is just riding it out for now. Jalkalukko eventually gives up the hold.
Bei works his way to full guard. Good work.
Bei pulls Jalkalukko in to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bei controls Jalkalukko momentarily but Jalkalukko frees himself.
Jalkalukko stands and throws Bei's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Bei can't do much from the bottom here.
Jalkalukko trying to control the action but Bei is working from the bottom.
Jalkalukko thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Bei tries to get back to half guard but can't.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Liu Bei dominated that round.
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.
Jalkalukko walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bei checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bei looks to throw the jab but Jalkalukko is out of range.
Bei lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bei misses with an uppercut
and Jalkalukko counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bei's knee momentarily.
Jalkalukko will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jalkalukko 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.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jalkalukko.
Jalkalukko throws a leg kick which misses Bei's front leg but catches the back leg as Bei tries to avoid it.
Bei's corner calls for a 1-2. Bei obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jalkalukko steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bei.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jalkalukko with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jalkalukko gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bei.
Jalkalukko is rocked!
Jalkalukko glances at the clock... BAM! Bei nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Jalkalukko crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Jalkalukko is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Liu Bei!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nyffe Pehmytkudos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Demian Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Pehmytkudos might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Culture Club - Do You Really Want To Hurt Me . Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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212 lbs
12 - 6 - 0 |
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218 lbs
17 - 11 - 1 |
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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
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nyffe Pehmytkudos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Demian Silva!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Pehmytkudos has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Silva.
A swing and a miss from Silva.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Pehmytkudos pushes him off.
Pehmytkudos just misses with a punch to the body.
Pehmytkudos thuds a left hand into Silva's body.
Silva is looking to slow Pehmytkudos down with leg kicks.
Silva uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pehmytkudos counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Silva!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pehmytkudos punching from mount but Silva doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Pehmytkudos working the ground and pound effectively.
Poor strikes thrown by Pehmytkudos there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Pehmytkudos raining down shots from the mount!
Silva is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva taking shots to the head.
Pehmytkudos misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Silva is wriggling around trying to escape.
Pehmytkudos has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Pehmytkudos looking to control but Silva is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Silva blocking the ground and pound.
Silva wants to hold on but Pehmytkudos pushes him away.
Pehmytkudos wants to control the pace but Silva is squirming around nicely.
Pehmytkudos looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Pehmytkudos cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva tries to hold on but Pehmytkudos pushes him away.
Silva takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Pehmytkudos lands a big elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pehmytkudos postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Silva badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Pehmytkudos around the waist but Pehmytkudos pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Pehmytkudos is the winner by TKO! Pehmytkudos jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nyffe Pehmytkudos!
Nyffe Pehmytkudos took some time post fight to say the following; 'Who do i got to destroy to get that belt?'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Malvin Maldi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kareem al Rashid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maldi comes to the cage accompanied by Loituma TECHNO!. al Rashid has chosen Highlight Reel as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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161 lbs
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167 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Malvin Maldi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kareem al Rashid!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maldi connects with a right hand. al Rashid shakes it off.
Maldi drives through with a takedown into guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Maldi trying to control the position from guard on top but al Rashid is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Maldi preventing the sweep.
Maldi scoring with some ground and pound.
al Rashid has his foot on Maldi's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Maldi works his way back into a safe position though.
al Rashid has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Maldi can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Maldi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Maldi preventing the sweep.
Maldi trying to control the position from guard on top but al Rashid is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Maldi got a little sloppy there for a moment and al Rashid has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Maldi has managed to get both his arms back between al Rashid's legs - danger averted.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Maldi's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maldi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. al Rashid is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maldi trying to control but al Rashid is working from the bottom.
al Rashid has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Maldi has passed into side control.
al Rashid manages to work his way to half guard, despite Maldi's best efforts.
Maldi throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Nice strikes from Maldi there.
Maldi is looking to take a break and control but al Rashid is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
al Rashid is looking to escape.
al Rashid is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
al Rashid kicks Maldi off and gets back to his feet.
al Rashid takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Maldi lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
al Rashid motions for Maldi to come forward. al Rashid throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Maldi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
al Rashid missing with a left hand there. Maldi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maldi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Maldi tries to land a leg kick but al Rashid saw it coming and moves away.
Maldi lands a nice shot that snaps al Rashid's head back.
al Rashid tries to clinch there but Maldi circles away.
al Rashid closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Maldi throws a shot from downtown. al Rashid moves away and avoids it.
al Rashid keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for al Rashid. That snapped Maldi's head back.
Maldi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract al Rashid.
A leg kick checked by Maldi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maldi motions for al Rashid to come forward. Maldi throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
al Rashid throws a body punch but Maldi moves out of range.
al Rashid throws a body punch but Maldi moves out of range.
Maldi checks a low kick from al Rashid.
Maldi walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. al Rashid checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
al Rashid fails with an attempt to clinch.
Maldi circles away from the clinch attempt.
A low kick from Maldi misses
and al Rashid counters with a nice low kick that buckles Maldi's knee momentarily.
Maldi changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. al Rashid tries to avoid it but Maldi manages to keep hold of a leg and drag al Rashid to the ground. al Rashid escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
al Rashid avoids the body shot from Maldi.
al Rashid bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
al Rashid goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Maldi misses with a looping left.
Maldi looks to score with a jab to the body but al Rashid is just out of range.
al Rashid blocks a head kick by Maldi.
al Rashid throws a chopping leg kick but Maldi manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
al Rashid will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Maldi scores with a one two! al Rashid had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Maldi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Maldi ducks under a wild hook from al Rashid.
Kareem al Rashid seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maldi misses with a head kick.
al Rashid fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
al Rashid fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Maldi checks it well.
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!
al Rashid tries to close the distance and clinch up but Maldi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
al Rashid swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
al Rashid fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Maldi throws a shot from downtown. al Rashid moves away and avoids it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
al Rashid tries to close the distance and clinch up but Maldi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Maldi smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Maldi throws a lazy right hand but al Rashid sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
al Rashid uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Maldi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Malvin Maldi dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
al Rashid tries to close the distance and clinch but Maldi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
al Rashid scores with a head kick.
Maldi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but al Rashid paws at him with a jab and circles away.
al Rashid throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Maldi.
al Rashid takes one to the chin there.
A big left from Maldi misses.
Kareem al Rashid is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Maldi lands a jab to al Rashid's midsection.
al Rashid moves out of range as Maldi strikes.
al Rashid tries to clinch but Maldi moves out of range.
Maldi looks to land a combination but al Rashid avoids it well.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Maldi checks a leg kick.
Maldi throws out a loose jab but al Rashid uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maldi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Maldi avoids the head kick by al Rashid.
Maldi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Maldi misses with a body shot.
Maldi keeps the fight on the outside.
Malvin Maldi is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
al Rashid avoids a punch combination nicely.
Maldi slips under a jab from al Rashid.
al Rashid avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
al Rashid connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Maldi's hands.
al Rashid cracks the inside of Maldi's front leg.
al Rashid tries to close the distance and clinch up but Maldi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A leg kick checked by al Rashid.
Maldi fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kareem al Rashid is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A solid leg kick lands there for al Rashid.
al Rashid tries to clinch up
and Maldi counters with a thumping low kick.
Maldi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Maldi keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
The fighters circling - Maldi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
al Rashid clinches up against the cage.
al Rashid fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Maldi lands a body shot in the clinch.
Maldi misses with a punch to the body.
al Rashid lands a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maldi being controlled against the cage.
al Rashid misses with a body punch.
Maldi scores with a nice hook to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from al Rashid.
Maldi cracks al Rashid with a nice body shot.
Maldi blocks a body shot from al Rashid.
al Rashid tries to throw a body punch but Maldi avoids it by throwing al Rashid back against the cage.
Maldi presses al Rashid against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nice body punch from al Rashid - that landed with a thud.
Maldi scores with a shot to the side of al Rashid's head.
Maldi prevents a body shot from al Rashid.
Maldi wants to stall.
A right hand to the body from al Rashid.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
al Rashid tries to work over Maldi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
al Rashid tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Maldi blocks a body shot from al Rashid.
Maldi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Maldi lands with a light punch inside.
al Rashid misses with a body punch.
Maldi scores with a shoulder strike.
Maldi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A shot in the inside from Maldi.
Maldi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Maldi.
al Rashid blocks a body shot from Maldi.
al Rashid lands a body shot.
Maldi trying to stall but al Rashid improves his position.
al Rashid throws a punch but it's blocked by Maldi.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maldi.
Maldi jumps into guard, dragging al Rashid to the mat.
Maldi seems keen to control al Rashid's posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maldi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Maldi manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Maldi raining down hammerfists from mount.
Maldi lands with some strikes.
al Rashid is rocked!
Maldi has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
al Rashid takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Maldi's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Malvin Maldi!
Malvin Maldi retains his lightweight title!
Malvin Maldi seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Reijo Rymy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pentti Hirvonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rymy comes to the cage accompanied by I don't like. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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192 lbs
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196 lbs
22 - 15 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent boxer
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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
17 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Reijo Rymy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 15 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pentti Hirvonen!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rymy thows a body shot but no joy.
Rymy moves out of range of the body kick.
Rymy takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Rymy looks to land a left hand but Hirvonen moved out of range nicely.
Hirvonen looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Rymy!
Hirvonen landing strikes, looking to finish!
Rymy working to try and regain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hirvonen thowing shots but they're missing.
Hirvonen working for a guillotine from mount but Rymy is in no mood to give up.
Hirvonen looking to ground and pound but Rymy is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hirvonen tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Hirvonen misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Rymy is bucking up trying to escape but Hirvonen cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
BOOM! Hirvonen connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Rymy is wriggling around trying to escape.
Hirvonen punching from mount but Rymy doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Hirvonen throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Rymy because Hirvonen loaded up on that one.
Rymy blocking the ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rymy in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Rymy is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Rymy is working to get back to half guard.
Hirvonen thowing shots but they're missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hirvonen fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The referee warns Rymy that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Rymy is rocked!
Hirvonen goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Rymy turns into him and now he's in Hirvonen's guard.
Hirvonen throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Rymy has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hirvonen looking for a sweep. Not yet Hirvonen, not yet.
Hirvonen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rymy passes Hirvonen's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Hirvonen is looking for a sweep. Rymy is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rymy is thwarting Hirvonen's attempts to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hirvonen actively working from the bottom here.
Hirvonen tries to get to full guard but Rymy has control of the leg.
Rymy throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Rymy winds up and cracks Hirvonen with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Hirvonen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rymy looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Hirvonen trying to get back to full guard but Rymy takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Hirvonen sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Hirvonen wants to get back to full guard.
Rymy is working for a submission of some sort.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hirvonen tries to roll over but Rymy keeps him under control.
Hirvonen trying to control from the bottom.
Hirvonen looking for subs from the bottom but Rymy mounts him!
Rymy putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rymy raining down shots from the mount!
Hirvonen really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rymy pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Hirvonen is trying to escape the mount.
Rymy lands a nice shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pentti Hirvonen dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Rymy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Rymy misses.
Hirvonen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hirvonen just misses with a punch to the body.
Rymy misses with a body shot.
Rymy moves in looking to clinch but Hirvonen pushes him off.
Rymy drives through and clinches with Hirvonen against the cage.
Hirvonen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rymy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hirvonen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rymy on the side of the head.
Hirvonen closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Rymy did well to prevent Hirvonen getting side control.
Hirvonen throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Rymy blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hirvonen.
Pentti Hirvonen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rymy has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hirvonen is working away from the top position though.
Hirvonen trying to advance position but Rymy counters by regaining guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hirvonen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hirvonen sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Rymy's guard.
Hirvonen passes the guard and advances to mount!
Hirvonen throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Rymy because Hirvonen loaded up on that one.
Hirvonen fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Hirvonen connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Hirvonen has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Rymy's face.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hirvonen is landing with some decent strikes but Rymy is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Oh Rymy is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hirvonen with shots to the head and body - Rymy looks very uncomfortable down there.
Hirvonen loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Rymy scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Hirvonen land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Hirvonen stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pentti Hirvonen!
During a confident post fight interview, Pentti Hirvonen thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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