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Cf.128: Asteroid vs Tsakada PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Donnie Badge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Candy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Candy has chosen zZzz as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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276 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Very strong |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Donnie Badge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Candy!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Candy lands a nice hook to Badge's body. Badge takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Badge throws a hook but Candy avoids it easily.
Candy walks into a jab.
It looks like John Candy has been cut.
No joy there for Candy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Badge misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Badge swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Badge moves forwards but Candy connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Badge takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Badge throws an off balance right hand
letting Candy counter with a right hand.
Candy shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Badge misses with a lunging right hand
and Badge takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice uppercut lands for Candy. That snapped Badge's head back.
Candy works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Candy fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Badge looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Candy connects with a crisp jab.
Badge misses with a right hand
and Candy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Badge misses with a hook
and Candy counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Badge on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Candy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Badge is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Candy.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Candy! Badge is backing up but he can't get away as Candy lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Badge and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). John Candy!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Seamus McDonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carter Potter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McDonald comes to the cage accompanied by 25 or 6 to 4. Potter has chosen THE LION SLEEPS TONIGHT as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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245 lbs
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265 lbs
24 - 15 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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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
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Seamus McDonald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Carter Potter!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Potter misses with a wild body shot.
McDonald throws a jab when Potter was well out of range.
McDonald tries a low kick but Potter avoids it.
McDonald ducks right into an uppercut from Potter.
Potter tests McDonald's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Potter misses with a looping right.
Potter is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McDonald.
Potter has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McDonald.
Potter scores with a punch to the head.
McDonald throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Potter's waist but Potter gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing McDonald off to one side.
Potter swings for the body but McDonald moves out of range.
McDonald walks into a left hand.
It looks like Seamus McDonald has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McDonald throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Potter takes a swing at McDonald's ribcage but misses.
Potter lands with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Potter lands with an overhand left.
Potter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McDonald ducks under a wild hook from Potter.
McDonald steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Potter.
Potter throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McDonald sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McDonald uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Potter.
McDonald shoots in but Potter avoids the takedown attempt easily.
McDonald shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Seamus McDonald. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Potter fakes the leg kick and cracks McDonald in the body.
Carter Potter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Potter misses with a wild body shot.
Potter takes a swing at McDonald's ribcage but misses.
Good leg kick by McDonald there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for McDonald. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Potter coming out on top.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Potter throws a body punch but McDonald moves out of range.
Potter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McDonald moves away.
McDonald throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Carter Potter has been cut.
Potter misses with a looping right.
Potter connects with an inside leg kick.
Potter misses with a looping left.
McDonald tries for a takedown but Potter sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Potter looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Potter misses with an uppercut. McDonald saw that one coming.
Potter misses with a straight right.
McDonald takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Potter scores with a jab. McDonald acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Carter Potter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Potter throws a hook but McDonald avoids it easily.
McDonald walks into a left hand.
Potter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Potter throws a predictable looking body shot
and McDonald cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McDonald looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Potter is fending him off so far but McDonald persists. Nope, Potter circles away and we're back to standing.
McDonald tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
McDonald goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
McDonald fails with an attempt to clinch.
Potter throws an off balance right hand
and McDonald counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Potter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McDonald slips a jab from Potter.
McDonald moves out of range as Potter strikes.
A combination from Potter does no damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Potter misses with a straight right.
Potter thuds a left hand into McDonald's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Potter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Potter misses with a wild body shot.
Potter misses with a leg kick
and McDonald counters with an inside leg kick.
Potter moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
McDonald attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Potter tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and McDonald is able to avoid easily.
McDonald ducks under a wild hook from Potter.
Potter uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McDonald.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Potter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McDonald was well out of range. Poor timing from Potter.
McDonald listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Potter misses with a straight right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carter Potter dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Potter scores with a shot to the body.
Potter misses with a shot to the body
and McDonald counters with a nice uppercut.
Potter with a body punch. A glancing blow.
McDonald throws a sloppy head kick and Potter moves out of range easily.
McDonald throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Potter tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. McDonald is in Potter's guard.
Potter wants to stand up but McDonald is controlling him.
McDonald wants to stand but Potter is controlling his posture from full guard.
Potter pulls McDonald in close to his closed guard and prevents McDonald from doing any damage or advancing position.
Potter keeping moving, preventing McDonald from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Potter looking for a sweep. Not yet Potter, not yet.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
McDonald tries to clinch but Potter is having none of it.
McDonald wants to clinch.
Potter connects with a leg kick. McDonald looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
McDonald uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Potter.
Potter swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling McDonald to counter with a crisp jab.
McDonald steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Potter.
Potter scores with the left hand. McDonald knows he should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonald closes this distance looking for a takedown but Potter circles away.
An inside leg kick lands from Potter.
McDonald connects with a high kick.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Potter in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Potter tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and McDonald is able to avoid easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McDonald throws a series of punches but Potter moves out of range.
Potter keeps the fight on the outside.
Potter throws out a loose jab but McDonald uses good head movement to avoid it.
McDonald fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Potter on the side of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Potter misses the target.
McDonald fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Potter is out of range.
Potter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McDonald throws a big shot that misses.
Potter misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald throws a right and a left that Potter avoids nicely.
Potter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Potter connects with a right hand. McDonald shakes it off.
Potter thows a body shot but no joy.
McDonald fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Potter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McDonald misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Potter.
Some bone on bone action there as Potter checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Potter scores with a jab to the body.
A jab lands there for Potter.
McDonald on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Potter throws out a loose jab but McDonald uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Potter.
Potter digs a good hook to McDonald's body.
McDonald shoots in looking for a takedown but Potter manages to keep the fight standing, pushing McDonald's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Seamus McDonald. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Potter is looking to land body kicks.
Potter's corner calls for a 1-2. Potter obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Potter. McDonald does a little dance to reset his feet.
Potter misses with a low kick.
McDonald misses with a straight right.
McDonald needs to keep his hands up - Potter had a free shot at his head there.
A cross from Potter lands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McDonald keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Carter Potter seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Potter throws out a loose jab but McDonald uses good head movement to avoid it.
Potter swings widly with a right hand
letting McDonald counter with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carter Potter showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
McDonald ducks under a wild hook from Potter.
McDonald misses with a body shot.
McDonald is looking to clinch.
McDonald slips under a jab.
The crowd cheers as Potter lands an impressive looking overhand right. McDonald doesn't seem phased though.
Good standup being displayed there by Potter as he connects with a hook.
Potter takes a swing at McDonald's ribcage but misses.
Potter scores with a nice strike.
Potter slips a straight right by McDonald.
Potter looks to score with a jab to the body but McDonald is just out of range.
Potter throws a body punch but McDonald moves out of range.
McDonald staying out of range there.
Potter's hands are dropping dangerously low here and McDonald connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Potter scrambles back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Potter misses with a jab to the body
and McDonald counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Potter throws a shot from downtown. McDonald moves away and avoids it.
Potter closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Potter misses the shot to the body.
Potter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McDonald was well out of range. Poor timing from Potter.
Potter is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McDonald.
Potter thows a body shot but no joy.
Potter throws an ugly left hook that misses
and McDonald counters with a slapping leg kick.
McDonald avoids the body shot from Potter.
McDonald lands a leg kick that knocks Potter off balance momentarily.
Potter is looking to land body kicks.
McDonald tries for a takedown but Potter sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Carter Potter is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Potter avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McDonald misses with a body kick.
Potter throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McDonald sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Potter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McDonald.
McDonald takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McDonald displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Potter throws out the jab.
Potter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McDonald moves away.
A telegraphed right hand from Potter misses the target.
Potter throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Potter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McDonald scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Potter misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald takes one on the button.
Potter lands a straight punch to the body, keeping McDonald at a distance.
McDonald uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Potter.
Potter with a jab.
Potter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McDonald was well out of range. Poor timing from Potter.
Potter just misses with a punch to the body.
McDonald tries to clinch up but Potter circles away and keeps his distance.
Seamus McDonald has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McDonald misses with a series of wild punches.
Potter blocks a head kick by McDonald.
Potter thows a body shot but no joy.
Potter bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of McDonald's head.
McDonald wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Potter misses with a wild body shot.
McDonald ducks right into an uppercut from Potter.
Potter uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before McDonald has time to react.
Potter throws a hook but McDonald avoids it easily.
McDonald takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Potter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McDonald uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Potter.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McDonald avoids a kick to the body.
McDonald uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
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!
McDonald showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Potter.
And that's the end of the fight!
Carter Potter comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Potter winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carter Potter!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Steele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James McQueen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying McQueen's choice of entrance music: Edguy - Ministry of Saints. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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255 lbs
18 - 13 - 0 |
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271 lbs
15 - 16 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class 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
18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, George Steele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, James McQueen!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steele throws a one two combo.
It looks like James McQueen has been cut.
Steele waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McQueen.
Steele misses with a two punch combination.
Steele swinging wildly here.
Steele throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McQueen.
McQueen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Steele fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McQueen manages to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Steele stuffs the takedown.
McQueen fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
McQueen misses with a hook.
McQueen misses with a takedown
and Steele counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
George Steele has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James McQueen.
McQueen tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Steele counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McQueen moves in looking to clinch but Steele pushes him off.
McQueen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Steele.
McQueen with a poor takedown
and Steele counters with a stiff right hand.
McQueen is rocked!
That has opened up James McQueen's cut even more.
Steele connects with a superb combination that knocks McQueen out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles Steele before he can land any more shots to the unconscious McQueen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). George Steele!
An out of breath George Steele thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Boris Becker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jerry Lawson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Becker comes to the cage accompanied by Justus Köhncke - Timecode. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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186 lbs
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173 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Boris Becker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jerry Lawson!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lawson shoots in and drives through. Becker sprawls well.
Becker gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Lawson trying to control but Becker is working from the bottom.
Becker is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Lawson is aware though and is defending well.
Becker throws some shots to the body, keeping his opponent honest.
Lawson trying to control the position from guard on top but Becker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lawson works over Becker with some ground and pound from guard.
Lawson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Becker lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Lawson!
Lawson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Lawson gets back to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lawson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Becker is looking to work some ground and pound but Lawson has wrist control.
Lawson has control of Becker's left arm, preventing Becker from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Lawson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Becker in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Becker is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Becker pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lawson is keeping the position for now.
Lawson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Becker is one step ahead there.
Lawson is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Becker rolls with it to try and escape but Lawson cranks on the arm and Becker is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jerry Lawson!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Jerry Lawson made sure he mentioned M/S Paint Fightwear, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kake Nyrkki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mibu Kyoshiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kyoshiro is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Lord Vicar - Sign of Osiris Risen . Mibu Kyoshiro has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 lbs
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181 lbs
15 - 2 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Kake Nyrkki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mibu Kyoshiro!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nyrkki has taken the fight to the clinch.
Nyrkki swings wildly with an uppercut but Kyoshiro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nyrkki misses with some punches.
Nyrkki swings wildly with an uppercut but Kyoshiro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nyrkki stalls.
Kyoshiro works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Nyrkki working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kyoshiro.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nyrkki is adopting a defensive guard.
Kyoshiro throws a big elbow that misses.
Kyoshiro trying to control the position from guard on top but Nyrkki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kyoshiro is looking to work some ground and pound but Nyrkki has wrist control.
Kyoshiro throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kyoshiro postures up in Nyrkki's guard and throws a big left but Nyrkki blocks it.
Kyoshiro loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nyrkki wants to stand up but Kyoshiro is controlling him.
Kyoshiro wants to control from the top but Nyrkki keeps moving.
Kyoshiro is in close to Nyrkki's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Nyrkki trying to control the position.
Kyoshiro won't allow Nyrkki to sweep him here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kyoshiro accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kyoshiro accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kyoshiro trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kyoshiro wants to pass the guard but Nyrkki is keeping the position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kyoshiro's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kyoshiro loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nyrkki manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kyoshiro manages to get himself to full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nyrkki postures up and lands a big shot to Kyoshiro's brow.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kyoshiro is on top in guard.
Kyoshiro trying to control but Nyrkki is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kyoshiro loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nyrkki keeping moving, preventing Kyoshiro from controlling successfully.
Nyrkki not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Nyrkki pulls Kyoshiro in to control the position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kyoshiro fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Decent striking displayed by Nyrkki there.
Nyrkki just misses with a punch to the body.
Nyrkki stuns Kyoshiro with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nyrkki throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kyoshiro.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kyoshiro. Nyrkki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kyoshiro showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nyrkki.
Kyoshiro fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nyrkki throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kyoshiro misses with an uppercut. Nyrkki saw that one coming.
Kyoshiro throws a head kick that misses.
Kyoshiro throws a nice looking combination but Nyrkki bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nyrkki tries a head kick but it misses.
Nyrkki on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kyoshiro cracks Nyrkki with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nyrkki works Kyoshiro's body with a nice hook.
Kyoshiro takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kyoshiro swinging wildly here.
Kyoshiro throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nyrkki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kyoshiro throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nyrkki sees it coming and avoids it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kyoshiro lands with a straight right. Nyrkki didn't see that one coming.
Nyrkki misses with a body shot.
Kyoshiro throws a looping overhand right but Nyrkki ducks down to avoid it.
Kyoshiro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nyrkki takes one to the chin there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mibu Kyoshiro dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nyrkki looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kyoshiro scores with a punch to the head.
Kyoshiro shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Mibu Kyoshiro seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kyoshiro swats away the attempt to clinch by Nyrkki.
Kyoshiro throws a big shot that misses.
Kyoshiro throws a jab but it's blocked by Nyrkki.
Kyoshiro bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Nyrkki's head backwards.
Nyrkki keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kyoshiro lands a jab to Nyrkki's midsection.
Kyoshiro misses the body punch
and Nyrkki counters with a series of strikes. Kyoshiro will be more careful next time no doubt.
Nyrkki misses with a body shot.
Nyrkki rushes Kyoshiro and presses him up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kyoshiro prevents a body shot from Nyrkki.
Kyoshiro tries to pull guard but Nyrkki won't allow it.
Nyrkki tries to break free but Kyoshiro pushes him back against the cage.
Nyrkki leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nyrkki stalling in the clinch but Kyoshiro improves position.
Nyrkki is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Nyrkki swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kyoshiro is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Nyrkki is defending well.
Kyoshiro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nyrkki digs a right hand underneath Kyoshiro's ribcage. Kyoshiro let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kyoshiro letting Nyrkki take a breather here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nyrkki misses with a punch on the inside.
Nyrkki can't find room to land a body shot as Kyoshiro controls the action.
Kyoshiro breaks the clinch.
Nyrkki jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kyoshiro tries a head kick but it misses.
Kyoshiro misses with a hook. Nyrkki ducked under it nicely.
Kyoshiro steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nyrkki.
Kyoshiro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nyrkki takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nyrkki misses with a looping right.
Nyrkki connects with a nice looking jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nyrkki walks into a straight right hand from Kyoshiro.
Nyrkki slips a straight right by Kyoshiro.
Kyoshiro digs a good body shot into Nyrkki's ribs.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kyoshiro crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Nyrkki - the referee stops the clock and Kyoshiro gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Nyrkki. Kyoshiro manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kyoshiro throws a body punch but Nyrkki moves out of range.
Nyrkki lands a jab.
Kyoshiro lands a nice shot to the body.
Nyrkki clobbers Kyoshiro with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nyrkki tries to clinch there but Kyoshiro circles away.
Kyoshiro fails with a takedown attempt.
Kake Nyrkki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mibu Kyoshiro.
Kyoshiro with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nyrkki to score with a decent uppercut.
Kyoshiro ducks under a wild hook from Nyrkki.
Kyoshiro misses with a straight right.
Nyrkki lands with a cross.
Kyoshiro cracks Nyrkki with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kyoshiro with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nyrkki to score with a decent uppercut.
It looks like Mibu Kyoshiro has been cut.
Nyrkki misses with a body kick.
Nyrkki defending well as Kyoshiro loads up on a big left hand.
Some wild striking there from Nyrkki.
Nyrkki doesn't manage to clinch there - Kyoshiro circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kyoshiro shoots in and bounces Nyrkki off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Nyrkki wants to get back to his feet but Kyoshiro is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Nyrkki lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Kyoshiro!
Kyoshiro manages to regain half guard. Good work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kyoshiro is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Nyrkki's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Nyrkki's back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kake Nyrkki dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mibu Kyoshiro's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Nyrkki looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kyoshiro stuns Nyrkki with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nyrkki cracks Kyoshiro with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nyrkki with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kyoshiro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kyoshiro looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kyoshiro throws a right hand that misses
and Nyrkki counters with a two punch combo.
Nyrkki tries to clinch there but Kyoshiro circles away.
Nyrkki misses with a wild combination.
Kyoshiro lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kyoshiro misses the shot to the body.
Nyrkki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kyoshiro.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nyrkki wants to clinch up but Kyoshiro keeps it at a distance.
Kyoshiro throws a big shot that misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nyrkki moves in looking to clinch but Kyoshiro pushes him off.
Nyrkki takes a swing at Kyoshiro's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kyoshiro lands a nice looking body shot.
Nyrkki misses with a few strikes there.
Nyrkki looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kyoshiro scores with the left hand. Nyrkki knows he should have avoided that one.
Kyoshiro catches Nyrkki with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nyrkki connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kyoshiro's hands.
Kyoshiro with a jab.
It looks like Kake Nyrkki has been cut.
Nyrkki tests Kyoshiro's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A big right from Nyrkki misses.
Nyrkki avoids the body shot from Kyoshiro.
Kyoshiro works Nyrkki's body with a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kyoshiro looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Nyrkki is fending him off so far but Kyoshiro persists. Nope, Nyrkki circles away and we're back to standing.
Nyrkki throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kyoshiro.
A combination from Kyoshiro does no damage.
Nyrkki throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kyoshiro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nyrkki moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nyrkki scores with a jab to the body.
Kyoshiro takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nyrkki with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nyrkki comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kyoshiro connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kyoshiro rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nyrkki moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nyrkki turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nyrkki tried to score with a low kick but Kyoshiro checks it.
Nyrkki looks to land a body kick but Kyoshiro moved away.
Nyrkki connects with the punch.
Kyoshiro throws a leg kick but Nyrkki sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kyoshiro jabs Nyrkki right on the nose. Nyrkki blinks but takes it well.
Kyoshiro thows a body shot but no joy.
Kyoshiro slips under a jab.
Nyrkki walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kyoshiro checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kyoshiro!
Nyrkki lands a really nice looking cross but Kyoshiro seems unphased.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Nyrkki misses.
Nyrkki takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nyrkki has Kyoshiro pushed against the cage.
Kyoshiro has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nyrkki throws a head punch that misses.
Nyrkki gets through Kyoshiro's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Nyrkki controlling the action here for a moment.
Kyoshiro blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nyrkki lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kyoshiro tries to work over Nyrkki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kyoshiro fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Nyrkki works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nyrkki looking to stall.
Nyrkki content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kyoshiro has had enough of the clinch but Nyrkki keeps him there for the moment.
Nyrkki controlling the action here for a moment.
Nyrkki throws a head punch that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kake Nyrkki showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Nyrkki has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kake Nyrkki!
Kake Nyrkki gave a mention to FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!) in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Henrik Luhtanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jackson Savage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Savage has chosen Bon Jovi - It's my life as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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28
185 lbs
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30
177 lbs
20 - 16 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Henrik Luhtanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jackson Savage!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Savage pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Luhtanen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Savage on the side of the head.
Savage fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Luhtanen avoids it really well and circles away.
Luhtanen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Savage counters with a good low kick that Luhtanen was not able to check.
Savage shoots in looking for a takedown but Luhtanen manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Savage's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Luhtanen tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Luhtanen throws out a loose jab but Savage uses good head movement to avoid it.
Luhtanen stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Luhtanen wants it to stay on the feet.
Henrik Luhtanen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jackson Savage.
Luhtanen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Luhtanen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Savage was well out of range. Poor timing from Luhtanen.
Savage takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Luhtanen takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Henrik Luhtanen has been cut.
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!
Savage shoots in for a takedown but Luhtanen shows good takedown defense.
Savage gets a takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Savage is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Luhtanen doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Savage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luhtanen wants to improve his position but Savage is controlling well.
Savage has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Luhtanen defend it? Savage steps over the head and cranks it - Luhtanen is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Savage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jackson Savage!
A pretty intense looking Jackson Savage took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pekka Lipponen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Linic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lipponen kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Rainbow - Man on the Silver Mountain. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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262 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pekka Lipponen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mario Linic!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Linic works the jab nicely.
Linic shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lipponen defends it nicely.
Linic throws out a leg kick but Lipponen moves out of range and Linic only half commits.
Lipponen clinches up with Linic and pushes him back against the cage.
Linic is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lipponen gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Linic wants to get back to striking at distance but Lipponen won't allow it.
Linic jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lipponen walks away with a smile on his face. Linic gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Pekka Lipponen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mario Linic.
Linic lands a nice shot to the body.
Linic doesn't manage to clinch there - Lipponen circles away.
Lipponen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Linic.
Linic shoots in but no luck this time.
Linic misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Linic misses with a double jab.
Linic cracks Lipponen with a good jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lipponen misses with a looping left.
Lipponen scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Linic wants to sweep but Lipponen has passed to side control!
Lipponen wants to control but Linic is keeping him busy.
Linic is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Linic's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Linic gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Linic looking for submissions off his back.
Linic trying to control from the bottom.
Linic wants to improve his position but Lipponen is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Linic manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Linic has his foot on Lipponen's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lipponen works his way back into a safe position though.
Linic is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lipponen working some strikes from top position.
Lipponen advances position into side control!
Lipponen wants to control but Linic is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Linic manages to get back to half guard.
Linic won't allow Lipponen to pass to mount.
Linic missing with punches from the bottom.
Lipponen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Linic keeps working.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Lipponen lands a nice short elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lipponen tries to pass the half guard into mount. Linic knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Lipponen blocks the strikes from Linic.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lipponen drops an elbow to the side of Linic's head.
Linic trying to control from the bottom.
Linic tries to get to full guard but Lipponen has control of the leg.
Lipponen is looking to take a break and control but Linic is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lipponen looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Linic actively working from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lipponen is trying to control. Linic wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Linic trying to control but Lipponen postures up.
Lipponen is taking a breather. Linic 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.
Linic looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Linic keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Linic trying to control but Lipponen postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Linic looking for submissions off his back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Linic is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lipponen pulls his head out easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mario Linic will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Linic looks to land a combination but Lipponen avoids it well.
Linic shoots in looking for a takedown but Lipponen manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Linic's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Linic pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lipponen is out of range and Linic settles back down.
Lipponen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Linic.
Lipponen blocks a jab.
Lipponen moves out of range of the strikes.
Linic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lipponen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Lipponen slips under a jab from Linic.
Linic looks for a takedown but Lipponen sprawls well.
Linic checks a leg kick.
Mario Linic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Linic ducks under a wild hook from Lipponen.
Linic lands a nice shot to the body.
Lipponen shoots in for a takedown but Linic shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Linic closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Lipponen sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Lipponen is refusing to be controlled, as Linic sits in half guard.
Linic is trying for a kimura here. Lipponen looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Linic wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mario Linic!
A determined Mario Linic didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dexter Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reijo Rymy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rymy has chosen I don't like as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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30
190 lbs
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28
192 lbs
17 - 9 - 2 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
22 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dexter Morgan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Reijo Rymy!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rymy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rymy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Morgan can pounce on him.
Morgan is looking to score with low kicks.
Rymy stuns Morgan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Morgan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rymy throws a body punch but Morgan moves out of range.
Morgan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rymy. That did some damage!
Rymy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Morgan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Morgan lands with a nice body punch.
Morgan misses with the combination.
Morgan swats away the attempt to clinch by Rymy.
Morgan misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan walks into a left hand.
It looks like Dexter Morgan has been cut.
An inside leg kick from Morgan misses.
A combination from Morgan does no damage.
Rymy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Morgan moves away.
Rymy misses with a wild body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Morgan.
Morgan dives in and grabs Rymy's left leg, looking for a takedown. Rymy pushes down on Morgan's head and hops out.
Morgan misses with a low kick as Rymy jumps back.
Rymy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rymy. Morgan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rymy is looking to land body kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Morgan slips a straight right by Rymy.
Morgan swings for the body but Rymy moves out of range.
Morgan throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rymy swinging wildly here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rymy. Morgan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rymy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rymy is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Morgan rather than just go for the knockout.
Morgan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rymy.
Rymy works Morgan's body with a nice hook.
Rymy works Morgan's body with a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rymy shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Morgan is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Morgan is looking for a triangle here but Rymy uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Morgan wants to control but Rymy postures up.
Morgan sneaks back into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rymy moves nicely into side control.
Rymy in side control lands a decent elbow.
Rymy thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Morgan really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Morgan is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rymy trying to control the position but Morgan is working away.
Morgan is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Rymy off and has taken his back!
Morgan tries to get the hooks in deep but Rymy pushed the leg off.
Morgan is persistently looking for the submission but Rymy is defending it well.
Morgan keeps control of the position easily here as Rymy tries to buck him off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morgan somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Reijo Rymy will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dexter Morgan's cut.
That's time! Morgan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Morgan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rymy.
Morgan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Morgan wants to land a leg kick but Rymy is out of range.
Morgan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Reijo Rymy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Morgan throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Morgan moves forwards but Rymy connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Morgan thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Rymy if he has to take too many more of those.
Rymy misses with a body punch
and Morgan counters with a low kick, right behind Rymy 's knee.
Rymy takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Morgan connects with a high kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rymy swings for the body but Morgan moves out of range.
Rymy tries to clinch but Morgan is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rymy checks a leg kick.
A big left from Rymy misses.
Morgan lands with an overhand left.
Morgan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rymy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Morgan tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Morgan throws a chopping leg kick but Rymy manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Good exchange - Rymy coming out on top.
Morgan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rymy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rymy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rymy misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan swats away the attempt to clinch by Rymy.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rymy checks a leg kick.
Rymy thows a body shot but no joy.
A slapping body kick lands there for Morgan.
Morgan lands a high kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rymy checks a leg kick nicely.
Morgan shoots in for a double leg but Rymy sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Rymy lands a nice looking body shot.
Rymy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Morgan pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Rymy back to the cage. Morgan follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rymy misses with a lunging right hand
and Morgan counters with a nice low kick that buckles Rymy's knee momentarily.
Rymy throws a body punch but Morgan moves out of range.
Morgan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Rymy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rymy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Morgan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rymy misses with a body shot.
Morgan scores with a decent looking hook.
Dexter Morgan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morgan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rymy has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Morgan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Morgan wants to clinch up but Rymy keeps it at a distance.
Rymy punishes Morgan's body with a nice straight punch.
Rymy lands a jab to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rymy throws a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morgan slips under a jab.
Rymy cracks Morgan with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Morgan tries to land a leg kick but Rymy saw it coming and moves away.
Morgan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rymy.
Morgan moves out of range of the body kick from Rymy.
Morgan pivots, looking for a leg kick but Rymy is out of range and Morgan settles back down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rymy takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Morgan lands a nice shot that snaps Rymy's head back.
Rymy looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Morgan is fending him off so far but Rymy persists. Nope, Morgan circles away and we're back to standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Dexter Morgan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dexter Morgan's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Morgan closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Rymy did well to prevent Morgan getting side control.
Rymy is looking for a sweep. Morgan is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rymy is refusing to be controlled, as Morgan sits in half guard.
Morgan is pressing down on Rymy's thigh, looking to free his foot. Rymy is holding on for now.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Morgan in particular looking to stall.
Rymy is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Morgan wants to take a breather but Rymy is having none of it.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Dexter Morgan just wasn't active enough.
Rymy slips a jab from Morgan.
Morgan is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Rymy blocks a head kick by Morgan.
Rymy dives in and scores a takedown into Morgan's guard.
Morgan is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Rymy is aware though and is defending well.
Morgan looking to control.
Morgan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rymy.
Morgan had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Rymy defends it easily.
Morgan looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan keeping full guard, as Rymy tries to pass.
Dexter Morgan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Morgan has his foot on Rymy's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rymy works his way back into a safe position though.
Morgan keeping moving, preventing Rymy from controlling successfully.
Rymy is sitting in close to Morgan's body. Morgan has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Rymy is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Rymy is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Morgan.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Dexter Morgan!
A relieved looking Dexter Morgan 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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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James Lytle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cookie Monster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Monster has chosen Cookie Monster Eating Cookie as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, James Lytle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Cookie Monster!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lytle throws a head kick that misses.
Lytle takes a swing at Monster's ribcage but misses.
Lytle wants to slow Monster down by chopping away at his legs.
Lytle uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Monster.
Some wild striking there from Lytle.
Lytle connects with an inside leg kick.
Lytle tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Monster thuds a left hand into Lytle's body.
Monster throws a series of punches but Lytle avoids them all with ease.
Lytle throws a sloppy head kick and Monster moves out of range easily.
Lytle lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Lytle.
It looks like Cookie Monster has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lytle on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Monster stuns Lytle with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A jab from Lytle does it's job there.
Monster scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lytle is breathing heavily.
Monster jabs at Lytle's body.
Monster smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Monster lunges at Lytle with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lytle's hand.
Lytle throws the kick towards the body but Monster avoids it.
Monster scores with a spinning back kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monster lands a body shot.
Monster fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lytle looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Left hook, right uppercut from Monster.
Donk. Monster catches Lytle right on the button with a cross.
Monster thuds his right hand into Lytle's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lytle is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lytle walks into a stiff left hand from Monster.
Oh Lytle is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lytle throws a combination that misses
and Monster counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Monster comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Monster uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lytle has time to react.
Monster drops Lytle with a naaaaasty hook - Lytle is in real trouble here! Monster dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cookie Monster!
Cookie Monster really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Perkele! logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anabol Asteroid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Tsakada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Asteroid comes into the arena with Asteroid blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 11 - 3, fighting out of Helsinki, Anabol Asteroid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lee Tsakada!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Asteroid throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tsakada on the side of the head.
Tsakada lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The fighters circling - Tsakada throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A slapping leg kick lands for Asteroid.
Asteroid lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tsakada tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tsakada slips a straight right by Asteroid.
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!
Tsakada throws the left hand but Asteroid avoids the punch easily.
A jab from Asteroid finds it's way through Tsakada's defenses.
Tsakada misses with a low kick.
Tsakada works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Asteroid throws the left hand but Tsakada avoids the punch easily.
Tsakada throws a right hand that misses
and Asteroid counters with a left and a right that stings Tsakada.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tsakada checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsakada tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Asteroid manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tsakada scores with a nice right hand.
Tsakada avoids the body shot from Asteroid.
Asteroid swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Asteroid pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Asteroid steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tsakada.
A punch lands to the side of Tsakada 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Asteroid moves into range and connects with a jab.
Tsakada takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
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!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Asteroid, right into the meat.
Tsakada looks to land a right hand but Asteroid moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Asteroid.
Tsakada swings for the body but Asteroid moves out of range.
Asteroid moves into range and connects with a jab.
Asteroid moves away from the strike by Tsakada.
A telegraphed right hand from Asteroid misses the target.
Tsakada swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Asteroid scores with a hook to the body. Tsakada takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The fighters circle momentarily. Asteroid darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Asteroid ducks under a wild hook from Tsakada.
A swing and a miss from Tsakada.
Tsakada fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Asteroid manages to avoid it.
A big right from Tsakada misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsakada checks a low kick from Asteroid.
Tsakada throws a hook but Asteroid avoids it easily.
A low kick from Asteroid misses
and Tsakada counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Asteroid stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Asteroid connects with the punch.
Tsakada moves out of range of the strikes.
A slow jab from Tsakada misses its intended target.
Tsakada throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Asteroid.
Tsakada takes one to the side of the head.
Tsakada throws a looping overhand right but Asteroid ducks down to avoid it.
Asteroid tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tsakada throws a right hand that misses
letting Asteroid counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tsakada rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Asteroid counters with a right hand to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tsakada throws out a loose jab but Asteroid uses good head movement to avoid it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Asteroid checks a leg kick.
Tsakada looks to throw the jab but Asteroid is out of range.
Anabol Asteroid seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Asteroid uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tsakada.
Asteroid takes a swing at Tsakada's ribcage but misses.
Tsakada with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Asteroid to score with a decent uppercut.
Tsakada lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Tsakada looks to throw the jab but Asteroid is out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Asteroid misses with a looping left.
Tsakada takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Tsakada lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anabol Asteroid dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Tsakada keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Asteroid throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Asteroid checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Tsakada throws a hook but Asteroid blocks it.
Asteroid throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tsakada swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Asteroid lands a jab to the head.
Asteroid lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Asteroid moves out of range as Tsakada strikes.
Asteroid fakes the leg kick and cracks Tsakada in the body.
Asteroid uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tsakada.
Tsakada misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asteroid will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Asteroid throws a big shot that misses.
Tsakada misses with a straight right.
Tsakada misses the shot to the body.
Asteroid lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Asteroid throws a head kick but Tsakada moves out of range.
Asteroid connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Tsakada takes the fight into the clinch.
Asteroid tries to break the clinch but Tsakada is controlling the position.
Tsakada keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Asteroid's efforts to push away.
Asteroid wants to get back to striking at distance but Tsakada won't allow it.
Tsakada pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asteroid blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Asteroid is trying to break the clinch but Tsakada has him pressed against the cage.
Tsakada manages to break the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Asteroid.
Tsakada throws out a loose jab but Asteroid uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tsakada walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Asteroid checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Tsakada misses with a lunging right hand
and Asteroid counters with an inside leg kick.
Anabol Asteroid is winning the standup battle so far.
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!
Asteroid bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The fighters circling - Tsakada throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Asteroid walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Tsakada checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Tsakada pivots, looking for a leg kick but Asteroid is out of range and Tsakada settles back down.
Tsakada closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsakada blocks a head kick by Asteroid.
Asteroid moves out of range as Tsakada strikes.
Asteroid throws a head kick but Tsakada moves out of range.
Asteroid throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tsakada stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A swing and a miss from Tsakada.
Tsakada loads up on a big right hand but Asteroid slips the punch.
Asteroid fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Asteroid is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Asteroid lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice shot by Asteroid.
Asteroid thumps Tsakada with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tsakada looks to score with a jab to the body but Asteroid is just out of range.
Asteroid scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tsakada walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Asteroid scores with a head kick. Tsakada tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Asteroid fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tsakada on the side of the head.
Tsakada is rocked!
Asteroid connects with a leg kick. Tsakada looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Tsakada is still on wobbly legs! Can Asteroid finish him?
Tsakada walks forward, straight into a front kick from Asteroid.
Tsakada is breathing heavily.
Tsakada misses with a right hand
and Asteroid counters with an outside leg kick.
Tsakada seems to have recovered his senses.
Asteroid walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Tsakada drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Asteroid swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Tsakada's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anabol Asteroid!
After the fight, Anabol Asteroid was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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