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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dragon Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aiham Anhinoit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anhinoit is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Sexy and I Know It. Aiham Anhinoit is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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
3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dragon Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aiham Anhinoit!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Anhinoit connects with a nice looking jab.
Gracie takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Anhinoit fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gracie takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anhinoit looks to land a combination but Gracie avoids it well.
Anhinoit fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gracie dodges the punch combination from Anhinoit.
Aiham Anhinoit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anhinoit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Anhinoit jabs at Gracie's body.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Anhinoit throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gracie stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Anhinoit. Anhinoit obviously looking to wear him down.
Anhinoit drops Gracie with a beautiful combination! Gracie stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Anhinoit is looking for the KO!
Gracie is rocked!
It looks like Dragon Gracie has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anhinoit lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Gracie is looking to close the distance but Anhinoit sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Gracie crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Gracie is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Aiham Anhinoit!
A victorious Aiham Anhinoit thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cody Duncan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boris Berezin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cody Duncan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cody Duncan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Boris Berezin!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Berezin throws a head kick that half lands.
Duncan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Duncan scores with a jab to the body.
Duncan throws a chopping leg kick but Berezin manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Duncan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sloppy strikes from Duncan. Those never looked like landing.
Berezin throws a right hand that Duncan ducks under and follows up with a left that Duncan also avoids with ease.
Nice cross by Berezin.
Duncan throws a series of punches but Berezin moves out of range.
Duncan throws a combination. Berezin tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
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!
Duncan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Berezin.
Duncan swinging wildly here.
Berezin lands with an uppercut that bounces Duncan off the cage and back into range.
Berezin looks to land a combination. Duncan sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Berezin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Berezin misses with a right hand
and Duncan counters with a one-two to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Duncan. Those never looked like landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berezin misses with a double jab
and Duncan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Berezin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Duncan counters with a stiff right hand.
Berezin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Duncan counters with a right hand to the body.
Duncan is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Berezin.
Berezin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Boris Berezin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Berezin tries to bum rush Duncan with a series of wild strikes but Duncan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Duncan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Berezin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Duncan staying out of range there.
Berezin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Berezin looks gassed!
Berezin goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Duncan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Berezin circles away quickly and effectively.
Berezin misses with the combination.
Berezin throws a predictable looking body shot
and Berezin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Duncan throws a series of punches but Berezin avoids them all with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berezin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Duncan counters with a two punch combo.
Duncan throws a chopping leg kick but Berezin manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Berezin moves into range and connects with a jab.
Berezin slips a jab and a cross from Duncan.
Duncan lands a glancing blow to the side of Berezin's head.
Berezin with a nice cross.
Duncan lands a really nice looking cross but Berezin seems unphased.
Berezin looks to land a right hand but Duncan moved out of range.
Berezin looks to land a combination. Duncan sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Left hook, right uppercut from Duncan.
Berezin is rocked!
Duncan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Berezin is still on wobbly legs! Can Duncan finish him?
Nice body punch from Duncan.
Berezin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Berezin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berezin throws a body punch but Duncan moves out of range.
Berezin seems to have recovered his senses.
Duncan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Berezin circles away quickly and effectively.
Duncan lands a slapping body shot.
Crunch! Berezin slams his shin into Duncan's torso.
Berezin lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Berezin takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That kick from Duncan tenderised Berezin's leg. Berezin is trying to keep his angry face on.
Duncan misses with a few strikes there.
Berezin throws a right and a left that Duncan avoids nicely.
Berezin throws a right and a left that Duncan avoids nicely.
Danga de danga de dang - Duncan scores with a four punch combination!
Duncan scores with a sloppy right hand. Berezin should have avoided that one.
Berezin misses with an uppercut.
Duncan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Berezin doesn't seem bothered though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Duncan lands with a shot to the body.
Berezin swings widly with a right hand
and Duncan counters with a left and a right that stings Berezin.
A big left from Berezin misses.
Duncan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Berezin manages to avoid it.
Duncan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Duncan lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Berezin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Duncan.
Duncan is working the combinations to good effect here.
Duncan digs a good body shot into Berezin's ribs.
Duncan throws a right and a left that Berezin avoids nicely.
Berezin might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Berezin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Berezin lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Duncan dodges the punch combination from Berezin.
Duncan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cody Duncan dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Berezin slips a jab and a cross from Duncan.
Duncan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Berezin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A punch combination from Berezin misses.
Berezin throws a right and a left that Duncan avoids nicely.
Berezin misses with a body kick.
Duncan misses with a body kick.
Berezin misses with an uppercut
and Duncan counters with a two punch combo.
A punch combination from Duncan misses.
Duncan scores with a body shot.
A left lands for Berezin.
Berezin misses with a double jab
and Duncan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Duncan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Berezin moves away.
Left hook, right uppercut from Duncan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berezin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Danga de danga de dang - Berezin scores with a four punch combination!
Berezin is breathing heavily.
A big left from Berezin misses.
Berezin cracks a nice hook into Duncan's ribs.
Duncan jabs Berezin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Decent striking displayed by Duncan there.
Berezin lands a head kick!
Duncan is looking to wear down Berezin with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Some wild striking there from Duncan.
Berezin lands a high kick!
Berezin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Berezin misses with a hook. Duncan ducked under it nicely.
Duncan cracks Berezin with an open hand slap.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Duncan misses with a series of wild punches.
Some wild striking there from Duncan.
Duncan misses with a series of wild punches.
Duncan lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Duncan walks into a stiff left hand from Berezin.
Duncan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Berezin moves away.
Berezin connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Duncan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Some wild striking there from Berezin.
Berezin smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duncan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Berezin.
Duncan blocks a jab.
Berezin misses with a lunging right hand
and Duncan counters with a stiff right hand.
Berezin scores with the left hand. Duncan knows he should have avoided that one.
Duncan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Berezin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A combination from Berezin does no damage.
Berezin throws a series of punches but Duncan moves out of range.
Berezin drops his hands momentarily and Duncan takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Cody Duncan is winning the standup battle so far.
Duncan lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Berezin scores with a hook to the body. Duncan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Berezin with a nice cross.
Berezin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Duncan.
Berezin throws a right hand that Duncan ducks under and follows up with a left that Duncan also avoids with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Berezin - that will leave a mark!
Duncan clobbers Berezin with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Berezin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Duncan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Berezin doesn't seem bothered though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
No joy there for Berezin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Berezin on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Berezin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Duncan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Berezin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Duncan throws a head kick but Berezin moves out of range.
Berezin looks to throw the jab but Duncan is out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Berezin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Duncan tries to bum rush Berezin with a series of wild strikes but Berezin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Duncan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
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 Cody Duncan will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Duncan cracks Berezin with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Duncan fails to land with a series of punches.
A combination from Berezin does no damage.
Berezin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Duncan moves out of range as Berezin strikes.
Berezin throws an off balance right hand
and Duncan counters with a stiff right hand.
Duncan checks a low kick from Berezin.
Berezin lands with a nice combination. Duncan backs away looking to recover.
Duncan lands a glancing blow to the side of Berezin's head.
Berezin misses with a combination
and Duncan counters with a left to the body.
Duncan bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Berezin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Berezin slips a jab and a cross from Duncan.
Berezin misses with a right hand
and Duncan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duncan fails to land with a series of punches.
A combination from Duncan does no damage.
Berezin connects with the punch.
A head kick misses from Berezin.
Left hook, right uppercut from Duncan.
Berezin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Berezin throws a shot from downtown. Duncan moves away and avoids it.
Duncan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Berezin counters with a two punch combo.
A punch lands to the side of Duncan 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Duncan with a nice cross.
Duncan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Duncan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Duncan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duncan lands a glancing blow to the side of Berezin's head.
Duncan swings widly with a right hand
and Berezin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Duncan on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Berezin throws a shot from downtown. Duncan moves away and avoids it.
Berezin looks to land a combination but Duncan avoids it well.
Berezin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Duncan counters with a three punch combo that has Berezin backing up. Berezin nods at Duncan to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Berezin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Berezin misses with a wild combination.
Duncan feints a jab promting Berezin to slip. Duncan then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Berezin slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Duncan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nice uppercut there from Berezin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Duncan.
Duncan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Berezin moves away.
Berezin looks to land a right hand but Duncan moved out of range.
Berezin swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Duncan.
Berezin misses with a left hand
and Duncan counters with a two punch combo.
Berezin works over Duncan's head and body with a nice combination.
Berezin has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Berezin misses with a looping left.
Berezin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Duncan.
A combination from Berezin does no damage.
Berezin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Duncan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Duncan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berezin misses with a double jab.
Duncan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Berezin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Berezin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Duncan scores with a shot to the body.
Duncan lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Berezin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Duncan counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Berezin pivots, looking for a leg kick but Duncan is out of range and Berezin settles back down.
Duncan throws a series of strikes that have Berezin backpedaling.
Berezin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Duncan circles away quickly and effectively.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Duncan lands a jab-cross combination.
Duncan moves forwards but Berezin connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Boris Berezin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Berezin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
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 Cody Duncan.
Well Duncan 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cody Duncan!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Evgeny Zablotnik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Rautiainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marcus Rautiainen will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Evgeny Zablotnik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marcus Rautiainen!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zablotnik scores with a jab to the jaw.
It looks like Marcus Rautiainen has been cut.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Rautiainen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rautiainen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Zablotnik could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Rautiainen lands a head kick that stumbles Zablotnik and the fighters go to the mat.
It looks like Evgeny Zablotnik has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Zablotnik wants to stand but Rautiainen is controlling the position.
Zablotnik is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Rautiainen has Zablotnik pressed against the cage, preventing Zablotnik from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Zablotnik has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rautiainen tries to break the clinch but Zablotnik is controlling the position.
Rautiainen jumps guard but Zablotnik turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Zablotnik pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rautiainen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rautiainen throws a head kick that misses.
Donk. Zablotnik catches Rautiainen right on the button with a cross.
Zablotnik blocks a head kick by Rautiainen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Rautiainen! Zablotnik is out on his feet! Rautiainen rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Zablotnik is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Zablotnik is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marcus Rautiainen!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chris Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wazza Rooney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Chris Hughes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Wazza Rooney!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Hughes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hughes closes the distance looking to clinch
and Rooney counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hughes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rooney swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rooney shoots in but no luck this time.
Rooney tries to keep at a distance but Hughes has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hughes lands an elbow inside that Rooney shrugs off.
Rooney tries to circle away but Hughes has him pinned against the cage.
Hughes lands a damaging elbow.
Rooney wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rooney tries a body shot but Hughes blocks it.
Rooney wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hughes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rooney avoids it.
Hughes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rooney goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rooney throws a leg kick
and Hughes counters with an inside leg kick.
Hughes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rooney paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hughes takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hughes stalling.
Rooney is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rooney wants to get back to striking at distance but Hughes won't allow it.
Hughes manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hughes could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Rooney manages to break the clinch.
Hughes closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rooney blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rooney has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rooney tries to break free but Hughes pushes him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rooney tries to break the clinch but Hughes is controlling the position.
Rooney wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rooney has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hughes is trying to maintain a safe position but Rooney gets an underhook and turns Hughes into the cage.
Rooney pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
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!
Hughes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rooney swats away the attempt to clinch by Hughes.
Hughes moves in looking to clinch but Rooney pushes him off.
Rooney looks for a takedown but Hughes sprawls well.
Hughes is looking to clinch but Rooney is avoiding it.
Hughes is looking to clinch.
Rooney slips a jab and a cross from Hughes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rooney scores with a sloppy right hand. Hughes should have avoided that one.
Hughes walks into a jab.
Hughes is rocked!
Rooney is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Hughes circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Rooney. Hughes falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Rooney!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Wazza Rooney!
A victorious Wazza Rooney thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jerry Springer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jerry Springer will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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25
148 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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26
145 lbs
4 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Prefers standup |
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Good kicks
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rafael Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Jerry Springer!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva looks to clinch
and Springer counters with a left and a right that stings Silva.
Springer throws a hook to the side of Silva's head but Silva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Springer throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Silva tries to clinch there but Springer circles away.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silva moves to clinch but Springer breaks away
and Springer counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Springer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silva blocks a head kick by Springer.
Springer misses with a looping right.
Silva darts in trying to clinch
and Springer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Springer is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Silva blocks a head kick by Springer.
Silva takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Springer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jerry Springer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Springer throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Springer throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Silva darts in trying to clinch
and Springer counters with a two punch combo.
A head kick misses from Springer.
Springer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva wants to clinch
and Springer counters with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Springer.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Springer throws an off balance right hand
and Silva holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva pushes off an throws an elbow but Springer leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Silva throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Springer dodges an elbow strike from Silva.
Silva lands an elbow that stopped Springer in his tracks for a moment.
Silva missing with knees to the body.
Silva lands an elbow that stopped Springer in his tracks for a moment.
Silva lands an elbow just above Springer 's eye.
Springer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Springer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Springer looks gassed!
Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Springer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Springer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Silva.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva is looking to clinch but Springer is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Springer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Springer misses with a looping right.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Springer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Springer shoots in but no luck this time.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silva tries to clinch but Springer moves out of range.
Springer circles away from the clinch attempt
and Springer counters with a two punch combo.
Springer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Springer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silva is looking to clinch but Springer is avoiding it.
Springer throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Springer pushes him off.
Rafael Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Springer throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Springer. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva tries to clinch there but Springer circles away.
Springer swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Springer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva is looking to clinch but Springer is avoiding it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Springer keeps the fight on the outside.
A head kick misses from Springer.
Springer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jerry Springer will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Springer loads up on a big right hand but Silva slips the punch.
Jerry Springer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A punch combination from Springer misses.
Rafael Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva tries to clinch but Springer moves out of range.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Springer.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Springer.
Springer throws a head kick that misses.
Springer scores with a crisp jab that stopped Silva in his tracks.
Springer misses with the combination.
A head kick misses from Springer.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Springer is defended easily by Silva.
Silva wants to clinch up but Springer keeps it at a distance.
Springer is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Springer swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
A punch combination from Springer misses.
Springer misses with a low kick as Silva jumps back.
Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Springer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Springer.
Springer keeps the fight on the outside.
Springer throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
Silva tries to clinch up but Springer circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Springer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva tries to clinch up but Springer circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Springer throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
Springer looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Springer misses with a looping right.
Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Springer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Springer tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Springer throws a low kick but it's checked well by Silva.
Silva avoids the head kick by Springer.
Springer keeps the fight on the outside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Springer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Springer fails to land with a series of punches.
Springer swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Springer shoots in looking for a takedown. Silva tries to sprawl out of it but Springer keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Silva manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Rafael Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jerry Springer.
Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Springer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva tries to clinch up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva wants to clinch up but Springer keeps it at a distance.
Silva tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Springer counters with a one-two to the body.
Silva tries to clinch but Springer moves out of range.
Springer throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Springer misses with a head kick.
Silva wants to clinch.
Springer looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
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 Rafael Silva will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Silva is looking to clinch but Springer is avoiding it.
Silva has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Springer throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
Horrible takedown by Springer or perhaps it was just good defense by Silva which made him look bad.
Silva wants to clinch but Springer slips to the side
and Springer counters with a nice body shot.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silva darts in trying to clinch
enabling Springer to counter with a crisp jab.
Springer throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Springer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Springer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Springer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Springer. Those never looked like landing.
Silva tries to clinch but Springer is having none of it.
Silva is looking to clinch but Springer is avoiding it.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
A combination from Springer does no damage.
Silva tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Springer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Springer fails with the takedown.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Springer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Springer circles away.
Silva tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Springer counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Silva wants to clinch up but Springer keeps it at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to clinch there but Springer circles away.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Springer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silva tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Springer counters with a stiff right hand.
Silva wants to clinch
and Springer counters with a two punch combo.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Springer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Springer misses with a two punch combination.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Springer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Springer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva looks to clinch
and Springer counters with a series of strikes. Silva will be more careful next time no doubt.
Springer throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
Silva is looking to clinch but Springer is avoiding it.
Springer keeps the fight on the outside.
Springer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Springer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Decent striking displayed by Springer there.
Springer misses with a two punch combination.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Springer tries a head kick but it misses.
Springer swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Silva tries to clinch up but Springer circles away and keeps his distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Springer missing with a left hand there. Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Springer throws an overhand right that lands on Silva's shoulder, as Silva tries to avoid the shot.
Silva is looking to clinch but Springer is avoiding it.
Springer throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Springer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Springer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Springer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silva tries to clinch up but Springer circles away and keeps his distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva wants to clinch.
Silva is looking to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rafael Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Silva 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 29:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kirk Lohan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maxim Aleksandrenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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25
203 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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24
200 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Solid Muay Thai
Knockout power |
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kirk Lohan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Maxim Aleksandrenko!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lohan loads up on a big right hand but Aleksandrenko slips the punch.
Lohan clinches with his opponent.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Aleksandrenko just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lohan's brow.
A frustrated look appears on Aleksandrenko's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Lohan is trying to drag Aleksandrenko to the mat but Aleksandrenko just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Lohan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Aleksandrenko gets underhooks to prevent Lohan's takedown attempt.
Aleksandrenko tries to land knees in the clinch but Lohan avoids the damage to the body.
Lohan tries for a takedown but Aleksandrenko manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kirk Lohan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lohan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lohan goes for a takedown attempt but Aleksandrenko pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Aleksandrenko is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aleksandrenko fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lohan lands with a hook. Aleksandrenko tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lohan connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Lohan misses with a straight right.
Lohan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Aleksandrenko counters by moving into the clinch.
Lohan is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Aleksandrenko is defending well.
Aleksandrenko looking to slow down the pace here.
Lohan drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lohan changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Aleksandrenko fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Aleksandrenko tries to clinch there but Lohan circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lohan closes the distance and pushes Aleksandrenko back into the cage.
Aleksandrenko utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Aleksandrenko just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lohan's brow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Aleksandrenko throws an elbow but misses.
Aleksandrenko should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Lohan avoids the elbow strike from Aleksandrenko, against the cage.
Lohan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Aleksandrenko lands a good knee to the midsection. Lohan won't want to take too many of those.
Lohan is breathing heavily.
Aleksandrenko throws an elbow that misses.
Aleksandrenko lands a good knee to the midsection. Lohan won't want to take too many of those.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Aleksandrenko.
Aleksandrenko missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aleksandrenko prevents the takedown attempt.
Lohan blocks an elbow strike from Aleksandrenko.
Lohan avoiding damage as Aleksandrenko throws knees to the body.
Aleksandrenko scores with a knee to the head.
Aleksandrenko has had enough of the clinch but Lohan keeps him there for the moment.
Aleksandrenko misses with an elbow strike.
Aleksandrenko throws an elbow that misses.
Lohan avoids the elbow strike from Aleksandrenko, against the cage.
Lohan has Aleksandrenko pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Aleksandrenko manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lohan.
Aleksandrenko is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lohan is keeping busy.
Lohan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Aleksandrenko struggles to land a body shot inside as Lohan controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lohan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Aleksandrenko's elbow.
Aleksandrenko tries to stall but Lohan uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lohan is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Lohan is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Lohan blocks the elbow strike.
Lohan drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Aleksandrenko gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Aleksandrenko lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Aleksandrenko lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aleksandrenko lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Kirk Lohan has been cut.
Lohan drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Aleksandrenko gets the underhooks and prevents it.
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!
Aleksandrenko lands an elbow inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maxim Aleksandrenko dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kirk Lohan's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Aleksandrenko moves in looking to clinch but Lohan pushes him off.
Aleksandrenko tries to clinch up but Lohan circles away and keeps his distance.
Aleksandrenko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lohan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Aleksandrenko moves to clinch but Lohan breaks away
and Lohan counters with a straight right hand.
Lohan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Aleksandrenko wants to clinch
and Lohan counters by clinching up.
Aleksandrenko breaks the clinch.
A head kick misses from Aleksandrenko.
Lohan misses with a two punch combination.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Aleksandrenko has eaten all the pies!
Aleksandrenko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kirk Lohan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lohan rushes Aleksandrenko and presses him up against the cage.
Aleksandrenko trying to control the position but instead, Lohan has worked for underhooks and has pushed Aleksandrenko into the cage.
Lohan goes for a takedown in the clinch but Aleksandrenko prevents it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Aleksandrenko takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Aleksandrenko obliges.
Aleksandrenko lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Aleksandrenko is trying to stall.
Aleksandrenko misses with an elbow strike.
Lohan blocking some punches.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Aleksandrenko obliges.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Aleksandrenko misses with an elbow over the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aleksandrenko is pressed up against the cage. Lohan has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Aleksandrenko down to the mat. Aleksandrenko avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Aleksandrenko tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lohan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Aleksandrenko tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Lohan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jab, jab by Lohan - just one landing.
Lohan swats away the attempt to clinch by Aleksandrenko.
Aleksandrenko tries to clinch up but Lohan circles away and keeps his distance.
Lohan keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aleksandrenko tries to close the distance and clinch but Lohan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Aleksandrenko tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Lohan to counter with a crisp jab.
Lohan drives through and clinches with Aleksandrenko against the cage.
Lohan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Maxim Aleksandrenko seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Aleksandrenko trying to land knees to the body.
Lohan has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Aleksandrenko avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kirk Lohan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lohan avoiding damage as Aleksandrenko throws knees to the body.
Aleksandrenko landing knees to the body.
Aleksandrenko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Aleksandrenko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lohan avoids it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Aleksandrenko just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lohan's brow.
Aleksandrenko misses with an elbow over the top.
Aleksandrenko missing with knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Aleksandrenko takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Lohan drops down looking for an ankle pick but Aleksandrenko pulls his leg out and moves away.
Lohan clinches up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aleksandrenko misses with an elbow strike.
Aleksandrenko lands a damaging elbow.
Aleksandrenko is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Aleksandrenko wants to break the clinch but can't.
Aleksandrenko is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Aleksandrenko utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lohan avoids the elbow strike from Aleksandrenko, against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lohan takes an elbow to the temple.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aleksandrenko leaning his opponent against the cage.
Aleksandrenko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lohan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maxim Aleksandrenko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kirk Lohan's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Aleksandrenko wants to clinch but Lohan slips to the side
and Lohan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lohan swinging wildly here.
Lohan is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Lohan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lohan throws a hook but Aleksandrenko blocks it.
Aleksandrenko tries to clinch up.
Aleksandrenko gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Aleksandrenko fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lohan misses with a few strikes there.
Lohan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Aleksandrenko wants to clinch up but Lohan keeps it at a distance.
Aleksandrenko clinches.
Lohan drops down looking for an ankle pick but Aleksandrenko pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aleksandrenko tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Aleksandrenko tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Aleksandrenko tries to clinch up
and Lohan counters with a stiff right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Aleksandrenko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lohan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Aleksandrenko sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Aleksandrenko fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lohan, pushing him back against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Aleksandrenko throws an elbow but misses.
Aleksandrenko pushes off an throws an elbow but Lohan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Lohan avoiding damage as Aleksandrenko throws knees to the body.
Lohan is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lohan takes an elbow to the temple.
Aleksandrenko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lohan is defending well for now.
Aleksandrenko trying to land knees to the body.
Lohan breaks the clinch.
Aleksandrenko wants to clinch.
Lohan throws a right hand that misses
and Aleksandrenko counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Aleksandrenko.
Aleksandrenko pushes Lohan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Aleksandrenko prevents a takedown attempt there.
Lohan is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Aleksandrenko is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kirk Lohan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lohan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lohan tries for a takedown but Aleksandrenko manages to get underhooks.
Aleksandrenko misses with an elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aleksandrenko tries to land knees in the clinch but Lohan avoids the damage to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Aleksandrenko just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lohan's brow.
Aleksandrenko tries to break free but Lohan pushes him back against the cage.
Lohan has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Aleksandrenko clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Aleksandrenko has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Lohan gets back to his feet. Aleksandrenko is certainly not going to complain about that decision.
Lohan circles away from the clinch attempt.
A jab lands there for Lohan.
Aleksandrenko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Aleksandrenko takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kirk Lohan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lohan misses with a looping right.
Aleksandrenko slips under a jab from Lohan.
Aleksandrenko tries to close the distance and clinch but Lohan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Aleksandrenko ducks under a wild hook from Lohan.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aleksandrenko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lohan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kirk Lohan is winning the standup battle so far.
Lohan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Aleksandrenko counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Aleksandrenko.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Aleksandrenko.
Aleksandrenko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Aleksandrenko taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Aleksandrenko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aleksandrenko throws a knee to the head but misses.
Aleksandrenko lands an elbow that stopped Lohan in his tracks for a moment.
Kirk Lohan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Maxim Aleksandrenko is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lohan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Maxim Aleksandrenko.
I've got Aleksandrenko 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maxim Aleksandrenko!
Maxim Aleksandrenko decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jens Johansson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Umberto Sotto Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jens Johansson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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24
155 lbs
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20
164 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jens Johansson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Umberto Sotto Jr!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johansson ducks under a wild hook from Sotto Jr.
Johansson throws a right hand that misses
and Sotto Jr counters with a straight right hand.
Johansson walks into a left hand.
Johansson throws a hook to the side of Sotto Jr's head but Sotto Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sotto Jr misses with a jab, cross combination.
Johansson thows a body shot but no joy.
Johansson tries to clinch up but Sotto Jr circles away and keeps his distance.
Sotto Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sotto Jr lands with a right hand.
Johansson slips a straight right by Sotto Jr.
Sotto Jr lands a left and a right that send Johansson crashing to the mat, dazed. Sotto Jr thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Johansson is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johansson has a takedown stuffed.
Oh Johansson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Johansson walks into a left hand.
Sotto Jr drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Johansson right on the button. Johansson goes down! Sotto Jr follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Sotto Jr gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Umberto Sotto Jr!
A victorious Umberto Sotto Jr thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sune Folkeson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quest Love (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Quest Love has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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192 lbs
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192 lbs
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Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sune Folkeson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Quest Love!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Folkeson misses with a hook
and Love counters with a nice uppercut.
Love staying out of range there.
Love lands a nice shot that snaps Folkeson's head back.
Love throws a series of punches but Folkeson avoids them all with ease.
Love tries to clinch
and Folkeson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Folkeson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice defenses there by Folkeson.
Love wants to clinch but Folkeson slips to the side
and Folkeson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Folkeson blocks a jab.
Folkeson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Love misses its intended target.
Love has closed the distance and engaged Folkeson in a clinch.
Folkeson blocks an uppercut.
Love is trying to break the clinch but Folkeson has him pressed against the cage.
Folkeson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Love throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Love waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Folkeson.
Folkeson looks to land a left hand but Love moved out of range nicely.
Love's jab looks to have found its range, popping Folkeson under the eye.
Love scores with a jab. Folkeson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Love moves out of range as Folkeson strikes.
Folkeson defending well as Love loads up on a big left hand.
Folkeson tests Love's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Love tries to close the distance and clinch up but Folkeson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Love bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A jab from Love does it's job there.
Love wants to clinch up but Folkeson keeps it at a distance.
Love getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Folkeson is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Folkeson misses with a hook
and Love counters with a nice body shot.
Love stuns Folkeson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Love scores with a hook.
Oh Folkeson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Folkeson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Folkeson seems to have got his legs back now.
Love swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Folkeson counters with a one-two to the body.
Folkeson slips under a jab from Love.
Love tries to clinch there but Folkeson circles away.
Folkeson throws a series of punches but Love moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Love swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Love lands a head shot.
Love ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Folkeson moves away.
Folkeson throws a nice looking combination but Love bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Folkeson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Love counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Folkeson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Love.
Folkeson ducks under a wild hook from Love.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Love lands a jab to the head.
A big right from Folkeson misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Quest Love 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.
Love closes the distance but Folkeson moves to the side
and Folkeson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Folkeson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Love misses with a straight left.
Love tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Folkeson was well out of range. Poor timing from Love.
Love misses with a body shot.
Folkeson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Love tries to clinch there but Folkeson circles away.
Love clinches with his opponent.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Folkeson as Love tries to tie him up.
A short right from Love.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Love goes for a takedown in the clinch but Folkeson prevents it.
Love misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Folkeson.
A frustrated look appears on Folkeson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Love goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Love makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Love is trying to maintain a safe position but Folkeson gets an underhook and turns Love into the cage.
Love swings wildly with an uppercut but Folkeson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Love tries to throw a body punch but Folkeson avoids it by throwing Love back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Love is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Love prevents Folkeson from breaking the clinch.
Love doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Folkeson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Love misses with the head strike.
Love swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Love lands a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Folkeson tries to circle away but Love has him pinned against the cage.
Folkeson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Folkeson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Love manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Love throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Folkeson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Love.
Love throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Love misses with a short punch on the inside.
Love struggles to land a body shot inside as Folkeson controls his hands.
Love can't find room to land a body shot as Folkeson controls the action.
Love throws a punch but it's blocked by Folkeson.
Love tries to work over Folkeson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Love throws a punch but it's blocked by Folkeson.
Love lands a right hand that snaps the head of Folkeson backwards.
Folkeson wants to break free but Love has control.
Love misses with a hook from the clinch.
Folkeson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Love has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Love misses with a punch on the inside.
Love misses with a punch to the body.
Love swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Folkeson breaks the clinch.
Folkeson throws the left hand but Love avoids the punch easily.
Folkeson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Love takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Folkeson throws a jab when Love was well out of range.
Folkeson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Love.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Quest Love showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Love fails with an attempt to clinch.
Folkeson misses with a double jab.
Love lunges at Folkeson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Folkeson's hand.
Love tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Folkeson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Quest Love seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Love is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Folkeson.
Folkeson takes one to the chin there.
Quest Love seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Love tries to clinch but Folkeson moves away
letting Folkeson counter with a right hand.
Folkeson misses with the combination.
Love throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Folkeson on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Folkeson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Love lunges at Folkeson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Folkeson's hand.
Folkeson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The fight stays on the outside here - Love looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Love tries to clinch but Folkeson is having none of it.
Love fails with an attempt to clinch.
Folkeson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Quest Love 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.
Love drops Folkeson with a straight right hand, right on the button! Love follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Quest Love!
Our winner, Quest Love, 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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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sang Eek Moon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peter Green has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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21
275 lbs
8 - 0 - 0 |
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25
251 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sang Eek Moon!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Peter Green!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moon lands with a shot to the body.
Jab from Moon.
It looks like Peter Green has been cut.
Green has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Moon.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Moon lands a head shot.
Green fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Moon avoids it really well and circles away.
Moon drops Green with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Green looks back up at him and smiles so Moon waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Moon drops Green with a huge uppercut! Green drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Moon is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sang Eek Moon!
Sang Eek Moon retains his heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Sang Eek Moon 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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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johan Fredrikson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeffrey Dahmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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25
175 lbs
9 - 0 - 0 |
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175 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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Brawler
KO power |
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Good elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Johan Fredrikson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jeffrey Dahmer!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dahmer moves in looking to clinch but Fredrikson pushes him off.
Fredrikson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dahmer connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Fredrikson momentarily.
Dahmer scores with a jab to the jaw.
It looks like Johan Fredrikson has been cut.
Fredrikson misses with a combination
and Fredrikson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fredrikson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fredrikson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Dahmer sprawls well initially but Fredrikson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Dahmer is trying to stand back up but Fredrikson is controlling him
Dahmer trying to control here.
Dahmer really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Fredrikson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Fredrikson trying to control the action but Dahmer is working from the bottom.
Fredrikson works his way into full mount!
Fredrikson has control of Dahmer's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Dahmer regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Fredrikson has isolated one of Dahmer's arms. Dahmer looking to fight him off but Fredrikson twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Johan Fredrikson!
Johan Fredrikson retains his welterweight title!
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