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HERO Warfare 3 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Whyte (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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260 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jason Rogers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Frank Whyte!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whyte tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Rogers makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rogers dives in and grabs Whyte's left leg, looking for a takedown. Whyte pushes down on Rogers's head and hops out.
Frank Whyte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horrible takedown by Rogers or perhaps it was just good defense by Whyte which made him look bad.
Nice cross by Rogers.
It looks like Frank Whyte has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Whyte tries to clinch up but Rogers circles away and keeps his distance.
Whyte fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Rogers scores with the left hand. Whyte knows he should have avoided that one.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rogers.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Rogers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rogers has a takedown stuffed.
Whyte tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers dips to his left and cracks Whyte with an uppercut!
Rogers lands a body shot.
Whyte looks winded!
Rogers is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Whyte flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Whyte is out cold! Rogers holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jason Rogers!
In his post fight interview, Jason Rogers started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Eije Blackbunr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Artie Lange (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lange comes into a darkened arena with his song building. ACDC-You Shook Me(All Night Long) kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Artie Lange has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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130 lbs
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145 lbs
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eije Blackbunr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Artie Lange!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lange throws a low kick but it's checked well by Blackbunr.
Lange motions for Blackbunr to come forward. Lange throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lange shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Blackbunr tries to roll over but Lange keeps him under control.
Lange wants to get back to his feet.
Lange stands up out of the half guard.
Lange is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackbunr connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lange's hands.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lange.
Blackbunr bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Blackbunr trying to control the position but Lange is working away.
The referee asks Blackbunr politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Blackbunr prefers to stall for the moment though.
Lange regains half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like Blackbunr is going to stand back up.
Lange controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Eije Blackbunr wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Lange throws a predictable looking body shot
and Blackbunr counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Blackbunr creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lange's defenses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lange working hard to break the clinch.
Lange being controlled against the cage.
Lange tries to pull guard but Blackbunr won't allow it.
Blackbunr lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackbunr holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Blackbunr has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Lange is trying to keep an underhook but Blackbunr manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Lange trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Blackbunr manages to pass to mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blackbunr tries to control but Lange wriggling away.
Lange bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Blackbunr keeping moving, preventing Lange from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lange controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Lange is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lange drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Blackbunr manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Lange has Blackbunr in his guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blackbunr stands up from guard. Let's bang!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Eije Blackbunr will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lange changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Blackbunr tries to avoid it but Lange manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Blackbunr to the ground. Blackbunr escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Blackbunr has Lange up against the cage in a clinch.
Blackbunr lands an elbow inside that Lange shrugs off.
Lange taking a breather.
Lange is trying to pull guard but Blackbunr turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Lange tries to pull guard but Blackbunr won't allow it.
Eije Blackbunr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Artie Lange.
Blackbunr looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Blackbunr is pushing Lange up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Blackbunr manages to break the clinch.
Blackbunr clinches up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lange wants to take the fight to the mat but Blackbunr manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Blackbunr holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Lange is trying to stall.
Blackbunr will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Lange up against the cage.
Blackbunr pulls guard effortlessly.
Lange trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lange trying to control the position from guard on top but Blackbunr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lange works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Blackbunr avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lange.
Blackbunr is trying to control but can't.
Lange lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Lange is thwarting Blackbunr's attempts to control the position.
Lange throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lange is trying to control the action in half guard but Blackbunr is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lange is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Lange is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Blackbunr controlling the position for now.
Blackbunr knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lange on the ground.
Lange wants to control but Blackbunr is keeping him busy.
Blackbunr might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blackbunr is trying to get back to full guard.
Lange with the ground and pound but Blackbunr uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Lange tries to free his leg and advance position but Blackbunr is retaining full guard.
Lange wants to stand and escape but instead Blackbunr has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Lange is looking for a triangle but Blackbunr pushes his legs off easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lange is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Artie Lange will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Blackbunr darts in and clinches Lange up against the cage.
Blackbunr lands an elbow inside.
Lange is trying to pull guard but Blackbunr has him pressed against the cage.
Lange looking for a takedown.
Lange is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Blackbunr is defending well.
Eije Blackbunr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Artie Lange.
Blackbunr manages to break the clinch.
Lange changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Blackbunr tries to avoid it but Lange manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Blackbunr to the ground. Blackbunr escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Blackbunr moves into range and clinches up with Lange.
Lange can't break the clinch.
Blackbunr breaks the clinch.
Blackbunr fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lange, pushing him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lange is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Blackbunr to keep the fight standing.
Blackbunr lands a nice knee to the body.
Blackbunr manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Blackbunr looking for a sweep. Not yet Blackbunr, not yet.
Lange advances position into side control!
Blackbunr is not content to let Lange control the position.
Lange misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lange tries for a kimura but Blackbunr is defending well.
Blackbunr on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Blackbunr tries to get out of the position.
Lange misses with the ground and pound.
Lange is trying to get an arm triangle but Blackbunr is defending well.
Blackbunr avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Lange.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lange trying to control the action but Blackbunr is working from the bottom.
Lange working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Lange has hold of Blackbunr's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Blackbunr seems comfortable defending it but Lange has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Blackbunr is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Blackbunr is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Lange couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Artie Lange!
Artie Lange managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Key Clothing LLC, into his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Terrell Suggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrzej Rostowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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154 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
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146 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Counter striker
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Terrell Suggs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Andrzej Rostowski!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Rostowski with that takedown attempt.
Rostowski dodges the punch combination from Suggs.
Suggs really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Suggs misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sloppy strikes from Suggs. Those never looked like landing.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rostowski is defended easily by Suggs.
Suggs throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rostowski shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Suggs as he jumps to the side.
Terrell Suggs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrzej Rostowski.
Rostowski looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Suggs is fending him off so far but Rostowski persists. Nope, Suggs circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suggs lands with an uppercut that bounces Rostowski off the cage and back into range.
Suggs throws a combination that misses
and Rostowski counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Suggs!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Rostowski goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Suggs is on top in guard.
Suggs won't allow Rostowski to sweep him here.
Suggs decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Rostowski, up you get!
Good shot there by Suggs.
Suggs throws a right and a left that both miss.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rostowski shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Suggs pinned against the cage. Suggs gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Suggs works the jab nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suggs scores with a nice head shot.
Suggs fails to land with a series of punches.
Suggs throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Suggs swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rostowski will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rostowski.
Rostowski drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Suggs is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suggs is trying to pull guard but Rostowski turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Suggs prevents a takedown attempt there.
Rostowski goes for a takedown in the clinch but Suggs prevents it.
Suggs has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Suggs jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Rostowski walks away with a smile on his face. Suggs gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Rostowski shoots in but Suggs avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Rostowski fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Suggs misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Suggs.
Rostowski shoots in for a takedown but Suggs shows good takedown defense.
Suggs lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Rostowski backs up against the cage.
Rostowski slips a jab and a cross from Suggs.
Suggs rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rostowski moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Terrell Suggs is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rostowski shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Suggs sprawls well. Suggs wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rostowski gets slowly back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Suggs is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rostowski.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Terrell Suggs dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Suggs throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rostowski tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Suggs swivels and escapes.
Rostowski keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Suggs.
Suggs scores with a sloppy right hand. Rostowski should have avoided that one.
Rostowski shoots for a takedown but Suggs saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Rostowski shoots in looking for a takedown but Suggs manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Rostowski's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Terrell Suggs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrzej Rostowski.
Rostowski shoots in but no luck this time.
Suggs throws a series of punches but Rostowski moves out of range.
Terrell Suggs is winning the standup battle so far.
Rostowski shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Rostowski was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Rostowski jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Suggs is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Suggs and Rostowski has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rostowski goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Suggs has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Rostowski but great work by Suggs.
Suggs stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Suggs stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Suggs wants it to stay on the feet.
Rostowski is breathing heavily.
Suggs throws a right hand that Rostowski ducks under and follows up with a left that Rostowski also avoids with ease.
Suggs misses with a two punch combination.
Rostowski shoots for a takedown but Suggs saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Nice uppercut there from Suggs.
Suggs connects with the punch.
Rostowski's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Suggs connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Rostowski scrambles back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suggs lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Suggs misses with a jab, cross combination.
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!
Rostowski tries for a takedown but Suggs sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Rostowski fails with the takedown
letting Suggs counter with a right hand.
Suggs misses with a wild combination.
Rostowski closes the distance and clinches up with Suggs, looking for a takedown. Rostowski pushes Suggs against the cage but Suggs circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Rostowski walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suggs throws a right and a left that both miss.
Suggs will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Suggs tries to bum rush Rostowski with a series of wild strikes but Rostowski uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A telegraphed right hand from Suggs misses the target.
Good standup being displayed there by Suggs as he connects with a hook.
Rostowski takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Suggs misses with a wild combination.
Suggs fails to land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rostowski fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Rostowski misses with a takedown attempt
and Suggs counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Suggs looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Suggs is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Suggs throws a right and a left that both miss.
Suggs will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Suggs throws a jab when Rostowski was well out of range.
Suggs is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Suggs stuffs the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Terrell Suggs dominated that second round.
That's time! Suggs's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Rostowski with a lazy takedown attempt
and Suggs counters with a three punch combo that has Rostowski backing up. Rostowski nods at Suggs to acknowledge the strikes.
Suggs throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rostowski looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Suggs is fending him off so far but Rostowski persists. Nope, Suggs circles away and we're back to standing.
Rostowski drops his hands momentarily and Suggs takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Suggs fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rostowski tries for a takedown but Suggs circles away easily
and Suggs counters with a three punch combo that has Rostowski backing up. Rostowski nods at Suggs to acknowledge the strikes.
Terrell Suggs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrzej Rostowski.
Nice sprawl there from Suggs as Rostowski shoots in.
Rostowski looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Suggs scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rostowski in his tracks.
Rostowski takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rostowski looks for a takedown but Suggs sprawls well.
Suggs uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rostowski has time to react.
Rostowski takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Rostowski changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Suggs looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Suggs is pushing Rostowski's head away, looking to escape. Rostowski manages to hold on to the position though.
Rostowski swings around for an armbar but Suggs sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Rostowski's guard.
Rostowski wants to sweep here but Suggs controlling him for the moment.
Suggs stands up and waves to Rostowski to follow him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Suggs connects with a single shot there.
Terrell Suggs is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rostowski shoots in for a takedown but Suggs shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Suggs slaps away a takedown attempt from Rostowski, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Rostowski on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Suggs lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Rostowski backs up against the cage.
Suggs throws a nice looking combination but Rostowski bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suggs tries to bum rush Rostowski with a series of wild strikes but Rostowski uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rostowski moves out of range of the strikes.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rostowski.
Rostowski fails with a takedown attempt.
Suggs misses with a jab, cross combination.
Suggs leaves Rostowski with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suggs throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rostowski fails with the takedown.
No joy there for Suggs, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Andrzej Rostowski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Suggs misses with a wild combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Suggs throws a right and a left that both miss.
Terrell Suggs is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Suggs misses with a wild combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Terrell Suggs showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Suggs, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Terrell Suggs!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Key Chain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and LeeAnne Marie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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, Key Chain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, LeeAnne Marie!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marie tries to clinch up.
Marie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chain was well out of range. Poor timing from Marie.
Marie misses with a looping left.
Chain slips a jab and a cross from Marie.
Marie takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Marie looks to score with a jab to the body but Chain is just out of range.
Marie lands a nice hook to Chain's body. Chain takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Marie misses with a body shot
and Chain connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Marie tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Chain paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Marie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chain misses with a wild combination.
Marie lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chain circles away quickly and effectively.
Some wild striking there from Chain.
Chain feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Maries jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marie loads up on a big right hand but Chain slips the punch.
Marie is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Chain rather than just go for the knockout.
Marie connects with a right hand. Chain shakes it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chain.
Marie is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chain.
Marie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chain was well out of range. Poor timing from Marie.
Marie lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Chain defending well as Marie loads up on a big left hand.
Chain throws a series of punches but Marie moves out of range.
Marie will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Chain lands with a kick to the temple. Marie shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Chain swats away the attempt to clinch by Marie.
Marie gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Chain.
Marie throws a hook but Chain blocks it.
Marie drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
LeeAnne Marie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A combination from Marie does no damage.
Marie is looking to clinch.
Chain rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Marie moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Marie throws an overhand right that lands on Chain's shoulder, as Chain tries to avoid the shot.
Chain throws a low kick but Marie avoids it.
A punch combination from Chain misses.
Marie tries to clinch there but Chain circles away.
Marie misses with a looping right.
Marie misses with a hook.
Chain throws a head kick that half lands.
Chain slips under a jab.
Chain lands with a kick to the temple. Marie shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Chain misses with the combination.
Marie showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Chain.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chain tries to keep at a distance but Marie has taken the fight into the clinch.
Marie misses with the head strike.
Chain takes a shot to the head.
Marie tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marie lands a shoulder strike.
Chain blocks an uppercut.
Chain is trying to break the clinch but Marie has him pressed against the cage.
Marie can't find room to land a body shot as Chain controls the action.
Marie tries a body shot but Chain blocks it.
Marie struggles to land a body shot inside as Chain controls his hands.
Marie has a couple of punches blocked by Chain.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marie digs a right hand into Chain's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Chain's gas tank.
Marie throws a head punch that misses.
Marie misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chain blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Marie tries to work over Chain's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Marie doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Marie swings wildly with an uppercut but Chain uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marie lands a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marie has a couple of punches blocked by Chain.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marie misses with some punches.
Marie escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Marie clinches with his opponent.
Marie misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but LeeAnne Marie will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Marie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chain.
Marie darts in and clinches Chain up against the cage.
Marie misses with a punch to the body.
Marie tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Marie wants the takedown. Chain is fighting it off but Marie persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Chain's guard against the cage.
Chain is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Marie controlling from the top position.
Marie stands up from Chain's guard - Marie perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marie forces Chain back against the cage and clinches.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Marie 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.
Marie lands a hook that snaps the head of Chain backwards.
Marie throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chains head.
Chain blocking some punches.
Marie lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chain backwards.
Marie throws a punch but it's blocked by Chain.
Marie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marie.
Marie is trying to pull guard but Chain turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Marie tries to work over Chain's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Marie breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chain fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Marie misses with an uppercut. Chain saw that one coming.
A punch lands to the side of Chain 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Chain throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Marie's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chain ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Chain misses with a double jab.
Marie wants to clinch.
Chain tried to score with a low kick but Marie checks it.
Chain defending well as Marie loads up on a big left hand.
Marie is looking to clinch but Chain is avoiding it.
Key Chain is winning the standup battle so far.
Marie dodges the punch combination from Chain.
Marie lands a jab to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chain moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Chain throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Chain misses with the combination.
Chain misses with a body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Marie. Those never looked like landing.
Chain keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Marie.
The fight stays on the outside here - Marie looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Chain fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marie manages to avoid it.
Chain tries to bum rush Marie with a series of wild strikes but Marie uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Marie swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Chain counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Marie is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marie with a nice cross.
Chain uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Marie.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marie tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Chain paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Chain slips under a jab from Marie.
Marie fails in his attempt to clinch.
Chain lands with a right hand.
Chain misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Chain uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Marie.
Left hook, right uppercut from Chain.
Marie wants to clinch up but Chain keeps it at a distance.
Marie misses with a looping left.
Marie misses with a looping left.
Nice shot by Marie.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marie moves in looking to clinch but Chain pushes him off.
Marie misses with a looping left.
Chain uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marie.
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 Key Chain 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!
Marie avoids a punch combination nicely.
Chain looks to land a combination but Marie avoids it well.
Marie gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Marie misses with a body punch.
Marie misses with a punch on the inside.
Marie lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Chain blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Marie.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chain.
Marie breaks the clinch.
Chain lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Marie circles away quickly and effectively.
Marie will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Marie showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Chain.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marie throws a right hand that misses
and Chain counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Marie with a jab.
The fighters circling - Marie throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chain throws a series of punches but Marie moves out of range.
Marie swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chain throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Marie throws a right and a left that Chain avoids nicely.
Marie cracks Chain with a right hand to the side of the head.
Key Chain is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Marie misses with a looping right.
Marie misses with a hook
and Chain connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Marie scores with a nice strike.
Marie slips a jab from Chain.
Marie throws a series of punches but Chain moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chain.
Marie is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chain.
Marie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chain swats him away and circles back towards the center.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marie misses the jab.
Chain steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Marie.
Chain misses with a series of wild punches.
Marie rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Chain to counter with a crisp jab.
Marie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chain.
Chain swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chain staying out of range there.
Chain scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Chain walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Chain slips a straight right by Marie.
Marie takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marie is looking to clinch.
Marie misses with a hook.
Marie blocks a low kick nicely.
Marie scores with a decent looking hook.
Marie avoids a kick to the body.
Marie rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chain moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Marie connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A solid body kick from Chain.
Marie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Chain swinging wildly here.
Chain scores with a hook to the body. Marie takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Chain lands a head shot.
Marie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chain swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Marie avoids the head kick by Chain.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marie swings widly with a right hand
and Chain counters with a head kick. That will keep Marie thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marie misses the shot to the body.
Chain swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marie throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chain sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Marie throws a jab but it's blocked by Chain.
Marie misses the shot to the body.
Chain buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Chain punishes Marie's body with a nice straight punch.
Chain ducks under a wild hook from Marie.
Marie throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Chain fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chain defending well as Marie loads up on a big left hand.
Chain with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Marie wants to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Key Chain showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Chain 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Key Chain!
Key Chain gave a mention to Key Clothing LLC in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dae Jung Pak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arttu Attila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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180 lbs
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179 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dae Jung Pak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Arttu Attila!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pak bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Attila's head.
Pak defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Attila.
Pak throws a low kick, looking for Attila's leg but Attila calmly moves out of range.
Attila walks into a left hand.
Attila closes this distance looking for a takedown but Pak circles away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pak.
Nice takedown defense from Pak. No joy for Attila on that attempt.
Dae Jung Pak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arttu Attila.
Attila tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Pak swivels and escapes.
Attila slips under a jab from Pak.
Pak fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Pak tries a head kick but it misses.
Attila takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pak throws a head kick but Attila moves out of range.
Pak with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pak lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Pak as Attila shoots in.
Pak throws a sloppy head kick and Attila moves out of range easily.
Attila fails to land the takedown.
Attila walks into a left hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Pak misses the target.
Attila shoots for a double leg takedown but Pak sprawls well. He's pushed Attila's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Pak throws a head kick that misses.
Attila looks for a takedown but Pak sprawls well.
Pak throws a sloppy head kick and Attila moves out of range easily.
Pak pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pak lands a big head kick that sends Attila to the canvas! Pak follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dae Jung Pak!
Dae Jung Pak made sure to mention his sponsor, CEC Nutrition Q160 *Christmas Sale* in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Death Machine Cannon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Meenny Vattalles (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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145 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Death Machine Cannon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Meenny Vattalles!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cannon has taken the fight to the clinch.
Vattalles lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cannon backwards.
Vattalles lands a nice shot to the body.
Vattalles misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cannon throws a head punch that misses.
Vattalles avoiding damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cannon.
Vattalles lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cannon backwards.
Vattalles blocks an uppercut.
Cannon throws a punch but it's blocked by Vattalles.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Vattalles.
Cannon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cannon working aggressively here.
Vattalles has a couple of punches blocked by Cannon.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cannon.
The referee calls for Vattalles to work.
Vattalles misses with a body punch.
Vattalles stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cannon's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Vattalles misses with a body punch.
Cannon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cannon misses with the head strike.
Vattalles lands with a light punch inside.
Vattalles blocks a body shot from Cannon.
Vattalles lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right from Vattalles.
Vattalles's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Vattalles lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cannon backwards.
Cannon is rocked!
Vattalles tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vattalles blocking some punches.
Cannon can't find room to land a body shot as Vattalles controls the action.
Cannon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Vattalles creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Oh Cannon is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A head punch on the inside from Vattalles fails to land.
Cannon seems to have got his legs back now.
Vattalles lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Cannon throws a punch but it's blocked by Vattalles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vattalles lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cannon.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Vattalles.
Vattalles throws a punch but it's blocked by Cannon.
Vattalles misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cannon misses with a punch on the inside.
Vattalles scores with a shoulder strike.
Vattalles is leaning against Cannon and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Vattalles lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Vattalles lands a big right hand that drops Cannon! The killer instinct kicks in and Vattalles finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Vattalles!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Meenny Vattalles!
A determined Meenny Vattalles 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tex Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trulove Sackett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tex Morgan is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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150 lbs
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155 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
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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
4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tex Morgan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Trulove Sackett!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sackett throws a jab but it's blocked by Morgan.
Sackett tries a head kick but it misses.
Sackett throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Morgan cracks Sackett with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sackett displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Morgan.
Morgan throws a hook but Sackett avoids it easily.
Morgan throws a low kick, looking for Sackett's leg but Sackett calmly moves out of range.
Sackett fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Morgan.
Sackett comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sackett cracks Morgan with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Morgan throws the left hand but Sackett avoids the punch easily.
Sackett goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morgan lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Morgan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sackett.
Sackett lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Morgan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Morgan looks to land a combination but Sackett avoids it well.
Morgan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sackett.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Sackett enables Morgan to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Sackett manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Morgan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Morgan seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Sackett keeping moving, preventing Morgan from controlling successfully.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sackett can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Tex Morgan wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Morgan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Morgan digs a good hook to Sackett's body.
Morgan throws a shot from downtown. Sackett moves away and avoids it.
Sackett shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sackett connects with a solid leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sackett.
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!
Morgan throws a jab but it's blocked by Sackett.
Morgan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sackett.
Morgan takes a swing at Sackett's ribcage but misses.
Sackett is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Morgan.
Morgan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sackett feints and then cracks Morgan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Morgan down.
A jab lands there for Morgan.
Sackett slips a jab from Morgan.
Morgan lands with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan works the jab nicely.
Morgan takes one to the chin there.
Morgan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A big right from Morgan misses.
Sackett wants to slow Morgan down by chopping away at his legs.
Sackett misses with a straight left.
Sackett scores with a nice body kick.
Morgan is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A swing and a miss from Sackett.
Morgan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sackett.
Sackett is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Morgan scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morgan throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Sloppy strikes there by Morgan.
A lull in the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan trying to control the position but Sackett is working away.
Sackett avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Morgan.
An elbow from Morgan crashes against the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sackett seems a little lost for a moment, as Morgan dominates the positioning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Tex Morgan will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sackett scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Morgan doesn't seem bothered though.
Morgan throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Sackett tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Morgan is in Sackett's guard.
Morgan content to stall in guard here.
Morgan looking to sit in guard and control but Sackett gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Morgan has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Sackett won't allow Morgan to sweep him here.
Sackett trying to control but Morgan is working from the bottom.
Sackett must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Morgan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Morgan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan keeping moving, preventing Sackett from controlling successfully.
Sackett trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Morgan is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Morgan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Morgan is looking for a triangle but Sackett pushes his legs off easily.
Sackett pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Morgan is keeping the position for now.
Sackett works over Morgan with some ground and pound from guard.
Morgan looking to control.
Morgan has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Sackett doesn't defend quickly enough and Morgan has managed to lock this one up! Can Sackett escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Morgan on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Tex Morgan!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Tex Morgan made sure he mentioned Outkast Clothing Line, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Walter Sullivan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nyyrikki Takaraivo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sullivan comes to the cage accompanied by Akira Yamaoka - Room of Angel. Walter Sullivan has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Excellent boxer
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Walter Sullivan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nyyrikki Takaraivo!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takaraivo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sullivan throws a leg kick but Takaraivo sees it coming and moves out of range.
Takaraivo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Takaraivo moves out of range of the strikes.
Takaraivo throws a head kick but Sullivan moves out of range.
Takaraivo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Takaraivo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Takaraivo slips under a jab from Sullivan.
Takaraivo slips under a jab from Sullivan.
Walter Sullivan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Takaraivo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Takaraivo tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Takaraivo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A punch combination from Sullivan misses.
Sullivan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sullivan misses with a leg kick.
Sullivan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Takaraivo on the side of the head.
Sullivan throws a body kick that misses.
Takaraivo thows a body shot but no joy.
Sullivan avoids the body shot from Takaraivo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sullivan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Takaraivo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sullivan lands a jab to the nose.
Sullivan pivots, looking for a leg kick but Takaraivo is out of range and Sullivan settles back down.
Sullivan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sullivan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Takaraivo circles away quickly and effectively.
Takaraivo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sullivan.
Sullivan bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Takaraivo's head.
Takaraivo throws a head kick but Sullivan moves out of range.
Sullivan misses with a low kick.
Sullivan lands a head shot.
Sullivan is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Sullivan lands a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sullivan throws a right hand that Takaraivo ducks under and follows up with a left that Takaraivo also avoids with ease.
Sullivan connects with a leg kick. Takaraivo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Takaraivo slips under a jab from Sullivan.
Takaraivo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takaraivo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Takaraivo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Takaraivo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Takaraivo tries a head kick but it misses.
A lazy left from Sullivan finds it's target.
Sullivan misses the shot to the body.
Takaraivo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Takaraivo wants to land a leg kick but Sullivan is out of range.
Takaraivo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sullivan.
Sullivan looks to score with a jab to the body but Takaraivo is just out of range.
Sullivan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Takaraivo moves away.
Takaraivo tries a head kick but it misses.
Takaraivo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sullivan.
A telegraphed right hand from Sullivan misses the target.
Sullivan throws a lazy body kick
and Takaraivo counters with a big head kick but Sullivan shrugs it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takaraivo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sullivan lunges at Takaraivo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Takaraivo's hand.
Sullivan lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Takaraivo is rocked!
Sullivan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Takaraivo is still on wobbly legs! Can Sullivan finish him?
Sullivan lands a slapping body shot.
Sullivan connects with a body shot that sends Takaraivo's belly button to the back.
Sullivan drops Takaraivo with a straight right hand, right on the button! Sullivan 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 3:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Walter Sullivan!
Walter Sullivan really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Steel Penn's Laundry 93% logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ingemar Anders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Doug Camcho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anders's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Gods Son. Camcho has chosen Kick in the Door- Biggie Smalls as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ingemar Anders!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Doug Camcho!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anders doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Anders pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Camcho swings for the body but Anders moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Anders.
Camcho feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Camcho tries to free his leg and advance position but Anders is retaining full guard.
Anders manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Camcho can do anything to dispel that myth.
Anders takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Anders avoids the attempt from Camcho to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anders unloads with some shots from mount but Camcho bucks and avoids them well.
Camcho is in all sorts of trouble here.
Camcho wants to control but Anders is having none of it.
Anders prevents Camcho from getting the reversal.
Anders unloads with some shots from mount but Camcho bucks and avoids them well.
Anders tries to control but Camcho wriggling away.
Anders has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Camcho is working to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camcho is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Anders trying to control but Camcho is having none of it.
Anders throwing strikes here but Camcho is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anders avoids the attempt from Camcho to control.
Anders throws some wild stikes that Camcho manages to avoid easily.
Anders controlling from the full mount.
Camcho is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Anders looking to control but Camcho is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anders controlling his opponent.
Anders looking to finish with strikes here!
Anders controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ingemar Anders dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Camcho misses with a wild body shot.
Camcho closes the distance and pushes Anders back into the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Anders's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Anders has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Camcho is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Anders misses with the head strike.
Anders looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Anders taking a breather.
Anders wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Anders blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Camcho scores with a shoulder strike.
Camcho is trying to stall.
A hook to the body from Anders.
Anders prevents a body shot from Camcho.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anders is trying to push Camcho away but Camcho has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Camcho is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Anders is keeping busy.
Camcho has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Anders after a bit of a struggle.
Anders has had enough of the clinch but Camcho keeps him there for the moment.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Anders takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Anders working hard to break the clinch.
Anders blocking some punches.
Anders lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Camcho.
Camcho leaning against his opponent.
Camcho doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A body shot lands from Anders.
A short left from Anders.
Anders goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Camcho tries to stall but Anders uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Anders tries to land knees in the clinch but Camcho avoids the damage to the body.
A short right from Camcho.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anders is trying to break free.
Anders misses with a body punch.
Anders tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Camcho's elbow.
Camcho throws a head punch that misses.
Camcho pushes Anders back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Camcho tries to work over Anders's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Anders blocking some punches.
Anders blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Camcho gets through Anders's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Camcho is trying to drag Anders to the mat but Anders just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Anders lands a nice shot to the body.
Anders is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Ingemar Anders has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Doug Camcho.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Camcho as Anders tries to tie him up.
Camcho tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Anders breaks the clinch.
Ingemar Anders is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anders misses with a jab, cross combination.
Anders throws an overhand right that lands on Camcho's shoulder, as Camcho tries to avoid the shot.
Anders takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ingemar Anders seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Camcho doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Anders misses with a body shot.
Camcho is looking to slow Anders down with leg kicks.
Camcho avoids the head kick by Anders.
Camcho throws a nice inside leg kick.
Camcho tries to clinch
and Anders counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Camcho connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Camcho scoring well with a low kick there.
Camcho is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Anders.
Camcho throws a right hand that misses
and Anders counters with a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anders throws a nice looking combination but Camcho bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Camcho connects with a leg kick. Anders looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Anders works Camcho's body with a nice hook.
Anders lands a nice looking body shot.
A swing and a miss from Anders.
Camcho avoids the head kick by Anders.
Good work by Anders as he checks the leg kick.
A jab from Camcho misses.
Anders throws a head kick that misses.
Anders misses with a low kick as Camcho jumps back.
Both fighters circling a little - Anders finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Camcho.
Anders gets back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ingemar Anders dominated that second round.
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!
Camcho is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Camcho avoids a kick to the body.
Camcho scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Anders pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Camcho misses with a body kick.
Camcho shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Anders's guard.
Camcho trying to control but Anders is working from the bottom.
Anders not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Camcho throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camcho trying to control but Anders is working from the bottom.
Anders trying to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Ingemar Anders.
Anders throws a chopping leg kick but Camcho manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Anders scores with a nice head shot.
Camcho lands a nice leg kick that just misses Anders's sensitive parts.
Anders closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Ingemar Anders is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A big right from Anders misses.
Doug Camcho has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anders throws a half hearted mid kick.
Anders throws out a loose jab but Camcho uses good head movement to avoid it.
Camcho swings for the body but Anders moves out of range.
Camcho tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Anders manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Anders throws a hook but Camcho blocks it.
Camcho throws a sloppy body shot
and Anders counters with a big head kick but Camcho shrugs it off.
Camcho is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anders throws a hook but Camcho blocks it.
Camcho is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Anders cracks Camcho with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Camcho is still on wobbly legs! Can Anders finish him?
BOOM! Anders lands a beautiful left hook that drops Camcho. Camcho tries to recover but Anders is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Camcho lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ingemar Anders!
During a confident post fight interview, Ingemar Anders thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Albert Fish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rambo Kalervo Kukkonen (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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195 lbs
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191 lbs
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Lethal high kicks
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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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Albert Fish!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Rambo Kalervo Kukkonen!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kukkonen looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kukkonen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kukkonen is trying to control. Fish wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Fish trying to hold on to Kukkonen's head to control him but Kukkonen postures up.
Kukkonen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fish keeps working.
Kukkonen controlling the pace.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Rambo Kalervo Kukkonen hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
A big right from Fish misses.
Fish lands a head kick!
Kukkonen throws a leg kick but Fish checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kukkonen tries to clinch up.
Kukkonen tries to clinch but Fish moves out of range.
Kukkonen catches Fish with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kukkonen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Fish to score with a decent uppercut.
Kukkonen shoots for a double leg takedown but Fish sprawls well. He's pushed Kukkonen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Albert Fish is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fish missing with a left hand there. Kukkonen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A low kick from Kukkonen is predictable there
and Fish counters with a stiff right hand.
Fish steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kukkonen.
Fish ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fish takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kukkonen throws a lazy uppercut
and Fish counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kukkonen tries to work over Fish's front leg with a kick but Fish checks it.
Kukkonen scores with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kukkonen moves in looking to clinch but Fish pushes him off.
Fish throws a head kick that misses.
Good shot there by Kukkonen.
Fish gets caught napping as Kukkonen dives in and scores a takedown. Fish manages to retain guard.
Kukkonen works over Fish with some ground and pound from guard.
Fish is adopting a defensive guard.
Kukkonen postures up.
Kukkonen advances to half guard.
Kukkonen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Fish avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kukkonen.
Fish avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kukkonen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Kukkonen connects with a nice short shot to Fish's temple.
Kukkonen is trying to work for a kimura but Fish is defending well.
Kukkonen thows a huge punch but Fish dodges it nicely.
Kukkonen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fish keeps working.
Fish taking some punishment here, with Kukkonen in his half guard.
Kukkonen winds up and cracks Fish with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Kukkonen trying to control from half guard but Fish is working away.
Fish keeping control of the position.
Kukkonen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fish keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kukkonen trying to control the action but Fish is working from the bottom.
Kukkonen content to control rather than advance.
Kukkonen wants to control but Fish is keeping him busy.
Fish is trying to control but can't.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kukkonen is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fish is trying to stand back up but Kukkonen is controlling him
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rambo Kalervo Kukkonen dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kukkonen fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Fish checks it well.
Kukkonen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Fish checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kukkonen slips under a jab from Fish.
Fish moves away from the strike by Kukkonen.
Fish throws a jab when Kukkonen was well out of range.
Kukkonen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kukkonen fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Fish to the ground. Kukkonen is now in Fish's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kukkonen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kukkonen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kukkonen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kukkonen is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Fish on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Fish tries to get out of the position.
Fish is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kukkonen wants to control from the top but Fish keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fish controls Kukkonen momentarily but Kukkonen frees himself.
Kukkonen won't allow Fish to sweep him here.
Rambo Kalervo Kukkonen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kukkonen throwing strikes from guard but Fish blocks nicely.
Kukkonen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fish swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Kukkonen avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kukkonen slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Kukkonen throwing strikes but missing.
Kukkonen is pushing down on Fish's leg trying to pass to half guard. Fish is fighting to maintain full guard but Kukkonen has managed to sneak the leg through.
Fish has hold of Kukkonen's hands but Kukkonen slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kukkonen is trying to control. Fish wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Fish looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kukkonen passes to full mount!
Kukkonen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Fish in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kukkonen lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Fish is desperately trying to improve his position but Kukkonen has a good base and remains in mount.
Kukkonen in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Fish in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Kukkonen trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kukkonen working the ground and pound effectively.
Kukkonen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Fish is looking to escape.
Kukkonen with good strikes from the mount here!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kukkonen scoring with strikes but Fish is staying in there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fish is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Kukkonen lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Kukkonen wants to finish this one by submission but Fish is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Kukkonen.
Kukkonen lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Fish hang on?
Fish tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kukkonen unloading with bombs!
Kukkonen lands a nice shot to the head.
Kukkonen landing strikes, looking to finish!
Fish is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kukkonen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Fish is looking to escape.
Oh Fish is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kukkonen landing punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rambo Kalervo Kukkonen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Kukkonen defending well as Fish loads up on a big left hand.
Fish seems to have got his legs back now.
Fish connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Fish blocks a jab.
Kukkonen throws a wild body kick that Fish sees coming a mile off.
Kukkonen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kukkonen throws a body kick that misses.
Fish lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kukkonen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Fish enables Kukkonen to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Fish manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Kukkonen works over Fish with some ground and pound from guard.
Kukkonen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kukkonen trying to control the position from guard on top but Fish is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kukkonen throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kukkonen preventing the sweep.
Kukkonen throws a big elbow that misses.
Fish working a defensive guard here.
Kukkonen works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Ground and pound from Kukkonen.
Kukkonen scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Kukkonen seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Kukkonen trying to pass the guard but Fish defending well.
Kukkonen throwing shots but Fish is blocking nicely.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Kukkonen connects with a nice short shot to Fish's temple.
Albert Fish has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kukkonen throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kukkonen trying to control from half guard but Fish is working away.
Fish knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kukkonen on the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kukkonen takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Fish avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kukkonen.
Kukkonen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Fish is looking for a sweep. Kukkonen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kukkonen is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Fish has managed to free his arm - good work.
Kukkonen is trying to control the action in half guard but Fish is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Fish trying to control here.
Kukkonen controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fish wants to get back to full guard.
Kukkonen wants to free his trapped foot but Fish is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Fish is looking to control Kukkonen's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Fish avoid being mounted?
Kukkonen is pressing down on Fish's thigh, looking to free his foot. Fish is holding on for now.
Fish gets back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fish keeping moving, preventing Kukkonen from controlling successfully.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Kukkonen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rambo Kalervo Kukkonen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fish throws the left hand but Kukkonen avoids the punch easily.
Fish looks to land a right hand but Kukkonen moved out of range.
Kukkonen scores with a jab to the jaw.
Fish is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Fish misses with an uppercut. Kukkonen saw that one coming.
Fish throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kukkonen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Albert Fish is winning the standup battle so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kukkonen closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Fish quickly recovers to half guard.
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!
Ground and pound from Kukkonen.
Rambo Kalervo Kukkonen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kukkonen is looking to take a break and control but Fish is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rambo Kalervo Kukkonen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kukkonen 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rambo Kalervo Kukkonen!
Rambo Kalervo Kukkonen decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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