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HERO Fight Night 3 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brian Fury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rob Tandy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tandy has chosen Hysteria - Muse as his entrance music. 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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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brian Fury!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Rob Tandy!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fury has Tandy up against the cage in a clinch.
Fury tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tandy just stands there and leans against the cage.
Tandy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tandy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fury closes the distance and clinches.
Fury tries to pull guard but Tandy won't allow it.
Fury wants to get back to striking at distance but Tandy won't allow it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tandy.
It looks like Brian Fury has been cut.
Tandy stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Fury gets control of Tandy's arms and successfully pulls guard. Fury will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tandy throwing strikes from guard but Fury blocks nicely.
Tandy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tandy stands up from Fury's guard - Tandy perhaps looking for a knockout.
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!
Tandy tries to clinch but Fury is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fury looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian Fury. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fury displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Tandy.
Tandy closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Tandy.
Tandy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fury pulls guard.
Fury knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tandy on the ground.
Tandy won't allow Fury to sweep him here.
Fury manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Tandy manages to get himself to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tandy pulls Fury in close to prevent any damage.
Fury has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Tandy's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Tandy has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Rob Tandy was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Fury avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fury swats away the attempt to clinch by Tandy.
Rob Tandy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fury will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Fury fails with a takedown attempt.
Fury clinches with his opponent.
Fury drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tandy lands a nice knee to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fury jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Tandy walks away with a smile on his face. Fury gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Fury swats away the attempt to clinch by Tandy.
Tandy tries to keep at a distance but Fury has taken the fight into the clinch.
A knee to the head by Tandy.
Fury manages to break the clinch.
Tandy moves to clinch but Fury breaks away
and Fury counters with a single leg into guard. Tandy didn't expect that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fury trying to control but Tandy is working from the bottom.
Tandy working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fury.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rob Tandy will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Brian Fury's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Tandy wants to clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Fury is defended easily by Tandy.
Tandy tries to clinch up.
A low kick from Fury misses
and Tandy counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Tandy.
Tandy successfully pulls guard.
Fury wants to control from the top but Tandy keeps moving.
Fury wants to stand but Tandy has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tandy uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Tandy tries to clinch up but Fury circles away and keeps his distance.
Tandy tries to close the distance and clinch but Fury swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tandy is looking to clinch.
Tandy shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Fury sprawls well. Fury wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tandy gets slowly back to his feet.
A combination from Fury does no damage.
Fury shoots in but no luck this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fury swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
so Tandy counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Tandy trying to control but Fury is working from the bottom.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tandy wanted to stand there but Fury had control of the position.
Tandy wants to control from the top but Fury keeps moving.
Fury trying to control the position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Tandy with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tandy landing with the ground and pound.
Tandy postures up in Fury's guard and throws a big left but Fury blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fury is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Fury is keen to just control but Tandy is a slippery customer.
Fury wants to stand but Tandy has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Fury is trying to work for a kimura but Tandy is defending well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tandy wants to get back to his feet.
Tandy moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tandy keeping moving, preventing Fury from controlling successfully.
Tandy manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Tandy looking for a guillotine from mount but Fury is having none of it.
Rob Tandy has got the better of the ground game so far.
Fury is in a horrible position here. Tandy smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fury tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rob Tandy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Brian Fury's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Tandy has a takedown stuffed.
Fury shoots in for a takedown but Tandy shows good takedown defense.
Tandy wants to clinch up but Fury keeps it at a distance.
Tandy looks for a takedown but Fury sprawls well.
Fury clinches with his opponent.
Fury tries to break the clinch but Tandy is controlling the position.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Fury takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Fury is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Tandy to keep the fight standing.
Fury drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Tandy gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian Fury. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fury prevents a takedown attempt there.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tandy.
Fury breaks the clinch.
Tandy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fury paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fury shoots in and drives through. Tandy sprawls well.
Tandy shoots in for a takedown but Fury shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Fury closes the distance and clinches.
Tandy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice takedown defense from Fury. No joy for Tandy on that attempt.
Fury moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fury avoids a wild elbow strike from Tandy.
Fury jumps guard but Tandy stands there with Fury around his waist. Fury gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Tandy is trying to stall.
Tandy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fury drives through and clinches with Tandy against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tandy.
Fury is rocked!
Tandy breaks from the clinch.
Oh Fury is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tandy closes the distance and pushes Fury back into the cage.
Tandy manages to break the clinch.
Tandy moves into range and clinches up with Fury.
Fury is trying to push Tandy away but Tandy has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Tandy manages to break the clinch.
Tandy has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tandy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tandy pushes Fury up against the cage in a clinch.
Tandy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tandy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tandy creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Fury! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Tandy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rob Tandy!
Rob Tandy gave a mention to XTREME PWNAGE: Down Under! 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Enrique Alvarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Burger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Richard Burger acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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243 lbs
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260 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Enrique Alvarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Richard Burger!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alvarez tries to clinch but Burger moves out of range.
Burger throws a nice outside leg kick.
Alvarez has his takedown stuffed
and Burger moves into the clinch.
Burger unloads a knee to the mid-section. Alvarez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Alvarez is breathing heavily.
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!
Burger working Alvarez over with knees to the body.
Burger lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Enrique Alvarez has been cut.
Burger landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Burger is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Burger putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Alvarez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Burger creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Alvarez's defenses.
Burger breaks the clinch.
Burger darts in and clinches Alvarez up against the cage.
Burger jumps guard.
Burger will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Alvarez won't allow Burger to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burger has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Burger tries to strike from the bottom.
Burger wants to get back to his feet but Alvarez is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Burger wriggles free and stands up.
Burger clinches.
Burger lands an elbow that stopped Alvarez in his tracks for a moment.
Burger taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Alvarez jumps guard but Burger stands there with Alvarez around his waist. Alvarez gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burger lands a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Burger's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Burger pushes Alvarez up against the cage in a clinch.
Burger is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Burger scores a nice knee to the body.
Burger is working Alvarez over against the cage.
Burger is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Burger pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Burger closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Alvarez did well to prevent Burger getting side control.
It looks like Burger is going to stand back up.
Burger uses his free foot to push down on Alvarez's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Alvarez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burger controlling his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Let's hope that Burger has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richard Burger has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Burger has taken the fight to the clinch.
Alvarez wants to break free but Burger has control.
Burger lands a knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Burger breaks the clinch.
Burger rushes Alvarez and presses him up against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Burger is stalling here.
Alvarez takes an elbow to the temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Burger dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Enrique Alvarez's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Burger knocks Alvarez to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?
Alvarez is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burger decides to stand back up.
Oh Alvarez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Burger closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Burger unloads an enormous knee to the head! That's knocked Alvarez out cold! Holy cow, it was almost as if it lifted Alvarez off his feet!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Richard Burger!
An out of breath Richard Burger thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bk bk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Conor Heatrt (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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135 lbs
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133 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Basic striking
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bk bk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Conor Heatrt!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from bk. No joy for Heatrt on that attempt.
Horrible takedown by bk or perhaps it was just good defense by Heatrt which made him look bad.
Heatrt shoots in but bk avoids the takedown attempt easily.
bk's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Heatrt connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! bk scrambles back to his feet.
bk shoots in for a takedown but Heatrt shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
bk scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
bk is keen to just control but Heatrt is a slippery customer.
Heatrt looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
bk tries to pass the half guard into mount. Heatrt knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
bk wants to lay and pray for a moment but Heatrt keeps working.
bk wants to stand but Heatrt has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
bk trying to control the action but Heatrt is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heatrt looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
bk is taking a breather. Heatrt says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
bk tries to stand and escape but Heatrt is controlling the position.
bk is looking to take a break and control but Heatrt is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Bk bk just wasn't active enough.
Heatrt shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Heatrt avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
bk uses the cage to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heatrt looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? bk is fending him off so far but Heatrt persists. Nope, bk circles away and we're back to standing.
Bk bk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Conor Heatrt.
bk closes this distance looking for a takedown but Heatrt circles away.
bk fails with an attempt to clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice sprawl there from Heatrt as bk shoots in.
Heatrt tries to score a power double leg takedown but bk sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Heatrt somewhat.
Heatrt tries to score a power double leg takedown but bk sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Heatrt somewhat.
bk doesn't manage to clinch there - Heatrt circles away.
Heatrt shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in bk's guard.
Heatrt drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and bk dives on top into guard.
Heatrt looks winded!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
bk wants to control from the top but Heatrt keeps moving.
Heatrt has a closed guard, preventing bk from standing up.
bk sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Heatrt's guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Nice strikes from bk there.
bk wants to take a breather but Heatrt is having none of it.
bk tries to pass the half guard into mount. Heatrt knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
bk is trying to work for a kimura but Heatrt is defending well.
bk blocks the strikes from Heatrt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
bk escapes and gets back to his feet.
bk shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Heatrt as he avoids it easily.
A punch combination from bk misses.
Conor Heatrt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
bk with a lazy takedown attempt
and Heatrt counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Heatrt has gone for a leg lock! bk slips out almost immediately though and dives into Heatrt's guard.
bk trying to control the position from guard on top but Heatrt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
bk postures up and lands a big shot to Heatrt's brow.
bk stands and steps away. Heatrt gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bk bk dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Heatrt fails with a takedown attempt.
bk shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Heatrt's guard.
Heatrt escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. bk gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
bk trying to control but Heatrt is working from the bottom.
bk is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
bk got a little sloppy there for a moment and Heatrt has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, bk has managed to get both his arms back between Heatrt's legs - danger averted.
bk postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Heatrt is breathing heavily.
Heatrt working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because bk has passed into half guard!
bk sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
bk seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Heatrt does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Bk bk overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
bk moves nicely into side control.
bk decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Heatrt slips a straight right by bk.
bk shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Heatrt pinned against the cage. Heatrt gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Horrible takedown by bk or perhaps it was just good defense by Heatrt which made him look bad.
A good leg kick by bk.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
bk closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Heatrt to the mat! Heatrt manages to get full guard.
bk is working Heatrt over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
bk trying to control but Heatrt is working from the bottom.
bk pushing down on Heatrt's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
bk is taking a breather. Heatrt says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Heatrt is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Still in half guard, bk seems content to control.
bk frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
bk working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Heatrt is squirming around, avoiding bk's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heatrt is trying to reverse the position but instead bk has taken his back - oops!
Heatrt staying busy and making it hard for bk to control.
bk has both hooks in and is working for a choke. Heatrt is in real trouble here. bk gets an arm under the chin and tightens the submission attempt... is this the end? Yes, Heatrt is tapping out! bk wins by rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Bk bk!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Abdul Mohammed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy West (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mohammed comes to the cage accompanied by M.I.A - Paper Planes. Abdul Mohammed has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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155 lbs
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166 lbs
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Granite chin |
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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
5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Abdul Mohammed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Randy West!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
West misses with a hook. Mohammed ducked under it nicely.
Mohammed thows a body shot but no joy.
West misses with a body shot.
West jabbing away but nothing is landing.
West tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Mohammed is able to avoid easily.
A jab from West misses.
Mohammed blocks a leg kick.
Mohammed tests West's chin there with a solid looking shot.
West tries to land a leg kick but Mohammed saw it coming and moves away.
Mohammed staying out of range there.
Mohammed shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. West is trying to defend but Mohammed finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
West trying to control from the bottom.
Mohammed looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mohammed lands a nice short elbow.
Mohammed is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for West!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mohammed tries to control but West wriggling away.
West taking shots to the head.
West bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Mohammed pulls West in close to prevent any damage.
Mohammed 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.
West trying to control the position from guard on top but Mohammed is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
West looking to sit in guard and control but Mohammed gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Mohammed throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as West works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
West is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mohammed trying to control but West is working from the bottom.
West working a defensive guard here.
West looking for a sweep. Not yet West, not yet.
West looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Mohammed stopping the sweep attempt from West.
Mohammed stays in close to West's body and controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
West is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mohammed is aware though and is defending well.
Mohammed is looking to work some ground and pound but West has wrist control.
West is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Mohammed lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
West is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Mohammed stopping the sweep attempt from West.
Mohammed trying to control the position from guard on top but West is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mohammed is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Mohammed pushes down on West's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mohammed is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
West is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mohammed lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mohammed lands a nice short elbow.
Mohammed working the head and body with strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mohammed is trying to control. West wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
West trying to hold on to Mohammed's head to control him but Mohammed postures up.
West taking some punishment here, with Mohammed in his half guard.
Mohammed has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abdul Mohammed dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Mohammed slips a jab from West.
West throws a looping overhand right but Mohammed ducks down to avoid it.
Randy West seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
West tries to score with a low kick but Mohammed moves his leg out of the way.
West misses with an uppercut. Mohammed saw that one coming.
Mohammed tries to land a leg kick but West saw it coming and moves away.
Mohammed misses with a hook to the body
and West counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
West pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mohammed ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mohammed just misses with a punch to the body.
Mohammed ducks under a wild hook from West.
Mohammed slips a straight right by West.
West swings widly with a right hand
letting Mohammed counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
West waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mohammed.
Mohammed pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces West back to the cage. Mohammed follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Mohammed rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but West moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mohammed staying out of range there.
West throws a jab when Mohammed was well out of range.
Mohammed misses with an uppercut. West saw that one coming.
West clobbers Mohammed with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Mohammed moves out of range of the leg kick from West.
Mohammed walks into a jab.
A swing and a miss from West.
Mohammed misses the shot to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for West.
Nice defenses there by Mohammed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mohammed lands a jab to the nose.
Randy West is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mohammed.
Mohammed is looking to land body kicks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
West scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
West throws a poor cross that misses
and Mohammed counters with a straight right hand.
West connects with an inside leg kick.
West fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
West jabbing away but nothing is landing.
West throws out a loose jab but Mohammed uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mohammed lands with a nice body punch.
West gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Mohammed to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Mohammed postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
West working for a triangle but Mohammed defends it easily.
West has momentary wrist control but Mohammed slips an elbow through the middle.
Mohammed 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.
Mohammed with a nice head shot there.
West looking to control.
Mohammed is stalling in the full guard.
West wants to sweep here but Mohammed controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
West controls Mohammed momentarily but Mohammed frees himself.
Abdul Mohammed overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
West has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mohammed can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Mohammed cracks West with a solid left hand.
Mohammed's corner is telling him to maintain position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mohammed accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
West manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
This has been an exciting period of action!
West wants to control but Mohammed has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
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 Abdul Mohammed will probably get the nod.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
West takes a swing at Mohammed's ribcage but misses.
Mohammed looks to score with a jab to the body but West is just out of range.
West moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Some bone on bone action there as Mohammed checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
West throws a hook but Mohammed blocks it.
Mohammed blocks a jab.
Nice shot lands for West.
Mohammed uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by West.
West jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mohammed fails to land the takedown.
West uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mohammed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mohammed on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
West missing with a left hand there. Mohammed was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
West scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mohammed doesn't seem bothered though.
Mohammed throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
West throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mohammed on the side of the head.
Mohammed rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and West counters with a straight right hand.
Mohammed checks the leg kick.
Mohammed drives through with a takedown into West's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
West looking for a guillotine here but Mohammed defends easily.
Mohammed postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Randy West has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mohammed connects with a couple of short punches.
Mohammed avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
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!
Mohammed lands a couple of digs.
West looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
West tries to land a sweep but no joy.
West is trying to control the position but Mohammed postures up.
West takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mohammed 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.
West is trying to hold Mohammed in close to prevent damage but Mohammed has managed to pass into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
West is looking for a sweep. Mohammed is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
West is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
West is staying active underneath Mohammed, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
West is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mohammed passes to side control.
You can see the frustration on West's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
West is trying to get back to half guard.
Abdul Mohammed is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mohammed controlling the position.
Mohammed cracks West with a big elbow.
You can see the frustration on West's face as Mohammed controls the position.
Mohammed lands a nice forearm strike.
West is being controlled here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
West tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Mohammed wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Mohammed cracks West with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Mohammed landing a few strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
West is looking to reverse the position.
Mohammed controls the position.
West taking punishment in the form of punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Abdul Mohammed showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mohammed, 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abdul Mohammed!
Abdul Mohammed bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Juan Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matthew Murt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dos Santos comes into the arena with Sugar We Going Down blaring out of the sound system. Murt comes into a darkened arena with his song building. I like to move it kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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130 lbs
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144 lbs
6 - 4 - 1 |
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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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Juan Dos Santos !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Matthew Murt!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murt has Dos Santos up against the cage in a clinch.
Murt stalling the fight.
Dos Santos drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Murt with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Murt will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Dos Santos up against the cage.
Murt misses with a knee strike.
Murt is trying to break the clinch but Dos Santos has him pressed against the cage.
Murt has Dos Santos pressed against the cage.
Murt with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murt with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Murt with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Murt with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dos Santos drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Murt gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Murt pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Dos Santos really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Murt slowing the pace effectively.
Murt throws a knee to the head but misses.
Murt tries to land a knee to the head but Dos Santos blocks with his arms.
Murt throws an elbow but it misses.
Murt is pressed up against the cage. Dos Santos has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Murt down to the mat. Murt avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juan Dos Santos . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Murt gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murt tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Murt creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Murt wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dos Santos blocks an elbow strike.
Murt is trying to stall.
Murt misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dos Santos .
Dos Santos dodges an elbow strike from Murt.
Dos Santos blocks an elbow strike.
Murt scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Juan Dos Santos has been cut.
Murt creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Dos Santos has Murt pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Dos Santos pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Murt tumbling to the mat - Dos Santos dives into Murt's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Murt is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Murt is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Murt has escaped and now he's on top!
Murt content to stall in guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murt trying to control the position from guard on top but Dos Santos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Matthew Murt has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Dos Santos tries to keep at a distance but Murt has taken the fight into the clinch.
Murt lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dos Santos is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dos Santos is trying to drag Murt to the mat but Murt just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Murt displaying some good clinch control by pressing Dos Santos up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matthew Murt dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Juan Dos Santos 's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Murt has managed to clinch.
Dos Santos blocks an elbow strike.
Murt tries to land a knee to the head but Dos Santos blocks with his arms.
Dos Santos blocks an elbow strike from Murt.
Dos Santos takes an elbow to the temple.
Murt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Murt fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dos Santos , pushing him back against the cage.
Murt misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dos Santos .
Murt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Murt closes the distance and clinches.
Murt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murt gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Murt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Murt moves into the clinch successfully.
Murt throws a knee to the head but misses.
Murt wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Murt with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Knees to the body from Murt.
Murt misses with a knee strike.
Matthew Murt seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Murt is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Murt misses with an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos blocks an elbow strike from Murt.
Murt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Murt moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murt throws an elbow that misses.
Dos Santos is looking for a takedown.
Murt tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Murt lands a damaging elbow.
Dos Santos keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Murt's efforts to push away.
Dos Santos drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Murt gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Dos Santos gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos has gone for a leg lock! Murt slips out almost immediately though and dives into Dos Santos 's guard.
Murt decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Murt closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Murt avoiding damage.
Murt tries a knee to the head but Dos Santos blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murt looking to throw knees to the head but Dos Santos is blocking nicely.
Murt trying to land knees to the body.
Murt pushes off an throws an elbow but Dos Santos leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Murt is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dos Santos is defending well for now.
Murt throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Murt tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Murt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Murt closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Dos Santos wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juan Dos Santos . That's going to take a lot out of him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dos Santos avoids the elbow strike from Murt, against the cage.
Murt missing with knees to the body.
Dos Santos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matthew Murt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Juan Dos Santos 's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Dos Santos avoids the head kick by Murt.
Murt misses with a hook
and Dos Santos counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Dos Santos .
Dos Santos is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Murt is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Murt has escaped and now he's on top!
Murt stands up and waves to Dos Santos to follow him.
Murt closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dos Santos takes an elbow to the temple.
Come on Murt - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Murt taking a breather.
Dos Santos blocks an elbow strike.
Dos Santos avoiding damage as Murt throws knees to the body.
Dos Santos can't get the takedown.
Dos Santos letting Murt take a breather here.
Murt wants to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos is looking for a takedown.
Murt lands a damaging elbow.
Dos Santos tries for a takedown but Murt manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juan Dos Santos . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Murt looking to throw knees to the head but Dos Santos is blocking nicely.
Dos Santos takes an elbow to the forehead.
Juan Dos Santos 's cut is getting worse.
Dos Santos is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Murt is defending well.
With the fighters up against the cage, Murt throws an elbow but misses.
Murt stalling against the cage.
Murt misses with a knee strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murt looking to throw knees to the head but Dos Santos is blocking nicely.
Murt lands a good knee to the midsection. Dos Santos won't want to take too many of those.
Murt putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dos Santos in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Murt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Murt throws a head kick that misses.
A lazy body kick from Murt
and Dos Santos counters with a shoot takedown. Murt fights it but they end up in guard.
Murt seems keen to control Dos Santos 's posture.
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!
Dos Santos postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Murt is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Dos Santos , into his guard.
Matthew Murt is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Murt trying to control the position from guard on top but Dos Santos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Matthew Murt was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Dos Santos tries to keep at a distance but Murt has taken the fight into the clinch.
Dos Santos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Murt just leaning against Dos Santos , taking a breather.
Juan Dos Santos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Murt creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dos Santos 's defenses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matthew Murt comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Murt 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matthew Murt!
An out of breath Matthew Murt thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Wavy Davy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joonas Mustonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davy comes to the cage accompanied by The Rolling Stones - Sympathy For The Devil. Joonas Mustonen is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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147 lbs
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140 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Wavy Davy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joonas Mustonen!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mustonen swings for the body but Davy moves out of range.
A punch combination from Davy misses.
Davy gets a clinch.
Davy has Mustonen pressed against the cage.
Mustonen throws a punch but it's blocked by Davy.
Davy lands a nice uppercut.
Davy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
It looks like Joonas Mustonen has been cut.
Davy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mustonen's elbow.
Mustonen blocks a body shot from Davy.
Davy trying to control the position but instead, Mustonen has worked for underhooks and has pushed Davy into the cage.
Mustonen is trying to push Davy away but Davy has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Davy with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mustonen takes a knee to the side of the body.
Davy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mustonen backwards.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mustonen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mustonen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Davy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mustonen avoids it.
Mustonen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Davy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stalling in the clinch from Davy.
Mustonen goes for a takedown in the clinch but Davy prevents it.
Davy drops Mustonen onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Mustonen is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Mustonen is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Davy prevents a body shot from Mustonen.
Mustonen is still on wobbly legs! Can Davy finish him?
Mustonen tries to score a body lock takedown but Davy shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Davy'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.
Davy gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Mustonen misses with a punch to the body.
Davy'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.
Davy unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Mustonen! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Davy is unloading with more strikes now! Mustonen drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wavy Davy!
A very excited looking Wavy Davy made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Wai Man Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Natalie Renee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Natalie Renee will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Wai Man Li!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Natalie Renee!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Renee lands a nice shot that snaps Li's head back.
Renee wants to land a leg kick but Li is out of range.
Li swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Renee moves out of range of the strikes.
Natalie Renee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Li shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Renee sprawls well. Renee wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Li gets slowly back to his feet.
Li misses with a wild body shot.
Renee tries to clinch up.
Renee avoids the body shot from Li.
Li misses the shot to the body.
Renee tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Li manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A shot to the body from Li misses
and Renee counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Renee doesn't manage to clinch there - Li circles away.
Renee tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Li manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A shot to the liver by Renee. Beautiful body shot.
Li keeps the fight on the outside.
Li ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Renee moves away.
Renee tries to clinch there but Li circles away.
A jab from Li misses.
Renee tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Li counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Renee lands a nice shot that snaps Li's head back.
Renee slaps away a takedown attempt from Li, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Renee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Li.
Renee closes the distance looking to clinch
and Li counters with a nice body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Renee with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Li to score with a decent uppercut.
Li fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Renee checks it well.
Renee tries to clinch
and Li counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Li is controlling the pace.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Renee is trying to control but can't.
Renee is trying to get back to full guard.
Li wants to lay and pray for a moment but Renee keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Li keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Renee tries to get to full guard but Li has control of the leg.
Li performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Renee is looking to control Li's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Renee avoid being mounted?
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Renee lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Renee misses the jab.
A head kick misses from Li.
Li is looking to wear down Renee with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Renee throws a looping overhand right but Li ducks down to avoid it.
Li keeps the fight on the outside.
Renee tries to bum rush Li with a series of wild strikes but Li uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Natalie Renee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Li misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li thows a left - swing and a miss!
Li throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Li looks to score with a jab to the body but Renee is just out of range.
Renee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Li avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Renee takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Renee fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Renee looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Li looks to score with a jab to the body but Renee is just out of range.
Renee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Renee darts in and clinches Li up against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Renee.
Renee misses with the head strike.
Renee tries to throw a body punch but Li avoids it by throwing Renee back against the cage.
Renee lands a left hand that snaps the head of Li backwards.
A short right from Renee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Renee prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wai Man Li. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Li blocks a body shot from Renee.
Renee lands a left hand that snaps the head of Li backwards.
Li blocking some punches.
A hook to the body from Li.
Renee blocks an uppercut.
Li is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Renee is defending well.
Li tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Knees to the body from Li.
A nice left hand lands by Li.
Renee misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice left hand lands by Renee.
Renee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Renee tries a body shot but Li blocks it.
Li is trying to stall.
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 Wai Man Li will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Li ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Renee moves away.
Li looks to land a right hand but Renee moved out of range.
Wai Man Li is winning the standup battle so far.
Renee tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Li manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Li misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Renee.
Li just misses with a punch to the body.
Renee takes the fight into the clinch.
Renee misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Li.
Renee lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Li backwards.
Renee working aggressively here.
Li wants to stall.
Li blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Renee lands with a light punch inside.
Li blocks an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Renee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Renee.
Renee throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Renee.
Renee lands with a short shot to the head.
Renee misses with a punch on the inside.
Renee scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Li.
Li struggles to land a body shot inside as Renee controls his hands.
Li swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Renee pushes Li back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Li tries to score a body lock takedown but Renee shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Renee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Renee tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Li's elbow.
Renee misses with a punch on the inside.
Renee misses with a body punch.
Li is trying to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Li.
Natalie Renee seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Renee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Renee swings wildly with an uppercut but Li uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Renee blocks a body shot from Li.
Renee can't find room to land a body shot as Li controls the action.
Li swings wildly with an uppercut but Renee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Renee lands with a light punch inside.
Renee lands a left hand.
A short left from Renee.
Renee misses with a punch on the inside.
Renee can't find room to land a body shot as Li controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Li lands a nice shot to the body.
Renee working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Renee lands with a short shot to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Renee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Li tries for a takedown but Renee manages to get underhooks.
Li blocking some punches.
Renee scores with a hook to the body.
Renee swings wildly with an uppercut but Li uses good head movement to avoid it.
Li tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Renee's elbow.
Li is working for takedown but Renee is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wai Man Li. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Li is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Renee gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Li looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Renee lands a left hand.
Renee lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Li is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Renee is defending well for now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Renee lands with a left to the head.
Renee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Renee digs a right hand into Li's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Li's gas tank.
A head punch on the inside from Renee fails to land.
Renee lands a right hand.
Renee lands a hook to the side of the head.
Renee working aggressively here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A short right from Renee on the inside.
Renee lands a right hand.
Li trying to control the position but instead, Renee has worked for underhooks and has pushed Li into the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Renee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Natalie Renee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Renee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Renee is looking to clinch.
Renee tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Li manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Renee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Li.
Renee tries to clinch up
and Li counters with a right hand to the body.
Li throws a series of punches but Renee avoids them all with ease.
A looping hook to the body misses from Li. Renee does a little dance to reset his feet.
Renee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Li swats away the attempt to clinch by Renee.
Renee moves in looking to clinch but Li pushes him off.
Li throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Li misses with a body shot.
Li thows a body shot but no joy.
Renee throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Li clobbers Renee with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Renee will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Renee has closed the distance and engaged Li in a clinch.
Li working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Renee throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lis head.
Renee blocks an elbow strike from Li.
Renee tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Li's elbow.
Li is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Renee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Li.
Li blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Renee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Li wants to stall.
Li has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Renee is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li lands a body shot.
Li goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Renee scores with a shoulder strike.
Renee can't find room to land a body shot as Li controls the action.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Renee managing to block the knees to the body from Li.
Renee blocking some punches.
Renee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Li lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Renee or not.
Li works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Renee manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Renee content just to control the position here.
Renee trying to control but Li is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Renee is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Li!
Renee avoids the attempt from Li to control.
Li bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Li engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Renee trying to keep a closed guard but Li is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li 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.
Li stopping the sweep attempt from Renee.
Li trying to control but Renee is working from the bottom.
Li postures up.
We're going to have a standup here because Wai Man Li wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Renee closes the distance looking to clinch
and Li counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Li avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Li misses the shot to the body.
Li circles away from the clinch attempt.
Li swats away the attempt to clinch by Renee.
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 Wai Man Li.
I think Li has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wai Man Li!
A very excited looking Wai Man Li made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vasara Hai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joonas Muikku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Muikku's choice of entrance music: Ruudolf - Leijonakuningaslaulu. Vasara Hai has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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165 lbs
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167 lbs
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Basic striking
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vasara Hai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joonas Muikku!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muikku lands a nice shot to the body.
Hai rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Muikku moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hai misses the body punch
letting Muikku counter with a right hand.
Hai misses with an uppercut. Muikku saw that one coming.
A punch combination from Hai misses.
Muikku bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hai throws a series of punches but Muikku moves out of range.
A combination from Hai does no damage.
Muikku blocks a jab.
Vasara Hai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hai tries to bum rush Muikku with a series of wild strikes but Muikku uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Muikku dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hai throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Muikku.
Muikku throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Muikku connects with a body shot that sends Hai's belly button to the back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Muikku lands a really nice looking cross but Hai seems unphased.
Muikku looks to land a left hand but Hai moved out of range nicely.
Hai takes a swing at Muikku's ribcage but misses.
Muikku lands a body shot.
Muikku misses with the combination.
Hai throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Muikku sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Joonas Muikku is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Muikku. That's going to slow Hai down.
Hai swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hai. Muikku does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hai shoots in looking for a takedown. Muikku tries to sprawl out of it but Hai keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Muikku manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hai throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hai throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Muikku.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Muikku.
Muikku lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Muikku throws a shot to the body.
A shot to the body from Hai misses
and Muikku counters with a good, hard body kick but Hai shrugs it off.
Hai is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Muikku connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hai momentarily.
Hai is rocked!
Hai ducks into an uppercut from Muikku and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Joonas Muikku!
In his post fight interview, Joonas Muikku 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Jared Listen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Murphy (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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195 lbs
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191 lbs
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jared Listen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mark Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Listen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Murphy comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Murphy misses with a right hand
and Listen counters with a stiff right hand.
Murphy scores with a jab to the head.
A big left from Listen misses.
Murphy doesn't manage to clinch there - Listen circles away.
Listen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Murphy.
An inside leg kick from Murphy misses.
Listen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Listen slips under a jab.
Listen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Listen misses with a body shot.
Murphy throws a looping overhand right but Listen ducks down to avoid it.
Listen checks a leg kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Murphy misses.
Listen works Murphy's body with a nice hook.
Murphy tries to clinch but Listen moves out of range.
Murphy lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Murphy pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Murphy throws the kick towards the body but Listen avoids it.
Murphy is looking to clinch.
Listen swings for the body but Murphy moves out of range.
Murphy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Listen misses with an uppercut.
Listen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Listen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Murphy.
Murphy throws out a loose jab but Listen uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Listen blocks a jab.
Murphy throws a nice head kick!
Listen ducks under a wild hook from Murphy.
Listen walks forward, straight into a front kick from Murphy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murphy misses with a kick to the body.
Murphy has closed the distance and engaged Listen in a clinch.
Listen blocks an elbow strike from Murphy.
Murphy misses with a knee to the head.
Murphy throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Murphy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
With the fighters up against the cage, Murphy throws an elbow but misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Murphy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Listen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Listen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy throws a leg kick that misses.
Listen misses with a shot to the body
and Murphy counters with a low kick, right behind Listen 's knee.
Murphy throws a big shot that misses.
Murphy falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Listen to counter with a crisp jab.
Listen throws a jab when Murphy was well out of range.
Murphy tried to score with a low kick but Listen checks it.
Murphy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Listen throws out a loose jab but Murphy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Listen takes a swing at Murphy's ribcage but misses.
Murphy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Murphy wants to clinch.
Listen scores with a nice right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Listen.
Jab, jab by Murphy - just one landing.
Mark Murphy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Listen tries to bum rush Murphy with a series of wild strikes but Murphy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Murphy fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Listen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Listen loads up on a big right hand but Murphy slips the punch.
Murphy scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Murphy tries to clinch but Listen is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Murphy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Listen.
Murphy lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Murphy connects with a right hand. Listen shakes it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Murphy dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Murphy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Murphy tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Listen counters with a crisp one two that drops Murphy! Listen thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Murphy to his feet! Murphy is in big trouble!
Murphy is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murphy loads up on a big right hand but Listen slips the punch.
Murphy is still on wobbly legs! Can Listen finish him?
Murphy swings widly with a right hand
and Murphy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Murphy thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Listen if he has to take too many more of those.
Murphy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jab, jab by Murphy - just one landing.
Murphy seems to have recovered his senses.
Murphy misses the jab.
Murphy throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Murphy lands a front kick.
Listen takes one on the button.
Murphy tries to close the distance and clinch but Listen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Listen blocks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Listen works Murphy's body with a nice hook.
A slapping body kick lands there for Murphy.
Murphy takes a jab right on the kisser.
Murphy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Listen.
Murphy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Murphy throws a nice looking combination but Listen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Murphy looks for the body kick but Listen saw that one coming.
Murphy throws a push kick but Listen slaps the foot to one side.
Listen tests Murphy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Listen has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Murphy misses with a head kick.
Murphy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Murphy misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy doesn't manage to clinch there - Listen circles away.
Murphy scores with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murphy closes the distance looking to clinch
and Listen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Murphy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Listen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Listen swats away the attempt to clinch by Murphy.
Murphy takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Murphy misses the jab.
Listen throws out a loose jab but Murphy uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Listen lands a head shot.
Murphy missing with a left hand there. Listen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Listen lands a jab-cross combination.
The fighters circling - Murphy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Murphy ducks under a wild hook from Listen.
Listen missing with a left hand there. Murphy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Good standup being displayed there by Murphy as he connects with a hook.
Murphy slips a jab and a cross from Listen.
Listen slips under a jab from Murphy.
Listen ducks under a wild hook from Murphy.
Murphy looks to throw the jab but Listen is out of range.
A head kick misses from Murphy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy lands a leg kick that knocks Listen off balance momentarily.
Murphy misses with a body kick.
Listen throws the left hand but Murphy avoids the punch easily.
Murphy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Listen.
Listen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Listen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Listen throws a looping overhand right but Murphy ducks down to avoid it.
Murphy connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Listen momentarily.
Murphy throws a body kick that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Listen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Murphy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Murphy misses with a hook.
Listen throws a big shot that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jared Listen dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Listen blocks the body kick.
Murphy moves in looking to clinch but Listen pushes him off.
Murphy lands with a hook. Listen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Murphy is looking to clinch.
A low kick from Murphy misses
and Listen counters with a straight right hand.
A swing and a miss from Murphy.
Murphy moves out of range as Listen strikes.
Murphy wants to clinch up but Listen keeps it at a distance.
Murphy looks to land a left hand but Listen moved out of range nicely.
Murphy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Listen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A telegraphed right hand from Listen misses the target.
Murphy connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Listen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy doesn't manage to clinch there - Listen circles away.
Murphy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Murphy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd cheers as Murphy lands an impressive looking overhand right. Listen doesn't seem phased though.
Murphy closes the distance but Listen moves to the side
and Murphy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mark Murphy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Murphy throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Murphy scoring well with a low kick there.
Murphy dips to his left and cracks Listen with an uppercut!
Listen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Murphy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Listen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Murphy throws a leg kick but Listen moved away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Listen slips a jab from Murphy.
Listen throws a series of punches but Murphy avoids them all with ease.
Murphy lands a nice leg kick that just misses Listen's sensitive parts.
Murphy moves in looking to clinch but Listen pushes him off.
Listen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Listen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Listen throws a combination that misses
and Murphy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Listen misses with a looping left.
Murphy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Listen ducks under a wild hook from Murphy.
Murphy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Listen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Murphy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Listen moves out of range of the strikes.
Murphy scores with a jab to the body.
A punch combination from Listen misses.
Murphy throws a nice inside leg kick.
Listen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Murphy thows a body shot but no joy.
Murphy scores with a hook.
Listen slips under a jab from Murphy.
Listen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Listen throws a hook to the side of Murphy's head but Murphy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy throws a hook but Listen avoids it easily.
Murphy lands a nice looking body kick.
Listen moves out of range as Murphy strikes.
Listen misses with a body shot.
Murphy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murphy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Listen ducks under a wild hook from Murphy.
Murphy throws a leg kick
and Murphy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Murphy throws a low kick but Listen avoids it.
Murphy cracks Listen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Listen lands with a nice body punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Murphy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Murphy has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Murphy!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tobias Larsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boyko Borisov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Borisov is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: AC/DC - Thunderstruck. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tobias Larsson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Boyko Borisov!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Borisov dips to his left and cracks Larsson with an uppercut!
It looks like Tobias Larsson has been cut.
Borisov throws a right hand that misses
and Larsson counters by clinching up.
Borisov is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Larsson is keeping busy.
Larsson misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Larsson.
Borisov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Larsson misses with a punch on the inside.
Larsson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Larsson blocks an uppercut.
Borisov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Borisov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Borisov wants to stall.
Larsson lands with a light punch inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Larsson as Borisov tries to tie him up.
Borisov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Borisov is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Larsson tries to pull guard but Borisov holds him up against the cage and eventually Larsson drops back down to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larsson pressing his opponent against the cage.
Larsson can't find room to land a body shot as Borisov controls the action.
Larsson manages to pull guard.
Borisov with a nice head shot there.
Larsson looking for a sweep. Not yet Larsson, not yet.
Borisov trying to control but Larsson is working from the bottom.
Borisov postures up in Larsson's guard and throws a big left but Larsson blocks it.
Larsson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Borisov defends well.
Larsson can't keep his opponent in guard - Borisov advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Larsson is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borisov missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Borisov is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Larsson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Larsson trying to control from the bottom.
Larsson tries to roll over but Borisov keeps him under control.
Borisov is keen to just control but Larsson is a slippery customer.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Larsson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Borisov's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Borisov's back!
Larsson misses with punches from the back.
Even with his hooks in, Larsson manages to miss with strikes from the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borisov takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Larsson trying to control.
Larsson is striking well from the back but Borisov escapes and manages to control the positon and works his way to half guard. A much better position - the crisis is over for the time being.
Borisov keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Borisov actively working from the bottom here.
Larsson trying to control from half guard but Borisov is working away.
Larsson trying to pass the guard but Borisov defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larsson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Borisov's head.
Larsson is trying to control the action in half guard but Borisov is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Larsson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Borisov keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Borisov on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Borisov tries to get to full guard but Larsson has control of the leg.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Borisov looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Borisov has hold of Larsson's hands but Larsson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tobias Larsson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tobias Larsson's cut.
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.
Borisov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Some wild striking there from Larsson.
Borisov missing with a left hand there. Larsson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Borisov lands a jab to the head.
Borisov misses with a body shot.
Borisov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice cross by Borisov.
Larsson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Borisov tries to score with a low kick but Larsson moves his leg out of the way.
Larsson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Borisov misses with a left hand
enabling Larsson to counter with a crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Borisov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Larsson moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larsson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Larsson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Larsson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Borisov counters with a nice body shot.
Boyko Borisov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Larsson looks to throw the jab but Borisov is out of range.
Borisov missing with a left hand there. Larsson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Borisov lands with a cross.
Borisov moves out of range of the strikes.
A shot to the body from Borisov misses
and Larsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Larsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Borisov was well out of range. Poor timing from Larsson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Borisov. Those never looked like landing.
Borisov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Boyko Borisov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Larsson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Larsson misses with a wild body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Borisov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Larsson.
Borisov lands with a good body shot.
Larsson swinging wildly here.
Larsson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Borisov as he jumps to the side.
Borisov swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Borisov shoots in looking for a takedown. Larsson tries to sprawl out of it but Borisov keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Larsson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larsson just misses with a punch to the body.
Borisov looks to land a right hand but Larsson moved out of range.
Larsson dives in and grabs Borisov's left leg, looking for a takedown. Borisov pushes down on Larsson's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tobias Larsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Larsson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Borisov finds it's way round the side to connect with Larsson's head.
Larsson connects with a crisp jab.
Borisov cracks a nice hook into Larsson's ribs.
Larsson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Borisov rushes Larsson and presses him up against the cage.
Borisov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Larsson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Larsson has Borisov pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Borisov manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larsson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Larsson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Borisov backwards.
Borisov scores with a hook to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Borisov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Borisov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Borisov is pushing Larsson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Borisov lands with a short shot to the head.
Borisov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Larsson tries a body shot but Borisov blocks it.
Borisov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Larsson.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Borisov just leaning against Larsson, taking a breather.
Borisov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Borisov lands an uppercut.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boyko Borisov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tobias Larsson's cut.
That's time! Larsson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Borisov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Borisov shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Larsson as he avoids it easily.
Borisov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Larsson.
Borisov scores with a jab. Larsson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Larsson is looking to clinch but Borisov is avoiding it.
Borisov swings for the body but Larsson moves out of range.
Borisov slips under a jab from Larsson.
Larsson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Larsson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Larsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Borisov scores with a decent looking hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Borisov scores with a one two! Larsson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Tobias Larsson's cut is getting worse.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borisov blocks a jab.
Oooh a lovely combination from Borisov sends Larsson down but not out. Borisov dives into side control looking to finish.
Larsson is rocked!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Larsson gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Oh Larsson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Larsson is looking to improve his position.
Larsson seems to have got his legs back now.
Nice strikes from Borisov there.
Larsson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Borisov missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Borisov tries to pass to full mount but Larsson defends it.
Borisov throwing shots but Larsson is blocking nicely.
Borisov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larsson preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Borisov content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Tobias Larsson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Larsson won't allow Borisov to pass to mount.
Borisov is just content to waste time from the top position. Larsson takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Borisov trying to control the position from guard on top but Larsson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Larsson working a defensive guard here.
Larsson has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Borisov should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Larsson has tightened it up now! Borisov should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Tobias Larsson!
Tobias Larsson retains his heavyweight title!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Tobias Larsson waved his t-shirt featuring BioPharm Nutrition's logo in front of the cameras.
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