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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Lau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zoran Lippo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lippo is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Lordi, Hard rock hallelujah. Zoran Lippo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Johnny Lau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Zoran Lippo!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lau throws a lazy uppercut
and Lippo counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Lippo is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Lau defends it well.
Lau wants to get back to full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lippo is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Lau is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Zoran Lippo!
During a confident post fight interview, Zoran Lippo thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Carneiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marius Matei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marius Matei has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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192 lbs
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194 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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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
4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rafael Carneiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marius Matei!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matei dodges the punch combination from Carneiro.
A lazy left from Matei finds it's target.
Matei cracks Carneiro with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Matei has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Carneiro to stand back up!
Carneiro is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carneiro checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Oh Carneiro is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Matei throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Carneiro throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Carneiro seems to have got his legs back now.
Matei bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Carneiro's head backwards.
Carneiro gets tackled into the cage by Matei. Matei maintains the clinch.
Matei creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Carneiro's defenses.
Matei is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Matei's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Matei scores with a kick to the midsection.
Carneiro is breathing heavily.
Matei fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Carneiro to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Carneiro looks to clinch but Matei throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Carneiro taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Marius Matei!
Marius Matei very nearly forgot to thank CEC Nutrition Q160 amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Arttu Attila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Teemu Yumma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Yumma's choice of entrance music: Poison. Teemu Yumma has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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179 lbs
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179 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Arttu Attila!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Teemu Yumma!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Yumma.
Attila drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Yumma tries to escape but Attila is in control.
Attila is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Yumma has escaped the position, nice work there.
Attila prevents Yumma from escaping the position.
Attila tries for a kimura but Yumma is defending well.
Attila looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Yumma explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Yumma throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Attila shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Yumma misses with a takedown attempt - Attila sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Attila closes this distance looking for a takedown but Yumma circles away.
Attila gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Yumma to score an easy takedown into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Attila escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Yumma gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Yumma decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Attila, up you get!
Attila shoots in but Yumma avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arttu Attila. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Attila shoots in for a takedown but Yumma shows good takedown defense.
Attila is breathing heavily.
Yumma clinches up against the cage.
Yumma escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yumma moves into the clinch successfully.
Yumma breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Arttu Attila seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yumma swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Attila is trying hard to land a takedown here. Yumma sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Attila defending well as Yumma loads up on a big left hand.
Yumma throws a head kick but Attila moves out of range.
Attila will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yumma gets a clinch.
Attila has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Yumma avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
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!
Come on Yumma - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Yumma throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Attilas head.
Yumma breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Attila gets tackled into the cage by Yumma. Yumma maintains the clinch.
Yumma is stalling here.
Yumma goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yumma breaks the clinch.
Attila fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Yumma avoids it really well and circles away.
Yumma stuffs the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yumma throws a half hearted mid kick.
Attila fails with a takedown attempt.
Yumma clinches.
Yumma tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Attila wants to take the fight to the mat but Yumma manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Attila goes for a takedown attempt but Yumma pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Yumma stuffs the takedown attempt from Attila. Attila gets slowly back to his feet.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Yumma closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Yumma lands in his opponent's guard.
Yumma gets to his feet - Attila follows without any prompting.
Yumma thuds his shin into the meat of Attila's side.
Attila misses with a takedown attempt - Yumma sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Yumma scores with a nice head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yumma throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Yumma misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yumma drives through with a takedown into Attila's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Yumma stands up and waves to Attila to follow him.
Yumma darts in and clinches Attila up against the cage.
Yumma with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Attila blocks an elbow strike.
Yumma fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yumma throws an elbow but it misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Yumma takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Yumma prevents a takedown attempt there.
Yumma effectively controlling the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Teemu Yumma dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Yumma displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Attila.
Attila tries for a takedown but Yumma sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Attila keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Crunch! Yumma slams his shin into Attila's torso.
Yumma darts in and clinches Attila up against the cage.
Yumma manages to break the clinch.
Yumma rushes Attila and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Attila prevents Yumma from breaking the clinch.
Yumma misses with the head strike.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Yumma takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Yumma misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yumma is pressed up against the cage. Attila has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Yumma down to the mat. Yumma 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 Arttu Attila. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yumma throws a head kick that misses.
Yumma throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Attila fails with a takedown attempt.
Yumma shoots in for a double leg but Attila sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Yumma keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Yumma looks to land a body kick but Attila moved away.
Attila shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Attila misses with a takedown
and Yumma makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Yumma misses with a takedown attempt - Attila sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Yumma cracks Attila with a good jab.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Yumma's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Attila looks for a takedown but Yumma sprawls well.
Attila avoids the head kick by Yumma.
Yumma tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Attila takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Yumma doesn't manage to clinch there - Attila circles away.
Attila shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Yumma but Yumma pushes him off and we're back to square one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Attila enables Yumma to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Attila manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Yumma stands up from Attila's guard - Yumma perhaps looking for a knockout.
Attila doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Yumma counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yumma clinches with his opponent.
Yumma tries to throw a body punch but Attila avoids it by throwing Yumma back against the cage.
Attila has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Yumma after a bit of a struggle.
Yumma avoiding damage.
Attila managing to block the knees to the body from Yumma.
Yumma comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yumma taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Yumma lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Yumma.
Yumma breaks the clinch.
Yumma tries to close the distance and clinch but Attila swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Attila displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Yumma.
Attila slips under a jab from Yumma.
Yumma rushes Attila and presses him up against the cage.
Yumma has Attila pushed against the cage.
Teemu Yumma seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Yumma putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Attila in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Yumma tries to land knees in the clinch but Attila avoids the damage to the body.
Yumma goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Attila letting Yumma take a breather here.
Attila has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Yumma is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Attila has clasped his hands together around Yumma's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yumma is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Attila has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Yumma throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Attila tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Yumma swivels and escapes.
Attila shoots in looking for a takedown but Yumma manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Attila's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Attila moves out of range as Yumma throws a body kick.
Yumma moves into the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yumma has Attila pushed against the cage.
Yumma has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Yumma breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Teemu Yumma showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. And we move into the final round!
Yumma moves into range and clinches up with Attila.
Yumma throws a head punch that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Yumma.
Attila blocks a body shot from Yumma.
Yumma throws an elbow that misses.
Yumma breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Attila misses with a takedown
and Yumma counters with a slapping leg kick.
Yumma has closed the distance and engaged Attila in a clinch.
Yumma's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Attila fails to land the takedown.
Yumma darts in and clinches Attila up against the cage.
Yumma pressing his opponent against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yumma breaks the clinch.
Attila has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arttu Attila. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Attila takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Attila fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Yumma lands with a cross.
Yumma scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Attila keeps the fight on the outside.
Attila looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Yumma is fending him off so far but Attila persists. Nope, Yumma circles away and we're back to standing.
Attila shoots for a takedown but Yumma saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Yumma closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Attila quickly recovers to half guard.
Yumma decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yumma connects with a looping right hand.
Yumma pushes Attila up against the cage in a clinch.
Attila dodges an elbow strike from Yumma.
Yumma throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Attila blocks it with crossed arms.
Yumma tries to land knees in the clinch but Attila avoids the damage to the body.
Yumma is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Attila is defending well for now.
Yumma manages to break the clinch.
Yumma shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Attila sprawls well. Attila wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Yumma gets slowly back to his feet.
Attila is trying hard to land a takedown here. Yumma sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Yumma buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Teemu Yumma seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Attila is defended easily by Yumma.
Yumma closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Attila on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Yumma pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Yumma clinches.
Yumma is pressed up against the cage. Attila has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Yumma down to the mat. Yumma avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Yumma throws a head kick but Attila moves out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Attila.
Yumma throws a head kick that misses.
Attila looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Yumma is fending him off so far but Attila persists. Nope, Yumma circles away and we're back to standing.
Yumma looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Attila is fending him off so far but Yumma persists. Nope, Attila circles away and we're back to standing.
Yumma stuffs the takedown.
Yumma scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Yumma decides to stand back up. Yumma steps back and let's Attila get back to his feet.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Yumma.
Teemu Yumma is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
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!
Yumma throws a head kick that half lands.
Yumma shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yumma leaves Attila with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Attila takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Yumma shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Attila but Attila pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Attila looks for a takedown but Yumma sprawls well.
Yumma lands a head kick. Attila smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Attila stuffs the takedown attempt from Yumma. Yumma gets slowly back to his feet.
Yumma pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Attila closes this distance looking for a takedown but Yumma circles away.
Attila tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yumma throws a head kick that misses.
Arttu Attila has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Attila shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Yumma as he avoids it easily.
Yumma clinches with his opponent.
Yumma tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Teemu Yumma comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Yumma 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Teemu Yumma!
A very excited looking Teemu Yumma rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Truong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy West (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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166 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jeremy Truong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Randy West!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decent striking displayed by Truong there.
West smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A combination from Truong does no damage.
Nice uppercut there from West.
Truong blocks a jab.
A punch combination from Truong misses.
West lands a nice looking body shot.
Truong misses with a jab, cross combination.
Truong throws out a powerful jab.
West ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Truong moves away.
Truong misses with a double jab
and West cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A jab from Truong finds it's way through West's defenses.
Truong on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Truong uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from West.
West fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Truong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but West was well out of range. Poor timing from Truong.
West keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Truong.
A punch combination from Truong misses.
A left lands for West.
A leg kick checked by Truong.
Truong ducks under a wild hook from West.
Truong misses with a two punch combination.
Truong checks a low kick from West.
West ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Truong moves away.
Truong scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
West blocks a head kick by Truong.
Truong rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but West moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
West tries to land a leg kick but Truong saw it coming and moves away.
Truong throws a body kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Truong pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Truong stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from West.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from West finds it's way through Truong's defenses.
West attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Truong takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
West misses with an uppercut
and Truong counters with a one-two to the body.
West lands a body shot.
West throws a leg kick which misses Truong's front leg but catches the back leg as Truong tries to avoid it.
Truong on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
West motions for Truong to come forward. West throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Truong uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from West.
Randy West seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
West misses with a body shot.
West jabs at Truong's body.
Truong misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
West fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Truong has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nice jab there from West.
West misses with a body shot.
West jabbing away but nothing is landing.
West lands with an uppercut that bounces Truong off the cage and back into range.
Truong goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That kick from West tenderised Truong's leg. Truong is trying to keep his angry face on.
Truong wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
West thuds his right hand into Truong's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Truong throws a jab but it's blocked by West.
Good exchange - West coming out on top.
West lands a jab to Truong's midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by West. Beautiful body shot.
West defending well as Truong loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Truong on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
West pivots, looking for a leg kick but Truong is out of range and West settles back down.
Truong drops his hands momentarily and West takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Truong on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Truong misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
West throws a lazy right hand but Truong sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A lazy left from West finds it's target.
West is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Truong had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
West cracks Truong with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
West tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Truong swings for the body but West moves out of range.
Truong tries to bum rush West with a series of wild strikes but West uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
West buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy West dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Truong blocks a low kick nicely.
West pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
West digs a good body shot into Truong's ribs.
Truong takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
West avoids the head kick by Truong.
Truong throws a head kick that misses.
Truong works the jab nicely.
Truong throws a one two combo.
Truong throws a head kick but West moves out of range.
West tests Truong's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A big left from Truong misses.
West connects with a good right hand that stumbles Truong. Truong circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Good standup being displayed there by West as he connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Truong throws a right and a left that West avoids nicely.
West pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A solid leg kick lands there for West.
Truong has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from West.
West slips under a jab.
West lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
West darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from West. Truong does a little dance to reset his feet.
West feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Truongs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A chopping leg kick lands by West.
West lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Truong circles away quickly and effectively.
Truong misses with a leg kick
and West counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
West moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Truong on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
West with a nice cross.
Truong uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from West.
Good work by Truong as he checks the leg kick.
West throws a hook to the side of Truong's head but Truong sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
West thows a leg kick but Truong checks it
and Truong counters with a left and a right that stings West.
Truong takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Truong takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Truong misses with the combination.
West lands with a shot to the body.
Truong checks the leg kick nicely there.
West misses with a hook
and Truong counters with a one-two to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Truong throws a combination but it was largely blocked by West.
West avoids a punch combination nicely.
Truong misses with the combination.
A jab lands there for West.
Nice uppercut there from West.
Randy West seems to be getting the better of the standup.
West throws a low kick but it's checked well by Truong.
A good leg kick by West.
West looks to score with a jab to the body but Truong is just out of range.
A swing and a miss from West.
Truong throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
West throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Truong sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
West walks into a jab.
A punch combination from Truong misses.
Truong throws a body kick that misses.
West swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Truong checks a leg kick nicely.
West swings for the body but Truong moves out of range.
Truong with a jab.
Truong takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
West throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
West just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Truong looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
West misses with a straight right.
West avoids the head kick by Truong.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy West showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
West connects with a crisp jab.
Truong swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and West counters with a leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from West.
A punch combination from Truong misses.
West dips to his left and cracks Truong with an uppercut!
Truong pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces West back to the cage. Truong follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
West does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
West misses with a hook.
West looks to land a left hand but Truong moved out of range nicely.
A good leg kick by West.
Truong drops his hands momentarily and West takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Truong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Truong will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
West lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A combination from Truong does no damage.
West throws a low kick but Truong moves out of range easily.
West digs a good hook to Truong's body.
West throws a looping overhand right but Truong ducks down to avoid it.
Truong looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
West tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Truong is able to avoid easily.
West lands a leg kick that knocks Truong off balance momentarily.
West dodges the punch combination from Truong.
Truong checks the leg kick nicely there.
Truong throws a head kick but West moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
West tests Truong's chin there with a solid looking shot.
West fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
West looks to score with a jab to the body but Truong is just out of range.
Truong is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
West swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Truong ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Truong misses with a combination
and West counters with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Truong tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
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!
Truong throws a sloppy head kick and West moves out of range easily.
West cracks the inside of Truong's front leg.
West blocks a head kick by Truong.
West scores with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Truong swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and West counters with a low kick, right behind Truong 's knee.
Truong blocks a low kick nicely.
West buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A cross from West lands.
West misses with a double jab.
West connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That kick from West tenderised Truong's leg. Truong is trying to keep his angry face on.
The fighters circle momentarily. Truong darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Truong keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
West lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jeremy Truong is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Truong pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Truong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
West is looking to score with low kicks.
West misses with a looping right.
Truong misses with a combination
enabling West to counter with a crisp jab.
West misses with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Truong walks into a left hand.
West misses with a hook.
West tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Truong was well out of range. Poor timing from West.
West connects with a looping right hand.
West cracks Truong with a good jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Truong is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
West ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jeremy Truong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
An inside leg kick lands from West.
And that's the end of the fight!
Randy West comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well West 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Randy West!
Randy West tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Richard Burger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikolai Jegorowitsch Makarow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Richard Burger could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Nikolai Jegorowitsch Makarow's chin.
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260 lbs
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250 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Richard Burger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nikolai Jegorowitsch Makarow!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burger keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Makarow ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Burger moves away.
Burger takes one to the side of the head.
Burger fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Makarow rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Burger moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Makarow scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A telegraphed right hand from Makarow misses the target.
Makarow scores with a jab to the body.
Burger moves away from the strike by Makarow.
Makarow scores with a decent looking hook.
Burger tries to clinch
and Makarow counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Makarow swings widly with a right hand
and Burger counters with a shoot takedown. Makarow fights it but they end up in guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Burger tries to free his leg and advance position but Makarow is retaining full guard.
Burger wants to get up but he can't break Makarow's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Makarow lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Burger!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burger wants to hold on but Makarow pushes him away.
Burger is in all sorts of trouble here.
Makarow takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Burger is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Makarow content just to control the position here.
Let's hope that Makarow 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 two minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Nikolai Jegorowitsch Makarow hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Burger tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Makarow manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Burger fails in his attempt to clinch.
Makarow misses with an uppercut.
Burger tries to clinch up but Makarow circles away and keeps his distance.
Makarow cracks Burger with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
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!
Makarow misses with a lunging right hand
and Burger counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Burger wants to clinch up but Makarow keeps it at a distance.
Makarow throws a hook but Burger avoids it easily.
Burger ducks right into an uppercut from Makarow.
Burger pivots, looking for a leg kick but Makarow is out of range and Burger settles back down.
Makarow swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burger moves away from the strike by Makarow.
The fight stays on the outside here - Burger looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Makarow fails to land with a series of punches.
Makarow throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Makarow misses with a hook
and Burger counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Burger tries to land knees in the clinch but Makarow avoids the damage to the body.
Burger missing with knees to the body.
Makarow takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Nikolai Jegorowitsch Makarow has been cut.
Burger misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Makarow.
Makarow blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Burger letting Makarow take a breather here.
Makarow has Burger pressed against the cage, preventing Burger from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burger is trying to maintain a safe position but Makarow gets an underhook and turns Burger into the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Makarow works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Makarow blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Burger wants to stall.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Burger tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Makarow avoids it.
Makarow avoiding damage as Burger throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolai Jegorowitsch Makarow dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nikolai Jegorowitsch Makarow'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.
Makarow connects with a body shot.
Makarow swats away the attempt to clinch by Burger.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Burger tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Makarow manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Burger wants to clinch but Makarow slips to the side
letting Makarow counter with a right hand.
Burger tries to clinch
and Makarow counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Burger thinking.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Makarow takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Makarow throws an overhand right that lands on Burger's shoulder, as Burger tries to avoid the shot.
Makarow lands a jab to the nose.
Burger gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Makarow.
Makarow scores with a decent looking hook.
Makarow throws an overhand right that lands on Burger's shoulder, as Burger tries to avoid the shot.
Makarow tries to bum rush Burger with a series of wild strikes but Burger uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A swing and a miss from Makarow.
Makarow jabs Burger to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Burger takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Burger is rocked!
Makarow throws a jab but it's blocked by Burger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makarow drops Burger with a straight right hand, right on the button! Makarow follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nikolai Jegorowitsch Makarow!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Andrzej Rostowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommi Talentti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Talentti's choice of entrance music: Metallica - Ecstasy Of Gold. Tommi Talentti told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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146 lbs
5 - 6 - 0 |
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153 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Andrzej Rostowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tommi Talentti!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Talentti shoots in and gets a takedown into Rostowski's guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Talentti drops back looking for a leg! Rostowski is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Rostowski manages to kick Talentti off! Talentti jumps back into Rostowski's guard.
Talentti drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Talentti jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Rostowski is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Talentti is aware though and is defending well.
Rostowski is looking for a triangle but Talentti pushes his legs off easily.
Rostowski preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rostowski is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rostowski preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rostowski looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rostowski utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Talentti stands up and waves to Rostowski to follow him.
Rostowski slips under a jab from Talentti.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rostowski closes the distance and clinches up with Talentti, looking for a takedown. Rostowski pushes Talentti against the cage but Talentti circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Talentti stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Talentti wants it to stay on the feet.
Tommi Talentti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Talentti swinging wildly here.
Rostowski misses with a takedown attempt - Talentti sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrzej Rostowski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rostowski is breathing heavily.
Rostowski with a poor takedown
and Talentti counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Talentti misses with a two punch combination.
Rostowski doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Talentti.
Talentti swings for the body but Rostowski moves out of range.
Talentti misses with a few strikes there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Talentti wants to land a leg kick but Rostowski is out of range.
Talentti misses with a leg kick.
A combination from Talentti does no damage.
Talentti throws a nice looking combination but Rostowski bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rostowski checks a leg kick nicely.
Talentti closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Rostowski to the mat! Rostowski manages to get full guard.
Talentti postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Talentti landing some decent shots from guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rostowski is on top in guard.
Rostowski stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Talentti swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rostowski drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Talentti dives on top into guard.
Talentti missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Talentti wants to pass the guard but Rostowski is keeping the position.
Talentti must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Talentti avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Talentti keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Rostowski's head.
Talentti pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rostowski is keeping the position for now.
Talentti has gone for a leg lock! Rostowski slips out almost immediately though and dives into Talentti's guard.
Talentti is trying to control the position but Rostowski postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Talentti has his foot on Rostowski's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rostowski works his way back into a safe position though.
Rostowski stands up from Talentti's guard - Rostowski perhaps looking for a knockout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Talentti. Rostowski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rostowski fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Talentti shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rostowski sprawls well. Rostowski wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Talentti gets slowly back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rostowski looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommi Talentti dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Talentti keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Talentti throws a wild body kick that Rostowski sees coming a mile off.
Andrzej Rostowski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rostowski with a poor takedown
and Talentti counters with a three punch combo that has Rostowski backing up. Rostowski nods at Talentti to acknowledge the strikes.
Talentti misses with a takedown attempt - Rostowski sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Rostowski doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Talentti counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrzej Rostowski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Talentti gets a takedown into half guard.
Talentti scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Rostowski is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Talentti pulls his head out easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Talentti wants to work for an arm triangle but Rostowski is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Talentti passes to full mount!
Rostowski is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Talentti scoring with strikes but Rostowski is staying in there.
Talentti thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Talentti is working for a guillotine from mount but Rostowski frees his head quite easily.
Tommi Talentti has got the better of the ground game so far.
Talentti thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Talentti working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rostowski slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Talentti looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rostowski is looking to improve his position.
Rostowski is working hard here to advance position.
Talentti working the head and body with strikes.
Rostowski is pressing down on Talentti's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rostowski trying to control the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Talentti stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rostowski swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Talentti is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Talentti drops back, looking for a kneebar! Rostowski looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Rostowski looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Rostowski!
Talentti tries to escape but Rostowski is in control.
Rostowski is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Talentti knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Talentti is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Rostowski is controlling him well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Talentti manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Talentti is trying to stand up here but Rostowski is controlling him well.
Rostowski is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Talentti defends it well.
Rostowski in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Talentti tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Rostowski!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Andrzej Rostowski!
A relieved looking Andrzej Rostowski thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Funny Jobber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joonas Muikku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Muikku is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Ruudolf - Leijonakuningaslaulu. Joonas Muikku has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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162 lbs
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167 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Funny Jobber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joonas Muikku!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jobber will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Muikku moves out of range of the body kick from Jobber.
Good leg kick by Muikku there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jobber fails with a takedown attempt.
Jobber tries a head kick but it misses.
Jobber thows a body shot but no joy.
Jobber shoots for a double leg takedown but Muikku sprawls well. He's pushed Jobber's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Funny Jobber. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jobber closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Muikku did well to prevent Jobber getting side control.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Jobber is working for a kimura but Muikku is defending it quite comfortably.
Muikku is looking for a sweep. Jobber is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jobber seems to be looking for submissions.
Muikku really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jobber. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Muikku trying to control from the bottom.
Jobber is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Muikku doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Jobber.
Jobber is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muikku is trying to maintain the position but Jobber is very close to passing his half guard.
Jobber tries to pass to full mount but Muikku defends it.
Jobber is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Muikku has managed to free his arm - good work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jobber works his way into side control.
Jobber advances to mount.
Muikku wants to hold on but Jobber pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jobber prevents Muikku from getting the reversal.
Jobber tries to control but Muikku wriggling away.
Muikku wants to hold on but Jobber pushes him away.
Muikku is squirming around, avoiding Jobber's attempts to control the action.
Jobber unloads with some shots from mount but Muikku bucks and avoids them well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Funny Jobber dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Muikku defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jobber.
Jobber fails with the takedown.
Jobber takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Funny Jobber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jobber throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jobber closes this distance looking for a takedown but Muikku circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Funny Jobber. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A good leg kick by Muikku.
Jobber drives through with a takedown into guard.
Jobber postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jobber trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Muikku keeping moving, preventing Jobber from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jobber postures up.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Joonas Muikku wasn't active enough on the ground.
Muikku attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jobber fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Muikku throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Muikku slaps away a takedown attempt from Jobber, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Muikku gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Muikku wants to improve his position but instead Jobber has moved into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jobber trying to control the action but Muikku is working from the bottom.
Funny Jobber overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jobber is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Muikku!
Jobber prevents Muikku from getting the reversal.
Jobber thowing shots but they're missing.
Jobber working Muikku over with strikes here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muikku is trying to escape the mount.
Jobber throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Jobber is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Muikku to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Muikku shrugs it off.
Jobber trying to control but Muikku is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muikku tries to control the position but Jobber now has his back.
Muikku covering up well and avoiding damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jobber has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Muikku has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Funny Jobber dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Muikku looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Muikku.
Muikku throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Muikku swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jobber misses with a body kick.
Jobber decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Jobber is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Muikku has managed to free his arm - good work.
Jobber is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jobber trying to control the action but Muikku is working from the bottom.
Muikku moves into full guard.
Jobber 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.
Jobber loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muikku utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Muikku keeping full guard, as Jobber tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jobber looking to sit in guard and control but Muikku gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Muikku wants to pass the guard but Jobber is keeping the position.
Funny Jobber is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jobber is trying to control the position but Muikku postures up.
Jobber keeping moving, preventing Muikku from controlling successfully.
Joonas Muikku has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jobber shoots in but no luck this time.
Muikku lands a nice hook to Jobber's body. Jobber takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jobber shoots in looking for a takedown but Muikku manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jobber's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jobber throws a sloppy head kick and Muikku moves out of range easily.
A jab from Muikku misses.
Muikku lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jobber's sensitive parts.
Jobber looks to score with a jab to the body but Muikku is just out of range.
Muikku misses with a double jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jobber shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Funny Jobber. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jobber is trying hard to land a takedown here. Muikku sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jobber shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Muikku counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Muikku throws a leg kick which misses Jobber's front leg but catches the back leg as Jobber tries to avoid it.
Jobber misses with a takedown attempt
and Muikku counters with a nice kick to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Muikku lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jobber chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Muikku can pounce on him.
Muikku keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Muikku thuds his right hand into Jobber's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jobber takes one to the chin there.
Muikku moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Muikku scoring well with a low kick there.
Jobber looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Muikku is fending him off so far but Jobber persists. Nope, Muikku circles away and we're back to standing.
Jobber on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Muikku. Muikku obviously looking to wear him down.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jobber.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joonas Muikku comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jobber has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Funny Jobber!
Funny Jobber took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Brute for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Doug Camcho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wai Man Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Camcho's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Kick in the Door- Biggie Smalls. Wai Man Li has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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22
165 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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161 lbs
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Great low kicks
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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 London, Doug Camcho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Wai Man Li!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Li slips under a jab.
Camcho lands a body shot.
Li jabs at Camcho's body.
Li misses with a wild body shot.
Camcho ducks under a wild hook from Li.
Wai Man Li seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Camcho connects with a nice looking jab.
Camcho getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Camcho on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Li tries to score a power double leg takedown but Camcho sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Li somewhat.
Camcho tries to land a front kick but Li steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Li changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A good leg kick by Camcho.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Li keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Li misses with a body kick.
A good leg kick by Camcho.
Camcho throws a looping overhand right but Li ducks down to avoid it.
Li on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Camcho. Camcho obviously looking to wear him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camcho throws a leg kick but Li moved away.
Camcho takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A solid leg kick lands there for Camcho.
Camcho throws a sloppy body shot
letting Li counter with a right hand.
Camcho connects with the punch.
Camcho does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Li checks a leg kick.
Li tests Camcho's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Camcho throws a solid leg kick but Li takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Camcho.
Camcho fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Li has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Camcho uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Li.
Camcho uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Li.
Li checks the leg kick.
Li lands a nice looking body shot.
Li throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Camcho was covering up waiting for the punch and Li finishes the takedown easily into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Camcho has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Li trying to control the position from guard on top but Camcho is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Li is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Li tries to free his leg and advance position but Camcho is retaining full guard.
Li trying to control but Camcho is working from the bottom.
Camcho on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Camcho tries to get out of the position.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Wai Man Li hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Li fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camcho avoids the body shot from Li.
Li throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Camcho was covering up waiting for the punch and Li finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Li slips nicely into half guard.
Li wants to take a breather but Camcho is having none of it.
Camcho has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Li is working away from the top position though.
Camcho avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Li.
Li is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li is working for a submission of some sort.
Li works his way into full mount!
Camcho is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Li content just to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Wai Man Li will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Li throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Camcho throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Camcho misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Li.
Li misses with a body punch
and Camcho counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Camcho takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Li walks into a stiff left hand from Camcho.
Camcho keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Camcho leaves Li with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Li takes a swing at Camcho's ribcage but misses.
Camcho throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Li misses with a looping right.
Camcho takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Li takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Li scores with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li feints and as Camcho raises his hands in defense, Li changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Camcho keeping moving, preventing Li from controlling successfully.
Li landing some decent shots from guard.
Camcho wants to sweep here but Li controlling him for the moment.
Li drops back, looking for a kneebar! Camcho looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Camcho looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Camcho!
Li is looking to regain half guard here but Camcho keeps moving and retains side control.
Camcho trying to control the action but Li is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Camcho's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Li actively working from the bottom here.
Wai Man Li has got the better of the ground game so far.
Camcho is pressing down on Li's thigh, looking to free his foot. Li is holding on for now.
Li looking for submissions off his back.
Li manages to get to full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Li utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li is trying to keep Camcho in close.
Camcho seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Camcho's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Camcho has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Li looking for a triangle here. Camcho is fighting it but it looks tight! Li pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Camcho is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Wai Man Li!
A relieved looking Wai Man Li thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Virgil Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Artem Bessmertin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morgan kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Volbeat - Caroline #1. Virgil Morgan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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183 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Virgil Morgan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Artem Bessmertin!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morgan loads up on a big right hand but Bessmertin slips the punch.
Morgan walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A good leg kick by Morgan.
Morgan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Morgan misses with a body shot.
Bessmertin doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Morgan counters with an inside leg kick.
Morgan gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Morgan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Morgan throws a front kick aimed at Bessmertin's knee but Bessmertin avoids it well.
Morgan throws a lazy right hand but Bessmertin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Morgan takes a swing at Bessmertin's ribcage but misses.
Bessmertin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Morgan does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Bessmertin slips a straight right by Morgan.
Bessmertin is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Morgan's half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bessmertin.
Morgan is trying to get back to full guard.
Bessmertin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Morgan's head.
Morgan works his way to full guard. Good work.
Morgan throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Bessmertin escapes and throws Morgan's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Bessmertin wants to control for a moment but Morgan uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Morgan gets full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan controls Bessmertin momentarily but Bessmertin frees himself.
Morgan looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Bessmertin passes into half guard.
Morgan has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bessmertin is working away from the top position though.
Morgan looking for submissions off his back.
Bessmertin is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Morgan!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bessmertin scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Morgan?
Morgan is wriggling around trying to escape.
Morgan is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Bessmertin lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Morgan hang on?
Morgan working to try and regain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bessmertin landing shots from mount.
Morgan regains half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morgan looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Morgan trying to control but Bessmertin postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bessmertin throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Morgan to regain full guard.
Bessmertin wants to pass the guard but Morgan is keeping the position.
Morgan throws his legs up looking for a submission but Bessmertin uses it to pass to side control.
Bessmertin working the ground and pound but Morgan is defending the strikes.
Morgan manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morgan is trying to control but can't.
Bessmertin missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bessmertin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Artem Bessmertin dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Morgan throws a lazy right hand but Bessmertin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bessmertin takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A cross from Morgan lands.
Morgan tries to land a front kick but Bessmertin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Morgan tries a low kick but Bessmertin avoids it.
Morgan is looking to land body kicks.
Morgan with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bessmertin to score with a decent uppercut.
Bessmertin pivots, looking for a leg kick but Morgan is out of range and Bessmertin settles back down.
Bessmertin staying out of range there.
Bessmertin misses with an uppercut.
Morgan lands a jab to Bessmertin's midsection.
A big left from Morgan misses.
Morgan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A shot to the liver by Morgan. Beautiful body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bessmertin stuns Morgan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Bessmertin checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nice defenses there by Bessmertin.
Bessmertin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Morgan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Morgan stuns Bessmertin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bessmertin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Morgan.
A nice inside leg kick there by Morgan. That's going to slow Bessmertin down.
Morgan misses with a kick to the body.
Morgan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Morgan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bessmertin.
Bessmertin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bessmertin lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bessmertin connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morgan walks into a straight right hand from Bessmertin.
Bessmertin changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Morgan tries to avoid it but Bessmertin manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Morgan to the ground. Morgan escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Morgan thows a body shot but no joy.
Morgan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bessmertin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Morgan is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Bessmertin's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Bessmertin keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bessmertin has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Donk. Morgan catches Bessmertin right on the button with a cross.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bessmertin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Morgan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bessmertin at a distance.
Morgan avoids the body shot from Bessmertin.
Virgil Morgan is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bessmertin misses with a straight left.
Bessmertin misses the shot to the body.
Morgan misses with an uppercut
and Bessmertin counters with a takedown into side control.
Morgan manages to work his way to half guard, despite Bessmertin's best efforts.
Nice strikes from Bessmertin there.
Bessmertin with the ground and pound but Morgan uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Bessmertin makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Bessmertin works over Morgan with some ground and pound from guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morgan working for submissions but it's allowed Bessmertin to get to half guard.
Morgan wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bessmertin thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bessmertin lands with a punch from half guard.
Bessmertin lands with a punch from half guard.
Bessmertin performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Morgan tries to get to full guard but Bessmertin has control of the leg.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bessmertin throwing shots but Morgan is blocking nicely.
Morgan is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Artem Bessmertin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bessmertin needs to keep his hands up - Morgan had a free shot at his head there.
Morgan lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Morgan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bessmertin.
Bessmertin keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A slow jab from Morgan misses its intended target.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bessmertin darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Morgan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Morgan throws a jab but it's blocked by Bessmertin.
Bessmertin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Morgan.
Morgan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Morgan swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Morgan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bessmertin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Morgan manages to avoid it.
Bessmertin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Morgan manages to avoid it.
Morgan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Morgan defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bessmertin.
Morgan swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bessmertin connects with an inside leg kick.
Morgan lands a nice shot to the body.
Bessmertin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bessmertin is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Morgan throws a head kick that misses
and Bessmertin counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Bessmertin is looking to take a break and control but Morgan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Morgan is pressing down on Bessmertin's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bessmertin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Morgan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bessmertin postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Morgan has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bessmertin can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bessmertin is looking to work some ground and pound but Morgan has wrist control.
Bessmertin postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Morgan wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Bessmertin is now in half guard.
Bessmertin slips a nice elbow through Morgan's hands, connecting with Morgan's forehead.
Morgan looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bessmertin is working away from the top position though.
Bessmertin working Morgan over with strikes.
Morgan is refusing to be controlled, as Bessmertin sits in half guard.
Bessmertin looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Morgan with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Morgan is pressing down on Bessmertin's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Morgan looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Bessmertin has picked Morgan up and slammed him! Morgan can't keep hold of the triangle and Bessmertin manages to pass to side control!
Bessmertin lands some shots froms side control.
You can see the frustration on Morgan's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan is trying to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bessmertin working away.
Bessmertin works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bessmertin lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Morgan wants to control but Bessmertin postures up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morgan avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Bessmertin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Artem Bessmertin really dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A punch combination from Morgan misses.
Bessmertin throws a leg kick but Morgan sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bessmertin scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Morgan takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Morgan throws a body punch but Bessmertin moves out of range.
Bessmertin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Morgan was well out of range. Poor timing from Bessmertin.
Bessmertin drives through with a takedown into Morgan's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Bessmertin throws a big elbow that misses.
Bessmertin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Morgan might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Bessmertin is pushing down on Morgan's leg trying to pass to half guard. Morgan is fighting to maintain full guard but Bessmertin has managed to sneak the leg through.
Morgan actively working from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan won't allow Bessmertin to pass to mount.
Bessmertin performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Morgan wants to control the action here but instead Bessmertin manages to pass to full mount!
Morgan is in all sorts of trouble here.
Morgan wants to control but Bessmertin is having none of it.
Artem Bessmertin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bessmertin landing punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bessmertin landing strikes, looking to finish!
Bessmertin landing shots from mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morgan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bessmertin working the ground and pound effectively.
Bessmertin postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Morgan looks a forlorn figure.
Bessmertin raining down shots from the mount!
Morgan is rocked!
Morgan is looking to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bessmertin avoids the attempt from Morgan to control.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Bessmertin cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Bessmertin putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Oh Morgan is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Morgan tries to reverse the position but Bessmertin maintains control.
Bessmertin trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Morgan tries to hold on but Bessmertin postures up.
Morgan seems to have got his legs back now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morgan is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Bessmertin has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Morgan's face.
Morgan is trying to escape the mount.
Bessmertin lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Morgan hang on?
Bessmertin looking to finish Morgan with some ground and pound. This is bad for Morgan!
Bessmertin postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Morgan in real trouble here! The ref calls for Morgan to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Artem Bessmertin!
Artem Bessmertin is the new welterweight champion!
A relieved looking Artem Bessmertin thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tobias Larsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clarence Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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
11 - 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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Clarence Adams!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adams throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Larsson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Adams blocks a jab.
Larsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Adams.
Larsson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Adams.
Adams slips under a jab from Larsson.
Adams walks into a stiff left hand from Larsson.
Larsson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Adams but Adams pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Larsson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Adams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Larsson manages to avoid it.
Larsson misses with an uppercut. Adams saw that one coming.
Larsson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
It looks like Tobias Larsson has been cut.
Adams misses with a looping left.
Clarence Adams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Adams avoids a punch combination nicely.
Larsson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Larsson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Larsson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Larsson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Adams moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Larsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Adams.
Larsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Adams was well out of range. Poor timing from Larsson.
Larsson avoids the body shot from Adams.
Adams is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Larsson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Larsson blocks a jab.
Larsson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Adams swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tobias Larsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Larsson clinches up with Adams and pushes him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larsson tries to pull guard but Adams won't allow it.
Larsson misses with a punch to the body.
Larsson scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Larsson cracks Adams with a nice body shot.
Nice body punch from Larsson.
Larsson leaning his opponent against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A nice left hand lands by Larsson.
Larsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Adams blocks a body shot from Larsson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larsson misses with some punches.
Larsson throws a punch but it's blocked by Adams.
Adams blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Larsson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Adams pulls his leg out and moves away.
Larsson closes the distance and clinches up with Adams, looking for a takedown. Larsson pushes Adams against the cage but Adams circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Larsson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Larsson lands a nice hook to Adams's body. Adams takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Larsson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A jab from Adams misses.
Larsson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Adams misses with the combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Adams slips a straight right by Larsson.
Adams keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Larsson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Adams connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Adams throws a jab when Larsson was well out of range.
Adams looks to throw the jab but Larsson is out of range.
Larsson throws the left hand but Adams avoids the punch easily.
Nice jab there from Adams.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Adams leaves Larsson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Larsson shoots in for a double leg but Adams sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
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 time! Larsson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Adams throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Larsson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Adams's waist but Adams gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Larsson off to one side.
Larsson ducks under a wild hook from Adams.
Adams scores with a jab to the jaw.
Adams cracks a nice hook into Larsson's ribs.
Adams misses with a wild combination.
Larsson fails with the takedown.
Larsson throws out a powerful jab.
A jab from Larsson does it's job there.
Adams scores with a crisp jab that stopped Larsson in his tracks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Adams looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams looks to throw the jab but Larsson is out of range.
Adams misses the shot to the body.
Adams moves into range and connects with a jab.
Larsson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Nice strikes from Larsson there.
Larsson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Adams keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Larsson trying to control the pace.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Adams can do anything to dispel that myth.
Larsson trying to control from half guard but Adams is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larsson moves into full mount! Adams won't be happy about that!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Larsson lands a big elbow.
Larsson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Adams can't escape the position.
Larsson throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Larsson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams taking shots to the head.
Adams is rocked!
It looks like Clarence Adams has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Larsson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Adams's face.
Larsson is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Adams goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Larsson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Tobias Larsson!
Tobias Larsson retains his heavyweight title!
Tobias Larsson very nearly forgot to thank BioPharm Nutrition amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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