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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Temujin Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lex Wight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Black comes to the cage accompanied by Dropkick murphys - drink and fight. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
11 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Temujin Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lex Wight!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good shot there by Black.
It looks like Lex Wight has been cut.
Wight blocks the body kick.
Wight takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Wight checks a low kick from Black.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body punch from Black.
Wight leaves Black with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Black shoots in looking for a takedown but Wight manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Black's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Black takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wight fails with an attempt to clinch.
Black shoots and misses
and Wight counters with a series of strikes. Black will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Temujin Black. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wight tries to clinch up but Black circles away and keeps his distance.
Wight tries to close the distance and clinch but Black swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wight avoids the body shot from Black.
Wight tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Black paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Black throws a right hand that Wight ducks under and follows up with a left that Wight also avoids with ease.
Black looks to land a combination but Wight avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wight closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Knees to the body from Wight.
Black is breathing heavily.
Wight stalling.
Black blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wight stalls.
Wight creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Black's defenses.
Wight creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Black's defenses.
Black letting Wight take a breather here.
Wight softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wight is struggling to control the position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Lex Wight.
Black looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wight is looking to clinch but Black is avoiding it.
Black throws a leg kick but Wight checks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A chopping leg kick lands by Black.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wight looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wight rushes Black and presses him up against the cage.
Black scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wight digs a right hand underneath Black's ribcage. Black let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wight scores with a hook to the body.
Wight has Black pushed against the cage.
Wight lands a nice knee to the body.
Wight unloads a knee to the mid-section. Black lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wight lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wight leaning against his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wight landing knees to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Wight.
Wight stops a takedown attempt from Black.
Wight putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Black in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Wight working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wight stops a takedown attempt from Black.
Wight using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wight has Black pressed against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Black misses with the head strike.
Wight lands a right hand that snaps the head of Black backwards.
Black throws a head punch that misses.
Black tries to break the clinch but Wight is controlling the position.
Wight works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Wight gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Black misses with a punch to the body.
Wight slows down the pace here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wight lands a hook that snaps the head of Black backwards.
Black tries to throw a body punch but Wight avoids it by throwing Black back against the cage.
Black swings wildly with an uppercut but Wight uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wight's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Wight is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Wight receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Black wants a takedown.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Black misses with a punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Wight scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wight lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wight lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lex Wight dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lex Wight's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Wight has Black up against the cage in a clinch.
Black is rocked!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wight creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Oh Black is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A bit of stalling here from Wight.
Wight lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wight lands a big right hand that drops Black! The killer instinct kicks in and Wight finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Wight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lex Wight!
An out of breath Lex Wight thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rambeau Balbeaua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rab Rehab (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rehab has chosen saturday nights alright for fighting as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
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177 lbs
15 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Rambeau Balbeaua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Rab Rehab!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balbeaua dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rehab slips under a jab from Balbeaua.
Rehab cracks a nice hook into Balbeaua's ribs.
Balbeaua keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Balbeaua waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rehab.
Rehab staying out of range there.
Balbeaua connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rehab's hands.
A jab from Rehab misses.
Rehab 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.
Rehab throws a front kick aimed at Balbeaua's knee but Balbeaua avoids it well.
Rehab will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Balbeaua lands a right hook to the body.
Rehab looks to land a left hand but Balbeaua moved out of range nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rehab checks a low kick from Balbeaua.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rehab gets a clinch.
Rehab has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Balbeaua uses from the top position.
Balbeaua tries to stand but Rehab is controlling from the bottom.
Balbeaua decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Rehab, up you get!
A telegraphed right hand from Balbeaua misses the target.
Balbeaua has managed to clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Rehab.
Balbeaua swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rehab throws a punch but it's blocked by Balbeaua.
A head punch on the inside from Balbeaua fails to land.
Rehab lands with a right to the head.
Rehab tries to work over Balbeaua's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rehab throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Balbeaua lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Balbeaua breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Balbeaua scores with a jab. Rehab acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rehab scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rehab with a nice cross.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rehab is defended easily by Balbeaua.
Rehab connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Balbeaua is rocked!
Balbeaua walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Rehab! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rab Rehab!
An out of breath and clearly excited Rab Rehab thanked GTI - 1337 sponsors VERSUS for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleksandr Yermolai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arne Riseman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Yermolai might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Hollywood Undead: UNDEAD . Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aleksandr Yermolai !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Arne Riseman!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Riseman does no damage.
Riseman lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Riseman lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Yermolai checks a leg kick nicely.
Riseman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Riseman with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Yermolai to score with a decent uppercut.
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!
Yermolai has his takedown stuffed
and Riseman counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Yermolai thinking.
Riseman slips a straight right by Yermolai .
Riseman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Yermolai throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Riseman looks to land a combination but Yermolai avoids it well.
No joy there for Riseman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riseman throws a left and a right that both miss
and Yermolai counters with a nice body kick.
Riseman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yermolai .
Yermolai throws a hook to the side of Riseman's head but Riseman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Riseman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yermolai moves away.
Arne Riseman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Riseman lands a nice shot that snaps Yermolai 's head back.
Riseman misses with a body shot.
Riseman throws a right and a left that Yermolai avoids nicely.
Yermolai slips a jab and a cross from Riseman.
Yermolai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Riseman manages to avoid it.
Riseman misses with a two punch combination.
Yermolai tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yermolai swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Riseman throws a series of punches but Yermolai avoids them all with ease.
Riseman throws a right and a left that Yermolai avoids nicely.
A punch combination from Riseman misses.
A jab from Riseman does it's job there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Riseman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Riseman misses with a few strikes there.
Arne Riseman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yermolai cracks Riseman with a good jab.
Riseman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice defenses there by Yermolai .
Yermolai displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yermolai fails to land with a series of punches.
Yermolai thows a body shot but no joy.
Riseman comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Riseman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yermolai .
Riseman lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Yermolai backs up against the cage.
Riseman swinging wildly here.
Riseman fails to land with a series of punches.
Riseman gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yermolai with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riseman is controlling Yermolai 's posture.
Riseman preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yermolai wants to control from the top but Riseman keeps moving.
Riseman wants to stand and escape but Yermolai is having none of it.
Yermolai with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Yermolai tries to free his leg and advance position but Riseman is retaining full guard.
Riseman keeping moving, preventing Yermolai from controlling successfully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yermolai drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Yermolai jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arne Riseman 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.
Riseman throws a series of punches but Yermolai avoids them all with ease.
Yermolai shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Riseman as he avoids it easily.
Riseman lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Riseman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yermolai circles away quickly and effectively.
Yermolai moves out of range of the leg kick from Riseman.
Riseman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Riseman misses with a series of wild punches.
Riseman cracks Yermolai with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Riseman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yermolai wants to land a leg kick but Riseman is out of range.
Aleksandr Yermolai is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Riseman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yermolai .
Yermolai swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Some wild striking there from Riseman.
Riseman takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Riseman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Riseman throws a body punch but Yermolai moves out of range.
An inside leg kick from Riseman misses.
Yermolai tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Riseman takes one on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riseman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Riseman avoids the head kick by Yermolai .
Yermolai looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Riseman throws a head kick that misses.
Riseman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Yermolai tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Riseman connects with the punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Riseman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yermolai . Riseman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Riseman lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Riseman throws a right and a left that Yermolai avoids nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yermolai moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Yermolai blocks a jab.
Riseman throws a series of punches but Yermolai moves out of range.
Yermolai shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Riseman defends it nicely.
Yermolai throws a series of punches but Riseman moves out of range.
Yermolai lands a glancing blow to the side of Riseman's head.
Riseman wants to land a leg kick but Yermolai is out of range.
Yermolai misses with a two punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riseman avoids the head kick by Yermolai .
Riseman tries to bum rush Yermolai with a series of wild strikes but Yermolai uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Yermolai takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Riseman lands with a straight right. Yermolai didn't see that one coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Riseman throws the kick towards the body but Yermolai avoids it.
Yermolai misses with a low kick.
Yermolai throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A clash of legs there as Yermolai blocks the low kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Riseman throws a series of punches but Yermolai moves out of range.
A big left from Riseman misses.
Arne Riseman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Riseman misses with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arne Riseman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Riseman ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Riseman throws a left and a right that both miss
and Yermolai counters with a left and a right that stings Riseman.
Riseman throws a series of punches but Yermolai moves out of range.
Riseman is looking to score with low kicks.
Yermolai throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yermolai just misses with a punch to the body.
Riseman swinging wildly here.
Yermolai misses with a two punch combination.
Riseman throws out a leg kick but Yermolai moves out of range and Riseman only half commits.
Yermolai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yermolai shoots for a double leg takedown but Riseman sprawls well. He's pushed Yermolai 's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Riseman misses with the combination.
Riseman throws a series of punches but Yermolai avoids them all with ease.
Yermolai connects with a jab.
Riseman connects with a jab.
Riseman throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Riseman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Riseman throws a right and a left that both miss.
Riseman throws a combination that misses
and Yermolai counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riseman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Riseman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Some wild striking there from Yermolai .
Riseman thows a body shot but no joy.
Left hook, right uppercut from Riseman.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Riseman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yermolai circles away quickly and effectively.
Yermolai misses with a straight right.
The fighters circle momentarily. Yermolai darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Riseman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Yermolai moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riseman misses with a wild body shot.
Riseman misses with a right hand
and Yermolai counters with a left and a right that stings Riseman.
Riseman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Yermolai looks to land a combination but Riseman avoids it well.
Yermolai shoots in for a takedown but Riseman shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Yermolai is looking to chop away at Riseman's legs.
Riseman lands a glancing blow to the side of Yermolai 's head.
Riseman swings for the body but Yermolai moves out of range.
Yermolai moves out of range of the leg kick from Riseman.
Yermolai dodges the punch combination from Riseman.
Riseman moves out of range of the strikes.
Aleksandr Yermolai has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riseman misses with a combination
and Yermolai counters with a head kick. That will keep Riseman thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Some wild striking there from Riseman.
A punch combination from Riseman misses.
Riseman misses with a combination
and Yermolai counters with a lovely straight right hand!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Good shot there by Riseman.
Riseman fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Arne Riseman.
I've got Riseman winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arne Riseman!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mosse Vormisto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rashad Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vormisto comes to the cage accompanied by Walk . Jackson has chosen Wu Tang - Triumph as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Rashad Jackson has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Mosse Vormisto's chin.
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165 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
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mosse Vormisto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Rashad Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nice uppercut lands for Vormisto. That snapped Jackson's head back.
Jackson throws a low kick but Vormisto moves out of range easily.
Vormisto looking to score a takedown here. Jackson is defending well but Vormisto drives through and ends up in Jackson's guard.
Vormisto stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jackson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jackson is trying to keep Vormisto in close.
Jackson looking for a sweep. Not yet Jackson, not yet.
Jackson is adopting a defensive guard.
Jackson keeping full guard, as Vormisto tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Rashad Jackson wasn't active enough on the ground.
Vormisto throws a good cross that connects.
Jackson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jackson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vormisto throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vormisto misses the body punch
and Jackson counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Vormisto misses with a body shot.
Jackson throws a right and a left that Vormisto avoids nicely.
Jackson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Vormisto lands a nice shot to the body.
Vormisto drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vormisto connects with a body shot.
Vormisto moves out of range of the strikes.
Vormisto moves out of range of the leg kick from Jackson.
Jackson throws a sloppy body shot
and Vormisto counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vormisto throws a hook to the side of Jackson's head but Jackson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vormisto steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jackson.
Jackson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vormisto.
Jackson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Vormisto 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.
Vormisto slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jackson tries to land a front kick but Vormisto steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vormisto throws a shot from downtown. Jackson moves away and avoids it.
Vormisto avoids the body shot from Jackson.
Vormisto blocks a jab.
Vormisto throws a shot from downtown. Jackson moves away and avoids it.
Jackson looks for a takedown but Vormisto sprawls well.
Vormisto dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A low kick from Vormisto is predictable there
letting Jackson counter with a right hand.
Vormisto is looking to clinch but Jackson is avoiding it.
Jackson has his takedown stuffed
and Vormisto counters with a nice uppercut.
Mosse Vormisto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rashad Jackson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jackson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vormisto.
Vormisto throws a nice looking combination but Jackson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jackson throws a front kick aimed at Vormisto's knee but Vormisto avoids it well.
Mosse Vormisto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson avoids a punch combination nicely.
A decent looking cross lands there for Vormisto.
Vormisto feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Jacksons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vormisto misses with a hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vormisto thows a body shot but no joy.
Vormisto doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Vormisto misses with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mosse Vormisto 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.
Jackson with a poor takedown
and Vormisto counters with a straight right hand.
Vormisto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vormisto just misses with a punch to the body.
Vormisto lands with an uppercut that bounces Jackson off the cage and back into range.
Vormisto jabs Jackson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jackson misses with a takedown
and Vormisto moves into the clinch.
Jackson pulls guard successfully.
Vormisto stopping the sweep attempt from Jackson.
Vormisto in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vormisto passes Jackson's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Vormisto throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Jackson to regain full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vormisto working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Vormisto wants to control from the top but Jackson keeps moving.
Vormisto thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Vormisto advances position into side control!
Vormisto throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vormisto fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Jackson is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Vormisto is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Vormisto postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Jackson looks a forlorn figure.
Vormisto raining down shots from the mount!
Jackson holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Vormisto tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vormisto misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Vormisto with good strikes from the mount here!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Vormisto cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vormisto takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Vormisto postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Jackson looks a forlorn figure.
Jackson tries to hold on but Vormisto postures up.
Jackson is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Vormisto is staying active.
Vormisto content just to control the position here.
Vormisto lands with some strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson gets back to half guard.
Vormisto missing with the ground and pound from 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!
Vormisto looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Vormisto has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Vormisto misses with a head shot. Jackson uses the momentum to regain guard.
Vormisto won't allow Jackson to sweep him here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mosse Vormisto overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Vormisto postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mosse Vormisto dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
A decent looking cross lands there for Vormisto.
Nice body punch from Vormisto.
Jackson misses with a looping right.
Jackson shoots in but no luck this time.
Vormisto cracks Jackson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jackson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Vormisto throws a body punch but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown but Vormisto shows good takedown defense.
Jackson moves out of range as Vormisto throws a body kick.
Vormisto scores with a nice strike.
Vormisto throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jackson counters with an outside leg kick.
Jackson moves forwards but Vormisto connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vormisto misses the shot to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Vormisto.
Vormisto takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jackson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Vormisto checks the leg kick nicely there.
Jackson slips under a jab from Vormisto.
Vormisto shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Vormisto showed some decent athleticism there.
Vormisto throwing shots but Jackson is blocking nicely.
Jackson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Vormisto pulls his head out easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vormisto takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Vormisto passes the guard and advances to mount!
Jackson is working to get back to half guard.
Rashad Jackson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vormisto looking to control but Jackson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Vormisto raining down shots from the mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vormisto avoids the attempt from Jackson to control.
Vormisto working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Vormisto lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Vormisto lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Jackson hang on?
Jackson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Vormisto is in the full mount, landing strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vormisto lands a heavy elbow.
Vormisto lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Jackson hang on?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vormisto controlling from mount.
Vormisto lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Jackson hang on?
Vormisto lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Jackson tries to lock up and control but Vormisto gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Vormisto postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Jackson looks a forlorn figure.
Vormisto has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Jackson's face.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jackson swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mosse Vormisto showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Vormisto has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mosse Vormisto!
Mosse Vormisto decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sten Biller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kazuki Yasuda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Biller comes to the cage accompanied by Lützenkirchen- Nutcracker. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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180 lbs
15 - 7 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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World class MT
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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
29 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sten Biller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kazuki Yasuda!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Biller blocks a jab.
Biller tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Yasuda manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yasuda digs a good body shot into Biller's ribs.
Kazuki Yasuda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yasuda throws a chopping leg kick but Biller manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Yasuda throws a low kick but it's checked well by Biller.
Yasuda is looking to chop away at Biller's legs.
Yasuda pivots, looking for a leg kick but Biller is out of range and Yasuda settles back down.
Yasuda fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Biller checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Yasuda throws a leg kick but Biller sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Biller shoots in for a takedown but Yasuda shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Biller drives through with a takedown into guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Yasuda has his hands on Biller's head, controlling the position.
Yasuda is trying to keep Biller in close.
Yasuda is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Kazuki Yasuda hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Biller avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Biller takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Biller tries for a takedown but Yasuda sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Yasuda finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A jab from Yasuda misses.
Biller has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Yasuda.
Biller checks the leg kick.
Biller doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Yasuda misses with a looping right.
A head kick misses from Biller.
Yasuda swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Yasuda misses with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Biller blocks the low kick.
Biller shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sten Biller. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yasuda stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Yasuda wants it to stay on the feet.
Yasuda scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A clash of legs there as Biller blocks the low kick.
Yasuda throws a leg kick which misses Biller's front leg but catches the back leg as Biller tries to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yasuda throws a leg kick but Biller checks it.
Kazuki Yasuda is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yasuda stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nice body kick there by Yasuda.
Yasuda scores with a sloppy right hand. Biller should have avoided that one.
Yasuda throws a low kick but it's checked well by Biller.
Yasuda misses with a hook
and Biller counters with a takedown into side control.
Yasuda is trying to get back to half guard.
Biller working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Biller working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Biller working away.
Biller working the ground and pound.
Biller wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Yasuda, who protects the arm well.
Yasuda tries to bench press Biller off him but Biller keeps the position.
Yasuda manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yasuda not doing much here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yasuda blocks the strikes from Biller.
Yasuda looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yasuda's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
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!
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Kazuki Yasuda wasn't active enough on the ground.
A head kick misses from Yasuda.
Decent striking displayed by Yasuda there.
Yasuda throws a hook but Biller blocks it.
Biller takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yasuda looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The fighters circle momentarily. Yasuda darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Yasuda cracks Biller with a right hand to the side of the head.
Yasuda thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kazuki Yasuda dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Biller checks the leg kick nicely there.
Yasuda wants to clinch.
Yasuda punishes Biller's body with a nice straight punch.
Biller shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Yasuda defends it nicely.
Yasuda missing with a left hand there. Biller was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yasuda thumps Biller with a low kick.
Biller blocks a jab.
Biller shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Yasuda sprawls well. Yasuda wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Biller gets slowly back to his feet.
Biller chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yasuda can pounce on him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yasuda avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yasuda walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Biller checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A nice leg kick lands there from Yasuda.
Good exchange - Yasuda coming out on top.
Yasuda drives through and clinches with Biller against the cage.
Biller tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Yasuda smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sten Biller. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Biller looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Biller slips under a jab from Yasuda.
Sten Biller is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Biller throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Yasuda's waist but Yasuda gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Biller off to one side.
Biller moves out of range as Yasuda throws a body kick.
Yasuda shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yasuda connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Yasuda tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Biller is able to avoid easily.
Biller bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yasuda closes the distance and clinches.
Yasuda tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yasuda gets underhooks to prevent Biller's takedown attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yasuda creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Biller's defenses.
Biller blocking some punches.
Yasuda misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yasuda misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yasuda connects with a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yasuda.
Biller has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Yasuda is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Yasuda looking to slow down the pace here.
Yasuda is fighting off a takedown attempt but Biller is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Yasuda to the mat. Yasuda regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Biller stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Yasuda swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yasuda looking for a sweep. Not yet Yasuda, not yet.
Biller is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Yasuda is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Biller with a flurry of punches that miss.
Yasuda is trying to control the position but Biller postures up.
Biller has gone for a leg lock! Yasuda slips out almost immediately though and dives into Biller's guard.
Yasuda forces his way into half guard.
Biller wants to improve his position but Yasuda is controlling well.
Yasuda is trying to control the action in half guard but Biller is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Biller is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yasuda controlling the action here.
Sten Biller overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Kazuki Yasuda.
Biller blocks the body kick.
Yasuda throws a leg kick that is checked
and Biller counters by moving into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yasuda gets underhooks to prevent Biller's takedown attempt.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Yasuda.
Biller using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yasuda has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Yasuda tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Biller takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Sten Biller has been cut.
Biller is looking for a takedown.
Yasuda is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Biller jumps guard but Yasuda stands there with Biller around his waist. Biller gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Yasuda lands a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kazuki Yasuda showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sten Biller'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. This is the final round!
A slapping leg kick lands for Yasuda.
Biller takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The fight stays on the outside here - Biller looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yasuda clinches.
Biller is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Yasuda to keep the fight standing.
Biller takes an elbow to the temple.
Yasuda tries to throw a body punch but Biller avoids it by throwing Yasuda back against the cage.
Biller is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Yasuda scores a nice knee to the body.
Biller tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A left hand lands to the body for Yasuda.
Biller changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Yasuda fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sten Biller. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yasuda lands a jab to the nose.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Yasuda throws a leg kick but Biller sees it coming and moves out of range.
Yasuda looks to land a right hand but Biller moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That kick from Yasuda tenderised Biller's leg. Biller is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nice shot lands for Yasuda.
Yasuda tries a low kick but Biller avoids it.
Yasuda throws a leg kick but Biller checks it.
Yasuda throws a leg kick but Biller sees it coming and moves out of range.
Biller avoids the body shot from Yasuda.
Biller checks a leg kick.
Biller takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A chopping leg kick lands by Yasuda.
Biller fails to land the takedown.
Biller tries to keep at a distance but Yasuda has taken the fight into the clinch.
Yasuda can't find room to land a body shot as Biller controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yasuda lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Biller or not.
Yasuda digs a right hand underneath Biller's ribcage. Biller let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yasuda lands a right hand.
Biller takes a knee to the side of the body.
Yasuda lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Biller or not.
Yasuda lands a shoulder strike.
Yasuda is struggling to control the position.
Yasuda lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Biller or not.
Yasuda lands a shoulder strike.
Biller tries to pull guard but Yasuda holds him up against the cage and eventually Biller drops back down to his feet.
Kazuki Yasuda is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Yasuda scores with a shoulder strike.
Yasuda scores with a shoulder strike.
Biller jumps guard but Yasuda turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Biller fails to pull guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yasuda lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Biller tries to pull guard but Yasuda forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Biller throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Yasuda blocks it with crossed arms.
Yasuda goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Biller has Yasuda pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Yasuda manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Yasuda is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Biller drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Biller changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Yasuda fights it off and pushes away nicely.
A jab from Yasuda does it's job there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Biller checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Yasuda motions for Biller to come forward. Yasuda throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Yasuda connects with an inside leg kick.
Biller keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Yasuda scores with a sloppy right hand. Biller should have avoided that one.
Biller shoots in for a takedown but Yasuda shows good takedown defense.
Sten Biller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Biller avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yasuda scoring well with a low kick there.
Good work by Yasuda as he checks the leg kick.
Jab, jab by Yasuda - just one landing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yasuda connects with a body shot that sends Biller's belly button to the back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick by Yasuda misses
and Biller makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Biller walks into a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kazuki Yasuda comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Yasuda winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kazuki Yasuda!
Kazuki Yasuda decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Flako Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cees Overeem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie comes into the arena with Pull Me Under - Dream Theater blaring out of the sound system. Overeem has chosen Drowning Pool - Bodies (Let The Bodies Hit The Floor) as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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265 lbs
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265 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Flako Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cees Overeem!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Gracie. Those never looked like landing.
Gracie scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Gracie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gracie scores with a crisp jab that stopped Overeem in his tracks.
Overeem misses with a series of wild punches.
Overeem misses with an uppercut.
Gracie shoots for a takedown but Overeem saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Overeem misses with the combination.
Overeem moves in looking to clinch but Gracie pushes him off.
Overeem scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Overeem misses with a double jab.
Gracie showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Overeem.
Gracie pushes Overeem up against the cage in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Overeem gets underhooks to prevent Gracie's takedown attempt.
Overeem's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Overeem lands a left and a right that send Gracie crashing to the mat, dazed. Overeem thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Flako Gracie has been cut.
Gracie connects with a nice looking jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie jabs Overeem to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Overeem connects with a right hand. Gracie shakes it off.
Gracie is rocked!
Overeem throws an overhand right that lands on Gracie's shoulder, as Gracie tries to avoid the shot.
Overeem throws a shot from downtown. Gracie moves away and avoids it.
Gracie walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Overeem checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Gracie pivots, looking for a leg kick but Overeem is out of range and Gracie settles back down.
Gracie ducks under a wild hook from Overeem.
Overeem misses with a shot to the body
and Gracie counters with a nice double leg into side control. Overeem won't be happy with that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Gracie connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Overeem some visible discomfort.
Gracie landing a few strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie prevents Overeem from escaping the position.
Overeem really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gracie. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gracie has hold of Overeem's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Overeem seems comfortable defending it but Gracie has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Overeem is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Overeem is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Gracie couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Flako Gracie!
A victorious Flako Gracie thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ben Farro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rmarkas Fletcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fletcher is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Keep on Lovin Me Baby by Colin James. Ben Farro has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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32
154 lbs
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36
146 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
23 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ben Farro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Rmarkas Fletcher!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fletcher misses with a body punch
and Farro counters with a stiff right hand.
Farro uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Farro looks for the body kick but Fletcher saw that one coming.
Ben Farro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Farro throws out a loose jab but Fletcher uses good head movement to avoid it.
Farro throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fletcher looks to land a right hand but Farro moved out of range.
Farro misses with a double jab.
Fletcher throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fletcher throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Fletcher gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Farro counters with a solid body kick.
Farro throws a hook but Fletcher blocks it.
Fletcher rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Farro counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Fletcher's guard now.
Farro won't allow Fletcher to sweep him here.
Farro throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Fletcher works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Farro won't allow Fletcher to sweep him here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Farro trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Farro stopping the sweep attempt from Fletcher.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fletcher is trying to keep Farro in close.
Farro tries to free his leg and advance position but Fletcher is retaining full guard.
Farro distracts Fletcher with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Farro with a nice head shot there.
Farro works over Fletcher with some ground and pound from guard.
Farro pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fletcher is keeping the position for now.
Farro with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Farro missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Fletcher is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Farro trying to control but Fletcher is working from the bottom.
Farro content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Fletcher looking for a sweep. Not yet Fletcher, not yet.
Fletcher is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farro working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Farro looking to pass the guard.
Farro scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Farro postures up and lands a big shot to Fletcher's brow.
Farro preventing the sweep.
Farro wants to control from the top but Fletcher keeps moving.
Farro loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Farro postures up and lands a big shot to Fletcher's brow.
Farro forces his way into half guard.
Farro is looking to take a break and control but Fletcher is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fletcher gets back to full guard.
Farro trying to control but Fletcher is working from the bottom.
Farro landing with the ground and pound.
Farro controls from within his opponent's guard.
Fletcher trying to keep a closed guard but Farro is proving a slippery customer.
Fletcher looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Farro puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Fletcher is refusing to be controlled, as Farro sits in half guard.
Farro prevents Fletcher from improving his position.
Farro trying to control from half guard but Fletcher is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fletcher wants to improve his position but Farro is controlling well.
Farro is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Fletcher sees it coming and defends easily.
Farro is looking to advance position but Fletcher won't allow it.
Fletcher is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Fletcher looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Farro is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Fletcher!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Farro lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Farro landing strikes, looking to finish!
Fletcher is rocked!
Fletcher is trying desperately to improve position.
Fletcher is still in real trouble! Can Farro finish him?
A big strike lands for Farro! That's really hurt Fletcher and he's turned his back - Farro keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Farro jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ben Farro!
Ben Farro made sure to mention his sponsor, Undead clothing. All items 10$ in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nahka Vitonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vitonen comes to the cage accompanied by Klamydia - Junttihinttirunkkari. Bruce Li has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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270 lbs
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264 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nahka Vitonen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bruce Li!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Li takes a jab right on the kisser.
Vitonen throws a hook to the side of Li's head but Li sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vitonen lunges at Li with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Li's hand.
It looks like Bruce Li has been cut.
Vitonen lands an overhand right.
An inside leg kick lands from Li.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An inside leg kick from Li misses.
Li forces Vitonen back against the cage and clinches.
Vitonen can't find room to land a body shot as Li controls the action.
Vitonen stalling in the clinch but Li improves position.
Li tries to land a knee to the head but Vitonen blocks with his arms.
Li looking to throw knees to the head but Vitonen is blocking nicely.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Vitonen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Good body shot from Vitonen.
Li wants to break free but Vitonen has control.
Vitonen misses with a knee strike.
Vitonen avoiding damage as Li throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li stalls.
Vitonen lands a nice uppercut.
Vitonen tries to throw a body punch but Li avoids it by throwing Vitonen back against the cage.
Vitonen managing to block the knees to the body from Li.
Vitonen avoiding damage as Li throws knees to the body.
Li missing with knees to the body.
Li blocking some punches.
Vitonen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Li trying to land knees to the body.
Vitonen misses with a punch to the body.
Li manages to break the clinch.
Li ducks under a wild hook from Vitonen.
Vitonen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Li moves away from the strike by Vitonen.
Li throws a jab when Vitonen was well out of range.
Li throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vitonen moves out of range as Li throws a body kick.
Vitonen looks to throw the jab but Li is out of range.
Li clinches.
Vitonen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Li backwards.
Li manages to break the clinch.
Li is looking to clinch but Vitonen is avoiding it.
Li lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vitonen swings for the body but Li moves out of range.
Li throws a half hearted mid kick.
Li slips under a jab from Vitonen.
Vitonen connects with a jab.
Li throws a head kick that Vitonen semi-blocks.
Vitonen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vitonen works Li's body with a nice hook.
Vitonen misses with a wild body shot.
Li misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nice jab there from Vitonen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li tries to move into range but Vitonen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That has opened up Bruce Li's cut even more.
Vitonen jabs Li right on the nose. Li blinks but takes it well.
An inside leg kick lands from Vitonen.
Li pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Li is looking to clinch but Vitonen is avoiding it.
Nahka Vitonen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vitonen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Li was well out of range. Poor timing from Vitonen.
The fighters circling - Li throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Li throws a right hand that misses
and Vitonen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Li is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vitonen batters Li with a massive right followed by a huge left! Li is out on his feet looking like a zombie as Vitonen lands a final crushing right hand to drop Li to the mat with a gruesome thud! Vitonen is running around like a mad man after that fight and for good reason!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Nahka Vitonen!
Nahka Vitonen retains his heavyweight title!
Our winner, Nahka Vitonen, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Merik Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gustavo Toro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hunt comes to the cage accompanied by Comfortably Numb. Toro has chosen Knife Party / Bonfire as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
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163 lbs
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Lethal high 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
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Merik Hunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gustavo Toro!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toro ducks under a wild hook from Hunt.
Hunt gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hunt.
Toro lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hunt lands a left hand.
Hunt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hunt throws a punch but it's blocked by Toro.
Hunt's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hunt.
Toro tries a body shot but Hunt blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Hunt fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Toro.
Toro blocking some punches.
Toro misses with a hook from the clinch.
Toro lands a body punch.
Hunt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hunt content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Toro cracks Hunt with a nice body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hunt manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Toro.
Toro takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Toro checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Toro scoring well with a low kick there.
Hunt on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hunt misses with a body shot.
Hunt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Toro forces Hunt back against the cage and clinches.
Hunt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short uppercut from Hunt.
Toro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Toro lands with a short shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Toro misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Toro.
Toro is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A short left from Toro.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toro tries to throw a body punch but Hunt avoids it by throwing Toro back against the cage.
Hunt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Toro.
A shot in the inside from Hunt.
A short uppercut from Hunt.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hunt throws an elbow but misses.
Toro misses with a hook to the ribs.
Toro blocking some punches.
Toro misses with a punch on the inside.
Hunt wants to break the clinch but can't.
Toro misses with a punch on the inside.
Toro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Toro swings wildly with an uppercut but Hunt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hunt scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hunt can't get the takedown.
Hunt lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt throws a head punch that misses.
Hunt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hunt stalling in the clinch.
Hunt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Toro.
Hunt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Toro throws a punch but it's blocked by Hunt.
Toro prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Merik Hunt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hunt is trying to stall.
Toro blocking some punches.
Toro lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Toro presses Hunt against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
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!
Hunt turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Hunt in side control, throwing shots but Toro defends.
Toro tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Toro knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Hunt in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Toro is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Toro is trying to get back to full guard.
Hunt missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Toro wants to control but Hunt is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Gustavo Toro will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hunt throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hunt has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Toro.
Toro throws a leg kick but Hunt moved away.
Toro takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hunt avoids the head kick by Toro.
Hunt misses the jab.
Toro digs a good hook to Hunt's body.
A telegraphed right hand from Toro misses the target.
Hunt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hunt connects with a leg kick. Toro looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hunt pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Toro feints and then cracks Hunt's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hunt down.
Hunt misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toro checks a low kick from Hunt.
Toro lands the left hand.
Hunt staying out of range there.
Toro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hunt moves away.
Hunt keeps the fight on the outside.
Toro dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hunt. That did some damage!
Hunt gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Toro.
Hunt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hunt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hunt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hunt breaks the clinch.
Gustavo Toro seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hunt on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Toro. Toro obviously looking to wear him down.
Toro slips a jab from Hunt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toro throws a nice inside leg kick.
Toro throws a head kick that misses.
A swing and a miss from Toro.
Hunt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Toro throws out the jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Toro looks to score with a jab to the body but Hunt is just out of range.
Hunt wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Toro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Toro rushes Hunt and presses him up against the cage.
Toro scores with a shot to the side of Hunt's head.
Hunt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Hunt fails to land.
Toro gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hunt.
Toro blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt misses with a punch on the inside.
Toro tries to work over Hunt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hunt misses with a punch on the inside.
Toro blocks an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Toro - that landed with a thud.
Nice body punch from Toro - that landed with a thud.
Hunt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Toro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hunt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Toro gets tackled into the cage by Hunt. Hunt maintains the clinch.
Hunt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Toro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hunt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hunt blocking some punches.
Hunt prevents a body shot from Toro.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hunt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hunt gets through Toro's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hunt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hunt tries a body shot but Toro blocks it.
Toro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Toro lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hunt backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short uppercut from Hunt.
Toro prevents the takedown attempt.
Hunt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Toro misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hunt blocking some punches.
Hunt trying to stall but Toro improves his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hunt has a couple of punches blocked by Toro.
Toro working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hunt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hunt has Toro pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Toro manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Gustavo Toro will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Hunt wants to slow Toro down by chopping away at his legs.
Toro loads up on a big right hand but Hunt slips the punch.
Toro throws a right and a left that Hunt avoids nicely.
That kick from Hunt tenderised Toro's leg. Toro is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hunt connects with an inside leg kick.
Hunt lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hunt misses with an uppercut.
Good leg kick by Toro there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Hunt.
Toro tries to improve position but can't.
Hunt with the ground and pound but Toro regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Toro to regain full guard.
Hunt tries to free his leg and advance position but Toro is retaining full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Toro is on top in guard.
Hunt being controlled here, momentarily.
Hunt keeping moving, preventing Toro from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toro tries to stand but Hunt is controlling from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Gustavo Toro.
Hunt throws a sloppy head kick and Toro moves out of range easily.
Hunt scoring well with a low kick there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt throws a jab when Toro was well out of range.
Hunt misses with a right hand
and Toro cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Toro. Hunt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hunt is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A nice inside leg kick there by Toro. That's going to slow Hunt down.
Toro takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Toro tries a head kick but it misses.
Merik Hunt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hunt rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Toro moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Toro throws a leg kick which misses Hunt's front leg but catches the back leg as Hunt tries to avoid it.
Hunt showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Toro.
Toro jabs Hunt right on the nose. Hunt blinks but takes it well.
Toro throws a big shot that misses.
Gustavo Toro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Toro throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hunt stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Toro keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Toro fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hunt shoots for a takedown but Toro saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Toro throws out a powerful jab.
Hunt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gustavo Toro is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Toro uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hunt.
Toro takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Merik Hunt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hunt misses with a body punch
and Toro counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Toro misses with a body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hunt walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Toro feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hunt's calf.
Toro slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gustavo Toro comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Toro winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gustavo Toro!
Gustavo Toro thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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pop
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RATING
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