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CEC 269 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mark Spencer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gus Dengel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spencer comes to the cage accompanied by Ride Of The Valkyries - Richard Wagner. Dengel comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Papillon kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Gus Dengel has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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148 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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
14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mark Spencer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 16 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gus Dengel!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spencer fails with the takedown
and Dengel counters with a body kick that stops Spencer in his tracks momentarily.
Dengel is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dengel wants to clinch.
Spencer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Spencer cracks a nice hook into Dengel's ribs.
Spencer throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Dengel was covering up waiting for the punch and Spencer finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Dengel has control of Spencer's left arm, preventing Spencer from doing any damage.
Spencer tries to free his leg and advance position but Dengel is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spencer trying to control the position from guard on top but Dengel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Spencer loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dengel controlling Spencer's posture.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Mark Spencer.
Dengel pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dengel takes one to the side of the head.
Spencer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dengel tries to clinch up.
Dengel tries to clinch up but Spencer circles away and keeps his distance.
Spencer fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dengel has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dengel stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Dengel wants it to stay on the feet.
Spencer loads up on a big right hand but Dengel slips the punch.
Spencer throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dengel on the side of the head.
Spencer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Spencer scores with a jab.
Dengel tries to close the distance and clinch but Spencer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Spencer scores with a hook.
Dengel tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Dengel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Spencer keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dengel tries to clinch up but Spencer circles away and keeps his distance.
Spencer misses the shot to the body.
Spencer throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dengel on the side of the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dengel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
No luck for Spencer with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Spencer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dengel avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dengel moves into the clinch successfully.
Dengel tries to land knees in the clinch but Spencer avoids the damage to the body.
Dengel throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Spencer blocks it with crossed arms.
Spencer avoids the elbow strike from Dengel, against the cage.
Spencer is trying to break the clinch but Dengel is controlling him.
Spencer tries for a takedown but Dengel manages to get underhooks.
Dengel misses with some punches.
Dengel is pressed up against the cage. Spencer has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Dengel down to the mat. Dengel avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Dengel is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Spencer shoots in and gets a takedown into Dengel's guard.
Spencer throwing strikes from guard but Dengel blocks nicely.
Spencer stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dengel swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dengel looking for a sweep. Not yet Dengel, not yet.
Spencer will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Spencer wants to control from the top but Dengel keeps moving.
Spencer 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.
Spencer is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Spencer stopping the sweep attempt from Dengel.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Mark Spencer wasn't doing enough on the ground.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dengel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Spencer scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Spencer dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Spencer thuds his right hand into Dengel's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mark Spencer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dengel is looking to clinch.
Spencer lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Spencer lands a jab to the head.
Both fighters circling a little - Spencer finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A lazy left from Spencer finds it's target.
Spencer swings for the body but Dengel moves out of range.
Spencer lands with a hook. Dengel tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Dengel leaves Spencer with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Dengel tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Spencer shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dengel defends it nicely.
Dengel drives through and clinches with Spencer against the cage.
Spencer turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dengel tries to bench press Spencer off him but Spencer keeps the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spencer working away.
Spencer wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dengel keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Spencer is trying to ground and pound but Dengel uses the momentary lack of control by Spencer to regain half guard.
Spencer is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Dengel sees it coming and defends easily.
Dengel is not content to let Spencer control the position.
Spencer is trying to work for a kimura but Dengel is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spencer thows a huge punch but Dengel dodges it nicely.
Dengel trying to control from the bottom.
Spencer is keen to just control but Dengel is a slippery customer.
Dengel trying to hold on to Spencer's head to control him but Spencer postures up.
Spencer thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Spencer uses his free foot to push down on Dengel's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Dengel.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spencer pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Spencer misses with a head shot.
Dengel can't escape the position.
Spencer in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Spencer sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Spencer throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Spencer punching from mount but Dengel doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Spencer looking to ground and pound but Dengel is blocking nicely.
Dengel takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dengel is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Spencer raining down shots from the mount!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spencer lands a big elbow.
Dengel tries to hold on but Spencer pushes him away.
Dengel holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Spencer tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dengel is working to get back to half guard.
Dengel wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Spencer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Spencer dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Dengel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Spencer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dengel swings for the body but Spencer moves out of range.
Spencer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dengel tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice cross by Spencer.
Dengel wants to clinch up but Spencer keeps it at a distance.
Mark Spencer is winning the standup battle so far.
Dengel moves in looking to clinch but Spencer pushes him off.
Spencer swats away the attempt to clinch by Dengel.
Dengel defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Spencer.
Spencer misses the shot to the body.
Dengel is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Spencer looking to score a takedown here. Dengel is defending well but Spencer drives through and ends up in Dengel's guard.
Spencer stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dengel swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spencer loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Spencer accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Spencer trying to control the position from guard on top but Dengel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Spencer is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Dengel is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Mark Spencer has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Spencer gets a double leg takedown into Dengel's guard.
Spencer wants to control from the top but Dengel keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spencer throws a big elbow that misses.
Spencer has gone for a leg lock! Dengel slips out almost immediately though and dives into Spencer's guard.
Dengel wants to pass the guard but Spencer is keeping the position.
Dengel trying to control but Spencer is working from the bottom.
Dengel stops Spencer from standing up.
Dengel throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spencer is trying to keep Dengel in close.
Dengel must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Mark Spencer.
Spencer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dengel moves away.
Spencer tries to score with a low kick but Dengel moves his leg out of the way.
Dengel tries to clinch there but Spencer circles away.
Dengel wants to clinch.
Spencer connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dengel lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Spencer has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Spencer and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Spencer cracks the inside of Dengel's front leg.
Spencer is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Spencer moves out of range of the body kick.
Dengel tries to move into range but Spencer moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nice jab there from Spencer.
Spencer is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spencer shoots in and drives through. Dengel sprawls well.
Spencer gets tackled into the cage by Dengel. Dengel maintains the clinch.
Dengel trying to land knees to the body.
Spencer avoids the elbow strike from Dengel, against the cage.
Dengel tries to throw a body punch but Spencer avoids it by throwing Dengel back against the cage.
Spencer pulls guard effortlessly.
Dengel throws a strike but Spencer rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spencer wants to pass the guard but Dengel is keeping the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Spencer trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Dengel manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Gus Dengel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dengel throwing strikes from guard but Spencer blocks nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Spencer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Spencer, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Spencer!
Mark Spencer managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, KINGDOM, into his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hy Wiener (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stephen Learmont (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wiener kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Fok Julle Naaiers. Learmont is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Krallice - Wretched Wisdom. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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181 lbs
20 - 16 - 0 |
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170 lbs
8 - 7 - 0 |
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Great elbows
Very quick |
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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
20 - 16 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hy Wiener!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Stephen Learmont!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Learmont explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Learmont misses with an uppercut. Wiener saw that one coming.
Learmont lands with a kick to the temple. Wiener shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Learmont takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wiener takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Learmont defending well as Wiener loads up on a big left hand.
Learmont doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Learmont throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wiener blocks a jab.
Learmont scores with a nice right hand.
Wiener on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Wiener throws the left hand but Learmont avoids the punch easily.
Learmont misses with a body kick.
Wiener throws a sloppy head kick and Learmont moves out of range easily.
Wiener avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wiener blocks the body kick.
Wiener has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Learmont finds it's way round the side to connect with Wiener's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wiener ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Learmont moves into the clinch.
Wiener misses with an elbow over the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiener scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wiener gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wiener fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Learmont blocks an elbow strike from Wiener.
Wiener is pushing Learmont up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Wiener tries a knee to the head but Learmont blocks it.
Learmont blocks an elbow strike from Wiener.
Wiener scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Learmont dodges an elbow strike from Wiener.
Wiener misses with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Learmont.
Wiener breaks the clinch.
Wiener avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wiener takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Hy Wiener is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wiener loads up on a big right hand but Learmont slips the punch.
Learmont clinches up against the cage.
Wiener misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wiener fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wiener trying to land knees to the body.
Wiener takes a shot to the head.
Learmont lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wiener backwards.
Learmont misses with a hook to the ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wiener lands with a short shot to the head.
Learmont working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Learmont throws an elbow but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Learmont.
Wiener misses with a knee to the head.
Wiener swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Learmont looking for a takedown.
Wiener is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Learmont is defending well for now.
Learmont prevents a body shot from Wiener.
Wiener tries a body shot but Learmont blocks it.
Wiener misses with a body punch.
Wiener creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Learmont's defenses.
Wiener breaks the clinch.
Learmont is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wiener.
Learmont attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Learmont steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wiener.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Learmont scores with a nice right hand.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wiener misses with a body punch.
Wiener tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wiener looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Learmont as Wiener tries to tie him up.
Wiener lands a right hand that snaps the head of Learmont backwards.
Wiener tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Learmont's elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Learmont prevents a body shot from Wiener.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wiener misses with a knee strike.
Wiener is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Learmont is defending well for now.
Wiener breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Hy Wiener will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Wiener throws a jab but it's blocked by Learmont.
Wiener ducks under a wild hook from Learmont.
Learmont connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Wiener's hands.
Learmont scores with a sloppy right hand. Wiener should have avoided that one.
Learmont pushes Wiener up against the cage in a clinch.
Wiener swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wiener can't find room to land a body shot as Learmont controls the action.
Learmont misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wiener is trying to maintain a safe position but Learmont gets an underhook and turns Wiener into the cage.
Wiener breaks the clinch.
Wiener smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Wiener loads up on a big right hand but Learmont slips the punch.
The fighters circling - Learmont throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Learmont fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Wiener lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Wiener feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Learmont's calf.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Learmont pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Learmont connects with a good right hand that stumbles Wiener. Wiener circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Wiener dodges the punch combination from Learmont.
Learmont loads up on a big right hand but Wiener slips the punch.
Wiener missing with a left hand there. Learmont was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Learmont has Wiener up against the cage in a clinch.
Learmont avoids a wild elbow strike from Wiener.
Learmont blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Learmont has a couple of punches blocked by Wiener.
Wiener is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Wiener tries to work over Learmont's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wiener throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Wiener takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wiener blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wiener misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Learmont - that landed with a thud.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Wiener as Learmont tries to tie him up.
Wiener tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Learmont misses with some punches.
Wiener lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wiener working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wiener misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wiener lands a left hand that snaps the head of Learmont backwards.
Wiener misses with a punch on the inside.
Wiener stalling in the clinch.
Learmont lands a body punch in the clinch.
Learmont escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stephen Learmont seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wiener throws a head kick that Learmont semi-blocks.
Learmont tries to land a front kick but Wiener steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Learmont moves into the clinch successfully.
Learmont misses with a knee to the head.
Learmont misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wiener.
Wiener misses with a knee to the head.
Wiener breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Learmont lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wiener is looking to land body kicks.
Learmont clinches up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Learmont dodges an elbow strike from Wiener.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Wiener misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Learmont looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Wiener misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wiener.
A right handed body shot lands from Wiener.
Wiener misses with a shot to the kidneys.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wiener creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Learmont takes a shot to the head.
Wiener throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hy Wiener 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!
Wiener takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Wiener misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A left and a right from Wiener both land. Nice combination.
Learmont is rocked!
Wiener fakes the body blow, causing Learmont to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Learmont goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hy Wiener!
Hy Wiener decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chino Bandito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rabban Harkonnen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harkonnen is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Johnny Cash - God's Gonna Cut You Down. Chino Bandito has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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168 lbs
19 - 10 - 3 |
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Excellent boxer
KO power |
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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
24 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Chino Bandito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 10 - 3, fighting out of London, Rabban Harkonnen!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Harkonnen.
Harkonnen works Bandito's body with a nice hook.
A solid body kick from Harkonnen.
Rabban Harkonnen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harkonnen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Harkonnen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bandito takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Harkonnen misses with an attempted mid kick.
A swing and a miss from Bandito.
Harkonnen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Harkonnen throws a sloppy head kick and Bandito moves out of range easily.
A jab from Harkonnen finds it's way through Bandito's defenses.
Harkonnen lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bandito takes a step back to recover.
Harkonnen throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bandito's head.
It looks like Chino Bandito has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bandito takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Bandito ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harkonnen moves away.
Harkonnen throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Harkonnen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harkonnen scores with a head kick.
Harkonnen throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Harkonnen lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bandito takes a step back to recover.
Harkonnen tries a head kick but it misses.
Bandito lands a head kick!
Harkonnen lands with a nice body kick.
Bandito ducks under a wild hook from Harkonnen.
Bandito ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harkonnen moves away.
Bandito connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bandito swings away with a body shot that misses
and Harkonnen counters with a nice body shot.
Harkonnen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bandito takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Harkonnen thuds his shin into the meat of Bandito's side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bandito uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Harkonnen.
Harkonnen blocks a head kick by Bandito.
Bandito blocks a head kick by Harkonnen.
Bandito misses with a body punch
and Harkonnen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bandito. Harkonnen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harkonnen avoids the body shot from Bandito.
Harkonnen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Harkonnen swings for the body but Bandito moves out of range.
Bandito takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Harkonnen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Harkonnen looks to throw a body kick
and Bandito counters with a stiff right hand.
Harkonnen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bandito.
Bandito just misses with a punch to the body.
Harkonnen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Harkonnen lands a nice looking body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harkonnen misses with a body shot.
A slapping body kick lands there for Harkonnen.
Donk. Bandito catches Harkonnen right on the button with a cross.
Harkonnen throws the kick towards the body but Bandito avoids it.
Bandito dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Harkonnen throws a sloppy head kick and Bandito moves out of range easily.
Bandito swings for the body but Harkonnen moves out of range.
Harkonnen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Harkonnen throws a head kick that half lands.
Bandito pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Harkonnen lands with a nice body kick.
Harkonnen slips under a jab from Bandito.
Bandito blocks a head kick by Harkonnen.
Harkonnen throws a head kick but Bandito moves out of range.
Bandito lands a slapping body shot.
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!
A big right from Bandito misses.
Harkonnen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Harkonnen throws a head kick that misses.
Harkonnen avoids the head kick by Bandito.
Harkonnen tries to land a leg kick but Bandito saw it coming and moves away.
Harkonnen throws a head kick that misses.
Harkonnen throws a sloppy head kick and Bandito moves out of range easily.
Bandito throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bandito, as that shot connected.
Bandito throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Harkonnen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bandito is looking to wear down Harkonnen with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bandito. Harkonnen does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Harkonnen delivers a nice body kick.
Bandito lands with an overhand left.
Harkonnen is rocked!
Bandito scores with a body shot.
Harkonnen is still on wobbly legs! Can Bandito finish him?
Harkonnen misses with a wild body shot.
Harkonnen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rabban Harkonnen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chino Bandito's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Bandito just misses with a punch to the body.
Harkonnen seems to have recovered his senses.
Bandito misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harkonnen.
Bandito bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Harkonnen digs a good body shot into Bandito's ribs.
Harkonnen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bandito buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Harkonnen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bandito throws out a powerful jab.
Bandito has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Bandito swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bandito takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A head kick misses from Harkonnen.
Harkonnen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bandito scores with a kick to the body.
Harkonnen throws a push kick but Bandito slaps the foot to one side.
Bandito throws a body punch but Harkonnen moves out of range.
Harkonnen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bandito takes one to the chin there.
Harkonnen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Banditos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bandito throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bandito takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A big right from Harkonnen misses.
Harkonnen throws a sloppy head kick
and Bandito counters with a nice uppercut.
Harkonnen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Harkonnen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bandito. Bandito circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Harkonnen misses with a left hand
and Bandito connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A head kick by Harkonnen misses
and Bandito counters with a crisp right that sends Harkonnen to the canvas! Bandito follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chino Bandito!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Georgios Geremek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyr Uzi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Geremek comes to the cage accompanied by stam1na - kadonneet kolme sanaa . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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194 lbs
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World class boxer
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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 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Georgios Geremek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tyr Uzi!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Geremek gets caught napping as Uzi dives in and scores a takedown. Geremek manages to retain guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Geremek looking to hit a scissor sweep but Uzi is one step ahead there.
Geremek has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Uzi can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Geremek trying to control the position here.
Uzi trying to control but Geremek is working from the bottom.
Uzi drops back looking for a leg! Geremek is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Geremek manages to kick Uzi off! Uzi jumps back into Geremek's guard.
Geremek 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Geremek wants to stand and escape but Uzi is having none of it.
Geremek keeping moving, preventing Uzi from controlling successfully.
Uzi tries to free his leg and advance position but Geremek is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Geremek bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Uzi's guard.
Uzi throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Uzi controls Geremek momentarily but Geremek frees himself.
Uzi is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Geremek works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Geremek wants to pass the guard but Uzi is defending well.
Geremek seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Uzi is in trouble now - Geremek has advanced to mount!
Geremek mounts Uzi! Really nice guard pass there!
Uzi is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uzi tries to hold on but Geremek postures up.
Geremek wants to get back to his feet but Uzi is holding on tight.
Geremek fails to move to back control.
Geremek can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Uzi is looking to escape.
Uzi prevents Geremek from taking his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Geremek is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Uzi is surviving well by controlling Geremek's body position as best he can.
Geremek wants to get back to his feet but Uzi is holding on tight.
Uzi tries to hold on but Geremek pushes him away.
Geremek tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Geremek tries to take Uzi's back but instead Uzi uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Georgios Geremek dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Uzi avoids the head kick by Geremek.
Uzi misses with a hook to the body
and Geremek counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Uzi closes this distance looking for a takedown but Geremek circles away.
Uzi shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Geremek napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Geremek takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
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!
Geremek gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Geremek is pressing down on Uzi's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Uzi trying to control the position from guard on top but Geremek is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Geremek looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Uzi is pushing down on Geremek's leg trying to pass to half guard. Geremek is fighting to maintain full guard but Uzi has managed to sneak the leg through.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uzi is looking for a kimura but Geremek is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Uzi to get the leverage.
Geremek trying to control here.
Uzi stops Geremek from getting back to his feet.
Geremek works his way to full guard. Good work.
Uzi advances to half guard.
Geremek wants to improve his position but Uzi is controlling well.
Uzi wants to take a breather but Geremek is having none of it.
Uzi thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are battling for position here. Geremek manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Geremek working a defensive guard here.
Geremek wants to sweep here but Uzi controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uzi content to stall in guard here.
Geremek lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Uzi!
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!
Geremek looking to secure an arm triangle but Uzi defends it well.
Uzi is trying to escape the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uzi tries to hold on but Geremek pushes him away.
Geremek is looking to stand but Geremek has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
Geremek can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Uzi is looking to escape.
Geremek is really struggling to control Uzi but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Geremek tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uzi slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Geremek wants to stand up but Uzi has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Geremek looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Georgios Geremek overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Geremek wants to take a breather but Uzi is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Uzi is trying to get back to full guard.
Geremek wants to lay and pray for a moment but Uzi keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Georgios Geremek dominated that second round.
That's time! Geremek's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Uzi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Geremek tries to close the distance and clinch up but Uzi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Geremek scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Geremek getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Geremek takes a swing at Uzi's ribcage but misses.
Uzi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Geremek stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Geremek wants it to stay on the feet.
Uzi gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Geremek.
Geremek clinches up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Geremek working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Geremek tries to work over Uzi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Geremek misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Geremek misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Geremek lands with a light punch inside.
Uzi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Uzi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Uzi shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Uzi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Geremek manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Uzi swats away the attempt to clinch by Geremek.
Geremek lands with a kick to the temple. Uzi shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Uzi is rocked!
Geremek throws a head kick but Uzi moves out of range.
Geremek stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Geremek wants it to stay on the feet.
Georgios Geremek has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyr Uzi.
Geremek swinging wildly here.
Uzi fails to land the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Geremek misses with a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Uzi shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Geremek but Geremek pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Geremek rushes Uzi and presses him up against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Geremek scores with a nice short uppercut.
Geremek pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Uzi fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Geremek takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Uzi rushes Geremek and presses him up against the cage.
Geremek keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Uzi's efforts to push away.
Tyr Uzi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uzi throws an elbow that misses.
Come on Geremek - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Uzi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Geremek throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Uzis head.
Geremek lands a right hand that snaps the head of Uzi backwards.
Geremek breaks from the clinch.
Geremek tries to close the distance and clinch but Uzi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Uzi looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Geremek pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice uppercut there from Geremek.
Uzi is still on wobbly legs! Can Geremek finish him?
Good leg kick by Geremek there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Georgios Geremek is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Geremek is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Uzi seems to have recovered his senses.
Geremek moves in looking to clinch but Uzi pushes him off.
Geremek fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Uzi.
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!
Uzi looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Uzi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Uzi wants to free his trapped foot but Geremek is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Geremek wants to control but Uzi is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Geremek pushes Uzi off looking to stand but Uzi dives back in and keeps control.
Uzi thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Geremek wants to improve his position but Uzi is controlling well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Georgios Geremek showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Geremek 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Georgios Geremek!
Georgios Geremek decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mauri Alavaara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sakari Nurmi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nurmi is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Turisas -Take the day!. Mauri Alavaara has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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
32 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mauri Alavaara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sakari Nurmi!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nurmi connects with a leg kick. Alavaara looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nurmi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Alavaara manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Alavaara defending well as Nurmi loads up on a big left hand.
Nurmi clinches up with Alavaara and pushes him back against the cage.
Nurmi is pushing Alavaara up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Nurmi is looking to take this one to the mat.
Nurmi gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Alavaara bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Nurmi's guard.
Nurmi is adopting a defensive guard.
Alavaara stops Nurmi from standing up.
Nurmi is looking to sweep but instead, Alavaara has passed into half guard.
Nurmi misses with some strikes from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alavaara is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Nurmi tries to get to full guard but Alavaara has control of the leg.
Alavaara wants to stand up but Nurmi has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Alavaara is controlling the pace.
Nurmi tries to roll over but Alavaara keeps him under control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nurmi is pressing down on Alavaara's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Nurmi is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Alavaara looking to pass the guard.
Alavaara decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Nurmi, up you get!
Nurmi tries a head kick but it misses.
Mauri Alavaara is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nurmi throws a head kick but Alavaara moves out of range.
Nurmi will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nurmi throws a front kick aimed at Alavaara's knee but Alavaara avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alavaara throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alavaara lands a jab to Nurmi's midsection.
Alavaara scores with a nice head shot.
It looks like Sakari Nurmi has been cut.
Sakari Nurmi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Nurmi misses.
Nurmi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Alavaara slips a jab from Nurmi.
Alavaara moves out of range as Nurmi throws a body kick.
Nurmi walks forward, straight into a front kick from Alavaara.
Alavaara takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Horrible takedown by Nurmi or perhaps it was just good defense by Alavaara which made him look bad.
Mauri Alavaara has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sakari Nurmi.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nurmi looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Nurmi looks winded!
Nurmi looking to sit in guard and control but Alavaara gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Alavaara is stalling in the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nurmi wants to sweep but no luck.
Nurmi is pulling down on Alavaara's head to control his posture.
Alavaara slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
We're going to have a standup here because Mauri Alavaara wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Nurmi closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Nurmi lands in his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sakari Nurmi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sakari Nurmi's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nurmi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Alavaara tries a head kick but it misses.
Alavaara wants to slow Nurmi down by chopping away at his legs.
Alavaara takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nurmi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Alavaara slips a straight right by Nurmi.
Nurmi throws a series of punches but Alavaara moves out of range.
Alavaara gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Nurmi to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Nurmi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Nurmi wants to control from the top but Alavaara keeps moving.
Alavaara controls Nurmi momentarily but Nurmi frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alavaara managing to control the position.
Nurmi postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Mauri Alavaara wasn't doing enough on the ground.
A chopping leg kick lands by Nurmi.
Alavaara takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nurmi fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Alavaara avoids it really well and circles away.
Alavaara avoids a kick to the body.
Nurmi scores with a leg kick.
Alavaara attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Alavaara gets tackled into the cage by Nurmi. Nurmi maintains the clinch.
Nurmi drops down looking for an ankle pick but Alavaara pulls his leg out and moves away.
A head kick by Nurmi misses
and Alavaara makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alavaara lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nurmi at a distance.
Alavaara cracks Nurmi with a good jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alavaara misses with a two punch combination.
Alavaara jabs Nurmi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nurmi is breathing heavily.
Alavaara throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nurmi fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Alavaara is out of range.
Mauri Alavaara is winning the standup battle so far.
Alavaara moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Alavaara lands a nice looking kick to the body. Nurmi takes a step back to recover.
Nurmi gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Alavaara.
Nurmi throws a sloppy head kick and Alavaara moves out of range easily.
Alavaara turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Alavaara tries a low kick but Nurmi avoids it.
Alavaara throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alavaara cracks the inside of Nurmi's front leg.
Nice shot by Alavaara.
Alavaara thumps Nurmi with a low kick.
Alavaara fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Alavaara lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nurmi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Alavaara throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Alavaara lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A punch combination from Alavaara misses.
Alavaara thuds a left hand into Nurmi's body.
Alavaara throws a series of punches but Nurmi avoids them all with ease.
Nurmi walks into a left hand.
Nurmi throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nurmi fails with a takedown attempt.
Mauri Alavaara has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sakari Nurmi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alavaara scoring well with a low kick there.
Nurmi throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Alavaara was covering up waiting for the punch and Nurmi finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Nurmi stops Alavaara from standing up.
Nurmi postures up and lands a big shot to Alavaara's brow.
Nurmi throwing strikes but missing.
Nurmi preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alavaara is controlling Nurmi's posture.
Alavaara keeping full guard, as Nurmi tries to pass.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nurmi landing some decent shots from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mauri Alavaara dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sakari Nurmi's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Alavaara scores with a decent looking hook.
Nurmi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Alavaara smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nurmi shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Alavaara as he avoids it easily.
Alavaara tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nurmi was well out of range. Poor timing from Alavaara.
Alavaara lands with a straight right. Nurmi didn't see that one coming.
Nurmi is looking to clinch but Alavaara is avoiding it.
Nurmi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nurmi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nurmi throws a leg kick
and Alavaara counters with a body kick that stops Nurmi in his tracks momentarily.
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!
Nurmi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Alavaara throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Alavaara moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nurmi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurmi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Alavaara connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nurmi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Alavaara feints and then cracks Nurmi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nurmi down.
Alavaara lands a body shot.
A jab from Alavaara finds it's way through Nurmi's defenses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alavaara feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Nurmis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Alavaara is looking to clinch but Nurmi is avoiding it.
Alavaara tries to score with a low kick but Nurmi moves his leg out of the way.
Alavaara lands a glancing blow to the side of Nurmi's head.
Alavaara circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Alavaara to counter with a crisp jab.
Alavaara scores with a three punch combo!
That has opened up Sakari Nurmi's cut even more.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alavaara throws a right hand that Nurmi ducks under and follows up with a left that Nurmi also avoids with ease.
Alavaara checks a leg kick nicely.
Alavaara is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nurmi throws a right hand that Alavaara ducks under and follows up with a left that Alavaara also avoids with ease.
Nurmi throws out a loose jab but Alavaara uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alavaara cracks the inside of Nurmi's front leg.
Alavaara misses the shot to the body.
Good shot there by Alavaara.
Alavaara showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nurmi.
Nurmi throws a low kick but it's checked well by Alavaara.
Alavaara avoids the head kick by Nurmi.
Alavaara ducks under a wild hook from Nurmi.
Alavaara stuffs the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alavaara thuds a left hand into Nurmi's body.
Nurmi misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Mauri Alavaara has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sakari Nurmi.
Alavaara lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Alavaara doesn't manage to clinch there - Nurmi circles away.
Alavaara scores with a leg kick.
Alavaara lands with a nice combination. Nurmi backs away looking to recover.
Alavaara digs a good body shot into Nurmi's ribs.
Nurmi shoots for a takedown but Alavaara saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Nurmi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alavaara lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nurmi's sensitive parts.
Alavaara is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Alavaara lands a jab to the nose.
Alavaara fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Nurmi checks it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alavaara thows a body kick. Nurmi tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Alavaara keeps the fight on the outside.
Alavaara lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Nurmi moves out of range as Alavaara throws a body kick.
Alavaara moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Nurmi crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Alavaara - the referee stops the clock and Nurmi gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Alavaara. Nurmi manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Alavaara, right into the meat.
Alavaara connects with a crisp jab.
The cut above Sakari Nurmi's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Alavaara misses with a head kick.
Nurmi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Alavaara changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nurmi gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nurmi gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mauri Alavaara showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Alavaara 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mauri Alavaara!
Mauri Alavaara took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, CEC Nutrition Q160 for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mr Gold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Azinger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Azinger has chosen Racoon - No mercy as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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220 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mr Gold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paul Azinger!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Azinger thows a body shot but no joy.
Azinger misses with a jab to the body
and Gold counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Gold slows the pace down in half guard.
Gold trying to control from half guard but Azinger is working away.
Gold trying to control the pace.
Gold'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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Azinger keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Gold scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Azinger blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gold.
Gold is looking to take a break and control but Azinger is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gold is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Gold trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gold 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Azinger managing to control the position.
Azinger keeping moving, preventing Gold from controlling successfully.
Azinger has Gold pulled in close to control his posture.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gold accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gold trying to control the position from guard on top but Azinger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A good leg kick by Azinger.
Azinger connects with a leg kick. Gold looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Paul Azinger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Azinger misses with a series of wild punches.
Azinger swings for the body but Gold moves out of range.
Azinger works the jab nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gold ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gold stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
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!
Azinger throws a head kick but Gold moves out of range.
Paul Azinger is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gold throws a head kick but Azinger moves out of range.
Azinger throws a head kick that misses.
Gold looks to score with a jab to the body but Azinger is just out of range.
Gold throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Azinger dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gold misses with a hook. Azinger ducked under it nicely.
A nice leg kick lands there from Azinger.
Gold looks for a takedown but Azinger sprawls well.
Azinger swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Azinger lands a lovely overhand right.
Azinger is looking to clinch but Gold is avoiding it.
Gold connects with a body shot that sends Azinger's belly button to the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azinger misses with a series of wild punches.
Azinger throws a low kick, looking for Gold's leg but Gold calmly moves out of range.
Azinger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gold.
Azinger throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Gold looks to land a left hand but Azinger moved out of range nicely.
Gold takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Azinger throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Gold counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gold.
Gold trying to control but Azinger is working from the bottom.
Gold postures up in Azinger's guard and throws a big left but Azinger blocks it.
Azinger trying to control the position.
Gold might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gold throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Azinger managing to control the position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Gold is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Azinger throws a one two combo.
Azinger misses the shot to the body.
Gold uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Azinger.
Azinger dodges the punch combination from Gold.
Gold gets the takedown into side control.
Gold is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Azinger is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gold throws an elbow but Azinger slips to the side and avoids it well.
Gold throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mr Gold 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.
Gold ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Azinger moves away.
Gold takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gold looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gold is looking to wear down Azinger with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Gold misses with a leg kick.
Paul Azinger seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Azinger scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gold doesn't seem bothered though.
Azinger pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gold misses with a wild body shot.
Gold misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Azinger.
Gold has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gold there as he acknowledges the shot.
A swing and a miss from Azinger.
Azinger misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Azinger is looking to slow Gold down with leg kicks.
Azinger throws a wild body kick that Gold sees coming a mile off.
Jab by Azinger.
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!
Azinger tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gold throws a looping overhand right but Azinger ducks down to avoid it.
Azinger rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gold makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Azinger really felt that one!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gold pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A combination from Azinger does no damage.
A big right from Azinger misses.
Azinger 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.
Gold connects with a right hand. Azinger shakes it off.
Azinger uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gold.
Azinger takes the fight into the clinch.
Azinger wants to stall.
Gold blocks an elbow strike from Azinger.
Gold breaks the clinch.
Azinger throws a head kick that half lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azinger is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gold.
Gold misses with a wild combination.
Azinger looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
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!
Gold pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Azinger has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Azinger stuns Gold with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Azinger displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gold throws out the jab.
Gold closes the distance and clinches up with Azinger, looking for a takedown. Gold pushes Azinger against the cage but Azinger circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Azinger feints and then cracks Gold's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gold down.
Azinger throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gold checks a low kick from Azinger.
Azinger throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Gold's head.
Azinger cracks Gold with a right hand to the side of the head.
Azinger uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gold.
Azinger lands with an uppercut that bounces Gold off the cage and back into range.
Gold throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azinger scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A lazy left from Azinger finds it's target.
Azinger dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Azinger lands with a slapping head kick.
Azinger scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gold moves out of range of the body kick from Azinger.
Gold jabs Azinger to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Azinger steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gold.
Gold blocks a jab.
Gold thows a body shot but no joy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters circling - Azinger throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gold takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gold scores with a kick to the midsection.
Gold digs a good hook to Azinger's body.
Azinger clinches with his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Azinger lands with a short shot to the head.
Gold manages to break the clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Azinger.
Azinger scores with a spinning back kick!
Gold takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Azinger pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Gold back to the cage. Azinger follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Azinger pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gold 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.
Azinger throws a leg kick but Gold sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Azinger with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gold keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A solid body kick from Azinger.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Azinger - that will leave a mark!
Azinger throws a hook to the side of Gold's head but Gold sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Azinger showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Gold's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Gold uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Azinger.
Gold takes one to the chin there.
Azinger takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Good standup being displayed there by Gold as he connects with a hook.
Azinger is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Both fighters circling a little - Gold finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
That kick from Gold tenderised Azinger's leg. Azinger is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gold takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gold goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Azinger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gold.
Gold takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gold scores with a push kick.
Azinger takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
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!
Azinger misses the shot to the body.
Azinger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gold throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gold moves out of range of the body kick from Azinger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gold stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Gold missing with a left hand there. Azinger was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gold misses with an uppercut. Azinger saw that one coming.
Azinger avoids the body shot from Gold.
Azinger leaves Gold with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Gold is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Azinger scores with a spinning back kick!
Gold looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A solid body kick from Azinger.
Jab from Azinger.
Azinger works over Gold's head and body with a nice combination.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Azinger cracks a nice hook into Gold's ribs.
Azinger scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gold in his tracks.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Gold. Azinger shrugs it off though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azinger tries to land a front kick but Gold steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Azinger lands the left hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Azinger looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Azinger with a hook.
Azinger steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gold.
Azinger throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gold doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Azinger moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Gold lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Azinger rushes Gold and presses him up against the cage.
Gold goes for a takedown attempt but Azinger pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mr Gold. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Azinger wants to slow Gold down by chopping away at his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azinger clobbers Gold with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Gold needs to keep his hands up - Azinger had a free shot at his head there.
Gold jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gold avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Azinger lands with a shot to the body.
Azinger lands with a nice body punch.
Azinger rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gold moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Azinger keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Azinger thuds his right hand into Gold's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Azinger tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Azinger lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Azinger just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gold takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Azinger throws a sloppy head kick and Gold moves out of range easily.
Azinger throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Gold lands a body shot.
Gold keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Azinger.
Azinger looks to land a combination but Gold avoids it well.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gold is defended easily by Azinger.
Azinger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Azinger moves out of range of the body kick from Gold.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Azinger lands a body shot.
Gold keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Azinger throws a head kick but Gold moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Azinger comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Azinger has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Azinger!
Paul Azinger 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Mic Hael (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Armo Kuusela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hael comes to the cage accompanied by Thriller by Micheal Jackson. Kuusela has chosen Promentory as his entrance music. Armo Kuusela has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Mic Hael's chin.
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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
10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Mic Hael!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Armo Kuusela!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hael avoids a kick to the body.
Kuusela misses with a low kick.
Kuusela connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hael momentarily.
Kuusela slips a jab and a cross from Hael.
Kuusela tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kuusela connects with a jab.
Kuusela misses with a wild body shot.
Hael moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hael takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Mic Hael has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hael cracks Kuusela with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kuusela pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kuusela lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kuusela throws an off balance right hand
enabling Hael to counter with a crisp jab.
Kuusela 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.
Hael comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kuusela fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hael has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hael misses with a head kick.
Kuusela misses with a body shot.
Hael lands a nice shot that snaps Kuusela's head back.
Hael takes a swing at Kuusela's ribcage but misses.
Hael tries to land a front kick but Kuusela steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kuusela connects with a looping right hand.
Kuusela takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kuusela throws a body punch but Hael moves out of range.
Hael throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kuusela gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hael fails with a takedown attempt.
Hael tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kuusela is able to avoid easily.
Kuusela moves out of range as Hael strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kuusela.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kuusela lands with a good body shot.
Kuusela ducks under a wild hook from Hael.
Hael ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kuusela moves away.
Hael just misses with a punch to the body.
Hael fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kuusela manages to avoid it.
Kuusela tries to land a front kick but Hael steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kuusela lands a nice shot to the body.
Kuusela checks the leg kick nicely there.
A shot to the body from Hael misses
and Kuusela counters with a nice uppercut.
Hael fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kuusela avoids it really well and circles away.
Kuusela is looking to land body kicks.
Hael uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kuusela.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hael connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hael stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A big right from Kuusela misses.
Kuusela looks to land a body kick but Hael moved away.
Hael moves out of range of the leg kick from Kuusela.
Hael blocks a head kick by Kuusela.
Hael changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hael darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hael shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kuusela as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mic Hael. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hael fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kuusela manages to avoid it.
Kuusela comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kuusela walks into a left hand.
Hael shoots in looking for a takedown. Kuusela tries to sprawl out of it but Hael keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kuusela manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Armo Kuusela is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuusela misses with a double jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kuusela.
Hael avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hael pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kuusela swats away the attempt to clinch by Hael.
Kuusela lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hael fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hael closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kuusela is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Kuusela is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Hael off and has taken his back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Armo Kuusela dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mic Hael's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Hael lands with a kick to the temple. Kuusela shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Kuusela avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kuusela connects with a leg kick. Hael looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hael just misses with a punch to the body.
Good leg kick by Kuusela there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kuusela swings for the body but Hael moves out of range.
Hael tries to score with a low kick but Kuusela moves his leg out of the way.
Hael swings widly with a right hand
and Kuusela makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kuusela lands a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kuusela - that will leave a mark!
Kuusela lands a nice hook to Hael's body. Hael takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nice body kick there by Kuusela.
Kuusela lands with a straight right. Hael didn't see that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuusela scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kuusela bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kuusela lands a glancing blow to the side of Hael's head.
Kuusela drops Hael with a huge uppercut! Hael drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Kuusela is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Armo Kuusela!
Armo Kuusela made sure to mention his sponsor, CEC Nutrition Q160 in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ralph Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taz Devil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Devil is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Motorhead-Enter Sandman. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
18 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Ralph Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 18 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Taz Devil!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick lands from Gracie.
Gracie fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Devil is out of range.
Devil is looking to score with low kicks.
Taz Devil seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie slips a straight right by Devil.
A slapping leg kick lands for Devil.
Gracie walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nice defenses there by Gracie.
Gracie throws a solid leg kick but Devil takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gracie.
Devil connects with a crisp jab.
Devil throws a nice looking combination but Gracie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gracie tries to score with a low kick but Devil moves his leg out of the way.
Devil throws an overhand right that lands on Gracie's shoulder, as Gracie tries to avoid the shot.
Devil misses with a body shot.
Gracie buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gracie motions for Devil to come forward. Gracie throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A nice inside leg kick there by Devil. That's going to slow Gracie down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie walks into a stiff left hand from Devil.
Gracie shoots in looking for a takedown. Devil tries to sprawl out of it but Gracie keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Devil manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Taz Devil is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Devil ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Devil lands a nice looking body shot.
Gracie takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Devil lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Devil throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Gracie.
Gracie takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Devil dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gracie. That did some damage!
Devil explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gracie takes one to the side of the head.
Devil throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Devil.
Devil swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Gracie counters with a thumping low kick.
Devil shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Gracie on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Devil fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A big left from Devil misses.
Devil misses with a shot to the body
and Gracie counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Gracie looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gracie uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Devil.
Gracie takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Devil throws a body punch but Gracie moves out of range.
Devil lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gracie, right into the meat.
Devil thuds a left hand into Gracie's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie misses with a right hand
and Devil counters with a left to the body.
A shot to the liver by Devil. Beautiful body shot.
Devil with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Devil throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gracie on the side of the head.
Devil throws a head kick but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Devil swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Devil takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Gracie avoids the head kick by Devil.
Gracie connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Devil throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gracie thows a leg kick but Devil checks it
and Devil counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Devil is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Gracie had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Devil attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Devil plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Devil throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Gracie counters with a stiff right hand.
Devil misses with a wild combination.
Devil feints and then cracks Gracie's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gracie down.
Devil connects with a nice looking jab.
Gracie lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A low kick from Gracie is predictable there
and Devil counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Devil swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Devil leaves Gracie with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Devil lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A telegraphed right hand from Devil misses the target.
Devil jabs at Gracie's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taz Devil dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Gracie takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Gracie avoids the head kick by Devil.
Devil stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gracie.
Gracie steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Devil.
Devil lands a jab to Gracie's midsection.
A swing and a miss from Gracie.
Gracie avoids the head kick by Devil.
Devil swings for the body but Gracie moves out of range.
Devil scores with a hook.
Devil showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gracie.
A head kick by Devil misses
and Gracie makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Devil will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Devil swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab from Gracie misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Devil checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Devil blocks a leg kick.
Devil keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Gracie thumps Devil with a low kick.
Gracie takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Devil's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Devil just misses with a punch to the body.
Gracie throws a low kick but it's checked well by Devil.
Devil darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Gracie tries to work over Devil's front leg with a kick but Devil checks it.
Devil lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gracie at a distance.
Devil throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gracie sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gracie throws a leg kick
and Devil counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Gracie defending well as Devil loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Devil throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gracie listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Devil throws out a powerful jab.
Gracie slips a jab and a cross from Devil.
Devil misses with the combination.
Devil checks the leg kick.
Devil stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gracie.
Devil paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Devil throws a shot from downtown. Gracie moves away and avoids it.
Devil connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Devil looks to land a body kick but Gracie moved away.
Devil checks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Devil throws a looping overhand right but Gracie ducks down to avoid it.
Decent striking displayed by Devil there.
Devil avoids the head kick by Gracie.
Devil on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Taz Devil seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Devil misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Devil misses the shot to the body.
Devil throws a sloppy head kick and Gracie moves out of range easily.
Devil throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gracie on the side of the head.
Devil misses with a hook
and Gracie counters with a nice uppercut.
Devil scores with the left hand. Gracie knows he should have avoided that one.
Gracie scores with a leg kick.
Devil takes a jab right on the kisser.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Devil throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like Ralph Gracie has been cut.
Gracie walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Devil. That one must have hurt.
Gracie moves out of range as Devil strikes.
Devil throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Devil keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A leg kick checked by Gracie.
Gracie misses with a straight left.
Devil connects with a jab.
Devil scores with a shot to the body.
Devil lands an overhand right.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Devil with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Devil lands a nice hook to Gracie's body. Gracie takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gracie walks into a straight right hand from Devil.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taz Devil showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ralph Gracie's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Devil throws a hook but Gracie blocks it.
Devil throws a shot to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gracie.
A slow jab from Devil misses its intended target.
Gracie misses with a leg kick
and Devil counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Gracie might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Devil fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gracie manages to avoid it.
Crunch! Devil slams his shin into Gracie's torso.
Good work by Devil as he checks the leg kick.
Devil scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gracie in his tracks.
Devil lands with a slapping head kick.
Devil scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Devil shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Devil blocks a low kick nicely.
Gracie throws a leg kick
letting Devil counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Devil scores with a punch to the head.
Gracie has a takedown stuffed.
Devil misses with a body kick.
Gracie misses with a straight right.
Devil throws a body punch but Gracie moves out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Gracie 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Gracie uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Devil.
Devil throws a low kick but Gracie avoids it.
Devil chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gracie can pounce on him.
Gracie throws a chopping leg kick but Devil manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Gracie has a takedown stuffed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Devil throws a body kick that misses.
Devil scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Devil scores with a hook to the body. Gracie takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Devil throws out a leg kick but Gracie moves out of range and Devil only half commits.
Devil looks to land a left hand but Gracie moved out of range nicely.
Devil scores with a sloppy right hand. Gracie should have avoided that one.
Gracie looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gracie misses with a straight left.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gracie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Devil moves away.
Devil cracks Gracie with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Gracie takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Devil stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ralph Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Devil swings away with a body shot that misses
and Gracie decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Devil's guard.
Devil keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Gracie won't allow Devil to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Ralph Gracie wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Gracie takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gracie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gracie delivers a nice body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Devil tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gracie was well out of range. Poor timing from Devil.
Devil throws a head kick that misses
and Gracie cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gracie lands a nice leg kick that just misses Devil's sensitive parts.
Devil cracks Gracie with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Devil thuds his right hand into Gracie's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Devil defending well as Gracie loads up on a big left hand.
Devil pulls out of a head kick attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gracie uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Devil.
Gracie throws a push kick but Devil slaps the foot to one side.
Taz Devil is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Gracie takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Taz Devil.
I've got Devil 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Taz Devil!
During a confident post fight interview, Taz Devil 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between David Lemieux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hazan Ali (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 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
35 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, David Lemieux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hazan Ali!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lemieux cracks Ali with a good jab.
Lemieux fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ali lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ali scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Ali misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lemieux.
Lemieux swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ali throws a wild body kick that Lemieux sees coming a mile off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ali stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lemieux.
Lemieux looks to land a right hand but Ali moved out of range.
Lemieux misses the shot to the body.
Ali misses with a two punch combination.
Lemieux ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lemieux darts in trying to clinch
and Ali counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lemieux misses with a leg kick.
Lemieux fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ali manages to avoid it.
Lemieux closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Lemieux scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ali blocks a body shot from Lemieux.
Lemieux prevents Ali from breaking the clinch.
Lemieux pushes Ali back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lemieux scores with a shot to the side of Ali's head.
Lemieux lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lemieux lands with a short shot to the head.
Lemieux goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short body shot lands from Lemieux as the two fighters clinch.
Lemieux gets through Ali's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lemieux missing with knees to the body.
Lemieux lands a hook that snaps the head of Ali backwards.
Lemieux tries to work over Ali's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lemieux throws an elbow but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ali is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ali fails to pull guard.
Lemieux is leaning against Ali and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ali.
Lemieux works on Ali's body with a couple of short punches.
Ali blocks a body shot from Lemieux.
Lemieux is leaning against Ali and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lemieux tries a body shot but Ali blocks it.
Ali is trying to maintain a safe position but Lemieux gets an underhook and turns Ali into the cage.
Nice body punch from Ali - that landed with a thud.
Ali trying to stall but Lemieux improves his position.
Ali dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A hook to the body from Lemieux.
Ali is looking to control Lemieux's arms but Lemieux gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ali has his back to the cage.
Ali breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ali rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lemieux moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lemieux fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lemieux clinches up against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lemieux as Ali tries to tie him up.
Lemieux can't find room to land a body shot as Ali controls the action.
Ali lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ali wants to break free but Lemieux has control.
Lemieux misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lemieux misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ali is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Lemieux tries to work over Ali's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lemieux misses with a body punch.
Lemieux throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Alis head.
Lemieux lands a body shot in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Lemieux.
Ali manages to break the clinch.
Lemieux works Ali's body with a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good exchange - Lemieux coming out on top.
Ali is rocked!
Lemieux throws a looping overhand right but Ali ducks down to avoid it.
Ali is still on wobbly legs! Can Lemieux finish him?
Lemieux throws a hook to the side of Ali's head but Ali sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ali seems to have recovered his senses.
Lemieux ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lemieux 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.
Ali takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Lemieux tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ali paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ali lunges at Lemieux with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lemieux's hand.
Lemieux bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ali's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lemieux closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lemieux presses Ali against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ali trying to control the position but instead, Lemieux has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ali into the cage.
Ali has had enough of the clinch but Lemieux keeps him there for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Lemieux 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 looping hook to the body misses from Lemieux. Ali does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ali walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Lemieux scores with a kick to the midsection.
Lemieux pushes Ali up against the cage in a clinch.
Lemieux is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Lemieux softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lemieux swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ali doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Lemieux.
Lemieux tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lemieux misses with a punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lemieux can't find room to land a body shot as Ali controls the action.
Ali blocking some punches.
Ali blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ali blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ali'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.
Ali lands a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lemieux tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ali breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lemieux moves in looking to clinch but Ali pushes him off.
Lemieux throws a sloppy body shot
and Ali counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Lemieux!
Lemieux is not content to let Ali control the position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Lemieux tries to control but Ali manages to take his back.
Ali throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Lemieux is trying to break free.
Lemieux trying to control but not successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ali looking for the choke from the back.
Ali has got one arm under Lemieux's chin. This could be trouble... Lemieux trying to control the other hand but Ali gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Lemieux has tapped out! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Hazan Ali!
A less than humble Hazan Ali misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zhao Zhuo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Andre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zhuo comes into the arena with Kung Fu You blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Andre's choice of entrance music: Memories- Guetta. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 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
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Zhao Zhuo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alex Andre!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andre will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Zhuo moves out of range of the leg kick from Andre.
Andre digs a good body shot into Zhuo's ribs.
The fighters circle momentarily. Andre darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Zhuo loads up on a big right hand but Andre slips the punch.
Zhuo misses with a hook
and Andre counters with a thumping low kick.
Zhuo walks into a straight right hand from Andre.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Andre on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Andre ducks right into an uppercut from Zhuo.
Andre misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zhuo.
Andre closes the distance and clinches.
A nice left hand lands by Zhuo.
Zhuo gets control of Andre's arms and successfully pulls guard. Zhuo will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Andre wants to control from the top but Zhuo keeps moving.
Zhuo lands a couple of shots from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andre trying to control the position from guard on top but Zhuo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zhuo is trying to control the position but Andre postures up.
Zhuo 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.
Andre trying to control the position from guard on top but Zhuo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Alex Andre hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Andre moves out of range as Zhuo strikes.
Alex Andre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Andre tries to sprawl but Zhuo drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Andre is looking for a sweep. Zhuo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Zhuo is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Andre doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Zhuo.
Zhuo working the head and body with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andre avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Zhuo.
Zhuo takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The fighters are battling for position here. Andre manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zhuo postures up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Zhuo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Zhuo throws a big elbow that misses.
Andre is trying to keep Zhuo in close.
Zhuo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Zhuo postures up in Andre's guard and throws a big left but Andre blocks it.
Zhuo 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.
Zhuo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Andre works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Zhuo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andre 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.
Zhuo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Andre managing to control the position.
Zhuo is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Zhuo lands a couple of digs.
Zhuo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Andre is keeping the position for now.
Andre tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Andre bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Zhuo's guard.
Zhuo trying to control the position.
Zhuo working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Andre has passed into half guard!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zhuo tries to get to full guard but Andre has control of the leg.
Andre trying to mount his opponent but Zhuo defends it.
Zhuo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Zhuo is looking to get back to full guard here but Andre has managed to pass to side control instead.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Andre is looking to take a break and control but Zhuo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Andre tries to move to mount but Zhuo blocks the move with his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Zhao Zhuo will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Zhuo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Andre manages to avoid it.
Zhuo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Andre swivels and escapes.
Nice sprawl there from Andre as Zhuo shoots in.
Andre fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Andre ducks under a wild hook from Zhuo.
Zhuo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A bone on bone clash there as Zhuo blocks the leg kick.
Zhuo checks a low kick from Andre.
Andre scores with a push kick.
Andre connects with a jab.
Zhuo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhuo ducks under a wild hook from Andre.
Andre lands with a right hand.
Zhuo is rocked!
Zhuo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Andre. Zhuo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Andre throws a nice outside leg kick.
Zhuo throws a looping overhand right but Andre ducks down to avoid it.
Jab from Andre.
Zhuo throws a poor cross that misses
and Andre counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Zhuo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Zhuo tries to clinch up but Andre circles away and keeps his distance.
Andre connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Zhuo needs to keep his hands up - Andre had a free shot at his head there.
Zhuo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Andre throws a leg kick but Zhuo checks it.
Andre tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zhuo was well out of range. Poor timing from Andre.
Andre lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Zhuo at a distance.
Zhuo avoids the body shot from Andre.
Zhuo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Andre.
Andre tries to land a front kick but Zhuo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Andre scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Alex Andre seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Andre uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zhuo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Zhuo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zhao Zhuo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Andre connects with a leg kick. Zhuo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Zhuo checks a leg kick.
Andre tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zhuo was well out of range. Poor timing from Andre.
Zhuo thows a body shot but no joy.
Zhuo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Andre.
Zhuo throws an overhand right that lands on Andre's shoulder, as Andre tries to avoid the shot.
Andre defending well as Zhuo loads up on a big left hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Zhuo misses the target.
Andre digs a good hook to Zhuo's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andre walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Zhuo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Alex Andre is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Andre throws a jab but it's blocked by Zhuo.
Zhuo misses with a right hand
and Andre counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Zhuo thinking.
Zhuo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Andre.
Andre thuds a left hand into Zhuo's body.
Andre just misses with a punch to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Andre lands a right hook to the body.
Zhuo is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Andre fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Zhuo.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Andre ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Some bone on bone action there as Zhuo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Zhuo thuds a left hand into Andre's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Andre showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Andre lands with a straight right. Zhuo didn't see that one coming.
Andre avoids the body shot from Zhuo.
Zhuo tries for a takedown but Andre sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Andre scores with a jab to the head.
Zhuo throws a looping overhand right but Andre ducks down to avoid it.
Andre fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Zhuo on the side of the head.
Andre clinches.
Zhuo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Andre pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Andre scores with a nice body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zhuo cracks Andre with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Zhuo looks to land a right hand but Andre moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhuo tries to close the distance and clinch but Andre swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Andre listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Oh Zhuo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Zhuo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Andre misses with a body kick.
Zhuo seems to have got his legs back now.
Andre ducks under a wild hook from Zhuo.
Andre misses with a low kick.
Zhuo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Andre but Andre pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Andre attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Andre dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Andre cracks Zhuo with a good jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andre swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Zhuo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zhuo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Zhuo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zhao Zhuo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Andre looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Andre throws a series of punches but Zhuo avoids them all with ease.
Andre fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Zhuo is out of range.
Zhuo shoots in looking for a takedown. Andre tries to sprawl out of it but Zhuo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Andre manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Andre wants to clinch up but Zhuo keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andre tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zhuo was well out of range. Poor timing from Andre.
Andre misses with a right hand
and Zhuo counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Andre avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Andre managing to control the position.
Andre working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Zhuo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Zhuo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Andre avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Zhuo chips away with some ground and pound.
Zhao Zhuo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zhuo tries to free his leg and advance position but Andre is retaining full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zhuo landing some decent shots from guard.
Andre wants to sweep here but Zhuo controlling him for the moment.
Zhuo with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Zhuo stands up over Andre, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Zhuo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Zhuo throws a big right hand that misses.
Zhuo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zhuo throws an elbow that misses. Andre uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Zhuo's guard. Nice move by Andre!
Andre slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Andre really dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Zhuo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Zhuo avoids the head kick by Andre.
Andre tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zhuo was well out of range. Poor timing from Andre.
Zhuo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Andre connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Zhuo scrambles back to his feet.
Andre misses with a body shot.
Horrible takedown by Zhuo or perhaps it was just good defense by Andre which made him look bad.
Andre lands a leg kick that knocks Zhuo off balance momentarily.
Zhuo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Andre sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
A head kick misses from Andre.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andre tries to work over Zhuo's front leg with a kick but Zhuo checks it.
Andre connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Zhuo's hands.
Andre lands a jab to Zhuo's midsection.
Andre lands a lovely overhand right.
Zhuo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Andre can pounce on him.
Andre works over Zhuo's head and body with a nice combination.
Andre tries to clinch up
and Zhuo counters with a single leg into guard. Andre didn't expect that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Andre is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Zhuo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Zhuo lands a couple of elbows.
Zhuo won't allow Andre to sweep him here.
Zhuo distracts Andre with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Zhuo postures up in Andre's guard and throws a big left but Andre blocks it.
Andre looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Zhuo throwing strikes from guard but Andre blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zhuo won't allow Andre to get back to his feet.
Zhuo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Zhuo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Zhuo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhuo works over Andre with some ground and pound from guard.
Andre lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Zhuo!
Zhuo regains half guard.
Zhuo tries to get to full guard but Andre has control of the leg.
Zhuo punching from the bottom.
Zhuo is looking to get back to full guard here but Andre has managed to pass to side control instead.
Zhuo is looking to reverse the position.
Zhuo throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Zhuo is looking to reverse the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zhuo striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Andre trying to control the position but Zhuo is working away.
Andre is staying tight to Zhuo's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Andre trying to control the action but Zhuo is working from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Zhuo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zhuo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Andre scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Zhuo to see if he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Alex Andre will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
A chopping leg kick lands by Andre.
Andre looks to land a right hand but Zhuo moved out of range.
Andre lands a left and a right that send Zhuo crashing to the mat, dazed. Andre thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Andre throws a quick inside leg kick.
Andre gets caught napping as Zhuo dives in and scores a takedown. Andre manages to retain guard.
Zhuo with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Zhuo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Andre manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Andre tries to control but Zhuo wriggling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhuo working to try and regain half guard.
Andre takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Zhuo swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Zhuo gets back to half guard.
Andre not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Zhuo looking for submissions off his back.
Zhuo tries to roll over but Andre keeps him under control.
Zhao Zhuo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alex Andre is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zhuo wants to control the action here but instead Andre manages to pass to full mount!
Zhuo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Zhuo regains half guard.
Andre tries to stand but can't do so whilst Zhuo controls his leg.
Andre controlling the pace.
Andre is looking to take a break and control but Zhuo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zhuo is looking for a sweep. Andre is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Zhuo throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhuo tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Zhuo controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Andre trying to control the action but Zhuo is working from the bottom.
Andre blocks the strikes from Zhuo.
Zhuo looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
It looks like Andre is going to stand back up.
Zhuo misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Zhuo is looking to improve his position.
Zhuo regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zhuo looking for subs off his back but Andre has passed one foot through into half guard.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Zhuo wants to get back to full guard but Andre has mounted him!
Andre raining down shots from the mount!
Zhuo throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Zhuo is wriggling around trying to escape.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Andre trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zhuo is looking to improve his position but Andre isn't that keen on the idea.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Andre comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Andre has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 46:49
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 47:48
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 46:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Andre!
Alex Andre is the new welterweight champion!
After winning the bout, Alex Andre thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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