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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Henk Hoekstra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brock Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brock Lesnar has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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290 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Henk Hoekstra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Brock Lesnar!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoekstra swinging wildly here.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Lesnar has eaten all the pies!
Hoekstra throws a series of punches but Lesnar moves out of range.
Hoekstra tries to bum rush Lesnar with a series of wild strikes but Lesnar uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hoekstra fails with the takedown
and Lesnar counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Hoekstra!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Hoekstra is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Hoekstra sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Lesnar takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Lesnar drops an elbow to the side of Hoekstra's head.
Lesnar working Hoekstra over with strikes.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lesnar working Hoekstra over with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Lesnar connects with a nice short shot to Hoekstra's temple.
Hoekstra throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Hoekstra has hold of Lesnar's hands but Lesnar slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Hoekstra knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lesnar on the ground.
Lesnar lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Lesnar working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar is nestled in close to Hoekstra, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Lesnar seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Lesnar connects with a nice short shot to Hoekstra's temple.
Lesnar looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Lesnar drops an elbow to the side of Hoekstra's head.
Lesnar working the head and body with strikes.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Lesnar in particular looking to stall.
Lesnar scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Lesnar has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hoekstra punching from the bottom.
Lesnar lands with a punch from half guard.
Lesnar looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hoekstra with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Hoekstra wants to get back to his feet.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Lesnar lands a nice short elbow.
Hoekstra tries to kick Lesnar off but Lesnar keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Lesnar is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoekstra has hold of Lesnar's hands but Lesnar slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Lesnar connects with a nice short shot to Hoekstra's temple.
Hoekstra is looking to escape.
Hoekstra is breathing heavily.
Lesnar seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Lesnar working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Lesnar working Hoekstra over with strikes.
Hoekstra is trying to maintain the position but Lesnar is very close to passing his half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Lesnar lands a nice short elbow.
Lesnar working Hoekstra over with strikes.
Lesnar seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hoekstra does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Lesnar stops Hoekstra from getting back to his feet.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Lesnar lands a nice short elbow.
Lesnar is trying to control. Hoekstra wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Lesnar working Hoekstra over with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoekstra has hold of Lesnar's hands but Lesnar slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Hoekstra on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Lesnar connects with a nice short shot to Hoekstra's temple.
Lesnar is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Lesnar with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Hoekstra punching from the bottom.
Hoekstra misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Lesnar looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hoekstra with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Lesnar lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Lesnar landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Lesnar scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Hoekstra throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoekstra wants to get back to full guard.
Lesnar working over Hoekstra with some ground and pound. Hoekstra looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Hoekstra is trying to stand up here but Lesnar is controlling him well.
Hoekstra is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Lesnar scores with a couple of nice shots.
Lesnar seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ground and pound from Lesnar.
Lesnar working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Hoekstra tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Lesnar seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Hoekstra wants to get back to his feet.
Lesnar working over Hoekstra with some ground and pound. Hoekstra looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lesnar working the head and body with strikes.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Lesnar connects with a nice short shot to Hoekstra's temple.
Hoekstra is refusing to be controlled, as Lesnar sits in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brock Lesnar 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.
Lesnar misses with a straight left.
Hoekstra feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lesnars jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
It looks like Brock Lesnar has been cut.
Lesnar tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hoekstra misses with the combination.
Lesnar keeps the fight on the outside.
Hoekstra misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hoekstra moves into range and connects with a jab.
A punch combination from Hoekstra misses.
Hoekstra cracks Lesnar with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Hoekstra has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Lesnar to stand back up!
Lesnar is rocked!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hoekstra lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Lesnar is looking to close the distance but Hoekstra sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Lesnar crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Lesnar is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Henk Hoekstra!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Total Arso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marko Santovski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Santovski has chosen Toni Zen-Vo Moj Stil as his entrance music. Marko Santovski will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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200 lbs
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260 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Total Arso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marko Santovski!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santovski shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Arso manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Arso has a closed guard, preventing Santovski from standing up.
Arso wants to stand but Santovski is controlling the position.
Santovski trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Santovski really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Arso. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Santovski postures up and lands a big shot to Arso's brow.
It looks like Total Arso has been cut.
Santovski trying to control the position from guard on top but Arso is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Santovski distracts Arso with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Total Arso's cut is getting worse.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Santovski throwing strikes from guard but Arso blocks nicely.
Santovski won't allow Arso to sweep him here.
Arso might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Santovski trying to control the position from guard on top but Arso is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Arso 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.
Santovski distracts Arso with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Arso could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Santovski's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Arso looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Arso pulls Santovski in to control the position.
Santovski postures up in Arso's guard and throws a big left but Arso blocks it.
Santovski trying to control but Arso is working from the bottom.
Arso is looking for a triangle but Santovski pushes his legs off easily.
Arso is breathing heavily.
Santovski controls from within his opponent's guard.
Arso keeping moving, preventing Santovski from controlling successfully.
Santovski 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.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Marko Santovski hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Santovski misses with a body shot.
Santovski drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Santovski wants to stand and escape but instead Arso has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Arso trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Arso's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Arso being controlled here momentarily.
Santovski uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Santovski misses the body punch
and Arso counters with a one-two to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santovski misses with a takedown
and Arso counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Santovski wants to stand up but Arso is controlling him.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Arso trying to control the position from guard on top but Santovski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Santovski is looking to stand up but Arso isn't so interested in that idea.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Santovski is trying to control the position but Arso postures up.
Arso is stalling in the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Total Arso just wasn't active enough.
Arso is trying hard to land a takedown here. Santovski sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Santovski misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Santovski tries for a takedown but Arso sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Total Arso has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marko Santovski.
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!
Santovski tries to clinch but Arso moves out of range.
Santovski shoots for a double leg takedown but Arso sprawls well. He's pushed Santovski's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Arso clinches up with Santovski and pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A bit of stalling here from Arso.
Arso wants the takedown. Santovski is fighting it off but Arso persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Santovski's guard against the cage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Santovski wants to stand but Arso is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marko Santovski dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Total Arso's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Arso closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Santovski makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Arso dives in and scores a takedown into Santovski's guard.
Santovski is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Arso controls from within his opponent's guard.
Arso wants to control from the top but Santovski keeps moving.
Arso wants to pass the guard but Santovski is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arso trying to control the position from guard on top but Santovski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Total Arso wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Santovski tries to clinch up but Arso circles away and keeps his distance.
Santovski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Arso swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Arso misses with a takedown
and Santovski counters by clinching up.
Santovski tries to stall but Arso uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Santovski tries to pull guard but Arso holds him up against the cage and eventually Santovski drops back down to his feet.
Arso gets control of Santovski's arms and successfully pulls guard. Arso will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
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.
Santovski wants to get up but he can't break Arso's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Santovski pushing down on Arso's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Santovski trying to advance position but Arso counters by regaining guard.
Arso controlling the position.
Santovski wanted to stand there but Arso had control of the position.
Santovski looking to sit in guard and control but Arso gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Arso stopping the sweep attempt from Santovski.
Arso engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Marko Santovski has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santovski is trying to keep Arso in close.
Arso landing with the ground and pound.
Arso passes Santovski's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Santovski is trying to stand up here but Arso is controlling him well.
Still in half guard, Arso seems content to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santovski keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Arso tries to stand and escape but Santovski is controlling the position.
Arso thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Santovski is staying active underneath Arso, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Total Arso.
Santovski throws a body punch but Arso moves out of range.
Santovski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Santovski moves into the clinch successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Santovski wants to break free but Arso has control.
Arso manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Santovski wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Arso's closed guard. He's half up but Arso has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Arso pivots and extends the arm, Santovski falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Arso! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Total Arso!
Post fight, Total Arso stared into the camera and said 'screw you you're just lucky. Oh and nice try into making me belive my wife cheated on me with you and all the otehr fighters. She said though i'm small she doesn't care. Nice try man .'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Orlandon Albuquerque (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodrigo Rabello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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200 lbs
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210 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Orlandon Albuquerque!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rodrigo Rabello!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rabello scores with a jab to the jaw.
Rabello throws a series of punches but Albuquerque avoids them all with ease.
Rabello lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
It looks like Orlandon Albuquerque has been cut.
Rabello lands an overhand right.
Rabello lands a lovely overhand right.
Albuquerque fails with a takedown attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
No joy there for Albuquerque, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rabello feints a jab promting Albuquerque to slip. Rabello then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Albuquerque slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Rabello throws a series of punches but Albuquerque avoids them all with ease.
Rabello looks to land a combination but Albuquerque avoids it well.
Rabello clinches up against the cage.
Albuquerque pulls Rabello into guard.
Rabello preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Albuquerque lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Rabello!
Albuquerque content just to control the position here.
Albuquerque working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Albuquerque takes Rabello's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Rabello is in trouble.
Albuquerque working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Rabello is doing well to defend. Albuquerque seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Rabello is forced to tap and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Orlandon Albuquerque!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Phil Bereta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hranghleia Animai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hranghleia Animai has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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245 lbs
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215 lbs
3 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Phil Bereta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hranghleia Animai!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Animai tries to clinch but Bereta moves away
and Bereta moves into the clinch.
Bereta lands a takedown into guard.
Bereta throwing strikes but missing.
Animai working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bereta.
Bereta trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bereta tries to free his leg and advance position but Animai is retaining full guard.
Bereta throws a big elbow that misses.
Bereta throwing strikes but missing.
Bereta postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bereta has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bereta postures up in Animai's guard and throws a big left but Animai blocks it.
Animai avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Animai utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bereta scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Bereta working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bereta accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Animai preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bereta trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Animai working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bereta.
Bereta is looking to work some ground and pound but Animai has wrist control.
Bereta throwing strikes from guard but Animai blocks nicely.
Bereta trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Animai utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bereta trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bereta throwing strikes but missing.
Bereta tries to free his leg and advance position but Animai is retaining full guard.
Bereta is working hard here to advance position.
Bereta works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bereta lands with a punch from half guard.
Animai is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bereta scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bereta wants to free his trapped foot but Animai is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Animai blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bereta.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bereta moves into full mount! Animai won't be happy about that!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phil Bereta dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Animai darts in trying to clinch
and Bereta counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Animai closes the distance looking to clinch
so Bereta counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Bereta throws a big elbow that misses.
Bereta is looking to work some ground and pound but Animai has wrist control.
Bereta pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Animai is keeping the position for now.
Bereta working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Animai wants to stand and escape but Bereta is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Animai avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bereta connects with a couple of short punches.
Bereta missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bereta accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bereta wants to pass the guard but Animai is keeping the position.
Animai avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bereta is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Bereta throws a strike but Animai rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Bereta wants to hit a switch here but Animai passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Bereta there!
Bereta is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bereta manages to regain half guard. Good work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Animai wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phil Bereta dominated that second 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Bereta fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Animai, pushing him back against the cage.
Animai lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Phil Bereta has been cut.
Animai scores with a knee to the head.
Bereta is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Animai gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Animai lands an elbow inside that Bereta shrugs off.
Animai tries to land a knee to the head but Bereta blocks with his arms.
Bereta stalling in the clinch.
Animai throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bereta blocks it with crossed arms.
Animai is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Animai misses with a knee to the head.
Bereta takes a knee to the side of the body.
A knee to the head by Animai.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Animai with a knee to the head.
Animai with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Animai connects with a knee to the head.
Animai lands a good knee to the midsection. Bereta won't want to take too many of those.
Animai lands an elbow inside that Bereta shrugs off.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Animai.
Bereta is rocked!
Animai with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Oh Bereta is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Animai lands a big knee to the head and Bereta goes down! Animai pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hranghleia Animai!
After winning the bout, Hranghleia Animai 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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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eric Martinsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Knight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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246 lbs
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25
250 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eric Martinsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Knight!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Knight.
Martinsson throws a head kick that misses.
Martinsson doesn't manage to clinch there - Knight circles away.
Martinsson tries for a takedown but Knight sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Martinsson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Knight drives through and clinches with Martinsson against the cage.
Knight breaks the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Martinsson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Martinsson shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eric Martinsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Knight misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Knight throws a series of punches but Martinsson moves out of range.
Knight misses with a double jab.
Knight swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Knight throws a wild body kick that Martinsson sees coming a mile off.
Martinsson wants to clinch up but Knight keeps it at a distance.
Martinsson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Knight paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Martinsson as he jumps to the side.
Martinsson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Knight throws a series of strikes that have Martinsson backpedaling.
It looks like Eric Martinsson has been cut.
Knight throws a leg kick but Martinsson checks it.
Knight circles away from the clinch attempt.
Martinsson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Knight swivels and escapes.
No joy there for Knight, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Knight throws a leg kick
and Martinsson counters with a head kick. That will keep Knight thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knight throws a combination that misses
and Martinsson finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Knight looks winded!
Knight finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Martinsson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Knight sprawls well. Knight wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Martinsson gets slowly back to his feet.
A nice combination there by Knight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight moves into the clinch.
Knight has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Knight looking to throw knees to the head but Martinsson is blocking nicely.
Knight breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Knight rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Martinsson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Martinsson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Knight swivels and escapes.
Knight tries to close the distance and clinch up but Martinsson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Knight fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mike Knight seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martinsson moves into the clinch.
Knight is trying to push Martinsson away but Martinsson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Knight has had enough of the clinch but Martinsson keeps him there for the moment.
Martinsson keeps control of Knight as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Martinsson lands a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Martinsson.
Martinsson breaks from the clinch.
Knight tries to bum rush Martinsson with a series of wild strikes but Martinsson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Martinsson tries to clinch up.
A combination from Knight does no damage.
Knight takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Martinsson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Knight's elbow.
Knight blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Martinsson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Martinsson slips a jab and a cross from Knight.
Martinsson tries to clinch up but Knight circles away and keeps his distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knight tries to clinch up
and Martinsson counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Knight is lucky that one didn't land 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!
Martinsson moves into the clinch.
Martinsson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Knight swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Martinsson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Knight thinking.
Martinsson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Knight sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Knight fails to land with a series of punches.
Martinsson tries for a takedown but Knight sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A combination from Knight does no damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A punch combination from Knight misses.
A nice combination there by Knight.
Knight looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
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 Eric Martinsson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Eric Martinsson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Martinsson drives through and clinches with Knight against the cage.
Martinsson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Knight wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Martinsson working Knight over with knees to the body.
Martinsson is trying to maintain a safe position but Knight gets an underhook and turns Martinsson into the cage.
Knight dodges an elbow strike from Martinsson.
Knight breaks the clinch.
Martinsson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Knight fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Martinsson throws a right and a left that Knight avoids nicely.
Martinsson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Eric Martinsson is winning the standup battle so far.
Martinsson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Some wild striking there from Knight.
Knight is breathing heavily.
Knight looks to land a combination. Martinsson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinsson misses with a takedown attempt - Knight sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Martinsson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Knight.
Knight falls off balance throwing a combination
and Martinsson counters with a left and a right that stings Knight.
Good shot there by Knight.
Knight misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Knight throws a right hand that Martinsson ducks under and follows up with a left that Martinsson also avoids with ease.
Knight throws a left and a right that both miss
and Martinsson counters with a right hand to the body.
Martinsson moves in looking to clinch but Knight pushes him off.
Knight misses with a few strikes there.
Knight shoots in for a takedown but Martinsson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinsson drives through and clinches with Knight against the cage.
Martinsson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Knight misses with a series of wild punches.
Knight tries for a takedown but Martinsson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Martinsson tries to clinch up but Knight circles away and keeps his distance.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Martinsson is defended easily by Knight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eric Martinsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A combination from Knight does no damage.
Knight throws a right hand that Martinsson ducks under and follows up with a left that Martinsson also avoids with ease.
Knight has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That kick from Martinsson tenderised Knight's leg. Knight is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight's jab looks to have found its range, popping Martinsson under the eye.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Martinsson, right into the meat.
Martinsson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Knight, pushing him back against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Martinsson lands a good knee to the midsection. Knight won't want to take too many of those.
Martinsson connects with a knee to the head.
Knight working hard to break the clinch.
Martinsson prevents Knight from breaking the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Martinsson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Knight wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Martinsson has him pressed against the cage.
Knight is trying to break the clinch but Martinsson is controlling him.
Knight tries to work over Martinsson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knight lands a nice knee to the body.
Martinsson keeps control of Knight as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Martinsson trying to control the position but instead, Knight has worked for underhooks and has pushed Martinsson into the cage.
Knight breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Some wild striking there from Knight.
Martinsson misses with a head kick.
Martinsson shoots in for a double leg but Knight sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A solid leg kick lands there for Knight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knight tries to score with a low kick but Martinsson moves his leg out of the way.
Knight misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mike Knight will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Eric Martinsson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Martinsson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Knight throws a left and a right that both miss
and Martinsson counters with a nice uppercut.
Martinsson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Martinsson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Knight shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Martinsson eats them both and turns towards Knight to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Martinsson fails to land the takedown.
Martinsson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Knight has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Knight feints a jab promting Martinsson to slip. Knight then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Martinsson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knight is looking to land body kicks.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Martinsson dodges the punch combination from Knight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinsson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eric Martinsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Knight throws a series of punches but Martinsson moves out of range.
Knight swats away the attempt to clinch by Martinsson.
Knight throws a left and a right that both miss
and Martinsson counters with a big head kick but Knight shrugs it off.
Knight fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Martinsson is out of range.
Knight misses with a few strikes there.
Knight takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Knight will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Martinsson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Martinsson avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinsson shoots in but no luck this time.
Knight looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Martinsson fails with the takedown.
Martinsson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Knight but Knight pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Knight misses with a low kick as Martinsson jumps back.
Knight tries to land a front kick but Martinsson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Knight swinging wildly here.
Martinsson pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Knight back to the cage. Martinsson follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knight misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinsson takes the fight into the clinch.
Knight is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Knight wants to break the clinch but can't.
Martinsson'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.
Martinsson scores with a hook to the body.
Martinsson has Knight pressed against the cage, preventing Knight from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Knight wants to get back to striking at distance but Martinsson won't allow it.
Knight blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knight is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knight is trying to break free.
Knight looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Knight managing to block the knees to the body from Martinsson.
Knight wants to break the clinch but can't.
Knight tries to break the clinch but Martinsson is controlling the position.
Knight looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Knight escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Knight misses with a leg kick.
Martinsson shoots in and drives through. Knight sprawls well.
A solid body kick from Martinsson.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Knight rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Martinsson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Knight stuffs the takedown.
Knight throws a left and a right that both miss
and Martinsson counters with an inside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mike Knight.
I think Knight 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Eric Martinsson!
After winning the bout, Eric Martinsson 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pops Chubby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rusty Krenshaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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25
292 lbs
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25
244 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pops Chubby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rusty Krenshaw!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krenshaw lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Krenshaw throws a big shot that misses.
Chubby drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
It looks like Pops Chubby has been cut.
Krenshaw scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Chubby doesn't seem bothered though.
Krenshaw uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chubby.
Chubby misses with an uppercut
letting Krenshaw counter with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chubby misses with a wild body shot.
Chubby throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Krenshaw stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
No joy there for Chubby, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Krenshaw throws a chopping leg kick but Chubby manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Krenshaw misses with a double jab
and Chubby counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Krenshaw cracks Chubby with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Krenshaw pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Chubby back to the cage. Krenshaw follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
A jab from Krenshaw misses.
Chubby misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chubby ducks under a wild hook from Krenshaw.
A big right from Krenshaw misses.
Chubby shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Chubby takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Chubby could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Krenshaw swings for the body but Chubby moves out of range.
Chubby dips to his left and cracks Krenshaw with an uppercut!
Chubby loads up on a big right hand but Krenshaw slips the punch.
Krenshaw ducks under a wild hook from Chubby.
Krenshaw lands with an uppercut that bounces Chubby off the cage and back into range.
Krenshaw might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Nice shot lands for Chubby.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Krenshaw wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Chubby sizes up Krenshaw with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Pops Chubby seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Krenshaw staying out of range there.
Krenshaw scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krenshaw lands an overhand right.
A shot to the body from Chubby misses
and Krenshaw counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Chubby!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Krenshaw misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Chubby tries to bench press Krenshaw off him but Krenshaw keeps the position.
Chubby prevents Krenshaw from improving position.
Chubby manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Krenshaw thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Chubby is looking to improve his position.
Krenshaw throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chubby wants to get back to full guard.
Krenshaw is trying to control. Chubby wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Krenshaw stops Chubby from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Krenshaw is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Chubby is defending against the submission attempts here by Krenshaw.
Krenshaw looks winded!
Krenshaw is looking to advance position but Chubby won't allow it.
Chubby is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Krenshaw pulls his head out easily.
Chubby is looking to control Krenshaw's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Chubby avoid being mounted?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krenshaw is controlling the pace.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Krenshaw missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Chubby looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Krenshaw wants to pass to mount but Chubby is defending the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Krenshaw seems to be working for a kimura but Chubby defends the submission attempt.
Krenshaw looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rusty Krenshaw dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pops Chubby's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Chubby throws a body punch but Krenshaw moves out of range.
Good exchange - Chubby coming out on top.
Krenshaw drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Chubby wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Chubby trying to control the position.
Krenshaw tries to free his leg and advance position but Chubby is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krenshaw throwing strikes but missing.
Chubby looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Krenshaw has picked Chubby up and slammed him! Chubby can't keep hold of the triangle and Krenshaw manages to pass to side control!
Chubby is trying to improve his position.
Chubby keeps Krenshaw under control for a moment.
Krenshaw wants to control but Chubby is keeping him busy.
Krenshaw working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Krenshaw thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chubby manages to work his way to half guard, despite Krenshaw's best efforts.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chubby is trying to maintain the position but Krenshaw is very close to passing his half guard.
Krenshaw wants to pass the guard but Chubby is defending well.
Chubby is looking to control Krenshaw's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Chubby avoid being mounted?
Chubby is not content to let Krenshaw control the position.
Krenshaw wants to pass to mount but Chubby is defending the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Chubby is trying to maintain the position but Krenshaw is very close to passing his half guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Pops Chubby wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Krenshaw misses with a two punch combination.
Sloppy strikes from Krenshaw. Those never looked like landing.
Krenshaw is breathing heavily.
Chubby goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Rusty Krenshaw has been cut.
Krenshaw avoids the body shot from Chubby.
Krenshaw works Chubby's body with a nice hook.
Chubby thows a body shot but no joy.
Chubby swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chubby misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Krenshaw.
Krenshaw bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krenshaw smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Chubby on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Chubby loads up on a big right hand but Krenshaw slips the punch.
Krenshaw looks to land a combination but Chubby avoids it well.
Krenshaw throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Chubby.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Some wild striking there from Krenshaw.
Chubby ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Krenshaw moves away.
A swing and a miss from Krenshaw.
Chubby swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Krenshaw moves out of range of the strikes.
Krenshaw scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Krenshaw ducks under a wild hook from Chubby.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Pops Chubby will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Krenshaw misses with a double jab.
Decent striking displayed by Krenshaw there.
Chubby showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Krenshaw.
A telegraphed right hand from Krenshaw misses the target.
Chubby with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Krenshaw to score with a decent uppercut.
Krenshaw tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chubby was well out of range. Poor timing from Krenshaw.
Chubby looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Krenshaw thows a body shot but no joy.
Krenshaw slips a jab from Chubby.
Krenshaw throws a body punch but Chubby moves out of range.
Krenshaw swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chubby throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chubby just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krenshaw scores with a hook to the body. Chubby takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Chubby cracks Krenshaw with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Krenshaw lands with a good body shot.
Krenshaw ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Krenshaw takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Chubby connects with a single shot there.
Pops Chubby is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chubby swings for the body but Krenshaw moves out of range.
Krenshaw lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Chubby at a distance.
Chubby on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A jab from Chubby misses.
Krenshaw just misses with a punch to the body.
Chubby uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Krenshaw.
Chubby throws a lazy uppercut
and Krenshaw connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chubby comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krenshaw uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chubby.
Krenshaw throws a poor cross that misses
and Chubby counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Krenshaw takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Krenshaw shoots in for a takedown but Chubby shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Chubby works Krenshaw's body with a nice hook.
Chubby connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Chubby connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Rusty Krenshaw seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chubby throws a hook but Krenshaw blocks it.
Krenshaw slips a jab from Chubby.
A jab from Chubby does it's job there.
Some wild striking there from Krenshaw.
Chubby lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krenshaw takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Chubby misses with a hook.
Chubby bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Chubby scores with a jab to the body.
Chubby lands a nice hook to Krenshaw's body. Krenshaw takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Chubby pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Krenshaw throws a shot from downtown. Chubby moves away and avoids it.
A big left from Chubby misses.
Good shot there by Chubby.
Nice uppercut there from Chubby.
Donk. Chubby catches Krenshaw right on the button with a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Krenshaw throws a lazy right hand but Chubby sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Chubby scores with a jab to the body.
Chubby lands a body shot.
Chubby misses with a body shot.
Chubby throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Chubby throws a series of punches but Krenshaw avoids them all with ease.
Chubby connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Krenshaw momentarily.
Chubby bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Krenshaw's head.
Krenshaw swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice jab there from Chubby.
Chubby scores with a sloppy right hand. Krenshaw should have avoided that one.
Chubby misses with a double jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pops Chubby showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Chubby 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Silver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kamenashi Kazu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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247 lbs
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265 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Thomas Silver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kamenashi Kazu!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kazu wants to clinch.
Silver avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silver swats away the attempt to clinch by Kazu.
Silver tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Silver slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Silver throws a right and a left that Kazu avoids nicely.
Kazu tries to clinch but Silver is having none of it.
Kazu on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A bone on bone clash there as Silver blocks the leg kick.
Kazu takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kazu moves forwards but Silver connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Silver throws a right hand that Kazu ducks under and follows up with a left that Kazu also avoids with ease.
Kazu tries to close the distance and clinch but Silver swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silver lands a slapping body shot.
Kazu wants to clinch up but Silver keeps it at a distance.
Silver fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Silver looks to land a body kick but Kazu moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver cracks Kazu with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Silver jabs Kazu right on the nose. Kazu blinks but takes it well.
Kazu is rocked!
Silver flashes Kazu a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Kazu's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Kazu crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Silver punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Thomas Silver!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Thomas Silver waved his t-shirt featuring //buriedALIVE// Fight Gear's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pork Chop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Iam Drugs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drugs is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: fuck off. Iam Drugs will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pork Chop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Iam Drugs!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chop jabs at Drugs's body.
Nice uppercut lands for Chop. That snapped Drugs's head back.
Drugs fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Chop loads up on a big right hand but Drugs slips the punch.
Drugs has taken the fight to the clinch.
Drugs pulls guard effortlessly.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Drugs working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Chop doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Chop manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Drugs trying to keep a closed guard but Chop is proving a slippery customer.
Drugs is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drugs is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Chop is aware though and is defending well.
Drugs has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Chop is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Drugs.
Drugs tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Chop wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Chop controlling the position.
Chop scoring with punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drugs tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Chop wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chop content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Chop has control of an arm but Drugs manages to advance to Chop's back!
Chop tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Chop knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Drugs on the ground.
Drugs scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Chop manages to regain half guard. Good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drugs is trying to work for a kimura but Chop is defending well.
Chop gets back to full guard.
Chop looking for a sweep. Not yet Chop, not yet.
Chop has his hands on Drugs's head, controlling the position.
Chop working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drugs stopping the sweep attempt from Chop.
Chop looking to control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Drugs is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pork Chop dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nice cross by Chop.
Chop scores with a nice strike.
Drugs shoots for a double leg takedown but Chop sprawls well. He's pushed Drugs's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Drugs moves forwards but Chop connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Chop bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Drugs's head.
Chop shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Drugs napping and manages to drive through into side control!
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Drugs is not content to let Chop control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drugs is looking for a sweep.
Drugs regains half guard there - taking advantage of Chop's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Chop wants to take a breather but Drugs is having none of it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Pork Chop.
Drugs misses with a takedown attempt - Chop sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Drugs takes one to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chop lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Drugs shoots in but Chop avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Pork Chop has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Iam Drugs.
Chop clobbers Drugs with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Chop scores with a hook.
Drugs is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chop lands a slapping body shot.
Pork Chop is winning the standup battle so far.
Chop stalks Drugs and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Drugs's face. Drugs staggers backwards, shaken.
Chop feints a jab promting Drugs to slip. Chop then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Drugs slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Chop closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Drugs quickly recovers to half guard.
Chop is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Chop is trying to control. Drugs wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chop slows the pace down in half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Drugs is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Chop pulls his head out easily.
Chop sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Pork Chop.
Chop scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drugs wants to improve his position but Chop is controlling well.
Drugs looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Chop looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Drugs taking some punishment here, with Chop in his half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chop moves nicely into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pork Chop dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Drugs drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Drugs fails with a takedown attempt.
Drugs takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Chop looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Chop is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Drugs can do to turn this around?
Chop looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Drugs with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Chop in particular looking to stall.
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!
Drugs trying to control from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chop looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Drugs on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Drugs looking for submissions off his back.
Drugs takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Drugs wants to improve his position but Chop is controlling well.
Chop stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chop looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Chop working Drugs over with strikes.
Chop not doing much here.
Drugs has hold of Chop's hands but Chop slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chop controlling the action here.
Chop working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Drugs makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Drugs.
Chop is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chop wants to control from the top but Drugs keeps moving.
Pork Chop is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
We're going to have a standup here because Pork Chop wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Chop looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Drugs!
Drugs is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Chop is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Drugs is squirming around, avoiding Chop's attempts to control the action.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chop controlling from the full mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pork Chop showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Chop, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pork Chop!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Stewart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dean Gibson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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26
285 lbs
8 - 0 - 0 |
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26
305 lbs
9 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bob Stewart !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dean Gibson!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stewart lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Stewart throws a half hearted mid kick.
Dean Gibson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stewart tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That kick from Stewart tenderised Gibson's leg. Gibson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gibson avoids the head kick by Stewart .
Gibson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Stewart lands a head kick. Gibson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good work by Gibson as he checks the leg kick.
Stewart swats away the attempt to clinch by Gibson.
Gibson blocks a head kick by Stewart .
Gibson misses with a jab to the body
and Stewart counters with a nice leg kick.
Gibson tries to clinch but Stewart is having none of it.
Gibson swings for the body but Stewart moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gibson instigates a clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gibson as Stewart tries to tie him up.
Stewart dodges an elbow strike from Gibson.
Knees in the clinch landing for Gibson.
Stewart lands a nice uppercut.
Stewart avoiding damage as Gibson throws knees to the body.
Gibson throws an elbow but it misses.
Gibson misses with an elbow over the top.
Stewart blocks an elbow strike.
Gibson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Stewart is trying to break the clinch but Gibson is controlling him.
Stewart throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gibson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gibson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Stewart blocks the elbow strike.
Gibson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stewart avoids the elbow strike from Gibson, against the cage.
Stewart avoids a wild elbow strike from Gibson.
Gibson prevents a body shot from Stewart .
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stewart blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stewart looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Stewart on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Gibson throws an elbow but misses.
Stewart lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gibson.
Stewart on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gibson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Stewart 's brow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Gibson.
Stewart avoids the elbow strike from Gibson, against the cage.
Gibson lands a nice elbow.
Gibson trying to land knees to the body.
Gibson blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stewart .
Stewart avoids a wild elbow strike from Gibson.
Gibson pushes off an throws an elbow but Stewart leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Stewart is looking to break free of the clinch but Gibson has double underhooks.
Stewart tries to work over Gibson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gibson leaning against his opponent.
Gibson misses with an elbow strike.
Stewart managing to block the knees to the body from Gibson.
Stewart takes an elbow to the temple.
Gibson throws an elbow but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gibson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stewart avoids it.
A head punch on the inside from Stewart fails to land.
Gibson throws an elbow but it misses.
Gibson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gibson.
Stewart has had enough of the clinch but Gibson keeps him there for the moment.
Stewart letting Gibson take a breather here.
Stewart has Gibson pushed against the cage.
Gibson blocks an uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gibson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Stewart .
Gibson lands a good knee to the midsection. Stewart won't want to take too many of those.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stewart misses with a hook from the clinch.
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 Bob Stewart will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Gibson is looking to clinch but Stewart is avoiding it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gibson. Stewart does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gibson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Stewart fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gibson checks it well.
Gibson throws a leg kick that misses.
Gibson avoids the head kick by Stewart .
Gibson darts in and clinches Stewart up against the cage.
Gibson throws an elbow that misses.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Gibson lands an elbow just above Stewart 's eye.
It looks like Bob Stewart has been cut.
Stewart avoids the elbow strike from Gibson, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gibson'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.
Gibson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Stewart avoiding damage as Gibson throws knees to the body.
Dean Gibson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gibson pushes off an throws an elbow but Stewart leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Gibson trying to land knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Gibson.
Stewart swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gibson throws an elbow but it misses.
Gibson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Gibson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Stewart 's face.
Gibson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Stewart 's defenses.
Gibson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gibson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stewart is defending well for now.
Gibson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stewart is defending well for now.
Stewart misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stewart tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gibson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gibson throws an elbow but it misses.
Gibson throws an elbow but it misses.
Stewart takes a knee to the side of the body.
Stewart on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gibson avoiding damage.
Stewart blocks an elbow strike from Gibson.
Gibson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stewart avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stewart swings wildly with an uppercut but Gibson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gibson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stewart tries to break the clinch but Gibson is controlling the position.
Stewart gets through Gibson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Stewart escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stewart misses with a low kick.
Gibson takes the fight into the clinch.
Gibson trying to land knees to the body.
Gibson lands an elbow that stopped Stewart in his tracks for a moment.
Gibson blocks an uppercut.
Gibson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gibson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Stewart managing to block the knees to the body from Gibson.
Stewart managing to block the knees to the body from Gibson.
With the fighters up against the cage, Gibson throws an elbow but misses.
Gibson misses with an elbow over the top.
Gibson throws an elbow that misses.
Gibson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Stewart escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gibson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gibson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stewart swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gibson wants to land a leg kick but Stewart is out of range.
Stewart fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gibson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dean Gibson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bob Stewart 's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Stewart tries to land a leg kick but Gibson saw it coming and moves away.
Stewart misses with a body kick.
Gibson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stewart avoids the body shot from Gibson.
Bob Stewart is winning the standup battle so far.
Gibson fails with an attempt to clinch.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Stewart checks a leg kick.
Gibson throws a lazy right hand but Stewart sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gibson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Stewart .
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Stewart .
Stewart throws a leg kick but Gibson checks it.
Gibson tries to clinch
and Stewart counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Gibson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Stewart is able to avoid easily.
Gibson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gibson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Stewart throws a wild body kick that Gibson sees coming a mile off.
Gibson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gibson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stewart throws a leg kick but Gibson checks it.
Gibson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gibson is looking to clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Stewart .
Gibson throws a hook but Stewart avoids it easily.
Stewart throws a head kick that misses.
Stewart slips a straight right by Gibson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stewart throws a leg kick which misses Gibson's front leg but catches the back leg as Gibson tries to avoid it.
Gibson misses with a lunging right hand
and Stewart makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Stewart moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stewart thuds his shin into the meat of Gibson's side.
Stewart throws the kick towards the body but Gibson avoids it.
Stewart is looking to land body kicks.
Stewart is looking to slow Gibson down with leg kicks.
Gibson 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.
Stewart plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Stewart here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Gibson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Stewart thuds his shin into the meat of Gibson's side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Stewart .
Stewart tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Gibson is able to avoid easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Stewart . That's going to slow Gibson down.
Stewart chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Stewart misses with a kick to the body.
Gibson wants to clinch.
Gibson takes a kick to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stewart lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stewart lands with a slapping head kick.
Gibson tries to clinch but Stewart moves out of range.
Gibson throws a big shot that misses.
Stewart throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Stewart blocks a leg kick.
Stewart scores with a leg kick.
Stewart looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Stewart connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stewart throws a body kick that misses.
Stewart connects with a high kick.
Stewart cracks the inside of Gibson's front leg.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bob Stewart showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Stewart has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Dean Gibson!
Dean Gibson seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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