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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Steve Collins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Valdemar Friman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Friman is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Metallica - Damage Inc.. Valdemar Friman has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
25 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Steve Collins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Valdemar Friman!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Collins slips a jab and a cross from Friman.
Friman misses with a straight right.
Friman throws a lazy right hand but Collins sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Friman is looking to slow Collins down with leg kicks.
Collins throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Friman misses with a two punch combination.
Collins throws a lazy right hand but Friman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Collins pivots, looking for a leg kick but Friman is out of range and Collins settles back down.
A punch combination from Friman misses.
Friman moves out of range as Collins strikes.
Friman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Friman lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Collins lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Collins fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Friman moves away from the strike by Collins.
Steve Collins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Collins goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Valdemar Friman has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Friman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Collins.
A punch combination from Friman misses.
Friman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Collins throws a jab when Friman was well out of range.
That kick from Friman tenderised Collins's leg. Collins is trying to keep his angry face on.
Friman checks a leg kick.
Collins feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Friman's calf.
Friman thumps Collins with a low kick.
Collins fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Collins throws a nice inside leg kick.
Friman uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Collins has time to react.
Friman misses with a head kick.
Friman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Friman throws a left and a right that both miss
and Collins counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Friman moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Collins lets loose with a powerful body kick. Friman will feel that in the morning.
Collins digs a good hook to Friman's body.
Friman fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Collins.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Friman throws a shot from downtown. Collins moves away and avoids it.
Collins stuffs the takedown.
Collins digs a good hook to Friman's body.
Friman looks winded!
Collins lands a leg kick that knocks Friman off balance momentarily.
Friman on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Collins. Collins obviously looking to wear him down.
Friman tries to move into range but Collins moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Collins shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Friman throws a body punch but Collins moves out of range.
Collins scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Friman takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Friman avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Collins circles away from the clinch attempt.
Collins digs a good body shot into Friman's ribs.
Collins drops Friman with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Friman looks back up at him and smiles so Collins waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Friman is rocked!
Collins is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Friman misses the shot to the body.
Friman is still on wobbly legs! Can Collins finish him?
Collins works Friman's body with a nice hook.
Collins measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Friman! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Steve Collins!
Steve Collins made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'You just got your ass whipped by an old man!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Desmond Miles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Onanias Runkman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Miles might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Assasins creed 3 trailer. . Runkman has chosen Anderson Silva DANCING Justin Bieber SONG as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Desmond Miles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Onanias Runkman!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut lands for Runkman. That snapped Miles's head back.
It looks like Desmond Miles has been cut.
Miles connects with a looping right hand.
Runkman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Miles.
The fighters circling - Runkman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Miles misses with a hook. Runkman ducked under it nicely.
Miles connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Runkman looks to land a left hand but Miles moved out of range nicely.
Runkman thows a body shot but no joy.
Runkman throws the left hand but Miles avoids the punch easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Miles just misses with a punch to the body.
Miles slips under a jab from Runkman.
Miles throws a body punch but Runkman moves out of range.
Miles uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Runkman.
Runkman takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Miles will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Miles looks to throw the jab but Runkman is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Runkman misses with a series of wild punches.
Miles stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Miles wants it to stay on the feet.
Runkman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Runkman scores with a hook to the body. Miles takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Runkman fails to land the takedown.
Runkman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Miles throws out a loose jab but Runkman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Runkman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Runkman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Runkman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Runkman lands a jab to the nose.
Onanias Runkman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Runkman swings for the body but Miles moves out of range.
Miles looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Miles misses with an uppercut. Runkman saw that one coming.
Runkman tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Miles swivels and escapes.
Desmond Miles has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Onanias Runkman.
Runkman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Miles.
Nice shot lands for Miles.
Miles looks to land a left hand but Runkman moved out of range nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Runkman throws a shot to the body.
Runkman is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Miles rather than just go for the knockout.
Miles throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Miles misses the shot to the body.
Runkman throws a right and a left that both miss.
Runkman moves out of range as Miles strikes.
Miles with a nice cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Runkman catches Miles with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Miles loads up on a big right hand but Runkman slips the punch.
Runkman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Miles.
Danga de danga de dang - Miles scores with a four punch combination!
Some wild striking there from Miles.
Miles moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Miles lands a nice hook to Runkman's body. Runkman takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Miles catches Runkman with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Runkman works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Runkman on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Miles misses with an uppercut
and Runkman makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Runkman throws a hook but Miles blocks it.
Runkman cracks a nice hook into Miles's ribs.
Miles has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Runkman finds it's way round the side to connect with Miles's head.
Runkman thows a body shot but no joy.
Runkman misses with an uppercut.
Jab, jab by Runkman - just one landing.
Miles ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Miles rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Runkman moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Runkman throws an off balance right hand
and Miles counters with a leg kick then a big left hand that sends Runkman down! Miles is looking to finish but Runkman is intelligently defending himself.
Runkman looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Runkman looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Miles is looking to stand up but Runkman won't let him.
Runkman looking to hit a scissor sweep but Miles is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Desmond Miles dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Desmond Miles's cut.
That's time! Miles's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Miles lands a nice shot that snaps Runkman's head back.
Desmond Miles is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Runkman misses the body punch
and Miles counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Miles throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Runkman stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Runkman doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Miles counters with a big uppercut that knocks Runkman off his feet! Miles dives into side control looking to finish!
Runkman is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Runkman tries to buck Miles off but Miles is having none of it.
Miles tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Runkman is not content to let Miles control the position.
Miles tries to stand but Runkman is controlling his head.
Runkman tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Runkman is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Miles gets to mount! Runkman was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Runkman tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Miles trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Runkman regains half guard.
Miles is trying to control. Runkman wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Miles lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Runkman is pressing down on Miles's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Runkman is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Miles is aware though and is defending well.
Miles stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Runkman swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Runkman looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miles connects with a couple of short punches.
Runkman has his foot on Miles's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Miles works his way back into a safe position though.
Miles trying to control the position from guard on top but Runkman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Miles wants to stand but Runkman is controlling his posture from full guard.
Miles won't allow Runkman to sweep him here.
Runkman keeping moving, preventing Miles from controlling successfully.
Miles is in close to Runkman's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Runkman escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Miles gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Miles looking to pass the guard.
Miles stopping the sweep attempt from Runkman.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Runkman is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Miles defends well.
Miles is looking to stand up but Runkman won't let him.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Runkman is on top in guard.
Runkman passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Miles stops Runkman from passing to mount.
Runkman wants to control but Miles is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miles dodges the ground and pound from Runkman.
Runkman looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Miles is avoiding damage well.
Runkman looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Runkman tries to advance to mount but can't.
Miles manages to get back to half guard.
Miles keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Runkman is working for a kimura but Miles is defending it quite comfortably.
Miles is trying to stand up here but Runkman is controlling him well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Desmond Miles dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Desmond Miles's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Miles throws a shot from downtown. Runkman moves away and avoids it.
Miles on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Runkman pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Miles back to the cage. Runkman follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
A nice combination there by Miles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Miles uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Runkman.
Runkman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Runkman staying out of range there.
Miles waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Runkman.
Miles misses with an uppercut.
Runkman misses with a wild body shot.
Miles swinging wildly here.
Runkman catches Miles with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Runkman shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Miles defends it nicely.
Miles connects with a single shot there.
Desmond Miles is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A slow jab from Runkman misses its intended target.
Miles thows a left - swing and a miss!
Miles misses with a two punch combination.
Runkman lands a lovely overhand right.
Runkman takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Runkman thows a body shot but no joy.
Runkman works Miles's body with a nice hook.
Runkman misses with an uppercut.
Runkman throws a one two combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Runkman takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Miles misses with a wild combination.
Miles throws a big shot that misses.
Runkman is trying hard to land a takedown here. Miles sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Runkman slips a jab and a cross from Miles.
Miles misses with a series of wild punches.
Miles throws a hook but Runkman avoids it easily.
Miles throws an off balance right hand
and Runkman counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Miles's guard now.
Runkman slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Runkman lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Miles down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miles can't do much from the bottom here.
Runkman working the ground and pound.
Miles is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Runkman has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Runkman advances nicely into full mount.
Poor strikes thrown by Runkman there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Miles tries to lock up and control but Runkman gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Runkman with shots to the head and body - Miles looks very uncomfortable down there.
Runkman scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Runkman prevents Miles from getting the reversal.
Miles is squirming around, avoiding Runkman's attempts to control the action.
Miles wants to control but Runkman is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Miles is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Runkman breaks from Miles's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Runkman lands a big shot there that rocks Miles but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Miles is rocked!
Desmond Miles's cut is getting worse.
Miles takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Runkman's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Onanias Runkman!
Onanias Runkman thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zbermat Serlal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Steele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Serlal comes into the arena with Mortal Kombat blaring out of the sound system. Steele has chosen Lil Wayne-Drop the World as his entrance music. Zbermat Serlal 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Zbermat Serlal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 27 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ben Steele!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Serlal has a takedown stuffed.
Ben Steele seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steele misses with a double jab.
Serlal with a hook.
It looks like Ben Steele has been cut.
Steele moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Serlal shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Steele's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Steele duly obliges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
No joy there for Steele, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Steele ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Serlal moves away.
Steele throws a series of punches but Serlal moves out of range.
Steele connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nice sprawl there from Steele as Serlal shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zbermat Serlal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Steele takes one on the button.
Serlal fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Steele throws a looping overhand right but Serlal ducks down to avoid it.
Steele throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Serlal.
Steele throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Steele takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Steele connects with a jab.
Serlal throws a jab when Steele was well out of range.
Serlal dips to his left and cracks Steele with an uppercut!
Steele waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Serlal.
Serlal uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Steele.
Serlal throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Serlal is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Serlal avoids the body shot from Steele.
Serlal misses with a wild body shot.
Steele throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Serlal on the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Steele stuns Serlal with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Serlal darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Serlal lands a jab to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steele throws a combination that misses
and Serlal counters with a shoot takedown. Steele fights it but they end up in guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Serlal won't allow Steele to get back to his feet.
Serlal pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Steele is keeping the position for now.
Serlal forces his way into half guard.
Serlal wants to free his trapped foot but Steele is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Serlal throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Steele won't allow Serlal to pass to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Serlal works his foot free and advances to mount.
Steele is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Serlal looking to ground and pound but Steele is blocking nicely.
Serlal unloading with bombs!
That has opened up Ben Steele's cut even more.
Steele is trying to stand up.
Serlal working the ground and pound effectively.
Ben Steele's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ben Steele's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Zbermat Serlal!
A victorious Zbermat Serlal thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Waclav Szbrjcik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Petr Vondrachek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Szbrjcik comes to the cage accompanied by Public Enemy ft. Anthrax : Bring The Noise. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Waclav Szbrjcik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Petr Vondrachek!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Szbrjcik swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vondrachek shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Szbrjcik keeping moving, preventing Vondrachek from controlling successfully.
Vondrachek in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Vondrachek wants to control from the top but Szbrjcik keeps moving.
Szbrjcik wants to improve his position but instead Vondrachek has moved into half guard.
Szbrjcik trying to hold on to Vondrachek's head to control him but Vondrachek postures up.
Vondrachek sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Szbrjcik defending well though.
Szbrjcik gets full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Szbrjcik holds on and takes a little breather.
Vondrachek postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Vondrachek throws a big elbow that misses.
Vondrachek won't allow Szbrjcik to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Szbrjcik keeping moving, preventing Vondrachek from controlling successfully.
Vondrachek wants to pass the guard but Szbrjcik is keeping the position.
Szbrjcik avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Vondrachek looking to pass the guard.
Vondrachek is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Vondrachek slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Szbrjcik defending against the ground and pound.
Szbrjcik regains half guard.
Vondrachek is trying to control the action in half guard but Szbrjcik is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Vondrachek is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Szbrjcik has managed to free his arm - good work.
Vondrachek is keen to just control but Szbrjcik is a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vondrachek thows a huge punch but Szbrjcik dodges it nicely.
Szbrjcik gets back to full guard.
Szbrjcik is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Vondrachek throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Szbrjcik wants to control but Vondrachek passes easily into half guard.
Szbrjcik works his way to full guard. Good work.
Vondrachek has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Vondrachek trying to control the position from guard on top but Szbrjcik is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Szbrjcik working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Vondrachek.
Szbrjcik tries to strike from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Szbrjcik is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Vondrachek trying to control but Szbrjcik is working from the bottom.
Szbrjcik is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Vondrachek wants to control from the top but Szbrjcik keeps moving.
Szbrjcik controls Vondrachek momentarily but Vondrachek frees himself.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Szbrjcik blocks a jab.
Vondrachek misses with a body shot.
Szbrjcik throws the left hand but Vondrachek avoids the punch easily.
Vondrachek lands a jab to Szbrjcik's midsection.
Vondrachek scores with a head kick. Szbrjcik tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vondrachek has taken the fight to the clinch.
Szbrjcik lands a takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vondrachek manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Szbrjcik manages to get himself to full guard.
Vondrachek won't allow Szbrjcik to sweep him here.
Szbrjcik is working hard here to advance position.
Vondrachek pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Szbrjcik is keeping the position for now.
Vondrachek trying to control but Szbrjcik is working from the bottom.
Vondrachek is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Szbrjcik preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Vondrachek content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Vondrachek won't allow Szbrjcik to sweep him here.
Vondrachek looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Petr Vondrachek dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Szbrjcik has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Waclav Szbrjcik has been cut.
Szbrjcik moves out of range of the body kick from Vondrachek.
Szbrjcik keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vondrachek pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Vondrachek scores with a hook to the body. Szbrjcik takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Szbrjcik misses with a body kick.
Szbrjcik ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vondrachek slaps away a takedown attempt from Szbrjcik, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Vondrachek lands the left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vondrachek swings for the body but Szbrjcik moves out of range.
Vondrachek paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Vondrachek bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Szbrjcik is looking for a sweep.
Vondrachek lands an elbow.
Vondrachek looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Vondrachek landing a few strikes.
Vondrachek wants to control but Szbrjcik is keeping him busy.
Szbrjcik is trying to control Vondrachek's posture but Vondrachek avoids it.
Vondrachek in side control lands a decent elbow.
Check out the look on Vondrachek's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An elbow from Vondrachek crashes against the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vondrachek looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Szbrjcik is avoiding damage well.
Szbrjcik tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Vondrachek is working Szbrjcik over with some ground and pound from side control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
The ground and pound from Vondrachek seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Vondrachek sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Szbrjcik is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Vondrachek working away.
Vondrachek is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Szbrjcik has escaped the position, nice work there.
Vondrachek is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Szbrjcik knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Szbrjcik is trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Szbrjcik is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Szbrjcik is trying to get back to half guard.
Vondrachek trying to control the position but Szbrjcik is working away.
Szbrjcik sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Nice strikes from Vondrachek there.
Vondrachek wants to control but Szbrjcik is keeping him busy.
Szbrjcik has a hand on Vondrachek's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Vondrachek takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Vondrachek tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Vondrachek wants to control the pace but Szbrjcik is squirming around nicely.
Szbrjcik takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vondrachek thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Vondrachek looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Szbrjcik really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Vondrachek unloading with bombs!
Szbrjcik tries to lock up and control but Vondrachek gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Vondrachek lands a heavy elbow.
Szbrjcik is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Szbrjcik is in a horrible position here. Vondrachek smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Szbrjcik is rocked!
Petr Vondrachek has got the better of the ground game so far.
Vondrachek postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Szbrjcik badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Vondrachek around the waist but Vondrachek pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Vondrachek is the winner by TKO! Vondrachek jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Petr Vondrachek!
Petr Vondrachek thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Gzrel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chung Quela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gzrel's entrance music is Warriors Dance. A fine choice. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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235 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Gabriel Gzrel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Chung Quela!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gzrel lands a body shot.
Quela lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gzrel instigates a clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gzrel as Quela tries to tie him up.
Quela presses Gzrel against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Gzrel leaning his opponent against the cage.
Gzrel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Gzrel.
Quela doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Quela scores with a shot to the side of Gzrel's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gzrel lands with a right to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gzrel.
Quela on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gzrel with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Quela escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gzrel throws a hook but Quela blocks it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Quela.
Gzrel fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Quela checks it well.
Gabriel Gzrel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Quela connects with a nice looking jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Quela, as that shot connected.
Gzrel throws the left hand but Quela avoids the punch easily.
Gzrel throws a low kick but Quela avoids it.
A bone on bone clash there as Quela blocks the leg kick.
Quela uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gzrel.
Gzrel throws a leg kick
and Quela makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Quela avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gzrel finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The fighters circle momentarily. Quela darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Quela keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Quela moves out of range of the body kick from Gzrel.
Gzrel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gzrel on the wrong end of a nice hook.
It looks like Gabriel Gzrel has been cut.
Quela misses with a looping right.
A bone on bone clash there as Gzrel blocks the leg kick.
Gzrel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Quela moves away.
Quela turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gzrel pivots, looking for a leg kick but Quela is out of range and Gzrel settles back down.
Quela tries to move into range but Gzrel moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Gzrel misses with a body kick.
Quela scores with a nice strike.
Quela attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Quela goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gzrel takes one to the chin there.
Gzrel is looking to score with low kicks.
Gzrel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Quela connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gzrel momentarily.
Gzrel forces Quela back against the cage and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quela manages to break the clinch.
Quela connects with a nice looking jab.
Quela lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gzrel's sensitive parts.
Gzrel rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Quela counters by clinching up.
Quela blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Quela blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Quela lands with a right to the head.
Gzrel lands a damaging elbow.
Gzrel throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Quela displaying some good clinch control by pressing Gzrel up against the cage.
Quela blocks a body shot from Gzrel.
Gzrel can't find room to land a body shot as Quela controls the action.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Quela stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Quela.
Quela lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gzrel misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Quela.
Quela misses with a short punch on the inside.
Quela swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Quela working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Quela is looking to control Gzrel's arms but Gzrel gets an underhook and turns him. Now Quela has his back to the cage.
Gzrel blocking some punches.
Quela blocks a body shot from Gzrel.
Gzrel misses with a punch on the inside.
Gzrel struggles to land a body shot inside as Quela controls his hands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Quela on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gzrel.
Nice body punch from Quela - that landed with a thud.
Gzrel misses with an elbow strike.
Quela softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chung Quela dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gabriel Gzrel'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.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gzrel. Quela does a little dance to reset his feet.
Quela 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.
Chung Quela seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Quela closes the distance but Gzrel moves to the side
and Gzrel counters with a straight right hand.
Gzrel misses with a leg kick.
Gzrel doesn't manage to clinch there - Quela circles away.
Quela tries to clinch but Gzrel moves out of range.
Quela checks the leg kick nicely there.
That kick from Quela tenderised Gzrel's leg. Gzrel is trying to keep his angry face on.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Quela. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Quela connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Quela tries to clinch up.
Gzrel throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Quela lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A low kick from Gzrel misses
and Quela counters with an outside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Quela.
Quela takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Quela.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Quela connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gzrel momentarily.
Quela lands with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gzrel stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Quela.
Quela scores with a push kick.
Whack! Quela lands a heavy head kick that drops Gzrel. The ref tackles Quela to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Gzrel was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Chung Quela!
A relieved looking Chung Quela thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Piotr Baginski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hois Kreisi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Baginski might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to WALECZNE SERCE. Kreisi has chosen Ella ja Aleksi - Kakkaa lumella as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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20 - 11 - 0 |
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178 lbs
11 - 6 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Piotr Baginski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hois Kreisi!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baginski throws a lazy uppercut
and Kreisi counters with a nice body shot.
That kick from Baginski tenderised Kreisi's leg. Kreisi is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hois Kreisi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baginski drives through with a takedown into Kreisi's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Kreisi controls Baginski momentarily but Baginski frees himself.
Baginski has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kreisi lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Baginski!
Baginski is trying desperately to improve position.
Kreisi is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Baginski can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kreisi looking to finish with strikes here!
Kreisi in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Kreisi thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Kreisi has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kreisi thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Kreisi avoids the attempt from Baginski to control.
Kreisi throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baginski wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Kreisi.
Kreisi swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Baginski is now in Kreisi's guard. A big mistake from Kreisi there, giving up the dominant position!
Baginski avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kreisi looking to control.
Baginski tries to free his leg and advance position but Kreisi is retaining full guard.
Kreisi keeping moving, preventing Baginski from controlling successfully.
Baginski landing some decent shots from guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Kreisi is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Baginski working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kreisi is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Baginski is aware though and is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Baginski stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kreisi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kreisi keeping moving, preventing Baginski from controlling successfully.
Baginski throws a big elbow that misses.
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!
Kreisi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Baginski wants to pass the guard but Kreisi is keeping the position.
Baginski trying to control but Kreisi is working from the bottom.
Kreisi looking for a guillotine here but Baginski defends easily.
Kreisi bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Baginski's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kreisi wants to pass the guard but Baginski is keeping the position.
Kreisi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Baginski looking for a sweep. Not yet Baginski, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kreisi tries to free his leg and advance position but Baginski is retaining full guard.
Kreisi postures up in Baginski's guard and throws a big left but Baginski blocks it.
Kreisi wants to pass the guard but Baginski is keeping the position.
Kreisi preventing the sweep.
Kreisi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Baginski swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Baginski wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Kreisi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Baginski swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Baginski is trying to keep Kreisi in close.
Kreisi passes into half guard.
Kreisi prevents Baginski from improving his position.
Baginski is looking to control Kreisi's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Baginski avoid being mounted?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kreisi is looking to advance position but Baginski won't allow it.
Kreisi frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Kreisi with the ground and pound from mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kreisi looking to ground and pound but Baginski is blocking nicely.
Baginski bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Baginski wants to pass the guard but Kreisi is keeping the position.
Kreisi escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Baginski gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Baginski lands a couple of elbows.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kreisi looking for a sweep. Not yet Kreisi, not yet.
Baginski's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Kreisi throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Baginski escapes and throws Kreisi's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Baginski lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hois Kreisi dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Baginski just misses with a punch to the body.
Kreisi throws a jab when Baginski was well out of range.
Baginski's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kreisi connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Baginski scrambles back to his feet.
Nice straight punches there by Kreisi. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kreisi.
Baginski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kreisi, right into the meat.
A telegraphed right hand from Baginski misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kreisi. Baginski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Baginski lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kreisi circles away quickly and effectively.
Kreisi fails with the takedown.
Kreisi bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kreisi takes one to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baginski just misses with a punch to the body.
Baginski tries to sprawl but Kreisi drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Kreisi is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Baginski defends it well.
Kreisi missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kreisi wants to control but Baginski is keeping him busy.
Baginski is pressing down on Kreisi's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Baginski scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Kreisi lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kreisi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Baginski was well out of range. Poor timing from Kreisi.
Kreisi just misses with a punch to the body.
Baginski avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baginski misses with a straight left.
Kreisi moves away from the strike by Baginski.
Baginski has his takedown stuffed
and Kreisi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kreisi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kreisi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Baginski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kreisi throws out the jab.
Kreisi scores with a nice head shot.
Baginski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kreisi manages to avoid it.
Kreisi throws a shot from downtown. Baginski moves away and avoids it.
Baginski stuffs the takedown attempt from Kreisi. Kreisi gets slowly back to his feet.
Kreisi has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Baginski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baginski moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Kreisi looks to score with a jab to the body but Baginski is just out of range.
A jab from Kreisi misses.
Baginski swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Baginski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kreisi throws a right hand that misses
and Baginski counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kreisi lands a lovely overhand right.
Kreisi throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Baginski's waist but Baginski gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kreisi off to one side.
Piotr Baginski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hois Kreisi.
Kreisi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Baginski at a distance.
Baginski is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Kreisi's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Kreisi just misses with a punch to the body.
Baginski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kreisi was well out of range. Poor timing from Baginski.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baginski misses with an uppercut.
Kreisi shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Baginski as he avoids it easily.
Kreisi throws out a loose jab but Baginski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kreisi avoids the body shot from Baginski.
Kreisi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Baginski was well out of range. Poor timing from Kreisi.
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!
Baginski uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kreisi.
Kreisi ducks under a wild hook from Baginski.
Baginski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Baginski swings for the body but Kreisi moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Baginski moves into range and connects with a jab.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Baginski.
Hois Kreisi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kreisi misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hois Kreisi 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. 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.
Kreisi misses with a looping right.
Kreisi misses the shot to the body.
Kreisi defending well as Baginski loads up on a big left hand.
Baginski lands a slapping body shot.
Baginski bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kreisi misses the body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kreisi throws a right hand that Baginski ducks under and follows up with a left that Baginski also avoids with ease.
Baginski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kreisi.
Baginski avoids the body shot from Kreisi.
Baginski throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kreisi counters with a series of strikes. Baginski will be more careful next time no doubt.
Kreisi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Baginski can pounce on him.
Baginski stuffs the takedown attempt from Kreisi. Kreisi gets slowly back to his feet.
Baginski fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kreisi.
Kreisi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kreisi gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Baginski throws an off balance right hand
and Kreisi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Baginski catches Kreisi with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Baginski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kreisi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kreisi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Baginski scores with a sloppy right hand. Kreisi should have avoided that one.
Baginski cracks Kreisi with an open hand slap.
Baginski throws a hook but Kreisi blocks it.
Baginski displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kreisi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Kreisi misses its intended target.
Kreisi lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kreisi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Baginski moves away.
Baginski dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kreisi scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kreisi. Baginski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Baginski moves out of range as Kreisi strikes.
Baginski scores with a hook to the body. Kreisi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kreisi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Piotr Baginski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Baginski punishes Kreisi's body with a nice straight punch.
Baginski connects with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kreisi throws a body punch but Baginski moves out of range.
Kreisi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Baginski misses with a body shot.
Kreisi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Baginski on the side of the head.
Baginski takes a swing at Kreisi's ribcage but misses.
Kreisi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Baginski swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kreisi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Baginski.
Kreisi works the jab nicely.
Baginski looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kreisi. Baginski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Baginski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kreisi tries for a takedown but Baginski circles away easily
and Kreisi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Piotr Baginski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hois Kreisi.
Baginski slips under a jab.
Kreisi has a takedown stuffed.
Kreisi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Baginski lands a nice shot to the body.
A jab from Baginski misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kreisi fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Baginski throws a push kick but Kreisi slaps the foot to one side.
Baginski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that's the end of the fight!
Piotr Baginski showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kreisi 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hois Kreisi!
Our winner, Hois Kreisi, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rocky Balboa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jari Mountain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mountain has chosen kuningas as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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215 lbs
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209 lbs
20 - 11 - 0 |
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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
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rocky Balboa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jari Mountain!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mountain lands a body shot.
Mountain lands with a slapping head kick.
A slow jab from Balboa misses its intended target.
Balboa swinging wildly here.
Balboa lands a left and a right that send Mountain crashing to the mat, dazed. Balboa thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Jari Mountain has been cut.
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!
Mountain throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A combination from Mountain does no damage.
Balboa tries to close the distance and clinch but Mountain swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Balboa misses with a hook. Mountain ducked under it nicely.
Mountain throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Mountain thumps Balboa with a low kick.
Balboa clinches with his opponent.
Mountain lands with a right to the head.
Balboa lands a body shot.
Balboa misses with a knee strike.
Mountain struggles to land a body shot inside as Balboa controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balboa swings wildly with an uppercut but Mountain uses good head movement to avoid it.
Balboa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mountain blocking some punches.
Balboa throws a head punch that misses.
Mountain wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Balboa has him pressed against the cage.
Balboa tries to land a knee to the head but Mountain blocks with his arms.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mountain.
A right handed body shot lands from Mountain.
Balboa misses with a knee strike.
Mountain throws a punch but it's blocked by Balboa.
Mountain lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Balboa backwards.
Mountain blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mountain tries to throw a body punch but Balboa avoids it by throwing Mountain back against the cage.
Balboa lands a shot to the body.
Balboa has a couple of punches blocked by Mountain.
A right hand to the body from Balboa.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body punch from Mountain - that landed with a thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mountain can't break the clinch.
Mountain blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Balboa has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Balboa lands a nice uppercut.
Mountain makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mountain managing to block the knees to the body from Balboa.
Mountain's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mountain fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Some wild striking there from Balboa.
Balboa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mountain.
A left lands for Balboa.
Mountain keeps the fight on the outside.
Balboa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mountain defending well as Balboa loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mountain dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mountain defending well as Balboa loads up on a big left hand.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mountain.
Mountain fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Balboa manages to avoid it.
Balboa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Balboa closes the distance looking to clinch
and Mountain counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Balboa blocks a body shot from Mountain.
Balboa tries a body shot but Mountain blocks it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Balboa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Balboa tries a knee to the head but Mountain blocks it.
Balboa misses with some punches.
Balboa struggles to land a body shot inside as Mountain controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balboa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Balboa is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mountain misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Balboa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mountain stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mountain makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mountain looking to slow down the pace here.
Balboa swings wildly with an uppercut but Mountain uses good head movement to avoid it.
Balboa working aggressively here.
Mountain breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Balboa tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mountain manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mountain throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mountain tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mountain scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That kick from Mountain tenderised Balboa's leg. Balboa is trying to keep his angry face on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rocky Balboa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jari Mountain's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Mountain avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Mountain. Those never looked like landing.
Mountain throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Balboa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mountain circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mountain misses with a combination
and Balboa counters with a stiff right hand.
Mountain uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Balboa.
Mountain throws a good cross that connects.
Mountain cracks a nice hook into Balboa's ribs.
Mountain blocks a jab.
Balboa lands with an uppercut that bounces Mountain off the cage and back into range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mountain throws a series of strikes that have Balboa backpedaling.
Balboa tries to close the distance and clinch but Mountain swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Balboa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rocky Balboa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balboa dodges the punch combination from Mountain.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Mountain.
Balboa gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mountain.
Mountain staying out of range there.
Balboa is looking to clinch.
Mountain buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mountain is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Balboa rather than just go for the knockout.
Mountain with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rocky Balboa is winning the standup battle so far.
Mountain lands a right hook to the body.
Balboa throws a jab when Mountain was well out of range.
Mountain connects with a solid leg kick.
Mountain throws a quick inside leg kick.
Balboa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mountain misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Balboa misses with a looping right.
Mountain looks to land a combination. Balboa sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Mountain throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Balboa swings for the body but Mountain moves out of range.
Balboa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mountain fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Balboa looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mountain paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Balboa gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mountain lands with a short shot to the head.
Mountain manages to break the clinch.
Balboa misses the jab.
A left and a right from Balboa both land. Nice combination.
Mountain scores with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balboa throws a lazy uppercut
and Mountain counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mountain with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Balboa listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mountain. That's going to slow Balboa down.
Balboa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mountain feints and then cracks Balboa's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Balboa down.
Balboa on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mountain. Mountain obviously looking to wear him down.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mountain lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Balboa is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Balboa cracks Mountain with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mountain uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Balboa.
Mountain goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Balboa falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mountain counters with a thumping low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mountain connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mountain fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Balboa.
Balboa throws the left hand but Mountain avoids the punch easily.
Mountain feints and then cracks Balboa's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Balboa down.
Mountain changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mountain scores with a nice strike.
Balboa throws a jab when Mountain was well out of range.
Balboa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mountain buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mountain throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Balboa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Balboa rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mountain counters with a two punch combo.
Mountain bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Mountain defending well as Balboa loads up on a big left hand.
Mountain fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Balboa on the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jari Mountain showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jari Mountain's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Mountain fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Balboa clinches up against the cage.
Mountain lands a shoulder strike.
Balboa tries to throw a body punch but Mountain avoids it by throwing Balboa back against the cage.
Mountain throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mountain stalling.
Mountain takes a shot to the head.
Balboa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mountain gets underhooks to prevent Balboa's takedown attempt.
Mountain scores with a nice hook to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mountain tries to work over Balboa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Balboa throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mountain breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Balboa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mountain paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mountain throws a front kick that sends Balboa stumbling back into the cage.
Mountain lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mountain. That's going to slow Balboa down.
Mountain lands a right hook to the body.
Balboa is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A lazy left from Mountain finds it's target.
Mountain chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mountain 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.
Mountain scores with a leg kick.
Mountain keeps the fight on the outside.
Balboa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mountain circles away quickly and effectively.
Mountain with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mountain moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mountain lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Balboa with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mountain to score with a decent uppercut.
Mountain throws a leg kick which misses Balboa's front leg but catches the back leg as Balboa tries to avoid it.
Balboa takes one to the side of the head.
Balboa is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mountain jabs Balboa to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Oh Balboa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A slapping leg kick lands for Mountain.
Balboa seems to have got his legs back now.
Balboa on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mountain moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mountain scores with a decent looking hook.
Balboa missing with a left hand there. Mountain was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Balboa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mountain connects with a leg kick. Balboa looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Balboa rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mountain makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Mountain lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Balboa takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Balboa tries to clinch up but Mountain circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mountain bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Balboa's head backwards.
Balboa on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mountain. Mountain obviously looking to wear him down.
Horrible takedown by Balboa or perhaps it was just good defense by Mountain which made him look bad.
Mountain connects with a body shot.
Balboa misses with a hook to the body
and Mountain counters by moving into the clinch.
Mountain breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mountain circles away from the clinch attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Balboa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Balboa gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Balboa looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Mountain stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Mountain wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rocky Balboa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mountain fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Balboa has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab lands there for Mountain.
Oooooh!!! Mountain has knocked Balboa down with a huge combo! Mountain steps away and waves a wobbly Balboa back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Mountain chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mountain tests Balboa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mountain avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mountain lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The fighters circle, before Mountain throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Balboa's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Mountain lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Jari Mountain!
A very excited looking Jari Mountain made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mike Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pena Trasseli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barnes's entrance music is Black Eyed Peas - Imma Be. A fine choice. Trasseli has chosen Look at my horse! as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Pena Trasseli enters the cage!
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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
27 - 18 - 3, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pena Trasseli!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trasseli throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Trasseli swings widly with a right hand
and Barnes counters with a stiff right hand.
Trasseli is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barnes.
Trasseli tries to land a front kick but Barnes steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Barnes throws a leg kick which misses Trasseli's front leg but catches the back leg as Trasseli tries to avoid it.
A big left from Barnes misses.
Barnes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Trasseli.
Barnes is looking to chop away at Trasseli's legs.
Pena Trasseli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Trasseli chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Barnes can pounce on him.
Barnes dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Trasseli. That did some damage!
Barnes lands with a hook. Trasseli tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Barnes misses with a low kick.
Barnes fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Trasseli is out of range.
Trasseli lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Barnes throws an off balance right hand
and Trasseli counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Barnes thinking.
Trasseli fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barnes manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Trasseli ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barnes moves away.
Trasseli swings for the body but Barnes moves out of range.
Barnes lands a nice leg kick that just misses Trasseli's sensitive parts.
Trasseli swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Trasseli lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Barnes at a distance.
Barnes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Barnes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Trasseli manages to avoid it.
Barnes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Trasseli was well out of range. Poor timing from Barnes.
Barnes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Trasseli uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Barnes has time to react.
Trasseli throws a shot from downtown. Barnes moves away and avoids it.
Trasseli is looking to land body kicks.
Barnes blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trasseli shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Barnes thows a body shot but no joy.
Trasseli will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Barnes connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Trasseli uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barnes.
Trasseli throws a left and a right that both miss
and Barnes finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big left from Barnes misses.
Trasseli checks a low kick from Barnes.
Trasseli loads up on a big right hand but Barnes slips the punch.
Trasseli bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A big left from Trasseli misses.
Trasseli throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Trasseli motions for Barnes to come forward. Trasseli throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trasseli takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Barnes misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice straight punches there by Trasseli. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Trasseli.
Barnes misses with a body kick.
Trasseli showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Barnes.
Trasseli swings away with a body shot that misses
and Barnes counters with a stiff right hand.
Barnes lands a jab to the head.
Barnes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Trasseli circles away quickly and effectively.
Some bone on bone action there as Trasseli checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Trasseli throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Barnes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Barnes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barnes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Trasseli.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Barnes throws a looping overhand right but Trasseli ducks down to avoid it.
Trasseli shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Barnes eats them both and turns towards Trasseli to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Trasseli misses with a two punch combination.
Trasseli fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Barnes checks it well.
A chopping leg kick lands by Barnes.
Trasseli doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Trasseli thows a body shot but no joy.
Trasseli checks a leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barnes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A good leg kick by Barnes.
Barnes just misses with a punch to the body.
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 Mike Barnes 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.
Barnes throws a series of punches but Trasseli avoids them all with ease.
Trasseli cracks Barnes with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Trasseli swinging wildly here.
Barnes works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Barnes wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Trasseli tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barnes was well out of range. Poor timing from Trasseli.
Trasseli uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barnes.
Trasseli throws a jab but it's blocked by Barnes.
Barnes feints and then cracks Trasseli's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Trasseli down.
Barnes throws a poor cross that misses
and Trasseli counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Trasseli missing with a left hand there. Barnes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Trasseli doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Barnes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Trasseli.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trasseli lands a nice looking body shot.
Trasseli missing with a left hand there. Barnes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Trasseli fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barnes manages to avoid it.
Barnes throws a leg kick
and Trasseli connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Barnes sizes up Trasseli with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Barnes slips a jab from Trasseli.
Trasseli lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Trasseli takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Trasseli swings away with a body shot that misses
and Barnes finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Good leg kick by Barnes there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Trasseli takes a kick to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Trasseli misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes lands a slapping body shot.
Trasseli misses with a body shot
and Barnes counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A combination from Trasseli does no damage.
Trasseli misses with a lunging right hand
and Barnes counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Barnes landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Trasseli throws an elbow that misses.
Barnes has Trasseli pressed against the cage, preventing Trasseli from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Barnes throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Trasseli avoids a wild elbow strike from Barnes.
Trasseli breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Trasseli throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Barnes throws a nice inside leg kick.
Barnes fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Trasseli has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Barnes wants to land a leg kick but Trasseli is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trasseli misses with a wild body shot.
Trasseli scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Trasseli throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A decent looking cross lands there for Barnes.
Barnes swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Trasseli.
Barnes is looking to chop away at Trasseli's legs.
Trasseli pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Trasseli's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nice uppercut there from Barnes.
Trasseli lands with a shot to the body.
Mike Barnes is winning the standup battle so far.
Trasseli has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Barnes.
Trasseli takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Barnes on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Trasseli lands a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes lands a leg kick that knocks Trasseli off balance momentarily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Barnes.
Barnes fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Trasseli checks it well.
Trasseli slips a jab from Barnes.
Barnes uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Trasseli has time to react.
A looping hook to the body misses from Trasseli. Barnes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Trasseli checks a leg kick.
Trasseli pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Trasseli scores with a sloppy right hand. Barnes should have avoided that one.
Danga de danga de dang - Barnes scores with a four punch combination!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A clash of legs there as Trasseli blocks the low kick.
Trasseli thows a body shot but no joy.
Barnes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Trasseli.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Barnes dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Trasseli misses with a wild combination.
Barnes throws a one two combo.
Barnes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Trasseli moves away.
Barnes takes one to the side of the head.
A shot to the body from Trasseli misses
and Barnes counters with a leg kick.
Trasseli misses with a body shot.
Trasseli looks to land a combination but Barnes avoids it well.
Trasseli looks to score with a jab to the body but Barnes is just out of range.
Barnes throws a nice outside leg kick.
Barnes takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Trasseli tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barnes was well out of range. Poor timing from Trasseli.
Trasseli scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Trasseli misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trasseli misses the body punch
and Trasseli takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Barnes fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Trasseli.
Barnes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Trasseli throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Barnes counters with an outside leg kick.
Barnes cracks Trasseli with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Trasseli takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Barnes scores with a crisp jab that stopped Trasseli in his tracks.
Trasseli dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Barnes misses the shot to the body.
Barnes lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Trasseli drops his hands momentarily and Barnes takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trasseli fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barnes loads up on a big right hand but Trasseli slips the punch.
Barnes throws a chopping leg kick but Trasseli manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Trasseli explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Barnes fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Trasseli looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Barnes is looking to slow Trasseli down with leg kicks.
Trasseli dodges the punch combination from Barnes.
A big right from Barnes misses.
Barnes throws a sloppy head kick
and Trasseli counters with a straight right hand.
Trasseli waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barnes.
Barnes tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Trasseli is able to avoid easily.
Barnes misses with a straight left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Trasseli circles away quickly and effectively.
Barnes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Trasseli was well out of range. Poor timing from Barnes.
Trasseli misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barnes.
Barnes lands with a nice body punch.
Trasseli swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Trasseli lands with a nice body punch.
Barnes tries to work over Trasseli's front leg with a kick but Trasseli checks it.
Trasseli misses with a wild body shot.
Barnes throws a leg kick but Trasseli moved away.
Trasseli takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Trasseli misses with a two punch combination.
Barnes wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes throws an off balance right hand
and Trasseli cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Good leg kick by Barnes there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Barnes walks into a jab.
Trasseli will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Barnes motions for Trasseli to come forward. Barnes throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Barnes throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Pena Trasseli has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Trasseli swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Barnes scores with a spinning back kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Trasseli takes a swing at Barnes's ribcage but misses.
Trasseli takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters circle momentarily. Trasseli darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Barnes moves into range and connects with a jab.
A good leg kick by Barnes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Barnes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Barnes 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Barnes!
An out of breath and clearly excited Mike Barnes thanked Untouchable Fight Nutrition for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Felix Bolt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Hara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hara has chosen The Who - Eminence front as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Josh Hara has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Felix Bolt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Josh Hara!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hara throws a series of strikes that have Bolt backpedaling.
Bolt tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hara swivels and escapes.
Hara fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Bolt sprawls well initially but Hara persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Bolt keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hara trying to mount his opponent but Bolt defends it.
Bolt is not content to let Hara control the position.
Bolt is trying to control but can't.
Hara sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Hara throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hara has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bolt is looking to control Hara's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bolt avoid being mounted?
Bolt is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolt trying to control from the bottom.
Hara stalling.
We're going to have a standup here because Felix Bolt wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Hara is looking to clinch.
Bolt stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bolt fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bolt dodges the punch combination from Hara.
A good leg kick by Hara.
Hara swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bolt counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Josh Hara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolt avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hara tries to clinch up but Bolt circles away and keeps his distance.
Hara tries to clinch but Bolt is having none of it.
Hara shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bolt pinned against the cage. Bolt gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hara shoots in but Bolt avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hara connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hara tries to work over Bolt's front leg with a kick but Bolt checks it.
Hara looks to land a combination but Bolt avoids it well.
Hara fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hara throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bolt counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Hara manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Hara wants to sweep here but Bolt controlling him for the moment.
Hara is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Bolt frees his head nicely. Oh but Hara has switched to an armbar! Bolt is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Josh Hara!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Josh Hara made sure he mentioned ACME-Blood Red Q158 Always $30 (5% Laundry SALE), along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Balrog Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jan Sobieski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson comes to the cage accompanied by Gary Clark Jr. - Bright Lights . The crowd seem to be enjoying Sobieski's choice of entrance music: Kto Cię Obroni Polsko. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Balrog Johnson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jan Sobieski!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson throws an ugly left hook that misses
so Sobieski counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Johnson has Sobieski pulled in close to control his posture.
Johnson keeping full guard, as Sobieski tries to pass.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Sobieski from controlling successfully.
Johnson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sobieski is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Sobieski postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sobieski throws a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobieski trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sobieski trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Johnson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sobieski is one step ahead there.
Johnson keeping full guard, as Sobieski tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sobieski trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Sobieski being controlled here momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Johnson throws the left hand but Sobieski avoids the punch easily.
Sobieski tries a head kick but it misses.
Johnson misses with a jab to the body
and Sobieski decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Johnson's guard.
Sobieski with a flurry of punches that miss.
Johnson is controlling Sobieski's posture.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sobieski wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
Sobieski looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Sobieski from controlling successfully.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Jan Sobieski has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Sobieski throws a head kick that misses
and Johnson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sobieski fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sobieski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Johnson misses with a looping left.
Sobieski dips to his left and cracks Johnson with an uppercut!
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sobieski moves away.
A telegraphed right hand from Johnson misses the target.
Sobieski fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sobieski lands a nice leg kick that just misses Johnson's sensitive parts.
Sobieski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Johnson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sobieski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sobieski throws a nice inside leg kick.
Johnson throws a hook to the side of Sobieski's head but Sobieski sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Johnson lands a leg kick that knocks Sobieski off balance momentarily.
Johnson throws out a loose jab but Sobieski uses good head movement to avoid it.
A slow jab from Johnson misses its intended target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sobieski moves away from the strike by Johnson.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Sobieski.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Sobieski 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.
Johnson misses with the combination.
Johnson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A swing and a miss from Johnson.
Sobieski blocks the body kick.
Sobieski shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Johnson as he avoids it easily.
Johnson throws a lazy uppercut
and Sobieski counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Sobieski thows a huge punch but Johnson dodges it nicely.
Johnson won't allow Sobieski to pass to mount.
Sobieski trying to control the action but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Sobieski tries to pass the half guard into mount. Johnson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobieski seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Jan Sobieski has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sobieski thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Johnson's head.
Johnson trying to control but Sobieski postures up.
Sobieski with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Johnson controlling the position well.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Johnson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sobieski closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Johnson quickly recovers to half guard.
Sobieski is trying to control the action in half guard but Johnson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Johnson controlling the position well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sobieski trying to control the action but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Sobieski seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Sobieski is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Johnson defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobieski looks to land a strike but Johnson avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Sobieski has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sobieski trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Sobieski throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Johnson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sobieski postures up in Johnson's guard and throws a big left but Johnson blocks it.
Sobieski throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sobieski makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sobieski throws a strike but Johnson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Sobieski looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Johnson looking to pass the guard.
Johnson stopping the sweep attempt from Sobieski.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sobieski throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Johnson escapes and throws Sobieski's legs to the side, diving into side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Sobieski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Johnson wants to land a leg kick but Sobieski is out of range.
Sobieski lands a slapping body shot.
Sobieski throws a sloppy head kick and Johnson moves out of range easily.
Johnson throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Sobieski counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Johnson's guard now.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Sobieski from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jan Sobieski was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Johnson throws a jab when Sobieski was well out of range.
Johnson throws a jab when Sobieski was well out of range.
Sobieski moves away from the strike by Johnson.
Johnson misses with a looping left.
Johnson takes a kick to the side of the head.
Sobieski takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sobieski takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Johnson misses with a body shot.
Sobieski fails with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sobieski lands with a straight right. Johnson didn't see that one coming.
Johnson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sobieski on the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sobieski fails with a takedown attempt.
Johnson throws a lazy head kick
and Sobieski counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Sobieski thows a huge punch but Johnson dodges it nicely.
Sobieski wants to take a breather but Johnson is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Well, if Sobieski is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Sobieski wants to free his trapped foot but Johnson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sobieski.
Sobieski not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sobieski is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Johnson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Sobieski.
Sobieski tries to pass the half guard into mount. Johnson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sobieski is trying to control the action in half guard but Johnson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Johnson taking some punishment here, with Sobieski in his half guard.
Johnson regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Sobieski.
Sobieski lands a couple of elbows.
Sobieski wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sobieski is one step ahead there.
Sobieski trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Sobieski really dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sobieski moves out of range of the strikes.
Johnson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jab from Johnson.
Sobieski fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Johnson sprawls well initially but Sobieski persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Sobieski not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sobieski wants to take a breather but Johnson is having none of it.
Sobieski missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Johnson tries to get to full guard but Sobieski has control of the leg.
Sobieski is trying to control. Johnson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobieski works his way into side control.
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Sobieski lands a few punches from side control.
Sobieski tries to advance to mount but can't.
Sobieski goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Johnson has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Sobieski but great work by Johnson.
Sobieski is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson working away.
Sobieski is looking for a sweep.
Johnson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sobieski keeps working.
Sobieski is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson slows the pace down.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Johnson wants to control but Sobieski is keeping him busy.
Sobieski is looking to regain half guard here but Johnson keeps moving and retains side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Balrog Johnson wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
A nice inside leg kick there by Johnson. That's going to slow Sobieski down.
Johnson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sobieski on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Johnson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sobieski moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sobieski shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Johnson defends it nicely.
Johnson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Balrog Johnson will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Sobieski takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Good work by Johnson as he checks the leg kick.
Johnson connects with an inside leg kick.
Johnson looks to land a right hand but Sobieski moved out of range.
Sobieski avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Johnson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Balrog Johnson is winning the standup battle so far.
Johnson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Johnson scores with a decent looking hook.
Sobieski is looking to slow Johnson down with leg kicks.
Sobieski moves out of range as Johnson throws a body kick.
Johnson lands the left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobieski shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sobieski avoids the head kick by Johnson.
Sobieski slips a jab from Johnson.
Johnson throws a leg kick
and Sobieski counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Johnson's guard now.
Sobieski showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Sobieski throws a big right hand that misses.
Sobieski trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sobieski is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson keeping full guard, as Sobieski tries to pass.
Sobieski is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Jan Sobieski hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Sobieski throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sobieski moves out of range of the strikes.
Johnson throws a jab when Sobieski was well out of range.
Sobieski lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sobieski was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
Jan Sobieski is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a low kick but Sobieski avoids it.
Sobieski dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Johnson. That did some damage!
Johnson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sobieski.
Sobieski moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Johnson thows a leg kick but Sobieski checks it
and Sobieski counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Sobieski sitting in guard here, content to control.
Sobieski trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Sobieski 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 four minutes gone in the round.
Sobieski controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Jan Sobieski wasn't active enough on the ground.
Johnson connects with the punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sobieski moves out of range as Johnson throws a body kick.
Johnson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sobieski has time to react.
Sobieski scores with a head kick.
Sobieski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sobieski swings away with a leg kick that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sobieski throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jan Sobieski.
I think Sobieski 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 46:50
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 46:50
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jan Sobieski! Jan Sobieski retains his light heavyweight title!
Jan Sobieski decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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