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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Armand Agasi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brett Butterfly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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
21 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Armand Agasi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brett Butterfly!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Butterfly tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Agasi connects with a jab.
Butterfly misses the shot to the body.
Agasi misses with a body shot
and Butterfly counters with a right hand to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Agasi blocks the leg kick.
Agasi just misses with a punch to the body.
Butterfly throws a leg kick but Agasi checks it.
Butterfly wants to slow Agasi down by chopping away at his legs.
Agasi slips a jab from Butterfly.
Butterfly steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Agasi.
Agasi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Butterfly moves away.
Agasi stuffs the takedown attempt from Butterfly. Butterfly gets slowly back to his feet.
Agasi throws a sloppy body shot
and Butterfly counters with a body kick that stops Agasi in his tracks momentarily.
Butterfly throws a head kick but Agasi moves out of range.
Agasi takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Brett Butterfly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Butterfly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Butterfly takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Agasi misses.
Agasi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Butterfly stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Butterfly ducks under a wild hook from Agasi.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Agasi checks a leg kick.
Agasi is looking to clinch but Butterfly is avoiding it.
Agasi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Butterfly manages to avoid it.
A big right from Agasi misses.
Butterfly feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Agasi's calf.
Agasi keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Agasi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Butterfly at a distance.
Agasi keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Butterfly doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Butterfly misses with a low kick.
Armand Agasi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butterfly throws a hook but Agasi avoids it easily.
Butterfly shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Agasi pinned against the cage. Agasi gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Armand Agasi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brett Butterfly.
Butterfly wants to slow Agasi down by chopping away at his legs.
Butterfly bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Butterfly tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Agasi was well out of range. Poor timing from Butterfly.
Agasi just misses with a punch to the body.
Agasi throws the left hand but Butterfly avoids the punch easily.
Agasi leaves Butterfly with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Butterfly scores with a hook to the body. Agasi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Butterfly moves forwards but Agasi connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Butterfly is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Agasi rather than just go for the knockout.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Butterfly, right into the meat.
Butterfly goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Agasi jabs Butterfly to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Butterfly.
Agasi checks a leg kick.
Butterfly thows a body shot but no joy.
Butterfly tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Agasi misses with a hook.
A nice leg kick lands there from Butterfly.
Agasi lands the left hand.
It looks like Brett Butterfly has been cut.
Agasi moves out of range of the strikes.
Agasi moves out of range of the body kick.
Butterfly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Agasi.
Agasi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Butterfly manages to avoid it.
Butterfly ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Butterfly lands a nice looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butterfly uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Agasi.
Butterfly scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Agasi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Butterfly.
Agasi throws a shot from downtown. Butterfly moves away and avoids it.
Butterfly scores with a nice head shot.
Butterfly looking to score a takedown here. Agasi is defending well but Butterfly drives through and ends up in Agasi's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Agasi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Butterfly trying to control the position from guard on top but Agasi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Butterfly landing with the ground and pound.
Agasi is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Butterfly passes into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brett Butterfly dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brett Butterfly's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Butterfly throws a head kick but Agasi moves out of range.
Butterfly keeps the fight on the outside.
Butterfly lands a nice leg kick that just misses Agasi's sensitive parts.
Agasi avoids the body shot from Butterfly.
Agasi just misses with a punch to the body.
Butterfly avoids the body shot from Agasi.
Butterfly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Agasi.
Agasi scores with a body shot.
Butterfly tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Agasi has taken the fight to the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Butterfly.
Butterfly has a couple of punches blocked by Agasi.
Butterfly lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A body shot lands from Agasi.
Agasi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Butterfly's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butterfly scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Agasi fails to land.
Agasi can't find room to land a body shot as Butterfly controls the action.
Agasi lands a shoulder strike.
Butterfly is trying to maintain a safe position but Agasi gets an underhook and turns Butterfly into the cage.
Agasi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A right handed body shot lands from Agasi.
Butterfly tries to throw a body punch but Agasi avoids it by throwing Butterfly back against the cage.
Agasi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Agasi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Agasi lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Butterfly is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Agasi misses with a body punch.
Agasi tries to throw a body punch but Butterfly avoids it by throwing Agasi back against the cage.
Agasi misses with a body punch.
Agasi throws a punch but it's blocked by Butterfly.
Butterfly struggles to land a body shot inside as Agasi controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butterfly working hard to break the clinch.
Agasi pushes Butterfly back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Agasi gets underhooks to prevent Butterfly's takedown attempt.
Butterfly blocking some punches.
Agasi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Butterfly backwards.
Agasi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Agasi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Butterfly looking to stall.
Agasi lands a body punch in the clinch.
Agasi misses with a body punch.
Agasi tries to throw a body punch but Butterfly avoids it by throwing Agasi back against the cage.
Agasi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Agasi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Agasi misses with a punch to the body.
Agasi misses with a body punch.
Agasi tries a body shot but Butterfly blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butterfly breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Agasi fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Butterfly takes a swing at Agasi's ribcage but misses.
Agasi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Butterfly avoids a punch combination nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Agasi misses the target.
Butterfly connects with an inside leg kick.
Agasi slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Agasi avoids the body shot from Butterfly.
Agasi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Butterfly swats away the attempt to clinch by Agasi.
Butterfly uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Agasi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butterfly throws a chopping leg kick but Agasi manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Agasi throws an off balance right hand
and Butterfly counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Agasi looks to land a left hand but Butterfly moved out of range nicely.
Agasi misses the body punch
and Butterfly counters with a right hand to the body.
Butterfly swings for the body but Agasi moves out of range.
Butterfly doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Agasi counters with a left to the body.
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!
Butterfly tests Agasi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Agasi closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Agasi scores with a nice hook to the head.
Agasi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Butterfly backwards.
Agasi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Agasi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Armand Agasi dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Brett Butterfly's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Agasi cracks Butterfly with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Butterfly wants to land a leg kick but Agasi is out of range.
Butterfly pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Agasi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Butterfly cracks Agasi with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Butterfly avoids the body shot from Agasi.
Agasi swings for the body but Butterfly moves out of range.
Butterfly misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Agasi.
Butterfly fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Agasi misses with a hook. Butterfly ducked under it nicely.
Agasi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A clash of legs there as Agasi blocks the low kick.
Butterfly pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Agasi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butterfly ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Butterfly ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Butterfly throws a left and a right that both miss
and Agasi counters with a straight right hand.
A jab from Agasi misses.
Agasi thows a body shot but no joy.
Agasi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Agasi sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Agasi throws a body punch but Butterfly moves out of range.
Agasi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Butterfly moves away.
Agasi misses with a straight left.
Butterfly throws a shot to the body.
Agasi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Agasi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Butterfly looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Butterfly fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butterfly keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Agasi.
Butterfly on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Agasi avoids the body shot from Butterfly.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Agasi checks a leg kick.
Butterfly tries to work over Agasi's front leg with a kick but Agasi checks it.
A slow jab from Agasi misses its intended target.
Agasi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Butterfly moves away.
Agasi misses the shot to the body.
Agasi misses with a body shot.
Butterfly throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Agasi moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Agasi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Butterfly was well out of range. Poor timing from Agasi.
Butterfly lands a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butterfly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Butterfly. Agasi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Butterfly connects with a body shot that sends Agasi's belly button to the back.
Butterfly misses with a low kick.
Butterfly looks to throw a body kick
and Agasi counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Agasi needs to keep his hands up - Butterfly had a free shot at his head there.
Agasi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Agasi scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Agasi. Butterfly does a little dance to reset his feet.
Butterfly misses with a looping left.
Agasi is looking to clinch.
Agasi misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Agasi looks to land a right hand but Butterfly moved out of range.
Butterfly motions for Agasi to come forward. Butterfly throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Butterfly takes a swing at Agasi's ribcage but misses.
Butterfly keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Butterfly lands with a nice body punch.
Butterfly throws a jab but it's blocked by Agasi.
Butterfly lands with a slapping head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Butterfly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Agasi manages to avoid it.
Agasi lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Agasi lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Agasi wants to clinch.
Butterfly shoots in for a takedown but Agasi shows good takedown defense.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Brett Butterfly.
I think Butterfly has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brett Butterfly!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Farr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donald Patterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Farr's entrance music is Welsh National Anthem. A fine choice. Tommy Farr 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
17 - 12 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tommy Farr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Donald Patterson!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Farr connects with a looping right hand.
Farr lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Farr throws a big shot that misses.
Farr digs a good body shot into Patterson's ribs.
A jab from Farr does it's job there.
Farr circles away from the clinch attempt.
Farr jabs at Patterson's body.
Farr misses with a straight left.
Patterson throws a sloppy head kick and Farr moves out of range easily.
Farr listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Farr lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Patterson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farr closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Farr lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Farr lands with a light punch inside.
Farr softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Farr scores with a nice hook to the head.
Farr breaks from the clinch.
Patterson tries to clinch up but Farr circles away and keeps his distance.
Farr throws a hook but Patterson avoids it easily.
Farr lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Patterson moves in looking to clinch but Farr pushes him off.
Farr lands a really nice looking cross but Patterson seems unphased.
Farr swats away the attempt to clinch by Patterson.
Farr rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Patterson counters with a low kick, right behind Farr 's knee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Farr misses with a hook.
Tommy Farr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Patterson throws a head kick that misses.
Patterson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Farr to score with a decent uppercut.
Patterson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jab, jab by Farr - just one landing.
Farr avoids the head kick by Patterson.
Farr is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Patterson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Farr to score with a decent uppercut.
Farr thuds his right hand into Patterson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Patterson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Patterson doesn't manage to clinch there - Farr circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patterson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Farr keeps the fight on the outside.
Farr jabs Patterson right on the nose. Patterson blinks but takes it well.
Farr instigates a clinch.
Farr manages to break the clinch.
Patterson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Patterson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Patterson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Farr lands a jab to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Farr there.
A slow jab from Farr misses its intended target.
Farr works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Patterson throws a head kick that misses.
Farr takes the fight into the clinch.
Farr lands a left hand that snaps the head of Patterson backwards.
Patterson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Farr lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Patterson is rocked!
Farr lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Patterson is still on wobbly legs! Can Farr finish him?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Patterson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Farr blocks it with crossed arms.
Patterson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Patterson looking to throw knees to the head but Farr is blocking nicely.
Patterson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Farr blocks it with crossed arms.
Farr lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Farr dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Farr lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Patterson falls backwards - clearly groggy! Farr dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tommy Farr!
After the big win, Tommy Farr made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Namunamu Clothing and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Georgi Todorov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Spencer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spencer is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Ride Of The Valkyries - Richard Wagner. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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157 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Georgi Todorov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mark Spencer!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Spencer is defended easily by Todorov.
Spencer listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Spencer moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Spencer will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Spencer misses with a combination
and Todorov counters with a nice body shot.
Todorov fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Spencer sprawls well initially but Todorov persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Todorov is looking to take a break and control but Spencer is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Todorov tries to pass the half guard into mount. Spencer knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Spencer kicks off Todorov and gets to his feet.
Todorov takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Spencer throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Spencer misses its intended target.
Todorov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Spencer throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Todorov on the side of the head.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Todorov.
Todorov fails with a takedown attempt.
Spencer misses with a lunging right hand
and Todorov decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Spencer's guard.
Todorov won't allow Spencer to get back to his feet.
Spencer trying to control the position here.
Todorov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Spencer swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spencer manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spencer misses with a few strikes there.
Spencer swinging wildly here.
Todorov bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Todorov working away.
The strikes coming from Todorov are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Todorov landing a few strikes.
Spencer wants to control but Todorov postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Todorov is looking to take a break and control but Spencer is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Todorov looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Spencer is avoiding damage well.
Spencer is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Spencer holds on to Todorov's head and controls the position momentarily.
Spencer is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Todorov is controlling him well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spencer is not content to let Todorov control the position.
Spencer is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Todorov tries to stand but Spencer is controlling his head.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Todorov takes one to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice shot by Spencer.
Todorov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Spencer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mark Spencer will probably get the nod.
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.
Spencer misses with a wild combination.
Spencer bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Todorov tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Spencer lands a decent elbow from side control.
Spencer scoring with punches from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Todorov taking punishment in the form of punches.
Todorov is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Spencer wants to lay and pray for a moment but Todorov keeps working.
Spencer is looking for a kimura but Todorov is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Spencer to get the leverage.
Spencer is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Todorov sees it coming and defends easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spencer trying to mount his opponent but Todorov defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Todorov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Spencer is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Todorov wants to get back to full guard.
Todorov trying to control but Spencer postures up.
Todorov wants to improve his position but Spencer is controlling well.
Todorov has hold of Spencer's hands but Spencer slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Spencer seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Todorov does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Spencer missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Todorov is looking for a sweep. Spencer is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Spencer throwing shots but Todorov is blocking nicely.
Spencer trying to control from half guard but Todorov is working away.
Todorov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Spencer is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Todorov wants to get back to his feet.
Todorov manages to get to full guard.
Todorov is trying to keep Spencer in close.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spencer wants to control from the top but Todorov keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spencer lands a couple of digs.
Todorov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Todorov keeping moving, preventing Spencer from controlling successfully.
Spencer has gone for a leg lock! Todorov slips out almost immediately though and dives into Spencer's guard.
Todorov wants to control from the top but Spencer keeps moving.
Todorov wants to pass the guard but Spencer is keeping the position.
Spencer tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Todorov trying to control but Spencer is working from the bottom.
Todorov being controlled here momentarily.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Spencer feints and then cracks Todorov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Todorov down.
Todorov blocks a leg kick.
Spencer with a hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Todorov throws an overhand right that lands on Spencer's shoulder, as Spencer tries to avoid the shot.
Todorov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Spencer.
Spencer throws a quick inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Spencer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Spencer misses with a few strikes there.
Todorov walks into a left hand.
Spencer misses with a lunging right hand
and Todorov counters with a three punch combo that has Spencer backing up. Spencer nods at Todorov to acknowledge the strikes.
Spencer lands with a good body shot.
Todorov moves out of range of the body kick.
Todorov moves out of range as Spencer strikes.
Spencer misses with a body kick.
Todorov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Spencer.
Spencer scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Spencer darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Spencer jabs at Todorov's body.
No luck for Todorov with that takedown attempt.
Spencer throws a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Todorov gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Spencer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Spencer tries for a takedown but Todorov sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Spencer shoots in but no luck this time.
Todorov tries to clinch but Spencer moves out of range.
Spencer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Spencer misses with a takedown attempt - Todorov sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Georgi Todorov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Spencer.
Todorov fails with a takedown attempt.
Spencer uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Georgi Todorov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Todorov loads up on a big right hand but Spencer slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spencer throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Todorov was covering up waiting for the punch and Spencer finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Spencer trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Spencer postures up.
Spencer looking to pass the guard.
Todorov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Spencer stopping the sweep attempt from Todorov.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Todorov is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spencer throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Spencer pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Todorov is keeping the position for now.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Todorov looking to control.
We're going to have a standup here because Georgi Todorov wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Spencer misses with a looping right.
A swing and a miss from Spencer.
Todorov throws a front kick aimed at Spencer's knee but Spencer avoids it well.
Todorov gets caught napping as Spencer dives in and scores a takedown. Todorov manages to retain guard.
Spencer trying to control but Todorov is working from the bottom.
Spencer working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Todorov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Todorov wants to stand but Spencer is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spencer tries to free his leg and advance position but Todorov is retaining full guard.
Georgi Todorov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Spencer content to stall in guard here.
Todorov is pulling down on Spencer's head to control his posture.
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!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Georgi Todorov wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Spencer closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Spencer feints a jab promting Todorov to slip. Spencer then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Todorov slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Todorov shoots in looking for a takedown. Spencer tries to sprawl out of it but Todorov keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Spencer manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Spencer comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Spencer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Spencer has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Spencer!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Mark Spencer waved his t-shirt featuring KINGDOM's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergei Ak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Sergei Ak enters the cage!
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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 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Marcus Evans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 14 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergei Ak!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ak with a poor takedown
and Evans counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ak shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Evans as he avoids it easily.
No luck for Ak with that takedown attempt.
Marcus Evans has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sergei Ak.
Evans misses with a body shot.
Evans ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Evans cracks a nice hook into Ak's ribs.
Ak fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ak walks into a straight right hand from Evans.
It looks like Sergei Ak has been cut.
Evans takes a swing at Ak's ribcage but misses.
Evans blocks a head kick by Ak.
Evans takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
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!
A slow jab from Ak misses its intended target.
Ak moves into the clinch.
Ak scores with a nice hook to the head.
Evans tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ak looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ak lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Evans backwards.
Ak misses with the head strike.
Evans prevents Ak from breaking the clinch.
Ak stops a takedown attempt from Evans.
Ak blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ak lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Evans backwards.
Ak breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ak walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ak tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Evans swivels and escapes.
Evans is looking to wear down Ak with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ak takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ak tries to clinch there but Evans circles away.
Ak wants to clinch.
Evans throws a right and a left that both miss.
Evans tries to work over Ak's front leg with a kick but Ak checks it.
Ak throws a head kick that Evans semi-blocks.
It looks like Marcus Evans has been cut.
Marcus Evans is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ak throws a right and a left that Evans avoids nicely.
Ak takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Evans throws a jab but it's blocked by Ak.
Evans misses with an uppercut. Ak saw that one coming.
Ak gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ak checks a low kick from Evans.
Evans cracks Ak with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Evans misses with a hook. Ak ducked under it nicely.
Evans scores with a punch to the head.
Nice shot lands for Evans.
Evans lands with a cross.
Evans looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ak fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ak tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Evans counters with a nice double leg into side control. Ak won't be happy with that.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans landing a few strikes.
Ak is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Evans is trying to control. Ak wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ak regains full guard. Nicely done.
Evans is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Ak looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Evans puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Ak tries to roll over but Evans keeps him under control.
Ak is refusing to be controlled, as Evans sits in half guard.
Ak works his way to full guard. Good work.
Ak bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Evans's guard.
Evans trying to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ak pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Evans is keeping the position for now.
Ak won't allow Evans to get back to his feet.
Ak throws a big right hand that misses.
Ak tries to free his leg and advance position but Evans is retaining full guard.
Evans pulls Ak in close to prevent any damage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Evans working a defensive guard here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ak trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Evans dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A leg kick checked by Ak.
Ak fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Evans avoids it really well and circles away.
Evans throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ak tries for a takedown but Evans circles away easily
and Evans counters with a takedown into side control.
Evans is putting a hurting on Ak here, landing some big shots from side control.
Evans lands a few punches from side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Evans looks up at the clock and then as Ak takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Evans smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Ak on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
The cut above Sergei Ak's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Evans will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Evans working the ground and pound.
Sergei Ak'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 Sergei Ak's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Marcus Evans!
An out of breath Marcus Evans thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kenji Watanabe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Iain Durrant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Kenji Watanabe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 29 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Iain Durrant!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watanabe throws an off balance right hand
and Durrant counters with a one-two to the body.
Kenji Watanabe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Durrant gets a double leg takedown into Watanabe's guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Watanabe holds on and takes a little breather.
Durrant trying to control the position from guard on top but Watanabe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Watanabe manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Durrant manages to get himself to full guard.
Watanabe controls from within his opponent's guard.
Watanabe has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Watanabe pushes down on Durrant's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durrant looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Durrant is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Watanabe pulls his head out easily.
Watanabe is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Durrant has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Watanabe escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Watanabe!
Watanabe is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Durrant's shoulder. That is not cool.
Watanabe stands up.
Watanabe swings for the body but Durrant moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Watanabe tries to close the distance and clinch but Durrant swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Durrant tries for a takedown but Watanabe circles away easily
and Watanabe counters with a nice low kick that buckles Durrant's knee momentarily.
Durrant shoots in and drives through. Watanabe sprawls well.
Kenji Watanabe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Watanabe throws a head kick but Durrant moves out of range.
Watanabe misses with a lunging right hand
and Durrant counters with a straight right hand.
Watanabe defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Durrant.
Kenji Watanabe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Iain Durrant.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe misses with a looping left.
Watanabe buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Watanabe connects with a looping right hand.
Watanabe lands with a shot to the body.
Watanabe throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Watanabe looks to score with a jab to the body but Durrant is just out of range.
Durrant shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Watanabe defends it nicely.
Watanabe swings for the body but Durrant moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenji Watanabe dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Durrant misses with a takedown attempt - Watanabe sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Durrant checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Watanabe thows a body shot but no joy.
Iain Durrant is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Durrant changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Watanabe tries to avoid it but Durrant manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Watanabe to the ground. Watanabe escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Watanabe gets a clinch.
Durrant wants to get back to striking at distance but Watanabe won't allow it.
Durrant wants to break the clinch but can't.
Durrant wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Durrant wants to get back to striking at distance but Watanabe won't allow it.
Watanabe scores a nice knee to the body.
Watanabe using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Watanabe lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Watanabe lands a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watanabe makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Watanabe scores with a nice hook to the head.
Watanabe lands a hook to the side of the head.
Watanabe lands a knee to the body.
Durrant wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Watanabe has him pressed against the cage.
Watanabe throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Durrant blocks it with crossed arms.
Watanabe lands a shoulder strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Watanabe obliges.
Watanabe landing knees to the head.
Watanabe lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Watanabe with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Watanabe keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Durrant's efforts to push away.
Watanabe has Durrant pressed against the cage, preventing Durrant from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Watanabe works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Watanabe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Watanabe lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Watanabe has Durrant pressed against the cage, preventing Durrant from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Watanabe lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Durrant escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Watanabe misses with a kick to the body.
Watanabe lands with a slapping head kick.
Durrant takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Durrant is rocked!
Durrant misses with a takedown attempt
and Watanabe counters with a shoot takedown. Durrant fights it but they end up in guard.
Durrant is still in real trouble! Can Watanabe finish him?
Kenji Watanabe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Iain Durrant.
Watanabe not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Durrant looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Watanabe not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Durrant seems to have recovered his senses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Kenji Watanabe.
A head kick misses from Watanabe.
Watanabe throws a looping overhand right but Durrant ducks down to avoid it.
No luck for Durrant with that takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Durrant dodges the punch combination from Watanabe.
Watanabe fails with an attempt to clinch.
Watanabe cracks Durrant with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Watanabe misses with a hook
and Durrant counters with a two punch combo.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Durrant misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kenji Watanabe is winning the standup battle so far.
Watanabe tried to score with a low kick but Durrant checks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenji Watanabe dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Durrant shoots in looking for a takedown but Watanabe manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Durrant's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Durrant moves out of range as Watanabe throws a body kick.
Durrant keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Durrant throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Watanabe.
Watanabe tries to land a leg kick but Durrant saw it coming and moves away.
Watanabe dodges the punch combination from Durrant.
Watanabe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Durrant throws a combination that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A combination from Durrant does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durrant avoids the head kick by Watanabe.
Watanabe closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A nice inside leg kick there by Watanabe. That's going to slow Durrant down.
Watanabe sizes up Durrant with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Watanabe scores with a nice right hand.
Watanabe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Durrant was well out of range. Poor timing from Watanabe.
An inside leg kick lands from Watanabe.
Watanabe throws a sloppy head kick and Durrant moves out of range easily.
Durrant misses with a jab, cross combination.
Iain Durrant has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kenji Watanabe is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durrant throws a sloppy body shot
and Watanabe counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Watanabe.
Durrant can't find room to land a body shot as Watanabe controls the action.
Still in the clinch, Watanabe scores with a nice short uppercut.
Durrant is trying to push Watanabe away but Watanabe has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Durrant wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Durrant is trying to break free.
Durrant can't break the clinch.
Durrant looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Durrant struggles to land a body shot inside as Watanabe controls his hands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A knee to the head by Watanabe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durrant is trying to break the clinch but Watanabe has him pressed against the cage.
Durrant is trying to break the clinch but Watanabe is controlling him.
Kenji Watanabe has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Durrant is trying to push Watanabe away but Watanabe has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A frustrated look appears on Durrant's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Durrant working hard to break the clinch.
Durrant misses with some punches.
A knee to the head by Watanabe.
Durrant has had enough of the clinch but Watanabe keeps him there for the moment.
Durrant wants to break the clinch but can't.
Durrant is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Watanabe lands a hook that snaps the head of Durrant backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe pushes Durrant back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Durrant tries to circle away but Watanabe has him pinned against the cage.
Durrant is trying to break free.
Watanabe blocks an uppercut.
Durrant is looking to break free of the clinch but Watanabe has double underhooks.
Durrant is trying to force a seperation but Watanabe has the dominant position.
Durrant looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Watanabe prevents Durrant from breaking the clinch.
Durrant wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Durrant manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Watanabe lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Iain Durrant.
Well Watanabe 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 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kenji Watanabe!
A very excited looking Kenji Watanabe 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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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dante Carver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karim Chamakh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carver's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Machine Gun - Manu Chao. Chamakh has chosen Robyn - Indestructible as his entrance music. Karim Chamakh 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Dante Carver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Karim Chamakh!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chamakh blocks a jab.
Chamakh dodges the punch combination from Carver.
Carver lands a nice hook to Chamakh's body. Chamakh takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Carver throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Carver throws a nice looking combination but Chamakh bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A combination from Carver does no damage.
Carver throws a right hand that Chamakh ducks under and follows up with a left that Chamakh also avoids with ease.
Carver throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Chamakh counters with a single leg into guard. Carver didn't expect that.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Carver is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Chamakh is looking to work some ground and pound but Carver has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chamakh throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Chamakh trying to control but Carver is working from the bottom.
Chamakh missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Chamakh with a nice head shot there.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Chamakh's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Chamakh throwing strikes from guard but Carver blocks nicely.
Chamakh postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carver avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Carver controls Chamakh momentarily but Chamakh frees himself.
Chamakh throws a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carver is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Chamakh looking to sit in guard and control but Carver gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Chamakh manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Carver manages to get himself to full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chamakh's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chamakh stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Carver swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Carver has momentary wrist control but Chamakh slips an elbow through the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carver is trying to keep Chamakh in close.
Carver is looking to sweep but instead, Chamakh has passed into half guard.
Carver slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Carver looking to control.
Chamakh stopping the sweep attempt from Carver.
Carver utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Chamakh has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Chamakh trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carver working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Chamakh.
Chamakh slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Carver manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Carver prevents Chamakh from improving his position.
Carver seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Chamakh does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chamakh trying to control from the bottom.
Carver is taking a breather. Chamakh says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karim Chamakh 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.
Carver misses with a jab, cross combination.
Carver scores with a crisp jab that stopped Chamakh in his tracks.
A swing and a miss from Carver.
Carver waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chamakh.
A looping hook to the body misses from Carver. Chamakh does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Carver. Chamakh does a little dance to reset his feet.
A combination from Carver does no damage.
A swing and a miss from Carver.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chamakh slips a jab and a cross from Carver.
Carver misses with a two punch combination.
Carver throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from Carver misses the target.
Carver ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chamakh moves away.
Carver throws a series of punches but Chamakh moves out of range.
Carver throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Carver throws an overhand right that lands on Chamakh's shoulder, as Chamakh tries to avoid the shot.
Dante Carver seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carver misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carver throws a hook but Chamakh blocks it.
Carver lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chamakh circles away quickly and effectively.
Carver rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Chamakh counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Chamakh.
Carver keeping moving, preventing Chamakh from controlling successfully.
Carver is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carver working for a triangle but Chamakh defends it easily.
Carver looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Chamakh postures up and lands a big shot to Carver's brow.
Chamakh slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Chamakh is looking to work some ground and pound but Carver has wrist control.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Carver is on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carver trying to control but Chamakh is working from the bottom.
Carver throws a big right hand that misses.
Carver stopping the sweep attempt from Chamakh.
Carver tries to free his leg and advance position but Chamakh is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dante Carver dominated that second 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Carver lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Carver fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Chamakh avoids it really well and circles away.
Carver throws a right and a left that Chamakh avoids nicely.
Nice sprawl there from Chamakh as Carver shoots in.
Carver swinging wildly here.
Carver throws a hook to the side of Chamakh's head but Chamakh sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chamakh uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carver.
Chamakh slips a jab from Carver.
Chamakh keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Carver.
Carver looks to score with a jab to the body but Chamakh is just out of range.
Chamakh moves out of range as Carver strikes.
Carver throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Chamakh counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Chamakh connects with a nice short shot to Carver's temple.
Chamakh is controlling the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chamakh throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Carver to regain full guard.
Chamakh postures up.
Chamakh engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chamakh trying to control but Carver is working from the bottom.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Karim Chamakh wasn't active enough on the ground.
Carver thows a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chamakh ducks right into an uppercut from Carver.
Carver has his takedown stuffed
and Chamakh decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Carver's guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dante Carver. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Carver working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Chamakh.
Chamakh keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Carver's head.
Chamakh with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Chamakh is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Chamakh throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Chamakh trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Carver looking to control but Chamakh passes into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carver has hold of Chamakh's hands but Chamakh slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Carver is refusing to be controlled, as Chamakh sits in half guard.
Chamakh sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Carver defending well though.
Chamakh trying to control from half guard but Carver is working away.
Carver is looking to control Chamakh's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Carver avoid being mounted?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chamakh stalling away here and it's allowed Carver to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Karim Chamakh comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Chamakh 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Karim Chamakh!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hans Lankari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justina Vanovcan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lankari comes to the cage accompanied by AC/DC - Thunderstruck. Vanovcan is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Moskau. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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30
142 lbs
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130 lbs
22 - 13 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hans Lankari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Justina Vanovcan!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lankari swats away the attempt to clinch by Vanovcan.
Lankari has closed the distance and engaged Vanovcan in a clinch.
Vanovcan crunches a lovely knee into Lankari's ribcage.
Vanovcan crunches a lovely knee into Lankari's ribcage.
Vanovcan misses with a body punch.
Lankari jumps into guard, dragging Vanovcan to the mat.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Vanovcan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lankari works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Vanovcan is looking to work some ground and pound but Lankari has wrist control.
Vanovcan wants to control from the top but Lankari keeps moving.
Vanovcan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lankari swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Vanovcan pushing down on Lankari's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vanovcan wants to pass to mount but Lankari is defending the position.
Lankari throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Vanovcan thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lankari's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lankari desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Vanovcan throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Vanovcan throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lankari trying to control but Vanovcan postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vanovcan is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Vanovcan is thwarting Lankari's attempts to control the position.
Still in half guard, Vanovcan seems content to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lankari trying to control but Vanovcan postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Hans Lankari wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Lankari feints and as Vanovcan raises his hands in defense, Lankari changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Vanovcan escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lankari gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Lankari gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lankari gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lankari blocks an elbow strike.
Lankari working hard to break the clinch.
A knee to the head by Vanovcan.
Vanovcan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lankari can't break the clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lankari pulls Vanovcan into guard.
Vanovcan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lankari is keeping the position for now.
Vanovcan stopping the sweep attempt from Lankari.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vanovcan sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Lankari's guard.
Vanovcan is trying to work for a kimura but Lankari is defending well.
Lankari wants to improve his position but Vanovcan is controlling well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lankari moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Lankari trying to control the position.
Vanovcan seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vanovcan trying to control but Lankari is working from the bottom.
Lankari looking for a sweep. Not yet Lankari, not yet.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Vanovcan postures up in Lankari's guard and throws a big left but Lankari blocks it.
Vanovcan cracks Lankari with a solid left hand.
Lankari 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.
Vanovcan throwing strikes but missing.
Vanovcan landing some decent shots from guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vanovcan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Vanovcan seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Justina Vanovcan dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Lankari bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Vanovcan is trying to buck Lankari off.
Lankari will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Lankari content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Vanovcan is trying to control Lankari's posture but Lankari avoids it.
Vanovcan is trying to work for a sweep but Lankari has mounted him!
Lankari moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Vanovcan has worked his arm free - good work by Vanovcan!
Lankari trying to control the action but Vanovcan is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vanovcan can't do much from the bottom here.
A lull in the action here.
Vanovcan avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Lankari.
Vanovcan struggling a bit here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vanovcan is looking for a sweep.
Vanovcan wants to get back to his feet but Lankari drags him back down.
Lankari in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Lankari tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Lankari taking a break here but Vanovcan is having none of it and regains half guard.
Vanovcan manages to get to full guard.
Vanovcan looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vanovcan is looking for a triangle but Lankari pushes his legs off easily.
Lankari wants to stand but Vanovcan is controlling his posture from full guard.
Lankari is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Lankari trying to control the position from guard on top but Vanovcan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vanovcan has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Lankari is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Vanovcan.
Lankari is trying to get an arm triangle but Vanovcan is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vanovcan struggling a bit here.
Vanovcan tries to bench press Lankari off him but Lankari keeps the position.
Lankari decides to stand back up. Lankari steps back and let's Vanovcan get back to his feet.
Justina Vanovcan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vanovcan lands a jab to Lankari's midsection.
Lankari drives through with a takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lankari forces his way into half guard.
Vanovcan wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hans Lankari dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Vanovcan tries to keep at a distance but Lankari has taken the fight into the clinch.
Vanovcan tries to land knees in the clinch but Lankari avoids the damage to the body.
Lankari ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Lankari no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Vanovcan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Vanovcan postures up.
Lankari pulls Vanovcan in to control the position.
Lankari is trying to keep Vanovcan in close.
Vanovcan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lankari swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Hans Lankari wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Vanovcan doesn't manage to clinch there - Lankari circles away.
Lankari closes the distance and pushes Vanovcan back into the cage.
Vanovcan can't find room to land a body shot as Lankari controls the action.
Vanovcan ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Vanovcan no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vanovcan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lankari trying to control but Vanovcan is working from the bottom.
Vanovcan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lankari sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Lankari trying to control the position from guard on top but Vanovcan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hans Lankari overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Hans Lankari just wasn't active enough.
Vanovcan moves into the clinch.
Vanovcan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lankari pulls guard effortlessly.
Lankari looking to hit a scissor sweep but Vanovcan is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vanovcan content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Lankari controls Vanovcan momentarily but Vanovcan frees himself.
Vanovcan would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Vanovcan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lankari is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Vanovcan controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Vanovcan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Hans Lankari just wasn't active enough.
Vanovcan gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lankari would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vanovcan wants to sweep here but Lankari controlling him for the moment.
Vanovcan keeping moving, preventing Lankari from controlling successfully.
Hans Lankari has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Vanovcan tries to sprawl but Lankari drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Lankari is thwarting Vanovcan's attempts to control the position.
Vanovcan is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Lankari is tapping! Great win for Vanovcan!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Justina Vanovcan!
Justina Vanovcan seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Costanza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Falcon Falconowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Costanza comes into the arena with Jacco- När mörkret faller blaring out of the sound system. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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275 lbs
17 - 16 - 0 |
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260 lbs
19 - 15 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, George Costanza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Falcon Falconowski!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Falconowski moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Falconowski scores with the left hand. Costanza knows he should have avoided that one.
Costanza with a lazy takedown attempt
and Falconowski counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Costanza thinking.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Costanza shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Falconowski's guard.
Costanza working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Costanza drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Falconowski manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Costanza has Falconowski in his guard.
Falconowski trying to control the position from guard on top but Costanza is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Costanza being controlled here, momentarily.
Falconowski must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Costanza looking to hit a scissor sweep but Falconowski is one step ahead there.
Costanza is working hard here to advance position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Costanza has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Falconowski can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Falconowski landing some decent shots from guard.
Costanza looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Falconowski puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Costanza makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Costanza.
Costanza is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Falconowski is aware though and is defending well.
Falconowski cracks Costanza with a solid left hand.
Falconowski looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Costanza looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Falconowski passes into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Costanza tries to escape but Falconowski is in control.
Costanza is trying to improve his position.
Falconowski trying to control the position but Costanza is working away.
Falconowski is staying tight to Costanza's torso, preventing him from escaping.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Falconowski wants to stand but Costanza is controlling his arm.
Costanza is looking to reverse the position.
Falconowski lands a decent elbow from side control.
Costanza sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Costanza on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Falconowski there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costanza wants to improve his position but Falconowski is controlling well.
Falconowski is taking a breather. Costanza says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Falconowski has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Costanza is in all sorts of trouble here.
Falconowski controlling the position easily from mount.
Costanza is trying desperately to improve position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Falconowski pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Costanza is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Falconowski landing strikes from the mount and Costanza is in trouble!
Costanza throwing hammer fists to the chest of Falconowski. What's that going to do exactly?
Falconowski punishing his opponent with strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Costanza is trying desperately to improve position.
Falconowski controlling the position easily from mount.
Falconowski lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Costanza hang on?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Falcon Falconowski dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Falconowski will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Falconowski throws a low kick but Costanza moves out of range easily.
Falconowski misses with a hook. Costanza ducked under it nicely.
Costanza fails with the takedown.
Falconowski misses with an uppercut.
George Costanza is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Costanza closes the distance but Falconowski moves to the side
and Falconowski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Falconowski looks to score with a jab to the body but Costanza is just out of range.
Falconowski tries to land a front kick but Costanza steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Falconowski lands a jab to Costanza's midsection.
Costanza tries to clinch but Falconowski moves out of range.
Costanza has closed the distance and engaged Falconowski in a clinch.
Falconowski is pressed up against the cage. Costanza has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Falconowski down to the mat. Falconowski avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Costanza moves in looking to clinch but Falconowski pushes him off.
Falconowski thows a body shot but no joy.
Falconowski throws a looping overhand right but Costanza ducks down to avoid it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Costanza.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George Costanza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Costanza throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Falconowski's waist but Falconowski gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Costanza off to one side.
Falconowski thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Costanza tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Falconowski swivels and escapes.
Falconowski fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Costanza is out of range.
Falconowski misses the jab.
Falconowski looks to land a right hand but Costanza moved out of range.
Falconowski tries to score with a low kick but Costanza moves his leg out of the way.
Costanza takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Falconowski connects with a right hand. Costanza shakes it off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Falconowski shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Costanza eats them both and turns towards Falconowski to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Costanza fails with the takedown
and Falconowski counters with a straight right hand.
Falconowski tries to bum rush Costanza with a series of wild strikes but Costanza uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costanza with a lazy takedown attempt
and Falconowski counters with a series of strikes. Costanza will be more careful next time no doubt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Costanza.
Falconowski takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Falconowski throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Costanza.
Falcon Falconowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Falconowski lands with a good body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Falconowski misses.
Falconowski misses with a hook
and Costanza counters by moving into the clinch.
Falconowski lands a hook that snaps the head of Costanza backwards.
Falconowski lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Costanza is looking for a takedown.
Falconowski gets through Costanza's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Costanza is trying to maintain a safe position but Falconowski gets an underhook and turns Costanza into the cage.
Costanza tries for a takedown. No joy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Falconowski gets underhooks to prevent Costanza's takedown attempt.
Costanza is working for takedown but Falconowski is calmly controlling the position for now.
Falconowski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Falconowski connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Costanza's hands.
Costanza uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Falconowski.
Falconowski throws a solid leg kick but Costanza takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Falconowski.
A jab from Falconowski misses.
Falcon Falconowski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Falconowski misses with a leg kick.
Falconowski lands a big uppercut and Costanza crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Costanza looks OK. Falconowski waves Costanza back to his feet!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Falcon Falconowski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Costanza is looking to clinch but Falconowski is avoiding it.
Costanza shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Falconowski pinned against the cage. Falconowski gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Falconowski has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Costanza rushes Falconowski and presses him up against the cage.
Costanza gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Costanza is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Falconowski doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Costanza.
Falconowski manages to get to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Costanza working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Costanza won't allow Falconowski to sweep him here.
Costanza throws an elbow that misses. Falconowski uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Costanza's guard. Nice move by Falconowski!
Falconowski slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Costanza looking for a guillotine here but Falconowski defends easily.
Falconowski working some strikes from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Costanza is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Falconowski is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Costanza looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Falconowski puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Falcon Falconowski has got the better of the ground game so far.
Falconowski takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Falconowski wants to lay and pray for a moment but Costanza keeps working.
Falconowski moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Costanza.
Costanza is not content to let Falconowski control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costanza looking for a sweep but Falconowski has passed into full mount! Oh no!
BOOM! Falconowski connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Falconowski landing strikes from the mount.
Falconowski lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Costanza can't escape the position.
Falconowski can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Costanza is looking to escape.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Costanza really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Falconowski controlling from the full mount.
Falcon Falconowski is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Falconowski blocks Costanza's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Falconowski controlling from the full mount.
George Costanza has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Falconowski fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
And that's the end of the fight!
Falcon Falconowski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Falconowski winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Falcon Falconowski!
A relieved looking Falcon Falconowski thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Derka Derka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hjalmar Thorhalla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thorhalla has chosen Disturbed / Down With The Sickness as his entrance music. Derka Derka 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
17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Derka Derka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hjalmar Thorhalla!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Derka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Derka looks to score with a jab to the body but Thorhalla is just out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Thorhalla.
Derka is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Derka Derka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Derka scores with a nice strike.
Good leg kick by Thorhalla there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Thorhalla avoids the body shot from Derka.
A solid leg kick lands there for Thorhalla.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Derka.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Thorhalla stops Derka from passing to mount.
The strikes coming from Derka are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Derka goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Thorhalla has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Derka but great work by Thorhalla.
Derka is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorhalla prevents Derka from improving his position.
Thorhalla seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Derka is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Thorhalla pulls his head out easily.
Thorhalla is thwarting Derka's attempts to control the position.
Thorhalla not doing much here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Derka tries to roll over but Thorhalla keeps him under control.
Thorhalla stalling.
Derka is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Thorhalla's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Thorhalla's back!
Derka looking for the choke from the back.
Derka scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Derka softening up his opponent with strikes here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Derka is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Derka struggling to land strikes to the head as Thorhalla covers up.
Derka scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Derka is throwing strikes by Thorhalla counters by rolling into a better position. After a scramble, Thorhalla regains half guard.
Derka is nestled in close to Thorhalla, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Derka not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Derka passes to full mount!
Derka landing strikes from the mount and Thorhalla is in trouble!
Thorhalla in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thorhalla wants to control but Derka is having none of it.
Thorhalla avoids a series of strikes thrown by Derka.
Thorhalla avoids a series of strikes thrown by Derka.
Thorhalla is looking to get to half guard.
Derka lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Derka scoring with strikes but Thorhalla is staying in there.
Derka throwing strikes here but Thorhalla is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Derka unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Thorhalla wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Derka celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Derka Derka!
Derka Derka seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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