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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jonathan Brookins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonny Stevens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Brookins might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Kickstart. Stevens has chosen In the Dark as his entrance music. Jonny Stevens has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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140 lbs
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138 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jonathan Brookins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jonny Stevens!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brookins shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Stevens's guard.
Stevens looking for a sweep. Not yet Stevens, not yet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Brookins accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Brookins stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Stevens swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stevens has control of Brookins's left arm, preventing Brookins from doing any damage.
Brookins throws a big elbow that misses.
Stevens lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Brookins!
Stevens sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brookins is desperately trying to improve his position but Stevens has a good base and remains in mount.
Brookins regains half guard.
Stevens controlling the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevens wants to take a breather but Brookins is having none of it.
Jonny Stevens has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
No luck for Stevens with that takedown attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Brookins as Stevens shoots in.
Brookins throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Stevens doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Brookins moves into the clinch.
Jonathan Brookins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonny Stevens.
Stevens blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brookins misses with the head strike.
Brookins scores with a hook to the body.
Stevens goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brookins lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Stevens has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Brookins after a bit of a struggle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevens is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Brookins gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A shot in the inside from Brookins.
Brookins is fighting off a takedown attempt but Stevens is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Brookins to the mat. Brookins regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Brookins being controlled here, momentarily.
Brookins not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Brookins is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Stevens is controlling him.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Stevens slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jonny Stevens.
Stevens dives in and grabs Brookins's left leg, looking for a takedown. Brookins pushes down on Stevens's head and hops out.
Stevens tries for a takedown but Brookins sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Brookins throws a leg kick but Stevens moved away.
Stevens with a poor takedown
and Brookins counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Stevens throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Brookins's waist but Brookins gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Stevens off to one side.
Brookins really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Stevens tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Brookins swivels and escapes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stevens doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Brookins counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brookins is trying hard to land a takedown here. Stevens sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Brookins digs a good hook to Stevens's body.
Stevens on the wrong end of a nice jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jonathan Brookins will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Brookins throws a right hand that Stevens ducks under and follows up with a left that Stevens also avoids with ease.
Stevens fails with the takedown
and Brookins counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Brookins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brookins swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Stevens fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Brookins, pushing him back against the cage.
Stevens has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Brookins is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Nice body punch from Brookins - that landed with a thud.
Stevens tries to pull guard but Brookins won't allow it.
Jonathan Brookins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonny Stevens.
Brookins with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Brookins crunches a lovely knee into Stevens's ribcage.
Brookins misses with a knee strike.
Stevens wants the takedown. Brookins is fighting it off but Stevens persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Brookins's guard against the cage.
Stevens trying to control the position from guard on top but Brookins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stevens slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brookins wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Stevens manages to pass to side control.
Stevens content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Brookins is staying active underneath Stevens, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Stevens perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Jonny Stevens hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Stevens closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Brookins blocking the ground and pound attempt from Stevens.
Brookins gets back to full guard.
Brookins controls Stevens momentarily but Stevens frees himself.
Stevens preventing the sweep.
Brookins wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Stevens is now in half guard.
Brookins is not content to let Stevens control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevens passes to full mount!
Stevens tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Brookins keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Brookins is squirming around, avoiding Stevens's attempts to control the action.
Brookins is trying desperately to improve position.
Stevens wants to control the pace but Brookins is squirming around nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brookins takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Brookins is looking to get to half guard.
Stevens can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Brookins is looking to escape.
Brookins regains half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brookins is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Stevens's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Stevens's back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonny Stevens 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!
Stevens looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Brookins is fending him off so far but Stevens persists. Nope, Brookins circles away and we're back to standing.
Stevens defending well as Brookins loads up on a big left hand.
Stevens misses with a takedown attempt
and Brookins counters with a single leg into guard. Stevens didn't expect that.
Brookins is looking to pass into half guard but Stevens pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Stevens is in guard.
Stevens trying to control but Brookins is working from the bottom.
Stevens tries to stand but Brookins is controlling from the bottom.
Stevens preventing the sweep.
Stevens is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Stevens with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jonny Stevens has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brookins keeping moving, preventing Stevens from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jonny Stevens was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Stevens gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
so Brookins counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Jonathan Brookins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonny Stevens.
Brookins wants to pass the guard but Stevens is keeping the position.
Brookins throws a strike but Stevens rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Brookins manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Stevens manages to get himself to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brookins being controlled here momentarily.
Brookins missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Brookins is looking to advance position but Stevens has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevens punishing his opponent with strikes.
Stevens controlling the position easily from mount.
Stevens's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Stevens tries to control but Brookins wriggling away.
Brookins tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevens lands a nice shot to the head.
Stevens looking to control but Brookins is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Stevens takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The referee warns Brookins that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brookins squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jonny Stevens.
I think Stevens 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonny Stevens!
A very excited looking Jonny Stevens rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jon Bilashki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Callum Tweedie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bilashki's entrance music is The Warriors of Skyrim. A fine choice. Tweedie has chosen Snow Patrol - Chocolate as his entrance music. Jon Bilashki has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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300 lbs
9 - 13 - 0 |
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281 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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Great elbows
Very strong |
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Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jon Bilashki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Callum Tweedie!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tweedie, as that shot connected.
It looks like Jon Bilashki has been cut.
Bilashki misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tweedie stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Tweedie wants it to stay on the feet.
Bilashki blocks a head kick by Tweedie.
Tweedie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bilashki manages to avoid it.
Tweedie thuds his shin into the meat of Bilashki's side.
Bilashki is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bilashki walks straight into a right hand from Tweedie - that's dropped him! Tweedie jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Bilashki from any more punishment! Bilashki complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Callum Tweedie!
A relieved looking Callum Tweedie 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chris Storm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rolad Kjeldsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rolad Kjeldsson is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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145 lbs
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chris Storm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rolad Kjeldsson!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Storm shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Storm showed some decent athleticism there.
Storm seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kjeldsson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Storm is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Kjeldsson has managed to free his arm - good work.
Storm tries to pass to full mount but Kjeldsson defends it.
Kjeldsson keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Storm looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Kjeldsson controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kjeldsson is looking for a sweep. Storm is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Storm really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Storm is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kjeldsson sees it coming and defends easily.
Storm wants to free his trapped foot but Kjeldsson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Storm seems to be working for a kimura but Kjeldsson defends the submission attempt.
Storm missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kjeldsson is looking for a sweep. Storm is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Storm is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Storm controlling the pace.
Storm is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Kjeldsson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Storm is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Storm drops back, looking for a kneebar! Kjeldsson looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Kjeldsson looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Kjeldsson!
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kjeldsson trying to control the position but Storm is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kjeldsson laying and praying for a moment but Storm takes advantage and regains half guard.
Storm looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kjeldsson is looking to stall here but Storm recovers full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Storm working a defensive guard here.
Kjeldsson trying to control but Storm is working from the bottom.
Kjeldsson pushes down on Storm's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Storm wants to stand back up but Kjeldsson manages to pass into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Storm 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.
Kjeldsson throws a hook but Storm avoids it easily.
Storm darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Storm's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Storm duly obliges.
It looks like Rolad Kjeldsson has been cut.
Kjeldsson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kjeldsson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kjeldsson misses with a looping right.
Kjeldsson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kjeldsson wants it to stay on the feet.
Kjeldsson misses with the combination.
Storm rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kjeldsson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kjeldsson sizes up Storm with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Storm scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kjeldsson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Storm clinches.
Storm breaks from the clinch.
Storm drops Kjeldsson with a nice combination! Storm dives into Kjeldsson's guard, looking to finish!
Kjeldsson is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Storm working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kjeldsson is still in real trouble! Can Storm finish him?
Storm trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kjeldsson wants to hit a switch here but Storm passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Kjeldsson there!
Kjeldsson is squirming around, avoiding Storm's attempts to control the action.
Kjeldsson wants to control but Storm is having none of it.
Storm working for a guillotine from mount but Kjeldsson is in no mood to give up.
Storm is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Kjeldsson is surviving well by controlling Storm's body position as best he can.
Kjeldsson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Kjeldsson seems to have recovered his senses.
Storm goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Kjeldsson turns into him and now he's in Storm's guard.
Kjeldsson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kjeldsson connects with a couple of short punches.
Storm is looking to stand up but Kjeldsson isn't so interested in that idea.
Storm pulls Kjeldsson in close to his closed guard and prevents Kjeldsson from doing any damage or advancing position.
Storm tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Storm wants to stand but Kjeldsson is controlling the position.
Chris Storm overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Storm avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kjeldsson pushing down on Storm's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Kjeldsson prevents Storm from improving his position.
Kjeldsson is keen to just control but Storm is a slippery customer.
Kjeldsson trying to advance position but Storm counters by regaining guard.
Storm is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kjeldsson is controlling him.
Kjeldsson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Kjeldsson wants to control from the top but Storm keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Storm wants to sweep but no luck.
Kjeldsson trying to control but Storm is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Rolad Kjeldsson.
Storm gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Storm can't get the takedown.
Storm lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Storm lands with a light punch inside.
Kjeldsson working hard to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Storm dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rolad Kjeldsson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Storm scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Storm on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
No joy there for Storm, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice uppercut lands for Kjeldsson. That snapped Storm's head back.
Kjeldsson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Storm scores with a one two! Kjeldsson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Storm throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kjeldsson.
Storm throws a right hand that Kjeldsson ducks under and follows up with a left that Kjeldsson also avoids with ease.
Chris Storm is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kjeldsson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Storm doesn't seem bothered though.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Storm scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Storm misses with a body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
No joy there for Storm, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Chris Storm is winning the standup battle so far.
Kjeldsson tries to bum rush Storm with a series of wild strikes but Storm uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kjeldsson scores with a shot to the body.
Kjeldsson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kjeldsson.
Kjeldsson connects with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kjeldsson looks to land a combination but Storm avoids it well.
Kjeldsson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kjeldsson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Storm.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Storm.
Kjeldsson throws a series of punches but Storm moves out of range.
Storm fails with a takedown attempt.
Kjeldsson throws a right hand that Storm ducks under and follows up with a left that Storm also avoids with ease.
Nice shot lands for Kjeldsson.
Kjeldsson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Storm is rocked!
Storm loads up on a big right hand but Kjeldsson slips the punch.
Storm misses with the combination.
Kjeldsson stuns Storm with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rolad Kjeldsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Storm, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Storm closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Oh Storm is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kjeldsson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A big right followed by a crushing left from Kjeldsson knocks Storm out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Rolad Kjeldsson!
An intense looking Rolad Kjeldsson took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Blodet av mina fiender kommer att fortsätta att driva min framgång. Du bär vittne till min uppstigning. Guttentag mina vänner.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ben Dingdown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Deurell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dingdown comes to the cage accompanied by Baggy Trousers. Ben Dingdown has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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165 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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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
28 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ben Dingdown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Deurell!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Deurell clinches with his opponent.
Deurell prevents a body shot from Dingdown.
Deurell manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Dingdown trying to control the position from guard on top but Deurell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Deurell is trying to control the position but Dingdown postures up.
Dingdown throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Deurell works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Deurell wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Dingdown avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Dingdown is fighting to break Deurell's control of his arms but Deurell is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Dingdown is looking to advance position but Deurell has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Dingdown holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Deurell tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deurell unloading with bombs!
Deurell controlling his opponent.
Deurell wants to control the pace but Dingdown is squirming around nicely.
Deurell scoring with strikes but Dingdown is staying in there.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Deurell cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Dingdown is desperately trying to improve his position but Deurell has a good base and remains in mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Deurell there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Deurell thowing shots but they're missing.
Deurell is working for a guillotine from mount but Dingdown frees his head quite easily.
Deurell breaks from Dingdown's wrist control and lands an elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dingdown keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Dingdown is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dingdown is squirming around, avoiding Deurell's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deurell is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Dingdown to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Dingdown shrugs it off.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dingdown is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Dingdown wants to control but Deurell is having none of it.
Deurell trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Deurell has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Deurell looking to ground and pound but Dingdown is blocking nicely.
Deurell takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dingdown sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Deurell is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Dingdown!
Deurell wants to control the pace but Dingdown is squirming around nicely.
Deurell throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Deurell wants to control the pace but Dingdown is squirming around nicely.
Deurell misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Deurell working for a guillotine from mount but Dingdown is in no mood to give up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Deurell dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Dingdown tries to clinch but Deurell moves out of range.
Deurell tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dingdown swivels and escapes.
Deurell waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dingdown.
Deurell is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Deurell shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Deurell showed some decent athleticism there.
Deurell uses his free foot to push down on Dingdown's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Dingdown.
Deurell punching from mount but Dingdown doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Dingdown wants to hold on but Deurell pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deurell looking to ground and pound but Dingdown is blocking nicely.
Deurell working for a submission but Dingdown is keeping him at bay.
Deurell misses with a head shot.
Deurell unloads with some shots from mount but Dingdown bucks and avoids them well.
Dingdown takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Deurell lands a nice shot to the head.
Deurell landing strikes from the mount and Dingdown is in trouble!
Dingdown tries to lock up and control but Deurell gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Deurell lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Deurell cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Deurell postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Dingdown looks a forlorn figure.
Deurell controlling the position easily from mount.
Deurell with the ground and pound from mount.
Deurell looking to control but Dingdown is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Deurell working the ground and pound effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deurell thowing shots but they're missing.
Deurell looking to control but Dingdown is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Dingdown avoids a series of strikes thrown by Deurell.
Deurell is trying to control here but Dingdown has managed to regain half guard.
Dingdown is trying to control but Deurell passes into side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deurell tries to advance to mount but Dingdown denies him.
Sloppy strikes there by Deurell.
Deurell working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dingdown tries to control but Deurell manages to take his back.
Deurell misses with an elbow to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Deurell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Dingdown cracks Deurell with a right hand to the side of the head.
Deurell fails with the takedown.
Dingdown tries to close the distance and clinch but Deurell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dingdown has closed the distance and engaged Deurell in a clinch.
Deurell gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Dingdown is refusing to be controlled, as Deurell sits in half guard.
Deurell wants to pass the guard but Dingdown is defending well.
Deurell is controlling the pace.
Deurell looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deurell is working for a kimura here but Dingdown manages to reverse the position and he's now in Deurell's guard.
John Deurell has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dingdown is in close to Deurell's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Dingdown got a little sloppy there for a moment and Deurell has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Dingdown has managed to get both his arms back between Deurell's legs - danger averted.
Dingdown postures up in Deurell's guard and throws a big left but Deurell blocks it.
Deurell utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Deurell is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ben Dingdown has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dingdown taking some punishment here, with Deurell in his half guard.
Deurell throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Deurell trying to control from Dingdown's half guard. Dingdown has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Dingdown wants to stand up but Deurell is controlling him.
Deurell postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Deurell tries to free his leg and advance position but Dingdown is retaining full guard.
Deurell wants to control from the top but Dingdown keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dingdown looking to control.
Deurell throws a big elbow that misses.
Dingdown 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.
Deurell postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dingdown trying to control the position.
Deurell throws a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deurell trying to control the position from guard on top but Dingdown is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Deurell stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dingdown swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Dingdown takes the fight into the clinch.
Deurell changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Dingdown fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Deurell tries for a takedown but Dingdown sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ben Dingdown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Deurell.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Deurell closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Deurell avoids the head kick by Dingdown.
John Deurell is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Deurell closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Deurell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Deurell 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 26:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Deurell!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kato Aspenia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joseph Sandoval (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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36
130 lbs
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135 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kato Aspenia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Joseph Sandoval!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aspenia throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sandoval.
Aspenia swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sandoval counters with a big head kick but Aspenia shrugs it off.
Aspenia lands with a good body shot.
Aspenia shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Aspenia wants to stand up but Sandoval has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Aspenia trying to control the pace.
Aspenia stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sandoval throws a leg kick which misses Aspenia's front leg but catches the back leg as Aspenia tries to avoid it.
Aspenia fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sandoval avoids it really well and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Aspenia, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Aspenia has closed the distance and engaged Sandoval in a clinch.
Aspenia fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sandoval with a knee to the head.
Sandoval scores a nice knee to the body.
Aspenia blocks an elbow strike from Sandoval.
Sandoval misses with a knee to the head.
Aspenia taking a breather.
Sandoval misses with a knee strike.
Aspenia on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Aspenia can't break the clinch.
Sandoval with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A knee to the head by Sandoval.
Sandoval tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Aspenia takes a knee right on the jaw!
Aspenia is trying to drag Sandoval to the mat but Sandoval just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sandoval lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Aspenia is looking to break free of the clinch but Sandoval has double underhooks.
Sandoval lands with a right to the head.
Aspenia wants to get back to striking at distance but Sandoval won't allow it.
Sandoval comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sandoval tries to land a knee to the head but Aspenia blocks with his arms.
Sandoval prevents Aspenia from breaking the clinch.
Sandoval throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Aspenia blocks it with crossed arms.
Aspenia wants to get back to striking at distance but Sandoval won't allow it.
Sandoval keeps control of Aspenia as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sandoval tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sandoval looking to throw knees to the head but Aspenia is blocking nicely.
Sandoval prevents Aspenia from breaking the clinch.
Aspenia pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Aspenia throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aspenia misses with a wild combination.
Sandoval moves into the clinch.
Sandoval tries to land a knee to the head but Aspenia blocks with his arms.
Aspenia blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sandoval misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Aspenia.
Sandoval with a knee to the head.
Sandoval scores with a knee to the head.
Sandoval tries to throw a body punch but Aspenia avoids it by throwing Sandoval back against the cage.
Sandoval tries a knee to the head but Aspenia blocks it.
Aspenia is trying to break free.
Sandoval looking to throw knees to the head but Aspenia is blocking nicely.
Aspenia has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sandoval with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Sandoval.
Sandoval blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Aspenia throws an elbow but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aspenia is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sandoval just misses with a elbow thrown towards Aspenia's brow.
Aspenia tries to circle away but Sandoval has him pinned against the cage.
Aspenia breaks the clinch.
Sandoval lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sandoval.
Aspenia connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sandoval's hands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aspenia throws a leg kick but Sandoval sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Aspenia looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sandoval is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Aspenia throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Aspenia fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sandoval drives through and clinches with Aspenia against the cage.
Sandoval tries a knee to the head but Aspenia blocks it.
Sandoval trying to land knees to the body.
Aspenia wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Joseph Sandoval will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Aspenia throws a right hand that Sandoval ducks under and follows up with a left that Sandoval also avoids with ease.
A shot to the liver by Aspenia. Beautiful body shot.
Sandoval pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Aspenia fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sandoval throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Aspenia blocks it with crossed arms.
Sandoval with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Aspenia breaks the clinch.
Kato Aspenia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aspenia is looking to land body kicks.
Sandoval lands with a right hand.
Aspenia misses with a takedown
and Sandoval counters by clinching up.
Sandoval tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sandoval throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Aspenia blocks it with crossed arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aspenia breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Aspenia throws a combination that misses
and Sandoval counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Aspenia thinking.
Aspenia tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Aspenia takes one on the button.
Sandoval clinches.
Sandoval landing knees to the head.
Aspenia is trying to force a seperation but Sandoval has the dominant position.
Sandoval misses with a knee to the head.
Aspenia tries to circle away but Sandoval has him pinned against the cage.
Sandoval tries to land a knee to the head but Aspenia blocks with his arms.
Sandoval keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Aspenia's efforts to push away.
Sandoval throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Aspenia blocks it with crossed arms.
Sandoval lands a knee to the body.
Aspenia drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kato Aspenia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aspenia wants to break free but Sandoval has control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aspenia can't break the clinch.
Sandoval with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Aspenia blocks an elbow strike.
Aspenia is trying to drag Sandoval to the mat but Sandoval just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aspenia can't break the clinch.
Sandoval using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Aspenia has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sandoval misses with a knee to the head.
Sandoval misses with a knee strike.
Aspenia is looking for a takedown.
Sandoval looking to throw knees to the head but Aspenia is blocking nicely.
Aspenia has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Sandoval lands a hook that snaps the head of Aspenia backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aspenia is trying to break the clinch but Sandoval is controlling him.
Aspenia wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sandoval has him pressed against the cage.
Sandoval with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sandoval looking to throw knees to the head but Aspenia is blocking nicely.
Aspenia takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sandoval is breathing heavily.
Sandoval lands a good knee to the midsection. Aspenia won't want to take too many of those.
Sandoval tries to land a knee to the head but Aspenia blocks with his arms.
Sandoval has Aspenia pressed against the cage, preventing Aspenia from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sandoval with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sandoval misses with a knee strike.
Sandoval struggles to land a body shot inside as Aspenia controls his hands.
Aspenia wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sandoval has him pressed against the cage.
Sandoval tries a knee to the head but Aspenia blocks it.
Aspenia has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Sandoval after a bit of a struggle.
Sandoval tries to land a knee to the head but Aspenia blocks with his arms.
Aspenia working hard to break the clinch.
Aspenia is trying to force a seperation but Sandoval has the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Aspenia creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Aspenia looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Aspenia breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Aspenia moves into the clinch.
Sandoval looking to throw knees to the head but Aspenia is blocking nicely.
Sandoval lands a damaging elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aspenia is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Sandoval is defending well.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sandoval.
Sandoval misses with a knee strike.
Aspenia wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sandoval lands a knee to the head.
Aspenia breaks the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sandoval takes a jab right on the kisser.
Aspenia keeps the fight on the outside.
Aspenia lands a jab-cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Joseph Sandoval will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Aspenia's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Aspenia lands a right hook to the body.
Sandoval bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Aspenia's head.
Sandoval tries to close the distance and clinch up but Aspenia swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sandoval. That's going to slow Aspenia down.
Sandoval throws a head kick that misses.
Sandoval darts in trying to clinch
and Aspenia counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sandoval closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sandoval scores with a shot to the side of Aspenia's head.
Aspenia has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Joseph Sandoval seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sandoval lands a good knee to the midsection. Aspenia won't want to take too many of those.
Sandoval with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sandoval missing with knees to the body.
Sandoval lands a hook that snaps the head of Aspenia backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sandoval tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sandoval takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Aspenia wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Aspenia wants to break free but Sandoval has control.
Sandoval throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sandoval tries to land knees in the clinch but Aspenia avoids the damage to the body.
Sandoval missing with knees to the body.
Aspenia wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sandoval throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sandoval misses with a knee to the head.
Sandoval looking to throw knees to the head but Aspenia is blocking nicely.
A right handed body shot lands from Sandoval.
Aspenia is trying to break free.
A short body shot lands from Aspenia as the two fighters clinch.
Sandoval lands an elbow inside that Aspenia shrugs off.
Aspenia has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sandoval tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Aspenia avoids it.
Sandoval tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval misses with a knee strike.
Aspenia pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Aspenia fails to land with a series of punches.
Aspenia shoots in but Sandoval avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A head kick misses from Sandoval.
Sandoval gets tackled into the cage by Aspenia. Aspenia maintains the clinch.
Aspenia avoids the elbow strike from Sandoval, against the cage.
Sandoval lands an elbow just above Aspenia 's eye.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sandoval lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Aspenia wants to get back to striking at distance but Sandoval won't allow it.
Sandoval keeps control of Aspenia as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sandoval misses with a knee strike.
Sandoval misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sandoval with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aspenia is trying to push Sandoval away but Sandoval has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Aspenia is trying to force a seperation but Sandoval has the dominant position.
Sandoval looking to throw knees to the head but Aspenia is blocking nicely.
Sandoval misses with a knee to the head.
Aspenia has had enough of the clinch but Sandoval keeps him there for the moment.
Aspenia misses with a punch to the body.
Sandoval tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sandoval tries to land knees in the clinch but Aspenia avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Sandoval fails to land.
Sandoval misses with the head strike.
Aspenia is trying to break free.
Aspenia breaks the clinch.
A combination from Aspenia does no damage.
Sandoval lands with a slapping head kick.
Sandoval takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Joseph Sandoval is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Aspenia shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aspenia throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sandoval moves into the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Aspenia just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sandoval's brow.
Sandoval lands an elbow just above Aspenia 's eye.
Sandoval using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kato Aspenia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sandoval crunches a lovely knee into Aspenia's ribcage.
Sandoval misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Aspenia.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sandoval is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Sandoval trying to land knees to the body.
Aspenia tries to break free but Sandoval pushes him back against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aspenia lands with a short shot to the head.
Aspenia wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Aspenia wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sandoval has him pressed against the cage.
Aspenia missing with knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joseph Sandoval comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sandoval 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joseph Sandoval!
Joseph Sandoval 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Joe Hughs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jai McCracken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joe Hughs has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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
25 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Hughs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jai McCracken!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hughs moves out of range as McCracken throws a body kick.
Hughs wants to clinch up but McCracken keeps it at a distance.
Hughs pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hughs scores with a leg kick.
McCracken jabs Hughs right on the nose. Hughs blinks but takes it well.
McCracken scores with a sloppy right hand. Hughs should have avoided that one.
McCracken throws out a leg kick but Hughs moves out of range and McCracken only half commits.
A head kick by Hughs misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hughs tries a head kick but it misses.
McCracken throws a chopping leg kick but Hughs manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
McCracken scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
McCracken passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Hughs!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McCracken with good strikes from the mount here!
McCracken has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
McCracken throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
McCracken looking to control but Hughs is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
McCracken raining down shots from the mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCracken unloads with some shots from mount but Hughs bucks and avoids them well.
McCracken scores with a couple of good head shots there.
McCracken unloading with bombs!
McCracken throwing strikes here but Hughs is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McCracken thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
McCracken landing strikes, looking to finish!
Hughs is in all sorts of trouble here.
McCracken thowing shots but they're missing.
Hughs is trying to escape the mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughs is working hard here to advance position.
McCracken trying to control but he's not successful this time.
McCracken looking to ground and pound but Hughs is blocking nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice elbow there by McCracken.
Hughs is rocked!
McCracken sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Oh Hughs is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
McCracken is stalling here but it's allowed Hughs to get half guard.
McCracken wants to control but Hughs is keeping him busy.
Hughs seems to have got his legs back now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCracken looks to land a strike but Hughs avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
McCracken working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
McCracken tries to free his leg and advance position but Hughs is retaining full guard.
McCracken working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
McCracken advances position into side control!
McCracken throwing strikes but Hughs manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
McCracken wants to control but Hughs postures up.
McCracken defending against the ground and pound.
McCracken manages to work his way to half guard, despite Hughs's best efforts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughs wants to free his trapped foot but McCracken is holding on for dear life with his legs.
McCracken is controlling Hughs's trapped leg to prevent Hughs from advancing to side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
OK we're going to have a standup here. Jai McCracken hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Hughs lands a high kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jai McCracken 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.
McCracken throws a nice outside leg kick.
McCracken swats away the attempt to clinch by Hughs.
McCracken moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
McCracken looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hughs is fending him off so far but McCracken persists. Nope, Hughs circles away and we're back to standing.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from McCracken lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hughs has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hughs and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
McCracken closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Jai McCracken has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sloppy strikes there by McCracken.
McCracken advances to mount.
McCracken lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McCracken pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Poor strikes thrown by McCracken there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
McCracken looking to control and managing it successfully.
McCracken postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Hughs bigstyle! Two more strikes land for McCracken and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jai McCracken!
During a confident post fight interview, Jai McCracken thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Murray Esson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Musta Surma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Esson comes to the cage accompanied by Amy MacDonald - This Is The Life. Murray Esson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Musta Surma's chin.
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156 lbs
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152 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Murray Esson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Musta Surma!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Surma throws a right and a left that both miss.
Esson lands a slapping body shot.
Esson throws a shot to the body.
Esson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Esson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Surma throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Surma misses with a double jab.
Esson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Surma sprawls well initially but Esson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Surma won't allow Esson to pass to mount.
Esson thows a huge punch but Surma dodges it nicely.
Esson is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Esson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Esson wants to control from the top but Surma keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Esson tries to free his leg and advance position but Surma is retaining full guard.
Esson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Surma is looking to sweep but instead, Esson has passed into half guard.
Esson tries to pass to full mount but Surma defends it.
Esson is looking to pass Surma's guard but actually Surma recovers to full guard.
Surma working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Esson.
Surma keeping moving, preventing Esson from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Esson wants to pass the guard but Surma is keeping the position.
Surma not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Surma might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Esson haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Esson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Esson fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Surma gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Esson looking to finish with strikes here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Esson.
Esson thowing shots but they're missing.
Esson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Esson thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Esson looking to ground and pound but Surma is blocking nicely.
Surma takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Surma avoids a series of strikes thrown by Esson.
Surma is in a horrible position here. Esson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Esson throwing strikes but Surma recovers to half guard. A much better position.
Esson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Esson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Surma defending well though.
Esson with the ground and pound but Surma uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Esson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Surma swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Esson trying to control the position from guard on top but Surma is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Esson looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Murray Esson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Esson with a jab.
Esson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Surma's head backwards.
Surma tries to close the distance and clinch up but Esson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Surma misses with a wild combination.
Surma misses with the combination.
Surma has closed the distance and engaged Esson in a clinch.
Surma misses with an elbow strike.
Esson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Surma.
Surma blocking some punches.
Esson misses with some punches.
Surma throws an elbow that misses.
Esson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Surma.
Esson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
No joy there for Surma, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Esson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A shot to the body from Esson misses
and Surma counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Esson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Esson throws a leg kick but Surma moved away.
Esson scores with a decent looking hook.
A swing and a miss from Surma.
Surma closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Surma creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Surma throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Surma lands an elbow inside that Esson shrugs off.
Esson lands a body shot.
Esson has a couple of punches blocked by Surma.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esson lands with a light punch inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Surma breaks from the clinch.
Surma uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Esson has time to react.
Esson misses with an uppercut.
Esson takes a swing at Surma's ribcage but misses.
Murray Esson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Esson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Nice takedown defense from Surma. No joy for Esson on that attempt.
Esson thuds his shin into the meat of Surma's side.
Surma swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Esson counters with an inside leg kick.
Esson lands a head shot.
Surma keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Surma, as that shot connected.
Esson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esson looks to land a body kick but Surma moved away.
Surma misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Esson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Surma.
Surma uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Esson.
Esson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Donk. Esson catches Surma right on the button with a cross.
Murray Esson is winning the standup battle so far.
Surma throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Esson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Esson throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Surma was covering up waiting for the punch and Esson finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Esson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Surma looking to hit a scissor sweep but Esson is one step ahead there.
Surma keeping full guard, as Esson tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Esson wants to control from the top but Surma keeps moving.
Esson trying to move into half guard but instead Surma has managed to sweep!
Surma is pushing down on Esson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Esson is fighting to maintain full guard but Surma has managed to sneak the leg through.
Esson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Esson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Surma.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Murray Esson dominated that second round.
That's time! Esson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Surma displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Esson throws out the jab.
Surma will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Esson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Surma.
Esson moves out of range as Surma strikes.
Surma keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Esson scoring well with a low kick there.
Surma tries to clinch there but Esson circles away.
Surma rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Esson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Esson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Surma.
Surma has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Esson.
Esson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Surma. That did some damage!
Esson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Surma swivels and escapes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Surma takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Esson throws a leg kick but Surma sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Esson slips a straight right by Surma.
Esson misses with an uppercut. Surma saw that one coming.
Surma keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Esson.
Esson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Surma.
Surma lands an overhand right.
Surma throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Esson.
Esson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Surma doesn't seem bothered though.
Esson misses with a lunging right hand
letting Surma counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esson misses with a series of wild punches.
Esson throws a jab when Surma was well out of range.
Surma gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Esson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Esson scores with a shot to the body.
A left lands for Esson.
Surma scores with a punch to the head.
Surma looks to land a left hand but Esson moved out of range nicely.
Surma takes a swing at Esson's ribcage but misses.
Musta Surma is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Surma scores with a jab to the body.
Esson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Surma.
Esson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crunch! Esson slams his shin into Surma's torso.
Esson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Surma on the side of the head.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Esson - that will leave a mark!
Surma throws a head kick that misses.
Surma takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Esson misses with a low kick.
Surma thuds a left hand into Esson's body.
Esson throws a shot from downtown. Surma moves away and avoids it.
Esson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Surma throws out the jab.
A combination from Surma does no damage.
Esson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Surma scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Esson lands with a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Surma throws a jab but it's blocked by Esson.
Musta Surma has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Esson scoring well with a low kick there.
Esson thows a body shot but no joy.
Surma throws a right and a left that both miss.
Esson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Surma counters by clinching up.
Murray Esson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Surma goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Esson prevents Surma from breaking the clinch.
Surma throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Surma throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Esson managing to block the knees to the body from Surma.
Esson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Murray Esson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Esson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Murray Esson!
Murray Esson bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adam Kemp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Daigle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Daigle is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Eminem - Above The Law . Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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275 lbs
17 - 12 - 1 |
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World class boxer
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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
30 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Adam Kemp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Luke Daigle!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kemp shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kemp lands a high kick!
Kemp circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kemp counters with a nice right hand that sends Daigle toppling to the canvas! Daigle scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Kemp finish him?!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Daigle is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kemp.
Daigle wants to stay close but Kemp steps back to make room for something. Daigle seems frozen to the spot and bam! huge swing of the leg from Kemp and Daigle drops like he has been shot! A huge head kick and it's all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Adam Kemp!
During a confident post fight interview, Adam Kemp thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rocky Balboa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Balrog Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson has chosen Gary Clark Jr. - Bright Lights as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rocky Balboa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Balrog Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balboa moves into the clinch.
Balboa misses with a punch on the inside.
Balboa using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Johnson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Johnson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Johnson tries to throw a body punch but Balboa avoids it by throwing Johnson back against the cage.
Johnson misses with the head strike.
Balboa misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Balboa.
Balboa with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Johnson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Balboa prevents a body shot from Johnson.
Johnson throws a punch but it's blocked by Balboa.
Balboa throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Johnson blocks it with crossed arms.
Balboa tries to work over Johnson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Johnson trying to control the position but instead, Balboa has worked for underhooks and has pushed Johnson into the cage.
Johnson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Balboa or not.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balboa misses with the head strike.
Balboa with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Balboa lands with a left to the head.
Johnson throws a punch but it's blocked by Balboa.
Balboa blocking some punches.
Balboa swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson presses Balboa against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Balboa looking to throw knees to the head but Johnson is blocking nicely.
Johnson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Balboa backwards.
Balboa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Johnson working aggressively here.
Johnson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Balboa with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Balboa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Balboa tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a punch on the inside.
Balboa swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Balboa fails to land.
Balboa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Balboa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Balboa scores with a nice short uppercut.
Balboa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Balboa misses with a knee to the head.
Balboa tries to work over Johnson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Balboa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Johnson avoids it.
Balboa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Balboa looking to throw knees to the head but Johnson is blocking nicely.
Balboa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Balboa throws a punch but it's blocked by Johnson.
Johnson misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balboa misses with a knee strike.
Balboa tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johnson blocks an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Balboa.
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Balboa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Balboa misses with a knee strike.
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Balboa throws a head punch that misses.
Balboa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Balboa tries a knee to the head but Johnson blocks it.
Balboa tries to throw a body punch but Johnson avoids it by throwing Balboa back against the cage.
Johnson tries to throw a body punch but Balboa avoids it by throwing Johnson back against the cage.
Johnson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Balboa struggles to land a body shot inside as Johnson controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Johnson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson throws a punch but it's blocked by Balboa.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Balboa.
Balboa lands with a right to the head.
Johnson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Johnson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Balboa.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johnson.
Johnson has Balboa pressed against the cage, preventing Balboa from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Johnson scores with a shot to the side of Balboa's head.
A head punch on the inside from Balboa fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Balboa blocks a body shot from Johnson.
Balboa with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Balboa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rocky Balboa dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Balboa checks a leg kick nicely.
Johnson is looking to clinch but Balboa is avoiding it.
Balboa blocks a leg kick.
Johnson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Balboa throws a push kick but Johnson slaps the foot to one side.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Johnson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Johnson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A big left from Johnson misses.
Johnson avoids the head kick by Balboa.
Balboa misses with a body shot.
Balboa throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Johnson counters with a nice kick to the body.
Rocky Balboa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johnson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Johnson clinches up against the cage.
Balboa using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Johnson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Balboa lands with a left to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balboa manages to break the clinch.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Balboa was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
Balboa checks a leg kick nicely.
Jab by Johnson.
Balboa misses the shot to the body.
Johnson scores with a spinning back kick!
Balboa wants to clinch.
Balboa moves away from the strike by Johnson.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Johnson in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Johnson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Balboa is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Balboa moves into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson throws a punch but it's blocked by Balboa.
Balboa misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balboa working aggressively here.
Johnson stalling the fight.
A head punch on the inside from Balboa fails to land.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Johnson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Balboa tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Balboa missing with knees to the body.
A short right from Johnson on the inside.
Johnson blocking some punches.
Johnson blocking some punches.
Balboa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Johnson fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Balboa.
Johnson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Balboa blocks a body shot from Johnson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balboa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Balboa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Balboa lands a shoulder strike.
Balboa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Balboa blocks an uppercut.
Balboa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rocky Balboa has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Johnson blocking some punches.
Balboa can't find room to land a body shot as Johnson controls the action.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Johnson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Johnson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Balboa.
Balboa scores with a shot to the side of Johnson's head.
Balboa misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Balboa.
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!
Balboa drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson stalls.
Balboa tries a knee to the head but Johnson blocks it.
Balboa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Balboa is working Johnson over against the cage.
Balboa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Good body shot from Johnson.
Balboa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Balboa.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Balboa looking to throw knees to the head but Johnson is blocking nicely.
Balboa lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Balrog Johnson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Johnson lands a nice shot that snaps Balboa's head back.
Balboa throws a right and a left that both miss.
Balboa stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Johnson.
Johnson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Johnson dips to his left and cracks Balboa with an uppercut!
Balboa throws a shot from downtown. Johnson moves away and avoids it.
Balboa checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Balboa checks the leg kick.
Balboa moves out of range of the body kick.
Johnson lands with a good body shot.
Johnson misses with a low kick.
Johnson lands a lovely overhand right.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Balboa is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.
Balrog Johnson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Johnson lands with a kick to the temple. Balboa shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Johnson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balboa takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Johnson keeps the fight on the outside.
Johnson looks to land a body kick but Balboa moved away.
Johnson throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Johnson takes a swing at Balboa's ribcage but misses.
Johnson throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Balboa makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Balboa wants to clinch.
A left lands for Johnson.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Johnson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Balboa misses with a punch on the inside.
Balboa tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balboa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Balboa on the inside.
Johnson can't find room to land a body shot as Balboa controls the action.
Balboa swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Balboa backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Balboa scores with a nice hook to the head.
Balboa takes a shot to the head.
Balboa throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Johnson blocks it with crossed arms.
Johnson can't find room to land a body shot as Balboa controls the action.
Balboa has a couple of punches blocked by Johnson.
Balboa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Johnsons head.
Balboa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Balboa fails to land.
Balboa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson scores with a shot to the side of Balboa's head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson.
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Balboa.
Still in the clinch, Balboa scores with a nice short uppercut.
Balboa misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson pushes Balboa back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Johnson blocking some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Johnson.
Johnson can't find room to land a body shot as Balboa controls the action.
Balboa throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Balboa with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A head punch on the inside from Johnson fails to land.
Balboa digs a right hand underneath Johnson's ribcage. Johnson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A head punch on the inside from Johnson fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johnson.
Johnson misses with some punches.
Balboa tries a body shot but Johnson blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Balboa.
Balboa throws a knee to the head but misses.
Balboa throws a knee to the head but misses.
Balboa misses with some punches.
Balboa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Balboa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Balboa misses with some punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Balboa throws a knee to the head but misses.
Balboa lands with a short shot to the head.
Balboa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Johnson blocking some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Balrog Johnson.
I think Johnson 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Balrog Johnson!
A relieved looking Balrog Johnson 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Leroy Morris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlton Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morris kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Clique . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Leroy Morris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 12 - 1, fighting out of London, Carlton Robinson!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robinson thows a body shot but no joy.
Robinson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Morris at a distance.
Robinson lands with a shot to the body.
Robinson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Morris manages to avoid it.
Morris keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Robinson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Morris shoots in looking for a takedown but Robinson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Morris's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Morris fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leroy Morris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Robinson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Carlton Robinson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morris tries to clinch there but Robinson circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Morris looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Robinson throws a body punch but Morris moves out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Robinson.
Robinson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Morris rather than just go for the knockout.
Robinson misses with a body shot.
A jab from Robinson finds it's way through Morris's defenses.
Robinson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice sprawl there from Robinson as Morris shoots in.
Robinson swings for the body but Morris moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson misses with an uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Robinson. Morris does a little dance to reset his feet.
Morris shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Robinson pinned against the cage. Robinson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Robinson. Morris does a little dance to reset his feet.
Robinson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Morris scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morris has hold of Robinson's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Robinson seems comfortable defending it but Morris has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Robinson is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Robinson is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Morris couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Leroy Morris!
During a confident post fight interview, Leroy Morris thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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