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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Fun Fighter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jussi Kyronviita (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Fun Fighter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jussi Kyronviita!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kyronviita misses with a low kick.
Fighter throws a body punch but Kyronviita moves out of range.
Fighter misses with an uppercut.
Fighter slips a straight right by Kyronviita.
Fighter moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Fighter is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kyronviita.
Kyronviita with a hook.
Fighter throws a lazy uppercut
and Kyronviita counters with a good low kick that Fighter was not able to check.
Fighter thows a body shot but no joy.
Fighter staying out of range there.
Kyronviita steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fighter.
Kyronviita scores with a hook to the body. Fighter takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kyronviita ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fighter thows a body shot but no joy.
Fighter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kyronviita tries to land a leg kick but Fighter saw it coming and moves away.
Fighter blocks a low kick nicely.
Kyronviita ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kyronviita ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fighter moves away.
Fighter scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fighter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fighter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fighter is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kyronviita digs a good body shot into Fighter's ribs.
Kyronviita scores with a shot to the body.
Fighter looks to land a right hand but Kyronviita moved out of range.
Kyronviita just misses with a punch to the body.
Kyronviita fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kyronviita slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Fun Fighter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fighter misses with an uppercut.
Fighter steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kyronviita.
Kyronviita with a nice cross.
Fighter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice shot lands for Fighter.
Kyronviita lands a jab to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kyronviita scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kyronviita scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Fighter doesn't seem bothered though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fighter throws a shot from downtown. Kyronviita moves away and avoids it.
Fighter misses with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Fighter throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fighter throws a jab when Kyronviita was well out of range.
Kyronviita thuds his right hand into Fighter's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Fighter scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A big left from Fighter misses.
Kyronviita throws a leg kick which misses Fighter's front leg but catches the back leg as Fighter tries to avoid it.
Fighter looks to land a right hand but Kyronviita moved out of range.
Fighter looks to throw the jab but Kyronviita is out of range.
Fighter misses with an uppercut.
Kyronviita tried to score with a low kick but Fighter checks it.
Fighter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fighter lands a jab to the head.
Kyronviita lands a body shot.
Fighter's corner calls for a 1-2. Fighter obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fighter misses with a looping right.
Fighter scores with the left hand. Kyronviita knows he should have avoided that one.
Kyronviita scores with a crisp jab that stopped Fighter in his tracks.
Kyronviita punishes Fighter's body with a nice straight punch.
A combination from Fighter does no damage.
Kyronviita ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fighter throws a jab when Kyronviita was well out of range.
Kyronviita throws a hook to the side of Fighter's head but Fighter sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The fighters circling - Fighter throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fighter on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Fighter is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
It looks like Fun Fighter has been cut.
Kyronviita uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fighter.
Fighter on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kyronviita. Kyronviita obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kyronviita scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Fighter is rocked!
Kyronviita lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Oh Fighter is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fighter throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kyronviita sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fighter throws a right hand that misses
and Kyronviita counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kyronviita ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fighter moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kyronviita throws an overhand right that drops Fighter like a sack of potatoes! Kyronviita dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jussi Kyronviita!
A determined Jussi Kyronviita didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Artur Banas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maksim Zotov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zotov is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Мы расправи. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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140 lbs
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137 lbs
10 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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Good kicks
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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
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Artur Banas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Maksim Zotov!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banas works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Maksim Zotov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zotov throws a shot from downtown. Banas moves away and avoids it.
Zotov ducks right into an uppercut from Banas.
Banas connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Banas takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Zotov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Zotov tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Zotov throws a wild body kick that Banas sees coming a mile off.
A low kick from Zotov misses
and Banas counters with a straight right hand.
Zotov throws a leg kick but Banas moved away.
Zotov feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Banas's calf.
Zotov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Zotov misses with a low kick.
A head kick misses from Zotov.
Banas fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Zotov sprawls well initially but Banas persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Banas is taking a breather. Zotov says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Banas is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Zotov has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Banas is working away from the top position though.
Zotov taking some punishment here, with Banas in his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banas moves nicely into side control.
Banas will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Banas fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Banas lands some shots froms side control.
Zotov is looking to reverse the position.
Banas just content to control the position.
Banas in side control lands a decent elbow.
Zotov is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Banas just content to control the position.
Banas is looking to take a break and control but Zotov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Zotov is looking for a sweep.
Banas controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banas trying to control the position but Zotov is working away.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Artur Banas wasn't doing enough on the ground.
A swing and a miss from Zotov.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Banas moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Zotov avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Zotov throws a sloppy head kick and Banas moves out of range easily.
Banas has managed to clinch.
Zotov throws a head punch that misses.
Banas lands a shoulder strike.
Zotov can't find room to land a body shot as Banas controls the action.
A right handed body shot lands from Banas.
Come on Zotov - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Banas creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Banas lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Zotov backwards.
Banas manages to break the clinch.
Banas fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Zotov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Banas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zotov moves away.
Banas takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banas checks the leg kick.
Zotov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Banas's sensitive parts.
Zotov throws a wild body kick that Banas sees coming a mile off.
Zotov throws a head kick but Banas moves out of range.
Banas has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Zotov.
Zotov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Banas moves into range and connects with a jab.
Banas wants to slow Zotov down by chopping away at his legs.
Zotov blocks a jab.
Nice shot by Banas.
Zotov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Banas throws out the jab.
Banas throws a body punch but Zotov moves out of range.
Zotov misses with a leg kick.
Zotov staying out of range there.
Banas connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Zotov's hands.
A low kick from Zotov is predictable there
and Banas counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Zotov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zotov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Banas lands with a light punch inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zotov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Banas avoids it.
Zotov tries to break free but Banas pushes him back against the cage.
Banas lands a body shot in the clinch.
Zotov throws a head punch that misses.
Banas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Zotov is looking to clinch.
Banas throws a nice outside leg kick.
Zotov throws a push kick but Banas slaps the foot to one side.
Banas throws a right and a left that Zotov avoids nicely.
Zotov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zotov ducks under a wild hook from Banas.
Banas is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Zotov gets tackled into the cage by Banas. Banas maintains the clinch.
Zotov tries to throw a body punch but Banas avoids it by throwing Zotov back against the cage.
Banas lands a right hand.
A right hand to the body from Banas.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Banas lands a body shot in the clinch.
Zotov misses with a punch on the inside.
Banas lands with a short shot to the head.
Banas tightens his grip and picks Zotov up, before dumping him to the ground. Zotov manages to land in guard.
Zotov being controlled here, momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Artur Banas dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Zotov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Banas throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Banas blocks a head kick by Zotov.
Zotov sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Zotov motions for Banas to come forward. Zotov throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Zotov swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Banas connects with a body shot that sends Zotov's belly button to the back.
Artur Banas is winning the standup battle so far.
Banas with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Banas is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nice uppercut lands for Banas. That snapped Zotov's head back.
Banas moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Nice body kick there by Zotov.
Zotov throws a chopping leg kick but Banas manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Banas tests Zotov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Banas connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Zotov tries to score with a low kick but Banas moves his leg out of the way.
Banas lands a front kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zotov will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A low kick from Zotov misses
and Banas counters by moving into the clinch.
Banas lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Zotov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Banas lands a right hand.
Still in the clinch, Banas scores with a nice short uppercut.
Banas lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Banas.
Banas is pushing Zotov up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Zotov takes a knee right on the jaw!
Zotov misses with some punches.
Banas blocking some punches.
Zotov misses with a knee strike.
Zotov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Banas lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Zotov backwards.
Banas breaks the clinch.
Banas scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Banas takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Banas blocks the low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Banas connects with a jab.
Banas lands a jab.
Banas lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Banas jabs at Zotov's body.
Banas drives through and clinches with Zotov against the cage.
Banas throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Banas lands with a light punch inside.
Banas prevents a body shot from Zotov.
Banas lands a body punch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Zotov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Banas's elbow.
Banas pushes Zotov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Banas as the two fighters clinch.
Zotov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Banas lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Banas.
The referee is keeping an eye on Banas - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banas pushes Zotov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Banas lands a nice elbow.
A short right from Banas on the inside.
Banas lands a shot to the body.
Banas lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Zotov.
Banas is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zotov can do to turn this around?
Banas gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Banas working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Zotov's head.
Zotov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Banas 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.
Banas with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Banas advances to half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Banas keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Banas is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Zotov is just riding it out for now. Banas eventually gives up the hold.
Banas lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Banas there.
Banas lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Banas perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Zotov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Banas takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Banas 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.
Zotov blocking the ground and pound attempt from Banas.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Banas in particular looking to stall.
Zotov is looking to control Banas's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Zotov avoid being mounted?
Banas seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Artur Banas dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Zotov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Zotov scores with a body shot.
Banas moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Zotov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Banas. That did some damage!
Banas misses with a low kick.
Zotov throws a front kick aimed at Banas's knee but Banas avoids it well.
Zotov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Zotov moves out of range of the leg kick from Banas.
Banas misses with a wild body shot.
Banas moves out of range of the body kick from Zotov.
Zotov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Banas throws a body punch but Zotov moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Zotov.
Decent striking displayed by Banas there.
Zotov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Zotov thumps Banas with a low kick.
Zotov does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banas connects with a crisp jab.
Banas misses with a body kick.
Zotov tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Banas is able to avoid easily.
Banas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Banas throws a right hand that Zotov ducks under and follows up with a left that Zotov also avoids with ease.
Zotov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Zotov takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Zotov has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Zotov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A big right from Banas misses.
Zotov lands with a kick to the temple. Banas shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Maksim Zotov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Banas lands a lovely overhand right.
Zotov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Zotov is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Banas dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Banas.
Banas connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters circle momentarily. Banas darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Zotov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Zotov is predictable there
and Banas counters by moving into the clinch.
Banas lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Banas is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Banas lands with a right to the head.
Banas works on Zotov's body with a couple of short punches.
Banas lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Banas working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Banas has Zotov pressed against the cage.
Banas scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Banas breaks the clinch.
Banas looks to land a right hand but Zotov moved out of range.
Banas moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Banas listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Zotov tries to land a leg kick but Banas saw it coming and moves away.
Zotov fakes the leg kick and cracks Banas in the body.
Banas lands a nice looking body shot.
A big left from Banas misses.
Banas on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Zotov. Zotov obviously looking to wear him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banas works the jab nicely.
Zotov misses with a body kick.
Banas is looking to chop away at Zotov's legs.
Banas swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Zotov misses with a leg kick
and Banas counters with a low kick, right behind Zotov 's knee.
Banas moves out of range of the body kick.
Banas jabs Zotov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Banas sizes up Zotov with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Maksim Zotov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A thudding body kick lands there by Banas!
Good exchange - Zotov coming out on top.
An inside leg kick lands from Banas.
Banas connects with an inside leg kick.
Banas thuds his right hand into Zotov's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Zotov has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Banas.
Banas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Banas. That snapped Zotov's head back.
Zotov throws a leg kick which misses Banas's front leg but catches the back leg as Banas tries to avoid it.
Zotov thumps Banas with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Banas thumps Zotov with a low kick.
Banas moves out of range of the body kick from Zotov.
Zotov drops his hands momentarily and Banas takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Zotov misses with a body kick.
Banas cracks Zotov with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Zotov throws a head kick but Banas moves out of range.
Zotov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Zotov pivots, looking for a leg kick but Banas is out of range and Zotov settles back down.
Banas connects with a jab.
Banas rushes Zotov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Zotov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Banas lands a left hand.
Banas lands a shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Banas lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Zotov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Zotov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Zotov misses with a knee to the head.
Artur Banas is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Banas lands with a light punch inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Artur Banas showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Banas has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Artur Banas!
Artur Banas tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kalle Raisi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddy Matsui (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Kalle Raisi has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Kalle Raisi seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kalle Raisi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eddy Matsui!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matsui drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Raisi working for a triangle but Matsui defends it easily.
Raisi will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Raisi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Raisi looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Matsui got a little sloppy there for a moment and Raisi has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Matsui has managed to get both his arms back between Raisi's legs - danger averted.
Matsui in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Matsui postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Matsui chips away with some ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matsui lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Matsui working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Raisi keeping moving, preventing Matsui from controlling successfully.
Raisi is looking for a triangle but Matsui pushes his legs off easily.
Matsui trying to control but Raisi is working from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Matsui throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raisi trying to strike off his back.
Raisi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Raisi has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Matsui can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Matsui distracts Raisi with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Matsui avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Matsui trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Matsui trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Raisi escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Matsui gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Matsui working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Raisi's head.
Raisi working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Matsui doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Matsui manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Matsui lands a couple of digs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Raisi working for a triangle but Matsui defends it easily.
Matsui passes Raisi's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Matsui working over Raisi with some ground and pound. Raisi looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Raisi is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Matsui scores with a couple of nice shots.
Raisi looking for submissions off his back.
Matsui lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Matsui working the head and body with strikes.
Raisi tries to get to full guard but Matsui has control of the leg.
Matsui is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Matsui lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raisi looking for submissions off his back.
Matsui working the head and body with strikes.
Matsui wants to pass to mount but Raisi is defending the position.
Raisi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Matsui is nestled in close to Raisi, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Raisi looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Raisi is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Matsui pulls his head out easily.
Raisi actively working from the bottom here.
Matsui trying to control from half guard but Raisi is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raisi is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Matsui scores with a couple of nice shots.
Matsui takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Nice strikes from Matsui there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matsui is nestled in close to Raisi, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Raisi is rocked!
Nice strikes from Matsui there.
Oh Raisi is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Raisi looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Matsui 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.
Matsui looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Raisi with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Raisi actively working from the bottom here.
Raisi is in trouble now - Matsui has advanced to mount!
Matsui lands a big shot there that rocks Raisi but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Matsui postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Raisi badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Matsui around the waist but Matsui pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Matsui is the winner by TKO! Matsui jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eddy Matsui!
An out of breath Eddy Matsui thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Rad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and IP Freely (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rad comes into the arena with Liberation Frequency blaring out of the sound system. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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140 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kyle Rad!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, IP Freely!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Freely on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A left and a right from Freely both land. Nice combination.
Rad tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Freely manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rad attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Freely misses with a takedown
and Rad counters with a nice uppercut.
Rad connects with an inside leg kick.
No joy there for Freely, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rad tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Freely counters with a shoot takedown. Rad fights it but they end up in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rad trying to control the position here.
Freely with a flurry of punches that miss.
Freely throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rad works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freely looking to pass the guard.
Freely with a flurry of punches that miss.
Freely in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Freely thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Rad working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Freely.
Rad looking to control.
Rad seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Rad is trying to control the position but Freely postures up.
Freely is in close to Rad's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Rad has momentary wrist control but Freely slips an elbow through the middle.
Rad pulls Freely in close to prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freely working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rad looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rad controls Freely momentarily but Freely frees himself.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Kyle Rad just wasn't active enough.
Rad lands a head kick. Freely smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rad moves into the clinch.
Rad working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Freely is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Rad is defending well.
Stalling in the clinch from Rad.
Freely is looking for a takedown.
Kyle Rad has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of IP Freely.
Freely wants to take the fight to the mat but Rad manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rad lands a left hand that snaps the head of Freely backwards.
Rad lands a shoulder strike.
Rad prevents a takedown attempt there.
Rad swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rad missing with knees to the body.
Rad creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Freely's defenses.
Rad pushes Freely back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rad taking a breather.
Rad lands a nice uppercut.
Nice elbow from Rad.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Freely is working for takedown but Rad is calmly controlling the position for now.
Rad stops a takedown attempt from Freely.
Rad lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rad is pushing Freely up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Rad lands a nice uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Freely can't get the takedown.
Rad gets underhooks to prevent Freely's takedown attempt.
Rad working Freely over with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Rad dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Rad fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Freely.
Rad knocks Freely to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?
Freely is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rad is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Freely is trying to escape and Rad transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Freely is forced to tap! Nice work there by Rad! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kyle Rad!
Kyle Rad retains his bantamweight title!
After winning the bout, Kyle Rad thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Munster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hjalmar Thorhalla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thorhalla is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Disturbed / Down With The Sickness. Hjalmar Thorhalla has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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262 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jeff Munster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hjalmar Thorhalla!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Munster cracks a nice hook into Thorhalla's ribs.
Good work by Munster as he checks the leg kick.
Thorhalla gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Munster to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Thorhalla has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Munster stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Thorhalla swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Thorhalla keeping moving, preventing Munster from controlling successfully.
Munster throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorhalla has control of Munster's left arm, preventing Munster from doing any damage.
Thorhalla is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Hjalmar Thorhalla wasn't active enough on the ground.
Thorhalla tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Munster was well out of range. Poor timing from Thorhalla.
Munster swings for the body but Thorhalla moves out of range.
Hjalmar Thorhalla is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thorhalla stuffs the takedown attempt from Munster. Munster gets slowly back to his feet.
Thorhalla scores with a leg kick.
Munster works Thorhalla's body with a nice hook.
Munster comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Thorhalla rushes Munster and presses him up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorhalla scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Thorhalla misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thorhalla throws a head punch that misses.
Munster lands a body shot in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thorhalla lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Munster or not.
Thorhalla fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Munster.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Munster.
A short uppercut from Thorhalla.
Thorhalla tries a body shot but Munster blocks it.
Munster drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Thorhalla gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Thorhalla throws a punch but it's blocked by Munster.
Thorhalla tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Munster is trying to break the clinch but Thorhalla has him pressed against the cage.
Munster blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munster breaks from the clinch.
Munster dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Thorhalla throws the kick towards the body but Munster avoids it.
Munster throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Munster misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Munster throws a body punch but Thorhalla moves out of range.
Munster will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Thorhalla instigates a clinch.
Thorhalla goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Munster is trying to force a seperation but Thorhalla has the dominant position.
Munster's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A slapping leg kick lands for Munster.
Munster uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thorhalla.
Nice body punch from Munster.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Munster.
Some wild striking there from Thorhalla.
Munster just misses with a punch to the body.
Munster with a body punch. A glancing blow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Munster tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thorhalla misses with a low kick.
Munster looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A cross from Thorhalla lands.
Thorhalla throws a leg kick that is checked
and Munster counters with a shoot takedown. Thorhalla fights it but they end up in guard.
Thorhalla trying to keep a closed guard but Munster is proving a slippery customer.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thorhalla avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeff Munster dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Thorhalla swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Munster takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Munster tries a head kick but it misses.
Munster lands with a nice body punch.
Munster swings for the body but Thorhalla moves out of range.
Munster tries a head kick but it misses.
Thorhalla pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thorhalla checks a leg kick nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Munster misses the target.
Thorhalla connects with a good right hand that stumbles Munster. Munster circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Munster swings away with a body shot that misses
and Thorhalla counters with an inside leg kick.
Munster getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thorhalla misses with a few strikes there.
Thorhalla throws a low kick but Munster moves out of range easily.
Jeff Munster is winning the standup battle so far.
Munster checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munster just misses with a punch to the body.
Thorhalla misses with a low kick.
Thorhalla finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Munster lands a right hook to the body.
Thorhalla moves out of range of the body kick.
Munster misses with a head kick.
Thorhalla gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Thorhalla prevents a takedown attempt there.
Munster is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A short left from Thorhalla.
Thorhalla breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Munster misses with a head kick.
Jeff Munster seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Munster scores with a body shot.
A leg kick checked by Munster.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorhalla misses with a body kick.
Thorhalla misses with a head kick.
Munster scores with a takedown into Thorhalla's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thorhalla keeping moving, preventing Munster from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thorhalla avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Thorhalla is pulling down on Munster's head. It's preventing any offense from Munster, at least for the moment.
Munster might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Munster is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munster trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Munster wants to control from the top but Thorhalla keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jeff Munster wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Thorhalla wants to clinch up but Munster keeps it at a distance.
Munster fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Munster is looking to wear down Thorhalla with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Munster throws a sloppy head kick
and Thorhalla counters with a nice leg kick.
Munster keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Munster lands a jab to the head.
Thorhalla misses with an uppercut. Munster saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Thorhalla misses the target.
Munster looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Thorhalla!
Munster wants to control but Thorhalla is keeping him busy.
Munster sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Thorhalla is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Thorhalla is trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Munster throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Thorhalla tries to bench press Munster off him but Munster keeps the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeff Munster dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Munster throws a half hearted mid kick.
Horrible takedown by Munster or perhaps it was just good defense by Thorhalla which made him look bad.
Thorhalla finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Munster tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thorhalla changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Munster checks a leg kick.
Munster takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Thorhalla with a nice cross.
A decent looking cross lands there for Thorhalla.
Munster shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Thorhalla defends it nicely.
Thorhalla scores with a head kick.
It looks like Jeff Munster has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Munster. Thorhalla does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Munster. Thorhalla does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thorhalla closes the distance and clinches.
Thorhalla misses with a hook from the clinch.
Munster blocks an uppercut.
Thorhalla throws a punch but it's blocked by Munster.
Thorhalla keeps control of Munster as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Thorhalla misses with a punch on the inside.
Munster takes a shot to the head.
Thorhalla has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Munster looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Thorhalla misses with some punches.
Thorhalla working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Munster tries for a takedown but Thorhalla manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeff Munster. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thorhalla is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Munster working hard to break the clinch.
Thorhalla tries a body shot but Munster blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munster working hard to break the clinch.
Thorhalla misses with a short punch on the inside.
Munster misses with a punch to the body.
Thorhalla swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thorhalla prevents Munster from breaking the clinch.
Munster wants to break free but Thorhalla has control.
Thorhalla lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hjalmar Thorhalla seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Munster has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Munster wants to break free but Thorhalla has control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Munster tries a body shot but Thorhalla blocks it.
Munster wants to get back to striking at distance but Thorhalla won't allow it.
Thorhalla misses with a hook from the clinch.
Munster blocks a body shot from Thorhalla.
A frustrated look appears on Munster's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Thorhalla prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorhalla fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thorhalla lands a left hand that snaps the head of Munster backwards.
Thorhalla lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Munster blocking some punches.
Munster blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thorhalla lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Thorhalla swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thorhalla misses with the head strike.
Thorhalla lands with a light punch inside.
A short left from Munster.
A short right from Thorhalla on the inside.
Munster blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Munster tries to break the clinch but Thorhalla is controlling the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thorhalla cracks Munster with a nice body shot.
Thorhalla goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thorhalla.
Thorhalla keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Munster's efforts to push away.
Munster is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Munster tries to score a body lock takedown but Thorhalla shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hjalmar Thorhalla has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Thorhalla can't find room to land a body shot as Munster controls the action.
Munster is trying to stall.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thorhalla tries a body shot but Munster blocks it.
Thorhalla lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Thorhalla has Munster pressed against the cage, preventing Munster from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hjalmar Thorhalla comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Munster has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeff Munster!
A victorious Jeff Munster thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Trey Anastasio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Kruger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anastasio comes to the cage accompanied by Tweezer. Kruger has chosen Tnt as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Trey Anastasio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Kruger!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good standup being displayed there by Kruger as he connects with a hook.
Kruger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Anastasio is looking to clinch but Kruger is avoiding it.
Anastasio shoots and misses
enabling Kruger to counter with a crisp jab.
Anastasio gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kruger misses with an uppercut.
A head kick misses from Anastasio.
A big left from Kruger misses.
Kruger keeps the fight on the outside.
Kruger lands with a hook. Anastasio tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kruger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Anastasio fails with the takedown
and Kruger counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kruger lands with a hook. Anastasio tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kruger is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruger throws a hook to the side of Anastasio's head but Anastasio sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kruger punishes Anastasio's body with a nice straight punch.
Anastasio shoots for a double leg takedown but Kruger sprawls well. He's pushed Anastasio's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Trey Anastasio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A combination from Anastasio does no damage.
Kruger lands a jab to Anastasio's midsection.
Kruger lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kruger feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Anastasio's calf.
Kruger misses with a wild body shot.
Anastasio fails with the takedown
and Kruger counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Anastasio feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Anastasio tries to free his leg and advance position but Kruger is retaining full guard.
Anastasio preventing the sweep.
Anastasio wants to pass the guard but Kruger is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kruger manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Kruger tries to control but Anastasio wriggling away.
Kruger avoids the attempt from Anastasio to control.
Kruger scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Anastasio?
Kruger lands a big elbow.
Anastasio wants to hold on but Kruger pushes him away.
Kruger controlling the pace for now.
Anastasio taking shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kruger breaks from Anastasio's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Kruger can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Anastasio is looking to escape.
Kruger controlling from mount.
Anastasio really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Anastasio slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Anastasio might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Kruger is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anastasio is not content to let Kruger control the position.
Kruger is thwarting Anastasio's attempts to control the position.
Kruger trying to pass the guard but Anastasio defending well.
Anastasio wants to get back to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anastasio is working hard here to advance position.
Kruger trying to mount his opponent but Anastasio defends it.
Kruger is trying to control. Anastasio wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Kruger dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kruger misses with a wild body shot.
Kruger scoring well with a low kick there.
Kruger throws a leg kick but Anastasio sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kruger swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Anastasio.
Kruger uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Anastasio walks into a stiff left hand from Kruger.
Anastasio uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kruger.
Anastasio has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Anastasio there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kruger lands with an uppercut that bounces Anastasio off the cage and back into range.
Kruger keeps the fight on the outside.
Anastasio fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kruger lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Anastasio at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anastasio checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Anastasio checks a low kick from Kruger.
Anastasio fails with the takedown
and Anastasio takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kruger throws a leg kick but Anastasio sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kruger bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Anastasio's head.
John Kruger seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kruger scores with a sloppy right hand. Anastasio should have avoided that one.
Anastasio tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kruger paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kruger uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Anastasio has time to react.
Kruger has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A big right from Kruger misses.
Kruger throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kruger throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Anastasio stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Anastasio will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Trey Anastasio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anastasio has a takedown stuffed.
Kruger listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
John Kruger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anastasio fails with a takedown attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kruger defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Anastasio.
Kruger stuffs the takedown.
Kruger cracks Anastasio with an open hand slap.
Kruger listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kruger with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kruger fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Anastasio looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kruger misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anastasio tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kruger manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kruger drops Anastasio with a straight right hand, right on the button! Kruger follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Kruger!
Our winner, John Kruger, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Earl Bertane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Per Saukko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bertane comes to the cage accompanied by Eminem - Above The Law. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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288 lbs
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272 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Earl Bertane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Per Saukko!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bertane shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Saukko manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Saukko is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Saukko wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Bertane trying to control but Saukko is working from the bottom.
Saukko is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Per Saukko.
Bertane closes the distance and clinches.
Saukko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bertane steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Saukko.
Saukko connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bertane momentarily.
Bertane stuffs the takedown attempt from Saukko. Saukko gets slowly back to his feet.
Saukko ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saukko misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saukko misses with an uppercut. Bertane saw that one coming.
Saukko swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bertane counters with a two punch combo.
Saukko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bertane.
Saukko missing with a left hand there. Bertane was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bertane looking to score a takedown here. Saukko is defending well but Bertane drives through and ends up in Saukko's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Saukko is looking for a triangle but Bertane pushes his legs off easily.
Bertane tries to free his leg and advance position but Saukko is retaining full guard.
Saukko escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bertane gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Saukko working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bertane doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bertane manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bertane lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Bertane scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bertane cracks Saukko with a solid left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bertane avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Saukko working a defensive guard here.
Bertane postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bertane postures up in Saukko's guard and throws a big left but Saukko blocks it.
Saukko is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bertane defends well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Saukko is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Saukko pulls Bertane in to control the position.
Saukko has momentary wrist control but Bertane slips an elbow through the middle.
Bertane working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bertane is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Saukko looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bertane trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bertane missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bertane working some strikes from top position.
Saukko throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bertane postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saukko preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Saukko is looking for a triangle but Bertane pushes his legs off easily.
Bertane throws a big elbow that misses.
Bertane throwing strikes from guard but Saukko blocks nicely.
Saukko lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Bertane!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saukko can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bertane is looking to escape.
Bertane is desperately trying to improve his position but Saukko has a good base and remains in mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Saukko landing strikes from the mount and Bertane is in trouble!
Bertane tries to hold on but Saukko pushes him away.
Bertane is looking to improve his position but Saukko isn't that keen on the idea.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Saukko is landing with some decent strikes but Bertane is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Bertane is trying to escape the mount.
Saukko tries to control but Bertane wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Earl Bertane dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Saukko throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Saukko with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bertane counters with a stiff right hand.
Bertane throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Saukko was covering up waiting for the punch and Bertane finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Saukko avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bertane landing some decent shots from guard.
Saukko wants to sweep here but Bertane controlling him for the moment.
Saukko is trying to control the position but Bertane postures up.
Bertane throws an elbow that misses. Saukko uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bertane's guard. Nice move by Saukko!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bertane keeping moving, preventing Saukko from controlling successfully.
Saukko scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saukko wants to control from the top but Bertane keeps moving.
Bertane looking to hit a scissor sweep but Saukko is one step ahead there.
Bertane trying to control the position.
Bertane being controlled here, momentarily.
Bertane looking for a sweep. Not yet Bertane, not yet.
Earl Bertane overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bertane is trying to keep Saukko in close.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
We're going to have a standup here because Earl Bertane wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Bertane drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saukko looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bertane wants to pass the guard but Saukko is keeping the position.
Bertane won't allow Saukko to sweep him here.
Saukko working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bertane.
Saukko looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bertane is one step ahead there.
Saukko has momentary wrist control but Bertane slips an elbow through the middle.
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!
Bertane pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Saukko is keeping the position for now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bertane accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Saukko working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bertane doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bertane manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bertane working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saukko working for a triangle but Bertane defends it easily.
Bertane missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bertane landing with the ground and pound.
Bertane postures up in Saukko's guard and throws a big left but Saukko blocks it.
Saukko keeping full guard, as Bertane tries to pass.
Saukko is trying to keep Bertane in close.
Saukko looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Saukko working for submissions but it's allowed Bertane to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bertane is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bertane throwing shots but Saukko is blocking nicely.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bertane lands a nice short elbow.
Bertane sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Saukko defending well though.
Saukko has hold of Bertane's hands but Bertane slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Bertane connects with a nice short shot to Saukko's temple.
Saukko misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Bertane missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Saukko manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bertane with a nice head shot there.
Bertane is looking to work some ground and pound but Saukko has wrist control.
Bertane postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Earl Bertane dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Saukko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bertane moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Saukko scores with a punch to the head.
Saukko drives through with a takedown into Bertane's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Bertane looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bertane not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Saukko is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Saukko postures up.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
We're going to have a standup here because Earl Bertane wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Saukko misses with a straight right.
Bertane shoots in and gets a takedown into Saukko's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bertane with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bertane throwing strikes from guard but Saukko blocks nicely.
Bertane postures up and lands a big shot to Saukko's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saukko avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Saukko 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.
Bertane scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Saukko looking to control but Bertane passes into half guard.
Bertane looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Saukko looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bertane thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Saukko's head.
Saukko wants to get back to full guard.
Bertane looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Saukko with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saukko trying to control here.
Saukko takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bertane thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Saukko's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saukko is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Saukko blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bertane.
Bertane throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bertane lands with a punch from half guard.
Saukko is looking for a sweep. Bertane is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bertane throwing shots but Saukko is blocking nicely.
Saukko trying to control from the bottom.
Saukko tries to get to full guard but Bertane has control of the leg.
Bertane is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Saukko has hold of Bertane's hands but Bertane slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saukko trying to hold on to Bertane's head to control him but Bertane postures up.
Saukko on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Bertane throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Saukko is looking for a sweep. Bertane is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bertane is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Saukko doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Bertane.
Bertane lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Per Saukko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Saukko is trying to get back to full guard.
Earl Bertane is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saukko trying to hold on to Bertane's head to control him but Bertane postures up.
Bertane is looking to take a break and control but Saukko is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Saukko tries to roll over but Bertane keeps him under control.
Bertane working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saukko moves into full guard.
Bertane landing some decent shots from guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Saukko looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Saukko throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Earl Bertane showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bertane 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Earl Bertane!
An out of breath Earl Bertane thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Karim Montana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ice Lander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Montana comes to the cage accompanied by 100. Lander has chosen Tribute as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Karim Montana!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ice Lander!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lander thumps Montana with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Montana. Lander does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lander rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Montana moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lander moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Montana uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lander.
Lander lands a jab to Montana's midsection.
Lander throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Montana is looking to score with low kicks.
Lander walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Montana checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Montana takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lander misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lander. That's going to slow Montana down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lander throws a low kick, looking for Montana's leg but Montana calmly moves out of range.
Montana doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lander takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Lander has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Montana.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lander tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lander throws a hook to the side of Montana's head but Montana sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Montana throws a jab when Lander was well out of range.
Montana stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lander.
Lander moves into the clinch.
Lander lands a right hand.
Montana lands a hook that snaps the head of Lander backwards.
Lander presses Montana against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Good body shot from Montana.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Montana misses with a punch on the inside.
Montana is trying to maintain a safe position but Lander gets an underhook and turns Montana into the cage.
Montana goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lander misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lander throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lander is pressed up against the cage. Montana has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lander down to the mat. Lander avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Lander throws a lazy head kick
and Montana counters with a nice kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montana fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Lander to the ground. Montana is now in Lander's guard.
Montana trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lander is trying to control the position but Montana postures up.
Lander keeping moving, preventing Montana from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Montana scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Montana postures up and lands a big shot to Lander's brow.
Lander looking for a sweep. Not yet Lander, not yet.
Montana working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lander's head.
Montana is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lander looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lander working a defensive guard here.
Montana working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lander's head.
Montana content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Montana won't allow Lander to sweep him here.
Lander wants to control but Montana passes easily into half guard.
Lander is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Lander manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Montana 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.
Lander is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lander is looking to sweep but instead, Montana has passed into half guard.
Montana slips a nice elbow through Lander's hands, connecting with Lander's forehead.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Montana scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Montana missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karim Montana 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.
Montana slips a straight right by Lander.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lander. Montana does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lander lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lander closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Montana tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Montana throws out a loose jab but Lander uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lander wants to clinch
and Montana counters with a nice leg kick.
Montana bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lander tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lander is looking to clinch but Montana is avoiding it.
Lander uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Montana.
Montana finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Montana checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lander feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Montanas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Montana wants to clinch up but Lander keeps it at a distance.
Lander throws a wild body kick that Montana sees coming a mile off.
Lander avoids a kick to the body.
Montana throws a lazy head kick
and Lander counters with a left to the body.
Montana checks a leg kick.
Ice Lander seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Montana takes one to the chin there.
A decent looking cross lands there for Montana.
Montana throws a leg kick that misses.
Lander misses with a wild body shot.
Montana swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lander.
The fighters circle momentarily. Montana darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lander wants to clinch up but Montana keeps it at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lander cracks Montana with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lander misses with a wild body shot.
A slow jab from Montana misses its intended target.
Montana drives through and clinches with Lander against the cage.
Montana swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Montana swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lander using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Montana misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Montana.
Lander misses with a body punch.
Lander fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lander goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Montana lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lander lands a left hand.
Montana can't find room to land a body shot as Lander controls the action.
Lander throws a punch but it's blocked by Montana.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montana swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lander doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Montana lands with a right to the head.
Montana stalling against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Montana as Lander tries to tie him up.
Montana works on Lander's body with a couple of short punches.
Montana tries to throw a body punch but Lander avoids it by throwing Montana back against the cage.
Montana lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Montana tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lander's elbow.
Lander working aggressively here.
Lander swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Good body shot from Montana.
Montana drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Lander gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Montana doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lander wants to stall.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lander prevents a takedown attempt there.
Lander using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Montana tries to break the clinch but Lander is controlling the position.
Lander takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Montana.
Montana lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lander utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A short right from Lander on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lander swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Montana lands a body punch in the clinch.
Montana is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Karim Montana. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lander blocking some punches.
Montana misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Karim Montana will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Lander cracks Montana with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Lander is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Montana rather than just go for the knockout.
Montana throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Ice Lander has been cut.
Montana takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Montana misses with a wild combination.
Montana throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lander will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Lander misses with a wild body shot.
Lander takes a swing at Montana's ribcage but misses.
Lander throws a head kick but Montana moves out of range.
Lander misses with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lander misses with a head kick.
Montana tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lander swings for the body but Montana moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Lander.
Montana goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lander throws a head kick that misses.
Lander dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lander blocks a head kick by Montana.
Montana throws a hook to the side of Lander's head but Lander sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lander throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Montana counters with a low kick, right behind Lander 's knee.
Lander stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Montana.
Lander scores with a jab to the head.
Lander wants to clinch.
Montana scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Lander 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lander with a jab.
Lander closes the distance and pushes Montana back into the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Montana.
Montana tries to stall but Lander uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lander presses Montana against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Montana can't get the takedown.
Lander can't find room to land a body shot as Montana controls the action.
A hook to the body from Lander.
Lander blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Montana working aggressively here.
Montana working aggressively here.
Montana lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lander misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Montana.
A right hook to the body lands for Lander.
Montana lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Montana.
Lander takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Montana lands a shoulder strike.
Karim Montana has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Montana lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lander's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Montana lands with a short head shot on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Montana taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Montana throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Landers head.
Lander is pressed up against the cage. Montana has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lander down to the mat. Lander avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Montana scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A nice inside leg kick there by Montana. That's going to slow Lander down.
Montana connects with a crisp jab.
Montana scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Montana. Lander does a little dance to reset his feet.
Montana throws a hook but Lander avoids it easily.
Lander goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Montana looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Montana moves out of range of the strikes.
Montana shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Montana with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A head kick misses from Lander.
Montana chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lander lands with a kick to the ribs.
Montana looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Montana throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karim Montana clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Ice Lander's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lander throws a series of punches but Montana moves out of range.
Lander throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Montana ducks under a wild hook from Lander.
Lander looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Montana takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lander ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lander wants to clinch up but Montana keeps it at a distance.
Lander steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Montana.
Lander tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Montana tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lander was well out of range. Poor timing from Montana.
Lander throws an off balance right hand
and Montana counters with a nice uppercut.
Lander is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Montana thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lander lands with a shot to the body.
Lander lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Montana looks to throw the jab but Lander is out of range.
Lander is looking to slow Montana down with leg kicks.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lander.
Lander takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Montana lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ice Lander seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Montana throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lander with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Montana throws a right and a left that Lander avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montana tries to clinch there but Lander circles away.
No luck for Montana with that takedown attempt.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
A big right from Lander misses.
Montana throws a lazy right hand but Lander sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Montana looks to land a body kick but Lander moved away.
Montana moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Montana misses with a leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Lander.
Montana misses with a body shot.
Montana takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Montana throws a right and a left that Lander avoids nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lander lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Lander throws a shot to the body.
Lander's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lander.
Lander lands with a nice body punch.
Ice Lander is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lander misses with a wild combination.
Montana tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lander scores with a shot to the body.
That kick from Lander tenderised Montana's leg. Montana is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lander dips to his left and cracks Montana with an uppercut!
Lander throws a leg kick which misses Montana's front leg but catches the back leg as Montana tries to avoid it.
Lander cracks Montana with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Montana takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That kick from Lander tenderised Montana's leg. Montana is trying to keep his angry face on.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lander. Montana does a little dance to reset his feet.
Montana throws a jab when Lander was well out of range.
Montana tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Montana takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lander lands a right hook to the body.
Lander scoring well with a low kick there.
Lander tries to clinch up but Montana circles away and keeps his distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lander goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Montana avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lander scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ice Lander dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Ice Lander's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Montana lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lander misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lander displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Montana throws out the jab.
Lander misses with an uppercut
and Montana counters with a nice uppercut.
Lander throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Montana sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Montana takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lander tries to clinch but Montana is having none of it.
Montana throws a head kick that misses
and Lander counters with a nice leg kick.
A slow jab from Lander misses its intended target.
Lander walks into a stiff left hand from Montana.
Nice shot lands for Lander.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Montana lands a slapping body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lander connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Montana's hands.
Lander connects with a leg kick. Montana looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Montana stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lander.
Montana fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lander.
Lander takes a swing at Montana's ribcage but misses.
Lander throws a shot to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Montana.
Lander tries to clinch but Montana moves out of range.
Montana loads up on a big right hand but Lander slips the punch.
Lander tries a low kick but Montana avoids it.
Lander throws a sloppy head kick and Montana moves out of range easily.
Montana swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ice Lander has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montana throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lander fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Montana scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A chopping leg kick lands by Lander.
Lander misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lander lands a nice leg kick that just misses Montana's sensitive parts.
Lander fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Montana manages to avoid it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Montana 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 Lander has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lander and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Lander looks to land a combination but Montana avoids it well.
Montana tries to land a leg kick but Lander saw it coming and moves away.
Lander swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Montana throws a shot from downtown. Lander moves away and avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montana misses with a body kick.
Lander lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Montana backs up against the cage.
It looks like Karim Montana has been cut.
Montana misses with a body shot.
Montana throws out a loose jab but Lander uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lander tries a head kick but it misses.
Montana keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lander lands a nice hook to Montana's body. Montana takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Montana throws a head kick that misses.
Montana takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Montana fails to land with a series of punches.
Lander darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Montana swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montana takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lander lands with a nice body punch.
Montana scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Karim Montana is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lander lands a nice looking kick to the body. Montana takes a step back to recover.
Montana misses the shot to the body.
Lander throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Montana.
Lander buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lander throws a head kick but Montana moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Montana lands with a right hand.
Lander ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Montana moves away.
Decent striking displayed by Montana there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ice Lander comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Montana has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 48:47
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 48:47
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Karim Montana!
Karim Montana retains his heavyweight title!
A victorious Karim Montana thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ray Fayth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Fitch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fayth comes to the cage accompanied by Awry Decade - Aisle of Denial. Fitch has chosen Till I Collapse- Eminem as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ray Fayth!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jon Fitch!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fitch looks to land a combination but Fayth avoids it well.
Fitch throws out a loose jab but Fayth uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fayth will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Fayth throws a low kick but Fitch moves out of range easily.
Fayth shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Fitch trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Fayth unloads with some shots from mount but Fitch bucks and avoids them well.
Fitch keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Fayth throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Fayth unloads with some shots from mount but Fitch bucks and avoids them well.
Fitch keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fayth looking to finish with strikes here!
Fayth is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Fitch to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Fitch shrugs it off.
Fayth looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Fitch really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Fayth. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Fayth punishing his opponent with strikes.
Fayth swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Fitch is now in Fayth's guard. A big mistake from Fayth there, giving up the dominant position!
Fayth had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Fitch defends it easily.
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!
Fayth is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Fitch is aware though and is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fayth looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Fitch is defending well. Fayth quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Fitch has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Fayth celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ray Fayth!
Ray Fayth retains his welterweight title!
A relieved looking Ray Fayth 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Calypso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Fall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Calypso comes into the arena with Jedi Mind Tricks - Genghis Khan blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Calypso!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Fall!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decent striking displayed by Calypso there.
Fall shoots for a double leg takedown but Calypso sprawls well. He's pushed Fall's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Fall shoots in but Calypso avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Fall stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Calypso walks into a stiff left hand from Fall.
A big right from Fall misses.
Calypso ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice jab there from Fall.
Good exchange - Fall coming out on top.
No luck for Calypso with that takedown attempt.
Calypso gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Fall to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fall throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Fall working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Calypso keeping moving, preventing Fall from controlling successfully.
Fall has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calypso avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Calypso can't keep his opponent in guard - Fall advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Calypso is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Fall pulls his head out easily.
Calypso looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Calypso tries to get to full guard but Fall has control of the leg.
Fall is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Calypso doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Fall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calypso tries to roll over but Fall keeps him under control.
Fall sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Calypso defending well though.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Fall thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Calypso's head.
Fall is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Calypso sees it coming and defends easily.
Fall is working for a submission of some sort.
Fall is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Calypso has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calypso makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Calypso.
Fall throwing strikes from guard but Calypso blocks nicely.
Calypso working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Fall doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Fall manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Calypso keeping full guard, as Fall tries to pass.
Fall is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fall postures up in Calypso's guard and throws a big left but Calypso blocks it.
Fall working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Fall slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Fall wants to lay and pray for a moment but Calypso keeps working.
Check out the look on Fall's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Calypso tries to buck Fall off but Fall is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fall goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Calypso rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Fall's guard! Nice work there by Calypso!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Calypso works a leg free and moves into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Fall dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Fall lands with a shot to the body.
Fall throws a series of punches but Calypso avoids them all with ease.
Calypso stuffs the takedown.
Fall swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fall closes the distance and clinches up with Calypso, looking for a takedown. Fall pushes Calypso against the cage but Calypso circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Fall gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Calypso to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Calypso postures up and lands a big shot to Fall's brow.
Calypso is working Fall over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Calypso trying to control the position from guard on top but Fall is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Calypso is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Fall is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Fall is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Fall escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Calypso gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calypso lands a couple of digs.
Fall tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Calypso in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Calypso pushes down on Fall's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Calypso seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Fall wants to control but Calypso is keeping busy.
Calypso missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Fall is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Calypso throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Fall looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Calypso looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fall is refusing to be controlled, as Calypso sits in half guard.
Calypso throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Fall is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Calypso scores with a couple of nice shots.
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!
Calypso looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Calypso slips a nice elbow through Fall's hands, connecting with Fall's forehead.
Calypso slows the pace down in half guard.
Fall is looking to improve his position.
Calypso throwing shots but Fall is blocking nicely.
Calypso is nestled in close to Fall, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Fall wants to control but Calypso is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Fall looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Jack Calypso overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Calypso tries to pass to full mount but Fall defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fall looking for submissions off his back.
Calypso will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Calypso lands strikes from half guard.
Fall is looking to control Calypso's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Fall avoid being mounted?
Fall taking some punishment here, with Calypso in his half guard.
Fall is rocked!
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Fall is still in real trouble! Can Calypso finish him?
Calypso lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Fall! More strikes land and this one is all over! Calypso jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Calypso!
Jack Calypso retains his super heavyweight title!
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