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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Costanza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lex Luther (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Costanza comes into the arena with Jacco- När mörkret faller blaring out of the sound system. Lex Luther has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with George Costanza's chin.
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270 lbs
24 - 20 - 0 |
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Excellent 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
18 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, George Costanza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lex Luther!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luther throws a sloppy head kick and Costanza moves out of range easily.
Luther tries to close the distance and clinch up but Costanza swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Costanza looks for a takedown but Luther sprawls well.
Luther moves into range and clinches up with Costanza.
Luther tries to circle away but Costanza has him pinned against the cage.
Costanza drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Luther lands an elbow just above Costanza 's eye.
Luther pushes off an throws an elbow but Costanza leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Luther trying to land knees to the body.
Costanza on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Costanza tries to score a body lock takedown but Luther shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George Costanza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Luther missing with knees to the body.
Luther tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Costanza avoids it.
Costanza tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Luther just stands there and leans against the cage.
Costanza blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Costanza gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Costanza is looking for a kimura but Luther is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Costanza to get the leverage.
Costanza passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Luther!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Costanza is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Luther to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Luther shrugs it off.
Costanza goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Luther is on top in guard.
Costanza is looking for a triangle but Luther pushes his legs off easily.
Costanza is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luther wants to control from the top but Costanza keeps moving.
Costanza is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Luther frees his head nicely. Oh but Costanza has switched to an armbar! Luther is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). George Costanza!
After the big win, George Costanza made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors KAISER and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Simon Adebisi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sarmith Creston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adebisi's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Go Go Adebisi. Creston has chosen Beat it as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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209 lbs
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220 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Simon Adebisi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sarmith Creston!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Creston looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Creston lands a nice leg kick that just misses Adebisi's sensitive parts.
Adebisi bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Creston tries to bench press Adebisi off him but Adebisi keeps the position.
Creston struggling a bit here.
Adebisi is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Creston has escaped the position, nice work there.
Adebisi throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Creston is trying to work for a sweep but Adebisi has mounted him!
Adebisi looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Creston sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Creston is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Adebisi's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Adebisi's back!
Adebisi is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Creston gets his hands free as Adebisi looks to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adebisi is trying to break free.
Creston gets his hands free as Adebisi looks to control.
Adebisi manages to reverse the position and now he's in Creston's guard. Nice work there by Adebisi.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Adebisi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Adebisi is working hard here to advance position.
Adebisi advances position into side control!
Creston looking for a sweep but Adebisi has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Creston is squirming around, avoiding Adebisi's attempts to control the action.
The referee warns Creston that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adebisi punishing his opponent with strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adebisi goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Creston turns into him and now he's in Adebisi's guard.
Creston wants to control from the top but Adebisi keeps moving.
Adebisi is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Creston frees his head nicely. Oh but Adebisi has switched to an armbar! Creston is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Simon Adebisi!
During a confident post fight interview, Simon Adebisi thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dwight Moody (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Apollo Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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198 lbs
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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
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dwight Moody!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Apollo Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Anderson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Anderson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Moody throws a head kick that misses.
Apollo Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Anderson 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 Moody has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Moody and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Anderson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A leg kick checked by Moody.
Moody throws a half hearted mid kick.
Moody throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Anderson misses with a body shot.
Anderson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Moody.
Moody avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Moody scores with a nice strike.
Anderson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Moody.
Anderson moves out of range as Moody throws a body kick.
A leg kick checked by Moody.
Moody checks a leg kick.
Moody lands a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anderson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Moody as he jumps to the side.
Moody lunges at Anderson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Anderson's hand.
A bone on bone clash there as Anderson blocks the leg kick.
Moody cracks Anderson with an open hand slap.
Moody takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Moody swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Anderson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Moody cracks Anderson with an open hand slap.
Moody drives through and clinches with Anderson against the cage.
Moody is trying to push Anderson away but Anderson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Moody stalls.
Anderson tightens his grip and picks Moody up, before dumping him to the ground. Moody manages to land in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Anderson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Anderson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Moody's head.
Anderson stopping the sweep attempt from Moody.
Anderson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Anderson scoring with some ground and pound.
Moody looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Moody wants to get back to his feet but Anderson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Moody utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Anderson wants to pass the guard but Moody is keeping the position.
Anderson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Moody trying to keep a closed guard but Anderson is proving a slippery customer.
Anderson throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson trying to control but Moody is working from the bottom.
Anderson prevents Moody from getting back to his feet.
Anderson wants to control from the top but Moody keeps moving.
Moody working for a triangle but Anderson defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Moody keeping moving, preventing Anderson from controlling successfully.
Anderson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Anderson landing some decent shots from guard.
Moody tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moody looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Moody has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Anderson trying to control the position from guard on top but Moody is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Moody preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Anderson working some strikes from top position.
Moody has control of Anderson's left arm, preventing Anderson from doing any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anderson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Moody is looking to stand up but Anderson isn't so interested in that idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Apollo Anderson will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Anderson wants to land a leg kick but Moody is out of range.
Moody looks to throw the jab but Anderson is out of range.
Anderson checks a leg kick nicely.
Anderson tries to score with a low kick but Moody moves his leg out of the way.
Moody jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Moody connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Anderson's hands.
Anderson is looking to land body kicks.
Moody lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Anderson circles away quickly and effectively.
Anderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Moody moves away.
A leg kick checked by Moody.
Anderson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Moody.
Moody turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Anderson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Anderson throws a low kick, looking for Moody's leg but Moody calmly moves out of range.
Moody misses the jab.
Anderson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Moody is out of range and Anderson settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moody thuds a left hand into Anderson's body.
Moody takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Moody misses with a right hand
and Anderson counters with a thumping low kick.
Moody on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Anderson. Anderson obviously looking to wear him down.
Moody throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Anderson throws a front kick aimed at Moody's knee but Moody avoids it well.
Anderson misses with a double jab.
Anderson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Moody.
Anderson is looking to chop away at Moody's legs.
A slapping body kick lands there for Anderson.
Nice uppercut there from Moody.
Moody misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Anderson.
Anderson avoids the head kick by Moody.
A bone on bone clash there as Moody blocks the leg kick.
Anderson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Moody defends it nicely.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Moody.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moody is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Anderson.
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!
Anderson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Moody. Moody obviously looking to wear him down.
Anderson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Moody lands a front kick.
Moody lands with a slapping head kick.
Moody scores with a kick to the body.
Anderson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Moody checks it well.
Anderson shoots in looking for a takedown but Moody manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Anderson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Dwight Moody has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Apollo Anderson.
Anderson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Moody manages to avoid it.
A clash of legs there as Anderson blocks the low kick.
Moody throws a head kick that misses.
Anderson checks the leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Moody blocks the low kick.
Anderson wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moody scores with a shot to the body.
Moody throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Anderson counter with a right hand.
Good shot there by Moody.
Moody tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Anderson was well out of range. Poor timing from Moody.
Moody throws an overhand right that lands on Anderson's shoulder, as Anderson tries to avoid the shot.
Anderson is looking to score with low kicks.
Moody misses with a head kick.
Dwight Moody is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A big left from Moody misses.
Moody connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Moody tries to land a leg kick but Anderson saw it coming and moves away.
Moody misses with an attempted mid kick.
Anderson is looking to clinch.
Anderson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Anderson.
Anderson works over Moody's head and body with a nice combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moody swings for the body but Anderson moves out of range.
Moody stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Anderson.
A head kick misses from Anderson.
Anderson connects with a leg kick. Moody looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Anderson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Moody throws out a leg kick but Anderson moves out of range and Moody only half commits.
Anderson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Moody defends it nicely.
Anderson takes one on the button.
Dwight Moody is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Anderson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Moody is out of range and Anderson settles back down.
Anderson avoids the body shot from Moody.
Moody gets a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dwight Moody dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Anderson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Anderson shoots in and drives through. Moody sprawls well.
Moody uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Anderson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Moody wants to stall.
Anderson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Moody is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Anderson lands with a right to the head.
Moody is trying to break free.
Moody breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Anderson thows a leg kick but Moody checks it
and Moody counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Moody lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Anderson throws a leg kick but Moody checks it.
Anderson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Anderson tried to score with a low kick but Moody checks it.
Anderson connects with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moody scoring well with a low kick there.
Moody swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Moody connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Moody looks to score with a jab to the body but Anderson is just out of range.
Moody connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Moody misses with a body shot.
Moody throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Anderson misses with a low kick.
Moody misses with a low kick.
Moody tries a head kick but it misses.
Anderson misses the shot to the body.
Anderson feints and then cracks Moody's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Moody down.
Moody moves into the clinch.
Moody gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Anderson.
Dwight Moody has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Apollo Anderson.
Anderson lands a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson cracks Moody with a nice body shot.
Moody avoids a wild elbow strike from Anderson.
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!
Anderson can't get the takedown.
Anderson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Anderson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Moody gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Anderson has a couple of punches blocked by Moody.
Anderson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Moody breaks from the clinch.
Anderson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Moody.
Anderson throws a low kick, looking for Moody's leg but Moody calmly moves out of range.
Anderson doesn't manage to clinch there - Moody circles away.
Moody tests Anderson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A big right from Moody misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moody lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Moody throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A leg kick checked by Anderson.
Moody is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Anderson throws a sloppy head kick and Moody moves out of range easily.
Anderson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Moody throws a hook to the side of Anderson's head but Anderson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Moody pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Moody cracks Anderson with a good jab.
Anderson throws a leg kick that misses.
Moody slips under a jab from Anderson.
Moody blocks a low kick nicely.
Moody lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Moody throws a looping overhand right but Anderson ducks down to avoid it.
Anderson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Anderson misses with a hook. Moody ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Anderson pushes Moody up against the cage in a clinch.
Anderson pushes Moody back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Moody is trying to break free.
Moody blocking some punches.
Moody is trying to push Anderson away but Anderson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Moody blocks an uppercut.
Moody pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Anderson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Moody moves out of range as Anderson strikes.
Anderson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Moody lands with a good body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Moody clinches.
Moody breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A big left from Anderson misses.
Anderson tries to clinch but Moody moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dwight Moody showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Moody 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dwight Moody!
Our winner, Dwight Moody, 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 Tolo Seia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeffrey Lebowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lebowski has chosen VHB - Freedom Fighter as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tolo Seia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jeffrey Lebowski!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seia throws a push kick but Lebowski slaps the foot to one side.
Lebowski takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Jeffrey Lebowski has been cut.
Lebowski misses with a body shot.
Seia moves out of range as Lebowski strikes.
Lebowski turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Seia.
Seia tries to clinch but Lebowski moves out of range.
Seia throws a lazy head kick
and Lebowski counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Seia thinking.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lebowski avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Lebowski connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Seia connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lebowski momentarily.
Lebowski swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Seia lands a jab.
Lebowski with a hook.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Lebowski.
Some bone on bone action there as Seia checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lebowski avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lebowski thows a body shot but no joy.
Lebowski checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lebowski ducks under a wild hook from Seia.
Lebowski scores with a nice right hand.
Seia fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lebowski.
A nice inside leg kick there by Seia. That's going to slow Lebowski down.
Seia tries a head kick but it misses.
Lebowski throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lebowski scores with a jab to the head.
Lebowski ducks under a wild hook from Seia.
Seia ducks under a wild hook from Lebowski.
Seia throws a leg kick but Lebowski sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Lebowski on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lebowski dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Seia. That did some damage!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lebowski throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Seia sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lebowski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Seia throws a lazy body kick
and Lebowski counters with a left to the body.
Seia lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Seia. Those never looked like landing.
Lebowski lands a nice shot to the body.
Lebowski throws a lazy body kick
and Seia counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lebowski misses with a hook.
Seia throws a front kick that sends Lebowski stumbling back into the cage.
Lebowski looks winded!
Lebowski misses with an uppercut.
Seia staying out of range there.
The fighters circling - Lebowski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Seia avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Lebowski takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seia throws a lazy right hand but Lebowski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Seia throws a lazy right hand but Lebowski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Seia throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lebowski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Seia.
Lebowski uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Seia.
Seia scores with a nice strike.
Lebowski ducks right into an uppercut from Seia.
A head kick misses from Seia.
Seia throws a shot from downtown. Lebowski moves away and avoids it.
Seia looks to land a body kick but Lebowski moved away.
A head kick misses from Lebowski.
Seia pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lebowski takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lebowski swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Seia.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seia lands the left hand.
Seia throws a sloppy head kick and Lebowski moves out of range easily.
Seia moves into the clinch.
Seia misses with a punch on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Seia swings wildly with an uppercut but Lebowski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lebowski is trying to break the clinch but Seia is controlling him.
Seia lands with a short shot to the head.
That has opened up Jeffrey Lebowski's cut even more.
Seia swings wildly with an uppercut but Lebowski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Seia keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lebowski's efforts to push away.
Seia lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lebowski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Seia delivers a nice body kick.
A leg kick checked by Seia.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tolo Seia dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jeffrey Lebowski's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lebowski connects with a jab.
Lebowski throws a leg kick but Seia checks it.
Seia blocks a head kick by Lebowski.
Lebowski jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Seia pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lebowski is out of range and Seia settles back down.
Seia misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Seia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lebowski manages to avoid it.
Lebowski jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Seia throws a front kick that sends Lebowski stumbling back into the cage.
Lebowski dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Seia. That did some damage!
Lebowski on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Seia scores with a kick to the body.
Lebowski on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Seia. Seia obviously looking to wear him down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lebowski on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Lebowski is breathing heavily.
Seia misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lebowski takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A good leg kick by Seia.
Seia lands a front kick.
Seia throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Seia missing with a left hand there. Lebowski was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Seia throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Seia forces Lebowski back against the cage and clinches.
Lebowski has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Seia.
Lebowski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Seia scoring well with a low kick there.
Seia lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
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!
Seia on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Lebowski with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A clash of legs there as Seia blocks the low kick.
Seia will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Seia slips a jab from Lebowski.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seia throws a head kick but Lebowski moves out of range.
Seia throws a head kick but Lebowski moves out of range.
Seia displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lebowski throws out the jab.
Lebowski avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Seia throws a nice outside leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Seia blocks the leg kick.
Seia misses with a low kick.
Seia takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Lebowski misses with an uppercut.
Lebowski on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lebowski tried to score with a low kick but Seia checks it.
Lebowski moves out of range of the leg kick from Seia.
Seia moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lebowski takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seia lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Seia stuns Lebowski with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Seia fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lebowski.
Lebowski takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Seia misses with an attempted mid kick.
Seia connects with a solid leg kick.
Seia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Seia works Lebowski's body with a nice hook.
Tolo Seia is winning the standup battle so far.
Seia moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Seia thumps Lebowski with a low kick.
Seia cracks the inside of Lebowski's front leg.
Lebowski's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Seia - that will leave a mark!
Seia feints and then cracks Lebowski's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lebowski down.
A solid body kick from Seia.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lebowski chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Seia can pounce on him.
Lebowski on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Seia. Seia obviously looking to wear him down.
Seia lands a big head kick that sends Lebowski tumbling to the mat! Seia takes a step backwards and waves Lebowski back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Seia throws a monster overhand right that drops Lebowski! Seia follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tolo Seia!
A very excited looking Tolo Seia made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sten Biller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jakke Ruutu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Biller might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Lützenkirchen- Nutcracker. Ruutu has chosen 50 Cent - I'm Supposed to Die Tonight as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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178 lbs
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26
177 lbs
9 - 1 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
36 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sten Biller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jakke Ruutu!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruutu looks to score with a jab to the body but Biller is just out of range.
Ruutu misses with a low kick.
Biller closes the distance and clinches up with Ruutu, looking for a takedown. Biller pushes Ruutu against the cage but Ruutu circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Biller shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ruutu fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Biller checks it well.
Biller shoots in for a takedown but Ruutu shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sten Biller. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ruutu pivots, looking for a leg kick but Biller is out of range and Ruutu settles back down.
Ruutu lands a head kick. Biller smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Ruutu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Biller fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sten Biller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ruutu misses with a low kick as Biller jumps back.
Ruutu moves out of range as Biller throws a body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Biller looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Biller has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ruutu.
Biller changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ruutu tries to avoid it but Biller manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ruutu to the ground. Ruutu escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ruutu slaps away a takedown attempt from Biller, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nice sprawl there from Ruutu as Biller shoots in.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruutu throws a solid leg kick but Biller takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ruutu.
Biller misses with a body kick.
Ruutu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Biller avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ruutu fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Biller has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ruutu misses with a two punch combination.
Ruutu wants to land a leg kick but Biller is out of range.
Biller checks a leg kick.
Ruutu throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Biller has a takedown stuffed.
Ruutu tries to land a leg kick but Biller saw it coming and moves away.
Biller shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Biller shoots in but no luck this time.
Ruutu scores with a leg kick.
Ruutu stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ruutu wants it to stay on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Biller is looking to clinch but Ruutu is avoiding it.
Ruutu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Biller checks a low kick from Ruutu.
Biller tries to clinch there but Ruutu circles away.
Ruutu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Good leg kick by Ruutu there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A bone on bone clash there as Biller blocks the leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ruutu misses with a low kick.
Biller shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Biller was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Ruutu is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Biller's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Biller is looking for a kimura but Ruutu is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Biller to get the leverage.
Biller prevents Ruutu from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruutu is doing well to control the position and prevent Biller from advancing to side control.
Biller is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Ruutu trying to control here.
Biller 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.
Ruutu tries to get to full guard but Biller has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Biller is working for a kimura but Ruutu is defending it quite comfortably.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ruutu is trying 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.
Biller trying to pass the guard but Ruutu defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jakke Ruutu dominated that round.
That's time! Biller's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ruutu keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Biller tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ruutu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Biller avoids the head kick by Ruutu.
Biller tries to clinch up but Ruutu circles away and keeps his distance.
Biller throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Biller rushes Ruutu and presses him up against the cage.
Ruutu is looking to control Biller's arms but Biller gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ruutu has his back to the cage.
Biller is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ruutu gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Ruutu scores with a hook to the body.
Ruutu stalling in the clinch but Biller improves position.
Ruutu manages to break the clinch.
Some bone on bone action there as Biller checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Biller shoots for a double leg takedown but Ruutu sprawls well. He's pushed Biller'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 Sten Biller. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ruutu misses with a leg kick.
Ruutu displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Biller.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck for Biller with that takedown attempt.
Jakke Ruutu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Biller checks a leg kick.
Biller is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ruutu sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Biller avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ruutu cracks Biller with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ruutu displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Biller.
Biller shoots in for a takedown but Ruutu shows good takedown defense.
Ruutu connects with a leg kick. Biller looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ruutu displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Biller.
Sten Biller is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Biller shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ruutu but Ruutu pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Biller tries to clinch there but Ruutu circles away.
Ruutu tries a low kick but Biller avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Biller with that takedown attempt.
Ruutu scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Biller moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Biller moves in looking to clinch but Ruutu pushes him off.
Ruutu tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Some bone on bone action there as Biller checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ruutu throws a leg kick but Biller moved away.
Ruutu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ruutu connects with a leg kick. Biller looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Biller shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ruutu sprawls well. Ruutu wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Biller gets slowly back to his feet.
Biller shoots in looking for a takedown but Ruutu manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Biller's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Ruutu with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ruutu throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Biller tries for a takedown but Ruutu sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Biller tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ruutu sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Biller somewhat.
Biller shoots in looking for a takedown but Ruutu manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Biller's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Biller gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ruutu.
Biller blocks a leg kick.
Jakke Ruutu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ruutu defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Biller.
Ruutu lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ruutu shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ruutu feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Biller's calf.
Biller fails with a takedown attempt.
Ruutu throws a leg kick which misses Biller's front leg but catches the back leg as Biller tries to avoid it.
Biller shoots in for a takedown but Ruutu shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruutu pivots, looking for a leg kick but Biller is out of range and Ruutu settles back down.
Biller takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Biller shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A head kick misses from Ruutu.
Biller is looking to clinch.
Biller shoots for a takedown but Ruutu saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice uppercut there from Ruutu.
Biller tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Biller shoots in for a takedown but Ruutu shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ruutu throws a leg kick but Biller sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Biller fails with the takedown.
Biller takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ruutu slaps away a takedown attempt from Biller, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ruutu. That's going to slow Biller down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jakke Ruutu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Ruutu tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Biller has a takedown stuffed.
Ruutu has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Nice sprawl there from Ruutu as Biller shoots in.
Ruutu lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Biller tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ruutu sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Biller somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sten Biller. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ruutu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Biller sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ruutu moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ruutu throws a sloppy head kick and Biller moves out of range easily.
Biller fails to land the takedown.
Ruutu is looking to slow Biller down with leg kicks.
Biller tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ruutu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Biller is defended easily by Ruutu.
Ruutu connects with a solid leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruutu lands a leg kick that knocks Biller off balance momentarily.
Ruutu throws a leg kick that misses.
Ruutu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Biller wants to clinch up but Ruutu keeps it at a distance.
Biller is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ruutu lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ruutu tried to score with a low kick but Biller checks it.
Ruutu throws a low kick but Biller moves out of range easily.
Biller fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Ruutu sprawls well initially but Biller persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Ruutu is looking to control Biller's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ruutu avoid being mounted?
Ruutu is looking to improve his position.
Biller trying to advance position but Ruutu counters by regaining guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Biller throws a big right hand that misses.
Ruutu is trying to keep Biller in close.
Ruutu keeping full guard, as Biller tries to pass.
Biller slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Biller is trying to get an arm triangle but Ruutu is defending well.
Biller looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Ruutu is avoiding damage well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Biller throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Ruutu gets back to half guard.
Biller looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Jakke Ruutu is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ruutu wants to control but Biller is keeping busy.
Biller throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ruutu wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Biller is looking to advance position but Ruutu won't allow it.
Biller is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Ruutu defends it well.
Biller is looking for a kimura here.
Sten Biller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ruutu is trying to stand up here but Biller is controlling him well.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jakke Ruutu.
I've got Ruutu winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jakke Ruutu!
Our winner, Jakke Ruutu, 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zhao Zhuo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamey Mills (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zhuo comes to the cage accompanied by Kung Fu You. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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177 lbs
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170 lbs
30 - 16 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Zhao Zhuo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 16 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jamey Mills!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mills takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Zhuo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mills manages to avoid it.
Zhuo fails with the takedown.
Mills lands a nice shot to the body.
Mills avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Zhuo misses the shot to the body.
Zhuo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mills lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Mills tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zhuo was well out of range. Poor timing from Mills.
Zhuo misses with a hook
and Mills cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Zhuo.
Mills throws an off balance right hand
and Zhuo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A big right from Mills misses.
Mills lands a jab to Zhuo's midsection.
Mills lands a lovely overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mills throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Zhuo counters with a straight right hand.
Mills throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zhuo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mills keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zhuo.
Zhuo avoids the body shot from Mills.
Mills throws a lazy right hand but Zhuo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fighters circling - Mills throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Zhuo moves in looking to clinch but Mills pushes him off.
Mills ducks under a wild hook from Zhuo.
Mills throws a looping overhand right but Zhuo ducks down to avoid it.
Mills blocks a jab.
Zhuo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jamey Mills seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zhuo drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Zhuo postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Zhuo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mills has his hands on Zhuo's head, controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mills manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Zhuo manages to get himself to full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zhuo throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Mills missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Zhuo wants to control but Mills passes easily into half guard.
Zhuo tries to roll over but Mills keeps him under control.
Zhuo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mills.
Mills thows a huge punch but Zhuo dodges it nicely.
Zhuo is looking to control Mills's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Zhuo avoid being mounted?
Mills is keen to just control but Zhuo is a slippery customer.
Zhuo looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Mills prevents Zhuo from improving his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mills trying to mount his opponent but Zhuo defends it.
Zhuo tries to roll over but Mills keeps him under control.
Mills is trying to control. Zhuo wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Nice strikes from Mills there.
Mills lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Zhuo is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mills sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Zhuo defending well though.
Zhuo missing with punches from the bottom.
Zhuo wants to improve his position but Mills is controlling well.
Mills is trying to control. Zhuo wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Zhuo looking for submissions off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mills blocks the strikes from Zhuo.
Zhuo is trying to get back to full guard.
Zhuo trying to control from the bottom.
Zhuo on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mills seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Zhuo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Mills looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Zhuo is looking for a sweep. Mills is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mills landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Mills scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zhuo wants to control but Mills is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Zhuo actively working from the bottom here.
Mills not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mills lands a nice short elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamey Mills dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Zhuo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mills sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice straight punches there by Zhuo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Zhuo.
Zhuo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Zhuo looks to land a right hand but Mills moved out of range.
Mills throws the left hand but Zhuo avoids the punch easily.
Zhuo defending well as Mills loads up on a big left hand.
Zhuo dips to his left and cracks Mills with an uppercut!
Zhuo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mills.
Zhuo shoots in but Mills avoids the takedown attempt easily.
No luck for Zhuo with that takedown attempt.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mills.
Zhuo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mills.
Zhuo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mills throws a poor cross that misses
and Zhuo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mills might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Zhuo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mills doesn't seem bothered though.
Mills lands with a nice body punch.
Zhuo scores with a jab to the jaw.
Zhuo is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Zhuo shoots in looking for a takedown but Mills manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Zhuo's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zhao Zhuo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zhuo closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Mills did well to prevent Zhuo getting side control.
Mills works his way to full guard. Good work.
Zhuo is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Mills controlling Zhuo's posture.
Zhuo postures up in Mills's guard and throws a big left but Mills blocks it.
Mills manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Zhuo manages to get himself to full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mills is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zhuo is trying to keep Mills in close.
Mills trying to control the position from guard on top but Zhuo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zhuo trying to control the position.
Jamey Mills has got the better of the ground game so far.
Zhuo 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.
Mills throws a big elbow that misses.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Mills lands a couple of digs.
Zhuo trying to control the position.
Zhuo lands a good elbow from the bottom.
Mills chips away with some ground and pound.
Mills landing some decent shots from guard.
Zhuo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mills is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhuo keeping moving, preventing Mills from controlling successfully.
Zhuo 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.
Zhuo throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Zhuo trying to control the position.
Zhuo keeping full guard, as Mills tries to pass.
Mills postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zhuo thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Mills lands a couple of elbows.
Zhuo 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.
Zhuo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mills is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Zhuo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mills lands a couple of digs.
Zhuo is pulling down on Mills's head to control his posture.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mills landing with the ground and pound.
Zhuo lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Mills!
Mills tries to lock up and control but Zhuo gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Zhuo will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Zhuo is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Zhuo wants to control the pace but Mills is squirming around nicely.
Mills sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mills blocking the ground and pound attempt from Zhuo.
Zhuo tries to pass the half guard into mount. Mills knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Nice strikes from Zhuo there.
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 Zhao Zhuo will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Zhuo fails with a takedown attempt.
Mills throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Zhuo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Zhuo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Mills looks to land a left hand but Zhuo moved out of range nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mills. Zhuo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice uppercut lands for Mills. That snapped Zhuo's head back.
Mills misses the jab.
Zhuo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mills tries to avoid it but Zhuo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mills to the ground. Mills escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zhao Zhuo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zhuo slips under a jab from Mills.
Mills closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Zhuo quickly recovers to half guard.
Mills missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Mills seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Zhuo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Mills landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zhuo tries to roll over but Mills keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mills wants to lay and pray for a moment but Zhuo keeps working.
Zhuo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mills sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Zhuo defending well though.
Mills looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Zhuo with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Zhuo actively working from the bottom here.
Mills blocks the strikes from Zhuo.
Mills thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Zhuo's head.
Zhuo is looking to improve his position.
Zhuo trying to control but Mills postures up.
Zhuo is looking for a sweep. Mills is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mills lands with a punch from half guard.
Mills looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Zhuo with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Zhuo tries to get to full guard but Mills has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mills is pressing down on Zhuo's thigh, looking to free his foot. Zhuo is holding on for now.
Zhuo on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mills moves into side control, avoiding the strikes from Zhuo.
Zhuo is looking for a sweep.
Zhuo struggling a bit here.
Zhuo tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Mills wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mills grinds an elbow into Zhuo's temple.
Zhuo takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Mills grinds an elbow into Zhuo's temple.
Zhuo is rocked!
Mills trying to control the action but Zhuo is working from the bottom.
Oh Zhuo is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhuo is trying to control Mills's posture but Mills avoids it.
Zhuo throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Zhuo seems to have got his legs back now.
Zhuo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mills landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Mills gets to mount! Zhuo was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Mills postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Zhuo looks a forlorn figure.
Mills is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Zhuo goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Mills!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jamey Mills!
Jamey Mills is the new welterweight champion!
Our winner, Jamey Mills, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Otto Jokinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Lindros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jokinen comes to the cage accompanied by Marilyn Manson - Sweet Dreams. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Otto Jokinen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Eric Lindros!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lindros lands a big head kick that sends Jokinen to the canvas! Lindros follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eric Lindros!
Eric Lindros is the new light heavyweight champion!
A less than humble Eric Lindros misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Numero Cero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karim Chamakh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cero comes to the cage accompanied by Hate Me Now - Nas. Chamakh has chosen Robyn - Indestructible as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 10 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Numero Cero!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Karim Chamakh!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Cero. Chamakh does a little dance to reset his feet.
A thudding body kick lands there by Cero!
Chamakh avoids a kick to the body.
Numero Cero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice cross by Cero.
Cero throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cero instigates a clinch.
A right hand to the body from Cero.
Cero misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chamakh is pushing Cero up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Chamakh keeps control of Cero as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cero is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A head punch on the inside from Cero fails to land.
Cero is trying to maintain a safe position but Chamakh gets an underhook and turns Cero into the cage.
Cero working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Chamakh has hold of one of Cero's legs. Cero is fighting the takedown attempt but Chamakh gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Cero is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Chamakh is controlling him.
Chamakh with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chamakh throws a big elbow that misses.
Chamakh lands a couple of elbows.
Cero is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Chamakh is controlling him.
Chamakh pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cero is keeping the position for now.
Cero working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Chamakh.
Cero is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chamakh goes for a takedown attempt but Cero pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cero keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Cero throws a wild body kick that Chamakh sees coming a mile off.
Cero scores with a nice right hand.
Cero swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Chamakh is trying hard to land a takedown here. Cero sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Cero looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Chamakh swats away the attempt to clinch by Cero.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cero throws a big shot that misses.
Chamakh shoots for a takedown but Cero saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Numero Cero has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Karim Chamakh.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cero.
Cero takes a swing at Chamakh's ribcage but misses.
Cero takes a swing at Chamakh's ribcage but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cero throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cero throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Numero Cero dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Cero tries to land a front kick but Chamakh steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Chamakh on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cero. Cero obviously looking to wear him down.
Cero throws a wild body kick that Chamakh sees coming a mile off.
Cero pivots, looking for a leg kick but Chamakh is out of range and Cero settles back down.
Cero stuns Chamakh with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Chamakh moves out of range as Cero throws a body kick.
Cero misses with a head kick.
Chamakh shoots in looking for a takedown. Cero tries to sprawl out of it but Chamakh keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Cero manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Cero throws a shot from downtown. Chamakh moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cero looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cero looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cero throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Chamakh uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cero.
Cero fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Chamakh checks it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Some bone on bone action there as Chamakh checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Cero tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chamakh swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cero scores with a kick to the midsection.
Cero throws a low kick, looking for Chamakh's leg but Chamakh calmly moves out of range.
Cero 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.
Cero thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Chamakh if he has to take too many more of those.
Chamakh takes a jab right on the kisser.
Cero attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Chamakh fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cero throws a head kick but Chamakh moves out of range.
Chamakh blocks the body kick.
Cero shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Cero tries to land a front kick but Chamakh steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cero chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cero throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Chamakh stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Chamakh on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cero connects with a right hand. Chamakh shakes it off.
Cero tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cero misses with an uppercut. Chamakh saw that one coming.
Cero thows a leg kick but Chamakh checks it
and Chamakh counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Cero!
Cero wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Chamakh with the ground and pound but Cero regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chamakh is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Cero blocking the ground and pound attempt from Chamakh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Numero Cero dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Chamakh moves out of range of the body kick.
Cero feints and then cracks Chamakh's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Chamakh down.
Numero Cero is winning the standup battle so far.
Cero throws a body kick that misses.
Cero is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Chamakh avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Chamakh takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like Karim Chamakh has been cut.
Cero misses with a body kick.
Chamakh moves out of range of the body kick from Cero.
Chamakh bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cero looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cero throws a half hearted mid kick.
Chamakh closes the distance and clinches up with Cero, looking for a takedown. Chamakh pushes Cero against the cage but Cero circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Cero defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Chamakh.
Chamakh takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Cero pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cero attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Chamakh fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Numero Cero has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Karim Chamakh.
Cero throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Chamakh counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chamakh missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Chamakh is trying to control the action in half guard but Cero is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Chamakh throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Cero pushes Chamakh off looking to stand but Chamakh dives back in and keeps control.
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!
Chamakh is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Chamakh wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cero keeps working.
Chamakh is taking a breather. Cero 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cero wants to get back to his feet.
Chamakh missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chamakh sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cero defending well though.
Chamakh wants to control but Cero is keeping him busy.
Chamakh misses with a head shot. Cero uses the momentum to regain guard.
Chamakh trying to control the position from guard on top but Cero is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Karim Chamakh has got the better of the ground game so far.
Chamakh working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Chamakh throws a big right hand that misses.
Chamakh trying to control but Cero is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Chamakh accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chamakh in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Chamakh trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Chamakh postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cero utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cero avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Chamakh trying to control the position from guard on top but Cero is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chamakh throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cero works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Chamakh lands a couple of digs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chamakh lands a couple of elbows.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chamakh throws an elbow that misses. Cero uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Chamakh's guard. Nice move by Cero!
Cero wants to stand but Chamakh is controlling his posture from full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karim Chamakh really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Karim Chamakh's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Cero throws the kick towards the body but Chamakh avoids it.
Chamakh on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cero. Cero obviously looking to wear him down.
Cero throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Cero is looking to score with low kicks.
A telegraphed right hand from Cero misses the target.
Chamakh takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cero tried to score with a low kick but Chamakh checks it.
Cero looks to land a body kick but Chamakh moved away.
Cero throws a head kick that misses.
Cero misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chamakh.
Chamakh checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Cero tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chamakh checks a leg kick.
Chamakh checks the leg kick.
Cero lands a high kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cero slaps away a takedown attempt from Chamakh, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Chamakh shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cero as he jumps to the side.
Cero throws a lazy right hand but Chamakh sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Numero Cero is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Cero.
Chamakh fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Numero Cero has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Karim Chamakh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cero scores with a punch to the head.
Cero goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Chamakh on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Chamakh avoids a kick to the body.
Cero feints and then cracks Chamakh's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Chamakh down.
Chamakh has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Cero.
Chamakh dives in and grabs Cero's left leg, looking for a takedown. Cero pushes down on Chamakh's head and hops out.
Cero displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Chamakh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Cero.
Decent striking displayed by Cero there.
Cero lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cero throws a head kick that misses.
Cero attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Cero throws the kick towards the body but Chamakh avoids it.
Chamakh's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Chamakh shoots for a double leg takedown but Cero sprawls well. He's pushed Chamakh's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Numero Cero had his way with Karim Chamakh in that round.
The cut man is working on Karim Chamakh's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Cero 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.
Cero moves into the clinch.
Chamakh breaks the clinch.
Cero with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cero throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cero misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chamakh.
Chamakh fails to land the takedown.
Cero clinches up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chamakh tries to break free but Cero pushes him back against the cage.
Cero is fighting off a takedown attempt but Chamakh is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Cero to the mat. Cero regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Cero is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Chamakh is controlling him.
Chamakh wants to control from the top but Cero keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cero wants to stand up but Chamakh is controlling him.
Chamakh advances to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cero regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Chamakh.
Chamakh wants to control from the top but Cero keeps moving.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Chamakh's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Chamakh accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Chamakh postures up in Cero's guard and throws a big left but Cero blocks it.
Chamakh in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Chamakh stops Cero from standing up.
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!
Cero preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Chamakh throws a big elbow that misses.
Chamakh in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cero utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cero utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Chamakh loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Chamakh throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cero works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
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.
Cero wants to get back to his feet but Chamakh is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Chamakh throwing strikes but missing.
Chamakh scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Chamakh working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Cero's head.
Chamakh is in close to Cero's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Karim Chamakh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chamakh postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Chamakh working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Chamakh working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Chamakh forces his way into half guard.
Chamakh slips a nice elbow through Cero's hands, connecting with Cero's forehead.
Numero Cero is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chamakh looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Cero with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Cero avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Chamakh.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chamakh throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Chamakh throwing shots but Cero is blocking nicely.
Chamakh missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Karim Chamakh comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Cero 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 48:47
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 48:47
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Numero Cero!
Numero Cero retains his lightweight title!
Numero Cero thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Milo Papi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Moore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Papi kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is IZ ON. Moore comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Frank Klepacki - March to doom kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Milo Papi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 3, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bobby Moore!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moore scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Papi takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Moore checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Papi throws a leg kick but Moore sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Papi 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.
Papi misses with a combination
and Moore counters with a low kick, right behind Papi 's knee.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Papi.
Papi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Papi misses with a double jab
and Moore counters with a thumping low kick.
Papi pushes Moore up against the cage in a clinch.
Papi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Papi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Moore fails to land with a short punch 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!
Moore misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Papi throws a head punch that misses.
Papi stalling against the cage.
Papi tries a body shot but Moore blocks it.
Papi tries to work over Moore's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Moore lands with a light punch inside.
Papi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Papi has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Moore clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Papi scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Papi struggling to land strikes to the head as Moore covers up.
Papi looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Papi throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
I really don't envy Moore right now.
Papi throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Papi loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Moore hold on?
You can see the frustration on Moore's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Papi is working the ground and pound. Can Moore escape?
Moore breaks Papi's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Moore trying to control but Papi is working from the bottom.
Moore stays in close to Papi's body and controls the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Moore preventing the sweep.
Moore trying to control but Papi is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Papi trying to control the position here.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Bobby Moore wasn't active enough on the ground.
Moore gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Papi counters with a stiff right hand.
Moore throws a low kick but Papi moves out of range easily.
Papi misses with an uppercut. Moore saw that one coming.
Moore misses with a hook. Papi ducked under it nicely.
Papi avoids the body shot from Moore.
The fight stays on the outside here - Papi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Papi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Moore.
Papi moves into the clinch successfully.
Moore lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Moore letting Papi take a breather here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Papi tries a body shot but Moore blocks it.
Moore misses with a short punch on the inside.
Papi struggles to land a body shot inside as Moore controls his hands.
A short right from Papi on the inside.
Moore blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Moore tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Papi lands a body punch.
Moore misses with some punches.
Papi trying to control the position but instead, Moore has worked for underhooks and has pushed Papi into the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Papi is trying to drag Moore to the mat but Moore just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Moore tries to work over Papi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Milo Papi 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.
Papi is trying hard to land a takedown here. Moore sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Papi wants to clinch.
Moore swats away the attempt to clinch by Papi.
Papi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Papi misses with a series of wild punches.
Moore thows a leg kick but Papi checks it
and Papi counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Papi thows a huge punch but Moore dodges it nicely.
Moore taking some punishment here, with Papi in his half guard.
Papi not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Papi missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Moore wants to get back to full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Papi missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore tries to roll over but Papi keeps him under control.
Papi looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Papi is thwarting Moore's attempts to control the position.
Papi lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Moore keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Papi throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Moore keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Papi sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Moore defending well though.
Moore has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Papi is working away from the top position though.
Papi not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Papi takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Papi thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Moore wants to get back to full guard.
Papi throwing shots but Moore is blocking nicely.
Papi looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moore trying to control here.
Papi not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Papi throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Papi missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Papi misses with a head shot. Moore uses the momentum to regain guard.
Moore wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore has momentary wrist control but Papi slips an elbow through the middle.
Papi postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Moore wants to sweep here but Papi controlling him for the moment.
Papi keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Moore's head.
Papi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Moore works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Milo Papi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Moore avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Papi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Moore looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Moore keeping moving, preventing Papi from controlling successfully.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Moore is on top in guard.
Moore trying to control but Papi is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moore works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Moore takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Moore is trying to control. Papi wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Papi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Moore trying to control the action but Papi is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Milo Papi dominated that second 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.
Papi connects with a high kick.
Papi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Moore.
Milo Papi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moore chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Papi lands with a slapping head kick.
Moore tries a head kick but it misses.
Papi walks forward, straight into a front kick from Moore.
Papi feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Moores jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Moore digs a good body shot into Papi's ribs.
A swing and a miss from Papi.
Papi misses with a lunging right hand
and Moore counters with a thumping low kick.
Milo Papi is winning the standup battle so far.
Moore walks into a left hand.
A leg kick checked by Moore.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore misses with a low kick.
Papi swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Papi misses with a head kick.
Papi thows a leg kick but Moore checks it
and Moore counters with a nice low kick that buckles Papi's knee momentarily.
Moore avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Papi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Moore attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Papi bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Moore tries to bench press Papi off him but Papi keeps the position.
The strikes coming from Papi are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Moore tries to improve position but can't.
Moore can't do much from the bottom here.
Moore tries to buck Papi off but Papi is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Papi is chipping away with strikes.
Papi is trying to ground and pound but Moore uses the momentary lack of control by Papi to regain half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Papi misses with a head shot. Moore uses the momentum to regain guard.
Papi working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Papi throws a big elbow that misses.
Moore wants to sweep but no luck.
Moore looking to control.
Moore is adopting a defensive guard.
Moore can't keep his opponent in guard - Papi advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Papi throwing shots but Moore is blocking nicely.
Moore wants to get back to full guard.
Papi scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Papi is looking to stall here but Moore recovers full guard.
Papi throws a big elbow that misses.
Papi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Papi working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Moore's head.
Moore trying to keep a closed guard but Papi is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moore has his hands on Papi's head, controlling the position.
Papi makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Moore looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Papi throws an elbow that misses. Moore uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Papi's guard. Nice move by Moore!
Papi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Moore throws an elbow that misses. Papi uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Moore's guard. Nice move by Papi!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Milo Papi clearly takes 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.
Moore connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Papi stuns Moore with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Papi just misses with a punch to the body.
Papi throws a body punch but Moore moves out of range.
Moore stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Papi.
Moore throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Papi throws a lazy head kick
and Moore counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Papi wants to clinch up but Moore keeps it at a distance.
Moore lands a nice leg kick that just misses Papi's sensitive parts.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Papi.
Moore looks for the body kick but Papi saw that one coming.
Papi takes a swing at Moore's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Papi.
Papi misses with a low kick.
Papi throws a left and a right that both miss
and Moore counters with a low kick, right behind Papi 's knee.
Papi throws the kick towards the body but Moore avoids it.
Moore takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Moore throws a low kick, looking for Papi's leg but Papi calmly moves out of range.
Papi digs a good body shot into Moore's ribs.
Papi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Moore keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Papi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Moore manages to avoid it.
Moore uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore scores with a leg kick.
Papi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Moore.
Moore has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Papi.
Papi is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Jab from Papi.
Moore connects with the punch.
Papi throws a low kick but Moore moves out of range easily.
Moore will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Papi wants to clinch up but Moore keeps it at a distance.
Moore throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moore uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Papi.
Moore dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bobby Moore is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Moore finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Papi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Papi misses with a head kick.
Moore blocks the body kick.
Moore misses with a body kick.
A head kick from Papi lands but Moore takes it in his stride.
Moore is looking to score with low kicks.
Moore is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Papi rather than just go for the knockout.
Papi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Papi throws a front kick aimed at Moore's knee but Moore avoids it well.
Papi throws a sloppy head kick and Moore moves out of range easily.
Papi throws a lazy body kick
and Moore counters with a low kick, right behind Papi 's knee.
Papi fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Moore is out of range.
Moore throws a nice inside leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Moore checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Papi cracks a nice hook into Moore's ribs.
Papi misses with a head kick.
Moore avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Papi is looking to land body kicks.
Papi wants to clinch up but Moore keeps it at a distance.
Moore displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Papi.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
A slapping body kick lands there for Moore.
Papi on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
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.
Papi fails with the takedown.
Moore scores with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Milo Papi will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Moore fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Papi.
Papi 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.
Moore checks the leg kick.
Moore misses with a looping left.
Moore lands a nice leg kick that just misses Papi's sensitive parts.
Moore throws a leg kick that is checked
and Papi counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Papi cracks Moore with a solid left hand.
Papi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Papi wants to control from the top but Moore keeps moving.
Papi tries to free his leg and advance position but Moore is retaining full guard.
Papi stands up over Moore, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Papi with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Papi won't allow Moore to sweep him here.
Papi connects with a couple of short punches.
Moore lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Papi!
Moore trying to control but Papi is having none of it.
Moore thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Papi regains half guard.
Bobby Moore has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Milo Papi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Papi does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Papi keeping hold of Moore's head, controlling as best he can.
Moore stops Papi from getting back to his feet.
Moore working the head and body with strikes.
Moore prevents Papi from improving his position.
Moore missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Papi keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Moore 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.
Moore is trying to control. Papi wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Papi wants to improve his position but Moore is controlling well.
Moore throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Moore scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Moore not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Moore throwing shots but Papi is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moore wants to free his trapped foot but Papi is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Papi moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Moore is working Papi over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Moore with a flurry of punches that miss.
Moore throws a big right hand that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Moore postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Moore missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bobby Moore.
Well Papi 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 49:46
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 48:47
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Milo Papi!
Milo Papi retains his featherweight title!
Milo Papi very nearly forgot to thank Blitzkrieg Formula 5000 amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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