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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joe Hughs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raimo Tikkari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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160 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Hughs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Raimo Tikkari!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hughs throws a nice looking combination but Tikkari bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hughs ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tikkari moves away.
Hughs walks into a straight right hand from Tikkari.
Hughs keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Tikkari lands a big head kick that sends Hughs tumbling to the mat! Tikkari takes a step backwards and waves Hughs back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Hughs is rocked!
It looks like Joe Hughs has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hughs moves into range and clinches up with Tikkari.
Oh Hughs is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hughs tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tikkari avoids it.
Tikkari breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tikkari ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hughs looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tikkari fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hughs has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hughs is breathing heavily.
Crack! A monster head kick from Tikkari and Hughs falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Tikkari!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Raimo Tikkari!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Josh Bolda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mieszko Grzmotojad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bolda comes to the cage accompanied by Fett's Vette. Grzmotojad comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Power Metal kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Josh Bolda is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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203 lbs
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200 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
14 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Josh Bolda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mieszko Grzmotojad!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grzmotojad scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Bolda is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at UMMA Gym Now with StandUP , so we'll see if he gets out of it.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Grzmotojad working away.
An elbow from Grzmotojad crashes against the mat.
Bolda is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Grzmotojad is looking to take a break and control but Bolda is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bolda avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Grzmotojad.
Grzmotojad working Bolda over with strikes.
Bolda is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Grzmotojad scores with a couple of nice shots.
Bolda looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Grzmotojad landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Bolda gets back to full guard.
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!
Bolda looking for a guillotine here but Grzmotojad defends easily.
Grzmotojad stopping the sweep attempt from Bolda.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolda is looking for a triangle but Grzmotojad pushes his legs off easily.
Bolda is looking for a triangle but Grzmotojad pushes his legs off easily.
Bolda working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Grzmotojad.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Grzmotojad working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bolda's head.
Grzmotojad is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Bolda has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Grzmotojad is looking to defend but Bolda has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Grzmotojad! Bolda pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Grzmotojad taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Josh Bolda!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Josh Bolda made sure he mentioned GREEN!160, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Deurell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Dingdown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dingdown has chosen Baggy Trousers as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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160 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Deurell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ben Dingdown!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dingdown throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Deurell misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Dingdown throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Dingdown gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Dingdown keeping moving, preventing Deurell from controlling successfully.
Deurell trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dingdown avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Deurell advances position into side control!
Dingdown wants to get back to his feet but Deurell drags him back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deurell sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Dingdown is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Deurell misses with the ground and pound.
Dingdown parries the strikes from Deurell easily there. Deurell is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Dingdown to escape.
Dingdown is letting Deurell control him for a moment.
Deurell trying to control the position but Dingdown is working away.
Deurell in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Sloppy strikes there by Deurell.
Deurell looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Dingdown is avoiding damage well.
Deurell goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Dingdown has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Deurell but great work by Dingdown.
Dingdown has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at IMMA Gym of ASS. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Deurell is looking to regain half guard here but Dingdown keeps moving and retains side control.
Deurell 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.
An elbow from Dingdown crashes against the mat.
Dingdown tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dingdown wants to lay and pray for a moment but Deurell keeps working.
Deurell is trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Dingdown decides to take the fight back to the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deurell throws a body punch but Dingdown moves out of range.
Deurell fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Dingdown avoids it really well and circles away.
Deurell throws a hook but Dingdown blocks it.
Ben Dingdown is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dingdown waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Deurell.
Deurell lands a lovely overhand right.
Deurell displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dingdown throws out the jab.
Dingdown walks into a straight right hand from Deurell.
Deurell ducks under a wild hook from Dingdown.
No luck for Deurell with that takedown attempt.
Deurell definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Deurell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Deurell has a takedown stuffed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deurell looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Deurell passes Dingdown's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Deurell trying to mount his opponent but Dingdown defends it.
Dingdown looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Deurell trying to control from half guard but Dingdown is working away.
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!
Well, if Deurell is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Deurell dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Deurell closes the distance and clinches up with Dingdown, looking for a takedown. Deurell pushes Dingdown against the cage but Dingdown circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Deurell shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Dingdown napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Dingdown gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Dingdown keeping control of the position.
Deurell wants to take a breather but Dingdown is having none of it.
Deurell thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dingdown's head.
Dingdown is trying to get back to full guard.
John Deurell overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deurell lands strikes from half guard.
Dingdown kicks Deurell off and gets back to his feet.
Dingdown missing with a left hand there. Deurell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Deurell misses with a takedown attempt - Dingdown sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Deurell ducks under a wild hook from Dingdown.
Deurell shoots in for a takedown but Dingdown shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Deurell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dingdown bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Deurell shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dingdown pinned against the cage. Dingdown gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Deurell misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dingdown just misses with a punch to the body.
Deurell shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dingdown as he avoids it easily.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Dingdown - that will leave a mark!
Deurell misses with a takedown attempt - Dingdown sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Deurell wants to clinch
and Dingdown counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dingdown looks to score with a jab to the body but Deurell is just out of range.
Dingdown ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Deurell moves away.
Dingdown buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dingdown cracks Deurell with an open hand slap.
Deurell dives in for a single leg takedown but Dingdown sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Dingdown's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dingdown slips under a jab from Deurell.
A telegraphed right hand from Deurell misses the target.
Nice defenses there by Deurell.
Deurell tries to clinch there but Dingdown circles away.
Deurell looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Deurell on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Deurell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Deurell shoots in looking for a takedown but Dingdown manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Deurell's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Deurell takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Deurell moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dingdown misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dingdown scores with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dingdown. Deurell does a little dance to reset his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Deurell tries to clinch up but Dingdown circles away and keeps his distance.
Deurell waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dingdown.
Dingdown jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice defenses there by Dingdown.
Dingdown with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A big right from Dingdown misses.
Ben Dingdown seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dingdown misses with a hook. Deurell ducked under it nicely.
Dingdown misses the shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dingdown looks to score with a jab to the body but Deurell is just out of range.
Deurell avoids a kick to the body.
Dingdown circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Dingdown showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Deurell's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Deurell shoots in and drives through. Dingdown sprawls well.
Deurell fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Deurell shoots for a double leg takedown but Dingdown sprawls well. He's pushed Deurell'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 John Deurell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dingdown lands the left hand.
Deurell fails with the takedown.
Dingdown ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Deurell moves away.
Dingdown throws a head kick that misses.
Deurell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Good standup being displayed there by Dingdown as he connects with a hook.
Deurell drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Deurell is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Dingdown's shoulder. That is not cool.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dingdown is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Deurell off and has taken his back!
Dingdown keeps control of the position as Deurell tries to break free.
Deurell might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Dingdown trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Deurell doesn't escape.
Deurell tries to escape but Dingdown has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Deurell wants to escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dingdown controls the action.
Let's hope that Dingdown has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Ben Dingdown.
Dingdown throws an overhand right that lands on Deurell's shoulder, as Deurell tries to avoid the shot.
Deurell looks for a takedown but Dingdown sprawls well.
Deurell looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dingdown is fending him off so far but Deurell persists. Nope, Dingdown circles away and we're back to standing.
Dingdown jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Deurell goes for a double leg but Dingdown avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Dingdown continues to drive forward.
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!
Deurell tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deurell has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Dingdown avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Deurell tries to pull guard but Dingdown forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Deurell pulls guard effortlessly.
Dingdown would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dingdown slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Dingdown decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Deurell shoots in for a takedown but Dingdown shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dingdown slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Dingdown lands an overhand right.
A shot to the liver by Dingdown. Beautiful body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Deurell checks a low kick from Dingdown.
Deurell shoots in looking for a takedown. Dingdown tries to sprawl out of it but Deurell keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dingdown manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Dingdown misses with an uppercut. Deurell saw that one coming.
Dingdown throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Deurell doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dingdown is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Dingdown misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Deurell.
Dingdown throws a half hearted mid kick.
Deurell shoots for a takedown but Dingdown saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ben Dingdown comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Dingdown has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Dingdown!
Ben Dingdown gave a mention to LEEDS-NUTRITION in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luke Daigle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jarppi Virne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Virne is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Jeff van Dyck - Soldier's Chant. Jarppi Virne has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Luke Daigle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Jarppi Virne!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Virne misses with a few strikes there.
Virne missing with a left hand there. Daigle was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Virne swings widly with a right hand
and Virne takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Jarppi Virne has been cut.
Virne on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Daigle scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Virne lands a leg kick that knocks Daigle off balance momentarily.
Daigle chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Daigle punishes Virne's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Daigle lands a head shot.
Virne punishes Daigle's body with a nice straight punch.
Virne fails with a takedown attempt.
Daigle throws a half hearted mid kick.
Daigle lands with an overhand left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daigle tries to clinch up but Virne circles away and keeps his distance.
Virne takes one to the side of the head.
Virne darts in and clinches Daigle up against the cage.
Virne is looking to take this one to the mat.
Virne breaks from the clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Daigle. That's going to slow Virne down.
Daigle fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Virne looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Daigle slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Daigle clobbers Virne with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Daigle dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Daigle definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Daigle, as that shot connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Virne tries to move into range but Daigle moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Daigle tries to clinch up.
Daigle is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Virne instigates a clinch.
Come on Daigle - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Daigle tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Virne's elbow.
The referee is keeping an eye on Daigle - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Daigle lands with a light punch inside.
Virne lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Virne is trying to break the clinch but Daigle has him pressed against the cage.
Daigle effectively controlling the action here.
Daigle escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A solid leg kick lands there for Daigle.
Daigle missing with a left hand there. Virne was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daigle lands the left hand.
A solid leg kick lands there for Daigle.
Daigle lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Daigle throws a good cross that connects.
Daigle throws a front kick that sends Virne stumbling back into the cage.
Daigle buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Daigle is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Virne walks into a left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Daigle thows a body shot but no joy.
Virne swats away the attempt to clinch by Daigle.
A jab from Daigle misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daigle thows a left - swing and a miss!
Daigle scores with a leg kick.
Virne feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Daigle will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Daigle is controlling Virne's posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Virne trying to control the position from guard on top but Daigle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Virne stopping the sweep attempt from Daigle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Daigle avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Daigle dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jarppi Virne's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Daigle swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Virne.
Nice body punch from Virne.
Daigle avoids the body shot from Virne.
Daigle uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Virne moves into the clinch.
The referee calls for Daigle to work.
Virne breaks the clinch.
Virne has Daigle up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Virne throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Daigle blocks it with crossed arms.
Daigle is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Virne pulls guard.
Virne wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daigle controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Virne bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Daigle's guard.
Virne throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Virne preventing the sweep.
Virne throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Daigle works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Daigle working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Virne.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Virne works over Daigle with some ground and pound from guard.
Virne passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Virne has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Virne sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Daigle is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Virne misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Virne scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Daigle to see if he's OK.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Virne landing strikes.
Virne throwing strikes but Daigle manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Virne tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Virne seems a little lost for a moment, as Daigle dominates the positioning.
Virne can't do much from the bottom here.
Daigle stands up.
Daigle thows a body shot but no joy.
Luke Daigle is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Virne lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Daigle scores with a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Virne avoids the head kick by Daigle.
Virne pushes Daigle up against the cage in a clinch.
Daigle has a couple of punches blocked by Virne.
Virne tries to pull guard but Daigle forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Daigle is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Virne pushes off an throws an elbow but Daigle leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Virne tries to land a knee to the head but Daigle blocks with his arms.
Daigle lands a hook that snaps the head of Virne backwards.
Daigle is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Virne is keeping busy.
Daigle has a couple of punches blocked by Virne.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jarppi Virne showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jarppi Virne's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Virne throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Daigle sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Daigle feints and then cracks Virne's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Virne down.
Daigle wants to clinch.
Daigle throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Daigle scores with a jab. Virne acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Daigle just misses with a punch to the body.
Daigle listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Daigle throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Daigle misses with a few strikes there.
Daigle scores with a crisp jab that stopped Virne in his tracks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Virne gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Daigle lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Virne's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Virne throws a knee to the head but misses.
Virne has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
Virne breaks from the clinch.
Daigle tries to keep at a distance but Virne has taken the fight into the clinch.
Daigle blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Daigle stalling in the clinch but Virne improves position.
Daigle swings wildly with an uppercut but Virne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Daigle prevents the takedown attempt.
Daigle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Virne throws a head punch that misses.
Daigle stalling.
Daigle scores with a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Virne goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Virne tries to throw a body punch but Daigle avoids it by throwing Virne back against the cage.
Virne fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Daigle struggles to land a body shot inside as Virne controls his hands.
Daigle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Virne misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Daigle tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Virne's elbow.
Daigle working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
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!
Daigle tries to work over Virne's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Daigle softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Daigle lands a hook that snaps the head of Virne backwards.
Virne wants to get back to striking at distance but Daigle won't allow it.
Daigle manages to break the clinch.
Virne swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Daigle lands a nice shot that snaps Virne's head back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daigle fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Virne on the side of the head.
Virne blocks a head kick by Daigle.
Daigle lands an overhand right.
Daigle misses with a straight left.
Daigle swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Virne.
Daigle keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Virne.
Jab, jab by Daigle - just one landing.
Nice body kick from Daigle.
Daigle uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big right from Virne misses.
Virne dives in and scores a takedown into Daigle's guard.
Virne takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Virne wants to control from the top but Daigle keeps moving.
Daigle looking to hit a scissor sweep but Virne is one step ahead there.
Virne trying to control the position from guard on top but Daigle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Virne is looking to work some ground and pound but Daigle has wrist control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Virne scoring with some ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Luke Daigle showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Daigle 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luke Daigle!
A relieved looking Luke Daigle thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ewert Lauringer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ten Red Gym (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Red Gym has chosen Eye of the Tiger as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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203 lbs
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201 lbs
19 - 11 - 4 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class boxer
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ewert Lauringer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 4, fighting out of Helsinki, Ten Red Gym!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Red Gym throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Red Gym.
A slow jab from Red Gym misses its intended target.
Red Gym lands a right hook to the body.
Red Gym clinches up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Red Gym fails to land.
Red Gym is looking to break free of the clinch but Lauringer has double underhooks.
Lauringer is leaning against Red Gym and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lauringer has a couple of punches blocked by Red Gym.
Red Gym prevents a body shot from Lauringer.
Lauringer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Red Gym backwards.
Lauringer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Red Gym misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lauringer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Red Gym is trying to break free.
Lauringer misses with the head strike.
Red Gym doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Red Gym tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Red Gym breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lauringer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lauringer's corner calls for a 1-2. Lauringer obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Red Gym throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lauringer avoids the body shot from Red Gym.
A big left from Red Gym misses.
Red Gym takes a swing at Lauringer's ribcage but misses.
Red Gym swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Red Gym misses with a low kick as Lauringer jumps back.
Red Gym takes one to the chin there.
Lauringer tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Red Gym manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Red Gym, right into the meat.
The fighters circling - Lauringer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lauringer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Red Gym was well out of range. Poor timing from Lauringer.
Lauringer moves into the clinch.
Lauringer tries to work over Red Gym's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lauringer pushes Red Gym back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lauringer blocking some punches.
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!
Lauringer lands with a light punch inside.
Lauringer can't find room to land a body shot as Red Gym controls the action.
Lauringer lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lauringer lands a nice uppercut.
Red Gym makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Red Gym has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Lauringer seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Red Gym can turn it around.
A nice left hand lands by Lauringer.
Red Gym takes a shot to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Lauringer.
Red Gym doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Red Gym.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Red Gym misses with a punch to the body.
Lauringer struggles to land a body shot inside as Red Gym controls his hands.
Red Gym prevents a body shot from Lauringer.
Lauringer struggles to land a body shot inside as Red Gym controls his hands.
Red Gym misses with a hook to the ribs.
Red Gym misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Red Gym.
Lauringer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Red Gym is trying to force a seperation but Lauringer has the dominant position.
I was talking to Lauringer's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Lauringer lands a body shot in the clinch.
Red Gym misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lauringer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Red Gym has a couple of punches blocked by Lauringer.
Good body shot from Lauringer.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lauringer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Red Gyms head.
Red Gym struggles to land a body shot inside as Lauringer controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Red Gym working aggressively here.
Red Gym misses with a punch to the body.
Lauringer is working Red Gym over against the cage.
Red Gym pushes Lauringer back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lauringer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lauringer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lauringer has a couple of punches blocked by Red Gym.
Lauringer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Red Gym goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Red Gym doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lauringer blocks a body shot from Red Gym.
Red Gym swings wildly with an uppercut but Lauringer uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lauringer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Red Gym tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lauringer's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ewert Lauringer dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lauringer moves into range and clinches up with Red Gym.
A right hand to the body from Lauringer.
Lauringer lands with a right to the head.
Lauringer throws a head punch that misses.
Red Gym working hard to break the clinch.
Lauringer digs a right hand into Red Gym's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Red Gym's gas tank.
Lauringer throws a head punch that misses.
Lauringer scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lauringer scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lauringer lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lauringer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Red Gym misses with a body punch.
Red Gym tries a body shot but Lauringer blocks it.
Lauringer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Red Gym tries to work over Lauringer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Red Gym fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lauringer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Red Gym lands a nice shot to the body.
Lauringer lands a body shot in the clinch.
Red Gym tries to circle away but Lauringer has him pinned against the cage.
Red Gym misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lauringer lands a shoulder strike.
Lauringer blocks a body shot from Red Gym.
A short right from Lauringer on the inside.
Ewert Lauringer has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lauringer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
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!
Lauringer lands a nice uppercut.
Lauringer stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lauringer lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Red Gym or not.
Red Gym misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lauringer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Red Gym blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lauringer prevents a body shot from Red Gym.
Lauringer blocks a body shot from Red Gym.
A short right from Lauringer.
Lauringer struggles to land a body shot inside as Red Gym controls his hands.
Lauringer lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Red Gym lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Red Gym's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lauringer misses with a punch to the body.
Red Gym misses with a hook to the ribs.
Red Gym tries a body shot but Lauringer blocks it.
Lauringer presses Red Gym against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lauringer working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Red Gym has a couple of punches blocked by Lauringer.
Red Gym tries a body shot but Lauringer blocks it.
Lauringer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lauringer scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lauringer prevents a body shot from Red Gym.
Lauringer working aggressively here.
Red Gym pushes Lauringer back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Red Gym prevents a body shot from Lauringer.
Red Gym goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Red Gym misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Red Gym tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lauringer's elbow.
Lauringer working aggressively here.
Lauringer lands with a right to the head.
Lauringer prevents a body shot from Red Gym.
Lauringer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Red Gym creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Red Gym fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Red Gym blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lauringer works on Red Gym's body with a couple of short punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lauringer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Red Gym tries to throw a body punch but Lauringer avoids it by throwing Red Gym back against the cage.
Lauringer blocks an uppercut.
Lauringer lands a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Red Gym wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Red Gym takes a shot to the head.
Lauringer blocks a body shot from Red Gym.
Lauringer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lauringer throws a punch but it's blocked by Red Gym.
Red Gym blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Red Gym wants to break free but Lauringer has control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lauringer lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Red Gym backwards.
Red Gym tries a body shot but Lauringer blocks it.
Red Gym misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lauringer makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ewert Lauringer dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
A big right from Lauringer misses.
Red Gym closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Red Gym tries to circle away but Lauringer has him pinned against the cage.
Red Gym scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Red Gym tries to work over Lauringer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right hand to the body from Lauringer.
Lauringer has a couple of punches blocked by Red Gym.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lauringer.
Lauringer lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lauringer.
Lauringer swings wildly with an uppercut but Red Gym uses good head movement to avoid it.
Red Gym is trying to break the clinch but Lauringer is controlling him.
A short right from Lauringer.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lauringer lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lauringer swings wildly with an uppercut but Red Gym uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lauringer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lauringer works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lauringer digs a right hand into Red Gym's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Red Gym's gas tank.
Lauringer lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lauringer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Lauringer fails to land.
Lauringer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for Lauringer.
Red Gym has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lauringer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Red Gym tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lauringer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lauringer lands a right hand that snaps the head of Red Gym backwards.
Lauringer lands an uppercut.
Ten Red Gym has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Red Gym wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A short right from Lauringer on the inside.
Red Gym doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lauringer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice left hand lands by Lauringer.
Lauringer lands with a light punch inside.
Red Gym lands a shoulder strike.
Red Gym misses with some punches.
Lauringer lands a nice uppercut.
Lauringer presses Red Gym against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Red Gym wants to break the clinch but can't.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Red Gym.
Lauringer throws a punch but it's blocked by Red Gym.
A nice left hand lands by Lauringer.
Red Gym blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lauringer lands a left hand.
Red Gym tries to work over Lauringer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Red Gym is looking to break free of the clinch but Lauringer has double underhooks.
Lauringer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Red Gym wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lauringer misses with a punch on the inside.
Red Gym's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Red Gym tries a body shot but Lauringer blocks it.
Lauringer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Red Gym blocking some punches.
Red Gym misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short left from Lauringer.
Red Gym tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lauringer's elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A frustrated look appears on Red Gym's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Red Gym fails to land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lauringer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lauringer lands with a short shot to the head.
Lauringer scores with a shoulder strike.
Lauringer throws a punch but it's blocked by Red Gym.
Red Gym misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lauringer lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Red Gym tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Red Gym takes a shot to the head.
Red Gym blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Red Gym's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lauringer blocks an uppercut.
Red Gym wants to break free but Lauringer has control.
Red Gym struggles to land a body shot inside as Lauringer controls his hands.
Lauringer lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Red Gym or not.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Red Gym tries to throw a body punch but Lauringer avoids it by throwing Red Gym back against the cage.
Lauringer pushes Red Gym back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Red Gym can't find room to land a body shot as Lauringer controls the action.
Ewert Lauringer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Red Gym throws a head punch that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ewert Lauringer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lauringer, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ewert Lauringer!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mike Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cassit Heiluu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barnes's entrance music is Black Eyed Peas - Imma Be. A fine choice. Heiluu has chosen Kerrankin Tarpeekseen as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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24 - 19 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 20 - 3, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cassit Heiluu!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Heiluu tries to pull guard but Barnes forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Heiluu successfully pulls guard.
Heiluu wants to sweep but no luck.
Heiluu working for a triangle but Barnes defends it easily.
Heiluu looking to hit a scissor sweep but Barnes is one step ahead there.
Heiluu is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Barnes wants to pass the guard but Heiluu is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Heiluu is looking for a triangle but Barnes pushes his legs off easily.
Heiluu has his foot on Barnes's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Barnes works his way back into a safe position though.
Barnes controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Barnes's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Barnes working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Heiluu throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Barnes escapes and throws Heiluu's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Heiluu takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Barnes landing strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Heiluu tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Barnes landing strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes lands a few punches from side control.
Barnes tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Heiluu is working to avoid the ground and pound but Barnes connects with a decent elbow.
Heiluu is looking for a sweep.
Heiluu is looking to get back to his feet here but Barnes is keeping cool and he's managed to take Heiluu's back.
Barnes tries to get the hooks in deep but Heiluu pushed the leg off.
Barnes scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Heiluu is looking for a way out.
Heiluu is covering up but some of the strikes from Barnes are getting through and doing damage.
Heiluu is rocked!
Heiluu is in bad spot here.
Barnes is landing big shots and Heiluu is squirming looking to escape! He can't escape though and the ref jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Barnes!
As Mike Barnes got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: I'm glad we were able to end this trilogy with me on top and show who the better man was, especially coming off of two losses. Thank you to all my fans for your support.'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Justina Vanovcan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Skyler Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Vanovcan might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Moskau. Nelson has chosen One as his entrance music. Justina Vanovcan is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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36
145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Justina Vanovcan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Skyler Nelson!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vanovcan moves into the clinch.
Nelson managing to block the knees to the body from Vanovcan.
Nelson prevents the takedown attempt.
Nelson takes a shot to the head.
Nelson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Vanovcan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Vanovcan tries a knee to the head but Nelson blocks it.
I was talking to Vanovcan's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Vanovcan tries a knee to the head but Nelson blocks it.
Vanovcan tries for a takedown but Nelson manages to get underhooks.
Vanovcan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vanovcan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Vanovcan misses with a knee to the head.
Nelson breaks from the clinch.
Vanovcan tries to clinch but Nelson is having none of it.
Vanovcan tries to close the distance and clinch but Nelson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vanovcan clinches up with Nelson and pushes him back against the cage.
Vanovcan tries for a takedown but Nelson manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Justina Vanovcan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vanovcan lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Skyler Nelson has been cut.
Vanovcan misses with a knee to the head.
Vanovcan misses with a punch to the body.
Vanovcan lands an elbow that stopped Nelson in his tracks for a moment.
Nelson blocks a body shot from Vanovcan.
Vanovcan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Vanovcan scores a nice knee to the body.
Vanovcan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nelson avoids it.
Vanovcan is looking to take this one to the mat.
Vanovcan lands an elbow just above Nelson 's eye.
Vanovcan can't find room to land a body shot as Nelson controls the action.
Vanovcan tries to land knees in the clinch but Nelson avoids the damage to the body.
Vanovcan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nelson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Vanovcan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vanovcan jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Nelson walks away with a smile on his face. Vanovcan gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Vanovcan moves into the clinch.
Vanovcan can't find room to land a body shot as Nelson controls the action.
Vanovcan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nelson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vanovcan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
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!
Vanovcan can't get the takedown.
Vanovcan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nelson's efforts to push away.
Vanovcan tries to score a body lock takedown but Nelson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Vanovcan throws an elbow but it misses.
Vanovcan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Nelson managing to block the knees to the body from Vanovcan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vanovcan tries to land a knee to the head but Nelson blocks with his arms.
Vanovcan trying to land knees to the body.
Nelson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vanovcan lands a body shot.
Vanovcan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vanovcan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vanovcan struggles to land a body shot inside as Nelson controls his hands.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Vanovcan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Vanovcan lands an elbow that stopped Nelson in his tracks for a moment.
Vanovcan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nelson avoiding damage as Vanovcan throws knees to the body.
Nelson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Vanovcan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vanovcan trying to land knees to the body.
Vanovcan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vanovcan trying to land knees to the body.
Nelson blocks an elbow strike.
Nelson is trying to force a seperation but Vanovcan has the dominant position.
Vanovcan misses with some punches.
Nelson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vanovcan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nelson avoids it.
A head punch on the inside from Vanovcan fails to land.
Vanovcan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vanovcan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A short right from Vanovcan on the inside.
Vanovcan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nelson takes an elbow to the temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Justina Vanovcan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Skyler Nelson'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.
Vanovcan tries to clinch up.
Vanovcan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Nelson, pushing him back against the cage.
Nice elbow from Vanovcan.
Nelson is trying to push Vanovcan away but Vanovcan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Vanovcan lands an elbow inside.
Nelson has had enough of the clinch but Vanovcan keeps him there for the moment.
Vanovcan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nelson avoids it.
Vanovcan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nelson backwards.
Nelson wants to get back to striking at distance but Vanovcan won't allow it.
Vanovcan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nelson avoids it.
Knees to the body from Vanovcan.
Vanovcan is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Nelson to keep the fight standing.
Vanovcan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Nelson stops a takedown attempt from Vanovcan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson tries to break the clinch but Vanovcan is controlling the position.
Vanovcan tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Nelson just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Justina Vanovcan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nelson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Vanovcan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nelson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nelson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vanovcan missing with knees to the body.
Nelson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Vanovcan looking for a takedown.
Nelson manages to break the clinch.
Vanovcan misses the shot to the body.
Vanovcan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nelson.
Vanovcan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vanovcan pushes Nelson up against the cage in a clinch.
Vanovcan fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Vanovcan tries a knee to the head but Nelson blocks it.
Vanovcan connects with a knee to the head.
Vanovcan swings wildly with an uppercut but Nelson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vanovcan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Vanovcan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nelson avoids it.
Vanovcan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vanovcan throws an elbow that misses.
Vanovcan tries to land knees in the clinch but Nelson avoids the damage to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Vanovcan obliges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vanovcan tries to land a knee to the head but Nelson blocks with his arms.
Vanovcan misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Vanovcan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vanovcan swings wildly with an uppercut but Nelson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vanovcan tries to land knees in the clinch but Nelson avoids the damage to the body.
Nelson is looking to break free of the clinch but Vanovcan has double underhooks.
Vanovcan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vanovcan working Nelson over with knees to the body.
Vanovcan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Vanovcan misses with some punches.
Vanovcan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vanovcan.
Vanovcan swings wildly with an uppercut but Nelson uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vanovcan is trying to pull guard but Nelson has him pressed against the cage.
Vanovcan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Vanovcan misses with the head strike.
A short uppercut from Vanovcan.
Vanovcan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nelson.
Vanovcan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vanovcan throws an elbow but it misses.
Vanovcan can't find room to land a body shot as Nelson controls the action.
Vanovcan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Vanovcan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vanovcan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Vanovcan is looking to take this one to the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nelson blocks an elbow strike from Vanovcan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Justina Vanovcan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Skyler Nelson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Vanovcan is trying hard to land a takedown here. Nelson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Justina Vanovcan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vanovcan tries to clinch up.
Vanovcan wants to clinch up but Nelson keeps it at a distance.
Nelson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vanovcan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Vanovcan misses with a body punch.
Nelson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Vanovcan is looking for a takedown.
Vanovcan tries for a takedown but Nelson manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Justina Vanovcan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vanovcan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the cage, Vanovcan throws an elbow but misses.
Vanovcan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nelson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Vanovcan misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vanovcan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Vanovcan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nelson blocks an elbow strike from Vanovcan.
Vanovcan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nelson can do to turn this around?
Vanovcan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nelson blocks a body shot from Vanovcan.
Vanovcan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nelson backwards.
Nelson wants to break free but Vanovcan has control.
Nelson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Vanovcan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nelson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vanovcan tries to pull guard but Nelson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vanovcan.
Vanovcan looking to throw knees to the head but Nelson is blocking nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vanovcan tries to clinch but Nelson moves out of range.
Vanovcan drives through and clinches with Nelson against the cage.
Vanovcan lands a nice elbow.
Nelson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Vanovcan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Vanovcan misses with an elbow over the top.
Vanovcan keeps control of Nelson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Vanovcan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch on the inside from Vanovcan fails to land.
Vanovcan connects with a knee to the head.
Vanovcan trying to land knees to the body.
Vanovcan tries to land a knee to the head but Nelson blocks with his arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson managing to block the knees to the body from Vanovcan.
Vanovcan trying to land knees to the body.
Vanovcan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vanovcan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Vanovcan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Justina Vanovcan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nelson is trying to break the clinch but Vanovcan is controlling him.
Nelson is looking to break free of the clinch but Vanovcan has double underhooks.
Nelson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Vanovcan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson breaks the clinch.
Vanovcan pushes Nelson up against the cage in a clinch.
Nelson managing to block the knees to the body from Vanovcan.
Vanovcan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nelson's elbow.
Vanovcan wants to take the fight to the mat but Nelson manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vanovcan missing with knees to the body.
Skyler Nelson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vanovcan tries to land a knee to the head but Nelson blocks with his arms.
And that's the end of the fight!
Justina Vanovcan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Vanovcan has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Justina Vanovcan!
Justina Vanovcan decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yushin Okami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elvis Ronan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Okami comes to the cage accompanied by EMF - Unbelieveble. Ronan is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Promised Land. 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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29
195 lbs
20 - 15 - 0 |
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26
195 lbs
14 - 7 - 0 |
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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
20 - 15 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yushin Okami!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Elvis Ronan!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ronan misses the shot to the body.
Okami throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ronan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Okami throws a lazy right hand but Ronan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Okami takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Okami uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ronan.
Ronan lands with an uppercut that bounces Okami off the cage and back into range.
Ronan slips under a jab from Okami.
Ronan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ronan attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ronan misses with a body kick.
Okami scores with a decent looking hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice jab there from Ronan.
Okami misses with an uppercut. Ronan saw that one coming.
Ronan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Okami manages to avoid it.
Elvis Ronan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circle momentarily. Okami darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ronan just misses with a punch to the body.
Ronan swings for the body but Okami moves out of range.
Okami cracks a nice hook into Ronan's ribs.
Okami shoots in and drives through. Ronan sprawls well.
Ronan misses with a leg kick.
Ronan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Okami shoots in for a takedown but Ronan shows good takedown defense.
Okami takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ronan is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ronan throws out a loose jab but Okami uses good head movement to avoid it.
Okami moves forwards but Ronan connects with a nice, crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ronan looks to throw the jab but Okami is out of range.
Ronan misses with a lunging right hand
and Okami cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Elvis Ronan has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ronan slips under a jab.
Ronan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ronan looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Okami!
Okami regains half guard there - taking advantage of Ronan's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Okami is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Ronan jumps into side control!
Okami is trying to control Ronan's posture but Ronan avoids it.
Okami is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okami is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Ronan is controlling him well.
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Ronan goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Okami rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Ronan's guard! Nice work there by Okami!
Okami trying to control the position from guard on top but Ronan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Okami throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ronan wants to stand and escape but Okami is having none of it.
Okami working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Okami keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ronan's head.
Okami throws an elbow that misses. Ronan uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Okami's guard. Nice move by Ronan!
Okami keeping moving, preventing Ronan from controlling successfully.
Ronan throwing strikes from guard but Okami blocks nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Okami is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Elvis Ronan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Elvis Ronan's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Okami throws a body punch but Ronan moves out of range.
Okami bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ronan's head backwards.
Okami throws a shot to the body.
Ronan lands a nice shot to the body.
Ronan uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ronan is looking to chop away at Okami's legs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ronan. Okami does a little dance to reset his feet.
Okami misses the jab.
Okami walks into a left hand.
A jab from Okami does it's job there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ronan 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.
Ronan looks to land a left hand but Okami moved out of range nicely.
Okami misses with a combination
and Ronan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left and a right from Okami both land. Nice combination.
Ronan delivers a nice body kick.
Nice straight punches there by Ronan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ronan.
Ronan lunges at Okami with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Okami's hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Okami throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ronan avoids the body shot from Okami.
Okami lands a jab to the nose.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Okami.
Ronan 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.
Ronan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okami throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ronan dives in and grabs Okami's left leg, looking for a takedown. Okami pushes down on Ronan's head and hops out.
Okami loads up on a big right hand but Ronan slips the punch.
Okami's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ronan connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Okami scrambles back to his feet.
Nice shot lands for Okami.
Okami misses with a hook.
Okami cracks Ronan with a good jab.
Okami on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ronan scores with a sloppy right hand. Okami should have avoided that one.
Ronan connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Okami misses with a few strikes there.
A jab lands there for Ronan.
Ronan scores with a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ronan lands a leg kick that knocks Okami off balance momentarily.
Ronan missing with a left hand there. Okami was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Okami takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Okami takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A jab from Okami finds it's way through Ronan's defenses.
A cross from Ronan lands.
Ronan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ronan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Good standup being displayed there by Ronan as he connects with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Okami shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Ronan is trying to defend but Okami finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Okami drops an elbow to the side of Ronan's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okami is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Okami throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Ronan to regain full guard.
Okami missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Okami prevents Ronan from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Okami postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ronan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Okami throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ronan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ronan wants to stand up but Okami is controlling him.
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 Yushin Okami will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Elvis Ronan's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Ronan ducks under a wild hook from Okami.
Ronan misses with a hook
letting Okami counter with a right hand.
Ronan digs a good body shot into Okami's ribs.
Ronan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
An inside leg kick from Ronan misses.
Okami is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Okami misses with a hook to the body
and Okami takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ronan throws a low kick but Okami moves out of range easily.
Okami connects with a right hand. Ronan shakes it off.
That has opened up Elvis Ronan's cut even more.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A cross from Ronan lands.
Ronan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Okami misses with the combination.
Ronan throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ronan takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Okami throws a lazy right hand but Ronan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Okami connects with a jab.
Elvis Ronan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ronan throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like Yushin Okami has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ronan punishes Okami's body with a nice straight punch.
Ronan scores with a crisp jab that stopped Okami in his tracks.
Ronan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Okami sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ronan lands a leg kick that knocks Okami off balance momentarily.
Okami tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Ronan defends well and Okami ends up having to push Ronan into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ronan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ronan controlling the action here for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okami is looking for a takedown.
Okami wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Okami breaks the clinch.
Okami missing with a left hand there. Ronan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Okami steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Ronan. That one must have hurt.
Ronan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Okami.
Ronan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Okami's sensitive parts.
Ronan throws a leg kick but Okami sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ronan lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A big right from Okami misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ronan scores with a body shot.
Ronan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ronan getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ronan lands a nice looking body shot.
Okami is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Okami misses with a lunging right hand
and Ronan counters with a stiff right hand.
Okami throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ronan counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ronan scores with a sloppy right hand. Okami should have avoided that one.
Okami is rocked!
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!
Nice body punch from Ronan.
Oh Okami is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ronan drops Okami with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Okami! Ronan dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Elvis Ronan!
A very excited looking Elvis Ronan rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rocky Balboa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jethro Savage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jethro Savage has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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211 lbs
18 - 7 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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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
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rocky Balboa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Jethro Savage!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Savage closes this distance looking for a takedown but Balboa circles away.
Savage shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Balboa but Balboa pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Balboa misses with a head kick.
Balboa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Savage misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Balboa.
A swing and a miss from Savage.
Savage will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rocky Balboa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jethro Savage.
Savage misses with a head kick.
Balboa lands a front kick.
Nice straight punches there by Balboa. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Balboa.
Balboa throws a hook but Savage blocks it.
Savage looks to score with a jab to the body but Balboa is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savage throws a series of punches but Balboa avoids them all with ease.
Savage fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Balboa on the side of the head.
Balboa looks to land a combination but Savage avoids it well.
Savage misses with a lunging right hand
and Balboa counters with a right hand to the body.
Savage tries to bum rush Balboa with a series of wild strikes but Balboa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Balboa moves out of range as Savage strikes.
Balboa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Savage.
Balboa lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Savage lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Balboa backs up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Savage lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Savage throws an overhand right that lands on Balboa's shoulder, as Balboa tries to avoid the shot.
Savage misses with a right hand
and Balboa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savage takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Savage closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Balboa throws a sloppy head kick and Savage moves out of range easily.
Savage misses with a straight left.
Balboa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Balboa lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Balboa swings for the body but Savage moves out of range.
Balboa throws a jab when Savage was well out of range.
Savage throws a front kick that sends Balboa stumbling back into the cage.
Balboa tries a head kick but it misses.
Balboa misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balboa throws out a loose jab but Savage uses good head movement to avoid it.
Savage misses with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Savage.
Savage misses with a leg kick
and Balboa counters with a series of strikes. Savage will be more careful next time no doubt.
Savage jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Balboa blocks a leg kick.
Balboa throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Savage counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Balboa throws a nice head kick!
Balboa misses with a hook.
Balboa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Savage throws a poor cross that misses
and Balboa counters with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balboa looks to score with a jab to the body but Savage is just out of range.
Savage throws the left hand but Balboa avoids the punch easily.
Balboa throws a sloppy head kick
and Savage counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Savage takes a swing at Balboa's ribcage but misses.
Balboa throws a sloppy head kick and Savage moves out of range easily.
Savage fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Balboa manages to avoid it.
A slapping body kick lands there for Balboa.
Savage looks to land a right hand but Balboa moved out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Balboa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Savage lands a jab to the nose.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rocky Balboa dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Balboa misses with a takedown attempt - Savage sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Balboa misses with a looping right.
Balboa lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Balboa looks to score with a jab to the body but Savage is just out of range.
A head kick misses from Balboa.
Balboa moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Balboa missing with a left hand there. Savage was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rocky Balboa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Savage wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Balboa fails to land the takedown.
Savage misses the body punch
and Balboa counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savage throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Savage avoids the head kick by Balboa.
Savage with a jab.
Savage takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Balboa takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Balboa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Savage delivers a nice body kick.
The crowd cheers as Savage lands an impressive looking overhand right. Balboa doesn't seem phased though.
Balboa throws out a loose jab but Savage uses good head movement to avoid it.
Balboa misses with a low kick as Savage jumps back.
Savage throws a hook but Balboa avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savage throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Balboa on the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Savage on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Balboa goes for a double leg but Savage avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Savage continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rocky Balboa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Savage blocks a body shot from Balboa.
Balboa with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Balboa fails to land.
Balboa tries to throw a body punch but Savage avoids it by throwing Balboa back against the cage.
Savage is trying to break the clinch but Balboa has him pressed against the cage.
Savage is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Balboa gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Savage blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Balboa throws a head punch that misses.
Savage breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Balboa lands a head kick!
Jethro Savage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Balboa misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balboa takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Balboa works the jab nicely.
Savage throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Balboa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Balboa looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Balboa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Balboa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Balboa throws a wild body kick that Savage sees coming a mile off.
Savage throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Balboa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A head kick misses from Balboa.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balboa cracks Savage with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Balboa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Good exchange - Savage coming out on top.
Savage misses with a two punch combination.
Savage swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Balboa throws a right hand that misses
and Savage counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Savage uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Balboa.
Rocky Balboa is winning the standup battle so far.
Savage throws a good cross that connects.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Savage keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Balboa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Savage lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
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 Rocky Balboa will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Balboa dodges the punch combination from Savage.
Balboa with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Balboa throws a lazy head kick
and Savage counters with a series of strikes. Balboa will be more careful next time no doubt.
Balboa throws out a loose jab but Savage uses good head movement to avoid it.
Savage waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Balboa.
Balboa misses with a few strikes there.
Balboa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Savage with a nice cross.
Balboa misses with a combination
and Savage counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savage works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Savage darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Savage thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Savage thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Savage looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Balboa with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Savage wants to advance to full mount but Balboa doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Balboa has control of Savage's left arm, preventing Savage from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savage won't allow Balboa to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Savage throwing strikes from guard but Balboa blocks nicely.
Savage loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Balboa looking to hit a scissor sweep but Savage is one step ahead there.
Balboa keeping moving, preventing Savage from controlling successfully.
Savage trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rocky Balboa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Balboa is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savage with a flurry of punches that miss.
Savage landing some decent shots from guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Balboa holds on and takes a little breather.
Balboa keeping full guard, as Savage tries to pass.
Jethro Savage has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Balboa utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Savage pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Balboa is keeping the position for now.
Balboa is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Rocky Balboa.
Savage swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Balboa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Savage manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Savage. Balboa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Savage feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
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.
Savage postures up.
Balboa 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.
Savage wants to stand but Balboa has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jethro Savage comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Balboa 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rocky Balboa!
Rocky Balboa thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Semmy Kasteel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Georges St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kasteel might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Celtic Music. St Pierre has chosen Ca Fait Mal as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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World class MT
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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
18 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Semmy Kasteel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Georges St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kasteel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
St Pierre is looking to clinch.
Kasteel blocks a leg kick.
Kasteel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from St Pierre.
St Pierre throws out a leg kick but Kasteel moves out of range and St Pierre only half commits.
St Pierre clinches up with Kasteel and pushes him back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kasteel creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kasteel lands a nice knee to the body.
St Pierre has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kasteel avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Kasteel misses with a punch to the body.
Kasteel tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and St Pierre avoids it.
Kasteel lands with a short shot to the head.
Kasteel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
St Pierre gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kasteel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
St Pierre blocking some punches.
St Pierre stalling the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasteel throws a head punch that misses.
Kasteel lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of St Pierre backwards.
St Pierre missing with knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kasteel.
St Pierre has picked Kasteel up - he's going for a ride! St Pierre dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Kasteel is staying active underneath St Pierre, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
St Pierre is working for a kimura but Kasteel is defending it quite comfortably.
Kasteel has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
St Pierre missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
St Pierre is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Kasteel works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Kasteel holds on and takes a little breather.
St Pierre postures up.
St Pierre throws a big right hand that misses.
St Pierre wants to control from the top but Kasteel keeps moving.
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!
St Pierre lands a couple of digs.
Kasteel has his hands on St Pierre's head, controlling the position.
St Pierre wants to control from the top but Kasteel keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre is fighting to break Kasteel's control of his arms but Kasteel is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Kasteel takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
St Pierre tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kasteel manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
St Pierre wants to clinch up but Kasteel keeps it at a distance.
St Pierre tries to close the distance and clinch but Kasteel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
St Pierre gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
St Pierre throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kasteel lands a left hand that snaps the head of St Pierre backwards.
St Pierre has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kasteel is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
St Pierre is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Kasteel to keep the fight standing.
Semmy Kasteel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Georges St Pierre.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre tries a knee to the head but Kasteel blocks it.
St Pierre misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kasteel.
St Pierre tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kasteel smiles and moves away.
St Pierre is looking to clinch.
St Pierre closes the distance but Kasteel moves to the side
and Kasteel counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kasteel.
Kasteel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
St Pierre is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Kasteel trying to land knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kasteel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
St Pierre lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
St Pierre misses with a knee to the head.
Kasteel lands a knee to the head.
St Pierre tries to pull guard but Kasteel holds him up against the cage and eventually St Pierre drops back down to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Georges St Pierre will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
St Pierre fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kasteel, pushing him back against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kasteel.
Kasteel connects with a nasty looking knee right to St Pierre's face.
St Pierre avoiding damage as Kasteel throws knees to the body.
Semmy Kasteel has scored more points in the clinch so far.
St Pierre manages to pull guard.
Kasteel is stalling in the full guard.
Kasteel trying to control the position from guard on top but St Pierre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
St Pierre has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kasteel can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
St Pierre working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kasteel doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kasteel manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasteel's corner is telling him to maintain position.
St Pierre controls Kasteel momentarily but Kasteel frees himself.
St Pierre being controlled here, momentarily.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Semmy Kasteel just wasn't active enough.
St Pierre keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
St Pierre connects with an inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre is looking to clinch but Kasteel is avoiding it.
St Pierre tries to close the distance and clinch but Kasteel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
St Pierre tries to clinch up
and Kasteel counters with a nice body shot.
Horrible takedown by St Pierre or perhaps it was just good defense by Kasteel which made him look bad.
St Pierre tries to clinch up but Kasteel circles away and keeps his distance.
St Pierre tries to clinch but Kasteel is having none of it.
St Pierre fails in his attempt to clinch.
St Pierre tries to keep at a distance but Kasteel has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kasteel has a couple of punches blocked by St Pierre.
Kasteel pressing his opponent against the cage.
Kasteel gets underhooks to prevent St Pierre's takedown attempt.
St Pierre tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kasteel smiles and moves away.
Semmy Kasteel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Georges St Pierre.
Kasteel keeps the fight on the outside.
St Pierre tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
St Pierre fails with a takedown attempt.
St Pierre tries to clinch there but Kasteel circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
St Pierre tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kasteel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
No luck with that takedown attempt from St Pierre.
St Pierre is looking to clinch but Kasteel is avoiding it.
St Pierre wants to clinch
and Kasteel counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kasteel.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kasteel misses with a body punch.
Kasteel lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kasteel.
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 Semmy Kasteel will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
St Pierre tries to clinch but Kasteel moves away
and Kasteel makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
St Pierre throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kasteel on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by St Pierre. St Pierre obviously looking to wear him down.
No luck for St Pierre with that takedown attempt.
Kasteel swings for the body but St Pierre moves out of range.
Georges St Pierre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
St Pierre takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
St Pierre tries to clinch
and Kasteel counters with a left to the body.
St Pierre darts in trying to clinch
and Kasteel makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
St Pierre takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
St Pierre tries to clinch up
and Kasteel counters by clinching up.
St Pierre using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kasteel has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
St Pierre tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kasteel letting St Pierre take a breather here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kasteel.
St Pierre looking to stall.
St Pierre blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Kasteel.
Kasteel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kasteel manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre wants to clinch.
St Pierre tries to clinch but Kasteel is having none of it.
Kasteel is looking to wear down St Pierre with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
St Pierre tries to clinch but Kasteel moves out of range.
Kasteel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kasteel keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Semmy Kasteel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Georges St Pierre.
St Pierre wants to clinch
and Kasteel counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
St Pierre wants to clinch up but Kasteel keeps it at a distance.
Semmy Kasteel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Kasteel napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Kasteel has one of St Pierre's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Kasteel struggling a bit here.
Kasteel regains half guard.
Kasteel is doing well to control the position and prevent St Pierre from advancing to side control.
Kasteel is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Kasteel makes his way to full guard, as St Pierre worked for a kimura.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kasteel keeping moving, preventing St Pierre from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kasteel trying to control the position here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Semmy Kasteel showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kasteel has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Semmy Kasteel!
Semmy Kasteel managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Just Fight (Everything 7$), into his post fight interview.
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