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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Muhammad Ali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Muhammad Ali could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Manny Roberts's chin.
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135 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Muhammad Ali!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Manny Roberts!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ali avoids a punch combination nicely.
Roberts misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ali showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Roberts.
Roberts throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Roberts shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ali avoids a punch combination nicely.
Roberts misses with a series of wild punches.
Roberts throws a sloppy head kick and Ali moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ali rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Roberts moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Roberts tries to close the distance and clinch but Ali swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ali avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Roberts misses with a double jab
and Ali counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Roberts swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ali connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Roberts looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ali scores with a counter punch that sends Roberts to the canvas! Ali smells blood - he's punishing Roberts with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Roberts has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Muhammad Ali!
Muhammad Ali retains his bantamweight title!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Tims (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ryan Nelson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ryan Nelson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Danny Tims!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nelson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tims instigates a clinch.
Knees to the body from Nelson.
Tims content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Nelson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tims looks for a takedown but Nelson sprawls well.
Nelson drives through and clinches with Tims against the cage.
Nelson prevents the takedown attempt.
Nelson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Tims pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Tims manages to pull guard.
Nelson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Tims wants to get back to his feet but Nelson passes into half guard.
Nelson slows the pace down in half guard.
Nelson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson drops an elbow to the side of Tims's head.
Nelson tries to pass to full mount but Tims defends it.
Nelson stalling.
Tims really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Nelson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tims moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Tims looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Nelson puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Nelson stops Tims from getting back to his feet.
Tims looks gassed!
Nelson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Nelson seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Tims for as long as he can get away with.
Nelson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Nelson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Well, if Nelson 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.
Nelson 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Ryan Nelson just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Nelson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ryan Nelson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Danny Tims.
A combination from Nelson does no damage.
Nelson moves into the clinch successfully.
Tims wants a takedown but no success here.
Nelson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nelson rushes Tims and presses him up against the cage.
Nelson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tims's efforts to push away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson breaks from the clinch.
Tims darts in trying to clinch
and Nelson counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Tims misses with a takedown attempt
and Nelson counters with a head kick. That will keep Tims thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Ryan Nelson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nelson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nelson scores with a couple of short elbows.
Tims takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Nelson scoring with punches and elbows.
Tims on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Nelson is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Nelson lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Nelson dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Nelson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Tims tries to get to full guard but Nelson has control of the leg.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Nelson in particular looking to stall.
Nelson uses his free foot to push down on Tims's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Tims.
Nelson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Tims hang on?
Nelson landing punches.
Nelson controlling the pace for now.
Nelson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Tims is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tims tries to hold on but Nelson pushes him away.
Nelson controlling from the full mount.
Nelson dominating with strikes here.
Tims can't escape the position.
Nelson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Nelson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Tims?
Nelson lands a nice shot to the head.
Nelson prevents Tims from getting the reversal.
Nelson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Nelson cracks Tims with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Nelson content just to control the position here.
Tims is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Nelson lands a nice shot to the head.
Nelson lands a big shot there that rocks Tims but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Nelson controlling the pace for now.
Nelson raining down shots from the mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson landing shots from mount.
Nelson controlling the position easily from mount.
Nelson with good strikes from the mount here!
Nelson lands with some strikes.
Nelson content just to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Tims tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Nelson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Nelson content just to control the position here.
Nelson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Nelson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Nelson working Tims over with strikes here.
Tims keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Nelson dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Nelson throws a head kick that half lands.
Tims shoots for a takedown but Nelson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Nelson has managed to clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Nelson lands an elbow inside that Tims shrugs off.
Tims looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nelson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice shot by Nelson.
Nelson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Tims's head.
Nelson closes the distance and clinches.
Nelson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nelson throws a head kick that Tims semi-blocks.
Tims takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tims will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nelson throws a head kick that Tims semi-blocks.
Nelson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Tims is being controlled here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tims is working to avoid the ground and pound but Nelson connects with a decent elbow.
Nelson working the ground and pound.
Nelson working the body and head with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nelson controlling the position from side mount.
Tims is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Nelson lands an elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Nelson cracks Tims with a big elbow.
Tims is working to avoid the ground and pound but Nelson connects with a decent elbow.
Tims takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Tims tries to improve position but can't.
Nelson stands up.
Nelson has managed to clinch.
Nelson turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Nelson manages to end up in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tims tries to escape but Nelson is in control.
Nelson takes a little break here. Tims wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Tims wants to control but Nelson postures up.
Tims is looking for a sweep.
Nelson controlling the position from side mount.
Nelson lands an elbow.
Ryan Nelson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Tims is trying to improve his position.
Tims is letting Nelson control him for a moment.
Nelson working the head and body with strikes.
Ryan Nelson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nelson is staying tight to Tims's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Tims is trying to improve his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Nelson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nelson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:26
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Nelson!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arm Barr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cees Overeem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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270 lbs
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265 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Arm Barr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cees Overeem!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barr moves in looking to clinch but Overeem pushes him off.
Overeem swats away the attempt to clinch by Barr.
Overeem looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Barr tries to clinch up.
Overeem lands a big head kick that sends Barr tumbling to the mat! Overeem takes a step backwards and waves Barr back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Barr is rocked!
It looks like Arm Barr has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barr blocks a head kick by Overeem.
Oh Barr is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Overeem fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Are you kidding me?! Overeem ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Barr clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Cees Overeem!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ardel Dixon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Schnitzer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ardel Dixon 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ardel Dixon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bob Schnitzer!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schnitzer shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dixon sprawls well. Dixon wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Schnitzer gets slowly back to his feet.
Dixon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Schnitzer.
Nice sprawl there from Dixon as Schnitzer shoots in.
A punch combination from Dixon misses.
Dixon throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schnitzer shoots in but no luck this time.
Ardel Dixon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bob Schnitzer.
Dixon misses with a few strikes there.
Dixon misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dixon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Schnitzer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dixon.
Schnitzer fails with a takedown attempt.
Dixon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dixon throws a series of strikes that have Schnitzer backpedaling.
Dixon misses with a double jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schnitzer dodges the punch combination from Dixon.
Dixon displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Schnitzer.
A punch combination from Dixon misses.
Dixon gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Schnitzer working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Dixon's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schnitzer throws a big right hand that misses.
Schnitzer is looking to work some ground and pound but Dixon has wrist control.
Schnitzer wants to pass the guard but Dixon is keeping the position.
Schnitzer throws a big right hand that misses.
Schnitzer missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Schnitzer throwing strikes from guard but Dixon blocks nicely.
Schnitzer postures up in Dixon's guard and throws a big left but Dixon blocks it.
Schnitzer working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Dixon wants to stand but Schnitzer is controlling the position.
Dixon is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Schnitzer working some strikes from top position.
Schnitzer throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Schnitzer accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Schnitzer throwing strikes from guard but Dixon blocks nicely.
Schnitzer working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Dixon utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Schnitzer throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dixon works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bob Schnitzer will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Schnitzer shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Dixon's guard.
Schnitzer in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dixon knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Schnitzer on the ground.
Schnitzer trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Schnitzer trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Schnitzer throws a big right hand that misses.
Schnitzer stops Dixon from standing up.
Schnitzer throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dixon preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Schnitzer postures up in Dixon's guard and throws a big left but Dixon blocks it.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Schnitzer misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schnitzer looks for a takedown but Dixon sprawls well.
Schnitzer throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dixon's waist but Dixon gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Schnitzer off to one side.
Ardel Dixon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bob Schnitzer.
Schnitzer bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Schnitzer lands some shots froms side control.
Schnitzer creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Dixon sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Dixon really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Schnitzer lands an elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schnitzer misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Dixon avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Schnitzer.
Schnitzer working the ground and pound from side control.
Schnitzer in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Schnitzer scoring with punches and elbows.
Schnitzer tries to score with some ground and pound. Dixon controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Schnitzer lands an elbow.
Schnitzer throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schnitzer landing strikes.
Schnitzer working the head with strikes.
Dixon parries the strikes from Schnitzer easily there. Schnitzer is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Dixon to escape.
Schnitzer working the strikes but Dixon uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Dixon keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Dixon has hold of Schnitzer's hands but Schnitzer slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Dixon is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Schnitzer scores with a couple of nice shots.
Dixon wants to get back to his feet.
Schnitzer sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dixon defending well though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schnitzer not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dixon is trying to stand up here but Schnitzer is controlling him well.
Schnitzer slips a nice elbow through Dixon's hands, connecting with Dixon's forehead.
Schnitzer throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Schnitzer throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Schnitzer seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Schnitzer working Dixon over with strikes.
Schnitzer thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dixon's head.
Dixon is trying to stand up here but Schnitzer is controlling him well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Schnitzer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Schnitzer has a takedown stuffed.
Schnitzer closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dixon circles away.
Dixon throws a series of punches but Schnitzer moves out of range.
Dixon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schnitzer dodges the punch combination from Dixon.
Dixon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schnitzer shoots in but no luck this time.
Ardel Dixon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bob Schnitzer.
A combination from Dixon does no damage.
Dixon misses with a wild combination.
Dixon misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
No luck for Schnitzer with that takedown attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Schnitzer is defended easily by Dixon.
Schnitzer is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dixon sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Schnitzer scores with a takedown into Dixon's guard.
Bob Schnitzer has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schnitzer tries to free his leg and advance position but Dixon is retaining full guard.
Schnitzer slips nicely into half guard.
Dixon won't allow Schnitzer to pass to mount.
Schnitzer throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Schnitzer throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dixon keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Schnitzer thows a huge punch but Dixon dodges it nicely.
Ground and pound from Schnitzer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Schnitzer not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Schnitzer lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Schnitzer working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Schnitzer is nestled in close to Dixon, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Dixon looks like he's trying to stand up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dixon has hold of Schnitzer's hands but Schnitzer slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ardel Dixon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bob Schnitzer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Schnitzer lands strikes from half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bob Schnitzer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Schnitzer winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bob Schnitzer!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Bravo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexei Kropotkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Bravo might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Break Stuff. Kropotkin has chosen Boy prodolzhaetsya by Ariya as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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208 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Brawler
Granite chin |
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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Johnny Bravo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alexei Kropotkin!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bravo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kropotkin tries to avoid it but Bravo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kropotkin to the ground. Kropotkin escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Donk. Bravo catches Kropotkin right on the button with a cross.
Kropotkin throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bravo's head.
It looks like Johnny Bravo has been cut.
Bravo throws a head kick but Kropotkin moves out of range.
Kropotkin throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bravo fails with a takedown attempt.
Bravo tries for a takedown but Kropotkin sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Bravo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bravo shoots in for a double leg but Kropotkin sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bravo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kropotkin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Alexei Kropotkin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bravo is breathing heavily.
Bravo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kropotkin cracks Bravo with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Kropotkin has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Bravo to stand back up!
Bravo is rocked!
Kropotkin seems to be stalking Bravo here. He circles momentarily and then unleashes a devastatic head kick! Bravo drops like a stone, out cold! WOW! Are you kidding me!? What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Alexei Kropotkin!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Darren Borrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Cunningham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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142 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Darren Borrow!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sean Cunningham!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cunningham rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Borrow moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Borrow throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cunningham.
Borrow moves in looking to clinch but Cunningham pushes him off.
Borrow really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Cunningham misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cunningham tries to keep at a distance but Borrow has taken the fight into the clinch.
Borrow tries to break the clinch but Cunningham is controlling the position.
Borrow has had enough of the clinch but Cunningham keeps him there for the moment.
Borrow lands a body shot.
Borrow is trying to force a seperation but Cunningham has the dominant position.
Borrow scores with a shot to the side of Cunningham's head.
Cunningham tries to pull guard but Borrow holds him up against the cage and eventually Cunningham drops back down to his feet.
Cunningham prevents Borrow from breaking the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Borrow lands a shoulder strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Borrow.
Borrow scores with a shoulder strike.
Borrow has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Borrow is trying to break the clinch but Cunningham has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cunningham fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Borrow wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A frustrated look appears on Borrow's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Borrow tries to break the clinch but Cunningham is controlling the position.
Borrow has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Borrow can't break the clinch.
Borrow wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cunningham tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Borrow smiles and moves away.
Darren Borrow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sean Cunningham.
Cunningham lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Darren Borrow has been cut.
Borrow moves in looking to clinch but Cunningham pushes him off.
Cunningham misses with the combination.
Borrow tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cunningham avoids a punch combination nicely.
Borrow instigates a clinch.
Cunningham tries to pull guard but Borrow holds him up against the cage and eventually Cunningham drops back down to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borrow wants to break free but Cunningham has control.
Borrow is trying to break the clinch but Cunningham is controlling him.
Cunningham keeps control of Borrow as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cunningham tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Borrow smiles and moves away.
Cunningham misses with a two punch combination.
Borrow throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cunningham.
Borrow dodges the punch combination from Cunningham.
Cunningham looks gassed!
Borrow moves into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Borrow's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Borrow wants to break free but Cunningham has control.
Cunningham tries to pull guard but Borrow holds him up against the cage and eventually Cunningham drops back down to his feet.
Borrow breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Borrow misses.
Borrow goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Borrow lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cunningham circles away quickly and effectively.
Borrow fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cunningham throws a head kick that misses.
Borrow is looking to clinch.
Cunningham pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Borrow misses with a double jab.
Cunningham throws a combination that misses
and Borrow counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Borrow is trying to force a seperation but Cunningham has the dominant position.
Cunningham jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Borrow walks away with a smile on his face. Cunningham gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Borrow tries to clinch there but Cunningham circles away.
Cunningham pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Borrow scores with a three punch combo!
Borrow showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cunningham.
Borrow takes the fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Borrow on the inside.
Cunningham fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A frustrated look appears on Borrow's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Borrow breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Borrow clinches up with Cunningham and pushes him back against the cage.
Borrow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cunningham prevents Borrow from breaking the clinch.
Cunningham's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cunningham tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Borrow smiles and moves away.
Borrow throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cunningham throws a right hand that Borrow ducks under and follows up with a left that Borrow also avoids with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darren Borrow dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Darren Borrow's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Borrow tries to clinch but Cunningham moves out of range.
Borrow swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cunningham counters with a two punch combo.
Borrow throws a series of punches but Cunningham avoids them all with ease.
A head kick misses from Cunningham.
A combination from Borrow does no damage.
Cunningham tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Borrow tries to clinch up but Cunningham circles away and keeps his distance.
Borrow rushes Cunningham and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Borrow lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cunningham backwards.
Borrow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Borrow gets through Cunningham's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cunningham tries to pull guard but Borrow holds him up against the cage and eventually Cunningham drops back down to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Borrow is trying to break free.
Borrow digs a right hand underneath Cunningham's ribcage. Cunningham let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Borrow wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cunningham has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cunningham keeps control of Borrow as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Borrow tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cunningham's elbow.
Cunningham fails to pull guard.
Borrow misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Borrow lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cunningham backwards.
Borrow scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cunningham prevents Borrow from breaking the clinch.
Borrow wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cunningham has him pressed against the cage.
Borrow misses with some punches.
Borrow lands with a right to the head.
Borrow breaks from the clinch.
Cunningham dodges the punch combination from Borrow.
Cunningham rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Borrow moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Cunningham throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Cunningham misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cunningham fails to land with a series of punches.
Borrow throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cunningham counters with a head kick.
Cunningham throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cunningham misses with a series of wild punches.
Borrow misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cunningham misses with a series of wild punches.
Cunningham will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Borrow misses with a double jab.
Cunningham tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Borrow misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Borrow fails to land with a series of punches.
Cunningham misses with a few strikes there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Borrow does no damage.
Borrow fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cunningham throws a head kick that half lands.
Borrow throws a right hand that Cunningham ducks under and follows up with a left that Cunningham also avoids with ease.
Borrow avoids the head kick by Cunningham.
Borrow closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Borrow scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A frustrated look appears on Borrow's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Borrow is trying to force a seperation but Cunningham has the dominant position.
Cunningham tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Borrow just stands there and leans against the cage.
Darren Borrow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sean Cunningham.
Borrow wants to get back to striking at distance but Cunningham won't allow it.
Cunningham jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Borrow walks away with a smile on his face. Cunningham gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Borrow falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cunningham counters with a three punch combo that has Borrow backing up. Borrow nods at Cunningham to acknowledge the strikes.
Darren Borrow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Borrow fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cunningham, pushing him back against the cage.
Cunningham prevents Borrow from breaking the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borrow lands a body shot in the clinch.
Borrow has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cunningham tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Borrow smiles and moves away.
Borrow wants to clinch up but Cunningham keeps it at a distance.
Cunningham lands a head kick. Borrow smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Borrow throws a right and a left that Cunningham avoids nicely.
A punch combination from Borrow misses.
Borrow avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cunningham throws a push kick but Borrow slaps the foot to one side.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Borrow tries to clinch up.
Borrow swinging wildly here.
Cunningham throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
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 Darren Borrow will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Darren Borrow's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Cunningham throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cunningham misses with a series of wild punches.
Borrow rushes Cunningham and presses him up against the cage.
Borrow is looking to break free of the clinch but Cunningham has double underhooks.
Cunningham keeps control of Borrow as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Borrow lands a left hand.
Borrow looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Borrow scores with a shot to the side of Cunningham's head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Borrow.
Borrow working some nice short punches in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cunningham keeps control of Borrow as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Borrow wants to break the clinch but can't.
Borrow lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cunningham backwards.
Cunningham has Borrow pressed against the cage, preventing Borrow from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cunningham tries to pull guard but Borrow won't allow it.
Borrow wants to break free but Cunningham has control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A short uppercut from Borrow.
Borrow is trying to break the clinch but Cunningham has him pressed against the cage.
Borrow tries to break free but Cunningham pushes him back against the cage.
Borrow can't find room to land a body shot as Cunningham controls the action.
Borrow wants to get back to striking at distance but Cunningham won't allow it.
Borrow has had enough of the clinch but Cunningham keeps him there for the moment.
Borrow misses with a hook from the clinch.
Borrow is trying to break the clinch but Cunningham has him pressed against the cage.
Borrow tries to throw a body punch but Cunningham avoids it by throwing Borrow back against the cage.
Cunningham tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Borrow just stands there and leans against the cage.
Borrow is trying to break the clinch but Cunningham is controlling him.
Borrow misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Cunningham jumps guard but Borrow stands there with Cunningham around his waist. Cunningham gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Darren Borrow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sean Cunningham.
Borrow lands with a right to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Borrow's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Borrow is trying to break free.
A head punch on the inside from Borrow fails to land.
Borrow has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Borrow lands an uppercut.
Borrow lands a left hand.
Borrow is trying to break free.
Borrow misses with a hook to the ribs.
Borrow is trying to force a seperation but Cunningham has the dominant position.
Borrow tries to circle away but Cunningham has him pinned against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham tries to pull guard but Borrow holds him up against the cage and eventually Cunningham drops back down to his feet.
Borrow is looking to break free of the clinch but Cunningham has double underhooks.
Cunningham tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Borrow cracks Cunningham with a nice body shot.
Cunningham tries to pull guard but Borrow holds him up against the cage and eventually Cunningham drops back down to his feet.
Cunningham tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Cunningham tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Borrow smiles and moves away.
No joy there for Borrow, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Borrow slips a jab and a cross from Cunningham.
Cunningham lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Borrow circles away quickly and effectively.
The fight stays on the outside here - Borrow looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Cunningham throws a right hand that Borrow ducks under and follows up with a left that Borrow also avoids with ease.
Borrow wants to clinch up but Cunningham keeps it at a distance.
Borrow dodges the punch combination from Cunningham.
Borrow throws a combination that misses
and Cunningham counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Borrow rushes Cunningham and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A short uppercut from Borrow.
Borrow wants to break free but Cunningham has control.
Cunningham tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Borrow works on Cunningham's body with a couple of short punches.
Borrow working hard to break the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cunningham tries to pull guard but Borrow holds him up against the cage and eventually Cunningham drops back down to his feet.
Cunningham blocks a body shot from Borrow.
Borrow stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darren Borrow clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Darren Borrow's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Borrow looks to land a combination but Cunningham avoids it well.
Cunningham pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Borrow throws a series of punches but Cunningham avoids them all with ease.
Borrow clinches with his opponent.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Borrow.
Cunningham fails to pull guard.
Borrow doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cunningham keeps control of Borrow as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Borrow presses Cunningham against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Borrow breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for Borrow, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cunningham throws a head kick that misses.
Cunningham misses with a two punch combination.
Cunningham avoids a punch combination nicely.
Borrow fails to land with a series of punches.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cunningham throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Borrow tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Cunningham counters with a three punch combo that has Borrow backing up. Borrow nods at Cunningham to acknowledge the strikes.
Borrow tries to clinch there but Cunningham circles away.
Cunningham slips a jab and a cross from Borrow.
Cunningham throws a head kick that half lands.
Cunningham throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Borrow closes the distance and clinches.
A nice left hand lands by Borrow.
Borrow is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cunningham tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Borrow smiles and moves away.
Borrow gets a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Borrow.
Borrow misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Borrow creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Borrow just stands there and leans against the cage.
Darren Borrow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sean Cunningham.
Borrow working hard to break the clinch.
Cunningham jumps guard but Borrow stands there with Cunningham around his waist. Cunningham gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Borrow lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cunningham fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Borrow throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short right from Borrow on the inside.
Cunningham blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Borrow is trying to break free.
Borrow tries to work over Cunningham's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Borrow misses with the head strike.
Cunningham tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Borrow just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borrow is trying to break the clinch but Cunningham is controlling him.
Cunningham fails to pull guard.
Cunningham tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Borrow smiles and moves away.
Borrow clinches up with Cunningham and pushes him back against the cage.
Cunningham blocks an uppercut.
Borrow wants to get back to striking at distance but Cunningham won't allow it.
Borrow tries to circle away but Cunningham has him pinned against the cage.
Cunningham jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Borrow walks away with a smile on his face. Cunningham gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Borrow looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cunningham jumps guard but Borrow stands there with Cunningham around his waist. Cunningham gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham prevents a body shot from Borrow.
Borrow is trying to force a seperation but Cunningham has the dominant position.
Borrow goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cunningham jumps guard but Borrow stands there with Cunningham around his waist. Cunningham gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Borrow.
Borrow misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cunningham tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Borrow smiles and moves away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Borrow fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cunningham rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Borrow moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darren Borrow had his way with Sean Cunningham in that round.
The cut man is working on Darren Borrow's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Cunningham tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Borrow misses with a combination
and Cunningham counters with a two punch combo.
Borrow misses with a jab, cross combination.
Borrow fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Borrow misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cunningham slips a jab and a cross from Borrow.
Cunningham tries a head kick but it misses.
Borrow misses with a wild combination.
Borrow moves into range and clinches up with Cunningham.
Cunningham pulls guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Borrow postures up in Cunningham's guard and throws a big left but Cunningham blocks it.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Cunningham has a closed guard, preventing Borrow from standing up.
Cunningham kicks Borrow off and gets to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borrow moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Cunningham keeps the fight on the outside.
Cunningham throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Cunningham tries a head kick but it misses.
Borrow has Cunningham up against the cage in a clinch.
Borrow is trying to break free.
Cunningham jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Borrow walks away with a smile on his face. Cunningham gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Borrow tries to bum rush Cunningham with a series of wild strikes but Cunningham uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cunningham throws a head kick that misses.
A punch combination from Cunningham misses.
Borrow is looking to clinch but Cunningham is avoiding it.
Borrow moves in looking to clinch but Cunningham pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Cunningham lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Borrow circles away quickly and effectively.
Borrow slips a jab and a cross from Cunningham.
Cunningham lands a head kick. Borrow smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Cunningham misses with a jab, cross combination.
A right-left combo lands from Cunningham.
Cunningham throws a right hand that Borrow ducks under and follows up with a left that Borrow also avoids with ease.
Borrow tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cunningham paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Borrow moves into range and clinches up with Cunningham.
Cunningham jumps guard but Borrow stands there with Cunningham around his waist. Cunningham gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Borrow tries to break free but Cunningham pushes him back against the cage.
Borrow lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Cunningham jumps guard but Borrow stands there with Cunningham around his waist. Cunningham gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Darren Borrow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sean Cunningham.
Borrow is trying to force a seperation but Cunningham has the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham blocks an uppercut.
Cunningham tries to pull guard but Borrow won't allow it.
A nice left hand lands by Borrow.
Cunningham jumps guard but Borrow stands there with Cunningham around his waist. Cunningham gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Borrow looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Borrow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Borrow is trying to break free.
Cunningham tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Borrow smiles and moves away.
Cunningham looks to land a combination. Borrow sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A head kick misses from Cunningham.
Borrow throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cunningham counters with a three punch combo that has Borrow backing up. Borrow nods at Cunningham to acknowledge the strikes.
Cunningham will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Borrow is looking to clinch but Cunningham is avoiding it.
Sean Cunningham has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Borrow misses with a wild combination.
Cunningham throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A punch combination from Cunningham misses.
Cunningham fails to land with a series of punches.
Borrow closes the distance and clinches.
Borrow tries to break the clinch but Cunningham is controlling the position.
A short right from Borrow on the inside.
Borrow is trying to break the clinch but Cunningham is controlling him.
Cunningham tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cunningham fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Borrow is working Cunningham over against the cage.
Borrow lands an uppercut.
Darren Borrow is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cunningham jumps guard but Borrow stands there with Cunningham around his waist. Cunningham gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Darren Borrow showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Borrow, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 50:45
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 50:45
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Darren Borrow!
Darren Borrow is the new featherweight champion!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Claudio Do Prado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ron Franks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Do Prado comes to the cage accompanied by Fight to Survive by Stan Bush. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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230 lbs
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Brawler
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Brawler
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Claudio Do Prado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ron Franks!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Franks is defended easily by Do Prado.
Franks is looking to clinch.
Do Prado connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Franks tries to clinch up.
A leg kick checked by Franks.
Do Prado misses with a body shot.
Franks dives in and grabs Do Prado's left leg, looking for a takedown. Do Prado pushes down on Franks's head and hops out.
Do Prado throws a low kick but Franks avoids it.
Do Prado fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Franks looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Do Prado fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Do Prado with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Do Prado wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Do Prado cracks Franks with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Do Prado has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Franks to stand back up!
Franks is rocked!
Do Prado misses with a head kick.
Franks keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Do Prado ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Franks looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Franks on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Franks checks a low kick from Do Prado.
Claudio Do Prado is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Do Prado misses with a body shot.
Franks on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Do Prado lands a left and a right that send Franks crashing to the mat, dazed. Do Prado thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Franks is still on wobbly legs! Can Do Prado finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Do Prado lands with a right that hurts Franks. Franks looks to clinch but Do Prado throws a short knee that drops Franks. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Claudio Do Prado!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iron Jake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Armas Koskenkorva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Iron Jake!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Armas Koskenkorva!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koskenkorva tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jake swivels and escapes.
Oooh a lovely combination from Jake sends Koskenkorva down but not out. Jake dives into side control looking to finish.
It looks like Armas Koskenkorva has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Koskenkorva is pushing Jake's head away, looking to escape. Jake manages to hold on to the position though.
Jake controlling the position.
Jake tries to advance to mount but Koskenkorva denies him.
Jake misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Koskenkorva managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Jake.
Koskenkorva managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Jake.
Jake tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Koskenkorva can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koskenkorva wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Jake lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Koskenkorva looks gassed!
Jake lands a left and a right that sends Koskenkorva crashing to the canvas! Jake dives into mount looking to finish!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jake in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Jake looking to ground and pound but Koskenkorva is blocking nicely.
Jake in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Jake controlling from the full mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jake unloads with some shots from mount but Koskenkorva bucks and avoids them well.
The referee warns Koskenkorva that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jake looking to finish with strikes here!
Jake takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Jake raining down shots from the mount!
Jake thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Jake misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Koskenkorva is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jake punching from mount but Koskenkorva doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Koskenkorva wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Jake.
Koskenkorva is in a horrible position here. Jake smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jake trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Jake is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Koskenkorva is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Jake throws some wild stikes that Koskenkorva manages to avoid easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jake content just to control the position here.
Jake 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.
Jake misses with a head shot.
Jake jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Koskenkorva manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Jake throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iron Jake dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Armas Koskenkorva'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.
Koskenkorva fails to land the takedown.
Koskenkorva looks to land a left hand but Jake moved out of range nicely.
Koskenkorva throws a combination that misses
and Jake counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jake gets a clinch.
Jake prevents the takedown attempt.
Koskenkorva prevents a takedown attempt there.
A frustrated look appears on Jake's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jake is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Koskenkorva is keeping busy.
A right hand to the body from Koskenkorva.
Koskenkorva keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jake's efforts to push away.
Koskenkorva looking for a takedown.
Iron Jake has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Armas Koskenkorva.
Koskenkorva is breathing heavily.
Jake gets underhooks to prevent Koskenkorva's takedown attempt.
Koskenkorva has Jake pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Jake manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jake wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Koskenkorva goes for a takedown attempt but Jake pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Jake shoots in but Koskenkorva avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jake throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A head kick misses from Jake.
Jake throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jake stuffs the takedown attempt from Koskenkorva. Koskenkorva gets slowly back to his feet.
Koskenkorva has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Jake pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Koskenkorva throws the left hand but Jake avoids the punch easily.
Koskenkorva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jake paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jake swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Koskenkorva.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jake keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jake tries to close the distance and clinch but Koskenkorva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Koskenkorva misses with a body shot.
Koskenkorva throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jake counters with a one-two to the body.
Koskenkorva looks to land a combination but Jake avoids it well.
Jake showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Koskenkorva.
Iron Jake is winning the standup battle so far.
Koskenkorva gets a clinch.
Koskenkorva drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jake gets underhooks to prevent Koskenkorva's takedown attempt.
Koskenkorva breaks from the clinch.
Jake wants to slow Koskenkorva down by chopping away at his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jake lands a head shot.
Koskenkorva tries a head kick but it misses.
Jake fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Koskenkorva misses with a combination
and Jake counters with a three punch combo that has Koskenkorva backing up. Koskenkorva nods at Jake to acknowledge the strikes.
Jake misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Koskenkorva shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jake as he jumps to the side.
Koskenkorva is looking to chop away at Jake's legs.
Koskenkorva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jake.
Koskenkorva shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Koskenkorva in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Koskenkorva postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jake is looking to stand up but Koskenkorva isn't so interested in that idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koskenkorva wants to control from the top but Jake keeps moving.
Jake is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Koskenkorva is controlling him.
Jake trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Koskenkorva postures up and lands a big shot to Jake's brow.
Koskenkorva missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A punch combination from Jake misses.
Armas Koskenkorva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Koskenkorva is trying to drag Jake to the mat but Jake just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iron Jake dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Armas Koskenkorva's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Koskenkorva is defended easily by Jake.
Jake throws a head kick but Koskenkorva moves out of range.
Jake clinches but Koskenkorva breaks the clinch
and Koskenkorva decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Jake's guard.
Koskenkorva throws and elbow that misses. Jake uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Koskenkorva's guard. Nice move by Jake!
Jake is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Jake won't allow Koskenkorva to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jake content to stall in guard here.
Jake prevents Koskenkorva from getting back to his feet.
Jake gets to his feet - Koskenkorva follows without any prompting.
Koskenkorva checks a leg kick.
Koskenkorva is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Jake.
Jab from Koskenkorva.
Horrible takedown by Koskenkorva or perhaps it was just good defense by Jake which made him look bad.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koskenkorva moves into the clinch.
Koskenkorva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
No luck for Koskenkorva with that takedown attempt.
Iron Jake has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Armas Koskenkorva.
Jake throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Koskenkorva throws a combination that misses
and Jake counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jake looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A punch combination from Jake misses.
Koskenkorva misses with a body shot.
Jake throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jake jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Koskenkorva shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jake but Jake pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Koskenkorva lands a two punch combo.
Koskenkorva moves in looking to clinch but Jake pushes him off.
Koskenkorva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Koskenkorva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jake looks to land a combination. Koskenkorva sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Koskenkorva shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Koskenkorva was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Jake is bucking up trying to escape but Koskenkorva cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Koskenkorva unloads with some shots from mount but Jake bucks and avoids them well.
Koskenkorva misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Koskenkorva lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Koskenkorva connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jake is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Koskenkorva lands a big shot there that rocks Jake but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Iron Jake overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Koskenkorva landing strikes from the mount.
Jake is trying desperately to improve position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koskenkorva with a couple of short strikes.
Jake sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Jake kicks Koskenkorva off and gets back to his feet.
Koskenkorva fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Jake sprawls well initially but Koskenkorva persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Jake manages to escape and get back to his feet!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Koskenkorva is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jake.
Jake's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Jake duly obliges.
Koskenkorva looks to land a left hand but Jake moved out of range nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jake checks the leg kick nicely there.
Koskenkorva gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Koskenkorva will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Koskenkorva scores with a one two! Jake had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Jake bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Armas Koskenkorva really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Armas Koskenkorva's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jake misses with the combination.
Jake misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Koskenkorva is defended easily by Jake.
Koskenkorva slips a jab and a cross from Jake.
Koskenkorva moves out of range of the body kick from Jake.
Koskenkorva with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jake to score with a decent uppercut.
Koskenkorva 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.
Koskenkorva distracts Jake with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Jake utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jake preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Koskenkorva must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Jake wants to get back to his feet but Koskenkorva is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Koskenkorva working some strikes from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koskenkorva landing some decent shots from guard.
Koskenkorva trying to control the position from guard on top but Jake is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jake wriggles free and stands up.
Jake throws a solid leg kick but Koskenkorva takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jake.
Jake lands with a right hand.
Koskenkorva gets a takedown into half guard.
Koskenkorva stalling away here and it's allowed Jake to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koskenkorva cracks Jake with a solid left hand.
Koskenkorva throwing strikes from guard but Jake blocks nicely.
Koskenkorva throwing strikes but missing.
Jake is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Koskenkorva with a flurry of punches that miss.
Koskenkorva postures up and lands a big shot to Jake's brow.
Koskenkorva is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Koskenkorva throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Koskenkorva throws a combination that misses
and Jake counters with a three punch combo that has Koskenkorva backing up. Koskenkorva nods at Jake to acknowledge the strikes.
Jake misses with a wild combination.
Koskenkorva throws a nice looking combination but Jake bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Koskenkorva misses with a double jab
and Jake counters with a straight right hand.
Jake throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Koskenkorva fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A head kick misses from Jake.
Koskenkorva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jake.
Jake tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Koskenkorva is defended easily by Jake.
Iron Jake has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Armas Koskenkorva.
Koskenkorva takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Koskenkorva misses with a combination
and Jake counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Koskenkorva!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koskenkorva blocking the ground and pound.
You get the feeling that Koskenkorva really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Jake is landing with some decent strikes but Koskenkorva is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Koskenkorva wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Iron Jake will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Armas Koskenkorva's cut.
That's time! Jake's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Koskenkorva moves out of range of the body kick from Jake.
Jake tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jake displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Koskenkorva takes one on the button.
Koskenkorva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jake stalks Koskenkorva and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Koskenkorva's face. Koskenkorva staggers backwards, shaken.
No joy there for Jake, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jake fails to land with a series of punches.
Koskenkorva fails to land with a series of punches.
Koskenkorva takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Koskenkorva closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Jake is trying to get back to half guard.
Koskenkorva lands a nice forearm strike.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Jake regains half guard there - taking advantage of Koskenkorva's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Koskenkorva is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jake is trying to stand.
Ground and pound from Koskenkorva.
Jake moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Koskenkorva stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jake swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Koskenkorva wants to control from the top but Jake keeps moving.
Koskenkorva in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Koskenkorva won't allow Jake to sweep him here.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Koskenkorva fails with the takedown.
Jake displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Koskenkorva.
Jake moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Koskenkorva has his takedown stuffed
and Jake counters with a one-two to the body.
Iron Jake has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Armas Koskenkorva.
Nice sprawl there from Jake as Koskenkorva shoots in.
Jake misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jake looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Koskenkorva throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jake counters with a nice uppercut.
Koskenkorva shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jake sprawls well. Jake wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Koskenkorva gets slowly back to his feet.
Koskenkorva takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jake throws a right and a left that Koskenkorva avoids nicely.
Koskenkorva shoots for a takedown but Jake saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A nice combination there by Jake.
Koskenkorva slaps away a takedown attempt from Jake, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Koskenkorva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jake.
Koskenkorva shoots in but no luck this time.
Jake fails in his attempt to clinch.
Koskenkorva closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jake circles away.
Koskenkorva fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jake.
Koskenkorva misses with a series of wild punches.
Jake looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jake will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Koskenkorva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Armas Koskenkorva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Iron Jake is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Koskenkorva shoots in looking for a takedown. Jake tries to sprawl out of it but Koskenkorva keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jake manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jake is looking to chop away at Koskenkorva's legs.
Jake lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Koskenkorva circles away quickly and effectively.
Koskenkorva throws out a powerful jab.
Koskenkorva shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jake as he avoids it easily.
Jake tries a head kick but it misses.
Jake checks a leg kick.
Jake lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Koskenkorva at a distance.
Koskenkorva falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jake counters with a left to the body.
Jake misses with a series of wild punches.
Koskenkorva slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Jake.
Jake goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
And that's the end of the fight!
Iron Jake showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jake has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 49:45
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 49:45
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 49:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Iron Jake!
Iron Jake is the new heavyweight champion!
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pop
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