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VF 14: PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ori Jokinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christian Satanmury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Christian Satanmury told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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141 lbs
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Good wrestling
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
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ori Jokinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Christian Satanmury!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Satanmury has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Jokinen.
Satanmury shoots in looking for a takedown. Jokinen tries to sprawl out of it but Satanmury keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jokinen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Satanmury tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jokinen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jokinen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Satanmury closes the distance and clinches.
Jokinen managing to block the knees to the body from Satanmury.
Nice elbow from Satanmury.
Satanmury connects with a knee to the head.
Satanmury misses with an elbow over the top.
Satanmury tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jokinen can't find room to land a body shot as Satanmury controls the action.
Jokinen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jokinen working aggressively here.
Jokinen misses with the head strike.
Satanmury throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Satanmury tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jokinen takes a knee to the side of the body.
Jokinen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jokinen throws an overhand right that lands on Satanmury's shoulder, as Satanmury tries to avoid the shot.
Christian Satanmury seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jokinen digs a good body shot into Satanmury's ribs.
Satanmury misses with a looping left.
Ori Jokinen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Satanmury checks the leg kick.
Satanmury misses with a straight right.
Satanmury jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Satanmury takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Satanmury swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jokinen.
Satanmury feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jokinen's calf.
Jokinen leaves Satanmury with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Satanmury avoids the head kick by Jokinen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jokinen connects with an inside leg kick.
Satanmury closes the distance and clinches up with Jokinen, looking for a takedown. Satanmury pushes Jokinen against the cage but Jokinen circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ori Jokinen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Christian Satanmury.
Jokinen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Satanmury in his tracks.
Jokinen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jokinen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Satanmury moves in looking to clinch but Jokinen pushes him off.
Satanmury jabs Jokinen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jokinen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Satanmury moves to clinch but Jokinen breaks away
and Jokinen counters with a nice uppercut.
Satanmury tries to close the distance and clinch but Jokinen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jokinen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jokinen throws a leg kick which misses Satanmury's front leg but catches the back leg as Satanmury tries to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Satanmury closes the distance and pushes Jokinen back into the cage.
Jokinen is trying to force a seperation but Satanmury has the dominant position.
Jokinen lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch on the inside from Jokinen fails to land.
Jokinen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Satanmury tries to land a knee to the head but Jokinen blocks with his arms.
Satanmury misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jokinen.
Jokinen can't find room to land a body shot as Satanmury controls the action.
Jokinen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Satanmury lands a knee to the head.
Satanmury tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Satanmury with a knee to the head.
Jokinen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jokinen is leaning against Satanmury and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jokinen.
Satanmury with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Satanmury.
Jokinen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Satanmury throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A short right from Jokinen.
Satanmury using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jokinen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
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!
Jokinen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Satanmury backwards.
Satanmury gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Satanmury pushes off an throws an elbow but Jokinen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Satanmury is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jokinen is defending well for now.
Satanmury's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jokinen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jokinen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Satanmury blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Satanmury with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jokinen misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Christian Satanmury will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Satanmury rushes Jokinen and presses him up against the cage.
Jokinen avoids a wild elbow strike from Satanmury.
Jokinen misses with some punches.
Satanmury creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Satanmury pushes off an throws an elbow but Jokinen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Satanmury tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Satanmury lands a nice knee to the body.
Satanmury looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Satanmury is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jokinen is defending well for now.
Jokinen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jokinen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight stays on the outside here - Satanmury looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Satanmury throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Jokinen tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Satanmury is in Jokinen's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Jokinen is trying to keep Satanmury in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Satanmury connects with a couple of short punches.
Satanmury is in close to Jokinen's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Satanmury throwing strikes from guard but Jokinen blocks nicely.
Satanmury with a flurry of punches that miss.
Satanmury throws a big right hand that misses.
Satanmury stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jokinen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Satanmury landing with the ground and pound.
Satanmury is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Jokinen is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Jokinen has escaped and now he's on top!
Satanmury throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Satanmury throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Satanmury is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jokinen is aware though and is defending well.
Jokinen not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Satanmury is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jokinen is aware though and is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Satanmury escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jokinen gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Satanmury working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Jokinen has passed into half guard!
Satanmury slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Jokinen works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Satanmury looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Jokinen keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jokinen trying to control the action but Satanmury is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christian Satanmury showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Satanmury misses with an uppercut. Jokinen saw that one coming.
Jokinen looks to throw the jab but Satanmury is out of range.
Satanmury lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jokinen lands a nice hook to Satanmury's body. Satanmury takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jokinen throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A jab lands there for Jokinen.
Satanmury is rocked!
Satanmury tries to close the distance and clinch but Jokinen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ori Jokinen is winning the standup battle so far.
Satanmury tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Jokinen counters with a stiff right hand.
Satanmury is still on wobbly legs! Can Jokinen finish him?
BOOM! Jokinen lands a beautiful left hook that drops Satanmury. Satanmury tries to recover but Jokinen is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Satanmury lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ori Jokinen!
During a confident post fight interview, Ori Jokinen thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bjorn Lannister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruno Luiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bjorn Lannister has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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169 lbs
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166 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Basic striking
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Excellent MT
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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
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bjorn Lannister!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bruno Luiz !
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lannister shoots in and drives through. Luiz sprawls well.
Luiz takes a swing at Lannister's ribcage but misses.
Lannister is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lannister misses with a takedown attempt - Luiz sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Lannister clinches with his opponent.
Lannister tries to pull guard but Luiz won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bjorn Lannister. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head punch on the inside from Luiz fails to land.
Lannister really is built like a bowling ball. I wonder if he'd roll if you pushed him down a hill...
Luiz misses with a punch to the body.
Lannister prevents a body shot from Luiz .
Luiz tries to work over Lannister's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lannister jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Luiz walks away with a smile on his face. Lannister gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Lannister tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Luiz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bjorn Lannister seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lannister fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Luiz avoids it really well and circles away.
Lannister goes for a double leg but Luiz avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Luiz continues to drive forward.
Luiz is leaning against Lannister and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luiz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from Luiz - that landed with a thud.
Luiz pushes Lannister back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lannister decides to pull guard.
Luiz not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Lannister 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.
Lannister pushes a forearm under Luiz 's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Luiz is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bjorn Lannister!
Bjorn Lannister thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between IP Freely (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jarni Kutsoo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kutsoo has chosen Enter Sandman as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Jarni Kutsoo was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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140 lbs
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134 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
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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
11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, IP Freely!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jarni Kutsoo!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kutsoo misses with a takedown attempt
and Freely counters with a three punch combo that has Kutsoo backing up. Kutsoo nods at Freely to acknowledge the strikes.
Kutsoo scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kutsoo postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Freely is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kutsoo scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Freely to see if he's OK.
Kutsoo stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Freely looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Freely wants to pass the guard but Kutsoo is keeping the position.
Freely preventing the sweep.
Freely is looking to stand up but Kutsoo won't let him.
Kutsoo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Freely stops Kutsoo from standing up.
Freely definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kutsoo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kutsoo is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Freely is aware though and is defending well.
Kutsoo looking for a sweep. Not yet Kutsoo, not yet.
Freely got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kutsoo has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Freely has managed to get both his arms back between Kutsoo's legs - danger averted.
Kutsoo wants to get back to his feet but Freely is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Freely with a flurry of punches that miss.
Freely loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Freely tries to free his leg and advance position but Kutsoo is retaining full guard.
Kutsoo has his feet on Freely's thighs here. He's pushed Freely off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Freely screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jarni Kutsoo!
Post fight, Jarni Kutsoo stared into the camera and said 'WHO? WHO? WHO`S THE BEST?! I CAN`T HEAR YOU!!!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Fybra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Loholt Pendragon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fybra's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Crippled Black Phoenix / Born In a Hurricane. Pendragon is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Counting Stars. Loholt Pendragon 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Fybra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Loholt Pendragon!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fybra scores with a hook to the body. Pendragon takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Fybra buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fybra uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Pendragon has time to react.
Fybra with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fybra scores with a sloppy right hand. Pendragon should have avoided that one.
Michael Fybra seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fybra gets caught napping as Pendragon dives in and scores a takedown. Fybra manages to retain guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Fybra looking to control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fybra keeping moving, preventing Pendragon from controlling successfully.
Pendragon passes into half guard.
Fybra tries to roll over but Pendragon keeps him under control.
Pendragon trying to control from Fybra's half guard. Fybra has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Pendragon keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Fybra's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pendragon looking to pass the guard.
Pendragon trying to control but Fybra is working from the bottom.
Pendragon in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Fybra working a defensive guard here.
Fybra controlling the position.
Pendragon stands and throws Fybra's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Pendragon misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Pendragon goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Fybra rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Pendragon's guard! Nice work there by Fybra!
Pendragon has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fybra trying to control the position from guard on top but Pendragon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fybra preventing the sweep.
Fybra trying to control the position from guard on top but Pendragon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fybra slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Michael Fybra has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Pendragon takes a swing at Fybra's ribcage but misses.
Fybra swings for the body but Pendragon moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pendragon takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pendragon avoids the body shot from Fybra.
Fybra swats away the attempt to clinch by Pendragon.
Fybra takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Pendragon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fybra.
Fybra finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Fybra misses with a wild body shot.
Fybra keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pendragon.
Fybra throws a leg kick which misses Pendragon's front leg but catches the back leg as Pendragon tries to avoid it.
Fybra tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pendragon was well out of range. Poor timing from Fybra.
Fybra fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Pendragon checks it well.
Fybra lands with a shot to the body.
Fybra throws a lazy right hand but Pendragon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fybra misses the shot to the body.
Pendragon moves out of range of the body kick from Fybra.
Fybra avoids the body shot from Pendragon.
Fybra gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Pendragon to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pendragon missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Fybra not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Fybra is pulling down on Pendragon's head to control his posture.
Pendragon wants to pass the guard but Fybra is keeping the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fybra controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Fybra dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Fybra pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Pendragon closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Pendragon lands in his opponent's guard.
Fybra pulls Pendragon in close to prevent any damage.
Fybra keeping moving, preventing Pendragon from controlling successfully.
Pendragon works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Pendragon is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Fybra has managed to free his arm - good work.
Pendragon misses with a head shot. Fybra uses the momentum to regain guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fybra pulls Pendragon in to control the position.
Pendragon trying to control the position from guard on top but Fybra is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fybra is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Pendragon working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Pendragon postures up.
Pendragon is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fybra trying to control the position here.
Pendragon working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Pendragon postures up.
Pendragon passes into half guard.
Pendragon landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Pendragon trying to control from half guard but Fybra is working away.
Fybra is trying to get back to full guard.
Pendragon missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pendragon is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Fybra defends it well.
Fybra is trying to get back to full guard.
Fybra is not content to let Pendragon control the position.
Fybra wants to get back to full guard.
Pendragon missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Pendragon wants to pass the guard but Fybra is defending well.
Pendragon not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pendragon trying to control from half guard but Fybra is working away.
Fybra is looking to control Pendragon's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Fybra avoid being mounted?
Pendragon is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Fybra is just riding it out for now. Pendragon eventually gives up the hold.
Fybra wants to get back to full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pendragon is trying to control. Fybra wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Pendragon sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Fybra defending well though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Loholt Pendragon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Pendragon avoids the body shot from Fybra.
Pendragon looks to score with a jab to the body but Fybra is just out of range.
Fybra lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pendragon's sensitive parts.
Pendragon misses with a takedown attempt - Fybra sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Fybra is looking to wear down Pendragon with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Fybra jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pendragon shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Fybra as he jumps to the side.
Fybra wants to clinch up but Pendragon keeps it at a distance.
Fybra chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pendragon looks to score with a jab to the body but Fybra is just out of range.
Pendragon misses with a wild body shot.
Fybra connects with a solid leg kick.
Fybra turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Fybra. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Fybra.
Fybra feints and then cracks Pendragon's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pendragon down.
Pendragon has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Fybra.
Michael Fybra is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fybra throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Loholt Pendragon has been cut.
Pendragon's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pendragon just misses with a punch to the body.
Pendragon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fybra manages to avoid it.
Pendragon misses with a lunging right hand
and Fybra counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A nice left hand lands by Fybra.
A body shot lands from Fybra.
Fybra lands with a right to the head.
Fybra lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pendragon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fybra is leaning against Pendragon and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Fybra lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pendragon.
A nice left hand lands by Fybra.
A short body shot lands from Fybra as the two fighters clinch.
Fybra is leaning against Pendragon and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fybra.
Fybra digs a right hand into Pendragon's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pendragon's gas tank.
Fybra lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Fybra.
Still in the clinch, Fybra scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pendragon is rocked!
Fybra gets through Pendragon's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pendragon is still on wobbly legs! Can Fybra finish him?
Fybra lands a body punch in the clinch.
Pendragon seems to have recovered his senses.
A short left from Fybra.
Fybra scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fybra lands a body shot.
Nice body punch from Fybra - that landed with a thud.
Fybra working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fybra lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fybra scores with a nice hook to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Fybra.
Fybra digs a right hand underneath Pendragon's ribcage. Pendragon let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Fybra lands a nice shot to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fybra.
Fybra lands a left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fybra lands a big right hand that drops Pendragon! The killer instinct kicks in and Fybra finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Fybra!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:11 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Fybra!
Michael Fybra seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alphons Draclau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lyoto Parks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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
22 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alphons Draclau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Lyoto Parks!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parks's jab looks to have found its range, popping Draclau under the eye.
Draclau lands with a good body shot.
Draclau lands with a cross.
Draclau tries a head kick but it misses.
Parks thows a body shot but no joy.
Parks lands with a nice combination. Draclau backs away looking to recover.
Parks throws a jab when Draclau was well out of range.
Draclau has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Void Training Facility - PIT Inc. in the buildup to the fight.
Draclau takes a swing at Parks's ribcage but misses.
Lyoto Parks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Parks uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Draclau.
Draclau dodges the punch combination from Parks.
Parks scores with a jab to the body.
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!
Parks misses with a few strikes there.
Draclau on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Draclau misses with a head kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Draclau!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parks dives in for a single leg takedown but Draclau sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Draclau tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Draclau lands with a short shot to the head.
Parks is leaning against Draclau and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Parks misses with a hook to the ribs.
Parks misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Parks goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Draclau makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Parks lands with a light punch inside.
Parks wants to take the fight to the mat but Draclau manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Draclau lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Parks swings wildly with an uppercut but Draclau uses good head movement to avoid it.
Parks doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Parks blocking some punches.
A short left from Parks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Draclau fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Draclau tries to throw a body punch but Parks avoids it by throwing Draclau back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parks makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Parks misses with a punch to the body.
Parks doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Draclau blocks an uppercut.
Draclau doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Draclau struggles to land a body shot inside as Parks controls his hands.
Draclau lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Parks is trying to stall.
Parks can't find room to land a body shot as Draclau controls the action.
Draclau swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Parks misses with a hook from the clinch.
Parks 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.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Draclau.
Parks lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Parks tries to throw a body punch but Draclau avoids it by throwing Parks back against the cage.
Draclau misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Parks drops down looking for an ankle pick but Draclau pulls his leg out and moves away.
Alphons Draclau has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lyoto Parks.
Parks throws a lazy right hand but Draclau sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draclau misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Parks.
Draclau circles away from the clinch attempt.
Draclau scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Draclau connects with a leg kick. Parks looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Parks misses with a wild body shot.
Draclau scoring well with a low kick there.
Nice sprawl there from Parks as Draclau shoots in.
Draclau keeps the fight on the outside.
Draclau showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Parks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Draclau. Parks does a little dance to reset his feet.
Draclau jabs at Parks's body.
Parks misses with the combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parks misses the jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Draclau.
Draclau misses with a hook.
A swing and a miss from Parks.
Draclau lands a nice shot that snaps Parks's head back.
Draclau getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Draclau misses with a looping right.
Draclau scores with a nice head shot.
Draclau closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Parks blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Parks.
Parks lands a nice shot to the body.
Parks tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Parks tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Lyoto Parks will probably get the nod.
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.
Draclau connects with a solid leg kick.
Parks misses with an uppercut
and Draclau cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Parks tries to clinch up
and Draclau counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Draclau has taken the fight to the clinch.
Parks misses with a body punch.
Draclau pushes Parks back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Parks makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Parks misses with a hook to the ribs.
Parks blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Parks tries to work over Draclau's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Draclau stalling in the clinch but Parks improves position.
Draclau blocks an uppercut.
Parks fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Parks lands a shoulder strike.
Draclau lands with a light punch inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parks tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Draclau blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Parks - that landed with a thud.
Parks scores with a shoulder strike.
A short uppercut from Draclau.
Draclau is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Lyoto Parks seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A nice right hand lands inside from Parks.
Draclau prevents a body shot from Parks.
A left hand lands to the body for Draclau.
Parks tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Draclau's elbow.
A right handed body shot lands from Parks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Draclau.
Parks blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Parks tries to throw a body punch but Draclau avoids it by throwing Parks back against the cage.
Draclau blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Parks misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parks blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Draclau lands with a light punch inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Draclau tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Parks's elbow.
Parks stalling in the clinch but Draclau improves position.
Parks's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Parks misses with a punch to the body.
Draclau looking for a takedown.
Draclau lands a shoulder strike.
Parks misses with the head strike.
Draclau is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Parks presses Draclau against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Draclau lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Parks.
Parks lands a right hand.
Draclau gets through Parks's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Draclau swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Parks.
Parks has a couple of punches blocked by Draclau.
Parks can't find room to land a body shot as Draclau controls the action.
Parks struggles to land a body shot inside as Draclau controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Parks fails to land.
A nice left hand lands by Draclau.
Parks scores with a nice hook to the head.
Draclau tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Draclau - that landed with a thud.
Good body shot from Parks.
Parks scores with a nice hook to the head.
Parks misses with a hook from the clinch.
Draclau will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Parks up against the cage.
Parks lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Parks doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Draclau makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Draclau.
Parks tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Parks looking to slow down the pace here.
Parks tries to throw a body punch but Draclau avoids it by throwing Parks back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Draclau.
Parks works on Draclau's body with a couple of short punches.
Draclau controlling the action here for a moment.
Parks misses with the head strike.
Draclau misses with a body punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Parks has a couple of punches blocked by Draclau.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Draclau.
Parks misses with a hook from the clinch.
Parks misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Lyoto Parks will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Parks tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Draclau was well out of range. Poor timing from Parks.
Draclau avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Parks has a takedown stuffed.
Draclau scores with a jab. Parks acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Draclau misses with a series of wild punches.
Parks blocks a jab.
Parks shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Draclau eats them both and turns towards Parks to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Draclau scores with a head kick.
Draclau is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Parks blocks a head kick by Draclau.
Parks tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Draclau paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parks connects with a body shot that sends Draclau's belly button to the back.
Parks doesn't manage to clinch there - Draclau circles away.
Lyoto Parks is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Draclau moves forwards but Parks connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A jab lands there for Draclau.
Draclau throws an overhand right that lands on Parks's shoulder, as Parks tries to avoid the shot.
Parks fails to land with a series of punches.
Draclau ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Draclau avoids the body shot from Parks.
Draclau takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Parks throws an off balance right hand
and Draclau counters with a body kick.
Parks on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Draclau misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Parks.
Draclau lands with a straight right. Parks didn't see that one coming.
Draclau throws a good cross that connects.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draclau feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Parkss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A looping hook to the body misses from Draclau. Parks does a little dance to reset his feet.
Parks lands a body shot.
Parks thows a left - swing and a miss!
Draclau throws a body punch but Parks moves out of range.
Parks misses with a body shot.
Parks tries to clinch but Draclau is having none of it.
Parks tries to score a power double leg takedown but Draclau sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Parks somewhat.
Alphons Draclau has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Parks lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Draclau circles away quickly and effectively.
Draclau bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Parks looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draclau scores with a crisp jab that stopped Parks in his tracks.
Draclau catches Parks with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Parks rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Draclau moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Draclau tries a body shot but Parks blocks it.
Draclau lands an uppercut.
Draclau blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Parks misses with the head strike.
Draclau is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Parks is keeping busy.
Draclau blocks an uppercut.
Parks lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Parks misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lyoto Parks is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Draclau turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Parks regains half guard there - taking advantage of Draclau's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Parks wants to get back to full guard but Draclau has passed into side control.
Draclau is trying to ground and pound but Parks uses the momentary lack of control by Draclau to regain half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice strikes from Draclau there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alphons Draclau showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Parks 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Lyoto Parks!
During a confident post fight interview, Lyoto Parks thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Klinkhammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felix Tilthammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tilthammer is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Autumn - Suffer the wild dogs. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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214 lbs
40 - 16 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Roberto Klinkhammer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
40 - 16 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Felix Tilthammer!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klinkhammer scores with a nice head shot.
Klinkhammer lands a lovely overhand right.
Klinkhammer throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tilthammer counters with a straight right hand.
A nice combination there by Klinkhammer.
It looks like Felix Tilthammer has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A clash of legs there as Klinkhammer blocks the low kick.
Klinkhammer throws a poor cross that misses
and Tilthammer counters with a straight right hand.
Tilthammer staying out of range there.
Tilthammer slips a jab and a cross from Klinkhammer.
Klinkhammer rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tilthammer counters with a straight right hand.
Tilthammer takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Tilthammer clinches up with Klinkhammer and pushes him back against the cage.
Klinkhammer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tilthammer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Klinkhammer blocks a body shot from Tilthammer.
Tilthammer misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tilthammer lands a right hand.
A nice left hand lands by Tilthammer.
Tilthammer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Klinkhammer prevents a body shot from Tilthammer.
Tilthammer works on Klinkhammer's body with a couple of short punches.
Klinkhammer stalling in the clinch.
Klinkhammer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tilthammer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Klinkhammer.
Klinkhammer takes a shot to the head.
Tilthammer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klinkhammer blocks an uppercut.
Tilthammer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Klinkhammer breaks from the clinch.
Tilthammer slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Klinkhammer slips under a jab from Tilthammer.
Klinkhammer throws a poor cross that misses
and Tilthammer counters with a big right hand! Oh Klinkhammer is in trouble here! Tilthammer follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Felix Tilthammer!
In his post fight interview, Felix Tilthammer gave a big smile as he said 'Old mans strength, bitch.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Balig Murska (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stark's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Jay Z - Dig a Hole. Murska has chosen Perhosveitsi-Heikki & Lika-Aki - Aakkoset as his entrance music. Thomas Stark is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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209 lbs
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215 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thomas Stark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Balig Murska!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stark avoids the body shot from Murska.
Murska has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Stark is landing a low percentage of strikes.
A head kick by Murska misses
and Stark counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Stark takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Murska getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Stark has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Sloppy strikes from Murska. Those never looked like landing.
Stark misses with a hook. Murska ducked under it nicely.
Murska 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.
Stark scores with a kick to the midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murska misses with a low kick as Stark jumps back.
Stark misses with a body kick.
Stark checks the leg kick.
A left lands for Murska.
Murska is looking to score with low kicks.
Murska throws a body punch but Stark moves out of range.
Stark scores with a body shot.
Murska just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Murska misses its intended target.
A bone on bone clash there as Stark blocks the leg kick.
Stark lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Stark stuns Murska with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Stark throws a sloppy head kick and Murska moves out of range easily.
Murska tries to work over Stark's front leg with a kick but Stark checks it.
Murska throws a low kick, looking for Stark's leg but Stark calmly moves out of range.
Stark is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Murska misses with a head kick.
Stark tests Murska's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Murska connects with a single shot there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Murska, right into the meat.
A solid leg kick lands there for Stark.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murska catches Stark with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Stark throws a quick inside leg kick.
Murska tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stark was well out of range. Poor timing from Murska.
Murska misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stark.
Murska throws a hook to the side of Stark's head but Stark sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Good work by Stark as he checks the leg kick.
Stark tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murska was well out of range. Poor timing from Stark.
Murska avoids a punch combination nicely.
Stark slips a jab and a cross from Murska.
Murska misses with a hook
and Stark counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Stark scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Balig Murska has been cut.
A head kick by Murska misses
and Stark counters with a crisp one two that drops Murska! Stark thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Murska to his feet! Murska is in big trouble!
Murska looks winded!
Stark scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murska looks to throw the jab but Stark is out of range.
Stark lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Murska falls backwards - clearly groggy! Stark dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thomas Stark!
Thomas Stark bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tony Goldman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalle Kula (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kula has chosen Bullet - Bite the Bullet as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Kalle Kula enters the cage!
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135 lbs
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133 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tony Goldman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kalle Kula!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goldman fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Kula to the ground. Goldman is now in Kula's guard.
Goldman slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Goldman has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Kula had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Goldman defends it easily.
Goldman is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Kula keeping moving, preventing Goldman from controlling successfully.
Kula utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kula had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Goldman defends it easily.
Goldman scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldman postures up in Kula's guard and throws a big left but Kula blocks it.
Kula looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kula is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kula had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Goldman defends it easily.
Goldman working some strikes from top position.
Goldman passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Kula is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Goldman is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Kula is trying to escape and Goldman transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Kula is forced to tap! Nice work there by Goldman! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tony Goldman!
Tony Goldman very nearly forgot to thank KAISER Nutrition (160!/220$) amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
The defeated Kalle Kula had this to say: 'Tonight he was stronger then me, but I'll come back, better and stronger then ever! Thanks to all my fans for showing your support!!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rockford Knight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Knight comes into the arena with The Stars that Play with Laughing Sams Dice by Jimi Hendrix blaring out of the sound system. Bruce Li has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Rockford Knight's chin.
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276 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
18 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rockford Knight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bruce Li!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Li wants to clinch.
Knight tries to land a leg kick but Li saw it coming and moves away.
Knight throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Knight checks a leg kick.
Li wants to clinch.
Li has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Knight is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Li throws a jab when Knight was well out of range.
Knight avoids the head kick by Li.
Li avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Li uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Knight.
Knight swats away the attempt to clinch by Li.
Li with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Li has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Li there as he acknowledges the shot.
It looks like Bruce Li has been cut.
Li lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Knight looks to land a combination but Li avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li defending well as Knight loads up on a big left hand.
Knight has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Li throws a sloppy head kick and Knight moves out of range easily.
Li feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Knights jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Li wants to clinch.
Li lands a head kick!
It looks like Rockford Knight has been cut.
Knight gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Li looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Knight misses with a low kick as Li jumps back.
Li moves into the clinch successfully.
Knight has Li pushed against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knight is trying to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight can't find room to land a body shot as Li controls the action.
Li missing with knees to the body.
Li prevents Knight from breaking the clinch.
Knight dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Knight tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Li connects with a knee to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Knight fails to land.
Knight lands a right hand that snaps the head of Li backwards.
Knight misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knight managing to block the knees to the body from Li.
Li wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Li is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Li blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Li breaks the clinch.
Li fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Knight.
Knight throws a body kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Knight buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Li misses with a looping left.
Li throws a leg kick which misses Knight's front leg but catches the back leg as Knight tries to avoid it.
Li fails with an attempt to clinch.
Li checks the leg kick nicely there.
Li lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Knight tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Li checks a leg kick.
Li lands with a kick to the temple. Knight shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Li tries a head kick but it misses.
Li with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Li's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Knight connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Li scrambles back to his feet.
Knight takes one to the chin there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Li.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knight tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Li was well out of range. Poor timing from Knight.
Li fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Knight checks it well.
Knight tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Li tries to clinch up.
Knight moves out of range of the body kick from Li.
A bone on bone clash there as Knight blocks the leg kick.
Knight misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Li.
Knight ducks under a wild hook from Li.
Li goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Rockford Knight's cut is getting worse.
Li lands with a kick to the ribs.
Knight throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Li throws a leg kick but Knight sees it coming and moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Knight looks to score with a jab to the body but Li is just out of range.
Li avoids the body shot from Knight.
A head kick misses from Li.
Li moves out of range of the leg kick from Knight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Li dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Li blocks a jab.
Knight ducks under a wild hook from Li.
A telegraphed right hand from Knight misses the target.
Li throws a sloppy head kick and Knight moves out of range easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Li misses the target.
Knight with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A telegraphed right hand from Knight misses the target.
Knight blocks a low kick nicely.
Li slips a jab from Knight.
Knight with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Li checks a low kick from Knight.
Knight ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Li moves away.
Decent striking displayed by Li there.
Li thows a leg kick but Knight checks it
and Knight counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Li thinking.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knight throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Knight moves out of range of the leg kick from Li.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Li checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Knight swings for the body but Li moves out of range.
Knight's jab looks to have found its range, popping Li under the eye.
A cross from Knight lands.
Li moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Li thuds his shin into the meat of Knight's side.
Li throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Li fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Knight is out of range.
Knight loads up on a big right hand but Li slips the punch.
Knight just misses with a punch to the body.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Li in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Knight swinging wildly here.
Li slips under a jab.
Li dips to his left and cracks Knight with an uppercut!
Li throws a low kick but Knight avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li cracks the inside of Knight's front leg.
Li lands a head shot.
Knight attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Knight will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Nice body punch from Knight.
Li pivots, looking for a leg kick but Knight is out of range and Li settles back down.
Li 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.
Li misses with a body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Li.
Knight is looking to wear down Li with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Knight looks for the body kick but Li saw that one coming.
Li lands with a thumping leg kick.
Knight is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Li throws a low kick but Knight moves out of range easily.
Knight takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Knight chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Li can pounce on him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight throws a low kick but Li moves out of range easily.
Li bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Knight's head backwards.
Bruce Li seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Li fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Knight has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Knight takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Li takes the fight into the clinch.
Knight lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Li tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Knight avoids it.
Li tries to land knees in the clinch but Knight avoids the damage to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Knight as Li tries to tie him up.
Knight lands with a light punch inside.
Li misses with a body punch.
Li tries to land knees in the clinch but Knight avoids the damage to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Li tries to work over Knight's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knight leaning against his opponent.
Li tries to land knees in the clinch but Knight avoids the damage to the body.
Li letting Knight take a breather here.
Li landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Li pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Li lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Li checks a low kick from Knight.
Li pivots, looking for a leg kick but Knight is out of range and Li settles back down.
Knight looks to land a right hand but Li moved out of range.
Li lands a front kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Li lands a nice leg kick that just misses Knight's sensitive parts.
Li lands with a slapping head kick.
Rockford Knight's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Li pushes Knight up against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Li showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Knight on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Li takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Knight swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Li.
Li uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Knight.
Li swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Knight blocks the body kick.
Li jabs Knight right on the nose. Knight blinks but takes it well.
Nice uppercut there from Li.
Knight with a hook.
Li attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knight misses with a body shot.
Li wants to clinch up but Knight keeps it at a distance.
Li misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Li misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Li lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Knight has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Knight and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Li tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Li cracks Knight with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Li scores with a hook to the body. Knight takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Some wild striking there from Li.
Li takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Knight cracks a nice hook into Li's ribs.
Good work by Knight as he checks the leg kick.
Li connects with a solid leg kick.
Li tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Knight was well out of range. Poor timing from Li.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Li throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Knight bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Li's head.
Nice uppercut there from Knight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Knight lands with an uppercut that bounces Li off the cage and back into range.
Li tries to work over Knight's front leg with a kick but Knight checks it.
Li avoids the body shot from Knight.
Li slips a jab from Knight.
Li is looking to slow Knight down with leg kicks.
Li misses with a series of wild punches.
Li uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Knight.
Knight misses with a body shot.
Li throws a solid leg kick but Knight takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Li.
Li tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Knight paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Li fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Knight checks it well.
Knight tries to land a leg kick but Li saw it coming and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Li looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Li throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Knight lands a body shot.
Li takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Knight lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Li circles away quickly and effectively.
Knight bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Li's head backwards.
That has opened up Bruce Li's cut even more.
Knight connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Knight looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Li connects with a solid leg kick.
Li throws a quick inside leg kick.
No joy there for Li, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Li's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Knight connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Li scrambles back to his feet.
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!
Li ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Knight moves away.
Rockford Knight has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Li.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knight throws a front kick aimed at Li's knee but Li avoids it well.
Li tries to clinch up.
Knight ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Li lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Knight avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Li displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Knight throws out the jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Li.
Li rushes Knight and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Li takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Li connects with a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Knight struggles to land a body shot inside as Li controls his hands.
Knight misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Li obliges.
Li landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bruce Li comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Li has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruce Li!
During a confident post fight interview, Bruce Li thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Mayhem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rik Spahn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Mayhem might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Bullet With A Name by Nonpoint. Spahn has chosen KoRn - Blind as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Mayhem!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rik Spahn!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice cross by Mayhem.
It looks like Rik Spahn has been cut.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Spahn.
Mayhem misses with a looping right.
Mayhem throws a shot from downtown. Spahn moves away and avoids it.
Mayhem will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Spahn thows a body shot but no joy.
Mayhem just misses with a punch to the body.
Jab from Mayhem.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mayhem fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Spahn checks it well.
Spahn misses with an uppercut.
Spahn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mayhem.
Mayhem tries to clinch there but Spahn circles away.
Mayhem throws the left hand but Spahn avoids the punch easily.
Spahn lands with a good body shot.
Mayhem takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Spahn misses with a takedown attempt
and Mayhem counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice shot by Mayhem.
Spahn avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Spahn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spahn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mayhem.
Spahn looks to score with a jab to the body but Mayhem is just out of range.
Spahn tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Mayhem defends well and Spahn ends up having to push Mayhem into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
John Mayhem has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rik Spahn.
Spahn has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Mayhem is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Spahn is trying to drag Mayhem to the mat but Mayhem just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Mayhem lands with a right to the head.
Spahn drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Mayhem gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Mayhem misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mayhem misses with a short punch on the inside.
Spahn has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Mayhem after a bit of a struggle.
Mayhem lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Knees in the clinch landing for Mayhem.
Mayhem throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Spahns head.
Spahn lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Mayhem trying to control but Spahn postures up.
Mayhem is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Spahn is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Mayhem gets back to full guard.
Mayhem wants to sweep but no luck.
Mayhem preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Spahn won't allow Mayhem to sweep him here.
Spahn trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mayhem avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spahn throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mayhem works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Spahn with a flurry of punches that miss.
Spahn throws an elbow that misses. Mayhem uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Spahn's guard. Nice move by Mayhem!
Mayhem wants to control from the top but Spahn keeps moving.
Spahn trying to control the position.
Mayhem seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Spahn working a defensive guard here.
The ref stands the fighters back up because John Mayhem just wasn't active enough.
Spahn shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mayhem as he jumps to the side.
John Mayhem is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mayhem is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Spahn.
Mayhem misses with an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mayhem throws a hook but Spahn avoids it easily.
Mayhem is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Spahn lands a glancing blow to the side of Mayhem's head.
A bone on bone clash there as Spahn blocks the leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Spahn.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Mayhem dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rik Spahn's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Spahn throws a big shot that misses.
Spahn decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Mayhem is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Spahn's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Spahn's back!
Mayhem gets his hands free as Spahn looks to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mayhem is hanging on to Spahn's back as he tries to escape.
Mayhem biding his time, controlling Spahn.
Spahn breaks Mayhem's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Spahn loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Spahn postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Spahn in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spahn trying to control but Mayhem is working from the bottom.
Spahn in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Spahn trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Spahn postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mayhem is adopting a defensive guard.
Spahn throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mayhem has control of Spahn's left arm, preventing Spahn from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Spahn accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Spahn must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spahn won't allow Mayhem to sweep him here.
Spahn working some strikes from top position.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Mayhem here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Mayhem is adopting a defensive guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Mayhem working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Spahn.
Mayhem will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Spahn throws a big right hand that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Spahn accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Spahn scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spahn makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Spahn.
Spahn in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mayhem utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Spahn in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Spahn throws a strike but Mayhem rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Spahn looking to control.
Spahn looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spahn is pulling down on Mayhem's head. It's preventing any offense from Mayhem, at least for the moment.
Spahn is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Rik Spahn wasn't active enough on the ground.
Mayhem connects with a body shot that sends Spahn's belly button to the back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mayhem keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mayhem steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Spahn.
Spahn looks to score with a jab to the body but Mayhem is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rik Spahn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rik Spahn's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Mayhem takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Mayhem tries to sprawl but Spahn drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Mayhem blocking the ground and pound attempt from Spahn.
Mayhem is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mayhem avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Spahn.
Spahn missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Mayhem keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mayhem is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Qube Striking, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Spahn seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Mayhem is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Spahn missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spahn missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Mayhem tries to roll over but Spahn keeps him under control.
Spahn thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Nice strikes from Spahn there.
Spahn missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Spahn missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ground and pound from Spahn.
Spahn throwing shots but Mayhem is blocking nicely.
Spahn 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.
Mayhem blocking the ground and pound attempt from Spahn.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Rik Spahn has got the better of the ground game so far.
Spahn not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
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!
Spahn is nestled in close to Mayhem, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Spahn connects with a nice short shot to Mayhem's temple.
Mayhem avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Spahn.
Mayhem trying to control from the bottom.
Spahn is looking to advance position but Mayhem won't allow it.
Spahn working over Mayhem with some ground and pound. Mayhem looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spahn not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Spahn not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Spahn throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Spahn thows a huge punch but Mayhem dodges it nicely.
Mayhem blocking the ground and pound attempt from Spahn.
Mayhem keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Spahn throwing shots but Mayhem is blocking nicely.
Mayhem blocking the ground and pound attempt from Spahn.
Mayhem keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spahn throwing shots but Mayhem is blocking nicely.
Spahn thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mayhem's head.
Mayhem is looking to control Spahn's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Mayhem avoid being mounted?
Spahn throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Spahn throwing shots but Mayhem is blocking nicely.
Spahn throws a strike but Mayhem avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Spahn chips away with some ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Spahn missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Spahn throwing strikes from guard but Mayhem blocks nicely.
Spahn throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rik Spahn really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rik Spahn's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Spahn changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Spahn scores with a takedown into Mayhem's guard.
Mayhem is trying to keep Spahn in close.
Spahn stands up over Mayhem, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Mayhem working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Spahn.
Spahn connects with a couple of short punches.
Spahn throws a big right hand that misses.
Spahn throws an elbow that misses. Mayhem uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Spahn's guard. Nice move by Mayhem!
Spahn wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spahn keeping moving, preventing Mayhem from controlling successfully.
Spahn is pulling down on Mayhem's head to control his posture.
Spahn wants to sweep here but Mayhem controlling him for the moment.
Spahn working a defensive guard here.
Spahn is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
John Mayhem has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Mayhem loads up on a big right hand but Spahn slips the punch.
Mayhem scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Mayhem avoids the body shot from Spahn.
Spahn scores with a shot to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Spahn.
Spahn throws an overhand right that lands on Mayhem's shoulder, as Mayhem tries to avoid the shot.
Spahn shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mayhem but Mayhem pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Rik Spahn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spahn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mayhem was well out of range. Poor timing from Spahn.
Spahn throws a jab when Mayhem was well out of range.
Mayhem looks to land a right hand but Spahn moved out of range.
Mayhem bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem connects with a nice looking jab.
Mayhem misses with a hook. Spahn ducked under it nicely.
Spahn fails to land the takedown.
John Mayhem has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rik Spahn.
Spahn looks to land a left hand but Mayhem moved out of range nicely.
Mayhem lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Spahn closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mayhem circles away.
Spahn is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Spahn takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mayhem dips to his left and cracks Spahn with an uppercut!
Sloppy strikes from Spahn. Those never looked like landing.
Spahn takes one on the chin but seems OK.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spahn misses with a takedown attempt - Mayhem sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Spahn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mayhem.
Spahn shoots for a takedown but Mayhem saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Spahn throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mayhem's waist but Mayhem gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Spahn off to one side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spahn takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mayhem connects with the punch.
Spahn loads up on a big right hand but Mayhem slips the punch.
A big left from Spahn misses.
Spahn shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mayhem defends it nicely.
Mayhem feints and then cracks Spahn's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Spahn down.
Spahn takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mayhem with a jab.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Spahn is defended easily by Mayhem.
Mayhem fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Spahn looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Spahn takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Spahn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mayhem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Mayhem had his way with Rik Spahn in that round.
The cut man is working on Rik Spahn'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. This is the final round!
Spahn misses with a straight right.
Spahn throws a jab when Mayhem was well out of range.
Mayhem looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Spahn throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Spahn fails with the takedown.
Spahn shoots in for a double leg but Mayhem sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Good standup being displayed there by Mayhem as he connects with a hook.
No luck for Spahn with that takedown attempt.
John Mayhem has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rik Spahn.
Mayhem tries to work over Spahn's front leg with a kick but Spahn checks it.
Mayhem jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Spahn is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Spahn is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Spahn fails with the takedown.
Mayhem lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Spahn is trying hard to land a takedown here. Mayhem sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spahn misses with a wild body shot.
Spahn walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Spahn shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Mayhem cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mayhem keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mayhem slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Spahn just misses with a punch to the body.
Mayhem buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Spahn takes one to the chin there.
Spahn changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Mayhem looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mayhem is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Spahn's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Spahn with the ground and pound but Mayhem uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Spahn postures up in Mayhem's guard and throws a big left but Mayhem blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spahn postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Spahn landing with the ground and pound.
Spahn working some strikes from top position.
Spahn throwing strikes but missing.
Spahn is looking to work some ground and pound but Mayhem has wrist control.
Spahn throws a strike but Mayhem rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Spahn trying to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem controls from within his opponent's guard.
Mayhem wants to control from the top but Spahn keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spahn seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
John Mayhem has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Spahn has a takedown stuffed.
Mayhem misses with a hook.
Spahn shoots for a takedown but Mayhem saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Nice sprawl there from Mayhem as Spahn shoots in.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Spahn.
Spahn takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Spahn on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Mayhem showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mayhem 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 48:47
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 48:47
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Mayhem!
John Mayhem retains his light heavyweight title!
An out of breath John Mayhem thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
The defeated Rik Spahn had this to say: 'I am Rik Spahn. You can not defeat me, you might have beaten me tonight but I WILL BE BACK!'.
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