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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Denis Turk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Meryl Shaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
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134 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Denis Turk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Meryl Shaw!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shaw darts in trying to clinch
and Turk counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Turk.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Shaw is trying to control the position but Turk postures up.
Turk is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Shaw is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Shaw has escaped and now he's on top!
Shaw really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Turk. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Shaw is posturing up here but Turk has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Shaw tries to roll out but it's too tight and Shaw has to tap! Slick submission there by Turk!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Denis Turk!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Korny Kornflake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Agapit Blondi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kornflake comes to the cage accompanied by Killing time. Agapit Blondi is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Korny Kornflake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Agapit Blondi!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Kornflake, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Blondi shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kornflake as he jumps to the side.
Kornflake blocks a jab.
Kornflake lands with a cross.
Blondi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice shot lands for Kornflake.
Blondi shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kornflake pinned against the cage. Kornflake gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kornflake will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Blondi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kornflake swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Blondi.
Blondi swinging wildly here.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kornflake, as that shot connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kornflake gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Kornflake keeping moving, preventing Blondi from controlling successfully.
Kornflake is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Nordic Top Team that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kornflake is looking to stand up but Blondi isn't so interested in that idea.
Kornflake trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Kornflake knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Blondi on the ground.
Blondi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Blondi lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Blondi stops Kornflake from standing up.
Blondi trying to control but Kornflake is working from the bottom.
Kornflake manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Kornflake swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kornflake lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Blondi tries to move into range but Kornflake moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Blondi has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Sloppy strikes from Blondi. Those never looked like landing.
Kornflake lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blondi wants to clinch up but Kornflake keeps it at a distance.
Kornflake throws a series of punches but Blondi moves out of range.
Kornflake lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Kornflake tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blondi was well out of range. Poor timing from Kornflake.
Kornflake is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Blondi darts in looking for a takedown but Kornflake gets double underhooks and turns Blondi into the cage.
Korny Kornflake has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Agapit Blondi.
Blondi manages to break the clinch.
Blondi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Korny Kornflake is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blondi tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Kornflake defends well and Blondi ends up having to push Kornflake into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Kornflake leaning his opponent against the cage.
Kornflake escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kornflake misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kornflake throws a nice looking combination but Blondi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kornflake is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Some wild striking there from Kornflake.
Kornflake throws a series of punches but Blondi avoids them all with ease.
Kornflake moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Blondi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kornflake.
Kornflake looks to land a combination but Blondi avoids it well.
Kornflake is breathing heavily.
Kornflake misses with a double jab.
Blondi tries to clinch but Kornflake is having none of it.
Kornflake misses with a two punch combination.
A jab lands there for Kornflake.
Blondi goes for a double leg but Kornflake avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Kornflake continues to drive forward.
Blondi wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kornflake has him pressed against the cage.
Blondi is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Kornflake breaks from the clinch.
Blondi slips a jab and a cross from Kornflake.
Kornflake is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kornflake throws a jab but it's blocked by Blondi.
Blondi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kornflake.
Blondi misses the shot to the body.
Blondi misses with a series of wild punches.
Blondi slips a jab and a cross from Kornflake.
Kornflake throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kornflake tests Blondi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Blondi fails with a takedown attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kornflake misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blondi shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kornflake but Kornflake pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A nice combination there by Kornflake.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Korny Kornflake dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Kornflake scores with a one two! Blondi had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Blondi looks for a takedown but Kornflake sprawls well.
Kornflake lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Blondi circles away quickly and effectively.
Blondi on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Korny Kornflake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blondi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kornflake.
Korny Kornflake is winning the standup battle so far.
Blondi doesn't manage to clinch there - Kornflake circles away.
Kornflake throws a nice looking combination but Blondi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kornflake slaps away a takedown attempt from Blondi, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kornflake looks to score with a jab to the body but Blondi is just out of range.
Blondi misses with a series of wild punches.
Blondi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kornflake circles away quickly and effectively.
Kornflake defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Blondi.
Korny Kornflake has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Agapit Blondi.
Horrible takedown by Blondi or perhaps it was just good defense by Kornflake which made him look bad.
Blondi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kornflake misses with a few strikes there.
A punch combination from Kornflake misses.
Blondi fails with the takedown.
No joy there for Kornflake, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Blondi shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kornflake pinned against the cage. Kornflake gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kornflake lunges at Blondi with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Blondi's hand.
Blondi tries to close the distance and clinch but Kornflake swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Blondi fails with a takedown attempt.
Nice body punch from Kornflake.
Blondi is breathing heavily.
Blondi takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kornflake throws a series of punches but Blondi avoids them all with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kornflake just misses with a punch to the body.
Kornflake fails to land with a series of punches.
Kornflake swinging wildly here.
Korny Kornflake is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Blondi takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kornflake throws a hook but Blondi avoids it easily.
Blondi dodges the punch combination from Kornflake.
Blondi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
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!
Blondi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Blondi on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Blondi shoots in but Kornflake avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kornflake scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kornflake throws a right hand that Blondi ducks under and follows up with a left that Blondi also avoids with ease.
Blondi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kornflake.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kornflake swinging wildly here.
Blondi ducks right into an uppercut from Kornflake.
Blondi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kornflake manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Blondi tries to clinch up but Kornflake circles away and keeps his distance.
Kornflake punishes Blondi's body with a nice straight punch.
Kornflake misses with a few strikes there.
Blondi tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Kornflake defends well and Blondi ends up having to push Kornflake into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Kornflake is trying to stall.
Kornflake manages to break the clinch.
A lazy left from Kornflake finds it's target.
Kornflake throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Blondi.
Kornflake avoids the head kick by Blondi.
A head kick misses from Blondi.
Kornflake lands with a nice body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kornflake throws a right and a left that Blondi avoids nicely.
Blondi tries to clinch but Kornflake is having none of it.
Nice takedown defense from Kornflake. No joy for Blondi on that attempt.
Kornflake swings for the body but Blondi moves out of range.
Blondi dodges the punch combination from Kornflake.
Blondi shoots in looking for a takedown. Kornflake tries to sprawl out of it but Blondi keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kornflake manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Blondi tries to clinch there but Kornflake circles away.
Kornflake throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A right-left combo lands from Kornflake.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
No joy there for Kornflake, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Blondi fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kornflake avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Korny Kornflake dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Blondi slips under a jab from Kornflake.
Kornflake misses the shot to the body.
Blondi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kornflake stalks Blondi and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Blondi's face. Blondi staggers backwards, shaken.
Kornflake throws a nice looking combination but Blondi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The fighters circling - Kornflake throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Blondi is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kornflake sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kornflake takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Blondi tries for a takedown but Kornflake sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kornflake bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Blondi's head.
Kornflake misses with the combination.
A punch combination from Kornflake misses.
A punch combination from Kornflake misses.
Blondi tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Kornflake defends well and Blondi ends up having to push Kornflake into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Korny Kornflake has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Agapit Blondi.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kornflake's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blondi gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kornflake is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kornflake's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kornflake takes a swing at Blondi's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kornflake. Blondi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blondi shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kornflake defends it nicely.
Kornflake's corner calls for a 1-2. Kornflake obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Blondi misses with a double jab.
Kornflake defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Blondi.
Kornflake with a jab.
Kornflake misses with a few strikes there.
Blondi fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nice shot lands for Kornflake.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kornflake throws a series of strikes that have Blondi backpedaling.
Kornflake lands a really nice looking cross but Blondi seems unphased.
Kornflake throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kornflake keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Blondi shoots in for a double leg but Kornflake sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kornflake lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Blondi tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kornflake swivels and escapes.
Kornflake pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Blondi back to the cage. Kornflake follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Blondi tries to score with a low kick but Kornflake moves his leg out of the way.
No joy there for Kornflake, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Blondi misses the shot to the body.
Kornflake misses with a double jab.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blondi wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kornflake has him pressed against the cage.
Kornflake has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Blondi tries to pull guard but Kornflake forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Kornflake's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Blondi fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A nice combination there by Kornflake.
Kornflake misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kornflake rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Blondi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kornflake stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kornflake wants it to stay on the feet.
No joy there for Kornflake, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Blondi goes for a double leg but Kornflake avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Kornflake continues to drive forward.
Blondi has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Kornflake after a bit of a struggle.
Kornflake escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blondi has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Blondi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kornflake fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Blondi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kornflake looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Blondi keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Blondi shoots in but Kornflake avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kornflake looks to score with a jab to the body but Blondi is just out of range.
Korny Kornflake is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Blondi fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kornflake throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Blondi.
A punch combination from Kornflake misses.
Blondi tries to clinch there but Kornflake circles away.
Agapit Blondi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kornflake tries to bum rush Blondi with a series of wild strikes but Blondi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that's the end of the fight!
Korny Kornflake showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kornflake, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Korny Kornflake!
During a confident post fight interview, Korny Kornflake 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Erki Turk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kuula Natsi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Turk comes to the cage accompanied by Fischerspooner - Never Win (Benny Benassi remix) . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Erki Turk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kuula Natsi!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turk tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Turk is looking to clinch.
Natsi shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Natsi is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Turk defends it well.
Turk wants to control but Natsi is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Turk works his way to full guard. Good work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Natsi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Natsi got a little sloppy there for a moment and Turk has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Natsi has managed to get both his arms back between Turk's legs - danger averted.
Turk is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Turk wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Natsi sitting in guard here, content to control.
Turk looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Natsi has picked Turk up and slammed him! Turk can't keep hold of the triangle and Natsi manages to pass to side control!
Turk is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Turk's coaches at IMMA Gym of ASS have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Natsi creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Natsi lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Natsi scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Turk to see if he's OK.
Turk is rocked!
A big shot lands for Natsi! That's hurt Turk! Will he recover? Natsi fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kuula Natsi!
Kuula Natsi thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Liu Xinchang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aribert Heim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aribert Heim has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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132 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Liu Xinchang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aribert Heim!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xinchang just misses with a punch to the body.
Xinchang takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Heim tries for a takedown but Xinchang sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Heim moves out of range of the leg kick from Xinchang.
A looping hook to the body misses from Heim. Xinchang does a little dance to reset his feet.
Xinchang connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Heim digs a good body shot into Xinchang's ribs.
Heim thows a body shot but no joy.
Heim fails with an attempt to clinch.
Xinchang is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Heim.
Xinchang misses with a few strikes there.
Heim ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Heim lands with a good body shot.
Xinchang tries a head kick but it misses.
Xinchang lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Heim has a takedown stuffed.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Xinchang just misses with a punch to the body.
Heim keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Xinchang.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heim is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Heim slips a jab from Xinchang.
Heim scores with a sloppy right hand. Xinchang should have avoided that one.
Heim bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Xinchang misses with a straight right.
Heim avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A head kick misses from Xinchang.
Xinchang slips under a jab.
Heim scores with a nice strike.
Heim connects with a body shot that sends Xinchang's belly button to the back.
Heim paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Heim misses with a hook. Xinchang ducked under it nicely.
Xinchang throws a hook but Heim avoids it easily.
Xinchang keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Heim.
Heim ducks down and throws a hook 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!
Heim moves into range and connects with a jab.
Heim changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Xinchang tries to avoid it but Heim manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Xinchang to the ground. Xinchang escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Liu Xinchang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aribert Heim.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heim moves out of range of the strikes.
Heim misses with a series of wild punches.
Heim throws a jab but it's blocked by Xinchang.
Heim is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Heim jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The fighters circling - Heim throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Heim throws the left hand but Xinchang avoids the punch easily.
Heim staying out of range there.
Heim throws a hook but Xinchang avoids it easily.
Xinchang 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.
Xinchang lands a right hook to the body.
Heim misses with a straight right.
Xinchang swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Xinchang tries to land a front kick but Heim steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Heim throws a jab but it's blocked by Xinchang.
Heim misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Xinchang.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heim dives in for a single leg takedown but Xinchang sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Xinchang breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Heim throws a looping overhand right but Xinchang ducks down to avoid it.
Heim staying out of range there.
Xinchang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Heim moves away.
Heim lands a jab to the head.
Nice body punch from Xinchang.
Good standup being displayed there by Xinchang as he connects with a hook.
Xinchang tries to land a leg kick but Heim saw it coming and moves away.
Nice takedown defense from Xinchang. No joy for Heim on that attempt.
Heim misses with a double jab.
Xinchang loads up on a big right hand but Heim slips the punch.
Heim checks the leg kick nicely there.
Heim showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Xinchang.
Nice shot by Xinchang.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Heim. Xinchang does a little dance to reset his feet.
Heim blocks a jab.
Xinchang blocks a jab.
Heim swings for the body but Xinchang moves out of range.
Heim lands a nice hook to Xinchang's body. Xinchang takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Heim throws a shot to the body.
Xinchang misses with a body shot.
Jab by Xinchang.
A looping hook to the body misses from Heim. Xinchang does a little dance to reset his feet.
Heim swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Xinchang misses with a two punch combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Xinchang takes a swing at Heim's ribcage but misses.
Heim lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Heim throws out a loose jab but Xinchang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Heim avoids the head kick by Xinchang.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aribert Heim dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Heim lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Xinchang at a distance.
Xinchang lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Heim circles away quickly and effectively.
Xinchang swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Xinchang tries a head kick but it misses.
Xinchang throws an off balance right hand
and Heim cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Xinchang with a hook.
A left and a right from Heim both land. Nice combination.
Heim scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Heim slips a jab from Xinchang.
Xinchang throws a jab but it's blocked by Heim.
Heim scores with a punch to the head.
Xinchang is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Heim fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Xinchang to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Xinchang looks to clinch but Heim throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Xinchang taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Aribert Heim!
Aribert Heim decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Demolition Man Randy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roman Kvasov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kvasov has chosen Diskoteka avaria-Nebo as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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190 lbs
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202 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Demolition Man Randy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 25 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Roman Kvasov!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kvasov stuffs the takedown.
Kvasov keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kvasov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Randy definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kvasov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kvasov slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kvasov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kvasov jabs Randy right on the nose. Randy blinks but takes it well.
Roman Kvasov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kvasov attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kvasov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Randy's sensitive parts.
Kvasov moves into the clinch successfully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kvasov misses with a body punch.
Randy pulls Kvasov into guard.
Kvasov gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Kvasov moves into the clinch successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kvasov tries to work over Randy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Randy tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kvasov smiles and moves away.
Kvasov misses with a head kick.
Kvasov tries to clinch but Randy is having none of it.
Randy tries to score with a low kick but Kvasov moves his leg out of the way.
Kvasov cracks Randy with a right hand to the side of the head.
Randy shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kvasov sprawls well. Kvasov wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Randy gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Demolition Man Randy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Randy takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Kvasov moves in looking to clinch but Randy pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Randy blocks a head kick by Kvasov.
Kvasov is looking to clinch but Randy is avoiding it.
Randy tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Kvasov defends well and Randy ends up having to push Kvasov into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Randy is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Kvasov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Randy is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Kvasov is defending well.
Randy blocks a body shot from Kvasov.
Kvasov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kvasov misses with some punches.
Randy working hard to break the clinch.
Kvasov gets through Randy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Kvasov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Randy trying to control the position but instead, Kvasov has worked for underhooks and has pushed Randy into the cage.
Randy is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Kvasov to keep the fight standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Randy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kvasov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kvasov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kvasov forces Randy back against the cage and clinches.
Kvasov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kvasov tries to work over Randy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kvasov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Randy backwards.
Randy fails to pull guard.
Kvasov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kvasov slowing the pace effectively.
Randy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kvasov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kvasov stalling in the clinch.
Randy trying to stall but Kvasov improves his position.
Kvasov 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.
Randy has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kvasov avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Randy is trying to stall.
Kvasov has Randy pressed against the cage, preventing Randy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Randy tries to circle away but Kvasov has him pinned against the cage.
Kvasov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kvasov lands with a left to the head.
Randy has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kvasov avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kvasov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Randy backwards.
Kvasov lands a hook that snaps the head of Randy backwards.
Kvasov tries a body shot but Randy blocks it.
Kvasov works on Randy's body with a couple of short punches.
Kvasov lands a left hand.
Randy jumps guard but Kvasov stands there with Randy around his waist. Randy gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kvasov lands with a right to the head.
Randy has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Kvasov regains guard immediately.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Randy throws a big elbow that misses.
Randy stops Kvasov from standing up.
Randy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roman Kvasov dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Kvasov misses with a low kick.
Kvasov is looking to clinch but Randy is avoiding it.
Kvasov tries a head kick but it misses.
Roman Kvasov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kvasov tries to clinch up.
Randy just misses with a punch to the body.
Kvasov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Randy slips a straight right by Kvasov.
Kvasov tries to clinch up but Randy circles away and keeps his distance.
Randy walks into a straight right hand from Kvasov.
Kvasov closes the distance and pushes Randy back into the cage.
Randy tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kvasov just stands there and leans against the cage.
Randy tries to pull guard but Kvasov holds him up against the cage and eventually Randy drops back down to his feet.
Kvasov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kvasov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kvasov.
Kvasov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kvasov has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Randy has Kvasov pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kvasov manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Demolition Man Randy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kvasov stalling.
Kvasov continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Randy jumps guard but Kvasov stands there with Randy around his waist. Randy gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kvasov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kvasov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kvasov is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Still in the clinch, Kvasov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Roman Kvasov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kvasov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kvasov gets underhooks to prevent Randy's takedown attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Randy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Randy is trying to pull guard but Kvasov has him pressed against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kvasov.
Kvasov stalls.
Kvasov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kvasov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kvasov lands with a right to the head.
Randy blocks an uppercut.
Kvasov misses with a body punch.
Kvasov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Kvasov.
Kvasov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kvasov throws a big uppercut that drops Randy! More strikes from Kvasov and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Randy lies dazed against the cage as Kvasov celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roman Kvasov!
A very excited looking Roman Kvasov made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Calaway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Haukka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Haukka has chosen Samuel Barber - Adagio for Strings as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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28
300 lbs
9 - 8 - 0 |
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32
163 lbs
13 - 20 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mark Calaway!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Daniel Haukka!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Calaway misses with a straight left.
Haukka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Calaway.
Calaway throws a hook but Haukka blocks it.
Haukka blocks a jab.
Haukka takes the fight into the clinch.
Haukka tries to land knees in the clinch but Calaway avoids the damage to the body.
Haukka is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Haukka with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Haukka misses with a knee strike.
Haukka throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Calaway blocks it with crossed arms.
Haukka tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haukka tries to land a knee to the head but Calaway blocks with his arms.
Haukka looking to throw knees to the head but Calaway is blocking nicely.
Calaway wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Haukka has him pressed against the cage.
Haukka using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Haukka utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Haukka misses with a knee strike.
Calaway wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Haukka has him pressed against the cage.
Haukka is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Calaway takes a knee to the side of the body.
Haukka lands a knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Haukka is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Haukka landing knees to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haukka tries to land a knee to the head but Calaway blocks with his arms.
Haukka looking to throw knees to the head but Calaway is blocking nicely.
Haukka misses with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Haukka.
Haukka can't get the takedown.
Haukka looking to throw knees to the head but Calaway is blocking nicely.
Haukka lands a knee to the body.
Haukka scores with a knee to the head.
Haukka is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Haukka tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Haukka using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Calaway has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Haukka landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Haukka landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haukka is looking for a takedown.
Haukka 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.
Mark Calaway has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Haukka.
Haukka throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Calaway blocks it with crossed arms.
Haukka using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Calaway has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Haukka with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Haukka tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Haukka landing knees to the head.
Haukka tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Haukka utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Haukka is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Calaway pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Calaway is trying to push Haukka away but Haukka has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Calaway is trying to force a seperation but Haukka has the dominant position.
Haukka scores with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haukka tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Calaway avoiding damage as Haukka throws knees to the body.
Haukka throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Calaway blocks it with crossed arms.
Calaway blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Haukka with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Haukka tries to land a knee to the head but Calaway blocks with his arms.
Haukka tries a knee to the head but Calaway blocks it.
Calaway avoiding damage as Haukka throws knees to the body.
Haukka trying to land knees to the body.
Haukka misses with a knee strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Calaway blocks an elbow strike from Haukka.
Calaway avoiding damage as Haukka throws knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Haukka dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Calaway swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Haukka tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Calaway manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Haukka tries to clinch there but Calaway circles away.
Calaway misses with a body shot
and Haukka moves into the clinch.
Haukka throws a knee to the head but misses.
Haukka scores with a knee to the head.
Haukka gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Haukka misses with a knee to the head.
Haukka tries a knee to the head but Calaway blocks it.
Haukka throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Calaway blocks it with crossed arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haukka throws a knee to the head but misses.
Haukka throws a knee to the head but misses.
Haukka working Calaway over with knees to the body.
Haukka tries to land a knee to the head but Calaway blocks with his arms.
Haukka throws a knee to the head but misses.
Haukka with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Calaway is looking to break free of the clinch but Haukka has double underhooks.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Haukka as Calaway tries to tie him up.
Haukka has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Calaway is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Calaway is looking to break free of the clinch but Haukka has double underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Calaway.
Haukka tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haukka looking to throw knees to the head but Calaway is blocking nicely.
Haukka throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Calaway blocks it with crossed arms.
Haukka is trying to drag Calaway to the mat but Calaway just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Calaway blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Haukka as Calaway tries to tie him up.
Haukka tries to land a knee to the head but Calaway blocks with his arms.
Haukka with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Haukka working Calaway over with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Haukka changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Calaway fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Mark Calaway has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Haukka.
Haukka moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haukka wants to clinch up but Calaway keeps it at a distance.
Calaway is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Calaway drops Haukka with a beautiful combination! Haukka stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Calaway is looking for the KO!
Haukka is rocked!
It looks like Daniel Haukka has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Haukka switches off momentarily and Calaway cracks him with a monster right hand! Haukka topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Calaway dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Calaway!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mark Calaway!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nyyrikki Takaraivo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Veli Urhola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Veli Urhola will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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26
220 lbs
11 - 6 - 1 |
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25
270 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Nyyrikki Takaraivo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Veli Urhola!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Urhola clinches.
Urhola has a couple of punches blocked by Takaraivo.
Urhola works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Urhola throws an elbow but it misses.
Urhola goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Urhola just misses with a elbow thrown towards Takaraivo's brow.
Urhola throws an elbow that misses.
Urhola working Takaraivo over with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Urhola tries a knee to the head but Takaraivo blocks it.
Takaraivo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Takaraivo blocks an elbow strike.
Urhola tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Urhola tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Takaraivo avoids it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Urhola just misses with a elbow thrown towards Takaraivo's brow.
Urhola has Takaraivo pushed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takaraivo avoids the elbow strike from Urhola, against the cage.
Urhola with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Nyyrikki Takaraivo has been cut.
Takaraivo manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Urhola fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Urhola pushes off an throws an elbow but Takaraivo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Urhola misses with some punches.
Urhola avoiding damage.
Takaraivo manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Urhola connects with a right hand. Takaraivo shakes it off.
Urhola misses with a body kick.
Takaraivo blocks a head kick by Urhola.
Takaraivo is looking to clinch.
We've been told by Takaraivo's head coaches at IMMA Gym of ASS that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Takaraivo rushes Urhola and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Urhola tries to land a knee to the head but Takaraivo blocks with his arms.
Urhola misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Takaraivo blocks an elbow strike.
Takaraivo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Takaraivo steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Urhola. That one must have hurt.
Takaraivo looks to clinch
and Urhola counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Urhola throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Takaraivo misses with a head kick.
Urhola instigates a clinch.
A short left from Urhola.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urhola lands with a light punch inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Urhola utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Takaraivo is breathing heavily.
Urhola lands an elbow inside.
Urhola misses with a knee to the head.
Urhola misses with some punches.
Takaraivo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Urhola lands a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
With the fighters up against the cage, Urhola throws an elbow but misses.
Urhola tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Takaraivo avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Urhola missing with knees to the body.
Urhola lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Urhola tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Takaraivo's elbow.
Takaraivo is looking to break free of the clinch but Urhola has double underhooks.
Urhola lands an elbow just above Takaraivo 's eye.
Takaraivo breaks from the clinch.
Nice body kick there by Takaraivo.
Takaraivo throws a head kick that misses.
Urhola throws a leg kick
and Takaraivo counters with a nice body kick.
Urhola misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Urhola fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Takaraivo is out of range.
Urhola shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Takaraivo eats them both and turns towards Urhola to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Urhola slips a jab and a cross from Takaraivo.
Takaraivo throws a sloppy head kick and Urhola moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Veli Urhola dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nyyrikki Takaraivo's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Takaraivo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A head kick misses from Urhola.
Takaraivo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Takaraivo throws a head kick but Urhola moves out of range.
Takaraivo doesn't manage to clinch there - Urhola circles away.
Urhola closes the distance and clinches.
Urhola misses with the head strike.
Urhola tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Takaraivo avoids it.
Urhola throws an elbow that misses.
Takaraivo blocks a body shot from Urhola.
Veli Urhola seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Urhola misses with a punch on the inside.
Takaraivo avoiding damage as Urhola throws knees to the body.
Takaraivo tries to break the clinch but Urhola is controlling the position.
Urhola throws an elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Urhola tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Urhola lands an elbow just above Takaraivo 's eye.
Urhola throws a head punch that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Urhola.
Urhola working aggressively here.
Takaraivo blocking some punches.
Urhola lands a body punch.
Takaraivo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Urhola scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Urhola pushes off an throws an elbow but Takaraivo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Urhola throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Takaraivos head.
Takaraivo takes an elbow to the temple.
Urhola tries to land knees in the clinch but Takaraivo avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takaraivo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Urhola unloads a knee to the mid-section. Takaraivo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Urhola throws a punch but it's blocked by Takaraivo.
Takaraivo tries to circle away but Urhola has him pinned against the cage.
Urhola stalling.
Takaraivo breaks the clinch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Urhola takes a swing at Takaraivo's ribcage but misses.
Takaraivo misses with a head kick.
Takaraivo takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Urhola with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Urhola tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Takaraivo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Takaraivo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Urhola connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Urhola lands a high kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urhola turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A low kick from Urhola is predictable there
and Takaraivo holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Urhola keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Takaraivo's efforts to push away.
Takaraivo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nyyrikki Takaraivo's cut is getting worse.
Takaraivo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Urhola with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Urhola tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Takaraivo blocks an uppercut.
Urhola misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Takaraivo.
Urhola tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Urhola missing with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Urhola tries to land knees in the clinch but Takaraivo avoids the damage to the body.
Urhola has Takaraivo pressed against the cage, preventing Takaraivo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Urhola tries a body shot but Takaraivo blocks it.
Takaraivo is trying to force a seperation but Urhola has the dominant position.
Urhola tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Urhola swings wildly with an uppercut but Takaraivo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Urhola misses with a punch on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Takaraivo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Takaraivo is trying to break free.
Urhola lands a left hand.
A shot in the inside from Urhola.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Veli Urhola showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Nyyrikki Takaraivo'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!
Urhola tries to clinch but Takaraivo is having none of it.
A combination from Urhola does no damage.
Takaraivo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Urhola looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Urhola fails with an attempt to clinch.
A head kick misses from Urhola.
Takaraivo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Urhola misses with a body kick.
Urhola tries to clinch but Takaraivo moves out of range.
Urhola throws a head kick but Takaraivo moves out of range.
Takaraivo lands with a kick to the temple. Urhola shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Veli Urhola has been cut.
Takaraivo swats away the attempt to clinch by Urhola.
Urhola clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Urhola lands a nice knee to the body.
Urhola leaning against his opponent.
Takaraivo wants to break free but Urhola has control.
Takaraivo trying to stall but Urhola improves his position.
Urhola misses with the head strike.
Urhola misses with some punches.
Good body shot from Urhola.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Takaraivo blocks an elbow strike.
Urhola is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Takaraivo is defending well for now.
Urhola lands a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Urhola controlling the action here for a moment.
Takaraivo blocks an elbow strike.
Urhola tries a body shot but Takaraivo blocks it.
Takaraivo is trying to break the clinch but Urhola is controlling him.
Urhola misses with a hook to the ribs.
Urhola digs a right hand into Takaraivo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Takaraivo's gas tank.
Urhola lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Urhola.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urhola tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Urhola leaning against his opponent.
Takaraivo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Takaraivo has had enough of the clinch but Urhola keeps him there for the moment.
Takaraivo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Takaraivo throws a head kick but Urhola moves out of range.
Takaraivo throws a head kick that half lands.
Takaraivo throws a head kick but Urhola moves out of range.
Takaraivo throws a head kick that misses.
Veli Urhola is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Takaraivo wants to clinch.
Urhola closes the distance and clinches.
Urhola lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takaraivo trying to control the position but instead, Urhola has worked for underhooks and has pushed Takaraivo into the cage.
Urhola trying to land knees to the body.
Urhola lands an elbow just above Takaraivo 's eye.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Urhola misses with a short punch on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Nyyrikki Takaraivo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Takaraivo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Veli Urhola comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Urhola 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Veli Urhola!
Our winner, Veli Urhola, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juha Ahokas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hullu Harri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Juha Ahokas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Hullu Harri!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harri rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ahokas counters with a nice body shot.
We've been informed that Harri has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Ahokas scores with a jab to the jaw.
Harri throws the kick towards the body but Ahokas avoids it.
Hullu Harri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harri moves into range and clinches up with Ahokas.
Ahokas gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Harri.
Stalling in the clinch from Ahokas.
Harri can't find room to land a body shot as Ahokas controls the action.
Harri drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ahokas pulls his leg out and moves away.
Ahokas misses with a looping left.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harri uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ahokas.
Ahokas throws a body punch but Harri moves out of range.
Harri tries to move into range but Ahokas moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Harri lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Harri tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ahokas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Harri throws a right and a left that both miss.
A head kick misses from Harri.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harri fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Harri swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Harri dips to his left and cracks Ahokas with an uppercut!
Harri fails to land with a series of punches.
Harri scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Harri throws the left hand but Ahokas avoids the punch easily.
Some wild striking there from Harri.
Ahokas is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ahokas throws a looping overhand right but Harri ducks down to avoid it.
We've been told by Ahokas's head coaches at Bad Pluto! that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Harri throws a combination that misses
and Ahokas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ahokas misses the shot to the body.
Harri looks to score with a jab to the body but Ahokas is just out of range.
Harri ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ahokas thows a body shot but no joy.
Harri lands with a nice body punch.
Ahokas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harri.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahokas stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Harri misses with an uppercut. Ahokas saw that one coming.
Harri lands a lovely overhand right.
Ahokas takes a swing at Harri's ribcage but misses.
Ahokas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harri moves away.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ahokas.
Harri throws a shot to the body.
Harri uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ahokas.
Ahokas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Harri.
Ahokas lands a nice looking body shot.
Harri connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ahokas connects with a single shot there.
Harri throws a jab but it's blocked by Ahokas.
A big right from Ahokas misses.
Donk. Ahokas catches Harri right on the button with a cross.
Harri is rocked!
Harri avoids the body shot from Ahokas.
Harri is still on wobbly legs! Can Ahokas finish him?
Harri throws a head kick but Ahokas moves out of range.
Harri seems to have recovered his senses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harri misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Harri with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ahokas counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Harri thinking.
Juha Ahokas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hullu Harri.
Harri ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ahokas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Harri throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ahokas on the side of the head.
Ahokas avoids the body shot from Harri.
Harri connects with a jab.
Harri just misses with a punch to the body.
Ahokas connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ahokas lands a nice hook to Harri's body. Harri takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ahokas takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ahokas misses the jab.
Harri tries to close the distance and clinch but Ahokas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ahokas is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Harri ducks under a wild hook from Ahokas.
Ahokas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from Ahokas misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ahokas comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ahokas slips under a jab from Harri.
Harri throws a sloppy head kick and Ahokas moves out of range easily.
Ahokas scores with a body shot.
Harri keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ahokas.
Nice cross by Harri.
Harri sizes up Ahokas with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ahokas lands a jab to Harri's midsection.
Ahokas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harri manages to avoid it.
Ahokas scores with a hook to the body. Harri takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ahokas paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ahokas connects with a nice looking jab.
Harri takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ahokas looks to land a left hand but Harri moved out of range nicely.
Ahokas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Harri.
Harri takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ahokas lands a right hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juha Ahokas dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Ahokas fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Harri gets a takedown into half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Ahokas tries to roll over but Harri keeps him under control.
Harri tries to pass to full mount but Ahokas defends it.
Harri wants to work for an arm triangle but Ahokas is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Harri is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Harri misses with a head shot. Ahokas uses the momentum to regain guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harri wants to pass the guard but Ahokas is keeping the position.
Ahokas knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Harri on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harri passes Ahokas's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Ahokas trying to control from the bottom.
Harri is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Ahokas trying to hold on to Harri's head to control him but Harri postures up.
Ahokas makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Ahokas.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harri is looking to advance position but Ahokas has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahokas controlling the position easily from mount.
Harri regains half guard.
Ahokas will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Harri is looking for a sweep. Ahokas is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Ahokas in particular looking to stall.
Juha Ahokas has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Harri throws a sloppy head kick and Ahokas moves out of range easily.
Ahokas throws a body punch but Harri moves out of range.
Juha Ahokas is winning the standup battle so far.
Harri misses with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ahokas showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Harri.
Harri defending well as Ahokas loads up on a big left hand.
Ahokas avoids the body shot from Harri.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hullu Harri 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.
Harri on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Harri on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ahokas connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Harri momentarily.
Harri is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ahokas.
Ahokas misses with a body shot.
Ahokas moves away from the strike by Harri.
Nice body punch from Ahokas.
A clash of legs there as Ahokas blocks the low kick.
Jab by Harri.
Ahokas connects with a nice looking jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ahokas missing with a left hand there. Harri was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ahokas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hullu Harri is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A shot to the liver by Ahokas. Beautiful body shot.
A jab lands there for Ahokas.
Harri swinging wildly here.
Ahokas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahokas throws a body punch but Harri moves out of range.
Ahokas throws a shot from downtown. Harri moves away and avoids it.
Harri throws a head kick that misses.
Ahokas throws out a loose jab but Harri uses good head movement to avoid it.
No joy there for Harri, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Harri fails to land with a series of punches.
Ahokas misses with an uppercut.
Ahokas cracks Harri with a right hand to the side of the head.
Harri misses with a wild combination.
A swing and a miss from Harri.
Harri misses with a takedown attempt
and Ahokas counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Harri thinking.
Harri takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ahokas stuns Harri with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Harri misses with a head kick.
Ahokas is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Ahokas works Harri's body with a nice hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ahokas thows a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahokas feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Harri wants to sweep here but Ahokas controlling him for the moment.
Ahokas is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Harri is trying to hold Ahokas in close to prevent damage but Ahokas has managed to pass into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harri gets back to full guard.
Ahokas tries to free his leg and advance position but Harri is retaining full guard.
Harri looking for subs off his back but Ahokas has passed one foot through into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahokas not doing much here.
Ahokas moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Harri.
Harri tries to bench press Ahokas off him but Ahokas keeps the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ahokas taking a breather here.
Harri tries to improve position but can't.
Ahokas controlling the position from side mount.
Harri is looking to reverse the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harri struggling a bit here.
Harri is trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juha Ahokas clearly takes that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Harri moves into range and clinches up with Ahokas.
Harri working aggressively here.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Harri tries to work over Ahokas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ahokas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harri swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Harri swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Harri tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Harri tries to work over Ahokas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ahokas wants to stall.
Ahokas breaks the clinch.
Harri throws a body punch but Ahokas moves out of range.
Harri throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Harri tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahokas fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Harri throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ahokas misses with a wild body shot.
Ahokas throws a body punch but Harri moves out of range.
Ahokas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Harri fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ahokas manages to avoid it.
Harri ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Harri blocks a jab.
Ahokas missing with a left hand there. Harri was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ahokas with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Harri looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Harri closes the distance and clinches up with Ahokas, looking for a takedown. Harri pushes Ahokas against the cage but Ahokas circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nice shot lands for Ahokas.
Ahokas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harri.
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!
Ahokas gets a takedown into half guard.
Ahokas controlling the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harri has a hand on Ahokas's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Ahokas takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Harri is looking to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahokas avoids the attempt from Harri to control.
Harri tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ahokas takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Harri is desperately trying to improve his position but Ahokas has a good base and remains in mount.
Ahokas takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harri is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Ahokas prevents Harri from getting the reversal.
Harri tries to hold on but Ahokas pushes him away.
Ahokas prevents Harri from getting the reversal.
Harri tries to hold on but Ahokas pushes him away.
Ahokas takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Harri is looking to improve his position but Ahokas isn't that keen on the idea.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juha Ahokas had his way with Hullu Harri in that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Ahokas misses the shot to the body.
Harri darts in trying to clinch
and Ahokas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Harri lands a jab to the head.
Ahokas looks to land a right hand but Harri moved out of range.
Ahokas misses with an uppercut.
Ahokas punishes Harri's body with a nice straight punch.
Harri throws a right and a left that Ahokas avoids nicely.
Harri gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ahokas.
Harri throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ahokas misses with a straight right.
Harri misses with a hook. Ahokas ducked under it nicely.
Harri cracks a nice hook into Ahokas's ribs.
Harri shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ahokas as he avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harri uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ahokas.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harri. Ahokas does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big right from Ahokas misses.
Harri will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ahokas showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Harri.
Harri slips a straight right by Ahokas.
Ahokas throws a body punch but Harri moves out of range.
Harri swinging wildly here.
Harri displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ahokas throws out the jab.
A jab from Harri misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ahokas. Harri does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harri misses with a right hand
and Harri takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Harri throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Harri uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ahokas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harri throws a push kick but Ahokas slaps the foot to one side.
Harri misses with a double jab
and Ahokas counters with a nice uppercut.
A slow jab from Harri misses its intended target.
Harri takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ahokas slips a jab and a cross from Harri.
The fighters circle momentarily. Harri darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Harri fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ahokas thows a body shot but no joy.
Harri uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ahokas.
Harri has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Harri tries to clinch up.
Ahokas takes one to the side of the head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Harri. That's going to slow Ahokas down.
Harri keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Harri steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ahokas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahokas looks to land a right hand but Harri moved out of range.
Ahokas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Danga de danga de dang - Harri scores with a four punch combination!
Ahokas swings for the body but Harri moves out of range.
Ahokas changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Harri tries to avoid it but Ahokas manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Harri to the ground. Harri escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Harri misses with a hook. Ahokas ducked under it nicely.
Ahokas just misses with a punch to the body.
Harri cracks Ahokas with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Harri throws the left hand but Ahokas avoids the punch easily.
Harri gets the takedown into side control.
Ahokas is looking for a sweep.
Harri tries to move to mount but Ahokas blocks the move with his legs.
Harri is trying to get an arm triangle but Ahokas is defending well.
Harri is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harri tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Harri has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Harri moves into full mount!
Juha Ahokas is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harri swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Ahokas is now in Harri's guard. A big mistake from Harri there, giving up the dominant position!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ahokas is stalling in the full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Hullu Harri.
I think Ahokas 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 49:46
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 48:47
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juha Ahokas!
After winning the bout, Juha Ahokas thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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