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SF22 Tycoon Olympics Round 1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cu Chulainn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seppo Hovi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chulainn comes to the cage accompanied by Another One Bites The Dust. Seppo Hovi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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220 lbs
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210 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cu Chulainn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Seppo Hovi!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chulainn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Chulainn blocks a low kick nicely.
Chulainn throws the left hand but Hovi avoids the punch easily.
Chulainn lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hovi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Chulainn throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Chulainn looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A big right from Hovi misses.
Chulainn lands with a cross.
Chulainn digs a good body shot into Hovi's ribs.
Hovi looks to land a left hand but Chulainn moved out of range nicely.
A head kick misses from Hovi.
Hovi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hovi has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Chulainn moves out of range of the leg kick from Hovi.
Cu Chulainn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chulainn looks to throw the jab but Hovi is out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chulainn moves out of range as Hovi strikes.
Hovi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chulainn circles away quickly and effectively.
Hovi slips under a jab from Chulainn.
Chulainn lunges at Hovi with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hovi's hand.
Hovi cracks Chulainn with a right hand to the side of the head.
Chulainn scores with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chulainn lands a slapping body shot.
Chulainn misses with a looping left.
Chulainn misses the body punch
enabling Hovi to counter with a crisp jab.
Hovi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chulainn with a jab.
Hovi jabs at Chulainn's body.
Hovi takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hovi takes a jab right on the kisser.
Chulainn is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Hovi takes a head kick and keeps coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hovi misses with a looping left.
Chulainn lands a lovely overhand right.
Hovi throws a right hand that Chulainn ducks under and follows up with a left that Chulainn also avoids with ease.
Hovi slips under a jab from Chulainn.
Hovi avoids the head kick by Chulainn.
Chulainn shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hovi but Hovi pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hovi throws a jab but it's blocked by Chulainn.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Hovi lands an impressive looking overhand right. Chulainn doesn't seem phased though.
A big left from Hovi misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Chulainn.
Chulainn shoots for a double leg takedown but Hovi sprawls well. He's pushed Chulainn's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hovi swings for the body but Chulainn moves out of range.
Seppo Hovi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hovi takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Chulainn thows a body shot but no joy.
Chulainn takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A punch lands to the side of Hovi 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hovi connects with a body shot that sends Chulainn's belly button to the back.
Chulainn throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hovi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chulainn slips a jab from Hovi.
Chulainn takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hovi slips a jab from Chulainn.
Chulainn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hovi moves out of range as Chulainn strikes.
Hovi misses with a low kick.
Chulainn is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Hovi throws a jab but it's blocked by Chulainn.
Hovi throws a leg kick but Chulainn sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hovi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Chulainn doesn't seem bothered though.
Hovi misses with a straight left.
Chulainn scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Chulainn misses with a low kick as Hovi jumps back.
Hovi wants to land a leg kick but Chulainn is out of range.
Chulainn scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Chulainn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hovi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chulainn throws out the jab.
Chulainn bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hovi's head backwards.
Chulainn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hovi throws out a loose jab but Chulainn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chulainn lands a nice looking body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chulainn staying out of range there.
Chulainn doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Chulainn scores with a punch to the head.
Hovi misses with a hook.
Chulainn jabs at Hovi's body.
Chulainn blocks a head kick by Hovi.
Hovi avoids the body shot from Chulainn.
Chulainn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hovi lands with a right hand.
Hovi jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hovi tried to score with a low kick but Chulainn checks it.
Chulainn scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hovi takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Chulainn moves out of range as Hovi strikes.
A solid body kick from Hovi.
A cross from Chulainn lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cu Chulainn 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.
Chulainn fails in his attempt to clinch.
Chulainn is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hovi.
It looks like Cu Chulainn has been cut.
Chulainn cracks Hovi with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hovi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Chulainn's calf.
Hovi throws out a loose jab but Chulainn uses good head movement to avoid it.
A big right from Hovi misses.
Chulainn clobbers Hovi with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hovi fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Chulainn checks it well.
Hovi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice takedown defense from Hovi. No joy for Chulainn on that attempt.
Chulainn throws a sloppy head kick and Hovi moves out of range easily.
The fighters circling - Chulainn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chulainn misses with a right hand
and Hovi counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Chulainn thinking.
A slow jab from Chulainn misses its intended target.
Chulainn connects with a looping right hand.
Chulainn throws a leg kick but Hovi checks it.
Chulainn dodges the punch combination from Hovi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hovi misses with the combination.
Chulainn throws a front kick aimed at Hovi's knee but Hovi avoids it well.
Hovi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Chulainn scores with a head kick. Hovi tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Hovi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chulainn.
Chulainn throws a wild body kick that Hovi sees coming a mile off.
Hovi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Chulainn at a distance.
Hovi throws a big shot that misses.
Hovi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hovi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
No joy there for Hovi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Chulainn moves out of range of the leg kick from Hovi.
Chulainn throws a head kick that misses.
Hovi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cu Chulainn is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hovi blocks a jab.
Hovi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Chulainn stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd cheers as Hovi lands an impressive looking overhand right. Chulainn doesn't seem phased though.
Hovi defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Chulainn.
Chulainn misses with an uppercut. Hovi saw that one coming.
Hovi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Chulainn has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Chulainn shoots in looking for a takedown but Hovi manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Chulainn's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cu Chulainn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hovi fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hovi throws a shot from downtown. Chulainn moves away and avoids it.
A swing and a miss from Chulainn.
Nice cross by Hovi.
Chulainn cracks a nice hook into Hovi's ribs.
Chulainn takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Chulainn missing with a left hand there. Hovi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hovi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hovi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chulainn.
Hovi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Chulainn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Chulainn staying out of range there.
The fighters circling - Hovi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hovi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hovi drops his hands momentarily and Chulainn takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Chulainn fails with the takedown.
Chulainn tries to clinch
letting Hovi counter with a right hand.
Chulainn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A head kick misses from Hovi.
Hovi lands a body shot.
Hovi lands with a thumping leg kick.
A big left from Chulainn misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chulainn scores with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chulainn avoids the body shot from Hovi.
Hovi throws a hook but Chulainn blocks it.
Chulainn ducks under a wild hook from Hovi.
Chulainn connects with a looping right hand.
A big left from Chulainn misses.
Hovi's corner calls for a 1-2. Hovi obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Chulainn loads up on a big right hand but Hovi slips the punch.
Hovi throws a lazy right hand but Chulainn sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hovi slips under a jab from Chulainn.
Chulainn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hovi.
Hovi misses with a body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hovi misses with a low kick.
Chulainn throws a lazy right hand but Hovi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hovi lands a two punch combo.
Chulainn is rocked!
Hovi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seppo Hovi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Cu Chulainn's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Hovi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice uppercut lands for Hovi. That snapped Chulainn's head back.
Oh Chulainn is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Chulainn misses with a looping left.
Hovi cracks a nice hook into Chulainn's ribs.
Chulainn seems to have got his legs back now.
Hovi has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Chulainn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hovi is really turning it up, unleashing another crisp combination which drops Chulainn like a ton of bricks! The referee dives in to stop the fight, saving Chulainn from another fist facial!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Seppo Hovi!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Usko Luttinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rufus Speed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luttinen comes to the cage accompanied by usko luttisen elämänkerta. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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153 lbs
17 - 10 - 0 |
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159 lbs
14 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Usko Luttinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Rufus Speed!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Speed has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Nice shot by Speed.
Luttinen misses with a body shot.
Speed misses with a looping left.
Luttinen takes a jab right on the kisser.
Usko Luttinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Luttinen misses the jab.
Speed thows a left - swing and a miss!
Speed moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Luttinen throws a right hand that misses
and Speed counters with a shoot takedown. Luttinen fights it but they end up in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Speed is looking to work some ground and pound but Luttinen has wrist control.
Speed throws a big right hand that misses.
Luttinen has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Speed's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Speed wants to control from the top but Luttinen keeps moving.
Speed is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Rufus Speed hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Speed lands a nice shot that snaps Luttinen's head back.
Speed throws a head kick but Luttinen moves out of range.
Speed is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Luttinen lands a jab to Speed's midsection.
Luttinen throws out a loose jab but Speed uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luttinen misses with a straight right.
Speed tries for a takedown but Luttinen sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Luttinen gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Speed counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Luttinen keeping moving, preventing Speed from controlling successfully.
Speed trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Luttinen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Speed throwing strikes from guard but Luttinen blocks nicely.
Speed wants to control from the top but Luttinen keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Speed sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Luttinen keeping moving, preventing Speed from controlling successfully.
Speed pushing down on Luttinen's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Speed seems to be working for a kimura but Luttinen defends the submission attempt.
Luttinen desperately trying to maintain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luttinen moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Speed slips nicely into half guard.
Speed throwing shots but Luttinen is blocking nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Speed is trying to control the action in half guard but Luttinen is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rufus Speed dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nice shot by Luttinen.
A big left from Luttinen misses.
Luttinen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Speed checks the leg kick.
Luttinen staying out of range there.
Luttinen scores with a kick to the midsection.
Speed moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Luttinen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Speed manages to avoid it.
Luttinen throws a body kick that misses
and Speed counters with a single leg into guard. Luttinen didn't expect that.
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!
Luttinen keeping full guard, as Speed tries to pass.
Speed trying to control the position from guard on top but Luttinen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Speed might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Luttinen haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Speed engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Speed throwing strikes but missing.
Luttinen keeping moving, preventing Speed from controlling successfully.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Rufus Speed hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Speed swings widly with a right hand
and Luttinen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luttinen throws a leg kick but Speed moved away.
Luttinen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Speed's sensitive parts.
Luttinen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Speed will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Luttinen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Speed's sensitive parts.
Speed ducks right into an uppercut from Luttinen.
Luttinen is looking to score with low kicks.
Luttinen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Speed.
Luttinen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Luttinen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luttinen misses with a kick to the body.
Luttinen misses with a kick to the body
and Speed counters with a single leg into guard. Luttinen didn't expect that.
Speed trying to control but Luttinen is working from the bottom.
Speed is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Speed content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Luttinen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Speed in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Speed is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Luttinen controls Speed momentarily but Speed frees himself.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Luttinen throws a front kick that sends Speed stumbling back into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rufus Speed showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Luttinen throws a right hand that misses
and Speed counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Luttinen!
An elbow from Speed crashes against the mat.
Speed is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Luttinen is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Speed is looking to take a break and control but Luttinen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Speed tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
A lull in the action here.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Speed working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Speed has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Speed tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Speed throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Luttinen is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Jorzi GYM, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Speed is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Luttinen's shoulder. That is not cool.
Luttinen is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Usko Luttinen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luttinen parries the strikes from Speed easily there. Speed is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Luttinen to escape.
The referee asks Speed politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Speed prefers to stall for the moment though.
Luttinen defending against the ground and pound.
Speed is looking to take a break and control but Luttinen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Speed grinds an elbow into Luttinen's temple.
Luttinen regains half guard there - taking advantage of Speed's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Speed is trying to control the action in half guard but Luttinen is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Speed is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Speed wants to lay and pray for a moment but Luttinen keeps working.
Luttinen tries to roll over but Speed keeps him under control.
Speed thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Speed is pressing down on Luttinen's thigh, looking to free his foot. Luttinen is holding on for now.
Luttinen punching from the bottom.
Speed is looking to advance position but Luttinen won't allow it.
Speed is working for a submission of some sort.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Speed in particular looking to stall.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rufus Speed comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Speed winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rufus Speed!
A very excited looking Rufus Speed 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Orpo Jokinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenny McCormick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McCormick has chosen Bang Bang as his entrance music. Orpo Jokinen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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26
180 lbs
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177 lbs
12 - 4 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Orpo Jokinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kenny McCormick!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCormick 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.
McCormick throws a head kick that misses.
Jokinen throws a leg kick but McCormick sees it coming and moves out of range.
A lazy body kick from McCormick
and Jokinen counters with a takedown into side control.
McCormick is pushing Jokinen's head away, looking to escape. Jokinen manages to hold on to the position though.
McCormick prevents Jokinen from moving into mount.
McCormick is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCormick prevents Jokinen from improving position.
McCormick gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
McCormick is trying to stand.
Jokinen goes for an armbar but McCormick turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from McCormick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCormick is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Jokinen has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. McCormick is looking to defend but Jokinen has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for McCormick! Jokinen pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, McCormick taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Orpo Jokinen!
Orpo Jokinen thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zachariah Wayne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ballard Magnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wayne comes to the cage accompanied by Open your eyes before you die!. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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166 lbs
21 - 13 - 1 |
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158 lbs
19 - 14 - 1 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
21 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Zachariah Wayne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Ballard Magnar!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magnar misses with a hook.
Magnar's jab looks to have found its range, popping Wayne under the eye.
It looks like Zachariah Wayne has been cut.
Magnar misses with a hook
and Wayne connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Magnar throws a looping overhand right but Wayne ducks down to avoid it.
Wayne showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Magnar.
Magnar avoids the head kick by Wayne.
Wayne throws a body punch but Magnar moves out of range.
Magnar attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Magnar misses the jab.
Wayne looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Magnar rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Wayne counter with a right hand.
Wayne seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Wayne slips a jab and a cross from Magnar.
Magnar tries to work over Wayne's front leg with a kick but Wayne checks it.
Magnar swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magnar misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wayne lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Wayne tries to bum rush Magnar with a series of wild strikes but Magnar uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Magnar lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wayne circles away quickly and effectively.
Wayne gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Magnar.
Wayne throws a solid leg kick but Magnar takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Wayne.
Wayne shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Wayne throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Wayne connects with an inside leg kick.
Magnar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wayne.
Magnar scores with a hook to the body. Wayne takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ballard Magnar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wayne tries for a takedown but Magnar sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Magnar throws a lazy head kick
and Wayne counters with a takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wayne looking to control but instead Magnar has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wayne throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wayne is keen to just control but Magnar is a slippery customer.
Wayne prevents Magnar from improving his position.
Wayne thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Magnar's head.
Magnar is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Wayne's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Wayne's back!
Magnar keeps control of the position easily here as Wayne tries to buck him off.
Wayne has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Wayne tries to escape but Magnar has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wayne looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Magnar really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Wayne.
Magnar is controlling the position but Wayne somehow manages to roll and ends up with half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magnar tries to pass the half guard into mount. Wayne knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Ballard Magnar hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Magnar throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Magnar misses with an uppercut.
Magnar defending well as Wayne loads up on a big left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ballard Magnar will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Zachariah Wayne's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Wayne uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Magnar.
A jab from Wayne does it's job there.
Wayne lands a jab.
Wayne misses with an attempted mid kick.
Wayne lands with a thumping leg kick.
A jab from Wayne finds it's way through Magnar's defenses.
Wayne is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Magnar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wayne.
Magnar connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Magnar throws a jab but it's blocked by Wayne.
Magnar tries to bum rush Wayne with a series of wild strikes but Wayne uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wayne lands a nice looking body shot.
Wayne scores with a head kick. Magnar tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wayne throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wayne ducks under a wild hook from Magnar.
Magnar missing with a left hand there. Wayne was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Magnar swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Wayne takes a swing at Magnar's ribcage but misses.
Wayne throws a jab when Magnar was well out of range.
Wayne lands a nice looking kick to the body. Magnar takes a step back to recover.
A slapping leg kick lands for Wayne.
Magnar misses with an uppercut.
Magnar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Magnar swings for the body but Wayne moves out of range.
Magnar scores with a one two! Wayne had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Wayne drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wayne working the ground and pound from side control.
Magnar struggling a bit here.
Magnar is looking to regain half guard here but Wayne keeps moving and retains side control.
Check out the look on Wayne's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Wayne scores with punches from side control.
Magnar tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Magnar takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wayne throws a strike aimed at the side of Magnar's head but Magnar avoids it well.
Magnar sneaks back into half guard.
Wayne 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.
Wayne thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Magnar's head.
Wayne controlling the pace.
Wayne lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wayne is looking to take a break and control but Magnar is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magnar is trying to maintain the position but Wayne is very close to passing his half guard.
Magnar is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Wayne missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Wayne seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Wayne thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Magnar's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Magnar is looking for a sweep. Wayne is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wayne seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Magnar is looking to control Wayne's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Magnar avoid being mounted?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zachariah Wayne dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Zachariah Wayne's cut.
That's time! Wayne's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Wayne scores with a spinning back kick!
A telegraphed right hand from Magnar misses the target.
Wayne uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Magnar has time to react.
Wayne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Magnar was well out of range. Poor timing from Wayne.
Magnar catches Wayne with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Wayne on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Magnar. Magnar obviously looking to wear him down.
Good work by Wayne as he checks the leg kick.
Magnar swings for the body but Wayne moves out of range.
Magnar thows a body shot but no joy.
Magnar wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wayne takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Magnar moves in looking to clinch but Wayne pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wayne's jab looks to have found its range, popping Magnar under the eye.
Wayne staying out of range there.
Wayne connects with a nice looking jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Wayne checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Wayne digs a good hook to Magnar's body.
Nice cross by Magnar.
Wayne connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wayne throws a shot to the body.
Wayne misses with a kick to the body.
Wayne throws a leg kick but Magnar checks it.
Magnar fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Wayne connects with an inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Magnar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wayne slips a straight right by Magnar.
Magnar misses with a looping right.
Magnar moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Wayne buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Magnar swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Magnar connects with a crisp jab.
Magnar misses with a two punch combination.
Magnar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Magnar slips under a jab from Wayne.
Magnar with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Wayne to score with a decent uppercut.
Wayne catches Magnar with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Wayne looks to score with a jab to the body but Magnar is just out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Wayne. Those never looked like landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magnar scores with a jab to the head.
A combination from Wayne does no damage.
Wayne shoots in and gets a takedown into Magnar's guard.
Wayne preventing the sweep.
Magnar managing to control the position.
Wayne wants to pass the guard but Magnar is keeping the position.
Wayne is looking to work some ground and pound but Magnar has wrist control.
Wayne is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Wayne trying to control but Magnar is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Wayne jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Wayne takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Zachariah Wayne is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wayne dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Magnar. That did some damage!
Magnar scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wayne looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Magnar throws out a leg kick but Wayne moves out of range and Magnar only half commits.
Magnar tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Wayne is able to avoid easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Magnar lands with a cross.
A cross from Magnar lands.
Magnar throws a shot from downtown. Wayne moves away and avoids it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ballard Magnar.
I think Magnar 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Ballard Magnar!
Ballard Magnar thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Orton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felix Tilthammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Orton comes to the cage accompanied by Kanye West - No Church In The Wild .. Tilthammer has chosen Autumn - Suffer the wild dogs as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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226 lbs
27 - 7 - 2 |
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42
214 lbs
43 - 19 - 1 |
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Great elbows
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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 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Randy Orton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
43 - 19 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Felix Tilthammer!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Orton is defended easily by Tilthammer.
Orton drives through with a takedown into Tilthammer's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Orton throws a big elbow that misses.
Tilthammer avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We've been hearing that Orton has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Orton advances to half guard.
Orton trying to pass the guard but Tilthammer defending well.
Tilthammer is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tilthammer is still trying to improve position.
Orton thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Tilthammer is pressing down on Orton's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Tilthammer has Orton pulled in close to control his posture.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Orton accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Orton lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Orton postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orton stops Tilthammer from standing up.
Orton with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tilthammer wants to sweep here but Orton controlling him for the moment.
Orton stands up and waves to Tilthammer to follow him.
Orton shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Orton showed some decent athleticism there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Orton trying to mount his opponent but Tilthammer defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orton winds up and cracks Tilthammer with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Tilthammer wants to control but Orton is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Orton not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Orton looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Orton stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Tilthammer to get to his feet.
Orton steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tilthammer.
Orton darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tilthammer tries to get to full guard but Orton has control of the leg.
Orton lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tilthammer wants to control but Orton is keeping busy and won't allow it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Orton winds up and cracks Tilthammer with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Tilthammer wants to control but Orton is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Orton dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Orton slips under a jab.
Nice body kick from Tilthammer.
Orton tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tilthammer swivels and escapes.
Orton dives in for a single leg takedown but Tilthammer sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Orton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Orton tries to pull guard but Tilthammer holds him up against the cage and eventually Orton drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Randy Orton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Orton leaning his opponent against the cage.
Orton tries for a takedown but Tilthammer manages to get underhooks.
Orton has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Tilthammer is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orton is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Tilthammer to keep the fight standing.
Orton blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Tilthammer fails to land.
Orton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Orton wants a takedown.
Tilthammer working some nice short punches in the clinch.
It looks like Randy Orton has been cut.
Tilthammer stops a takedown attempt from Orton.
Tilthammer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Orton has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Tilthammer is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Tilthammer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Orton is working for takedown but Tilthammer is calmly controlling the position for now.
Tilthammer presses Orton against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Orton is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Tilthammer gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Tilthammer throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orton goes for a takedown attempt but Tilthammer pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Orton fails with a takedown attempt.
Orton walks into a jab.
Tilthammer forces Orton back against the cage and clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tilthammer is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Orton works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Tilthammer wants to sweep but no luck.
Orton throws a strike but Tilthammer rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orton trying to keep a closed guard but Tilthammer is proving a slippery customer.
Tilthammer stays in close to Orton's body and controls the position.
Tilthammer looking to sit in guard and control but Orton gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Tilthammer wants to sweep here but Orton controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orton throws a big elbow that misses.
Tilthammer tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Orton chips away with some ground and pound.
Orton trying to control but Tilthammer is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Orton preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Felix Tilthammer will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Randy Orton's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Tilthammer takes the fight into the clinch.
Orton is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Tilthammer is defending well.
Orton leaning his opponent against the cage.
Orton changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Tilthammer fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Orton fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Randy Orton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice cross by Tilthammer.
Tilthammer looks to land a body kick but Orton moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orton shoots in but no luck this time.
Orton takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Orton closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Tilthammer to the mat! Tilthammer manages to get full guard.
Tilthammer is trying to control the position but Orton postures up.
Orton won't allow Tilthammer to sweep him here.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Tilthammer holds on and takes a little breather.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Orton trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Tilthammer trying to keep a closed guard but Orton is proving a slippery customer.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Felix Tilthammer wasn't active enough on the ground.
Tilthammer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tilthammer goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tilthammer misses with an uppercut. Orton saw that one coming.
Orton moves out of range as Tilthammer throws a body kick.
Orton looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tilthammer is fending him off so far but Orton persists. Nope, Tilthammer circles away and we're back to standing.
Orton will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Orton misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Tilthammer finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Tilthammer moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orton gets the takedown into side control.
Tilthammer manages to get back to half guard.
Orton missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Tilthammer wants to get back to full guard.
Orton throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Tilthammer keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Tilthammer wants to get back to full guard.
Orton trying to control the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tilthammer trying to control from the bottom.
Orton controlling the pace.
We're going to have a standup here because Randy Orton wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Orton checks the leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Orton looks for a takedown but Tilthammer sprawls well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Orton shoots in but no luck this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Felix Tilthammer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Tilthammer 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Felix Tilthammer!
Post fight, Felix Tilthammer stared into the camera and said 'Old mans strength, bitch.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gerard Esqueda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron Witt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Esqueda comes to the cage accompanied by Cant del Barça. Witt has chosen Animal by Disturbed as his entrance music. Gerard Esqueda has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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30
169 lbs
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32
157 lbs
29 - 8 - 2 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Gerard Esqueda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Aaron Witt!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Esqueda thows a body shot but no joy.
Witt throws a poor cross that misses
and Esqueda counters with a takedown into side control.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Witt wants to control but Esqueda postures up.
Witt takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Esqueda is looking to take a break and control but Witt is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Witt is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Witt dodges the ground and pound from Esqueda.
Witt tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Esqueda scoring with punches and elbows.
Witt is looking to regain half guard here but Esqueda keeps moving and retains side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Esqueda lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Esqueda scoring with punches from side control.
Witt is looking for a sweep.
Witt manages to get back to half guard.
Esqueda is keen to just control but Witt is a slippery customer.
Esqueda throwing shots but Witt is blocking nicely.
Esqueda has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Esqueda trying to control the pace.
Esqueda thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Witt keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Esqueda is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
We've been hearing that Esqueda has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esqueda trying to control the pace.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Esqueda landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Esqueda is nestled in close to Witt, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Witt wants to get back to full guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Esqueda is thwarting Witt's attempts to control the position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Witt works his way to full guard. Good work.
Witt controls Esqueda momentarily but Esqueda frees himself.
Esqueda content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Esqueda lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Witt looking to control.
Esqueda wants to control from the top but Witt keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Esqueda throwing strikes from guard but Witt blocks nicely.
Witt utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Esqueda postures up.
Witt working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Esqueda.
Esqueda working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Esqueda postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Witt is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Esqueda trying to control the position from guard on top but Witt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Esqueda throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Witt works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Witt is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Esqueda forces his way into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gerard Esqueda dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Esqueda moves away from the strike by Witt.
Some bone on bone action there as Esqueda checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Esqueda throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Esqueda throws a hook but Witt avoids it easily.
Esqueda misses with an attempted mid kick.
Witt slips a straight right by Esqueda.
Esqueda tries to land a front kick but Witt steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Witt misses with an uppercut.
Witt avoids the body shot from Esqueda.
Esqueda lands a jab to the head.
Esqueda looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Witt lands a nice shot that snaps Esqueda's head back.
The fighters circling - Witt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Esqueda connects with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Esqueda throws a hook but Witt avoids it easily.
Witt misses with an uppercut. Esqueda saw that one coming.
A telegraphed right hand from Witt misses the target.
Esqueda lands with a shot to the body.
Witt shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Esqueda sprawls well. Esqueda wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Witt gets slowly back to his feet.
Witt throws a body punch but Esqueda moves out of range.
Witt takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Esqueda is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Witt scores with a jab to the head.
Esqueda slips a straight right by Witt.
Esqueda lands with a hook. Witt tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Witt connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esqueda scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Witt throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Esqueda.
Esqueda digs a good body shot into Witt's ribs.
Esqueda moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Esqueda just misses with a punch to the body.
Esqueda bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
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!
Witt takes a swing at Esqueda's ribcage but misses.
Esqueda is looking to wear down Witt with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Esqueda misses with a wild body shot.
Witt fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Witt, as that shot connected.
Witt smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Witt comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esqueda needs to keep his hands up - Witt had a free shot at his head there.
Witt moves out of range as Esqueda throws a body kick.
Witt ducks under a wild hook from Esqueda.
Witt takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Esqueda changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Esqueda.
Esqueda ducks right into an uppercut from Witt.
Esqueda uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Witt.
Esqueda avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Witt shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gerard Esqueda has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aaron Witt.
Esqueda fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Esqueda misses with an attempted mid kick.
Esqueda steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Witt.
Esqueda misses with a straight right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Witt jabs at Esqueda's body.
Witt throws a quick inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big left from Witt misses.
Witt shoots in and drives through. Esqueda sprawls well.
Witt on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Esqueda slaps away a takedown attempt from Witt, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Witt works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Esqueda stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Good shot there by Witt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Witt closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Esqueda manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Esqueda is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Gerard Esqueda will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Esqueda scores with a jab. Witt acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Esqueda keeps Witt at a distance using the push kick.
Esqueda cracks a nice hook into Witt's ribs.
Esqueda bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Esqueda fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Witt on the side of the head.
Esqueda avoids the body shot from Witt.
Esqueda works Witt's body with a nice hook.
Esqueda moves out of range as Witt strikes.
Gerard Esqueda is winning the standup battle so far.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Esqueda, as that shot connected.
Esqueda dodges the punch combination from Witt.
Esqueda closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Esqueda working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Witt tries to improve position but can't.
Esqueda scoring with punches and elbows.
Esqueda trying to control the action but Witt is working from the bottom.
Witt is looking to regain half guard here but Esqueda keeps moving and retains side control.
Witt trying to remain calm as Esqueda controls from the top position.
Esqueda trying to control the position but Witt is working away.
Esqueda scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Witt manages to work his way to half guard, despite Esqueda's best efforts.
Esqueda works his foot free and advances to mount.
Witt tries to hold on but Esqueda postures up.
Witt is desperately trying to improve his position but Esqueda has a good base and remains in mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Esqueda lands a couple of good shots and Witt has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Witt breaks Esqueda's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Witt postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Witt trying to control but Esqueda is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Witt got a little sloppy there for a moment and Esqueda has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Witt has managed to get both his arms back between Esqueda's legs - danger averted.
Witt throws a strike but Esqueda rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Esqueda keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Witt's head.
Esqueda is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Esqueda throws a big right hand that misses.
Witt looking to hit a scissor sweep but Esqueda is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Witt avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Esqueda trying to control the position from guard on top but Witt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Esqueda with a nice head shot there.
Esqueda postures up.
Witt is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Esqueda preventing the sweep.
Esqueda missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gerard Esqueda clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Esqueda moves out of range of the strikes.
Esqueda throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Esqueda lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Esqueda fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Esqueda fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Esqueda defending well as Witt loads up on a big left hand.
Witt dives in and grabs Esqueda's left leg, looking for a takedown. Esqueda pushes down on Witt's head and hops out.
Witt sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A left and a right from Esqueda both land. Nice combination.
Esqueda connects with a looping right hand.
Esqueda cracks the inside of Witt's front leg.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Esqueda lands a nice shot that snaps Witt's head back.
Witt scores with a jab to the body.
Witt closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Esqueda to the mat! Esqueda manages to get full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Witt pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Esqueda is keeping the position for now.
Witt is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Esqueda 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.
Witt looking to pass the guard.
Witt won't allow Esqueda to sweep him here.
Witt throwing strikes from guard but Esqueda blocks nicely.
Witt is in close to Esqueda's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Gerard Esqueda overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Witt wants to control from the top but Esqueda keeps moving.
Esqueda is trying to keep Witt in close.
Witt postures up in Esqueda's guard and throws a big left but Esqueda blocks it.
Witt must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Witt missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Witt wants to control from the top but Esqueda keeps moving.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Witt working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Witt with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Esqueda trying to keep a closed guard but Witt is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Witt distracts Esqueda with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Esqueda tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Witt is looking to work some ground and pound but Esqueda has wrist control.
Witt trying to control but Esqueda is working from the bottom.
Esqueda wants to sweep here but Witt controlling him for the moment.
Esqueda preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Witt working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Esqueda looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Witt throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Esqueda works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Witt trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Witt cracks Esqueda with a solid left hand.
Witt connects with a couple of short punches.
Esqueda looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Esqueda working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Witt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Witt throwing strikes but missing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Witt lands a couple of digs.
Esqueda 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Aaron Witt will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Esqueda ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Witt moves away.
Esqueda looks to land a left hand but Witt moved out of range nicely.
Witt swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Witt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Esqueda sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Witt shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Witt misses the shot to the body.
Esqueda thows a body shot but no joy.
Witt misses with a straight left.
Witt moves away from the strike by Esqueda.
Esqueda on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Esqueda ducks right into an uppercut from Witt.
Witt loads up on a big right hand but Esqueda slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Witt misses.
Witt lands a nice looking body shot.
Esqueda lunges at Witt with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Witt's hand.
Esqueda misses with a wild body shot.
Witt cracks Esqueda with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Witt shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Esqueda tries to roll over but Witt keeps him under control.
Esqueda moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Witt working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Aaron Witt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Witt content to stall in guard here.
Witt pushing down on Esqueda's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Esqueda is trying to get back to full guard.
Esqueda won't allow Witt to pass to mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Esqueda blocking the ground and pound attempt from Witt.
Esqueda is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Witt scores with a couple of nice shots.
Esqueda looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Witt prevents Esqueda from improving his position.
Gerard Esqueda is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Witt is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Esqueda is just riding it out for now. Witt eventually gives up the hold.
Witt not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Witt thows a huge punch but Esqueda dodges it nicely.
Witt is working for a submission of some sort.
Witt with the ground and pound but Esqueda uses the opportunity to regain guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Esqueda pulls Witt in to control the position.
Witt is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Witt throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Esqueda avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Esqueda looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Witt throws a big elbow that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aaron Witt comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Esqueda has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 48:47
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 48:47
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gerard Esqueda!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Gerard Esqueda made sure he mentioned $300, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Frank Reynolds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terrance Clam Digger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clam Digger has chosen Body Rott as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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148 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 9 - 3, fighting out of Helsinki, Frank Reynolds!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Terrance Clam Digger!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reynolds connects with an inside leg kick.
Clam Digger will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Clam Digger blocks a head kick by Reynolds.
Clam Digger throws a nice outside leg kick.
Reynolds on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Clam Digger. Clam Digger obviously looking to wear him down.
Reynolds throws a low kick, looking for Clam Digger's leg but Clam Digger calmly moves out of range.
Reynolds throws a leg kick but Clam Digger sees it coming and moves out of range.
Clam Digger lands a lovely overhand right.
Clam Digger on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Reynolds. Reynolds obviously looking to wear him down.
Clam Digger has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Clam Digger checks a low kick from Reynolds.
Reynolds walks into a left hand.
Clam Digger blocks the body kick.
Clam Digger scores with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reynolds misses with a low kick as Clam Digger jumps back.
Clam Digger thuds his right hand into Reynolds's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reynolds connects with an inside leg kick.
Terrance Clam Digger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clam Digger throws an overhand right that lands on Reynolds's shoulder, as Reynolds tries to avoid the shot.
Reynolds takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Reynolds moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Clam Digger checks a leg kick.
Reynolds changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Clam Digger looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Clam Digger wants to control but Reynolds postures up.
Clam Digger prevents Reynolds from moving into mount.
Reynolds working the ground and pound.
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!
Clam Digger tries to buck Reynolds off but Reynolds is having none of it.
Reynolds in side control, throwing shots but Clam Digger defends.
Reynolds working away.
Clam Digger tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Reynolds wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Clam Digger seems a little lost for a moment, as Reynolds dominates the positioning.
Clam Digger is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Reynolds lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Clam Digger down.
Clam Digger is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Reynolds throws an elbow but Clam Digger slips to the side and avoids it well.
Clam Digger managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Reynolds.
Clam Digger is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Clam Digger avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Reynolds.
Clam Digger looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Reynolds is pressing down on Clam Digger's thigh, looking to free his foot. Clam Digger is holding on for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clam Digger has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Reynolds is working away from the top position though.
Clam Digger is not content to let Reynolds control the position.
Clam Digger looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Reynolds thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Clam Digger is refusing to be controlled, as Reynolds sits in half guard.
Reynolds working the head and body with strikes.
Reynolds winds up and cracks Clam Digger with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Clam Digger is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Reynolds pulls his head out easily.
Reynolds lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds is nestled in close to Clam Digger, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Reynolds thows a huge punch but Clam Digger dodges it nicely.
Clam Digger manages to get to full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reynolds throws a big elbow that misses.
Clam Digger is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Reynolds is aware though and is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Reynolds lands a couple of elbows.
Reynolds keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Clam Digger's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Clam Digger utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Clam Digger trying to keep a closed guard but Reynolds is proving a slippery customer.
Reynolds landing with the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Reynolds dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A clash of legs there as Clam Digger blocks the low kick.
Clam Digger gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Clam Digger is controlling Reynolds's posture.
Reynolds trying to control the position from guard on top but Clam Digger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Clam Digger is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Reynolds defends well.
Reynolds postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Clam Digger avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Reynolds stands and throws Clam Digger's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Reynolds scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Clam Digger to see if he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clam Digger gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Reynolds throwing shots but Clam Digger is blocking nicely.
Clam Digger regains full guard. Nicely done.
Clam Digger keeping moving, preventing Reynolds from controlling successfully.
Clam Digger working a defensive guard here.
Reynolds trying to control the position from guard on top but Clam Digger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Clam Digger working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Reynolds doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Reynolds manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Clam Digger looking for a sweep. Not yet Clam Digger, not yet.
Reynolds trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Clam Digger swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Reynolds keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Clam Digger's head.
Frank Reynolds overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Clam Digger is trying to control the position but Reynolds postures up.
Reynolds throwing strikes but missing.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Clam Digger holds on and takes a little breather.
Reynolds postures up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reynolds forces his way into half guard.
Reynolds is trying to control. Clam Digger wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Clam Digger trying to control but Reynolds postures up.
Reynolds thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Clam Digger's head.
Reynolds is thwarting Clam Digger's attempts to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds thows a huge punch but Clam Digger dodges it nicely.
Clam Digger looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Clam Digger trying to control but Reynolds postures up.
Clam Digger looking for submissions off his back.
Reynolds looks to land a strike but Clam Digger avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Clam Digger lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Reynolds!
Reynolds gets back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds is staying active underneath Clam Digger, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Reynolds regains full guard. Nicely done.
Reynolds keeping moving, preventing Clam Digger from controlling successfully.
Reynolds lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Clam Digger!
Clam Digger is bucking up trying to escape but Reynolds cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reynolds has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Clam Digger's face.
Clam Digger slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Reynolds is trying to control. Clam Digger wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Clam Digger tries to get to full guard but Reynolds has control of the leg.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Reynolds lands a nice short elbow.
Reynolds working Clam Digger over with strikes.
Clam Digger tries to get to full guard but Reynolds has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Reynolds 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. This is the final round!
Clam Digger gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Reynolds to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Clam Digger is trying to keep Reynolds in close.
Reynolds looking to pass the guard.
Clam Digger tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Reynolds trying to control the position from guard on top but Clam Digger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Reynolds working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Reynolds trying to control but Clam Digger is working from the bottom.
Reynolds pushing down on Clam Digger's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clam Digger makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Clam Digger.
Clam Digger wants to sweep but no luck.
Reynolds is in close to Clam Digger's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Reynolds slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Clam Digger looks to move to half guard but instead Reynolds has passed into mount! Damn!
Clam Digger keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Reynolds breaks from Clam Digger's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Reynolds with good strikes from the mount here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Clam Digger is in all sorts of trouble here.
Reynolds lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Clam Digger hang on?
Reynolds landing strikes, looking to finish!
Terrance Clam Digger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Clam Digger is rocked!
Reynolds avoids the attempt from Clam Digger to control.
Clam Digger is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Reynolds is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Frank Reynolds is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Clam Digger is working to get back to half guard.
Reynolds trying to control but Clam Digger is having none of it.
Reynolds controlling his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Frank Reynolds just wasn't active enough.
An inside leg kick lands from Clam Digger.
Clam Digger throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Reynolds throws a quick inside leg kick.
Reynolds uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Clam Digger.
Clam Digger lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Reynolds at a distance.
Reynolds takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Reynolds avoids the body shot from Clam Digger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Clam Digger throws out the jab.
Clam Digger checks a leg kick nicely.
Clam Digger takes one on the button.
Clam Digger jabs Reynolds to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Frank Reynolds is winning the standup battle so far.
Clam Digger misses with a takedown attempt
and Reynolds counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Clam Digger misses with a right hand
and Reynolds counters with an inside leg kick.
Clam Digger throws a solid leg kick but Reynolds takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Clam Digger.
Reynolds throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reynolds throws a head kick that Clam Digger semi-blocks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Clam Digger throws a lazy body kick
and Reynolds counters with a stiff right hand.
Clam Digger shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Clam Digger takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Reynolds 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.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Reynolds showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Reynolds has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Reynolds!
Our winner, Frank Reynolds, 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.
Terrance Clam Digger was interviewed post fight and said 'Congrats on the big win! My manager is an idiot.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Karl De Groot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jan Zelenka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
47 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Karl De Groot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jan Zelenka!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zelenka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De Groot seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
A head kick misses from Zelenka.
Zelenka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Groot was well out of range. Poor timing from Zelenka.
De Groot throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
De Groot throws a head kick that misses.
Zelenka pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
De Groot throws a half hearted mid kick.
Zelenka throws a sloppy head kick and De Groot moves out of range easily.
De Groot misses with a wild body shot.
De Groot walks into a stiff left hand from Zelenka.
Zelenka has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as De Groot is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Zelenka connects with a body shot.
De Groot lands a jab to the nose.
De Groot moves out of range as Zelenka strikes.
Karl De Groot seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Groot lands with a nice body kick.
Good leg kick by Zelenka there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Zelenka walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. De Groot checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A lazy left from Zelenka finds it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Groot looks to throw the jab but Zelenka is out of range.
De Groot throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zelenka thuds a left hand into De Groot's body.
De Groot throws a front kick aimed at Zelenka's knee but Zelenka avoids it well.
Zelenka digs a good body shot into De Groot's ribs.
Zelenka swats away the attempt to clinch by De Groot.
Zelenka lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Zelenka is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down De Groot rather than just go for the knockout.
De Groot tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zelenka checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Zelenka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Groot was well out of range. Poor timing from Zelenka.
De Groot takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A telegraphed right hand from Zelenka misses the target.
Zelenka bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Zelenka cracks De Groot with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
De Groot throws a lazy right hand but Zelenka sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
De Groot has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from De Groot there as he acknowledges the shot.
De Groot looks to score with a jab to the body but Zelenka is just out of range.
De Groot avoids the body shot from Zelenka.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Groot lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zelenka moves out of range as De Groot throws a body kick.
De Groot misses with a hook. Zelenka ducked under it nicely.
Zelenka lands with a shot to the body.
De Groot lands with an uppercut that bounces Zelenka off the cage and back into range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from De Groot.
De Groot chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Zelenka moves out of range of the body kick.
De Groot throws out a leg kick but Zelenka moves out of range and De Groot only half commits.
De Groot lands a leg kick that knocks Zelenka off balance momentarily.
De Groot takes one on the chin but seems OK.
De Groot just misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Zelenka darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Zelenka has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
De Groot fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Zelenka.
De Groot takes a swing at Zelenka's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Groot. Zelenka does a little dance to reset his feet.
De Groot on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zelenka circles away from the clinch attempt.
Zelenka throws a low kick but it's checked well by De Groot.
Zelenka keeps De Groot at a distance using the push kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for De Groot.
Zelenka takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Zelenka lands a glancing blow to the side of De Groot's head.
Zelenka tries to clinch up but De Groot circles away and keeps his distance.
Zelenka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zelenka throws out a leg kick but De Groot moves out of range and Zelenka only half commits.
Zelenka avoids the head kick by De Groot.
Zelenka 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.
Zelenka is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! De Groot had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Zelenka stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from De Groot.
Zelenka takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Zelenka misses with a leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as De Groot checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Zelenka blocks the body kick.
De Groot comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Groot tries to clinch up but Zelenka circles away and keeps his distance.
De Groot darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
De Groot buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Zelenka takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Zelenka on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by De Groot. De Groot obviously looking to wear him down.
Zelenka lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
De Groot cracks the inside of Zelenka's front leg.
De Groot swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
De Groot moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
De Groot scores with a spinning back kick!
Zelenka scores with a kick to the body.
Zelenka moves into range and connects with a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
De Groot scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Zelenka doesn't seem bothered though.
De Groot looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A chopping leg kick lands by De Groot.
Zelenka lands a nice leg kick that just misses De Groot's sensitive parts.
A head kick from De Groot lands but Zelenka takes it in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jan Zelenka will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
De Groot misses with a low kick.
Nice shot by De Groot.
Zelenka is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Zelenka on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Zelenka darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Zelenka throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
De Groot slips under a jab from Zelenka.
Zelenka tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but De Groot paws at him with a jab and circles away.
De Groot moves in looking to clinch but Zelenka pushes him off.
Zelenka throws a shot to the body.
Zelenka misses with a kick to the body.
Zelenka swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Zelenka keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from De Groot.
De Groot scores with a crisp jab that stopped Zelenka in his tracks.
Zelenka misses with an attempted mid kick.
Zelenka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
De Groot feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Zelenka's calf.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That kick from Zelenka tenderised De Groot's leg. De Groot is trying to keep his angry face on.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Zelenka.
Zelenka is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Zelenka throws a looping overhand right but De Groot ducks down to avoid it.
Zelenka checks a leg kick.
De Groot throws a jab but it's blocked by Zelenka.
Sloppy strikes from De Groot. Those never looked like landing.
De Groot wants to slow Zelenka down by chopping away at his legs.
Jan Zelenka seems to be getting the better of the standup.
De Groot thows a body shot but no joy.
De Groot tries to close the distance and clinch but Zelenka swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
De Groot takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
De Groot uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Zelenka.
Zelenka's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
De Groot ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zelenka moves away.
A cross from De Groot lands.
De Groot misses with an uppercut
and Zelenka counters by moving into the clinch.
Zelenka on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zelenka lands a hook to the side of the head.
De Groot has a couple of punches blocked by Zelenka.
De Groot doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Groot misses with a punch to the body.
De Groot tries to land a knee to the head but Zelenka blocks with his arms.
Zelenka goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zelenka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zelenka tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
De Groot lands a hook that snaps the head of Zelenka backwards.
Zelenka has a couple of punches blocked by De Groot.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
De Groot goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
De Groot can't find room to land a body shot as Zelenka controls the action.
Zelenka misses with some punches.
De Groot scores with a nice hook to the head.
Zelenka misses with a punch to the body.
De Groot lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zelenka tries to throw a body punch but De Groot avoids it by throwing Zelenka back against the cage.
The referee calls for Zelenka to work.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Groot.
De Groot scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Zelenka effectively controlling the action here.
De Groot blocking some punches.
De Groot lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
De Groot lands a shot to the body.
Zelenka's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Zelenka lands with a left to the head.
De Groot working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zelenka.
Zelenka can't find room to land a body shot as De Groot controls the action.
Zelenka misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from De Groot fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
De Groot taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
De Groot softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
De Groot digs a right hand into Zelenka's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Zelenka's gas tank.
De Groot tries to land knees in the clinch but Zelenka avoids the damage to the body.
De Groot lands a right hand.
Zelenka tries a body shot but De Groot blocks it.
Zelenka lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
De Groot has a couple of punches blocked by Zelenka.
Zelenka lands a hook that snaps the head of De Groot backwards.
De Groot stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Zelenka pushes De Groot back against the cage and lands a hook 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!
Zelenka blocks a body shot from De Groot.
De Groot lands a nice shot to the body.
De Groot missing with knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by De Groot as Zelenka tries to tie him up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karl De Groot dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
De Groot wants to slow Zelenka down by chopping away at his legs.
Crunch! De Groot slams his shin into Zelenka's torso.
De Groot moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
De Groot uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zelenka.
A head kick misses from De Groot.
De Groot lands a nice hook to Zelenka's body. Zelenka takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Zelenka lands a glancing blow to the side of De Groot's head.
Zelenka fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt De Groot.
De Groot misses with a looping right.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from De Groot 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 Zelenka has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Zelenka and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
De Groot fails to land with a series of punches.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from De Groot.
Zelenka defending well as De Groot loads up on a big left hand.
De Groot throws a body kick that misses.
Zelenka misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Groot dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Zelenka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
De Groot thows a left - swing and a miss!
Zelenka thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice defenses there by Zelenka.
Zelenka throws a front kick aimed at De Groot's knee but De Groot avoids it well.
Zelenka scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
De Groot connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Zelenka's hands.
De Groot wants to slow Zelenka down by chopping away at his legs.
Zelenka on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by De Groot. De Groot obviously looking to wear him down.
Zelenka connects with a leg kick. De Groot looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Zelenka pushes De Groot away with a front kick.
De Groot throws a nice outside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by De Groot.
Zelenka is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De Groot.
De Groot fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Zelenka.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Groot thows a leg kick but Zelenka checks it
and Zelenka counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Zelenka.
A short right from De Groot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Groot blocks a body shot from Zelenka.
De Groot connects with a nasty looking knee right to Zelenka's face.
Zelenka misses with a hook to the ribs.
De Groot blocking some punches.
De Groot blocks a body shot from Zelenka.
De Groot blocks an uppercut.
De Groot is pushing Zelenka up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
De Groot lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Zelenka or not.
De Groot blocking some punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Zelenka.
Zelenka slowing the pace effectively.
Zelenka tries a body shot but De Groot blocks it.
Zelenka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Groot pushes Zelenka back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
De Groot lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Good body shot from Zelenka.
A quick uppercut on the inside from De Groot.
Zelenka misses with a short punch on the inside.
De Groot misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zelenka scores with a shot to the side of De Groot's head.
De Groot working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Zelenka misses with a body punch.
Zelenka tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Karl De Groot has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A right hook to the body lands for Zelenka.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zelenka tries to work over De Groot's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
De Groot tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Zelenka avoids it.
A head punch on the inside from De Groot fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Zelenka fails to land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Zelenka.
De Groot trying to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Groot misses with the head strike.
Zelenka misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zelenka lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nice body punch from Zelenka - that landed with a thud.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Zelenka tried to land a shot to the body but connects with De Groot's elbow.
Zelenka pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zelenka fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. De Groot looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
De Groot is looking to slow Zelenka down with leg kicks.
Zelenka is looking to land body kicks.
Zelenka listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Zelenka gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Zelenka tries to throw a body punch but De Groot avoids it by throwing Zelenka back against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
De Groot makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Groot.
Zelenka lands a hook to the side of the head.
De Groot breaks the clinch.
Zelenka with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Jan Zelenka just about did enough to take it.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Zelenka throws a big shot that misses.
De Groot connects with a looping right hand.
De Groot throws a leg kick but Zelenka sees it coming and moves out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Zelenka checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Zelenka scores with a punch to the head.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Zelenka.
Zelenka lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
De Groot moves out of range as Zelenka throws a body kick.
De Groot is looking to score with low kicks.
De Groot tries a low kick but Zelenka avoids it.
De Groot connects with a jab.
De Groot throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Zelenka connects with a good right hand that stumbles De Groot. De Groot circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
De Groot fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
De Groot is looking to clinch.
Zelenka cracks De Groot with a good jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zelenka connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Zelenka scores with a body shot.
Donk. Zelenka catches De Groot right on the button with a cross.
De Groot ducks right into an uppercut from Zelenka.
Zelenka takes a kick to the side of the head.
Zelenka connects with a looping right hand.
Zelenka is looking to slow De Groot down with leg kicks.
De Groot will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
De Groot motions for Zelenka to come forward. De Groot throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Zelenka looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Zelenka stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from De Groot.
De Groot is looking to clinch.
De Groot will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Nice shot by De Groot.
De Groot sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Groot just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zelenka slips under a jab.
A kick lands to the mid section there for De Groot.
De Groot fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A jab from De Groot misses.
Zelenka avoids the body shot from De Groot.
De Groot lands a front kick.
Zelenka scores with a jab to the body.
De Groot throws a looping overhand right but Zelenka ducks down to avoid it.
De Groot moves out of range as Zelenka throws a body kick.
Zelenka throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Zelenka punishes De Groot's body with a nice straight punch.
De Groot misses with a low kick.
Zelenka connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
De Groot thows a body shot but no joy.
Zelenka on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by De Groot. De Groot obviously looking to wear him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zelenka cracks De Groot with a good jab.
De Groot scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
De Groot connects with a right hand. Zelenka shakes it off.
De Groot throws a solid leg kick but Zelenka takes the impact on his shin and smiles at De Groot.
Zelenka fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. De Groot looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nice uppercut there from Zelenka.
De Groot moves out of range of the strikes.
De Groot stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
De Groot's corner calls for a 1-2. De Groot obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
De Groot bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
De Groot misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nice body kick there by Zelenka.
Zelenka connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
De Groot throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Zelenka lands the left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zelenka tries to clinch up but De Groot circles away and keeps his distance.
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!
De Groot lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
De Groot with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
De Groot swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zelenka takes one to the chin there.
De Groot scores with a body shot.
De Groot uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zelenka.
De Groot thuds his right hand into Zelenka's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Zelenka connects with the punch.
De Groot moves out of range as Zelenka strikes.
De Groot is looking to chop away at Zelenka's legs.
Zelenka connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
De Groot looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Zelenka wants to clinch.
De Groot moves forwards but Zelenka connects with a nice, crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Zelenka dominated that fourth round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
De Groot connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
De Groot gets a clinch.
Zelenka makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Zelenka tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Zelenka lands with a light punch inside.
De Groot breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
De Groot takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Zelenka blocks a low kick nicely.
De Groot slips under a jab.
Zelenka lands with a shot to the body.
Zelenka is looking to slow De Groot down with leg kicks.
Zelenka misses with a body shot.
Zelenka lands a jab to the head.
De Groot throws a hook but Zelenka blocks it.
Zelenka ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
De Groot throws a hook to the side of Zelenka's head but Zelenka sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zelenka checks the leg kick.
Zelenka gets tackled into the cage by De Groot. De Groot maintains the clinch.
De Groot is looking to control Zelenka's arms but Zelenka gets an underhook and turns him. Now De Groot has his back to the cage.
Zelenka displaying some good clinch control by pressing De Groot up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from De Groot fails to land.
Zelenka stalling the fight.
Zelenka misses with a shot to the kidneys.
De Groot working some nice short punches in the clinch.
De Groot gets through Zelenka's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
De Groot lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Zelenka backwards.
Zelenka has a couple of punches blocked by De Groot.
Zelenka scores with a nice hook to the head.
De Groot lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Zelenka.
De Groot throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Karl De Groot has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Zelenka.
Zelenka working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zelenka.
De Groot blocks a body shot from Zelenka.
De Groot working Zelenka over with knees to the body.
Zelenka wants to stall.
Zelenka can't find room to land a body shot as De Groot controls the action.
Zelenka struggles to land a body shot inside as De Groot controls his hands.
Jan Zelenka is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
De Groot will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Zelenka up against the cage.
De Groot lands a left hand that snaps the head of Zelenka backwards.
A hook to the body from De Groot.
De Groot misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Groot trying to control the position but instead, Zelenka has worked for underhooks and has pushed De Groot into the cage.
Zelenka softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
De Groot tries to throw a body punch but Zelenka avoids it by throwing De Groot back against the cage.
Zelenka stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
De Groot tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zelenka's elbow.
Zelenka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
De Groot lands a right hand.
Zelenka doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
De Groot is trying to stall.
De Groot tries to break free but Zelenka pushes him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Groot.
Zelenka lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Groot.
Zelenka lands a right hand.
De Groot throws an elbow that misses.
Zelenka scores with an uppercut up the middle.
De Groot misses with a punch to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
De Groot struggles to land a body shot inside as Zelenka controls his hands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Groot misses with a body punch.
De Groot misses with the head strike.
De Groot has a couple of punches blocked by Zelenka.
Zelenka is trying to maintain a safe position but De Groot gets an underhook and turns Zelenka into the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Karl De Groot.
I think Zelenka 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 48:48
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 48:48
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 47:48
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Otso Jokinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexandre Nieto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jokinen comes to the cage accompanied by E.S. Posthumus - Unstoppable. Nieto has chosen Bullet the Blue Sky as his entrance music. 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 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
59 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Otso Jokinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexandre Nieto!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nieto misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jokinen slips a jab from Nieto.
Nieto tries to clinch up.
Jokinen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nieto.
Jokinen blocks a head kick by Nieto.
Nieto closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Jokinen did well to prevent Nieto getting side control.
Jokinen manages to get to full guard.
Nieto is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Nieto wants to control from the top but Jokinen keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nieto throwing strikes from guard but Jokinen blocks nicely.
Jokinen keeping moving, preventing Nieto from controlling successfully.
Nieto is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Jokinen manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Nieto manages to get himself to full guard.
Nieto 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.
Nieto is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jokinen stays in close to Nieto's body and controls the position.
Jokinen trying to control the position from guard on top but Nieto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nieto looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Nieto working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jokinen doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jokinen manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Jokinen is stalling in the full guard.
Nieto has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jokinen can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
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 sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nieto had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jokinen defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nieto is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Nieto is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jokinen is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Nieto has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Jokinen is looking to defend but Nieto has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Jokinen! Nieto pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Jokinen taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Alexandre Nieto!
Alexandre Nieto thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kale Kummola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Howlett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kummola comes to the cage accompanied by Eternal Tears of Sorrow - Sakura No Rei. Howlett has chosen Berserker as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kale Kummola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Howlett!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kummola shoots for a double leg takedown but Howlett sprawls well. He's pushed Kummola's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Howlett chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've been hearing reports that Kummola has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Howlett throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
James Howlett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kummola throws a body kick that misses.
Howlett throws a leg kick but Kummola sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Howlett tries to land a leg kick but Kummola saw it coming and moves away.
Howlett throws a shot from downtown. Kummola moves away and avoids it.
Howlett misses with a series of wild punches.
Howlett keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kummola.
Jab, jab by Kummola - just one landing.
Howlett darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Howlett misses with a kick to the body.
Howlett has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Howlett moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nice cross by Howlett.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kummola shoots in for a takedown but Howlett shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kummola checks a low kick from Howlett.
Nice body kick there by Kummola.
Howlett connects with a body shot that sends Kummola's belly button to the back.
Kummola throws an overhand right that lands on Howlett's shoulder, as Howlett tries to avoid the shot.
Howlett takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Howlett throws a lazy right hand but Kummola sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Howlett looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Howlett punishes Kummola's body with a nice straight punch.
Howlett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kummola manages to avoid it.
Howlett checks a low kick from Kummola.
Howlett throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Howlett works Kummola's body with a nice hook.
Kummola throws a body kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kummola takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Howlett looks to land a body kick but Kummola moved away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kummola keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kummola cracks Howlett with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kummola takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kummola throws a leg kick but Howlett sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kummola lands a nice looking body shot.
Kummola displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Kummola avoids the head kick by Howlett.
Howlett misses with a leg kick.
Howlett throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Howlett. Kummola shrugs it off though.
Howlett throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kummola takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Howlett misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Howlett clobbers Kummola with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Howlett fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kummola.
Howlett lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
James Howlett is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Howlett tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kummola misses with an uppercut
and Howlett counters with a big head kick but Kummola shrugs it off.
Howlett swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kummola.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Howlett lands with a nice body punch.
Both fighters circling a little - Howlett finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Howlett pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kummola goes for a double leg but Howlett avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Howlett continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kale Kummola. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kummola tries to throw a body punch but Howlett avoids it by throwing Kummola back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kummola has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Howlett is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kummola.
Still in the clinch, Howlett scores with a nice short uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Howlett creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Howlett lands with a left to the head.
Kummola blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Howlett misses with the head strike.
Howlett works on Kummola's body with a couple of short punches.
A hook to the body from Kummola.
Howlett works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Howlett pushes Kummola back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Howlett.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kummola.
Howlett working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kummola fails to pull the fight into his guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Howlett working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Howlett goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kummola misses with the head strike.
Howlett tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Howlett 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.
Kummola misses with a body shot
and Howlett counters with a left and a right that stings Kummola.
Howlett scoring well with a low kick there.
Howlett is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Good work by Kummola as he checks the leg kick.
Howlett connects with the punch.
Kummola pushes Howlett away with a front kick.
Kummola 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.
Howlett throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kummola stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kummola shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kummola walks into a jab.
Kummola finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Howlett is looking to slow Kummola down with leg kicks.
Kummola avoids the head kick by Howlett.
James Howlett seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kummola throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Howlett 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.
Howlett takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kummola has a takedown stuffed.
Kummola on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kummola moves out of range of the body kick from Howlett.
Kummola takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Howlett tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kummola paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kummola walks into a straight right hand from Howlett.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A clash of legs there as Howlett blocks the low kick.
Howlett tries to land a front kick but Kummola steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Howlett, right into the meat.
Howlett with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kummola takes one to the chin there.
Howlett clinches.
Kummola blocks a body shot from Howlett.
Kummola blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Howlett has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kummola misses with a hook to the ribs.
Howlett blocks a body shot from Kummola.
Howlett misses with the head strike.
Kummola tries to throw a body punch but Howlett avoids it by throwing Kummola back against the cage.
Howlett lands with a right to the head.
Nice body punch from Kummola.
Kummola breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kummola lands a leg kick that knocks Howlett off balance momentarily.
Kummola shoots for a takedown but Howlett saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Howlett feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kummolas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kummola misses with a straight left.
Kummola throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Howlett sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kummola drives through with a takedown into Howlett's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Howlett avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Howlett 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.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Howlett escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kummola gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kummola is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Howlett is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Howlett has escaped and now he's on top!
Kummola keeping moving, preventing Howlett from controlling successfully.
Kummola has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kummola looking to hit a scissor sweep but Howlett is one step ahead there.
Kummola working for a triangle but Howlett defends it easily.
Kummola controls Howlett momentarily but Howlett frees himself.
Howlett showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kummola throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Howlett showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kummola swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Howlett throws a wild body kick that Kummola sees coming a mile off.
Howlett throws a hook but Kummola blocks it.
Kummola throws a big shot that misses.
Howlett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kummola.
Howlett throws the kick towards the body but Kummola avoids it.
Howlett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
No luck for Kummola with that takedown attempt.
Kummola takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Howlett throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kummola on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kummola takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Howlett ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Howlett connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kummola takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kummola checks a low kick from Howlett.
Howlett looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Howlett scoring well with a low kick there.
Howlett scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Howlett is looking to clinch but Kummola is avoiding it.
A low kick from Kummola is predictable there
and Howlett counters with a leg kick.
Kummola throws a leg kick but Howlett sees it coming and moves out of range.
Howlett uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kummola.
Howlett looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howlett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kummola throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A leg kick checked by Kummola.
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!
Howlett misses with an uppercut. Kummola saw that one coming.
Howlett on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kummola. Kummola obviously looking to wear him down.
Howlett cracks Kummola with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kummola motions for Howlett to come forward. Kummola throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Howlett wants to slow Kummola down by chopping away at his legs.
Howlett feints and then cracks Kummola's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kummola down.
Howlett is looking to clinch.
Howlett lands a front kick.
Kummola throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Howlett's waist but Howlett gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kummola off to one side.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howlett steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kummola.
Kummola slips a jab from Howlett.
A leg kick checked by Kummola.
Howlett slips under a jab from Kummola.
Kummola throws a low kick but Howlett avoids it.
Howlett clobbers Kummola with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Howlett finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Howlett misses with a low kick.
Kummola swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kummola has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Howlett.
Howlett cracks the inside of Kummola's front leg.
Good work by Kummola as he checks the leg kick.
Kummola looks for a takedown but Howlett sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kale Kummola. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Howlett paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Howlett throws a leg kick but Kummola sees it coming and moves out of range.
Howlett feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kummola's calf.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Howlett lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kummola is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kummola lands a front kick.
Howlett scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kummola will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Howlett throws a low kick but Kummola avoids it.
Kummola misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kummola tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Howlett fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kummola.
Howlett throws a leg kick but Kummola sees it coming and moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Howlett really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Howlett lands a front kick.
Howlett tries to work over Kummola's front leg with a kick but Kummola checks it.
Howlett looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kummola sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Howlett 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.
Howlett missing with a left hand there. Kummola was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Howlett waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kummola.
Howlett scores with a nice head shot.
Howlett connects with an inside leg kick.
Howlett throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Howlett feints and then cracks Kummola's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kummola down.
Howlett connects with a right hand. Kummola shakes it off.
Howlett slips a jab and a cross from Kummola.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Howlett slips a straight right by Kummola.
Kummola checks a low kick from Howlett.
Howlett lands with a cross.
Howlett looks for the body kick but Kummola saw that one coming.
Howlett gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Kummola postures up in Howlett's guard and throws a big left but Howlett blocks it.
Howlett wants to sweep here but Kummola controlling him for the moment.
Howlett had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kummola defends it easily.
Kummola trying to control but Howlett is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howlett avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Howlett manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Howlett wants to control the pace but Kummola is squirming around nicely.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Howlett with a couple of short strikes.
Kummola sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Howlett thows a huge punch but Kummola dodges it nicely.
Kummola is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Howlett pulls his head out easily.
Kummola tries to get to full guard but Howlett has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howlett trying to pass the guard but Kummola defending well.
Howlett is still trying to improve position.
Kummola tries to get to full guard but Howlett has control of the leg.
Howlett looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Kummola manages to get to full guard.
Kummola trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kummola looking to hit a scissor sweep but Howlett is one step ahead there.
Howlett sitting in guard here, content to control.
Howlett wants to control from the top but Kummola keeps moving.
Kummola controls Howlett momentarily but Howlett frees himself.
Howlett trying to control but Kummola is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. James Howlett wasn't active enough on the ground.
A solid leg kick lands there for Howlett.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Howlett dominated that fourth round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Kummola lands a jab.
Howlett throws a leg kick but Kummola moved away.
Howlett dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kummola. That did some damage!
Howlett just misses with a punch to the body.
Kummola lands a nice looking body kick.
Howlett lands a nice looking body shot.
Howlett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kummola just misses with a punch to the body.
Howlett pushes Kummola up against the cage in a clinch.
Kummola escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kummola looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kummola takes one to the side of the head.
Howlett misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Howlett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kummola lands a really nice looking cross but Howlett seems unphased.
Kummola throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kummola walks into a stiff left hand from Howlett.
Kummola takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Howlett cracks the inside of Kummola's front leg.
Kummola steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Howlett. That one must have hurt.
Howlett ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kummola moves away.
Howlett rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kummola counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Howlett's guard now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Howlett wants to sweep here but Kummola controlling him for the moment.
Howlett is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Kummola trying to control but Howlett is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howlett throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kummola lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kale Kummola overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kummola scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kummola trying to control but Howlett is working from the bottom.
Howlett wants to sweep here but Kummola controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kummola working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Howlett not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kummola is looking to work some ground and pound but Howlett has wrist control.
Kale Kummola has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kummola working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kummola looking to pass the guard.
Kummola with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kummola scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kummola missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Howlett preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Howlett wants to sweep here but Kummola controlling him for the moment.
Howlett keeping full guard, as Kummola tries to pass.
Howlett is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kummola defends well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Howlett is trying to keep Kummola in close.
Howlett preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Howlett bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kummola's guard.
Howlett is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kummola wants to sweep here but Howlett controlling him for the moment.
Howlett trying to control but Kummola is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kummola is looking for a triangle but Howlett pushes his legs off easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Kale Kummola.
I think Howlett 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 46:50
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 46:49
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Howlett!
James Howlett took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'You got four belts? Really? Time to retire cuz this sport has turned into a joke.'.
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