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MMA Helsinki - 28 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gaurav Sharma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mats Lindgraf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mats Lindgraf will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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140 lbs
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130 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gaurav Sharma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mats Lindgraf!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sharma misses with a double jab.
Sharma connects with a body shot.
Sharma throws a body punch but Lindgraf moves out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Lindgraf 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lindgraf is rocked!
It looks like Mats Lindgraf has been cut.
Sharma looks to land a left hand but Lindgraf moved out of range nicely.
Lindgraf is still on wobbly legs! Can Sharma finish him?
Lindgraf shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Sharma manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Lindgraf engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Sharma has control of Lindgraf's left arm, preventing Lindgraf from doing any damage.
Lindgraf forces his way into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sharma trying to control here.
Lindgraf is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Lindgraf is keen to just control but Sharma is a slippery customer.
Sharma wants to control but Lindgraf is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Lindgraf seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Lindgraf working over Sharma with some ground and pound. Sharma looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Sharma tries to kick Lindgraf off but Lindgraf keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Sharma is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lindgraf thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sharma's head.
Lindgraf prevents Sharma from improving his position.
Lindgraf has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at MMA Sanok Training Center. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Lindgraf passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Sharma!
Lindgraf throwing strikes here but Sharma is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Lindgraf swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mats Lindgraf!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Aatos Kesti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaime Lannister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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144 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
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Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aatos Kesti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jaime Lannister!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lannister lands a big head kick that sends Kesti tumbling to the mat! Lannister takes a step backwards and waves Kesti back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Kesti is rocked!
It looks like Aatos Kesti has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lannister is stalking Kesti. Kesti circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Lannister, and it's lights out! Kesti really payed the price for that rookie mistake.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jaime Lannister!
Jaime Lannister bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nyffe Pehmytkudos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonid Guerra Salsido (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pehmytkudos comes into the arena with Culture Club - Do You Really Want To Hurt Me blaring out of the sound system. Guerra Salsido is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Cuba Anthem. Nyffe Pehmytkudos could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Leonid Guerra Salsido's chin.
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195 lbs
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195 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nyffe Pehmytkudos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Leonid Guerra Salsido!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Guerra Salsido goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
We've been informed that Guerra Salsido has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Guerra Salsido misses with a right hand
and Pehmytkudos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd cheers as Guerra Salsido lands an impressive looking overhand right. Pehmytkudos doesn't seem phased though.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Guerra Salsido.
Guerra Salsido throws a leg kick
and Pehmytkudos counters with a nice uppercut.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Guerra Salsido tries to close the distance and clinch but Pehmytkudos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Guerra Salsido throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pehmytkudos defending well as Guerra Salsido loads up on a big left hand.
Nice combo by Guerra Salsido! Oh, that's hurt him - Pehmytkudos falls to the canvas and Guerra Salsido follows him into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Pehmytkudos is looking to reverse the position.
Pehmytkudos looking for a sweep but Guerra Salsido has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Guerra Salsido sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Pehmytkudos tries to lock up and control but Guerra Salsido gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pehmytkudos is in all sorts of trouble here.
Pehmytkudos wants to get back to his feet.
Pehmytkudos is desperately trying to improve his position but Guerra Salsido has a good base and remains in mount.
Pehmytkudos is working hard here to advance position.
Guerra Salsido sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pehmytkudos regains half guard.
Pehmytkudos tries to get to full guard but Guerra Salsido has control of the leg.
Pehmytkudos is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Guerra Salsido jumps into side control!
Guerra Salsido has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Pehmytkudos!
Guerra Salsido wants to control the pace but Pehmytkudos is squirming around nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pehmytkudos really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Pehmytkudos is squirming around, avoiding Guerra Salsido's attempts to control the action.
Guerra Salsido landing strikes from the mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pehmytkudos tries to lock up and control but Guerra Salsido gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Pehmytkudos is desperately trying to improve his position but Guerra Salsido has a good base and remains in mount.
Pehmytkudos wants to control but Guerra Salsido is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonid Guerra Salsido dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Guerra Salsido moves in looking to clinch but Pehmytkudos pushes him off.
Pehmytkudos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Guerra Salsido.
Guerra Salsido misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guerra Salsido connects with a leg kick. Pehmytkudos looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Guerra Salsido lands a head kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guerra Salsido throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pehmytkudos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Guerra Salsido throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Guerra Salsido.
Guerra Salsido throws an overhand right that drops Pehmytkudos like a sack of potatoes! Guerra Salsido dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leonid Guerra Salsido!
Leonid Guerra Salsido was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tito Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matty Redert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matty Redert has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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150 lbs
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157 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Big heart |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tito Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Matty Redert!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Redert avoids it really well and circles away.
Redert lands a big head kick that sends Penn tumbling to the mat! Redert takes a step backwards and waves Penn back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Penn is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Redert moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Penn throws out a loose jab but Redert uses good head movement to avoid it.
Redert clinches up with Penn and pushes him back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Redert.
Oh Penn is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Redert pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Penn seems to have got his legs back now.
Penn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Redert is looking to clinch.
Redert misses with a looping left.
Penn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Redert moves away.
Penn shoots in and drives through. Redert sprawls well.
Penn misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tito Penn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Redert thuds a left hand into Penn's body.
Penn is breathing heavily.
Penn has a takedown stuffed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn 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.
Matty Redert seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Redert throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Matty Redert is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Redert moves into range and clinches up with Penn.
Redert will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Penn up against the cage.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Penn. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Redert lands a right hand that snaps the head of Penn backwards.
Redert pressing his opponent against the cage.
A short left from Redert.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Redert has Penn pressed against the cage.
Redert's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Penn scores with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Redert feints a jab and as Penn dips his head, Redert unleashes a brutal head kick that catches Penn right on the jaw! Timbeeer! Penn falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the cage! Redert smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Matty Redert!
An out of breath Matty Redert thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gus Bradley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patt Magroin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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140 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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140 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gus Bradley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Patt Magroin!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bradley ducks right into an uppercut from Magroin.
Bradley throws a hook but Magroin blocks it.
Bradley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bradley tries to clinch but Magroin is having none of it.
Bradley explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Bradley throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Bradley throws an overhand right that lands on Magroin's shoulder, as Magroin tries to avoid the shot.
Good leg kick by Bradley there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bradley fakes the leg kick and cracks Magroin in the body.
Magroin is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bradley dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Magroin. That did some damage!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bradley.
Bradley looks for the body kick but Magroin saw that one coming.
Magroin throws a combination. Bradley tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bradley looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Magroin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Magroin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bradley.
Bradley throws a body kick that misses.
Magroin misses with a two punch combination.
Bradley with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Magroin swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bradley.
Magroin misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradley connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bradley and Magroin are patiently standing in front of each other looking for an opening. Bradley throws a head kick. It's landed, knocking Magroin into next week! Ooooh that was huge! Bradley knows it - he's on the cage flexing is biceps. That's a bit weird considering he won by kick but whatever.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Gus Bradley!
Gus Bradley decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between VinniJay Acunia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zica Brava (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brava has chosen Loyal as his entrance music. VinniJay Acunia has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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158 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
37 - 15 - 1, fighting out of London, VinniJay Acunia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Zica Brava!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Acunia lands a glancing blow to the side of Brava's head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Acunia.
Acunia fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Brava is out of range.
Acunia really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Acunia throws a leg kick that misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brava looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Acunia scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Acunia 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.
Nice shot by Acunia.
Some wild striking there from Acunia.
Brava looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Acunia connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Brava buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Brava misses with the combination.
Acunia looks to throw the jab but Brava is out of range.
Brava tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Acunia paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Acunia takes a swing at Brava's ribcage but misses.
Brava instigates a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Acunia.
Brava breaks the clinch.
Brava fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Acunia is out of range.
Acunia throws a leg kick that is checked
and Brava counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Brava is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brava doesn't manage to clinch there - Acunia circles away.
Acunia throws a shot from downtown. Brava moves away and avoids it.
Brava tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Brava staying out of range there.
A head kick misses from Acunia.
VinniJay Acunia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Acunia throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Brava stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Brava lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Acunia avoids the body shot from Brava.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brava 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.
Brava has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Acunia.
Brava ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Brava on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Acunia. Acunia obviously looking to wear him down.
Acunia fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Brava on the side of the head.
Decent striking displayed by Acunia there.
Nice cross by Brava.
Brava on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Brava lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like VinniJay Acunia has been cut.
A swing and a miss from Brava.
Brava moves out of range of the strikes.
Acunia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brava manages to avoid it.
Brava throws out a loose jab but Acunia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Acunia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brava was well out of range. Poor timing from Acunia.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brava throws a leg kick but Acunia moved away.
Brava misses with a body shot.
Brava checks a leg kick nicely.
Acunia lands a nice looking body shot.
Brava throws a big shot that misses.
Brava tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jab, jab by Brava - just one landing.
Acunia tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Brava throws a low kick but Acunia moves out of range easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Acunia as he connects with a hook.
Brava defending well as Acunia loads up on a big left hand.
Brava takes a kick to the side of the head.
Brava gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Acunia has Brava pressed against the cage, preventing Brava from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Acunia lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brava doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brava is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Acunia can't find room to land a body shot as Brava controls the action.
Brava blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brava stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Brava is trying to break the clinch but Acunia has him pressed against the cage.
Acunia is looking for a takedown.
Brava is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Acunia keeps control of Brava as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Acunia tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Brava breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Acunia throws a leg kick but Brava sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Acunia works the jab nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Zica Brava will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on VinniJay Acunia's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Brava fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Acunia looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Brava darts in and clinches Acunia up against the cage.
Good body shot from Brava.
Acunia lands a shoulder strike.
Brava looking to stall.
Acunia is trying to maintain a safe position but Brava gets an underhook and turns Acunia into the cage.
Acunia lands with a short shot to the head.
Brava's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brava scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
VinniJay Acunia is winning the standup battle so far.
Acunia shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Brava needs to keep his hands up - Acunia had a free shot at his head there.
Acunia throws a solid leg kick but Brava takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Acunia.
Brava walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
An inside leg kick lands from Acunia.
Acunia is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Acunia throws a leg kick
and Brava counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Brava avoiding damage.
Acunia tries a body shot but Brava blocks it.
Acunia misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brava can't break the clinch.
Acunia misses with some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Acunia creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Acunia working aggressively here.
Brava tries to break the clinch but Acunia is controlling the position.
Brava breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Acunia cracks the inside of Brava's front leg.
Acunia smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Acunia throws a sloppy head kick and Brava moves out of range easily.
Brava is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Zica Brava is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brava throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Brava slips under a jab.
Acunia showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brava.
Acunia has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Brava gets a clinch.
Acunia has hold of one of Brava's legs. Brava is fighting the takedown attempt but Acunia gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Brava keeping full guard, as Acunia tries to pass.
Acunia prevents Brava from getting back to his feet.
Brava is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Acunia throws a strike but Brava rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Brava wants to pass the guard but Acunia is keeping the position.
Brava trying to control but Acunia is working from the bottom.
Acunia had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Brava defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brava looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Brava won't allow Acunia to sweep him here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brava is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Zica Brava wasn't active enough on the ground.
Brava doesn't manage to clinch there - Acunia circles away.
Acunia chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Brava can pounce on him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Zica Brava will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on VinniJay Acunia's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Brava moves in looking to clinch but Acunia pushes him off.
Brava misses with an uppercut.
Brava is looking to clinch.
Acunia tries to work over Brava's front leg with a kick but Brava checks it.
Acunia misses with a low kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Acunia, right into the meat.
Brava is looking to clinch.
Acunia circles away from the clinch attempt.
Acunia scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Brava lands the left hand.
A head kick misses from Acunia.
Acunia tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Brava is able to avoid easily.
Brava delivers a nice body kick.
Acunia throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Brava on the side of the head.
Brava avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Brava's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Good work by Brava as he checks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brava connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Acunia misses the body punch
and Acunia takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Acunia wants to slow Brava down by chopping away at his legs.
Acunia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brava.
Brava pushes Acunia up against the cage in a clinch.
Brava breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brava has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Acunia throws a quick inside leg kick.
Acunia pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Brava uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Acunia.
That kick from Acunia tenderised Brava's leg. Brava is trying to keep his angry face on.
Acunia throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Acunia fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Brava is out of range.
A low kick from Acunia misses
and Brava counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A low kick from Acunia is predictable there
and Brava moves into the clinch.
VinniJay Acunia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brava is trying to break free.
Acunia lands with a light punch inside.
Brava is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Brava - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brava has had enough of the clinch but Acunia keeps him there for the moment.
Acunia pushes Brava back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Brava wants to break the clinch but can't.
Acunia trying to stall but Brava improves his position.
Brava blocking some punches.
Acunia tries for a takedown but Brava manages to get underhooks.
Brava blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brava lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Acunia wants a takedown but no success here.
Brava wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Acunia tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Acunia escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Acunia throws a low kick but Brava moves out of range easily.
A clash of legs there as Brava blocks the low kick.
Acunia bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Brava tries to clinch there but Acunia circles away.
Brava checks a leg kick.
Acunia keeps the fight on the outside.
Brava takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A big right from Acunia misses.
Acunia scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Zica Brava is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Acunia scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Brava throws a shot to the body.
Acunia throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Brava throws a leg kick which misses Acunia's front leg but catches the back leg as Acunia tries to avoid it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Acunia.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A telegraphed right hand from Acunia misses the target.
Brava connects with a right hand. Acunia shakes it off.
Acunia dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Brava. That did some damage!
Acunia moves away from the strike by Brava.
Acunia is looking to score with low kicks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brava takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Acunia misses with a left hand
and Brava counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Brava tests Acunia's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Brava fails with an attempt to clinch.
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 VinniJay Acunia.
I think Brava 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Zica Brava!
Post fight, Zica Brava took to the microphone: 'Foda-se o padrão #13memo
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pikku Kakkipylly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kapitan Tutan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Kapitan Tutan was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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201 lbs
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pikku Kakkipylly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Kapitan Tutan!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kakkipylly turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kakkipylly takes the fight into the clinch.
Tutan working aggressively here.
Tutan gets through Kakkipylly's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kakkipylly being controlled against the cage.
Kakkipylly is trying to stall.
Kakkipylly lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kakkipylly is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A frustrated look appears on Tutan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tutan has a couple of punches blocked by Kakkipylly.
Tutan swings wildly with an uppercut but Kakkipylly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tutan misses with a body punch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kakkipylly just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tutan's brow.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tutan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kakkipylly's elbow.
Tutan is stalling here.
Tutan looking to stall.
Kakkipylly lands a knee to the body.
Kakkipylly misses with an elbow over the top.
Kakkipylly creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Tutan avoiding damage.
Kakkipylly lands an elbow just above Tutan 's eye.
It looks like Kapitan Tutan has been cut.
Kakkipylly blocks an uppercut.
Kakkipylly throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Tutan manages to break the clinch.
Kakkipylly checks the leg kick nicely there.
Tutan scores with a jab. Kakkipylly acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kakkipylly keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kakkipylly pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tutan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kakkipylly's calf.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tutan stuns Kakkipylly with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Good leg kick by Kakkipylly there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kakkipylly tries to clinch there but Tutan circles away.
Kakkipylly throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Tutan's head.
Kakkipylly drives through and clinches with Tutan against the cage.
Kakkipylly throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Tutan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kakkipylly's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A shot in the inside from Tutan.
Kakkipylly lands a damaging elbow.
Tutan looking to stall.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tutan.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kakkipylly breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kakkipylly takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kakkipylly moves out of range of the leg kick from Tutan.
Tutan misses with a straight left.
Tutan lands an overhand right.
Kakkipylly checks a low kick from Tutan.
Tutan connects with a solid leg kick.
Tutan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kakkipylly's sensitive parts.
Tutan misses with a body shot.
Tutan misses with a low kick.
Kakkipylly blocks a leg kick.
Tutan throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kakkipylly counters with a nice leg kick.
Kakkipylly throws a head kick that misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tutan 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 Kakkipylly has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kakkipylly and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Tutan misses the shot to the body.
Tutan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kakkipylly sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A good leg kick by Tutan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Tutan as he checks the leg kick.
Kakkipylly fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kakkipylly tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tutan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kakkipylly's calf.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head kick misses from Kakkipylly.
Kakkipylly moves into the clinch successfully.
Kakkipylly looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tutan lands a right hand.
Tutan takes an elbow to the temple.
Kakkipylly throws an elbow but it misses.
Kakkipylly creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tutan's defenses.
Tutan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kakkipylly wants to break free but Tutan has control.
Tutan blocks an elbow strike.
Tutan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Tutan fails to land.
Kakkipylly holding his opponent close, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kapitan Tutan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kapitan Tutan's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Tutan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tutan is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kakkipylly rather than just go for the knockout.
Tutan throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kakkipylly misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tutan lands the left hand.
Kakkipylly blocks a leg kick.
Tutan misses with a low kick.
Tutan checks a low kick from Kakkipylly.
Tutan misses with a looping right.
Tutan looks to land a right hand but Kakkipylly moved out of range.
Tutan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tutan swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kakkipylly moves into the clinch successfully.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tutan.
Kakkipylly pushes off an throws an elbow but Tutan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kakkipylly looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tutan can't find room to land a body shot as Kakkipylly controls the action.
Kakkipylly creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tutan's defenses.
Tutan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kakkipylly backwards.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kakkipylly.
Tutan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Tutan.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kakkipylly just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tutan's brow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kakkipylly just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tutan's brow.
Tutan breaks from the clinch.
Kakkipylly steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tutan.
Kakkipylly takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kakkipylly misses with a head kick.
Good work by Kakkipylly as he checks the leg kick.
Kakkipylly keeps Tutan at a distance using the push kick.
Kakkipylly is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kakkipylly tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kakkipylly tries to clinch up but Tutan circles away and keeps his distance.
Kakkipylly tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tutan attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kakkipylly looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kakkipylly lands a leg kick that knocks Tutan off balance momentarily.
Kakkipylly moves into the clinch.
Tutan trying to stall but Kakkipylly improves his position.
Kakkipylly pushes off an throws an elbow but Tutan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kakkipylly looking to slow down the pace here.
Kakkipylly lands a nice elbow.
Kakkipylly breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kakkipylly ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kakkipylly takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kakkipylly moves into the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kakkipylly trying to control the position but instead, Tutan has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kakkipylly into the cage.
Tutan tries to work over Kakkipylly's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kakkipylly misses with an elbow over the top.
Tutan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kakkipylly breaks the clinch.
Kakkipylly wants to clinch up but Tutan keeps it at a distance.
Kakkipylly moves out of range of the body kick.
Kakkipylly is looking to clinch but Tutan is avoiding it.
Kakkipylly tries to close the distance and clinch but Tutan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tutan misses with a low kick.
Kakkipylly blocks a low kick nicely.
Good shot there by Tutan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tutan. Kakkipylly does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tutan avoids the head kick by Kakkipylly.
Tutan wants to land a leg kick but Kakkipylly is out of range.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kakkipylly!
Nice straight punches there by Tutan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tutan.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kakkipylly looks to land a body kick but Tutan moved away.
Tutan throws a leg kick
and Kakkipylly counters with a head kick.
That has opened up Kapitan Tutan's cut even more.
Kakkipylly chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tutan can pounce on him.
Tutan throws a push kick but Kakkipylly slaps the foot to one side.
Kakkipylly looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tutan tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tutan has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
The fighters circling - Tutan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tutan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tutan takes a swing at Kakkipylly's ribcage but misses.
Kakkipylly moves out of range as Tutan throws a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kapitan Tutan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Kapitan Tutan's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Kakkipylly misses with a head kick.
Tutan throws a leg kick
and Kakkipylly counters with a head kick. That will keep Tutan thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Kakkipylly tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tutan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kakkipylly is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kakkipylly stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tutan.
Tutan misses with a low kick.
Kakkipylly buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tutan lands a jab to the nose.
Tutan thumps Kakkipylly with a low kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Kakkipylly checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kakkipylly has closed the distance and engaged Tutan in a clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Tutan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kakkipylly is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kakkipylly is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tutan is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kakkipylly is trying to stall.
Tutan is trying to force a seperation but Kakkipylly has the dominant position.
Kakkipylly throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Tutan is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Pikku Kakkipylly has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kakkipylly tries to break free but Tutan pushes him back against the cage.
Tutan manages to break the clinch.
Tutan throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kakkipylly.
Tutan throws a solid leg kick but Kakkipylly takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tutan.
Kakkipylly clinches with his opponent.
Tutan misses with a punch on the inside.
Tutan controlling the action here for a moment.
Tutan misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tutan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kakkipylly backwards.
Kakkipylly breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kakkipylly avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kakkipylly throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A head kick misses from Kakkipylly.
Kakkipylly tries to clinch there but Tutan circles away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tutan.
Tutan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tutan misses with a low kick.
Kakkipylly throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tutan moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tutan looks for the body kick but Kakkipylly saw that one coming.
Tutan blocks a head kick by Kakkipylly.
Tutan throws a leg kick but Kakkipylly checks it.
Kakkipylly needs to keep his hands up - Tutan had a free shot at his head there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tutan throws a leg kick but Kakkipylly checks it.
Tutan looks to score with a jab to the body but Kakkipylly is just out of range.
A low kick from Tutan misses
and Kakkipylly counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kakkipylly checks the leg kick.
Kakkipylly slips a straight right by Tutan.
Tutan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kakkipylly manages to avoid it.
A lazy body kick from Kakkipylly
and Tutan counters with a leg kick.
Kapitan Tutan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kakkipylly fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kakkipylly slips a jab from Tutan.
Kakkipylly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tutan.
Tutan throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kakkipylly counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kakkipylly tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A head kick misses from Kakkipylly.
Good leg kick by Tutan there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tutan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kakkipylly keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Tutan throws a shot from downtown. Kakkipylly moves away and avoids it.
Tutan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kakkipylly.
Kakkipylly connects with a leg kick. Tutan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Tutan scores with a nice body kick.
Tutan throws a body punch but Kakkipylly moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tutan throws a front kick aimed at Kakkipylly's knee but Kakkipylly avoids it well.
Good work by Kakkipylly as he checks the leg kick.
Kapitan Tutan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A cross from Tutan lands.
Kakkipylly tries to clinch there but Tutan circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kakkipylly lands a head kick. Tutan smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kakkipylly looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kakkipylly.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kapitan Tutan.
I've got Tutan winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kapitan Tutan!
A relieved looking Kapitan Tutan thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Keijo Kerjalainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saul Alvarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kerjalainen kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is krolithika. The crowd seem to be enjoying Alvarez's choice of entrance music: Survivor - 'Burning Heart'. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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168 lbs
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163 lbs
9 - 9 - 2 |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Keijo Kerjalainen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Saul Alvarez!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kerjalainen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Alvarez, pushing him back against the cage.
Kerjalainen tries to work over Alvarez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Alvarez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've been informed that Alvarez has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Alvarez moves away from the strike by Kerjalainen.
Alvarez swats away the attempt to clinch by Kerjalainen.
Kerjalainen misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Alvarez to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Keijo Kerjalainen has been cut.
Alvarez misses with a double jab.
Kerjalainen lands a jab-cross combination.
It looks like Saul Alvarez has been cut.
Kerjalainen throws a head kick but Alvarez moves out of range.
Kerjalainen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Alvarez. Alvarez circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Alvarez is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alvarez moves out of range of the strikes.
Alvarez is still on wobbly legs! Can Kerjalainen finish him?
Alvarez takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A good leg kick by Kerjalainen.
Alvarez tries to close the distance and clinch but Kerjalainen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kerjalainen lands a slapping body shot.
Kerjalainen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Alvarez.
Alvarez moves out of range of the strikes.
Alvarez seems to have recovered his senses.
Kerjalainen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Alvarez on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kerjalainen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kerjalainen drops Alvarez with a naaaaasty hook - Alvarez is in real trouble here! Kerjalainen dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Keijo Kerjalainen!
Keijo Kerjalainen retains his lightweight title!
Keijo Kerjalainen decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yang Terbaik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ari Sotaheimo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Terbaik's entrance music is Motörhead - Ace Of Spades. A fine choice. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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30
186 lbs
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192 lbs
12 - 7 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Yang Terbaik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ari Sotaheimo!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sotaheimo avoids the head kick by Terbaik.
Sotaheimo misses with a kick to the body
letting Terbaik counter with a right hand.
Nice body kick there by Sotaheimo.
Sotaheimo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Terbaik walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sotaheimo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Terbaik misses with a looping right.
Sotaheimo wants to clinch.
Terbaik is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sotaheimo.
Sotaheimo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Terbaik tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sotaheimo with a hook.
A big left from Sotaheimo misses.
Sotaheimo checks a low kick from Terbaik.
Terbaik is looking to score with low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Terbaik keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sotaheimo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sotaheimo throws a head kick that misses.
Sotaheimo dips to his left and cracks Terbaik with an uppercut!
Sotaheimo fails to land with a series of punches.
Sotaheimo throws a sloppy head kick and Terbaik moves out of range easily.
Terbaik gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sotaheimo.
Terbaik throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sotaheimo on the side of the head.
Sotaheimo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sotaheimo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Terbaik avoids the head kick by Sotaheimo.
Terbaik scoring well with a low kick there.
Sotaheimo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sotaheimo misses with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sotaheimo lands a nice looking kick to the body. Terbaik takes a step back to recover.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Terbaik connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sotaheimo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sotaheimo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Terbaik manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Terbaik takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Terbaik takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Terbaik moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Terbaik throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Sotaheimo counters with a nice uppercut.
Sotaheimo feints and then cracks Terbaik's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Terbaik down.
Sotaheimo slips a jab from Terbaik.
Terbaik throws a quick inside leg kick.
Terbaik just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sotaheimo checks a leg kick nicely.
Terbaik looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Sotaheimo lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Sotaheimo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sotaheimo tries to clinch there but Terbaik circles away.
Nice defenses there by Terbaik.
Sotaheimo scores with a push kick.
Terbaik cracks Sotaheimo with an open hand slap.
Sotaheimo throws a head kick that misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Terbaik. That's going to slow Sotaheimo down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sotaheimo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A bone on bone clash there as Sotaheimo blocks the leg kick.
A jab from Sotaheimo misses.
Sotaheimo gets a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sotaheimo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Terbaik escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Terbaik throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Sotaheimo to counter with a crisp jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Terbaik.
Sotaheimo throws a body kick that misses.
Sotaheimo throws a head kick but Terbaik moves out of range.
Sotaheimo looks to land a left hand but Terbaik moved out of range nicely.
Sotaheimo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Terbaik tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sotaheimo was well out of range. Poor timing from Terbaik.
Terbaik throws a leg kick but Sotaheimo moved away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sotaheimo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Terbaik chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sotaheimo avoids the head kick by Terbaik.
Sotaheimo slips under a jab from Terbaik.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ari Sotaheimo dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
A shot to the liver by Sotaheimo. Beautiful body shot.
Sotaheimo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Terbaik ducks under a wild hook from Sotaheimo.
Sotaheimo throws a combination. Terbaik tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Terbaik takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Terbaik throws a head kick that misses.
Sotaheimo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sotaheimo blocks a head kick by Terbaik.
A head kick misses from Terbaik.
Terbaik throws a leg kick but Sotaheimo sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Decent striking displayed by Sotaheimo there.
Terbaik swats away the attempt to clinch by Sotaheimo.
Sotaheimo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sotaheimo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sotaheimo tries a head kick but it misses.
Sotaheimo drives through and clinches with Terbaik against the cage.
Sotaheimo landing knees to the body.
Sotaheimo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Terbaik.
Sotaheimo tries a knee to the head but Terbaik blocks it.
Sotaheimo looking to throw knees to the head but Terbaik is blocking nicely.
Terbaik has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sotaheimo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Terbaik has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Terbaik blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Terbaik manages to break the clinch.
Sotaheimo misses with a body kick.
A cross from Sotaheimo lands.
Terbaik throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sotaheimo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Terbaik.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Terbaik throws a nice inside leg kick.
Terbaik connects with a solid leg kick.
Ari Sotaheimo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Terbaik throws a low kick but Sotaheimo avoids it.
Terbaik motions for Sotaheimo to come forward. Terbaik throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sotaheimo delivers a nice body kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Terbaik.
Terbaik finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A big left from Sotaheimo misses.
Sotaheimo walks into a straight right hand from Terbaik.
Sotaheimo drives through and clinches with Terbaik against the cage.
Sotaheimo prevents Terbaik from breaking the clinch.
Sotaheimo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Terbaik avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sotaheimo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Terbaik.
Sotaheimo keeps control of Terbaik as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Terbaik wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sotaheimo.
Sotaheimo tries to land a knee to the head but Terbaik blocks with his arms.
Terbaik breaks the clinch.
Sotaheimo throws a body kick that misses.
Terbaik drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sotaheimo tries a head kick but it misses.
Terbaik is looking to slow Sotaheimo down with leg kicks.
Sotaheimo thows a body kick. Terbaik tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Terbaik 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 Sotaheimo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sotaheimo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Terbaik will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Terbaik misses with a leg kick.
Terbaik fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sotaheimo is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sotaheimo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sotaheimo misses with a looping left.
Sotaheimo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sotaheimo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Terbaik changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Terbaik misses with a head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Terbaik lands with a thumping leg kick.
Terbaik connects with an inside leg kick.
Sotaheimo is breathing heavily.
Sotaheimo scores with a head kick. Terbaik tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sotaheimo misses with a hook
and Sotaheimo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Terbaik misses with a straight right.
Sotaheimo is looking to clinch but Terbaik is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ari Sotaheimo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Terbaik scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sotaheimo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Terbaik attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sotaheimo scores with the left hand. Terbaik knows he should have avoided that one.
Terbaik scoring well with a low kick there.
Sotaheimo throws a chopping leg kick but Terbaik manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sotaheimo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sotaheimo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sotaheimo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Terbaik on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sotaheimo closes the distance but Terbaik moves to the side
and Terbaik counters with a lovely straight right hand!
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!
Terbaik misses with the body kick
and Sotaheimo counters by moving into the clinch.
Terbaik on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Terbaik holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Terbaik missing with knees to the body.
Sotaheimo tries to land a knee to the head but Terbaik blocks with his arms.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Sotaheimo keeps control of Terbaik as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Terbaik has had enough of the clinch but Sotaheimo keeps him there for the moment.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Sotaheimo misses with a knee strike.
Sotaheimo leaning against his opponent.
Sotaheimo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Terbaik blocks it with crossed arms.
Sotaheimo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Terbaik blocks it with crossed arms.
Sotaheimo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sotaheimo trying to land knees to the body.
Terbaik breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sotaheimo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sotaheimo wants to clinch up but Terbaik keeps it at a distance.
Sotaheimo throws a sloppy head kick and Terbaik moves out of range easily.
A slow jab from Terbaik misses its intended target.
Sotaheimo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Terbaik attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Sotaheimo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sotaheimo wants to clinch up but Terbaik keeps it at a distance.
Terbaik lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Terbaik throws a leg kick which misses Sotaheimo's front leg but catches the back leg as Sotaheimo tries to avoid it.
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!
Terbaik throws a nice outside leg kick.
Terbaik connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Terbaik lands a front kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sotaheimo throws a lazy right hand but Terbaik sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sotaheimo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Terbaik is able to avoid easily.
Sotaheimo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sotaheimo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A good leg kick by Sotaheimo.
Terbaik connects with a solid leg kick.
Terbaik looks to throw the jab but Sotaheimo is out of range.
Sotaheimo misses with a straight right.
Sotaheimo throws a series of punches but Terbaik avoids them all with ease.
Terbaik blocks the body kick.
A jab from Terbaik misses.
Sotaheimo misses with a low kick.
Ari Sotaheimo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Terbaik is looking to slow Sotaheimo down with leg kicks.
Yang Terbaik has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Terbaik turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Terbaik throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That kick from Sotaheimo tenderised Terbaik's leg. Terbaik is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sotaheimo checks a leg kick.
Sotaheimo looks to land a left hand but Terbaik moved out of range nicely.
Terbaik looks for the body kick but Sotaheimo saw that one coming.
Sotaheimo looks to land a body kick but Terbaik moved away.
Some bone on bone action there as Sotaheimo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Terbaik throws a nice head kick!
Sotaheimo is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Terbaik.
Sotaheimo is still on wobbly legs! Can Terbaik finish him?
Terbaik is looking to slow Sotaheimo down with leg kicks.
Sotaheimo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Terbaik connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Terbaik lands a leg kick that knocks Sotaheimo off balance momentarily.
Terbaik circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Sotaheimo tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Terbaik wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Yang Terbaik!
A determined Yang Terbaik didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Waclaw Panek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Waclaw Panek told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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14 - 5 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ben Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Waclaw Panek!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Barnes misses
and Panek counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Panek avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Barnes clinches with his opponent.
Barnes looking to throw knees to the head but Panek is blocking nicely.
Barnes throws a knee to the head but misses.
Panek is looking to control Barnes's arms but Barnes gets an underhook and turns him. Now Panek has his back to the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Panek.
Barnes with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Panek looking to stall.
Barnes keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Panek's efforts to push away.
Barnes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Panek avoids it.
Barnes misses with a knee strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Panek manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Still in the clinch, Barnes scores with a nice short uppercut.
Panek is trying to drag Barnes to the mat but Barnes just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Panek looking to stall.
Barnes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Panek tries for a takedown but Barnes sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Panek has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Barnes is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Barnes throws a head kick that half lands.
Barnes throws a leg kick that is checked
and Panek counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Barnes!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
You can see the frustration on Barnes's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Panek controlling the position from side mount.
Barnes wants to control but Panek postures up.
Panek wants to lay and pray for a moment but Barnes keeps working.
Barnes is looking to reverse the position.
Panek wants to lay and pray for a moment but Barnes keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barnes tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Panek wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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Panek throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Panek trying to control the position but Barnes is working away.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Panek fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Barnes has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Panek changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Barnes tries to avoid it but Panek manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Barnes to the ground. Barnes escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ben Barnes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Waclaw Panek.
Panek fails with a takedown attempt.
Ben Barnes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Panek stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Barnes wants to clinch.
Panek takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barnes throws a wild body kick that Panek sees coming a mile off.
Barnes takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barnes throws a head kick that half lands.
Barnes turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Barnes dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Barnes misses with a leg kick
and Barnes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ben Barnes is winning the standup battle so far.
Panek shoots for a double leg takedown but Barnes sprawls well. He's pushed Panek's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Barnes looks for the body kick but Panek saw that one coming.
Barnes thows a leg kick but Panek checks it
and Panek counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Panek prevents Barnes from improving his position.
Barnes is trying to stand back up but Panek is controlling him
Barnes is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Qube Striking, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Panek trying to control the action but Barnes is working from the bottom.
Barnes controlling the position well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes trying to control from the bottom.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Barnes is defending against the submission attempts here by Panek.
Barnes wants to get back to full guard.
Barnes is trying to stand up here but Panek is controlling him well.
Panek prevents Barnes from improving his position.
Panek is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Barnes won't allow Panek to pass to mount.
Barnes tries to roll over but Panek keeps him under control.
Barnes is staying active underneath Panek, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Barnes is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Panek scores with a couple of nice shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Panek passes to full mount!
Panek lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Panek with good strikes from the mount here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panek fails to advance to Barnes's back.
Barnes tries to hold on but Panek postures up.
Panek looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Panek working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Waclaw Panek has got the better of the ground game so far.
Panek trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Barnes tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Barnes is working hard here to advance position.
Barnes regains half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Panek content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Panek is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Barnes doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Panek.
Barnes is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Still in half guard, Panek seems content to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Waclaw Panek showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Barnes misses with a low kick.
Barnes tried to score with a low kick but Panek checks it.
Panek lands with a right hand.
Barnes throws a leg kick
and Panek cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Panek connects with a body shot that sends Barnes's belly button to the back.
Panek looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Barnes misses with a low kick.
Panek darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Barnes is trying to maintain the position but Panek is very close to passing his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Panek controlling the action here.
Panek looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Barnes is staying active underneath Panek, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Barnes is doing well to control the position and prevent Panek from advancing to side control.
Panek thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Panek passes to side control.
You can see the frustration on Barnes's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Barnes is trying to get back to half guard.
Panek slows the pace down.
Panek tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Panek trying to control the position but Barnes is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Panek are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Panek wants to lay and pray for a moment but Barnes keeps working.
Barnes struggling a bit here.
Panek trying to control the action but Barnes is working from the bottom.
Barnes knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Panek on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Panek taking a breather here.
Panek is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Barnes has escaped the position, nice work there.
Barnes tries to improve position but can't.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barnes is trying to escape the position but Panek is controlling the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Waclaw Panek comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Panek 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Waclaw Panek!
An out of breath Waclaw Panek thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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