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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Konstantin Saraste (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carl Blackburn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Konstantin Saraste!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Carl Blackburn!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blackburn throws a looping overhand right but Saraste ducks down to avoid it.
Saraste tries to counter with a takedown but Blackburn is quick to defend against it.
Blackburn loads up on a big right hand but Saraste slips the punch.
Saraste cracks Blackburn with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nice shot by Blackburn.
Saraste fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blackburn manages to avoid it.
Saraste cracks Blackburn with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Saraste slips under a jab.
Nice shot by Saraste.
Blackburn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Blackburn slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saraste misses with a wild body shot.
Blackburn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Saraste darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blackburn misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like Saraste wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Carl Blackburn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackburn throws a sloppy body shot
and Saraste counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Blackburn connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Blackburn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Saraste manages to avoid it.
Saraste scores with a hook.
Saraste ducks under a wild hook from Blackburn.
Saraste cracks Blackburn with an open hand slap.
Blackburn moves away from the strike by Saraste.
Blackburn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blackburn cracks Saraste with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Blackburn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Saraste.
Saraste avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Saraste moves out of range of the strikes.
Saraste scores with a nice head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saraste keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Blackburn.
Blackburn 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.
Blackburn looks to land a right hand but Saraste moved out of range.
Saraste throws out a loose jab but Blackburn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blackburn scores with a jab.
Saraste jabs at Blackburn's body.
Saraste lands with a nice body punch.
Saraste throws a body shot but no joy.
Saraste changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Blackburn looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Blackburn tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Saraste wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Blackburn struggling a bit here.
Blackburn is letting Saraste control him for a moment.
Saraste working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Saraste looks up at the clock and then as Blackburn takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Saraste smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saraste scoring with punches from side control.
Blackburn is looking for a sweep.
Blackburn is trying to control Saraste's posture but Saraste avoids it.
Saraste scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Blackburn to see if he's OK.
Saraste slows the pace down.
Saraste creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Blackburn tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Saraste wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Check out the look on Saraste's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Saraste scoring with punches and elbows.
Blackburn takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Blackburn is rocked!
Blackburn looks winded!
Saraste lands a decent elbow from side control.
Blackburn is still in real trouble! Can Saraste finish him?
Saraste lands a huge shot from side control! Blackburn is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Konstantin Saraste!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ilkin Asim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thor Wood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wood has chosen Wardruna - Blood Eagle as his entrance music. Ilkin Asim has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ White Belt
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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
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ilkin Asim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Thor Wood!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Wood throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Asim cracks Wood with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
It looks like Thor Wood has been cut.
Wood scores with a nice body kick.
Asim avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice defenses there by Wood.
A big left from Asim misses.
Wood lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Asim. Wood does a little dance to reset his feet.
Asim has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wood.
Asim waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wood.
Wood throws a leg kick
and Asim counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Asim fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Asim waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wood.
A good leg kick by Wood.
Wood swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wood takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wood connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Asim's hands.
Asim misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Asim misses.
Asim lands a jab to Wood's midsection.
Wood tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Asim throws a series of punches but Wood moves out of range.
Wood uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Asim.
A clash of legs there as Asim blocks the low kick.
Wood connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Asim misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Asim uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wood.
Wood goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Wood, right into the meat.
Wood moves out of range of the strikes.
Wood slips a straight right by Asim.
Wood moves out of range as Asim strikes.
Wood looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Asim on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
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!
Wood has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Asim finds it's way round the side to connect with Wood's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asim misses with a right hand
and Wood counters with a nice leg kick.
Asim defending well as Wood loads up on a big left hand.
Asim moves out of range of the leg kick from Wood.
Asim throws a jab when Wood was well out of range.
Wood fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Asim.
Wood slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Wood cracks the inside of Asim's front leg.
Wood throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wood misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wood throws a hook but Asim avoids it easily.
Asim lands with a straight right. Wood didn't see that one coming.
Asim connects with a looping right hand.
Wood turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wood takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Asim chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wood can pounce on him.
Asim lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wood at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wood throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Asim counter with a right hand.
Asim is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Asim punishes Wood's body with a nice straight punch.
Wood takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Wood keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Asim checks a low kick from Wood.
Asim scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wood throws a leg kick
and Asim counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wood moves away from the strike by Asim.
Wood goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Wood throws a low kick but Asim avoids it.
Asim throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Asim throws a right hand that misses
and Wood counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Wood 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 Asim has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Asim and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Asim swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Wood fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Asim swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Asim's corner calls for a 1-2. Asim obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Wood misses
and Asim counters with a nice uppercut.
Asim avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Asim 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.
Danga de danga de dang - Wood scores with a four punch combination!
Asim throws a hook to the side of Wood's head but Wood sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Asim digs a good hook to Wood's body.
Asim just misses with a punch to the body.
Wood misses with a head kick.
Wood has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Asim finds it's way round the side to connect with Wood's head.
Asim throws a body punch but Wood moves out of range.
Asim throws a jab when Wood was well out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wood looks to throw the jab but Asim is out of range.
Wood rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Asim counters with a nice uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Asim misses the target.
Wood misses with a hook.
Asim was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ilkin Asim dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thor Wood's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Wood lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wood chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wood connects with a body shot.
Asim throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wood throws a right hand that Asim ducks under and follows up with a left that Asim also avoids with ease.
Wood misses with a low kick.
Wood misses with a straight left.
Wood lands a slapping body shot.
Wood thuds his shin into the meat of Asim's side.
Wood takes a jab right on the kisser.
Asim misses with a looping right.
Wood darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Wood scores with the left hand. Asim knows he should have avoided that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wood misses with a leg kick.
Asim with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Asim lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asim uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Wood has time to react.
Ilkin Asim is winning the standup battle so far.
Wood throws a leg kick but Asim moved away.
Asim swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Wood lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Asim takes a swing at Wood's ribcage but misses.
Asim takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Asim throws a body punch but Wood moves out of range.
Wood lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wood throws a head kick but Asim moves out of range.
Wood misses with a double jab.
Asim takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wood lands with an uppercut that bounces Asim off the cage and back into range.
Asim throws a body shot but no joy.
Asim lands a head shot.
Asim connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Wood momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Asim 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.
Asim slips a jab and a cross from Wood.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wood takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Asim moves out of range as Wood strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Asim misses the target.
A decent looking cross lands there for Wood.
Wood misses with a wild body shot.
Asim cracks Wood with an open hand slap.
That has opened up Thor Wood's cut even more.
Asim tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wood was well out of range. Poor timing from Asim.
A little jabbing left from Wood on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Asim waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wood.
Asim swings for the body but Wood moves out of range.
Wood with a jab.
Asim has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wood.
Asim throws a sloppy body shot
and Asim takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wood misses with a body shot.
Wood swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Asim appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Wood pushes Asim away with a front kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asim has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wood.
Asim throws a combination that misses
and Wood counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wood throws a right hand that misses
enabling Asim to counter with a crisp jab.
Good shot there by Wood.
Asim connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Asim with a jab.
Asim gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Wood.
Asim is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wood.
Despite the aggression on Wood's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Asim looks to throw the jab but Wood is out of range.
Wood throws a body kick that misses.
Wood scores with the left hand. Asim knows he should have avoided that one.
Asim throws a body shot but no joy.
Wood throws a body punch but Asim moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Asim misses its target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wood looks to throw the jab but Asim is out of range.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Asim throws an overhand right that lands on Wood's shoulder, as Wood tries to avoid the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wood fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Asim checks it well.
Asim has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wood.
Wood shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Asim bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Asim misses the jab.
Wood swings away with a leg kick that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Asim misses the target.
Wood throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wood scores with a shot to the body.
Asim pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wood misses the body punch
and Asim counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Wood misses with a leg kick.
Wood thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Asim if he has to take too many more of those.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wood looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Asim fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wood misses with a lunging right hand
and Asim counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thor Wood showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Thor Wood's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Wood wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Asim blocks a leg kick.
Asim jabs at Wood's body.
Wood thuds his right hand into Asim's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wood ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Asim moves away.
Asim throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wood moves forwards but Asim connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Wood blocks a jab.
Asim works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Asim lands with a nice body punch.
Asim scores with a nice head shot.
Wood tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Asim was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Wood uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Asim.
Good exchange - Wood coming out on top.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Asim misses with a lunging right hand
and Wood counters with a nice uppercut.
Asim misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wood throws a leg kick but Asim moved away.
Asim lands with a straight right. Wood didn't see that one coming.
Asim lands with a straight right. Wood didn't see that one coming.
Nice defenses there by Wood.
Asim blocks a head kick by Wood.
Wood bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Asim misses the shot to the body.
Wood ducks under a wild hook from Asim.
Wood throws a sloppy head kick and Asim moves out of range easily.
Asim scores with a nice head shot.
Wood takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Wood has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Asim misses with a straight right.
Wood looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wood swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Asim was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Asim.
Wood cracks Asim with a right hand to the side of the head.
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!
Wood takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wood throws a sloppy head kick and Asim moves out of range easily.
Wood throws a body kick that misses.
It looked like Asim wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nice uppercut there from Asim.
Wood throws a half hearted mid kick.
Wood throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Asim.
Wood takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wood lands with an uppercut that bounces Asim off the cage and back into range.
Asim walks forward, straight into a front kick from Wood.
Wood misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Asim.
Asim misses with a hook. Wood ducked under it nicely.
A low kick from Wood is predictable there
and Asim connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wood is looking to score with low kicks.
Some wild striking there from Wood.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wood misses with an attempted mid kick.
Wood on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The cut above Thor Wood's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Asim ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wood moves away.
A countering left hand to the body from Wood misses.
A left lands for Wood.
Wood ducks under a wild hook from Asim.
Wood throws a leg kick but Asim checks it.
Asim throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wood sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Asim scores with a decent looking hook.
Wood blocks a jab.
Asim jabs Wood right on the nose. Wood blinks but takes it well.
Wood throws a sloppy head kick and Asim moves out of range easily.
Asim slips a straight right by Wood.
Asim throws a right hand that Wood ducks under and follows up with a left that Wood also avoids with ease.
Wood pivots, looking for a leg kick but Asim is out of range and Wood settles back down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asim ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wood moves away.
Wood fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Asim has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wood misses with a jab to the body
and Asim counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wood looks to land a right hand but Asim moved out of range.
A cross from Asim lands.
Wood is rocked!
Asim looks to throw the jab but Wood is out of range.
Wood is still on wobbly legs! Can Asim finish him?
Asim throws a hook to the side of Wood's head but Wood sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Asim checks the leg kick.
Asim throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wood tries to score with a low kick but Asim moves his leg out of the way.
Asim jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wood seems to have recovered his senses.
Asim's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Wood connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Asim scrambles back to his feet.
Wood bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wood turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Asim throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Asim 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.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ilkin Asim showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Asim 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ilkin Asim!
Ilkin Asim 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Hess Mt Olympus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yung Gud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gud is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Yung Gud - U Want Me . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hess Mt Olympus !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yung Gud!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mt Olympus connects with a body shot that sends Gud's belly button to the back.
Mt Olympus gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mt Olympus scores with a shot to the side of Gud's head.
Mt Olympus scores with a shot to the side of Gud's head.
We've been hearing reports that Mt Olympus has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Mt Olympus is trying to force a seperation but Gud has the dominant position.
Mt Olympus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mt Olympus effectively controlling the action here.
Mt Olympus misses with some punches.
Gud tries for a takedown but Mt Olympus manages to get underhooks.
Mt Olympus throws a punch but it's blocked by Gud.
A short right from Mt Olympus .
Mt Olympus lands a hook that snaps the head of Gud backwards.
Mt Olympus is trying to break free.
Gud is looking for a takedown.
Mt Olympus putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gud in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Mt Olympus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gud working hard to break the clinch.
Gud is trying to drag Mt Olympus to the mat but Mt Olympus just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Hess Mt Olympus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yung Gud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mt Olympus tries to work over Gud's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mt Olympus 's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Gud tries to stall but Mt Olympus uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Gud.
Gud controlling the action here for a moment.
Mt Olympus trying to land knees to the body.
Gud tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Mt Olympus just stands there and leans against the cage.
Mt Olympus manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Mt Olympus ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A lazy left from Mt Olympus finds it's target.
Gud rushes Mt Olympus and presses him up against the cage.
Mt Olympus manages to break the clinch.
Mt Olympus misses with a body shot.
Mt Olympus is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gud.
Mt Olympus swings for the body but Gud moves out of range.
Gud takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gud uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mt Olympus .
Gud moves forwards but Mt Olympus connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Gud closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Mt Olympus lands a left hand.
Mt Olympus pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mt Olympus just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gud fails with a takedown attempt.
Mt Olympus clinches up against the cage.
Mt Olympus lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gud.
Mt Olympus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mt Olympus tries a body shot but Gud blocks it.
Gud looking for a takedown.
Mt Olympus lands a left hand.
Gud lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mt Olympus scores with a hook to the body.
Gud blocks a body shot from Mt Olympus .
Gud working hard to break the clinch.
Mt Olympus breaks the clinch.
Gud rushes Mt Olympus and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mt Olympus content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Mt Olympus pushes Gud back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gud wants a takedown.
Mt Olympus breaks the clinch.
Gud takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mt Olympus is looking to wear down Gud with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mt Olympus clinches up with Gud and pushes him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mt Olympus .
Gud tries for a takedown but Mt Olympus manages to get underhooks.
Gud wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mt Olympus has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Gud is trying to keep an underhook but Mt Olympus manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Mt Olympus winds up and cracks Gud with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Mt Olympus 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.
Mt Olympus with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Mt Olympus moves into full mount! Gud won't be happy about that!
Mt Olympus raining down hammerfists from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hess Mt Olympus 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.
Gud tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Mt Olympus defends well and Gud ends up having to push Mt Olympus into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mt Olympus doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gud fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Mt Olympus escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gud misses with a low kick.
Mt Olympus misses with a two punch combination.
Mt Olympus scores with a body shot.
Mt Olympus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mt Olympus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gud moves away.
Mt Olympus is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gud can do to turn this around?
Mt Olympus avoids the head kick by Gud.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mt Olympus swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gud.
Mt Olympus throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gud tries to counter with a clinch but Mt Olympus shakes him off and moves away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mt Olympus throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mt Olympus throws a punch but it's blocked by Gud.
Gud misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mt Olympus .
Hess Mt Olympus has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Good body shot from Gud.
Gud is trying to push Mt Olympus away but Mt Olympus has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mt Olympus swings wildly with an uppercut but Gud uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mt Olympus working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Come on Mt Olympus - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Gud breaks from the clinch.
Gud has closed the distance and engaged Mt Olympus in a clinch.
Gud misses with a knee strike.
Gud wants to break free but Mt Olympus has control.
Mt Olympus gets underhooks to prevent Gud's takedown attempt.
Hess Mt Olympus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yung Gud.
Gud trying to land knees to the body.
Mt Olympus throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gud is working for takedown but Mt Olympus is calmly controlling the position for now.
Mt Olympus tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mt Olympus is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Gud is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Mt Olympus to keep the fight standing.
Mt Olympus prevents the takedown attempt.
Mt Olympus breaks the clinch.
Gud shoots in and drives through. Mt Olympus sprawls well.
Mt Olympus dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mt Olympus leaves Gud with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Gud clinches up with Mt Olympus and pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mt Olympus misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gud.
Mt Olympus tries to work over Gud's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mt Olympus scores with a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mt Olympus breaks from the clinch.
Mt Olympus looks to land a combination but Gud avoids it well.
Yung Gud is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mt Olympus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gud was well out of range. Poor timing from Mt Olympus .
Mt Olympus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gud moves away.
Mt Olympus blocks a head kick by Gud.
Gud takes one to the side of the head.
Mt Olympus has managed to clinch.
Gud holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Mt Olympus lands a hook that snaps the head of Gud backwards.
Mt Olympus lands a hook that snaps the head of Gud backwards.
Gud jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Mt Olympus walks away with a smile on his face. Gud gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Gud takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nice sprawl there from Mt Olympus as Gud shoots in.
Mt Olympus scores with a hook to the body. Gud takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gud takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gud takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mt Olympus wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mt Olympus looks to score with a jab to the body but Gud is just out of range.
Mt Olympus changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gud shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hess Mt Olympus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mt Olympus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gud moves away.
Mt Olympus throws a body shot but no joy.
Gud has Mt Olympus up against the cage in a clinch.
Gud stalling in the clinch but Mt Olympus improves position.
Mt Olympus lands a nice uppercut.
Mt Olympus scores with a nice hook to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mt Olympus creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mt Olympus lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gud backwards.
Mt Olympus scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gud is trying to break the clinch but Mt Olympus has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hess Mt Olympus dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Mt Olympus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gud manages to avoid it.
Mt Olympus closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Gud did well to prevent Mt Olympus getting side control.
Mt Olympus keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Gud is in trouble now - Mt Olympus has advanced to mount!
Mt Olympus tries to control but Gud wriggling away.
Mt Olympus raining down shots from the mount!
Mt Olympus takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mt Olympus landing strikes from the mount and Gud is in trouble!
Mt Olympus raining down shots from the mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mt Olympus tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Mt Olympus lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Gud wants to control but Mt Olympus is having none of it.
Mt Olympus lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Gud is rocked!
Mt Olympus controlling his opponent.
Gud is still in real trouble! Can Mt Olympus finish him?
Gud takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Mt Olympus 's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hess Mt Olympus !
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gunnar Johnsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Morello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morello has chosen Rage Against The Machine - Bulls on parade as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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178 lbs
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180 lbs
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Excellent 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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gunnar Johnsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tim Morello!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnsson moves away from the strike by Morello.
A solid leg kick lands there for Johnsson.
Morello throws a poor cross that misses
and Johnsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Morello connects with a good right hand that stumbles Johnsson. Johnsson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Morello throws a leg kick that is checked
and Johnsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Morello ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Morello walks into a left hand.
Morello looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Johnsson ducks under a wild hook from Morello.
A nice leg kick lands there from Johnsson.
Morello connects with a crisp jab.
Morello misses the shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnsson misses with a hook.
Morello misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Johnsson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morello takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Morello missing with a left hand there. Johnsson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Morello looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Johnsson throws a leg kick but Morello sees it coming and moves out of range.
Johnsson moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromMorello.
Johnsson slips a straight right by Morello.
Johnsson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A cross from Morello lands.
Morello throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Johnsson counter with a right hand.
Johnsson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Morello.
Johnsson misses with a straight left.
A nice leg kick lands there from Johnsson.
Morello on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Johnsson. Johnsson obviously looking to wear him down.
Johnsson staying out of range there.
Johnsson lands a jab to the head.
Morello pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnsson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A low kick from Johnsson misses
enabling Morello to counter with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters circling - Johnsson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Johnsson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Morello.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Morello.
Johnsson missing with a left hand there. Morello was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A combination from Johnsson does no damage.
Morello tries to score with a low kick but Johnsson moves his leg out of the way.
Morello defending well as Johnsson loads up on a big left hand.
Morello is looking to clinch but Johnsson is avoiding it.
Johnsson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Johnsson throws a shot from downtown. Morello moves away and avoids it.
Morello tried to score with a low kick but Johnsson checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnsson cracks Morello with a right hand to the side of the head.
Johnsson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nice jab there from Johnsson.
Johnsson with a nice cross.
Morello missing with a left hand there. Johnsson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Johnsson tries to work over Morello's front leg with a kick but Morello checks it.
Johnsson throws a front kick aimed at Morello's knee but Morello avoids it well.
Morello slips a jab and a cross from Johnsson.
Johnsson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Johnsson throws a nice looking combination but Morello bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Morello paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Johnsson tried to score with a low kick but Morello checks it.
Johnsson lunges at Morello with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Morello's hand.
Johnsson stuns Morello with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morello has closed the distance and engaged Johnsson in a clinch.
Morello prevents a body shot from Johnsson.
Morello gets through Johnsson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Johnsson.
Johnsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Johnsson throws a punch but it's blocked by Morello.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnsson.
Morello misses with a hook from the clinch.
Morello throws a punch but it's blocked by Johnsson.
Johnsson scores with a shoulder strike.
Johnsson misses with a punch on the inside.
Morello breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johnsson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Morello on the side of the head.
Johnsson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Morello tries a quick counter leg kick but Johnsson is wise to it.
Morello blocks a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gunnar Johnsson dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Johnsson lands with a good body shot.
Morello throws a leg kick
and Johnsson counters with a straight right hand.
Nice jab there from Johnsson.
Morello misses the body punch
and Johnsson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Morello with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Johnsson to score with a decent uppercut.
Johnsson just misses with a punch to the body.
It seemed like Morello was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Johnsson with a jab.
Morello keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Morello misses the body punch
and Johnsson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Morello paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnsson misses with a wild body shot.
Morello takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Morello throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Johnsson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Johnsson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left lands for Johnsson.
Johnsson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Morello under the eye.
Morello throws a leg kick
and Johnsson counters with a straight right hand.
Johnsson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Morello flicks out a counter leg kick but Johnsson steps away.
Johnsson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Morello throws a push kick but Johnsson slaps the foot to one side.
Morello misses with a low kick as Johnsson jumps back.
Johnsson feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Johnsson seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Morello lands a slapping body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Johnsson there.
Morello misses with a left hand
and Johnsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sloppy strikes from Johnsson. Those never looked like landing.
Morello avoids the body shot from Johnsson.
Johnsson backing away here, and Morello unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnsson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A telegraphed right hand from Johnsson misses the target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Morello.
Johnsson moves away from the strike by Morello.
Morello clobbers Johnsson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Gunnar Johnsson is winning the standup battle so far.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnsson. Morello does a little dance to reset his feet.
Morello follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Johnsson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Morello throws out a counter right but Johnsson avoids it with no problem.
Morello misses the shot to the body.
Johnsson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Morello at a distance.
Morello pivots, looking for a leg kick but Johnsson is out of range and Morello settles back down.
Morello uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnsson.
Johnsson throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morello doesn't manage to clinch there - Johnsson circles away.
Johnsson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Johnsson scores with a jab to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Johnsson.
Johnsson is looking to slow Morello down with leg kicks.
Johnsson with a nice cross.
Johnsson misses with a leg kick
and Morello counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Morello takes the fight into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Morello.
Morello throws a head punch that misses.
Morello lands a hook that snaps the head of Johnsson backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morello misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Morello throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morello blocks an uppercut.
Morello misses with a hook to the ribs.
Johnsson has Morello pressed against the cage.
Morello tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johnsson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Johnsson cracks Morello with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gunnar Johnsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morello misses with an uppercut.
Morello bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Johnsson's head backwards.
Johnsson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Johnsson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Morello's sensitive parts.
Johnsson motions for Morello to come forward. Johnsson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Morello takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gunnar Johnsson 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. And we move into the final round!
Johnsson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Morello.
Good work by Morello as he checks the leg kick.
Morello misses with a jab, cross combination.
Morello takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Johnsson throws a leg kick but Morello sees it coming and moves out of range.
Johnsson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Johnsson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Johnsson throws a body punch but Morello moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morello clinches with his opponent.
Morello tries to throw a body punch but Johnsson avoids it by throwing Morello back against the cage.
Johnsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Johnsson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Johnsson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnsson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Morello throws a leg kick that is checked
and Johnsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Johnsson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Morello misses with a wild combination.
Johnsson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Morello has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A leg kick checked by Johnsson.
Johnsson throws a hook but Morello avoids it easily.
Morello uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johnsson.
Morello steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Morello on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Johnsson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Johnsson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Morello is able to avoid easily.
Morello tries a quick counter leg kick but Johnsson is wise to it.
Johnsson connects with a jab.
Tim Morello has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Morello looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
It looked like Johnsson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Johnsson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Johnsson sizes up Morello with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnsson tries to score with a low kick but Morello moves his leg out of the way.
Morello was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Morello takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Morello lands with a hook. Johnsson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Morello walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Johnsson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Morello moves forwards but Johnsson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A big left from Morello misses.
Morello takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Morello was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnsson.
Johnsson thows a body kick. Morello tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Johnsson connects with a body shot that sends Morello's belly button to the back.
Johnsson scores with a hook.
Johnsson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Morello throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Johnsson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Johnsson lands with an uppercut that bounces Morello off the cage and back into range.
Morello misses with a body punch
and Johnsson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Morello takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Johnsson digs a good hook to Morello's body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Johnsson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gunnar Johnsson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morello misses with a straight left.
Johnsson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Morello can do to turn this around?
Morello moves out of range as Johnsson throws a body kick.
Johnsson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Morello counters with a left to the body.
Johnsson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Nice shot by Johnsson.
Johnsson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Morello.
Morello swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Morello uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnsson.
Morello checks the leg kick nicely there.
Morello moves to clinch but Johnsson breaks away
and Johnsson counters with an outside leg kick.
Johnsson with a hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gunnar Johnsson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Johnsson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gunnar Johnsson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kang Gae Ri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Brooks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gae Ri comes to the cage accompanied by Leessang - Tears. 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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176 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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182 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent 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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kang Gae Ri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eric Brooks!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brooks ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gae Ri throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gae Ri throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Brooks on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Gae Ri lands a nice shot to the body.
Gae Ri slips a straight right by Brooks.
Gae Ri with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Brooks slaps away a takedown attempt from Gae Ri, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Gae Ri throws a body kick that misses.
Brooks looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Brooks looks to score with a jab to the body but Gae Ri is just out of range.
Brooks keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Gae Ri lands with an uppercut that bounces Brooks off the cage and back into range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brooks scores with a decent looking hook.
It looks like Kang Gae Ri has been cut.
Gae Ri scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gae Ri pushes Brooks up against the cage in a clinch.
Brooks fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gae Ri lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Brooks backwards.
Brooks goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gae Ri taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks is leaning against Gae Ri and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Brooks throws a head punch that misses.
Gae Ri tries to pull guard but Brooks forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Gae Ri breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gae Ri throws an overhand right that lands on Brooks's shoulder, as Brooks tries to avoid the shot.
Gae Ri throws the left hand but Brooks avoids the punch easily.
A jab from Brooks misses.
Eric Brooks is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gae Ri throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brooks.
Brooks jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brooks pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gae Ri is looking to counter the offense by Brooks and move into the clinch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Brooks, as that shot connected.
Gae Ri loads up on a big right hand but Brooks slips the punch.
Eric Brooks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gae Ri misses with a hook.
Brooks moves out of range of the strikes.
Brooks swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Brooks slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A cross from Brooks lands.
Brooks throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brooks lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
We've been told by Gae Ri's head coaches at IMMA Gym of Elite ASS that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Brooks misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brooks throws a predictable looking body shot
and Gae Ri counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Gae Ri.
Brooks swings wildly with an uppercut but Gae Ri uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gae Ri lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Brooks backwards.
Gae Ri blocking some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gae Ri.
Gae Ri can't break the clinch.
Brooks throws a punch but it's blocked by Gae Ri.
Brooks throws a punch but it's blocked by Gae Ri.
Brooks misses with an elbow over the top.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brooks.
Brooks stalling against the cage.
Gae Ri is trying to pull guard but Brooks has him pressed against the cage.
Brooks has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Gae Ri seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Brooks can turn it around.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kang Gae Ri. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gae Ri tries to pull guard but Brooks holds him up against the cage and eventually Gae Ri drops back down to his feet.
Brooks lands with a left to the head.
Gae Ri manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gae Ri looking for a guillotine here but Brooks defends easily.
Brooks trying to control the position from guard on top but Gae Ri is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brooks not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Brooks trying to control the position from guard on top but Gae Ri is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brooks won't allow Gae Ri to sweep him here.
Brooks seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Gae Ri is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Gae Ri trying to keep a closed guard but Brooks is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gae Ri escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Brooks gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Gae Ri looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gae Ri looking to control.
Brooks avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Gae Ri is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gae Ri working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Brooks has passed into half guard!
Gae Ri looking for submissions off his back.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Kang Gae Ri will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kang Gae Ri'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.
Brooks lands a high kick!
Brooks tries a head kick but it misses.
Gae Ri swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brooks might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Brooks takes a swing at Gae Ri's ribcage but misses.
Gae Ri will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Gae Ri's jab looks to have found its range, popping Brooks under the eye.
Brooks tries to keep at a distance but Gae Ri has taken the fight into the clinch.
Brooks working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gae Ri.
A shot in the inside from Brooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gae Ri working aggressively here.
Brooks swings wildly with an uppercut but Gae Ri uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Gae Ri.
Brooks swings wildly with an uppercut but Gae Ri uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gae Ri blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks misses with some punches.
Brooks throws a punch but it's blocked by Gae Ri.
Gae Ri doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brooks blocks an uppercut.
Brooks taking a breather.
Gae Ri tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Brooks smiles and moves away.
Brooks tries to bum rush Gae Ri with a series of wild strikes but Gae Ri uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Brooks has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Gae Ri walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Brooks works Gae Ri's body with a nice hook.
Gae Ri throws a right hand that misses
and Brooks counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gae Ri thinking.
A swing and a miss from Gae Ri.
Gae Ri bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Brooks's head.
A head kick misses from Brooks.
Eric Brooks seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brooks throws a head kick that misses.
Brooks slips under a jab.
Brooks throws a right hand that misses
and Gae Ri moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Brooks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Still in the clinch, Brooks scores with a nice short uppercut.
Brooks tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gae Ri tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gae Ri tries to pull guard but Brooks holds him up against the cage and eventually Gae Ri drops back down to his feet.
Brooks has a couple of punches blocked by Gae Ri.
Gae Ri lands a left hand.
Brooks misses with some punches.
Gae Ri swings wildly with an uppercut but Brooks uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brooks tries to work over Gae Ri's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Brooks lands a body punch in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gae Ri.
Gae Ri takes an elbow to the temple.
Kang Gae Ri's cut is getting worse.
Brooks lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gae Ri backwards.
Gae Ri jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Brooks walks away with a smile on his face. Gae Ri gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kang Gae Ri. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A swing and a miss from Gae Ri.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brooks throws a right hand that Gae Ri ducks under and follows up with a left that Gae Ri also avoids with ease.
Brooks ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gae Ri moves away.
Brooks lands with a kick to the temple. Gae Ri shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Gae Ri misses with a wild body shot.
Brooks tries to clinch but Gae Ri moves out of range.
Brooks throws a lazy right hand but Gae Ri sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brooks tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brooks wants to clinch.
Brooks throws a head kick that half lands.
Some bone on bone action there as Brooks checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A swing and a miss from Brooks.
Brooks lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Gae Ri fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Brooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gae Ri throws the left hand but Brooks avoids the punch easily.
Gae Ri throws a hook but Brooks avoids it easily.
Gae Ri lands a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gae Ri throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Brooks lands with an overhand left.
Brooks closes the distance and pushes Gae Ri back into the cage.
Brooks misses with a body punch.
Gae Ri jumps guard but Brooks stands there with Gae Ri around his waist. Gae Ri gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Brooks tries a body shot but Gae Ri blocks it.
Gae Ri blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gae Ri breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brooks throws a head kick but Gae Ri moves out of range.
Brooks tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gae Ri swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gae Ri ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brooks moves away.
Brooks uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gae Ri.
Gae Ri on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Brooks throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Brooks showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kang Gae Ri's cut.
That's time! Gae Ri's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Gae Ri fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Brooks, pushing him back against the cage.
Gae Ri tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brooks's elbow.
Gae Ri struggles to land a body shot inside as Brooks controls his hands.
Gae Ri pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gae Ri.
Gae Ri escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brooks scores with a decent looking hook.
Gae Ri dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Brooks thuds his right hand into Gae Ri's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Brooks goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Gae Ri is rocked!
Kang Gae Ri's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Brooks tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oh Gae Ri is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Brooks feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gae Ris jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Gae Ri throws a jab when Brooks was well out of range.
Brooks steps in with a hook that catches Gae Ri right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Brooks follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Gae Ri looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eric Brooks!
Eric Brooks tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tim Morris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mister Love (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morris comes into the arena with White Zombie - Thunder Kiss '65 blaring out of the sound system. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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163 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tim Morris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mister Love!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body punch from Morris.
Morris throws a hook but Love blocks it.
A shot to the body from Love misses
enabling Morris to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Mister Love has been cut.
Love uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Morris.
Love's coach down at Cardio Burn ($450 was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Love's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Morris fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Love checks it well.
Morris lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Morris uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Love.
It looked like Morris wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Morris misses with a double jab
and Love counters with a straight right hand.
Love slips a straight right by Morris.
Nice straight punches there by Love. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Love.
The fighters circle momentarily. Morris darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Morris dips to his left and cracks Love with an uppercut!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Love 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.
Morris is rocked!
Morris gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Love gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mister Love!
Tim Morris was interviewed post fight and said 'I'm very disappointed in my performance. I'll be back'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Newton Counts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anton Obuhov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Newton Counts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anton Obuhov!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Obuhov with a lazy takedown attempt
and Counts counters by moving into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Counts fails to land.
Counts is stalling here.
Obuhov tries to pull guard but Counts won't allow it.
Obuhov tries for a takedown but Counts manages to get underhooks.
Newton Counts has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anton Obuhov.
Counts is struggling to control the position.
Obuhov jumps guard but Counts stands there with Obuhov around his waist. Obuhov gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Obuhov tries to pull guard but Counts holds him up against the cage and eventually Obuhov drops back down to his feet.
Counts lands a left hand.
It looks like Anton Obuhov has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Counts is leaning against Obuhov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Obuhov working hard to break the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Counts scores with a nice short uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Counts.
A short right from Counts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Counts tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Counts goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Counts scores with a hook to the body.
Counts taking a breather.
Counts scores with a hook to the body.
Counts cracks Obuhov with a nice body shot.
Counts doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Counts lands with a short shot to the head.
Obuhov wants to stall.
Obuhov successfully pulls guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Obuhov had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Counts defends it easily.
Obuhov looking for a guillotine here but Counts defends easily.
Counts has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Counts slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Obuhov keeping full guard, as Counts tries to pass.
Obuhov has his hands on Counts's head, controlling the position.
Obuhov working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Counts doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Counts manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Counts has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Obuhov to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Counts is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Obuhov pulls down on the head and he's put Counts to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Anton Obuhov!
An out of breath Anton Obuhov 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Blade Runner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fifth Fist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Runner comes to the cage accompanied by Smasher/Devourer by FEAR FACTORY. 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Blade Runner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Fifth Fist!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Runner looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Fist!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Runner is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Fist is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Runner tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Runner has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Runner is trying to get an arm triangle but Fist is defending well.
Runner lands an elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Runner cracks Fist with a big elbow.
Runner content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Runner wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Fist, who protects the arm well.
Runner working the head and body with strikes.
Runner goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Fist has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Runner but great work by Fist.
Fist looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Runner on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Runner tries to get out of the position.
Fist misses with the ground and pound.
Runner is trying to control Fist's posture but Fist avoids it.
Fist throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Runner works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Runner is controlling Fist's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Fist sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Runner defending well though.
Fist really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Runner. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Runner has his hands clasped together around Fist's back. He's all about the action.
Runner wants to control but Fist is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Runner gets full guard.
Runner wants to improve his position but instead Fist has moved into half guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Runner shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Fist as he avoids it easily.
Fist tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Runner avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Runner clinches with his opponent.
A short uppercut from Fist.
Fist tries to throw a body punch but Runner avoids it by throwing Fist back against the cage.
Fist looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Runner is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Fist pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Fist swings wildly with an uppercut but Runner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Runner misses with a punch to the body.
Runner prevents a body shot from Fist.
Runner swings wildly with an uppercut but Fist uses good head movement to avoid it.
Runner tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Runner pressing his opponent against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Fist's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Runner tries to score a body lock takedown but Fist shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Blade Runner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Runner pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fist takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Runner gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Runner fails to land.
With the fighters up against the cage, Runner throws an elbow but misses.
Runner lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fist tries to throw a body punch but Runner avoids it by throwing Fist back against the cage.
Fist is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Runner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Runner has Fist pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Fist manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Runner misses with a hook to the ribs.
Runner gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Fist regains guard.
Runner postures up in Fist's guard and throws a big left but Fist blocks it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Runner accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Runner is looking to work some ground and pound but Fist has wrist control.
Runner trying to control but Fist is working from the bottom.
Runner thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blade Runner dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Runner fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Fist connects with a body shot that sends Runner's belly button to the back.
Runner misses with a double jab
and Fist counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Blade Runner has been cut.
Fist with a jab.
Runner shoots for a takedown but Fist saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Fist drops Runner with a beautiful combination! Runner stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Fist is looking for the KO!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fist lands a body shot.
Fist circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fist misses with a series of wild punches.
Runner drops his hands momentarily. Fist doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Runner staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Runner doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Fifth Fist!
Fifth Fist bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Will Poole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boris Konstantinov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Konstantinov is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Hell March. 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Will Poole!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Boris Konstantinov!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Konstantinov misses with a low kick.
Poole takes a swing at Konstantinov's ribcage but misses.
Poole listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
It looks like Boris Konstantinov has been cut.
Poole on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
It looks like Will Poole has been cut.
Konstantinov avoids the body shot from Poole.
Konstantinov slips a straight right by Poole.
Konstantinov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Poole throws a good cross that connects.
Konstantinov swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Poole.
Poole fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Konstantinov manages to avoid it.
Konstantinov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Poole throws out the jab.
Poole throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Poole ducks under a wild hook from Konstantinov.
Poole seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Konstantinov walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Poole checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Poole uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Konstantinov.
Konstantinov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Poole keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Konstantinov lands a nice looking body shot.
Konstantinov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Poole.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Konstantinov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Poole manages to avoid it.
Konstantinov closes the distance and pushes Poole back into the cage.
Poole scores with a hook to the body.
A hook to the body from Konstantinov.
Poole is breathing heavily.
A shot in the inside from Konstantinov.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Konstantinov has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
A short body shot lands from Konstantinov as the two fighters clinch.
Konstantinov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Konstantinov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Konstantinov misses with a punch to the body.
Konstantinov misses with a body punch.
Konstantinov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Poole misses with the head strike.
Poole throws a head punch that misses.
Konstantinov misses with a punch to the body.
Konstantinov misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short body shot lands from Poole as the two fighters clinch.
Poole breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poole misses with a right hand
and Konstantinov counters with a straight right hand.
Poole looks to throw the jab but Konstantinov is out of range.
Konstantinov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Poole throws out the jab.
Konstantinov throws a hook but Poole blocks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Konstantinov throws a shot from downtown. Poole moves away and avoids it.
Konstantinov circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Poole drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Konstantinov follows Poole to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Boris Konstantinov!
Boris Konstantinov is the new heavyweight champion!
After the fight, Boris Konstantinov was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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