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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joels Van Wijnbergen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luis Kasongo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joels Van Wijnbergen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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179 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joels Van Wijnbergen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Luis Kasongo!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kasongo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Van Wijnbergen manages to avoid it.
We've been told by Van Wijnbergen's head coaches at Unicorn Powered Fighting that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Joels Van Wijnbergen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Wijnbergen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Van Wijnbergen connects with a solid leg kick.
Van Wijnbergen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kasongo throws a hook to the side of Van Wijnbergen's head but Van Wijnbergen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Van Wijnbergen clobbers Kasongo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Van Wijnbergen throws an off balance right hand
and Kasongo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Van Wijnbergen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kasongo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van Wijnbergen was well out of range. Poor timing from Kasongo.
Kasongo walks straight into a right hand from Van Wijnbergen - that's dropped him! Van Wijnbergen jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Kasongo from any more punishment! Kasongo complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Joels Van Wijnbergen!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rami Astalo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Snow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Astalo's entrance music is Limp Bizkit - Break Stuff. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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145 lbs
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137 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick |
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Solid chin |
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rami Astalo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jon Snow!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snow on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Astalo swings for the body but Snow moves out of range.
Astalo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Snow.
Astalo connects with a nice looking jab.
Snow blocks a low kick nicely.
Snow throws a jab but it's blocked by Astalo.
Astalo lands a big head kick that sends Snow tumbling to the mat! Astalo takes a step backwards and waves Snow back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Snow is rocked!
It looks like Jon Snow has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Astalo lands a slapping body shot.
Snow is still on wobbly legs! Can Astalo finish him?
Astalo scores with a jab to the body.
Snow tries to keep at a distance but Astalo has taken the fight into the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Astalo as the two fighters clinch.
Snow seems to have recovered his senses.
Nice body punch from Astalo.
Astalo pushes Snow back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Astalo lands a right hand.
Astalo breaks the clinch.
Astalo drops Snow with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Snow! Astalo dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rami Astalo!
Rami Astalo seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tyron Woodly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hiruko Kami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hiruko Kami will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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180 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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170 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Counter fighter
Good gas tank |
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tyron Woodly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hiruko Kami!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kami takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Woodly has managed to clinch.
Woodly tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kami goes for a takedown attempt but Woodly pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Woodly closes the distance but Kami moves to the side
and Kami counters with a straight right hand.
Woodly tries to clinch but Kami is having none of it.
Kami swings for the body but Woodly moves out of range.
Kami keeps the fight on the outside.
Kami feints the counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Woodly gets caught napping as Kami dives in and scores a takedown. Woodly manages to retain guard.
Woodly wants to stand up but Kami is controlling him.
Kami lands a couple of elbows.
Kami looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kami is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Woodly is looking to stand up but Kami isn't so interested in that idea.
Woodly on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Woodly tries to get out of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kami sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Kami distracts Woodly with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Kami is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kami controlling from the top position.
Kami is working Woodly over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kami content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kami has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kami sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Kami keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Woodly's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kami 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.
Woodly knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kami on the ground.
Kami makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kami stands up over Woodly, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kami controlling from the top position.
Kami postures up and lands a big shot to Woodly's brow.
Kami working some strikes from top position.
Woodly being controlled here, momentarily.
Woodly is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kami is controlling him.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kami cracks Woodly with a solid left hand.
Kami lands a couple of elbows.
Kami is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Woodly might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Kami has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Kami postures up and lands a big shot to Woodly's brow.
Woodly is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kami is controlling him.
Kami scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kami controls from within his opponent's guard.
Kami won't allow Woodly to get back to his feet.
Kami makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kami is working Woodly over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kami content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kami content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Woodly is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kami postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Oh Woodly is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kami's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Kami loads up on a big left hand. Woodly felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Kami looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Woodly can't hide his disappointment, as Kami celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hiruko Kami!
Hiruko Kami really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Lion Fightwear logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Nordlund (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grisha Kamenov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nordlund kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Hate to say I told you so from the Hives. The crowd seem to be enjoying Kamenov's choice of entrance music: Linkin Park - Numb. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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203 lbs
8 - 4 - 1 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand |
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Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, David Nordlund!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Grisha Kamenov!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nordlund cracks Kamenov with a right hand to the side of the head.
It looks like Grisha Kamenov has been cut.
Kamenov lands with a kick to the temple. Nordlund shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Kamenov throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Nordlund's head.
Nordlund sends Kamenov crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Nordlund is motioning to the referee to let Kamenov up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters circling - Nordlund throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kamenov takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kamenov is rocked!
Nordlund weaves into range and cracks Kamenov right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Kamenov goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Nordlund is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). David Nordlund!
In his post fight interview, David Nordlund gave a big smile as he said 'I knew this guy was unbeaten, but he didn't have a real opponent like me. Thats what happens when you're rolling with the big guys, baby. Like the Northern Light!'.
Grisha Kamenov was interviewed post fight and said 'i Will be champion and a hall of famer just wait this is nothing i will do it !'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kobus Barnard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oliver Buddington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buddington has chosen Night gown - Pillow fight! as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Oliver Buddington was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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203 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kobus Barnard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Oliver Buddington!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buddington misses with a body kick.
Barnard fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Buddington on the side of the head.
Barnard has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Barnard takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Buddington shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Barnard swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Barnard closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Buddington scores with a nice head shot.
Barnard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Oliver Buddington seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Buddington gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Barnard prevents a body shot from Buddington.
Barnard lands a left hand that snaps the head of Buddington backwards.
Buddington breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Barnard slips under a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A shot to the liver by Buddington. Beautiful body shot.
Barnard misses with a series of wild punches.
Barnard avoids a kick to the body.
Barnard jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Barnard sets himself, and Buddington steps forward looking for the clinch! Barnard avoids it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buddington avoids a punch combination nicely.
Barnard throws an overhand right that lands on Buddington's shoulder, as Buddington tries to avoid the shot.
Buddington misses with a wild body shot.
Buddington takes one to the side of the head.
Barnard throws a right and a left that Buddington avoids nicely.
Barnard throws a combination. Buddington tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Buddington scores with a shot to the body.
Buddington throws a hook to the side of Barnard's head but Barnard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Barnard looks to score with a jab to the body but Buddington is just out of range.
Buddington lands a high kick!
Barnard avoids the head kick by Buddington.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Buddington plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Kobus Barnard has been cut.
Good standup being displayed there by Barnard as he connects with a hook.
Buddington bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Barnard.
Buddington throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Buddington swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Buddington works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Barnard stalks Buddington and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Buddington's face. Buddington staggers backwards, shaken.
Buddington waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barnard.
Barnard throws a quick inside leg kick.
Buddington misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nice defenses there by Barnard.
Barnard throws a one two combo.
Buddington works over Barnard's head and body with a nice combination.
Barnard misses with a series of wild punches.
Buddington has closed the distance and engaged Barnard in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnard pushes Buddington back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Buddington throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Buddington is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Barnard tries a body shot but Buddington blocks it.
Buddington lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Buddington tries a knee to the head but Barnard blocks it.
Buddington breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Barnard is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Buddington's half guard.
Barnard with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Buddington trying to control here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnard perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Buddington is looking to control Barnard's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Buddington avoid being mounted?
Barnard is controlling the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barnard is trying to work for a kimura but Buddington is defending well.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Buddington has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Barnard is working away from the top position though.
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 Kobus Barnard will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kobus Barnard's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Buddington listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Barnard cracks Buddington with a right hand to the side of the head.
Barnard uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Buddington.
Barnard tries to bum rush Buddington with a series of wild strikes but Buddington uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Buddington tries to counter by closing the distance.
Barnard takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Buddington lands a nice shot that snaps Barnard's head back.
Buddington scores with a body shot.
Buddington dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Barnard looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Buddington is fending him off so far but Barnard persists. Nope, Buddington circles away and we're back to standing.
Buddington motions for Barnard to come forward. Buddington throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Buddington throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Buddington tries to clinch up.
Barnard scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barnard misses with a jab, cross combination.
Barnard with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buddington looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Oliver Buddington is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Buddington throws a good cross that connects.
Kobus Barnard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Buddington needs to keep his hands up - Barnard had a free shot at his head there.
Buddington misses with a looping left.
Barnard moves away from the strike by Buddington.
Barnard shoots in but Buddington avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A jab from Barnard misses.
A combination from Buddington does no damage.
Barnard connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Buddington momentarily.
Barnard throws a right hand that Buddington ducks under and follows up with a left that Buddington also avoids with ease.
Barnard stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Buddington is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barnard.
Barnard throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnard is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Barnard is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barnard scores with a punch to the head.
Barnard cracks Buddington with a right hand to the side of the head.
Buddington connects with a leg kick. Barnard looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Barnard throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Buddington throws out a counter right but Barnard avoids it with no problem.
Buddington throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barnard is looking for a counter combo.
Buddington throws a body punch but Barnard moves out of range.
Buddington avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Buddington with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Barnard ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Barnard dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Barnard connects with a good right hand that stumbles Buddington. Buddington circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Buddington misses with a body kick.
Barnard appears to be looking for a big counter.
Buddington throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Barnard on the side of the head.
Barnard takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Buddington lands.
Buddington throws a head kick but Barnard moves out of range.
Barnard moves out of range as Buddington strikes.
Buddington uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barnard.
Buddington lands a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Buddington.
Barnard ducks right into an uppercut from Buddington.
Buddington lands with an uppercut that bounces Barnard off the cage and back into range.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Buddington enables Barnard to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Buddington manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Barnard postures up.
Barnard controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnard advances to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barnard stalling.
Buddington wants to control but Barnard is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Buddington has his hands clasped together around Barnard's back. He's all about the action.
Barnard is looking for a kimura here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Oliver Buddington will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Kobus Barnard's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Barnard misses with a looping right.
Buddington thows a left - swing and a miss!
Barnard throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Buddington moves in looking to clinch but Barnard pushes him off.
Buddington throws a good cross that connects.
Buddington throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Barnard scores with a nice right hand.
Buddington connects with a crisp jab.
No joy there for Barnard, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Barnard cracks Buddington with a good jab.
Barnard misses with an uppercut. Buddington saw that one coming.
Barnard checks the leg kick nicely there.
Oliver Buddington seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Barnard throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Buddington.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barnard misses with a body shot.
Barnard misses with a takedown attempt - Buddington sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Buddington.
Barnard jabs Buddington to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Buddington swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Barnard tries to counter with a takedown but Buddington is quick to defend against it.
Barnard staying out of range there.
Barnard pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Buddington lands a nice hook to Barnard's body. Barnard takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Barnard throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Buddington goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Buddington is looking to score with low kicks.
Barnard swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Barnard takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Barnard swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnard loads up on a big right hand but Buddington slips the punch.
Buddington tries a head kick but it misses.
Buddington uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barnard.
Buddington lands a head kick. Barnard smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Barnard is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Buddington fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Oh Barnard is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Barnard walks straight into a right hand from Buddington - that's dropped him! Buddington jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Barnard from any more punishment! Barnard complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Oliver Buddington!
A relieved looking Oliver Buddington 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 George Nassar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Piero Paniccia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Piero Paniccia enters the cage!
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, George Nassar!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Piero Paniccia!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nassar swings widly with a right hand
and Paniccia counters with a nice double leg into side control. Nassar won't be happy with that.
Nassar on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Nassar tries to get out of the position.
Paniccia is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Nassar is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nassar gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Nassar wants to get back to full guard.
Paniccia throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Paniccia thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Nassar's head.
Paniccia wants to free his trapped foot but Nassar is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Paniccia missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paniccia is looking for a kimura here.
Paniccia wants to work for an arm triangle but Nassar is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nassar avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Paniccia.
Paniccia seems to be working for a kimura but Nassar defends the submission attempt.
Nassar trying to hold on to Paniccia's head to control him but Paniccia postures up.
Nassar is holding on to half guard well.
Paniccia is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Nassar reverses the position - he's now on top in Paniccia's guard.
Paniccia working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Nassar has passed into half guard!
Nassar wants to pass the guard but Paniccia is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nassar prevents Paniccia from improving his position.
Paniccia looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Nassar knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Paniccia on the ground.
Paniccia makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Paniccia.
Paniccia looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Paniccia can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Nassar controls the pace.
Paniccia looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Paniccia escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Nassar gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nassar sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Paniccia working for submissions but it's allowed Nassar to get to half guard.
Paniccia looking for submissions off his back.
Paniccia tries to get to full guard but Nassar has control of the leg.
Paniccia makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Paniccia.
Nassar avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Paniccia throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Paniccia has a closed guard, preventing Nassar from standing up.
Nassar content to stall in guard here.
Paniccia wants to sweep but no luck.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Paniccia escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Nassar gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Nassar pushing down on Paniccia's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Piero Paniccia will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Paniccia gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Nassar counters with a right hand to the body.
Paniccia fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Nassar, pushing him back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Paniccia.
Paniccia is fighting off a takedown attempt but Nassar is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Paniccia to the mat. Paniccia regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Nassar stopping the sweep attempt from Paniccia.
Paniccia being controlled here, momentarily.
Paniccia looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nassar is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Paniccia has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Nassar has passed into side control.
Paniccia tries to bench press Nassar off him but Nassar keeps the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nassar decides to stand up, so the ref orders Paniccia to his feet.
Jab, jab by Nassar - just one landing.
Paniccia motions for Nassar to come forward. Paniccia throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nassar scores with a nice right hand.
Nassar misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Paniccia counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Nassar thinking.
Nassar scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Nassar looks to land a right hand but Paniccia moved out of range.
Paniccia uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nassar.
Paniccia gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Nassar counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paniccia is looking to clinch but Nassar is avoiding it.
Nassar is looking to counter punch.
Nassar keeps the fight on the outside.
Nassar looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Paniccia slips under a jab.
Paniccia closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Nassar quickly recovers to half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Paniccia is looking for a kimura here.
Paniccia working the head and body with strikes.
Paniccia looks to land a strike but Nassar avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Paniccia trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Paniccia throws a big elbow that misses.
George Nassar overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nassar trying to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paniccia drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Paniccia jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Nassar wants to stand and escape but Paniccia is having none of it.
Paniccia trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Paniccia looking to pass the guard.
Paniccia throwing strikes from guard but Nassar blocks nicely.
Paniccia is looking to work some ground and pound but Nassar has wrist control.
Paniccia is looking to pass into half guard but Nassar pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Nassar is in guard.
Paniccia looking for a guillotine here but Nassar defends easily.
Paniccia wants to control but Nassar passes easily into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paniccia tries to roll over but Nassar keeps him under control.
Paniccia wants to control but Nassar is keeping busy.
Paniccia is trying to get back to full guard.
Nassar is taking a breather. Paniccia says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Paniccia tries to get to full guard but Nassar has control of the leg.
Paniccia is still trying to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Nassar dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Paniccia lands a nice looking body shot.
Paniccia moves to clinch but Nassar breaks away
and Nassar counters with a nice uppercut.
Paniccia shoots in for a double leg but Nassar sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nassar is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Nassar misses with a hook. Paniccia ducked under it nicely.
Paniccia loads up on a big right hand but Nassar slips the punch.
Nassar throwing a counter right hand but Paniccia manages to avoid it.
Nassar throws a right and a left that Paniccia avoids nicely.
It seemed like Paniccia was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nassar ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nassar looks to score with a jab to the body but Paniccia is just out of range.
Paniccia misses with a hook.
Paniccia takes the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nassar turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Nassar manages to end up in side control.
Paniccia tries to improve position but can't.
Paniccia keeps trying to improve his position.
Nassar wants to lay and pray for a moment but Paniccia keeps working.
Paniccia tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Paniccia is trying to control Nassar's posture but Nassar avoids it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Paniccia is looking to regain half guard here but Nassar keeps moving and retains side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paniccia is being controlled here.
Paniccia regains half guard.
Paniccia moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Nassar is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Paniccia has an active guard here but Nassar has managed to pass into half guard.
Paniccia is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nassar controlling the action here.
Paniccia is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Nassar pulls his head out easily.
Nassar trying to mount his opponent but Paniccia defends it.
Nassar performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Paniccia looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four 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.
Paniccia manages to get to full guard.
Paniccia looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Nassar passes into side control.
Paniccia is trying to work for a sweep but Nassar has mounted him!
Nassar stands up from mount. Strange move.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nassar throws a nice looking combination but Paniccia bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Paniccia tries to counter by closing the distance.
George Nassar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Paniccia blocks a jab.
Paniccia thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Nassar clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nassar moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Paniccia moves into the clinch successfully.
Nassar blocks an elbow strike from Paniccia.
Paniccia scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Paniccia misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nassar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Paniccia can do to turn this around?
Nassar blocks a body shot from Paniccia.
Nassar wants the takedown. Paniccia is fighting it off but Nassar persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Paniccia's guard against the cage.
Paniccia has his foot on Nassar's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Nassar works his way back into a safe position though.
Nassar 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.
Paniccia is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paniccia is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nassar looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Paniccia is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Nassar 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.
Paniccia tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Paniccia throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Nassar escapes and throws Paniccia's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Paniccia tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Nassar wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Paniccia gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Paniccia is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Nassar sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Paniccia looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Nassar looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Paniccia wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paniccia looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Paniccia tries to get to full guard but Nassar has control of the leg.
Nassar performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Paniccia makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Paniccia.
Paniccia throws his legs up looking for a submission but Nassar uses it to pass to side control.
Paniccia is letting Nassar control him for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nassar tries to advance to mount but Paniccia denies him.
Paniccia tries to bench press Nassar off him but Nassar keeps the position.
Nassar slows the pace down.
Paniccia is looking to reverse the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nassar decides to stand up, so the ref orders Paniccia to his feet.
Nassar misses the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that George Nassar will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Nassar misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A jab from Nassar does it's job there.
Nassar looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nassar throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Paniccia sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nassar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nassar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Paniccia.
Nassar works over Paniccia's head and body with a nice combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nassar circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nassar lands a nice shot to the body.
Paniccia bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Paniccia misses the body punch
and Nassar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nassar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Paniccia showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nassar.
Paniccia looks to clinch
and Nassar counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice cross by Paniccia.
Paniccia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nassar manages to avoid it.
Paniccia connects with a good right hand that stumbles Nassar. Nassar circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Paniccia tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nassar swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nassar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Paniccia. Nassar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nassar 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.
Paniccia lands a head shot.
Paniccia swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Paniccia avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nassar misses with a looping right.
Nassar throws an overhand right that lands on Paniccia's shoulder, as Paniccia tries to avoid the shot.
Nassar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Paniccia manages to avoid it.
Nassar checks a low kick from Paniccia.
Nassar scores with a decent looking hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nassar on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Paniccia lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
George Nassar is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paniccia works Nassar's body with a nice hook.
Nassar lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Paniccia backs up against the cage.
Nassar misses with a double jab.
Paniccia lands with a right hand.
The fighters circling - Paniccia throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Paniccia sizes up Nassar with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A combination from Paniccia does no damage.
Nassar is looking to counter punch.
Paniccia throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Nassar stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Paniccia pushes Nassar up against the cage in a clinch.
Paniccia keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nassar's efforts to push away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nassar.
Paniccia has a couple of punches blocked by Nassar.
Paniccia tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nassar's elbow.
Nassar avoiding damage as Paniccia throws knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paniccia looking for a takedown.
Nassar is looking to break free of the clinch but Paniccia has double underhooks.
Paniccia has Nassar pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Nassar manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Nassar looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nassar pulls guard successfully.
Nassar is pulling down on Paniccia's head. It's preventing any offense from Paniccia, at least for the moment.
Piero Paniccia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Paniccia postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Nassar is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Paniccia, into his guard.
George Nassar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nassar stopping the sweep attempt from Paniccia.
And that's the end of the fight!
George Nassar showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Nassar has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 49:47
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 49:47
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Nassar!
George Nassar is the new lightweight champion!
George Nassar thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rodney Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shannon Larratt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Larratt has chosen Cannibal Corpse - Stripped, Raped and Strangled as his entrance music. The key to victory for Rodney Smith has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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147 lbs
12 - 1 - 0 |
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159 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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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
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Rodney Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Shannon Larratt!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith tries to land a body kick
so Larratt counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Larratt working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Larratt has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Smith to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Larratt is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Smith pulls down on the head and he's put Larratt to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Rodney Smith!
A pretty intense looking Rodney Smith took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iikka Runnisto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sherman McCullough (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Runnisto comes to the cage accompanied by Alta Pois - Sie sua näkköös!. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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192 lbs
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218 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Iikka Runnisto!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sherman McCullough!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Runnisto scores with a nice right hand.
Runnisto with a jab.
Runnisto misses with a double jab.
Runnisto cracks McCullough with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
McCullough with a jab.
Sherman McCullough seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Runnisto fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
McCullough misses with a wild combination.
McCullough misses with a body punch
and Runnisto counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Runnisto avoids a punch combination nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jab, jab by Runnisto - just one landing.
Runnisto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McCullough.
Runnisto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Runnisto swings for the body but McCullough moves out of range.
McCullough lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Runnisto lands a straight punch to the body, keeping McCullough at a distance.
McCullough misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Runnisto scores with a punch to the head.
Runnisto lands with a cross.
McCullough misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCullough uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Runnisto.
Runnisto lands a right hook to the body.
Runnisto throws out a loose jab but McCullough uses good head movement to avoid it.
Runnisto lands a glancing blow to the side of McCullough's head.
McCullough takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
McCullough throws a left and a right that both miss
and Runnisto counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McCullough is rocked!
Runnisto lands a big uppercut and McCullough crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but McCullough looks OK. Runnisto waves McCullough back to his feet!
McCullough is still on wobbly legs! Can Runnisto finish him?
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!
McCullough tries to get into range but Runnisto steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops McCullough! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Runnisto scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Iikka Runnisto!
Iikka Runnisto retains his light heavyweight title!
Iikka Runnisto made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Now would be time to send me contract mr.boss man! Thanks fans and to Pete.. Nice try'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Espo Jaksinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jethro Rusted (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Espo Jaksinen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jethro Rusted!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rusted keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jaksinen.
Jaksinen blocks a head kick by Rusted.
Rusted throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Rusted thows a body kick. Jaksinen tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Rusted tries to work over Jaksinen's front leg with a kick but Jaksinen checks it.
Rusted works Jaksinen's body with a nice hook.
Rusted buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A low kick from Rusted is predictable there
and Jaksinen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rusted throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jaksinen.
Jaksinen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A slow jab from Jaksinen misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaksinen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rusted is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Jaksinen with a body shot.
Jaksinen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Rusted slips under a jab from Jaksinen.
Rusted lands a lovely overhand right.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rusted.
Jaksinen avoids a kick to the body.
Jaksinen seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Rusted throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rusted lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Rusted has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Jaksinen misses with a right hand
and Rusted counters with a thumping low kick.
Rusted looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rusted moves away from the strike by Jaksinen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaksinen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rusted throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rusted will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Rusted missing with a left hand there. Jaksinen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rusted throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jaksinen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rusted misses the jab.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Jaksinen!
Rusted takes a swing at Jaksinen's ribcage but misses.
Rusted tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jaksinen fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rusted.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Rusted.
Jaksinen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rusted.
Rusted pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
It looked like Jaksinen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jaksinen closes the distance and clinches.
Jaksinen misses with a punch to the body.
Jaksinen misses with a punch to the body.
Jaksinen misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jaksinen.
Rusted looking for a takedown.
Rusted has Jaksinen pushed against the cage.
Jaksinen pushes Rusted back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaksinen misses with some punches.
Jaksinen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jaksinen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jaksinen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jaksinen misses with some punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rusted has Jaksinen pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Rusted pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Jaksinen tumbling to the mat - Rusted dives into Jaksinen's guard.
Rusted postures up in Jaksinen's guard and throws a big left but Jaksinen blocks it.
Jaksinen trying to keep a closed guard but Rusted is proving a slippery customer.
Rusted throwing strikes from guard but Jaksinen blocks nicely.
Rusted passes Jaksinen's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Jaksinen looks like he's trying to stand up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jethro Rusted will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Rusted throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jaksinen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jaksinen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rusted misses with a body kick.
Jethro Rusted seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rusted is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jaksinen.
Rusted listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nice shot lands for Rusted.
Jaksinen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rusted fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jaksinen manages to avoid it.
Jethro Rusted seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Danga de danga de dang - Jaksinen scores with a four punch combination!
Jaksinen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaksinen throws a right hand that misses
and Rusted counters with a nice uppercut.
Rusted looks for the body kick but Jaksinen saw that one coming.
Rusted keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A lazy left from Jaksinen finds it's target.
Jaksinen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rusted.
Rusted throws a sloppy head kick
and Jaksinen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Espo Jaksinen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rusted throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Jaksinen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
An inside leg kick from Rusted misses.
Rusted falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jaksinen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rusted throws a low kick, looking for Jaksinen's leg but Jaksinen calmly moves out of range.
Jaksinen misses with a straight left.
Jaksinen forces Rusted back against the cage and clinches.
Rusted is trying to pull guard but Jaksinen has him pressed against the cage.
Jaksinen lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jaksinen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A hook to the body from Jaksinen.
Rusted prevents a body shot from Jaksinen.
Jaksinen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jaksinen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rusted has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Jaksinen is trying to keep an underhook but Rusted manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Jaksinen wants to get back to his feet.
Rusted trying to control from half guard but Jaksinen is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rusted thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jaksinen's head.
Jaksinen wants to get back to his feet.
Jaksinen keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Jaksinen wants to control but Rusted is keeping busy.
Rusted stops Jaksinen from getting back to his feet.
Rusted is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Jaksinen!
Jaksinen holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Rusted tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rusted takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Jaksinen wants to control but Rusted is having none of it.
Jaksinen is bucking up trying to escape but Rusted cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Jethro Rusted has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rusted lands with some strikes.
Rusted thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Jaksinen wants to control but Rusted is having none of it.
Rusted breaks from Jaksinen's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rusted fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Jaksinen tries to lock up and control but Rusted gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jaksinen is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jethro Rusted will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jaksinen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jaksinen swinging wildly here.
Jaksinen loads up on a big right hand but Rusted slips the punch.
Jaksinen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Despite the aggression on Rusted's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Rusted misses with a low kick.
Rusted throws a body kick, spinning off balance
enabling Jaksinen to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rusted throws a head kick but Jaksinen moves out of range.
Rusted pushes Jaksinen away with a front kick.
Rusted pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jaksinen is out of range and Rusted settles back down.
Jaksinen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jaksinen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rusted waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jaksinen.
Jaksinen is looking to counter with a body kick.
Jaksinen tries to land a front kick but Rusted steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rusted circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rusted with the counter takedown but Jaksinen avoids it easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rusted. That's going to slow Jaksinen down.
Rusted slips a jab and a cross from Jaksinen.
Rusted slips a jab and a cross from Jaksinen.
Rusted connects with a leg kick. Jaksinen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rusted moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Rusted misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaksinen throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Rusted counter with a right hand.
Rusted throws a leg kick
and Jaksinen counters with a three punch combo that has Rusted backing up. Rusted nods at Jaksinen to acknowledge the strikes.
Jaksinen moves in looking to clinch but Rusted pushes him off.
Rusted stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jaksinen misses with a hook. Rusted ducked under it nicely.
Rusted misses with a body kick.
Rusted slips a straight right by Jaksinen.
Jaksinen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Rusted misses with a takedown
and Jaksinen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jaksinen throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Rusted counters with a good low kick that Jaksinen was not able to check.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaksinen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jaksinen misses with a hook.
Rusted drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Jaksinen defends it well.
Rusted lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Rusted jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jaksinen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jaksinen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rusted.
A bone on bone clash there as Jaksinen blocks the leg kick.
Rusted lands a leg kick that knocks Jaksinen off balance momentarily.
Jaksinen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rusted moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jaksinen cracks Rusted with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jaksinen drives through and clinches with Rusted against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaksinen prevents a takedown attempt there.
Rusted blocking some punches.
Espo Jaksinen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jaksinen trying to stall but Rusted improves his position.
Jaksinen misses with the head strike.
Rusted breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jaksinen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rusted.
Rusted avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A little jabbing left from Rusted on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
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!
Rusted walks into a stiff left hand from Jaksinen.
Rusted throws a wild body kick that Jaksinen sees coming a mile off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Espo Jaksinen clearly takes that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Jaksinen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rusted.
As Rusted tries to get set, Jaksinen tries to push him back and clinch up but Rusted manages to avoid the attempt.
Rusted misses with a body shot
and Jaksinen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rusted uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jaksinen.
Rusted lunges at Jaksinen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jaksinen's hand.
Rusted ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jaksinen moves away.
Rusted pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jaksinen throws the kick towards the body but Rusted avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rusted chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jaksinen throws a hook but Rusted avoids it easily.
Rusted feints a counter leg kick.
Jaksinen with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaksinen loads up on a big right hand but Rusted slips the punch.
Rusted shoots in and gets a takedown into Jaksinen's guard.
Jaksinen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jaksinen keeping moving, preventing Rusted from controlling successfully.
Rusted prevents Jaksinen from getting back to his feet.
Rusted trying to control the position from guard on top but Jaksinen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rusted trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rusted trying to control the position from guard on top but Jaksinen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jaksinen wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Rusted throws a big right hand that misses.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rusted misses with a hook to the body
and Jaksinen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rusted steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jaksinen.
Rusted throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rusted slips a jab and a cross from Jaksinen.
Rusted uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jaksinen.
A slapping body kick lands there for Rusted.
Rusted looks to throw a body kick
letting Jaksinen counter with a right hand.
Rusted circles away from the clinch attempt
and Rusted counters with a good low kick that Jaksinen was not able to check.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Rusted.
Jaksinen lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Jaksinen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A shot to the liver by Jaksinen. Beautiful body shot.
Rusted walks into a left hand.
Rusted connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rusted moves into range and connects with a jab.
A nice combination there by Jaksinen.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rusted is looking to slow Jaksinen down with leg kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rusted cracks a nice hook into Jaksinen's ribs.
Rusted shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jaksinen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rusted.
Espo Jaksinen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jaksinen lands a nice looking kick to the body. Rusted takes a step back to recover.
Rusted takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rusted looks to land a combination but Jaksinen avoids it well.
Jaksinen drives through and clinches with Rusted against the cage.
Rusted pulls guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Espo Jaksinen will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A nice combination there by Jaksinen.
Jaksinen throws a predictable looking body shot
and Rusted makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rusted. That's going to slow Jaksinen down.
Whack! Jaksinen lands a heavy head kick that drops Rusted. The ref tackles Jaksinen to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Rusted was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Espo Jaksinen!
Espo Jaksinen retains his middleweight title!
Espo Jaksinen seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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