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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mariusz Pudzianowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brad O Brien (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pudzianowski comes to the cage accompanied by Vader-God is dead. Mariusz Pudzianowski has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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300 lbs
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282 lbs
0 - 3 - 1 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mariusz Pudzianowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Brad O Brien!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Brien shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
O Brien working Pudzianowski over with strikes here.
Pudzianowski in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
O Brien lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Pudzianowski hang on?
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!
O Brien is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Pudzianowski is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Pudzianowski flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. O Brien anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Pudzianowski and secures both hooks! This could be bad! O Brien slips an arm under Pudzianowski chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. O Brien has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. O Brien is squeezing on Pudzianowski like an anaconda would it's prey. Pudzianowski fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Brad O Brien!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Judah Benjamin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benjamin kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is lions sleeps tonight. Ricardo Hughes looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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276 lbs
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240 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Judah Benjamin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ricardo Hughes!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benjamin misses with a wild combination.
Benjamin misses with a two punch combination.
Hughes will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hughes moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
It looks like Ricardo Hughes has been cut.
Benjamin shoots in for a takedown but Hughes shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hughes misses with a takedown attempt
and Benjamin counters with a single leg into guard. Hughes didn't expect that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Benjamin stands up and waves to Hughes to follow him.
Hughes fails with the takedown
and Benjamin counters with a crisp one two that drops Hughes! Benjamin thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Hughes to his feet! Hughes is in big trouble!
Hughes is rocked!
Judah Benjamin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricardo Hughes.
Hughes looks gassed!
Hughes with a lazy takedown attempt
and Benjamin counters with a crisp right that sends Hughes to the canvas! Benjamin follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Judah Benjamin!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kenny Florian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and American Psycho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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160 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Basic striking
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kenny Florian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, American Psycho!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Psycho blocks a head kick by Florian.
Nice uppercut lands for Psycho. That snapped Florian's head back.
Psycho fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Florian avoids it really well and circles away.
Psycho swats away the attempt to clinch by Florian.
Psycho lands a nice hook to Florian's body. Florian takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Florian tries for a takedown but Psycho circles away easily
and Psycho counters with a single leg into guard. Florian didn't expect that.
Florian wants to sweep here but Psycho controlling him for the moment.
Florian manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Psycho wants to try and get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Florian cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Psycho's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Florian throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Psycho really wants to buck Florian off and get back to his feet.
Florian wants to control the pace but Psycho is squirming around nicely.
Psycho holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Florian tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Florian wants to control the action but instead Psycho gets a body lock and reverses into Florian's guard! Nice work!
Psycho stands up from Florian's guard - Psycho perhaps looking for a knockout.
Psycho scores with a nice head shot.
Florian shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Psycho pinned against the cage. Psycho gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Florian is breathing heavily.
Psycho 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.
Florian looks to land a body kick but Psycho moved away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Psycho throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Psycho misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Florian walks into a left hand.
Florian fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kenny Florian. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Psycho stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Psycho leaves Florian with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Psycho connects with a nice looking jab.
Nice body punch from Psycho.
Psycho throws a shot to the body.
Psycho stalks Florian and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Florian's face. Florian staggers backwards, shaken.
Psycho cracks Florian with a good jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Florian chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Psycho can pounce on him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Psycho throws a left that rocks Florian and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Psycho dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Florian regain composure!
Florian is rocked!
It looks like Kenny Florian has been cut.
Psycho taking a breather here.
Oh Florian is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Florian seems to have got his legs back now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Psycho stands up.
Psycho scores with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
American Psycho dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kenny Florian's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A decent looking cross lands there for Psycho.
Florian shoots and misses
and Psycho counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Psycho looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Psycho scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Psycho.
Psycho has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A chopping leg kick lands by Psycho.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Psycho misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Psycho connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A punch combination from Psycho misses.
Florian gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Florian showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Psycho.
Psycho fails to land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd cheers as Psycho lands an impressive looking overhand right. Florian doesn't seem phased though.
Psycho lands a nice looking body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Psycho.
Psycho works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Psycho.
American Psycho seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Psycho lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Florian backs up against the cage.
A big head kick from Psycho and Florian is sent sprawling to the canvas!
Kenny Florian's cut is getting worse.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Psycho controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Psycho postures up in Florian's guard and throws a big left but Florian blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Psycho stands up and waves to Florian to follow him.
Psycho lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Florian walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kenny Florian is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Psycho lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Psycho throws a body kick that misses.
A left lands for Psycho.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Florian. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Florian takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Psycho jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Psycho feints and then cracks Florian's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Florian down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Psycho throws a leg kick which misses Florian's front leg but catches the back leg as Florian tries to avoid it.
Florian takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Psycho swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Florian.
Psycho connects with a jab.
Psycho connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Florian momentarily.
Psycho throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Psycho connects with a right hand. Florian shakes it off.
Psycho connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Florian tumbling to the canvas! Psycho pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Florian was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). American Psycho!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Bulex (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raymond Wannis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bulex comes to the cage accompanied by Niji by l'arc en ciel. Ricardo Bulex has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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205 lbs
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210 lbs
4 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Excellent MT
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ricardo Bulex!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Raymond Wannis!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bulex throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Bulex circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Wannis drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Bulex follows Wannis 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 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ricardo Bulex!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juan de Madrid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pertti Kiilopaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kiilopaa has chosen Extreme Ways as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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210 lbs
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211 lbs
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Dangerous GnP
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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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
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Juan de Madrid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pertti Kiilopaa!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
de Madrid cracks Kiilopaa with an open hand slap.
de Madrid scores with a punch to the head.
It looks like Pertti Kiilopaa has been cut.
de Madrid throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kiilopaa looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for de Madrid!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kiilopaa wants to control but de Madrid has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
Kiilopaa not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
de Madrid is trying to get back to full guard.
Kiilopaa is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Kiilopaa is sneakily working for an arm triangle but de Madrid sees it coming and defends easily.
de Madrid wants to control but Kiilopaa is keeping busy.
de Madrid is looking for a sweep. Kiilopaa is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
de Madrid wants to control but Kiilopaa is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Kiilopaa looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
de Madrid throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Kiilopaa trying to control the position from guard on top but de Madrid is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kiilopaa has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of de Madrid is proving hard to escape from.
Kiilopaa missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
de Madrid is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
de Madrid wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiilopaa trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Kiilopaa fails to land the takedown.
de Madrid scores with a jab to the head.
Juan de Madrid is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
de Madrid throws a nice looking combination but Kiilopaa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
de Madrid lands with an overhand left.
de Madrid lands with a straight right. Kiilopaa didn't see that one coming.
de Madrid scores with a jab to the head.
de Madrid throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
de Madrid lands a jab to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
de Madrid swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
de Madrid misses with a few strikes there.
A jab from de Madrid finds it's way through Kiilopaa's defenses.
Kiilopaa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
de Madrid looks to throw the jab but Kiilopaa is out of range.
de Madrid scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kiilopaa doesn't seem bothered though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
de Madrid throws a shot from downtown. Kiilopaa moves away and avoids it.
Kiilopaa blocks a jab.
A big right from de Madrid misses.
Kiilopaa takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kiilopaa looks gassed!
de Madrid tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kiilopaa was well out of range. Poor timing from de Madrid.
de Madrid swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
de Madrid looks to land a combination but Kiilopaa avoids it well.
Kiilopaa shoots in looking for a takedown. de Madrid tries to sprawl out of it but Kiilopaa keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. de Madrid manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
de Madrid lands with a hook. Kiilopaa tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kiilopaa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as de Madrid throws out the jab.
Kiilopaa takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kiilopaa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from de Madrid.
de Madrid circles away from the clinch attempt.
de Madrid swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Kiilopaa does no damage.
de Madrid lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kiilopaa at a distance.
Kiilopaa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
de Madrid misses with a two punch combination.
de Madrid falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kiilopaa decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in de Madrid's guard.
Kiilopaa working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
de Madrid had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kiilopaa defends it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
de Madrid is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
de Madrid wants to sweep but no luck.
Kiilopaa makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan de Madrid dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pertti Kiilopaa's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kiilopaa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
de Madrid is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kiilopaa fails with a takedown attempt.
de Madrid misses with a combination
so Kiilopaa counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
de Madrid not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kiilopaa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. de Madrid swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kiilopaa makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kiilopaa trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
de Madrid trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
de Madrid tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kiilopaa advances position into side control!
de Madrid gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kiilopaa moves nicely into side control.
Kiilopaa tries to advance to mount but de Madrid denies him.
Kiilopaa wants to lay and pray for a moment but de Madrid keeps working.
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.
Kiilopaa tries for a kimura but de Madrid is defending well.
Kiilopaa is breathing heavily.
de Madrid gets back to half guard.
Kiilopaa missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
de Madrid won't allow Kiilopaa to pass to mount.
Kiilopaa trying to control from half guard but de Madrid is working away.
de Madrid has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kiilopaa is working away from the top position though.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kiilopaa moves away from the strike by de Madrid.
Juan de Madrid is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Kiilopaa. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kiilopaa.
de Madrid throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kiilopaa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A big right from de Madrid misses.
Kiilopaa moves away from the strike by de Madrid.
de Madrid just misses with a punch to the body.
de Madrid uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kiilopaa.
A big left from de Madrid misses.
Kiilopaa shoots for a double leg takedown but de Madrid sprawls well. He's pushed Kiilopaa's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Kiilopaa. That snapped de Madrid's head back.
Kiilopaa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from de Madrid.
de Madrid lands a lovely overhand right.
de Madrid misses with an uppercut.
de Madrid tries to bum rush Kiilopaa with a series of wild strikes but Kiilopaa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
de Madrid looks to land a left hand but Kiilopaa moved out of range nicely.
Kiilopaa closes the distance and clinches up with de Madrid, looking for a takedown. Kiilopaa pushes de Madrid against the cage but de Madrid circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Juan de Madrid has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pertti Kiilopaa.
de Madrid swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
de Madrid throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Kiilopaa counter with a right hand.
de Madrid tries to land a front kick but Kiilopaa steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kiilopaa feints and as de Madrid raises his hands in defense, Kiilopaa changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
de Madrid seems keen to control Kiilopaa's posture.
de Madrid keeping full guard, as Kiilopaa tries to pass.
de Madrid is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Kiilopaa looking to pass the guard.
Kiilopaa wants to control from the top but de Madrid keeps moving.
Kiilopaa drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but de Madrid manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Kiilopaa has de Madrid in his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pertti Kiilopaa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Pertti Kiilopaa's cut.
That's time! de Madrid's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
de Madrid misses with a wild body shot.
de Madrid swings and misses with a shot to the body
so Kiilopaa counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
de Madrid might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Kiilopaa postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! de Madrid is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Kiilopaa, into his guard.
Kiilopaa striking off his back but it's not causing de Madrid any problems.
de Madrid gets to his feet - Kiilopaa follows without any prompting.
de Madrid looks to score with a jab to the body but Kiilopaa is just out of range.
de Madrid looks to land a right hand but Kiilopaa moved out of range.
de Madrid takes one on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
de Madrid scores with a hook to the body. Kiilopaa takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kiilopaa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
de Madrid throws a nice looking combination but Kiilopaa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kiilopaa misses with a wild body shot.
de Madrid missing with a left hand there. Kiilopaa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
de Madrid drops his hands momentarily and Kiilopaa takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kiilopaa takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kiilopaa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kiilopaa ducks under a wild hook from de Madrid.
Kiilopaa ducks under a wild hook from de Madrid.
Kiilopaa dodges the punch combination from de Madrid.
de Madrid throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kiilopaa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
de Madrid works the jab nicely.
Kiilopaa shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. de Madrid defends it nicely.
de Madrid throws a jab when Kiilopaa was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
de Madrid misses with a few strikes there.
Juan de Madrid seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kiilopaa takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kiilopaa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kiilopaa tries to land a front kick but de Madrid steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
de Madrid swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
de Madrid defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kiilopaa.
de Madrid lands a lovely overhand right.
Kiilopaa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as de Madrid throws out the jab.
Kiilopaa tries to close the distance and clinch but de Madrid swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
de Madrid misses with a wild combination.
A jab from de Madrid misses.
de Madrid throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kiilopaa moves out of range of the strikes.
Kiilopaa takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
de Madrid throws a nice looking combination but Kiilopaa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kiilopaa has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A shot to the body from de Madrid misses
and Kiilopaa counters with a shoot takedown. de Madrid fights it but they end up in guard.
de Madrid has his foot on Kiilopaa's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kiilopaa works his way back into a safe position though.
Kiilopaa pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. de Madrid is keeping the position for now.
Kiilopaa drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and de Madrid dives on top into guard.
de Madrid working some strikes from top position.
de Madrid cracks Kiilopaa with a solid left hand.
de Madrid trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kiilopaa is looking for a triangle but de Madrid pushes his legs off easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiilopaa keeping moving, preventing de Madrid from controlling successfully.
de Madrid preventing the sweep.
de Madrid controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
de Madrid wants to control from the top but Kiilopaa keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kiilopaa wants to sweep here but de Madrid controlling him for the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Juan de Madrid.
I think de Madrid 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight for Juan de Madrid!
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Juan de Madrid!
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Juan de Madrid!
Juan de Madrid wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike Patton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Ignotus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Ignotus's choice of entrance music: Bądź Mistrzem. Ben Ignotus has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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18
184 lbs
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170 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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Solid Muay Thai
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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, Mike Patton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ben Ignotus!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ignotus looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Patton!
Ignotus can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Patton is looking to escape.
Ignotus scoring with strikes but Patton is staying in there.
Ignotus wants to control the pace but Patton is squirming around nicely.
Ignotus lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Patton hang on?
Ignotus unloads with some shots from mount but Patton bucks and avoids them well.
Ignotus is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Patton can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Patton is working to get back to half guard.
Ignotus lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Patton hang on?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ignotus prevents Patton from getting the reversal.
Patton avoids a series of strikes thrown by Ignotus.
Patton tries to lock up and control but Ignotus gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Ignotus moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Patton has worked his arm free - good work by Patton!
Patton can't do much from the bottom here.
Patton keeping his opponent close.
Ignotus tries to move to mount but Patton blocks the move with his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Patton is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Sloppy strikes there by Ignotus.
Ignotus tries to score with some ground and pound. Patton controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Patton tries to buck Ignotus off but Ignotus is having none of it.
Ignotus trying to control the action but Patton is working from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Patton lands a jab to the head.
Ignotus has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ignotus there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ignotus shoots for a double leg takedown but Patton sprawls well. He's pushed Ignotus's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patton lands a head kick. Ignotus smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Ignotus is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Patton's half guard.
Patton is trying to control but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ignotus thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Patton's head.
Patton tries to get to full guard but Ignotus has control of the leg.
Ignotus takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Ignotus missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ignotus is trying to control the action in half guard but Patton is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ignotus looks gassed!
Patton avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ignotus.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Patton lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Patton takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Patton dips to his left and cracks Ignotus with an uppercut!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ignotus.
Patton lands with a slapping head kick.
Patton scores with a nice body kick.
Patton scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ignotus tries to score a power double leg takedown but Patton sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ignotus somewhat.
Mike Patton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Ignotus.
A solid body kick from Patton.
A lazy left from Patton finds it's target.
Patton lands a head kick!
Ignotus tries to move into range but Patton moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ben Ignotus will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Ignotus misses with a series of wild punches.
Patton ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Patton moves into range and connects with a jab.
Patton is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Patton jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Patton scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ignotus closes the distance and clinches up with Patton, looking for a takedown. Ignotus pushes Patton against the cage but Patton circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Patton pushes Ignotus away with a front kick.
Patton lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A head kick from Patton lands but Ignotus takes it in his stride.
A nice combination there by Patton.
Patton lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Good exchange - Patton coming out on top.
Ignotus is breathing heavily.
Ignotus on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Patton. Patton obviously looking to wear him down.
Ignotus chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Patton can pounce on him.
Patton throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patton throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ignotus on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Patton lands a front kick.
Patton throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Ignotus on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Patton. Patton obviously looking to wear him down.
The fighters circle momentarily. Patton darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Patton dips to his left and cracks Ignotus with an uppercut!
Patton connects with a solid leg kick.
Nice shot by Patton.
Patton connects with a solid leg kick.
Mike Patton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Patton throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Patton takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Patton with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ignotus gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Patton.
Patton is looking to slow Ignotus down with leg kicks.
A nice leg kick lands there from Patton.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Patton feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ignotus's calf.
Mike Patton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Patton connects with a solid leg kick.
Patton throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Ignotus tries to clinch up but Patton circles away and keeps his distance.
Ignotus takes a kick to the side of the head.
Ignotus tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ignotus takes one to the side of the head.
Decent striking displayed by Patton there.
Jab, jab by Patton - just one landing.
Good exchange - Patton coming out on top.
Crunch! Patton slams his shin into Ignotus's torso.
Patton throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Ignotus.
Patton connects with a crisp jab.
Ignotus on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Patton. Patton obviously looking to wear him down.
Patton ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ignotus moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Patton thows a body kick. Ignotus tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Patton, right into the meat.
Patton turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Patton lands a nice looking kick to the body. Ignotus takes a step back to recover.
Patton lands with a straight right. Ignotus didn't see that one coming.
Patton chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Patton scores with a punch to the head.
Patton throws a leg kick which misses Ignotus's front leg but catches the back leg as Ignotus tries to avoid it.
Patton scores with a hook.
Patton works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Good leg kick by Patton there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Patton lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Patton connects with a solid leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Patton.
Ignotus's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Patton.
Patton pushes Ignotus away with a front kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Patton throws a nice outside leg kick.
Patton scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Patton lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Patton scores with a spinning back kick!
Ignotus has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Patton.
Patton throws a head kick that Ignotus semi-blocks.
Ignotus has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Patton fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ignotus.
Patton lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ignotus backs up against the cage.
Patton lands a head kick. Ignotus smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Patton works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Patton is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Patton throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Ignotus's head.
Good standup being displayed there by Patton as he connects with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Patton dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Patton throws a quick inside leg kick.
Patton lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ignotus shoots in for a double leg but Patton sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
An inside leg kick lands from Patton.
Patton throws a leg kick which misses Ignotus's front leg but catches the back leg as Ignotus tries to avoid it.
Patton feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ignotus's calf.
Patton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ignotus can do to turn this around?
Ignotus walks into a straight right hand from Patton.
Patton throws a front kick that sends Ignotus stumbling back into the cage.
Ignotus has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Patton.
Patton lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ignotus's sensitive parts.
Ignotus takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ignotus tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Patton works over Ignotus's head and body with a nice combination.
Patton lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Patton lands a head kick. Ignotus smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A nice inside leg kick there by Patton. That's going to slow Ignotus down.
Mike Patton is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patton is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Patton, right into the meat.
Ignotus takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A solid leg kick lands there for Patton.
Patton scores with a spinning back kick!
Patton chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ben Ignotus is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Patton lands a head kick. Ignotus smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Patton.
Patton scores with a decent looking hook.
Patton explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Ignotus has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ignotus there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ignotus on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Patton. Patton obviously looking to wear him down.
Patton changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Patton connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Patton throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Good leg kick by Patton there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patton lands with a cross.
A left lands for Patton.
Ignotus takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ignotus tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Patton paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Patton. That's going to slow Ignotus down.
A head kick from Patton lands but Ignotus takes it in his stride.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Patton, as that shot connected.
Patton thumps Ignotus with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Patton lands with a kick to the temple. Ignotus shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Patton throws a front kick that sends Ignotus stumbling back into the cage.
Patton cracks Ignotus with an open hand slap.
Patton 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.
Mike Patton is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Patton lands a nice shot that snaps Ignotus's head back.
Ignotus takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A chopping leg kick lands by Patton.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Patton.
Patton lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Patton cracks Ignotus with a right hand to the side of the head.
A jab lands there for Patton.
Patton scores with a shot to the body.
Patton buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Patton feints and then cracks Ignotus's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ignotus down.
Patton thuds his right hand into Ignotus's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Patton fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ignotus on the side of the head.
Patton scoring well with a low kick there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Patton.
Crunch! Patton slams his shin into Ignotus's torso.
Patton keeps Ignotus at a distance using the push kick.
Ignotus has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patton connects with a body shot.
Ignotus takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Patton throws a quick inside leg kick.
Patton throws a leg kick which misses Ignotus's front leg but catches the back leg as Ignotus tries to avoid it.
Patton throws a quick inside leg kick.
Patton throws a quick inside leg kick.
Patton chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A solid leg kick lands there for Patton.
Patton stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Patton looks to land a combination. Ignotus sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Patton moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Patton throws a head kick that Ignotus semi-blocks.
Patton lands a nice shot that snaps Ignotus's head back.
A nice inside leg kick there by Patton. That's going to slow Ignotus down.
Ben Ignotus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Patton goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Patton showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Patton 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight for Mike Patton!
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight for Mike Patton!
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight for Mike Patton!
Mike Patton wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stacey Malouf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manfred von Richthofen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stacey Malouf has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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168 lbs
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19
184 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Stacey Malouf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Manfred von Richthofen!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
von Richthofen looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Malouf!
von Richthofen unloading with bombs!
von Richthofen lands a big shot there that rocks Malouf but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
von Richthofen lands a big elbow - Malouf is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Malouf is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Manfred von Richthofen!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sigge Furst (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and igor samsonov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sigge Furst has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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287 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sigge Furst!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, igor samsonov!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Furst checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
samsonov leaves Furst with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Furst slips under a jab from samsonov.
Furst swinging wildly here.
Furst throws a right hand that samsonov ducks under and follows up with a left that samsonov also avoids with ease.
Furst misses with a series of wild punches.
A combination from Furst does no damage.
Furst lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but samsonov circles away quickly and effectively.
Furst throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Furst misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Furst will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Furst misses with a few strikes there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
samsonov misses with a head kick.
samsonov slips a jab and a cross from Furst.
Furst swinging wildly here.
samsonov dodges the punch combination from Furst.
Furst's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Furst duly obliges.
It looks like igor samsonov has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Furst misses with a wild combination.
samsonov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nice body punch from samsonov.
Furst takes a swing at samsonov's ribcage but misses.
Furst throws a nice looking combination but samsonov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Furst is breathing heavily.
Furst misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
samsonov misses with a double jab.
Furst avoids the head kick by samsonov.
Furst getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
samsonov throws a head kick but Furst moves out of range.
Furst throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Furst throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and samsonov counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
samsonov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Furst.
samsonov throws a right and a left that both miss.
samsonov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Furst circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
samsonov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Furst.
samsonov lands an overhand right.
Furst throws a left and a right that both miss
and samsonov counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Furst throws a series of punches but samsonov avoids them all with ease.
Furst looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
samsonov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
samsonov throws a head kick that misses.
Furst misses with a double jab
and samsonov counters with an outside leg kick.
samsonov slips a jab and a cross from Furst.
Sigge Furst seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Furst misses with a wild body shot.
samsonov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
samsonov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Furst looks to land a combination. samsonov sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Furst throws a one two combo.
That has opened up igor samsonov's cut even more.
Furst swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and samsonov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Furst looks to land a combination but samsonov avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Furst misses with a series of wild punches.
samsonov throws a one two combo.
A left and a right from Furst both land. Nice combination.
Furst lands the left hand.
Furst misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Decent striking displayed by samsonov there.
Furst swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and samsonov counters with a two punch combo.
samsonov lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Furst backs up against the cage.
Furst misses with a hook to the body
and samsonov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Furst throws a combination but it was largely blocked by samsonov.
A combination from samsonov does no damage.
Furst swats away the attempt to clinch by samsonov.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Furst.
Furst lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Furst scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Furst lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Furst slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
samsonov throws a push kick but Furst slaps the foot to one side.
Furst lands with a right hand.
The cut above igor samsonov's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Furst lands a jab-cross combination.
samsonov is rocked!
samsonov avoids a punch combination nicely.
samsonov is still on wobbly legs! Can Furst finish him?
samsonov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Furst.
samsonov seems to have recovered his senses.
Some wild striking there from samsonov.
Furst throws a combination but it was largely blocked by samsonov.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Furst misses with a few strikes there.
Furst falls off balance throwing a combination
and samsonov counters with a nice leg kick.
Furst is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
samsonov gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sigge Furst dominated that round.
The cut man is working on igor samsonov's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
samsonov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
samsonov looks to land a combination but Furst avoids it well.
Sigge Furst is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Furst lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but samsonov circles away quickly and effectively.
Furst looks to land a combination but samsonov avoids it well.
Furst swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Furst throws a right and a left that both miss.
Furst lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Furst throws a series of punches but samsonov avoids them all with ease.
Furst throws a nice looking combination but samsonov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Furst slips a straight right by samsonov.
Furst lands a hook that stumbles samsonov back into the cage. Furst follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping samsonov to the canvas! Furst pounces and lands several unanswered shots - samsonov has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Sigge Furst!
Sigge Furst retains his super heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Milhouse VanHouten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nyyrikki Kaiho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nyyrikki Kaiho has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Milhouse VanHouten's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Milhouse VanHouten!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nyyrikki Kaiho!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
VanHouten looks to score with a jab to the body but Kaiho is just out of range.
Kaiho throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kaiho connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kaiho throws a shot to the body.
VanHouten staying out of range there.
Kaiho slips under a jab from VanHouten.
Nyyrikki Kaiho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kaiho misses with a shot to the body
and VanHouten counters with a nice body shot.
VanHouten takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
VanHouten avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kaiho misses with a shot to the body
and VanHouten counters with a stiff right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
VanHouten fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kaiho manages to avoid it.
Kaiho swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kaiho pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaiho throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kaiho swings for the body but VanHouten moves out of range.
VanHouten takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
It looks like Milhouse VanHouten has been cut.
VanHouten closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kaiho throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and VanHouten cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kaiho scores with a shot to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Kaiho as he connects with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
VanHouten keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
VanHouten ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kaiho moves away.
Kaiho lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Kaiho misses.
Kaiho swings and misses with a shot to the body
and VanHouten counters with a right hand to the body.
Kaiho looks gassed!
A shot to the body from Kaiho misses
and VanHouten counters with a nice kick to the body.
Jab from Kaiho.
Kaiho looks to land a left hand but VanHouten moved out of range nicely.
Kaiho waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract VanHouten.
VanHouten misses with a hook.
Kaiho throws a sloppy body shot
and VanHouten counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kaiho thinking.
VanHouten lands with a nice body punch.
Kaiho keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
VanHouten is looking to wear down Kaiho with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaiho misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
VanHouten throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kaiho sees it coming and avoids it easily.
VanHouten uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kaiho.
VanHouten cracks Kaiho with an open hand slap.
VanHouten misses with a body punch
and Kaiho counters with a stiff right hand.
VanHouten misses with a jab to the body
enabling Kaiho to counter with a crisp jab.
VanHouten moves away from the strike by Kaiho.
Kaiho works the jab nicely.
VanHouten misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kaiho.
A left and a right from Kaiho both land. Nice combination.
VanHouten throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
VanHouten has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Kaiho throws the left hand but VanHouten avoids the punch easily.
VanHouten jabs at Kaiho's body.
VanHouten swings for the body but Kaiho moves out of range.
Kaiho swings and misses with a shot to the body
and VanHouten connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
VanHouten throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
VanHouten tries to clinch but Kaiho is having none of it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kaiho takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kaiho throws a sloppy body shot
and VanHouten counters with a right hand to the body.
VanHouten throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kaiho stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
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 Milhouse VanHouten will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Milhouse VanHouten's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kaiho swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and VanHouten counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kaiho throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
VanHouten throws a body punch but Kaiho moves out of range.
VanHouten keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kaiho.
VanHouten throws a looping overhand right but Kaiho ducks down to avoid it.
VanHouten fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kaiho manages to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Kaiho.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kaiho gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kaiho lands a right hook to the body.
Kaiho is breathing heavily.
A slow jab from Kaiho misses its intended target.
Milhouse VanHouten is winning the standup battle so far.
VanHouten uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kaiho.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaiho throws a combination that misses
and VanHouten counters with a nice body shot.
Kaiho avoids the body shot from VanHouten.
VanHouten ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kaiho moves away.
VanHouten throws a hook but Kaiho blocks it.
Kaiho swings away with a body shot that misses
and VanHouten counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kaiho avoids the body shot from VanHouten.
Kaiho throws a looping overhand right but VanHouten ducks down to avoid it.
VanHouten looks to throw a body kick
and Kaiho counters with a series of strikes. VanHouten will be more careful next time no doubt.
VanHouten lands a right hook to the body.
The fighters circling - Kaiho throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
VanHouten ducks under a wild hook from Kaiho.
Kaiho swings away with a body shot that misses
and VanHouten counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kaiho takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
VanHouten moves out of range of the strikes.
VanHouten throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
VanHouten connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kaiho looks to clinch
and VanHouten counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
VanHouten lands a nice looking body shot.
VanHouten throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
VanHouten lands a nice shot to the body.
VanHouten jabs at Kaiho's body.
VanHouten throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kaiho avoids the body shot from VanHouten.
VanHouten misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kaiho.
Kaiho cracks VanHouten with an open hand slap.
VanHouten sizes up Kaiho with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kaiho connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed VanHouten momentarily.
VanHouten takes a swing at Kaiho's ribcage but misses.
Kaiho throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
VanHouten moves away from the strike by Kaiho.
Kaiho dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kaiho throws a predictable looking body shot
and VanHouten counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kaiho takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kaiho throws a lazy right hand but VanHouten sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
VanHouten cracks a nice hook into Kaiho's ribs.
VanHouten thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kaiho throws an uppercut from half a mile away. VanHouten sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kaiho misses with a jab to the body
and VanHouten makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A swing and a miss from VanHouten.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Milhouse VanHouten dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Milhouse VanHouten's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
VanHouten staying out of range there.
VanHouten throws a right and a left that Kaiho avoids nicely.
Kaiho throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kaiho throws a combination that misses
and VanHouten counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kaiho lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as VanHouten backs up against the cage.
VanHouten throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kaiho fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
VanHouten thows a body shot but no joy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
VanHouten thuds a left hand into Kaiho's body.
VanHouten throws a shot from downtown. Kaiho moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
VanHouten keeps the fight on the outside.
Kaiho misses the body punch
letting VanHouten counter with a right hand.
Kaiho throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kaiho misses with a telegraphed body shot
and VanHouten makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kaiho throws a hook but VanHouten blocks it.
A shot to de liver by VanHouten. Beautiful body shot.
Kaiho takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
VanHouten lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kaiho takes a step back to recover.
VanHouten punishes Kaiho's body with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
VanHouten scores with a nice strike.
VanHouten tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A looping hook to the body misses from VanHouten. Kaiho does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kaiho clinches up against the cage.
Kaiho lands with a short punch from the clinch.
VanHouten lands with a light punch inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kaiho presses VanHouten against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Kaiho fails to land.
Kaiho lands with a right to the head.
Kaiho tries to work over VanHouten's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
VanHouten breaks from the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from VanHouten. Kaiho does a little dance to reset his feet.
VanHouten with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A big right from Kaiho misses.
Nyyrikki Kaiho is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaiho lands a jab.
The fighters circling - Kaiho throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A looping hook to the body misses from VanHouten. Kaiho does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kaiho with a body punch. A glancing blow.
VanHouten slips a jab and a cross from Kaiho.
The crowd cheers as Kaiho lands an impressive looking overhand right. VanHouten doesn't seem phased though.
VanHouten misses with a body punch
and Kaiho counters with a right hand to the body.
VanHouten misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kaiho.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
VanHouten misses with a body shot.
Kaiho misses with a straight left.
Kaiho will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kaiho throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
VanHouten ducks under a wild hook from Kaiho.
VanHouten gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kaiho.
VanHouten fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kaiho manages to avoid it.
Kaiho looks to land a left hand but VanHouten moved out of range nicely.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
VanHouten takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Milhouse VanHouten clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Milhouse VanHouten's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A shot to de liver by VanHouten. Beautiful body shot.
A slow jab from VanHouten misses its intended target.
Kaiho misses with an uppercut. VanHouten saw that one coming.
Kaiho throws a lazy body kick
and VanHouten counters with a series of strikes. Kaiho will be more careful next time no doubt.
VanHouten misses the shot to the body.
Kaiho throws a series of punches but VanHouten avoids them all with ease.
Kaiho takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kaiho misses with a body shot
and VanHouten makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
VanHouten swings for the body but Kaiho moves out of range.
Kaiho takes a shot to the body in his stride.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
VanHouten throws a body punch but Kaiho moves out of range.
VanHouten misses the body punch
enabling Kaiho to counter with a crisp jab.
Kaiho swings away with a body shot that misses
and VanHouten counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kaiho thinking.
VanHouten fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
VanHouten lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kaiho at a distance.
VanHouten throws out a powerful jab.
Kaiho misses the body punch
and VanHouten counters with a straight right hand.
VanHouten misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kaiho.
VanHouten tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kaiho paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaiho throws a sloppy body shot
and VanHouten counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
VanHouten throws a shot to the body.
VanHouten misses with a body shot.
Kaiho swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kaiho throws an uppercut from half a mile away. VanHouten sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kaiho takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nice uppercut lands for VanHouten. That snapped Kaiho's head back.
Nice defenses there by VanHouten.
VanHouten moves out of range as Kaiho strikes.
VanHouten tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kaiho was well out of range. Poor timing from VanHouten.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
VanHouten tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kaiho was well out of range. Poor timing from VanHouten.
A shot to the body from Kaiho misses
and VanHouten counters with a left to the body.
Kaiho ducks under a wild hook from VanHouten.
VanHouten throws a hook but Kaiho blocks it.
VanHouten doesn't manage to clinch there - Kaiho circles away.
Kaiho tries to clinch but VanHouten moves out of range.
Kaiho throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and VanHouten counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kaiho thinking.
VanHouten blocks a jab.
VanHouten cracks a nice hook into Kaiho's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaiho on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kaiho misses with a telegraphed body shot
and VanHouten counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kaiho swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and VanHouten connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
VanHouten thows a body shot but no joy.
Nice body punch from VanHouten.
A big left from Kaiho misses.
VanHouten lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
VanHouten lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kaiho throws a right hand that VanHouten ducks under and follows up with a left that VanHouten also avoids with ease.
VanHouten scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Milhouse VanHouten had his way with Nyyrikki Kaiho in that round.
The cut man is working on Milhouse VanHouten'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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
The fighters circling - VanHouten throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
VanHouten doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
VanHouten throws a combination that misses
and Kaiho counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
VanHouten thows a body shot but no joy.
Kaiho throws a hook but VanHouten avoids it easily.
Kaiho misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting VanHouten counter with a right hand.
VanHouten moves away from the strike by Kaiho.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
VanHouten misses with a hook to the body
and Kaiho counters with a left to the body.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Kaiho slips a straight right by VanHouten.
Kaiho throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
VanHouten ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kaiho moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from VanHouten. Kaiho does a little dance to reset his feet.
VanHouten has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
VanHouten fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kaiho manages to avoid it.
VanHouten fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kaiho manages to avoid it.
Kaiho lands a straight punch to the body, keeping VanHouten at a distance.
A shot to the body from Kaiho misses
and VanHouten makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kaiho throws out a powerful jab.
VanHouten misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kaiho.
Nyyrikki Kaiho has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
VanHouten circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kaiho ducks down and throws a hook to the body but VanHouten moves away.
Kaiho dips to his left and cracks VanHouten with an uppercut!
The crowd cheers as Kaiho lands an impressive looking overhand right. VanHouten doesn't seem phased though.
VanHouten avoids the body shot from Kaiho.
Kaiho has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kaiho misses with a double jab.
VanHouten throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kaiho misses with a shot to the body
and VanHouten counters with a straight right hand.
A shot to the body from Kaiho misses
and VanHouten moves into the clinch.
VanHouten prevents a body shot from Kaiho.
VanHouten misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
VanHouten blocks a body shot from Kaiho.
VanHouten working aggressively here.
Nice body punch from VanHouten.
VanHouten swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kaiho tries to throw a body punch but VanHouten avoids it by throwing Kaiho back against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kaiho.
VanHouten fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
VanHouten working aggressively here.
A left hand lands to the body for Kaiho.
Kaiho lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt VanHouten or not.
VanHouten misses with a hook to the ribs.
VanHouten makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kaiho.
Kaiho lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kaiho's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kaiho throws a combination that misses
and VanHouten counters with a nice uppercut.
A swing and a miss from VanHouten.
Kaiho darts in trying to clinch
and Kaiho takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
VanHouten showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kaiho.
Kaiho tries to clinch there but VanHouten circles away.
Kaiho throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kaiho with a nice cross.
Kaiho misses with a straight right.
Kaiho connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kaiho misses with a jab to the body
and VanHouten counters with a right hand to the body.
Kaiho keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nyyrikki Kaiho comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think VanHouten 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight for Milhouse VanHouten!
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight for Milhouse VanHouten!
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight for Milhouse VanHouten!
Milhouse VanHouten wins by unanimous decision!
Milhouse VanHouten retains his welterweight title!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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