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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iso Masa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miika Laihaila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laihaila has chosen Forever Lost as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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280 lbs
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285 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Brawler
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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, Iso Masa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Miika Laihaila!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laihaila shoots in but no luck this time.
Masa doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Laihaila counters with a shoot takedown. Masa fights it but they end up in guard.
Laihaila thows a big elbow that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Laihaila throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Masa works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Laihaila throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Masa works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Masa really is a fat lump.
Laihaila postures up in Masa's guard and throws a big left but Masa blocks it.
Laihaila prevents Masa from getting back to his feet.
Laihaila working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Laihaila is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Masa is breathing heavily.
Laihaila is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Laihaila with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Laihaila throwing strikes but missing.
Laihaila decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Laihaila lands a brutal uppercut that launches Masa off his feet! Masa tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Miika Laihaila!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alan Mecier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Minsc Boo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alan Mecier could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Minsc Boo's chin.
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171 lbs
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179 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alan Mecier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Minsc Boo!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boo misses with a body shot
enabling Mecier to counter with a crisp jab.
Boo is looking to chop away at Mecier's legs.
Boo clobbers Mecier with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
No luck for Mecier with that takedown attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Boo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Boo tries to land a front kick but Mecier steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Boo throws a leg kick which misses Mecier's front leg but catches the back leg as Mecier tries to avoid it.
Boo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Boo throws a right and a left that Mecier avoids nicely.
Boo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mecier scores with a takedown into Boo's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mecieris looking to pass into half guard but Boo pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Boo is in guard.
Mecier is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Boo defends well.
Boo wants to pass the guard but Mecier is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mecier is adopting a defensive guard.
Boo avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Mecier looking for a guillotine here but Boo defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boo wanted to stand there but Mecier had control of the position.
Boo has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Mecier to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Boo is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Mecier pulls down on the head and he's put Boo to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Alan Mecier!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joaquim Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Joaquim Williams has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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215 lbs
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200 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
KO power |
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Basic striking
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joaquim Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Smith!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams tries to bum rush Smith with a series of wild strikes but Smith uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Smith darts in trying to clinch
and Williams counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Williams closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Williams drops Smith with a big knee straight up the middle! Smith is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Smith is rocked!
It looks like John Smith has been cut.
Williams cracks Smith with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Joaquim Williams!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carter Potter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Johnson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Brooklyn by Jay Z. Potter is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by THE LION SLEEPS TONIGHT. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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260 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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265 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
KO power |
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kevin Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Carter Potter!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Potter scoring well with a low kick there.
Potter moves out of range as Johnson strikes.
Johnson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Johnson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Johnson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Potter cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Potter scores with a punch to the head.
Johnson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Potter counter with a right hand.
Potter fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Potter moves into range and connects with a jab.
Potter digs a good hook to Johnson's body.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Johnson throws a combination that misses
and Potter counters with a nice uppercut.
Potter scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Potter feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Johnson sprawling to the canvas! Johnson rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Potter finish him?!
Johnson is rocked!
Potter turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Oh Johnson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A shot to the liver by Potter. Beautiful body shot.
Johnson seems to have got his legs back now.
Potter cracks Johnson with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Potter has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Johnson to stand back up!
Potter is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Johnson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Potter bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Potter throws a shot to the body.
Johnson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Potter throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A good leg kick by Potter.
Johnson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Potter cracks Johnson with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Johnson looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Potter finish him?
Potter ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kevin Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Potter lands with a kick to the temple. Johnson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's one minute gone in the round.
Potter cracks Johnson with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Potter has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Johnson to stand back up!
Johnson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Potter fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Johnson.
Potter takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Potter cracks Johnson with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Potter has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Johnson to stand back up!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Potter lands a nice leg kick that just misses Johnson's sensitive parts.
Potter lands with a good body shot.
Johnson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Potter lands a leg kick that knocks Johnson off balance momentarily.
Potter lands a right hook to the body.
Johnson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Potter digs a good body shot into Johnson's ribs.
Potter connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Good leg kick by Potter there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Johnson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Potter scores with a jab.
Potter lands a big right hand that sends Johnson crashing to the mat! Potter stays standing though and waves Johnson back to his feet!
Potter scoring well with a low kick there.
Potter cracks Johnson with a left hook right on the temple and Johnson goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Potter lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Johnson is OK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Carter Potter!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juri Arpa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rike McMylly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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275 lbs
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Decent wrestler
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Excellent MT
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Juri Arpa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rike McMylly!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from McMylly.
Arpa throws a nice outside leg kick.
Arpa has managed to clinch.
Arpa has had enough of the clinch but McMylly keeps him there for the moment.
Arpa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Arpa clinches.
Arpa lands a body punch.
Arpa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
McMylly lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Juri Arpa has been cut.
Arpa throws a punch but it's blocked by McMylly.
Arpa pushes McMylly back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Arpa managing to block the knees to the body from McMylly.
A short right from Arpa on the inside.
Arpa misses with a short punch on the inside.
McMylly lands a nice elbow.
Arpa lands a left hand that snaps the head of McMylly backwards.
McMylly is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Arpa is defending well for now.
A short right from Arpa.
Arpa lands a hook to the side of the head.
Arpa tries to circle away but McMylly has him pinned against the cage.
Arpa controlling the action here for a moment.
McMylly is pushing Arpa up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Arpa stalling.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
McMylly tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Arpa avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McMylly blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McMylly.
Arpa scores with a hook to the body.
McMylly looks gassed!
McMylly taking a breather.
A short left from Arpa.
Arpa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
McMylly lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
McMylly keeps control of Arpa as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A nice right hand lands inside from Arpa.
Arpa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Arpa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McMylly throws a leg kick that is checked
and Arpa counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Arpa fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
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!
Arpa explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Arpa buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Arpa lands a big head kick that sends McMylly tumbling to the mat! Arpa takes a step backwards and waves McMylly back to his feet - he wants the finish!
McMylly is rocked!
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Arpa engages and cracks McMylly with a massive lead left hook - McMylly tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Arpa is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Juri Arpa!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cliff Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raidu Ruumets (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Richards comes to the cage accompanied by Fancy Pants. Cliff Richards could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Raidu Ruumets's chin.
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205 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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Excellent boxer
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cliff Richards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Raidu Ruumets!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richards tries to keep at a distance but Ruumets has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ruumets doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Richards's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Richards fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ruumets manages to avoid it.
Ruumets slips a straight right by Richards.
Ruumets closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Richards content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Richards has Ruumets pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Ruumets manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Richards escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Richards shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ruumets but Ruumets pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Richards jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ruumets clinches up against the cage.
Richards taking a breather.
Richards wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ruumets has him pressed against the cage.
Richards tries to break free but Ruumets pushes him back against the cage.
Richards blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ruumets stalling against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Ruumets.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Richards.
Richards jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ruumets walks away with a smile on his face. Richards gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cliff Richards. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Richards throws a poor cross that misses
and Ruumets counters with a crisp right hand that drops Richards! Ruumets lets Richards back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
It looks like Cliff Richards has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ruumets shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Cliff Richards seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruumets shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jab from Richards.
Richards doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ruumets has managed to clinch.
Richards trying to control the position but instead, Ruumets has worked for underhooks and has pushed Richards into the cage.
Ruumets is pressed up against the cage. Richards has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ruumets down to the mat. Ruumets avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Richards misses with a combination
and Ruumets makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Richards is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ruumets closes the distance and clinches.
Ruumets lands a shot to the body.
Ruumets slows down the pace here.
A shot in the inside from Ruumets.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ruumets.
Richards breaks the clinch.
Richards throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ruumets counters by moving into the clinch.
Ruumets lands a left hand that snaps the head of Richards backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruumets lands a body punch in the clinch.
Good body shot from Ruumets.
Ruumets lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ruumets lands a right hand.
Ruumets taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ruumets creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ruumets lands with a right to the head.
Ruumets scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ruumets lands with a left to the head.
A right hand to the body from Ruumets.
Ruumets lands a nice shot to the body.
Ruumets lands a left hand.
Nice body punch from Ruumets.
Ruumets cracks Richards with a nice body shot.
Ruumets lands with a left to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Ruumets.
Good body shot from Ruumets.
Ruumets misses with the head strike.
Ruumets presses Richards against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ruumets.
Ruumets lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ruumets lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Richards misses with some punches.
Ruumets lands with a left to the head.
Ruumets lands a left hand that snaps the head of Richards backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards misses with the head strike.
Ruumets doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ruumets doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ruumets prevents a body shot from Richards.
Ruumets lands with a light punch inside.
Ruumets lands a right hand that snaps the head of Richards backwards.
Ruumets has a couple of punches blocked by Richards.
Ruumets digs a right hand underneath Richards's ribcage. Richards let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ruumets lands a left hand that snaps the head of Richards backwards.
Ruumets stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Ruumets throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ruumets gets through Richards's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Richards misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ruumets is working Richards over against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ruumets.
Good body shot from Ruumets.
Ruumets pushes Richards back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ruumets swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ruumets lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Richards.
A short uppercut from Ruumets.
Ruumets lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ruumets lands a body shot.
A right hand to the body from Ruumets.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Ruumets lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ruumets misses with some punches.
Nice body punch from Ruumets.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ruumets.
Ruumets lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Richards.
Ruumets lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Richards or not.
Ruumets lands an uppercut.
Ruumets scores with a shot to the side of Richards's head.
Ruumets makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ruumets scores with a shoulder strike.
Ruumets lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ruumets scores with a shoulder strike.
Ruumets has Richards pressed against the cage.
Ruumets pushes Richards back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ruumets makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Richards looking to stall.
Ruumets displaying some good clinch control by pressing Richards up against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ruumets working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Richards is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Richards wants to get back to striking at distance but Ruumets won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raidu Ruumets dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cliff Richards's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Richards throws a right hand that misses
and Ruumets holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Ruumets works on Richards's body with a couple of short punches.
Richards misses with some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ruumets.
Richards is leaning against Ruumets and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ruumets works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ruumets scores with a shoulder strike.
Ruumets presses Richards against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ruumets scores with a shot to the side of Richards's head.
Ruumets lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Richards backwards.
Ruumets lands a body shot.
Richards takes a shot to the head.
A short left from Ruumets.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ruumets.
Ruumets presses Richards against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short right from Ruumets on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short body shot lands from Ruumets as the two fighters clinch.
Ruumets has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A right hook to the body lands for Ruumets.
Ruumets stalls.
Ruumets throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Richardss head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ruumets lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ruumets throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruumets lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ruumets.
Ruumets gets through Richards's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ruumets lands a right hand that snaps the head of Richards backwards.
Ruumets throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Richardss head.
Ruumets lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Richards tries a body shot but Ruumets blocks it.
Richards misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ruumets lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ruumets digs a right hand underneath Richards's ribcage. Richards let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ruumets lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ruumets lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Richards or not.
A body shot lands from Ruumets.
Ruumets lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ruumets.
Ruumets cracks Richards with a nice body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ruumets is leaning against Richards and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Ruumets.
Ruumets lands a left hand.
Ruumets's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Raidu Ruumets seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruumets lands a left hand.
Richards can't break the clinch.
Richards fails to pull guard.
Ruumets lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short left from Ruumets.
Ruumets lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Richards backwards.
Richards is trying to break the clinch but Ruumets is controlling him.
Richards lands a nice uppercut.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ruumets.
Ruumets lands a body shot in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Ruumets.
Ruumets digs a right hand into Richards's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Richards's gas tank.
Ruumets lands with a light punch inside.
Ruumets stalling the fight.
Ruumets works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short body shot lands from Ruumets as the two fighters clinch.
Ruumets is working Richards over against the cage.
Ruumets lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ruumets digs a right hand underneath Richards's ribcage. Richards let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ruumets working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ruumets manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Good body shot from Ruumets.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ruumets pushes Richards back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ruumets lands with a right to the head.
Ruumets lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ruumets lands with a left to the head.
Ruumets prevents Richards from breaking the clinch.
Ruumets scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ruumets lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ruumets scores with a hook to the body.
Richards's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ruumets makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ruumets blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ruumets presses Richards against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ruumets gets through Richards's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Ruumets.
A short right from Ruumets on the inside.
Good body shot from Ruumets.
Richards takes a shot to the head.
Ruumets presses Richards against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ruumets works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ruumets scores with a hook to the body.
Ruumets lands a right hand.
Nice body punch from Ruumets - that landed with a thud.
Ruumets makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ruumets scores with a hook to the body.
Ruumets lands a left hand that snaps the head of Richards backwards.
Ruumets lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ruumets stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ruumets lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Richards backwards.
A short right from Ruumets.
Ruumets lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Richards backwards.
Ruumets lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ruumets lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A right hand to the body from Ruumets.
Ruumets scores with a shoulder strike.
Ruumets works on Richards's body with a couple of short punches.
Richards looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ruumets pushes Richards back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ruumets lands with a right to the head.
Ruumets lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ruumets will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Richards up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Richards's face as he tries to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raidu Ruumets showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Cliff Richards's cut.
That's time! Richards's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A slow jab from Ruumets misses its intended target.
Ruumets moves into the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Ruumets tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Richards's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ruumets.
Ruumets doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Richards.
Ruumets misses with some punches.
Richards swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Richards breaks from the clinch.
Richards moves into the clinch successfully.
Richards will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ruumets up against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Richards scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ruumets doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ruumets can't find room to land a body shot as Richards controls the action.
Ruumets gets through Richards's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ruumets misses with a punch on the inside.
Ruumets softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ruumets lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Richards or not.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards struggles to land a body shot inside as Ruumets controls his hands.
Ruumets swings wildly with an uppercut but Richards uses good head movement to avoid it.
A hook to the body from Ruumets.
A nice right hand lands inside from Richards.
It looks like Raidu Ruumets has been cut.
Ruumets has a couple of punches blocked by Richards.
Richards tries to circle away but Ruumets has him pinned against the cage.
Richards trying to stall but Ruumets improves his position.
Richards blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Ruumets on the inside.
Ruumets lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Richards is looking to control Ruumets's arms but Ruumets gets an underhook and turns him. Now Richards has his back to the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ruumets working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Richards tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ruumets just stands there and leans against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Ruumets.
A bit of stalling here from Ruumets.
A short left from Ruumets.
Ruumets lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Richards backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Richards drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ruumets gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Ruumets fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ruumets stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Cliff Richards has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruumets lands a nice shot to the body.
Ruumets is leaning against Richards and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ruumets pushes Richards back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Ruumets.
Ruumets lands with a short shot to the head.
Ruumets scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Ruumets fails to land.
Richards blocks an uppercut.
Richards tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cliff Richards. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ruumets scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Ruumets.
Ruumets lands with a right to the head.
Richards is rocked!
Ruumets's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A head punch on the inside from Ruumets fails to land.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ruumets as Richards tries to tie him up.
Ruumets working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ruumets displaying some good clinch control by pressing Richards up against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Ruumets.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruumets scores with a hook to the body.
Ruumets lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ruumets digs a right hand into Richards's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Richards's gas tank.
A right hook to the body lands for Ruumets.
Ruumets lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Richards backwards.
Ruumets stalls.
Ruumets lands a body shot.
Raidu Ruumets is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ruumets makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ruumets lands a body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ruumets creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ruumets.
Ruumets lands an uppercut.
Ruumets works on Richards's body with a couple of short punches.
A shot in the inside from Ruumets.
Richards is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ruumets gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Ruumets lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ruumets pushes Richards back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ruumets working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ruumets's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Ruumets lands a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richards tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ruumets fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Richards.
Ruumets prevents a body shot from Richards.
Richards tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ruumets.
Ruumets lands a nice uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Ruumets.
Richards looking to stall.
Ruumets is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A short uppercut from Ruumets.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Richards misses with a hook to the ribs.
Richards tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Richards wants to get back to striking at distance but Ruumets won't allow it.
Richards's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Richards swings widly with a right hand
and Ruumets counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Richards thinking.
And that's the end of the fight!
Raidu Ruumets comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ruumets has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 25:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 25:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raidu Ruumets!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rocky Mercurius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Serra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mercurius comes to the cage accompanied by Amplifier - The Wave. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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180 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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180 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rocky Mercurius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Matt Serra!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Serra throws a poor cross that misses
and Mercurius counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mercurius scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Mercurius throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Serra misses with a right hand
and Mercurius counters with an outside leg kick.
Serra drives through with a takedown into guard.
Serra controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Mercurius has Serra pulled in close to control his posture.
Serra trying to control the position from guard on top but Mercurius is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mercurius 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Serra trying to control the position from guard on top but Mercurius is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Matt Serra wasn't active enough on the ground.
Mercurius throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Serra just misses with a punch to the body.
Serra throws a looping overhand right but Mercurius ducks down to avoid it.
Mercurius moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Serra misses with a straight right.
Some wild striking there from Mercurius.
Mercurius throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Serra misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Mercurius throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Serra misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mercurius.
Rocky Mercurius is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Some wild striking there from Mercurius.
Mercurius lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mercurius lands with a slapping head kick.
Mercurius lands an overhand right.
Mercurius throws a poor cross that misses
and Serra counters with a nice body shot.
Serra stuns Mercurius with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Serra slips under a jab.
Serra takes a swing at Mercurius's ribcage but misses.
A leg kick checked by Serra.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercurius takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Serra tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mercurius sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Serra somewhat.
Mercurius lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mercurius throws a good cross that connects.
Serra moves out of range as Mercurius strikes.
A slow jab from Mercurius misses its intended target.
Mercurius throws a jab but it's blocked by Serra.
Serra just misses with a punch to the body.
Serra moves out of range as Mercurius strikes.
Serra rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mercurius counters with a nice body kick.
Mercurius lands a nice shot that snaps Serra's head back.
Mercurius lands the left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mercurius throws a hook but Serra blocks it.
Serra checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mercurius swings for the body but Serra moves out of range.
Serra misses the body punch
and Mercurius cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mercurius throws a half hearted mid kick.
Mercurius rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Serra counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Mercurius misses with a body shot.
Serra ducks right into an uppercut from Mercurius.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mercurius ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Serra moves away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mercurius walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Serra checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Serra with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Mercurius to counter with a crisp jab.
Serra is rocked!
Rocky Mercurius has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Serra.
Mercurius throws an overhand right that has Serra reeling! Mercurius follows up with more punches and Serra is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Rocky Mercurius!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marlo Mouzone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roland Box (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Roland Box was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marlo Mouzone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Roland Box!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Box misses with a combination
and Mouzone connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mouzone throws a shot from downtown. Box moves away and avoids it.
Box misses with a body punch
and Mouzone counters with a three punch combo that has Box backing up. Box nods at Mouzone to acknowledge the strikes.
Mouzone lands with a good body shot.
Box digs a good body shot into Mouzone's ribs.
Box looks to land a combination but Mouzone avoids it well.
Mouzone fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Box sprawls well initially but Mouzone persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Box controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Box is looking for a sweep. Mouzone is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mouzone throwing shots but Box is blocking nicely.
Mouzone missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Box has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Mouzone escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Mouzone!
Mouzone lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Box down.
Mouzone has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Box tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Box gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Mouzone seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Box does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Box keeping hold of Mouzone's head, controlling as best he can.
Box flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mouzone wants to pass the guard but Box is defending well.
Mouzone is trying to control. Box wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Mouzone is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Box is concentrating on defense, preventing Mouzone from advancing position.
Box trying to control from the bottom.
Mouzone perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Mouzone gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Box counters with a nice body kick.
Box misses with an uppercut
enabling Mouzone to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mouzone lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Mouzone.
Mouzone rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Box counters with a low kick, right behind Mouzone 's knee.
Box ducks under a wild hook from Mouzone.
Mouzone swings widly with a right hand
and Box counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mouzone thinking.
Mouzone is breathing heavily.
Mouzone fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Box manages to avoid it.
Box throws a right hand that misses
and Mouzone counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mouzone throws the left hand but Box avoids the punch easily.
Box scores with a hook to the body. Mouzone takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A swing and a miss from Box.
Box shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Box trying to control the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mouzone regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Box.
Mouzone is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Box postures up in Mouzone's guard and throws a big left but Mouzone blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Roland Box will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Box swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mouzone cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Box scores with a push kick.
Mouzone punishes Box's body with a nice straight punch.
Box swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Mouzone counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Roland Box seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mouzone fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Box avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mouzone uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Box.
Box gets the takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Mouzone's face as Box controls the position.
Box lands an elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Box trying to control the action but Mouzone is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Box sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Mouzone is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Box wants to take a breather but Mouzone manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Box.
Box chips away with some ground and pound.
Mouzone utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mouzone controls Box momentarily but Box frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Box throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mouzone works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mouzone avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Box throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mouzone works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Box trying to control but Mouzone is working from the bottom.
Box passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Box working the ground and pound but Mouzone is defending the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Box misses with the ground and pound.
Box cracks Mouzone with a big elbow.
Mouzone tries to improve position but can't.
Box postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Box is trying to ground and pound but Mouzone uses the momentary lack of control by Box to regain half guard.
Mouzone is looking to improve his position.
Mouzone is in trouble now - Box has advanced to mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Box with the ground and pound from mount.
Box working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Mouzone is squirming around, avoiding Box's attempts to control the action.
BOOM! Box connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Box tries to control but Mouzone wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roland Box showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Box with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mouzone slips under a jab from Box.
Mouzone misses with a double jab.
Mouzone shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Box makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Box misses with a straight right.
Box is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Mouzone rather than just go for the knockout.
A slapping leg kick lands for Box.
Box throws a right and a left that both miss.
Box 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.
Box tries to clinch up.
Mouzone falls off balance throwing a combination
and Box counters with a leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Box tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mouzone paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Box fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mouzone, pushing him back against the cage.
Box cracks Mouzone with a nice body shot.
Box lands a body punch.
Mouzone breaks from the clinch.
Box works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Box shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Box showed some decent athleticism there.
Ground and pound from Box.
Box is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Box is trying to control. Mouzone wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Marlo Mouzone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Box controlling the pace.
Box is trying to control the action in half guard but Mouzone is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Mouzone looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Box moves into full mount! Mouzone won't be happy about that!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Box tries to control but Mouzone wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Box fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Box can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mouzone is looking to escape.
Mouzone tries to lock up and control but Box gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Box goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Mouzone is on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mouzone won't allow Box to sweep him here.
Box is trying to control the position but Mouzone postures up.
Mouzone looking to sit in guard and control but Box gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Mouzone wants to sweep but no luck.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Box working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Roland Box is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Box trying to control the position from guard on top but Mouzone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roland Box comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Box has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roland Box!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Wangjannoi Payakaroon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maximus Manhoef (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Payakaroon comes to the cage accompanied by thai fight music. Manhoef comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Minowaman Style kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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21
158 lbs
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166 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Very strong |
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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
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Wangjannoi Payakaroon!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Maximus Manhoef!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Payakaroon lands a head kick!
Manhoef throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Payakaroon was covering up waiting for the punch and Manhoef finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Payakaroon not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Payakaroon seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Manhoef drops back, looking for a kneebar! Payakaroon looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Payakaroon looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Payakaroon!
Manhoef tries to buck Payakaroon off but Payakaroon is having none of it.
Payakaroon decides to stand up, so the ref orders Manhoef to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Payakaroon dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Manhoef. That did some damage!
Manhoef shoots in for a takedown but Payakaroon shows good takedown defense.
Manhoef with a lazy takedown attempt
and Payakaroon counters with a slapping leg kick.
Manhoef takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Manhoef looks gassed!
Nice body kick from Payakaroon.
Payakaroon throws a jab when Manhoef was well out of range.
Payakaroon scores with a push kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Payakaroon connects with an inside leg kick.
Payakaroon throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Payakaroon fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Manhoef takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Payakaroon throws a push kick but Manhoef slaps the foot to one side.
Payakaroon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Manhoef closes this distance looking for a takedown but Payakaroon circles away.
Wangjannoi Payakaroon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maximus Manhoef.
Manhoef has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Payakaroon.
Wangjannoi Payakaroon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Manhoef takes a kick to the side of the head.
Payakaroon chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Payakaroon throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Payakaroon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Payakaroon, right into the meat.
Payakaroon lands a nice looking kick to the body. Manhoef takes a step back to recover.
Some wild striking there from Payakaroon.
Manhoef on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Payakaroon. Payakaroon obviously looking to wear him down.
Payakaroon moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Manhoef is rocked!
It looks like Maximus Manhoef has been cut.
Manhoef tries to get into range but Payakaroon steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Manhoef! 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! Payakaroon scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Wangjannoi Payakaroon!
Wangjannoi Payakaroon retains his lightweight title!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Harri Olli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antti Sokka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sokka has chosen Black Sun Aeon - Core of Winter as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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197 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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188 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Harri Olli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Antti Sokka!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Olli misses with a body shot
enabling Sokka to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Harri Olli has been cut.
Olli shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Olli was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Sokka keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Sokka bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Olli wants to sweep but no luck.
Olli looking to control.
Olli tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Olli manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sokka manages to get himself to full guard.
Olli has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Sokka to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Olli is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Sokka pulls down on the head and he's put Olli to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Antti Sokka!
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