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NFC: Challengers 7 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kimmi Raikkonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Norris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chuck Norris has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Kimmi Raikkonen's chin.
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154 lbs
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168 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Excellent boxer
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kimmi Raikkonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Chuck Norris!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raikkonen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Norris circles away quickly and effectively.
Norris lands a nice shot that snaps Raikkonen's head back.
It looks like Kimmi Raikkonen has been cut.
Raikkonen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A head kick misses from Raikkonen.
Norris scores with a three punch combo!
Raikkonen misses the jab.
Norris throws a series of punches but Raikkonen avoids them all with ease.
Norris throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Raikkonen.
Norris swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Raikkonen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Norris fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Raikkonen.
Kimmi Raikkonen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Raikkonen walks into a jab.
Raikkonen misses with a wild combination.
Norris digs a good body shot into Raikkonen's ribs.
Raikkonen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Norris bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Raikkonen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Raikkonen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Norris counters with a stiff right hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Good exchange - Norris coming out on top.
Norris slips a jab and a cross from Raikkonen.
Raikkonen misses with a double jab
and Norris counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Raikkonen is breathing heavily.
Oooooh!!! Norris has knocked Raikkonen down with a huge combo! Norris steps away and waves a wobbly Raikkonen back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Raikkonen is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raikkonen scores with a nice body kick.
Oh Raikkonen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Norris throws a nice looking combination but Raikkonen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Norris misses with a few strikes there.
No joy there for Norris, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Raikkonen seems to have got his legs back now.
Oooooh!!! Norris has knocked Raikkonen down with a huge combo! Norris steps away and waves a wobbly Raikkonen back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Kimmi Raikkonen's cut is getting worse.
Norris connects with a superb combination that knocks Raikkonen out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles Norris before he can land any more shots to the unconscious Raikkonen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Chuck Norris!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between King Everlast (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boris Djekic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boris Djekic has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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200 lbs
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218 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, King Everlast!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Boris Djekic!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Djekic avoids a punch combination nicely.
Djekic closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Djekic stops Everlast from getting back to his feet.
Djekic working over Everlast with some ground and pound. Everlast looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Djekic lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Djekic content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Djekic working the head and body with strikes.
Djekic looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Everlast with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Djekic lands a nice short elbow.
Everlast looks like he's trying to stand up.
Djekic passes to full mount!
Everlast is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Djekic working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Everlast is rocked!
Everlast is breathing heavily.
A big strike lands for Djekic! That's really hurt Everlast and he's turned his back - Djekic keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Djekic jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Boris Djekic!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stephen Reyes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tucker Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thomas has chosen Get Off On The Pain - Gary Allan as his entrance music. Stephen Reyes has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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170 lbs
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181 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Stephen Reyes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tucker Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reyes darts in trying to clinch
and Thomas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Reyes closes the distance looking to clinch
and Thomas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Reyes tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Thomas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thomas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Reyes wants to clinch
and Thomas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Thomas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Reyes moves to clinch but Thomas breaks away
and Thomas counters with a straight right hand.
Reyes looks to clinch
and Thomas counters with a straight right hand.
Reyes darts in trying to clinch
and Thomas counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas circles away from the clinch attempt
and Thomas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Reyes wants to clinch
and Thomas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Reyes closes the distance looking to clinch
and Thomas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thomas connects with a body shot that sends Reyes's belly button to the back.
Reyes tries to clinch up
letting Thomas counter with a right hand.
Reyes closes the distance looking to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Thomas with a hook.
Thomas jabs Reyes right on the nose. Reyes blinks but takes it well.
Thomas misses with a leg kick
and Reyes holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reyes landing knees to the body.
Reyes misses with a knee strike.
Reyes takes a shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thomas lands a body shot in the clinch.
Thomas slows down the pace here.
Reyes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Thomas blocks the elbow strike.
Reyes tries to land knees in the clinch but Thomas avoids the damage to the body.
Reyes throws an elbow that misses.
Thomas misses with the head strike.
Reyes pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Thomas content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Thomas works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Thomas lands with a left to the head.
Thomas scores with a hook to the body.
Reyes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Thomas has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Reyes throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Reyes creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Thomas managing to block the knees to the body from Reyes.
Reyes creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Reyes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thomas avoids it.
Thomas manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Reyes creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Thomas's defenses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reyes looking to throw knees to the head but Thomas is blocking nicely.
Thomas just leaning against Reyes, taking a breather.
Thomas lands a nice uppercut.
Thomas avoiding damage as Reyes throws knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Reyes just misses with a elbow thrown towards Thomas's brow.
Thomas lands a right hand.
Reyes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Reyes is breathing heavily.
Thomas on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Thomas managing to block the knees to the body from Reyes.
The referee calls for Thomas to work.
Reyes takes a shot to the head.
Thomas will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Reyes up against the cage.
Reyes creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Thomas's defenses.
Reyes misses with an elbow over the top.
Thomas is trying to push Reyes away but Reyes has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Thomas lands a shoulder strike.
Thomas manages to break the clinch.
Reyes is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Thomas feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Reyes's calf.
Thomas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas throws a shot to the body.
Reyes tries to clinch
and Thomas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Thomas connects with a body shot that sends Reyes's belly button to the back.
Thomas delivers a nice body kick.
Stephen Reyes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A decent looking cross lands there for Thomas.
Danga de danga de dang - Thomas scores with a four punch combination!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reyes wants to clinch but Thomas slips to the side
and Thomas makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Thomas digs a good hook to Reyes's body.
Reyes darts in trying to clinch
and Thomas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thomas works over Reyes's head and body with a nice combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Reyes moves out of range as Thomas throws a body kick.
Thomas lands with a hook. Reyes tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Reyes is rocked!
Thomas lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Reyes falls backwards - clearly groggy! Thomas dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tucker Thomas!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dvaerg Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Filip Suligoj (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Junior comes to the cage accompanied by Back to the house - Tito and Tarantula. 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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212 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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180 cm
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222 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Very quick |
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Excellent MT
Powerful |
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dvaerg Junior!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Filip Suligoj!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suligoj takes one on the button.
Junior moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Suligoj throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Junior lands a jab to the head.
Junior throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Suligoj stumbling backwards into the cage! Suligoj bounces back off the cage towards Junior, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Junior lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Junior celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Dvaerg Junior!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ash Ketchum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcelinho Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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270 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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260 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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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, Ash Ketchum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marcelinho Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ketchum has his takedown stuffed
letting Garcia counter with a right hand.
Ketchum has his takedown stuffed
and Garcia counters with a straight right hand.
Garcia cracks Ketchum with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ketchum tries to move into range but Garcia moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ketchum shoots and misses
and Garcia counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ash Ketchum. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Garcia is working for a kimura but Ketchum is defending it quite comfortably.
Garcia missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ketchum has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Garcia is working away from the top position though.
Ketchum tries to kick Garcia off but Garcia keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Ketchum!
Garcia looking to ground and pound but Ketchum is blocking nicely.
Ketchum is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ketchum is trying to escape the mount.
Garcia working for a submission but Ketchum is keeping him at bay.
Garcia scoring with strikes but Ketchum is staying in there.
It looks like Ash Ketchum has been cut.
Garcia looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Ketchum defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Garcia.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia raining down shots from the mount!
Garcia punishing his opponent with strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ketchum avoids a series of strikes thrown by Garcia.
Garcia tries to control but Ketchum wriggling away.
Ketchum avoids a series of strikes thrown by Garcia.
Ketchum is trying to escape the mount.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ketchum is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia trying to control but Ketchum is having none of it.
Garcia controlling the pace for now.
Garcia dominating with strikes here.
Ash Ketchum's cut is getting worse.
Garcia looking to finish with strikes here!
Garcia is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Jeez, Ash Ketchum's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ash Ketchum's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Marcelinho Garcia!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Augusto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aj Teixeira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aj Teixeira has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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165 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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160 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Antonio Augusto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aj Teixeira!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Teixeira lands a slapping body shot.
Teixeira misses with a straight left.
Augusto looks to throw a body kick
and Teixeira counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Augusto throws a leg kick
and Teixeira counters with a stiff right hand.
Augusto moves to clinch but Teixeira breaks away
and Teixeira counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Augusto gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Teixeira counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
No joy there for Teixeira, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Augusto misses with a kick to the body
and Teixeira counters with a nice body shot.
Augusto avoids a punch combination nicely.
Augusto misses with a leg kick
and Teixeira counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Augusto thinking.
Augusto misses with the body kick
and Teixeira counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teixeira pushes Augusto away with a front kick.
Augusto takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Augusto is breathing heavily.
Augusto throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
letting Teixeira counter with a right hand.
Teixeira scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Teixeira lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Augusto misses with a takedown attempt
and Teixeira counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Teixeira punishes Augusto's body with a nice straight punch.
Antonio Augusto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Augusto on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A solid body kick from Teixeira.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teixeira clobbers Augusto with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Teixeira works over Augusto's head and body with a nice combination.
Augusto is rocked!
Teixeira lands with a right and another and another! Augusto is in big trouble! Teixeira lands again and this time it's lights out for Augusto! A quality knockout there for Teixeira.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Aj Teixeira!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stephen Dyzor (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 Stephen Dyzor was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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221 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
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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
7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, George Hardy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Stephen Dyzor!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dyzor looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dyzor cracks Hardy with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hardy lands a left and a right that send Dyzor crashing to the mat, dazed. Hardy thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dyzor misses with an uppercut. Hardy saw that one coming.
Hardy lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hardy tries to bum rush Dyzor with a series of wild strikes but Dyzor uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dyzor tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hardy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dyzor moves away.
Hardy misses with a low kick as Dyzor jumps back.
Hardy throws a sloppy head kick and Dyzor moves out of range easily.
Hardy throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dyzor counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Dyzor lands with a good body shot.
Dyzor just misses with a punch to the body.
Hardy throws a body punch but Dyzor moves out of range.
Hardy lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dyzor looks gassed!
Dyzor finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the cage, ducking and weaving under Hardy's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and Dyzor falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). George Hardy!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lex Luther (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ougah Chimoine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lex Luther has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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270 lbs
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265 lbs
9 - 6 - 0 |
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World class MT
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Decent 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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lex Luther!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ougah Chimoine!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chimoine is holding his hands too far apart here. Luther throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Chimoine is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lex Luther!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Evandro Rolifild (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeggu Bomb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rolifild comes to the cage accompanied by Damned If I Do Ya (Damned If I Don't). Bomb has chosen Limp Bizkit - Nookie as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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191 lbs
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20
195 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter striker
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Evandro Rolifild!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jeggu Bomb!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bomb works Rolifild's body with a nice hook.
Rolifild fails with a takedown attempt.
Bomb misses with a hook. Rolifild ducked under it nicely.
Rolifild scores with a hook to the body. Bomb takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bomb tries to bum rush Rolifild with a series of wild strikes but Rolifild uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rolifild takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bomb slips a jab from Rolifild.
Bomb lands a right hook to the body.
Bomb swings widly with a right hand
and Rolifild counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Rolifild.
Bomb prevents a takedown attempt there.
Rolifild blocks an elbow strike.
Bomb lands an uppercut.
Rolifild takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bomb landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A knee to the head by Bomb.
A short body shot lands from Bomb as the two fighters clinch.
Rolifild drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bomb pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Evandro Rolifild. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bomb thuds his right hand into Rolifild's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rolifild misses with a wild body shot.
Bomb cracks Rolifild with an open hand slap.
Rolifild forces Bomb back against the cage and clinches.
Rolifild is trying to drag Bomb to the mat but Bomb just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Bomb lands an elbow just above Rolifild 's eye.
Bomb taking a breather.
Rolifild looking for a takedown.
Bomb lands a nice elbow.
Bomb lands an elbow that stopped Rolifild in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Evandro Rolifild has been cut.
Bomb prevents the takedown attempt.
Bomb lands an elbow inside that Rolifild shrugs off.
Bomb lands with a left to the head.
Bomb landing knees to the body.
Rolifild is breathing heavily.
A nice left hand lands by Bomb.
Bomb landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bomb.
Bomb lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bomb comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bomb lands an elbow just above Rolifild 's eye.
Bomb lands a damaging elbow.
Bomb lands a nice knee to the body.
Bomb lands a nice elbow.
Bomb lands with a left to the head.
Rolifild is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bomb gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Oh Rolifild is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bomb lands a damaging elbow.
The referee is keeping an eye on Bomb - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Bomb crunches a lovely knee into Rolifild's ribcage.
Rolifild seems to have got his legs back now.
Bomb gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bomb gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bomb throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rolifilds head.
Rolifild tries to score a body lock takedown but Bomb shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Bomb works on Rolifild's body with a couple of short punches.
Bomb lands a good knee to the midsection. Rolifild won't want to take too many of those.
Bomb lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bomb dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Rolifild takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bomb lands an elbow inside.
Bomb scores with a knee to the head.
Bomb controlling the action here for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bomb lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bomb gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bomb landing knees to the head.
Rolifild is leaning against Bomb and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bomb crunches a lovely knee into Rolifild's ribcage.
Bomb lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bomb working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bomb stalling the fight.
Bomb lands a nice elbow.
Bomb gets underhooks to prevent Rolifild's takedown attempt.
Bomb lands an elbow inside.
Bomb lands a shoulder strike.
Bomb landing knees to the body.
Rolifild takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bomb lands an elbow inside that Rolifild shrugs off.
Bomb lands a nice knee to the body.
Bomb creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rolifild's defenses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bomb.
Knees to the body from Bomb.
Bomb utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bomb crunches a lovely knee into Rolifild's ribcage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bomb lands a nice knee to the body.
Bomb working Rolifild over with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bomb lands an elbow inside that Rolifild shrugs off.
Bomb stalling in the clinch.
Bomb crunches a lovely knee into Rolifild's ribcage.
A nice left hand lands by Bomb.
Knees to the body from Bomb.
Bomb lands an elbow that stopped Rolifild in his tracks for a moment.
Bomb lands an elbow that stopped Rolifild in his tracks for a moment.
Rolifild tries for a takedown. No joy.
Bomb stalling in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Bomb.
Bomb lands an elbow just above Rolifild 's eye.
Bomb lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bomb comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rolifild wants a takedown.
Bomb scores with a shot to the side of Rolifild's head.
Bomb landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bomb landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bomb.
A left hand lands to the body for Bomb.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeggu Bomb dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Evandro Rolifild's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Rolifild staying out of range there.
Bomb swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rolifild.
Bomb misses with a lunging right hand
and Rolifild counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Bomb using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rolifild has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bomb lands an elbow just above Rolifild 's eye.
Bomb unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rolifild lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bomb.
Rolifild takes an elbow to the temple.
Bomb lands an elbow just above Rolifild 's eye.
Bomb landing knees to the body.
Rolifild takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bomb lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rolifild or not.
Bomb lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bomb.
Bomb scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bomb lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rolifild takes an elbow to the forehead.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bomb stalling the fight.
Nice body punch from Bomb - that landed with a thud.
Bomb creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rolifild's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bomb lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rolifild.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bomb.
Bomb is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A hook to the body from Bomb.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bomb.
Rolifild goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bomb comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bomb unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bomb has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bomb stalling.
Bomb lands a damaging elbow.
Bomb with a knee to the head.
Bomb lands a knee to the body.
Bomb scores with a shoulder strike.
Rolifild tries to score a body lock takedown but Bomb shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Jeggu Bomb seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bomb lands an elbow that stopped Rolifild in his tracks for a moment.
Rolifild takes an elbow to the temple.
Bomb utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bomb digs a right hand into Rolifild's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rolifild's gas tank.
Bomb comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bomb creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rolifild's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bomb is stalling here.
Rolifild takes an elbow to the temple.
Bomb lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bomb gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bomb scores a nice knee to the body.
Bomb crunches a lovely knee into Rolifild's ribcage.
Bomb comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bomb creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bomb lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bomb putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rolifild in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bomb lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rolifild.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bomb stalling.
Bomb pushes Rolifild back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bomb working Rolifild over with knees to the body.
Bomb crunches a lovely knee into Rolifild's ribcage.
Bomb working Rolifild over with knees to the body.
Bomb throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bomb comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bomb lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bomb landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bomb lands a damaging elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Bomb on the inside.
Bomb lands a nice elbow.
Rolifild takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bomb lands an elbow inside.
Rolifild tries to score a body lock takedown but Bomb shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Bomb lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nice elbow from Bomb.
Bomb taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Bomb blocking some punches.
Rolifild takes an elbow to the temple.
Rolifild is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Bomb can't fight it off and eventually Rolifild manages to take the fight to the floor. Bomb looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Bomb manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rolifild manages to get himself to full guard.
Bomb content to stall in guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bomb stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Bomb throws a poor cross that misses
and Rolifild counters with a stiff right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bomb. Rolifild does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jeggu Bomb is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bomb has managed to clinch.
Bomb lands a shoulder strike.
Bomb dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Rolifild tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Evandro Rolifild. That's going to take a lot out of him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bomb missing with knees to the body.
Bomb lands an elbow that stopped Rolifild in his tracks for a moment.
Rolifild has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bomb is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Bomb lands a nice knee to the body.
Bomb lands an elbow inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeggu Bomb showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Evandro Rolifild's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Rolifild bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bomb's head.
Bomb misses with a hook
and Rolifild moves into the clinch.
Bomb lands with a light punch inside.
Bomb lands a damaging elbow.
Bomb lands an elbow that stopped Rolifild in his tracks for a moment.
Bomb lands an elbow inside that Rolifild shrugs off.
Bomb lands an elbow inside.
Rolifild goes for a takedown attempt but Bomb pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Rolifild gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bomb.
Bomb tries to clinch there but Rolifild circles away.
Rolifild throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rolifild has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rolifild there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bomb moves to clinch but Rolifild breaks away
and Rolifild counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rolifild closes the distance and clinches.
Bomb slowing the pace effectively.
Bomb is pressed up against the cage. Rolifild has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bomb down to the mat. Bomb avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bomb tries to clinch but Rolifild is having none of it.
Bomb darts in trying to clinch
and Rolifild counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Rolifild drops his hands momentarily and Bomb takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bomb cracks Rolifild with a good jab.
Bomb tries to clinch up.
Bomb swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bomb lands with a good body shot.
Bomb misses with a hook
and Rolifild connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Evandro Rolifild has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rolifild circles away from the clinch attempt
and Rolifild counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bomb thinking.
Bomb works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bomb lands a lovely overhand right.
Bomb avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bomb connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bomb misses with an uppercut
and Rolifild counters with a nice uppercut.
Bomb misses with a hook
and Bomb takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bomb has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bomb swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Rolifild counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bomb throws out a powerful jab.
Rolifild throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rolifild swats away the attempt to clinch by Bomb.
Rolifild misses with a straight right.
Rolifild slips under a jab from Bomb.
Bomb misses with a wild combination.
Bomb tries to clinch up
and Rolifild counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rolifild throws a lazy uppercut
and Bomb counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rolifild misses with an uppercut
and Bomb counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rolifild moves out of range as Bomb strikes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bomb looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bomb fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rolifild tries for a takedown but Bomb sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Evandro Rolifild. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bomb clinches.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bomb.
Bomb softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bomb lands an elbow just above Rolifild 's eye.
Jeggu Bomb is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rolifild drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bomb lands an elbow that stopped Rolifild in his tracks for a moment.
Bomb slowing the pace effectively.
Rolifild has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bomb avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Rolifild takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rolifild tries to stall but Bomb uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Rolifild goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bomb prevents it.
Rolifild takes a knee right on the jaw!
And that's the end of the fight!
Jeggu Bomb comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bomb winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 26:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 26:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeggu Bomb!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Armas Ruutana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lasi Leuka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ruutana comes to the cage accompanied by Ennio Morricone - Man With A Harmonica. 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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153 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Armas Ruutana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lasi Leuka!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruutana throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ruutana misses with a hook.
Ruutana connects with the punch.
Ruutana throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ruutana shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Leuka sprawls well. Leuka wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ruutana gets slowly back to his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ruutana looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ruutana keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Leuka displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ruutana.
Ruutana lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Leuka circles away quickly and effectively.
Leuka looks to score with a jab to the body but Ruutana is just out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Leuka scores with a nice right hand.
Ruutana throws a shot from downtown. Leuka moves away and avoids it.
Ruutana walks into a stiff left hand from Leuka.
Ruutana moves into the clinch.
Ruutana looking to slow down the pace here.
Leuka pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Leuka missing with a left hand there. Ruutana was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ruutana tries to move into range but Leuka moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Leuka throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ruutana.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leuka takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Leuka moves into the clinch.
Leuka breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Leuka throws a looping overhand right but Ruutana ducks down to avoid it.
Leuka misses with an uppercut. Ruutana saw that one coming.
Leuka misses with a wild combination.
Leuka takes a kick to the side of the head.
Lasi Leuka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ruutana tries to clinch up but Leuka circles away and keeps his distance.
Ruutana is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Leuka misses with a two punch combination.
Ruutana tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Leuka has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ruutana.
Ruutana throws a front kick aimed at Leuka's knee but Leuka avoids it well.
Ruutana with a hook.
Leuka takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ruutana misses with an uppercut. Leuka saw that one coming.
Ruutana takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ruutana digs a good hook to Leuka's body.
Ruutana looks to land a right hand but Leuka moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruutana slips a jab from Leuka.
Ruutana scores with a nice right hand.
Leuka pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Leuka connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ruutana throws a low kick but Leuka moves out of range easily.
Leuka uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ruutana.
Ruutana looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Leuka!
Leuka is trying to escape the mount.
Leuka is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Leuka is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Leuka is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Ruutana wants to control but Leuka has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
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!
Leuka tries to kick Ruutana off but Ruutana keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruutana is working for a submission of some sort.
Ruutana not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ruutana is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Leuka sees it coming and defends easily.
Leuka controlling the position well.
Ruutana is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Leuka keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Leuka trying to control but Ruutana postures up.
Ruutana is looking to take a break and control but Leuka is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ruutana sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Leuka defending well though.
Ruutana stops Leuka from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Armas Ruutana dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ruutana keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Leuka.
Leuka uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ruutana.
A head kick misses from Ruutana.
Leuka throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ruutana tries to close the distance and clinch up but Leuka swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Leuka misses with a looping left.
Leuka misses with a double jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ruutana looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ruutana throws a right and a left that both miss.
Leuka on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Leuka misses with a lunging right hand
and Ruutana counters with a nice uppercut.
Ruutana keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Leuka thows a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leuka throws a poor cross that misses
and Ruutana counters with a slapping leg kick.
Lasi Leuka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Leuka listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Leuka lands a jab to Ruutana's midsection.
Leuka swinging wildly here.
Ruutana bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Ruutana is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leuka lands an overhand right.
Ruutana shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Leuka but Leuka pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Leuka throws an overhand right that lands on Ruutana's shoulder, as Ruutana tries to avoid the shot.
Ruutana with a hook.
Leuka loads up on a big right hand but Ruutana slips the punch.
Ruutana misses the jab.
Leuka tries to bum rush Ruutana with a series of wild strikes but Ruutana uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ruutana pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Leuka back to the cage. Ruutana follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Ruutana fails with an attempt to clinch.
Leuka walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ruutana.
Leuka looks to throw the jab but Ruutana is out of range.
Leuka misses with a wild body shot.
Ruutana throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Leuka sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Leuka lands with a nice combination. Ruutana backs away looking to recover.
Ruutana fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Leuka has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ruutana. Leuka does a little dance to reset his feet.
A head kick by Leuka misses
and Ruutana counters with a head kick.
Ruutana fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Leuka, pushing him back against the cage.
Ruutana tries a body shot but Leuka blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruutana misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ruutana throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Leukas head.
Ruutana with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ruutana with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ruutana misses with some punches.
Leuka escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Leuka misses with a body shot.
Leuka fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ruutana shoots in looking for a takedown. Leuka tries to sprawl out of it but Ruutana keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Leuka manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Leuka fails to land with a series of punches.
Leuka misses with a wild body shot.
Leuka swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ruutana.
Leuka scores with a nice strike.
Leuka misses with a few strikes there.
Leuka throws a shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leuka thuds a left hand into Ruutana's body.
Leuka stalks Ruutana and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ruutana's face. Ruutana staggers backwards, shaken.
Ruutana uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Leuka.
The crowd cheers as Ruutana lands an impressive looking overhand right. Leuka doesn't seem phased though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruutana looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Ruutana is working for a kimura here but Leuka manages to reverse the position and he's now in Ruutana's guard.
Leuka decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Ruutana just misses with a punch to the body.
Ruutana just misses with a punch to the body.
Leuka jabs Ruutana to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Leuka misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ruutana holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Leuka controlling the action here for a moment.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Leuka is looking to break free of the clinch but Ruutana has double underhooks.
Leuka's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leuka scores with a decent looking hook.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Leuka in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Leuka stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Armas Ruutana. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Leuka loads up on a big right hand but Ruutana slips the punch.
Leuka throws a series of punches but Ruutana moves out of range.
Leuka misses with a few strikes there.
Leuka's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Leuka duly obliges.
Leuka listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ruutana scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ruutana tries to clinch there but Leuka circles away.
Leuka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ruutana moves away.
Ruutana takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ruutana is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Leuka.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ruutana feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Leuka's calf.
Leuka throws a hook to the side of Ruutana's head but Ruutana sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ruutana ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leuka takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Leuka misses with a wild combination.
Leuka feints a jab promting Ruutana to slip. Leuka then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Ruutana slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Ruutana tries to score a power double leg takedown but Leuka sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ruutana somewhat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lasi Leuka showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. 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.
Leuka fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Leuka looks to land a combination but Ruutana avoids it well.
Ruutana tries to close the distance and clinch up but Leuka swats him away and circles back towards the center.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ruutana.
Ruutana misses with a two punch combination.
Ruutana takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ruutana pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nice defenses there by Ruutana.
A clash of legs there as Leuka blocks the low kick.
Ruutana tries to clinch up.
Nice shot lands for Leuka.
Ruutana moves forwards but Leuka connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Leuka lands with a good body shot.
Leuka throws the left hand but Ruutana avoids the punch easily.
Leuka misses with a two punch combination.
Leuka moves into the clinch.
Leuka taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Ruutana lands with a right to the head.
Ruutana misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruutana can't find room to land a body shot as Leuka controls the action.
Ruutana missing with knees to the body.
Leuka breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ruutana scores with a kick to the body.
Ruutana lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Leuka walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ruutana tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Leuka is able to avoid easily.
Leuka misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Donk. Leuka catches Ruutana right on the button with a cross.
Lasi Leuka seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ruutana is looking to clinch.
Leuka scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ruutana tries to clinch but Leuka is having none of it.
Leuka lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ruutana at a distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ruutana closes the distance looking to clinch
and Leuka counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Leuka missing with a left hand there. Ruutana was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Leuka uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ruutana has time to react.
Leuka scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ruutana fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Leuka sprawls well initially but Ruutana persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leuka trying to hold on to Ruutana's head to control him but Ruutana postures up.
Leuka has one foot on Ruutana's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Leuka scores with a three punch combo!
Ruutana looks to clinch
and Leuka counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leuka dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ruutana misses with a series of wild punches.
No joy there for Leuka, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ruutana wants to clinch but Leuka slips to the side
and Leuka counters with a stiff right hand.
Leuka misses with a straight left.
Leuka avoids the head kick by Ruutana.
Leuka slips a straight right by Ruutana.
Ruutana misses with a low kick.
Ruutana gets tackled into the cage by Leuka. Leuka maintains the clinch.
Ruutana looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A head punch on the inside from Ruutana fails to land.
A bit of stalling here from Leuka.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leuka manages to break the clinch.
A head kick misses from Ruutana.
Ruutana tries to close the distance and clinch but Leuka swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ruutana connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Leuka looks to score with a jab to the body but Ruutana is just out of range.
A swing and a miss from Leuka.
Leuka scores with a decent looking hook.
Some wild striking there from Ruutana.
Leuka throws a hook but Ruutana avoids it easily.
Leuka connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Leuka keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Leuka moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Ruutana is rocked!
Ruutana goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Oh Ruutana is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ruutana uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Leuka.
Ruutana fails to land with a series of punches.
Ruutana seems to have got his legs back now.
Leuka lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Leuka pushes Ruutana up against the cage in a clinch.
Ruutana swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruutana tries for a takedown. No joy.
A frustrated look appears on Leuka's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ruutana lands a knee to the body.
Ruutana misses with a punch on the inside.
Ruutana working aggressively here.
Leuka is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ruutana misses with a hook from the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Leuka.
Leuka managing to block the knees to the body from Ruutana.
Ruutana misses with some punches.
Leuka breaks from the clinch.
Ruutana is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ruutana scores with a three punch combo!
Ruutana moves to clinch but Leuka breaks away
and Leuka cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd cheers as Leuka lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ruutana doesn't seem phased though.
Leuka rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ruutana moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Leuka scores with a one two! Ruutana had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ruutana ducks under a wild hook from Leuka.
A punch combination from Leuka misses.
Leuka lands with an overhand left.
Ruutana tries to land a front kick but Leuka steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lasi Leuka comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Leuka has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lasi Leuka!
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