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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sony Toshi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Seacroft (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Toshi kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Wu Tang Clan- Click Click. Max Seacroft is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sony Toshi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Max Seacroft!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toshi gets the takedown into side control.
Toshi tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Toshi has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Seacroft takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Toshi throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Toshi is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Seacroft knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Toshi is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Seacroft is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Seacroft is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Toshi tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Seacroft really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Toshi. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Toshi wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Seacroft, who protects the arm well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seacroft pushes Toshi away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Toshi gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Seacroft looks gassed!
Toshi wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Seacroft, who protects the arm well.
Seacroft is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Toshi is controlling him well.
Toshi is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Seacroft knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Toshi tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Toshi has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Toshi in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Seacroft is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Sony Toshi!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Goat Meat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gaara Sunagakure (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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159 lbs
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165 lbs
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Goat Meat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gaara Sunagakure!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sunagakure moves to clinch but Meat breaks away
and Meat connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Meat scores with a shot to the body.
Sunagakure darts in trying to clinch
and Sunagakure takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Meat fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sunagakure moves to clinch but Meat breaks away
and Meat connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Meat ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gaara Sunagakure seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Meat lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sunagakure takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sunagakure looks gassed!
Meat scores with a shot to the body.
Meat lands a jab to Sunagakure's midsection.
Meat lands a body shot.
Meat thuds a left hand into Sunagakure's body.
Sunagakure takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A left lands for Meat.
Meat gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sunagakure keeps control of Meat as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Meat lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Meat wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short right from Meat on the inside.
Sunagakure keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Meat's efforts to push away.
Meat has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sunagakure prevents Meat from breaking the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sunagakure tries to land a knee to the head but Meat blocks with his arms.
Sunagakure misses with a knee to the head.
Sunagakure keeps control of Meat as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The referee calls for Meat to work.
Sunagakure tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Meat tries to break the clinch but Sunagakure is controlling the position.
Meat tries to break the clinch but Sunagakure is controlling the position.
Meat creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sunagakure prevents Meat from breaking the clinch.
Sunagakure tries to land a knee to the head but Meat blocks with his arms.
Sunagakure has Meat pressed against the cage, preventing Meat from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Meat wants to break the clinch but can't.
Meat is trying to force a seperation but Sunagakure has the dominant position.
Sunagakure misses with a knee to the head.
Meat lands a damaging elbow.
Meat is trying to push Sunagakure away but Sunagakure has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Meat is trying to force a seperation but Sunagakure has the dominant position.
Sunagakure has Meat pressed against the cage, preventing Meat from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Meat lands a shoulder strike.
Meat wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sunagakure has him pressed against the cage.
Meat can't break the clinch.
Meat lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sunagakure backwards.
A frustrated look appears on Meat's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Meat wants to break free but Sunagakure has control.
Sunagakure with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sunagakure throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sunagakure misses with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Meat is trying to break the clinch but Sunagakure has him pressed against the cage.
Sunagakure has Meat pressed against the cage, preventing Meat from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Meat looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sunagakure connects with a knee to the head.
Meat wants to break the clinch but can't.
Meat is trying to break free.
Sunagakure tries a knee to the head but Meat blocks it.
Meat wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sunagakure has him pressed against the cage.
Meat scores with a hook to the body.
Meat working hard to break the clinch.
Meat tries to break free but Sunagakure pushes him back against the cage.
Meat can't break the clinch.
Meat is trying to force a seperation but Sunagakure has the dominant position.
Sunagakure throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Meat blocks it with crossed arms.
Meat is trying to break the clinch but Sunagakure has him pressed against the cage.
Meat wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sunagakure tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The referee calls for Meat to work.
Meat throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sunagakure tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Meat tries to break the clinch but Sunagakure is controlling the position.
Meat pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Meat wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sunagakure tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Meat avoids it.
Meat avoiding damage.
Meat tries to break free but Sunagakure pushes him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sunagakure with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Meat wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sunagakure has him pressed against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Meat scores with a nice short uppercut.
Meat is trying to push Sunagakure away but Sunagakure has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Meat looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sunagakure lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sunagakure throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sunagakure prevents Meat from breaking the clinch.
A short left from Meat.
Meat looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sunagakure throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Meat blocks it with crossed arms.
Meat pushes off an throws an elbow but Sunagakure leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Meat is trying to push Sunagakure away but Sunagakure has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Meat is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sunagakure looking to throw knees to the head but Meat is blocking nicely.
Meat wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sunagakure has him pressed against the cage.
Meat working hard to break the clinch.
Meat lands a nice uppercut.
Sunagakure tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Meat is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Meat looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Meat is trying to break free.
Sunagakure prevents Meat from breaking the clinch.
Meat taking a breather.
Sunagakure tries a knee to the head but Meat blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Sunagakure has Meat pressed against the cage, preventing Meat from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Meat wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sunagakure being controlled against the cage.
Meat wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Meat.
Sunagakure tries to land a knee to the head but Meat blocks with his arms.
Meat looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sunagakure tries a knee to the head but Meat blocks it.
A nice left hand lands by Meat.
Sunagakure with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sunagakure misses with a knee strike.
Sunagakure is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Meat is defending well for now.
Meat scores with a shoulder strike.
Sunagakure tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A frustrated look appears on Meat's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Meat tries to circle away but Sunagakure has him pinned against the cage.
Meat tries to circle away but Sunagakure has him pinned against the cage.
Sunagakure throws a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Meat is trying to push Sunagakure away but Sunagakure has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Meat wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sunagakure has him pressed against the cage.
Sunagakure takes a shot to the head.
Meat lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Meat is trying to break free.
Meat'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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Goat Meat dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Meat cracks Sunagakure with an open hand slap.
Sunagakure takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sunagakure closes the distance looking to clinch
and Meat counters with a nice uppercut.
Meat fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sunagakure manages to avoid it.
Meat jabs at Sunagakure's body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Meat moves into range and clinches up with Sunagakure.
Sunagakure tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Meat tries to break the clinch but Sunagakure is controlling the position.
Sunagakure tries to land a knee to the head but Meat blocks with his arms.
Meat lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sunagakure backwards.
Sunagakure with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sunagakure misses with a knee strike.
Sunagakure misses with a knee strike.
Meat working hard to break the clinch.
Meat has Sunagakure pressed against the cage.
Meat working hard to break the clinch.
Meat wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sunagakure is breathing heavily.
Meat is trying to push Sunagakure away but Sunagakure has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Sunagakure tries to land a knee to the head but Meat blocks with his arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sunagakure with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sunagakure with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Meat lands a hook to the side of the head.
Meat is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sunagakure is defending well for now.
Meat wants to break free but Sunagakure has control.
Meat is trying to maintain a safe position but Sunagakure gets an underhook and turns Meat into the cage.
Sunagakure is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Meat is defending well for now.
Meat is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sunagakure throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Meat blocks it with crossed arms.
Meat tries to circle away but Sunagakure has him pinned against the cage.
Sunagakure has Meat pressed against the cage, preventing Meat from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sunagakure using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Meat has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sunagakure with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Meat has Sunagakure pushed against the cage.
Sunagakure with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Meat is looking to control Sunagakure's arms but Sunagakure gets an underhook and turns him. Now Meat has his back to the cage.
A knee to the head by Sunagakure.
Sunagakure with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Meat wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Meat tries to break free but Sunagakure pushes him back against the cage.
Meat is trying to break the clinch but Sunagakure is controlling him.
Meat is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Meat working hard to break the clinch.
Sunagakure tries to land a knee to the head but Meat blocks with his arms.
Meat is trying to break the clinch but Sunagakure is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Meat pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Meat lands a right hand.
Meat lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sunagakure or not.
Meat is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Meat has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Meat wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sunagakure using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Meat has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sunagakure prevents Meat from breaking the clinch.
Meat looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Meat is trying to force a seperation but Sunagakure has the dominant position.
Sunagakure has Meat pressed against the cage, preventing Meat from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sunagakure with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Meat is trying to maintain a safe position but Sunagakure gets an underhook and turns Meat into the cage.
Meat lands a damaging elbow.
Meat misses with an elbow over the top.
Sunagakure tries to land a knee to the head but Meat blocks with his arms.
Sunagakure prevents Meat from breaking the clinch.
Meat is looking to break free of the clinch but Sunagakure has double underhooks.
Meat has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sunagakure misses with a knee to the head.
Meat wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Meat has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sunagakure throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Meat blocks it with crossed arms.
Sunagakure keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Meat's efforts to push away.
Sunagakure has Meat pressed against the cage, preventing Meat from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sunagakure tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Meat lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sunagakure throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sunagakure landing knees to the head.
Meat is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sunagakure tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sunagakure blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sunagakure with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sunagakure tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Meat is trying to break the clinch but Sunagakure is controlling him.
Sunagakure throws a knee to the head but misses.
Meat has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Meat wants to break free but Sunagakure has control.
Meat is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sunagakure lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Meat is looking to break free of the clinch but Sunagakure has double underhooks.
Sunagakure misses with a knee strike.
Meat is trying to break the clinch but Sunagakure has him pressed against the cage.
Meat has had enough of the clinch but Sunagakure keeps him there for the moment.
Meat misses with a punch on the inside.
Sunagakure misses with a knee to the head.
Sunagakure looking to throw knees to the head but Meat is blocking nicely.
Meat breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Goat Meat is winning the standup battle so far.
Meat lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sunagakure at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Meat moves into range and clinches up with Sunagakure.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Sunagakure with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sunagakure with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sunagakure throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Meat blocks it with crossed arms.
Sunagakure using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Meat has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Meat is trying to break the clinch but Sunagakure is controlling him.
Meat is looking to break free of the clinch but Sunagakure has double underhooks.
Sunagakure with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Meat tries to circle away but Sunagakure has him pinned against the cage.
Meat tries to break the clinch but Sunagakure is controlling the position.
Sunagakure landing knees to the head.
Sunagakure with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Meat tries to break the clinch but Sunagakure is controlling the position.
Sunagakure tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Meat lands with a short shot to the head.
A short uppercut from Meat.
Meat wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sunagakure throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Meat blocks it with crossed arms.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sunagakure has Meat pressed against the cage, preventing Meat from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Meat lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sunagakure misses with a knee to the head.
Meat is trying to break the clinch but Sunagakure has him pressed against the cage.
Sunagakure throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Meat blocks it with crossed arms.
Meat has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Goat Meat dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - 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.
Meat scores with a hook to the body. Sunagakure takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Meat closes the distance and clinches.
Sunagakure tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Meat is trying to break the clinch but Sunagakure has him pressed against the cage.
Sunagakure tries a knee to the head but Meat blocks it.
Meat is trying to push Sunagakure away but Sunagakure has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Meat has Sunagakure pressed against the cage.
Sunagakure with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Meat tries to break the clinch but Sunagakure is controlling the position.
Sunagakure misses with a knee to the head.
Meat tries to break the clinch but Sunagakure is controlling the position.
Meat wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sunagakure has him pressed against the cage.
Meat avoiding damage as Sunagakure throws knees to the body.
Meat wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sunagakure has him pressed against the cage.
Meat wants to break free but Sunagakure has control.
Meat lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sunagakure backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sunagakure with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Meat wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Meat gets through Sunagakure's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sunagakure misses with a knee strike.
Meat wants to break the clinch but can't.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Meat throws an elbow but it misses.
Sunagakure throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Meat blocks it with crossed arms.
Meat is trying to break free.
Sunagakure keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Meat's efforts to push away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meat tries to circle away but Sunagakure has him pinned against the cage.
Sunagakure using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Meat has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Meat is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sunagakure is defending well for now.
Meat is trying to maintain a safe position but Sunagakure gets an underhook and turns Meat into the cage.
Sunagakure misses with a knee strike.
Meat wants to break free but Sunagakure has control.
Sunagakure misses with a knee strike.
Sunagakure blocks an elbow strike.
Sunagakure misses with a knee strike.
Meat tries to circle away but Sunagakure has him pinned against the cage.
Sunagakure tries to land a knee to the head but Meat blocks with his arms.
Sunagakure with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Meat is trying to break the clinch but Sunagakure has him pressed against the cage.
Meat is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sunagakure tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Meat creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sunagakure has Meat pressed against the cage, preventing Meat from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Meat is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sunagakure tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Meat tries to break free but Sunagakure pushes him back against the cage.
Sunagakure tries a knee to the head but Meat blocks it.
Meat is trying to break the clinch but Sunagakure is controlling him.
Meat tries to circle away but Sunagakure has him pinned against the cage.
Meat looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Sunagakure tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sunagakure tries a knee to the head but Meat blocks it.
Sunagakure tries a knee to the head but Meat blocks it.
Meat wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sunagakure has him pressed against the cage.
Meat can't break the clinch.
Meat looking to stall.
Sunagakure throws a knee to the head but misses.
Meat wants to break the clinch but can't.
Meat is trying to break the clinch but Sunagakure is controlling him.
Sunagakure using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Meat has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Meat lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sunagakure backwards.
Meat is trying to force a seperation but Sunagakure has the dominant position.
Sunagakure with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Meat is trying to break the clinch but Sunagakure is controlling him.
Sunagakure tries a knee to the head but Meat blocks it.
Sunagakure throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Meat blocks it with crossed arms.
Meat wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sunagakure lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Meat is trying to break the clinch but Sunagakure is controlling him.
Meat is looking to break free of the clinch but Sunagakure has double underhooks.
Sunagakure scores a nice knee to the body.
Sunagakure keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Meat's efforts to push away.
Sunagakure has Meat pressed against the cage, preventing Meat from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sunagakure tries to land a knee to the head but Meat blocks with his arms.
Meat is pushing Sunagakure up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Meat pushes off an throws an elbow but Sunagakure leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sunagakure keeps control of Meat as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Meat working hard to break the clinch.
Sunagakure using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sunagakure tries to land a knee to the head but Meat blocks with his arms.
Meat is trying to break the clinch but Sunagakure has him pressed against the cage.
Sunagakure tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A frustrated look appears on Meat's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sunagakure looking to throw knees to the head but Meat is blocking nicely.
Sunagakure keeps control of Meat as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Meat is trying to break the clinch but Sunagakure has him pressed against the cage.
Meat is stalling here.
Meat is looking to break free of the clinch but Sunagakure has double underhooks.
Sunagakure tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Meat tries to break free but Sunagakure pushes him back against the cage.
Sunagakure with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Meat is trying to force a seperation but Sunagakure has the dominant position.
A frustrated look appears on Meat's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sunagakure tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Meat wants to break free but Sunagakure has control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Meat wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sunagakure misses with a knee to the head.
Sunagakure looking to throw knees to the head but Meat is blocking nicely.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sunagakure as Meat tries to tie him up.
Sunagakure prevents Meat from breaking the clinch.
Sunagakure tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sunagakure keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Meat's efforts to push away.
Gaara Sunagakure has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sunagakure prevents Meat from breaking the clinch.
Sunagakure tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sunagakure throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sunagakure tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sunagakure throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Meat blocks it with crossed arms.
Meat tries to break the clinch but Sunagakure is controlling the position.
Meat wants to get back to striking at distance but Sunagakure won't allow it.
Meat is trying to break free.
Meat is trying to force a seperation but Sunagakure has the dominant position.
Meat working hard to break the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sunagakure lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Meat wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sunagakure has him pressed against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Meat creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sunagakure with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Goat Meat is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Meat misses with an elbow strike.
Meat tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sunagakure avoids it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Goat Meat showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Meat has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:26
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Goat Meat!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Smart Move (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thor Armstrong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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220 lbs
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Smart Move!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Thor Armstrong!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Move closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Move seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Armstrong avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Move.
Move content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Move prevents Armstrong from standing back up.
Armstrong won't allow Move to pass to mount.
The fighters are battling for position here. Armstrong manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Armstrong trying to keep a closed guard but Move is proving a slippery customer.
Move gets to his feet - Armstrong follows without any prompting.
Armstrong gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Move to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Move lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Armstrong looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Move looking to sit in guard and control but Armstrong gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Move wants to get back to his feet but Armstrong is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Armstrong controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Move keeping moving, preventing Armstrong from controlling successfully.
Move wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Move looking for a sweep. Not yet Move, not yet.
Move wants to stand up but Armstrong is controlling him.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Thor Armstrong wasn't active enough on the ground.
Armstrong misses with a takedown
and Move decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Armstrong's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong trying to control the position.
Armstrong is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Move postures up.
Move stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Armstrong swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Armstrong keeping moving, preventing Move from controlling successfully.
Armstrong wants to stand but Move is controlling the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Move is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Armstrong's half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong manages to get to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Armstrong is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Move is controlling him.
Armstrong trying to keep a closed guard but Move is proving a slippery customer.
Move is stalling in the full guard.
Armstrong not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Move preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Move is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
We're going to have a standup here because Smart Move wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Move digs a good body shot into Armstrong's ribs.
Armstrong shoots and misses
and Move counters with a single leg into guard. Armstrong didn't expect that.
Move looking to sit in guard and control but Armstrong gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Armstrong preventing the sweep.
Armstrong wants to control from the top but Move keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Armstrong trying to stand up but can't free himself from Move's guard.
Armstrong postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Smart Move dominated that round.
That's time! Move's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Armstrong looks to land a body kick but Move moved away.
A good leg kick by Armstrong.
Armstrong misses with a takedown attempt
and Move counters with a takedown into side control.
Move lands a decent elbow from side control.
Move slows the pace down.
Armstrong is trying to get back to half guard.
Move is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Armstrong has escaped the position, nice work there.
Armstrong gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Armstrong tries to get to full guard but Move has control of the leg.
Move is pressing down on Armstrong's thigh, looking to free his foot. Armstrong is holding on for now.
Armstrong wants to get back to his feet.
Armstrong moves into full guard.
Move stopping the sweep attempt from Armstrong.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Armstrong is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Armstrong is trying to control the position but Move postures up.
Move trying to control but Armstrong is working from the bottom.
Armstrong is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Armstrong gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Move counters with a single leg into guard. Armstrong didn't expect that.
Move prevents Armstrong from getting back to his feet.
Armstrong lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Move!
Move holds on to Armstrong as tight as he can, avoiding damage.
Move knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Armstrong on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Move tries to lock up and control but Armstrong gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Move is in a horrible position here. Armstrong smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Armstrong is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Move can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Smart Move overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Move is looking to get to half guard.
The referee warns Move that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Armstrong controlling the position easily from mount.
Move tries to reverse the position but Armstrong maintains control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Armstrong looking to control but Move is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Armstrong controlling from the full mount.
Move is trying to escape the mount.
Armstrong stands up from mount. Strange move.
Smart Move is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Armstrong wants to clinch up but Move keeps it at a distance.
Armstrong tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Move counters with a shoot takedown. Armstrong fights it but they end up in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Smart Move dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Move will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Armstrong with a lazy takedown attempt
and Move counters with a shoot takedown. Armstrong fights it but they end up in guard.
Armstrong manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Move manages to get himself to full guard.
Armstrong slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Move is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Move dodges the ground and pound from Armstrong.
Move is trying to buck Armstrong off.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Armstrong is trying to get an arm triangle but Move is defending well.
Armstrong throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Armstrong wants to control but Move is keeping him busy.
You can see the frustration on Move's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Move is trying to work for a sweep but Armstrong has mounted him!
Armstrong throws some wild stikes that Move manages to avoid easily.
Move on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Move tries to get out of the position.
Move working to try and regain half guard.
Move holds of for dear life.
Armstrong is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Move has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Move!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Armstrong is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Armstrong wants to control but Move passes easily into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Armstrong trying to control but Move postures up.
Armstrong tries to roll over but Move keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Move not doing much here.
Armstrong is trying to stand up here but Move is controlling him well.
Armstrong trying to hold on to Move's head to control him but Move postures up.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Thor Armstrong hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Move fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Armstrong checks it well.
Move drives through with a takedown into guard.
Move tries to free his leg and advance position but Armstrong is retaining full guard.
Armstrong is trying to control the position but Move postures up.
Move is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong is pulling down on Move's head. It's preventing any offense from Move, at least for the moment.
Armstrong avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Thor Armstrong has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Move closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Armstrong tries to kick Move off but Move keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Armstrong trying to control here.
Armstrong is trying to stand.
The fighters are battling for position here. Armstrong manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Move wants to pass the guard but Armstrong is keeping the position.
Smart Move is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Armstrong looking for a sweep. Not yet Armstrong, not yet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Smart Move showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Move, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Smart Move!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Benjamin Rich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kian Forever (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benjamin Rich had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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280 lbs
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250 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart |
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Solid chin |
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Benjamin Rich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kian Forever!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rich swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rich swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rich throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A punch lands to the side of Forever 's head but he takes it in his stride.
It looks like Kian Forever has been cut.
Rich dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rich throws out a powerful jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Forever is looking to clinch but Rich is avoiding it.
Forever wants to clinch but Rich slips to the side
and Rich counters with a straight right hand.
Forever tries to clinch
and Rich connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Forever lands a leg kick that knocks Rich off balance momentarily.
Rich takes a swing at Forever's ribcage but misses.
Forever moves to clinch but Rich breaks away
and Rich counters with a crisp right hand that drops Forever! Rich lets Forever back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Forever is rocked!
That has opened up Kian Forever's cut even more.
Rich ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Forever's jaw. Forever's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Rich does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Benjamin Rich!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Slade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oscar Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oscar Sanchez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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199 lbs
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185 lbs
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Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Powerful |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Slade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Oscar Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Slade quickly recovers to half guard.
Slade tries to get to full guard but Sanchez has control of the leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sanchez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Slade defending well though.
Sanchez not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sanchez thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Slade to regain full guard.
Slade keeping moving, preventing Sanchez from controlling successfully.
Sanchez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Slade has his hands on Sanchez's head, controlling the position.
Sanchez trying to control but Slade is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez stays in close to Slade's body and controls the position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Slade controlling the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. John Slade wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Sanchez fails with a takedown attempt.
Slade takes a swing at Sanchez's ribcage but misses.
Sanchez takes a swing at Slade's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Nice uppercut there from Slade.
Slade throws a right hand that misses
and Sanchez counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Slade regains full guard. Nicely done.
Sanchez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Slade is keeping the position for now.
Slade keeping moving, preventing Sanchez from controlling successfully.
Sanchez stays in close to Slade's body and controls the position.
Slade seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Slade wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up. John Slade wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Sanchez looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Slade wants to improve his position but Sanchez is controlling well.
Sanchez thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Slade's head.
Sanchez is working for a kimura but Slade is defending it quite comfortably.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slade preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Sanchez trying to mount his opponent but Slade defends it.
Sanchez throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oscar Sanchez dominated that round.
That's time! Slade's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sanchez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Slade sprawls well. Slade wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sanchez gets slowly back to his feet.
Slade feints a jab promting Sanchez to slip. Slade then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Sanchez slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Sanchez bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Slade struggling a bit here.
Slade manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Slade wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slade stands up out of the half guard.
Slade thuds a left hand into Sanchez's body.
Slade fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Donk. Slade catches Sanchez right on the button with a cross.
Slade throws out a powerful jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez shoots in and drives through. Slade sprawls well.
Sanchez walks into a left hand.
Sanchez looks to clinch
and Slade counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Slade throws a jab when Sanchez was well out of range.
Slade throws a right hand that misses
and Sanchez counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Slade is doing well to control the position and prevent Sanchez from advancing to side control.
Slade manages to get to full guard.
Sanchez trying to control the position from guard on top but Slade is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slade has his hands on Sanchez's head, controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
John Slade has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Sanchez trying to control the position from guard on top but Slade is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sanchez postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Slade is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Sanchez, into his guard.
Slade wants to stand but Sanchez is controlling his posture from full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Slade dominated that second round.
That's time! Slade's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Sanchez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Slade fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sanchez looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Slade works the jab nicely.
Slade misses with a hook
and Sanchez counters with a right hand to the body.
Sanchez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Slade connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Slade misses with a two punch combination.
Sanchez shoots for a double leg takedown but Slade sprawls well. He's pushed Sanchez's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Slade lands with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slade misses with a two punch combination.
Slade slaps away a takedown attempt from Sanchez, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nice uppercut there from Slade.
Sanchez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Slade is fending him off so far but Sanchez persists. Nope, Slade circles away and we're back to standing.
John Slade has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oscar Sanchez.
Sanchez takes a jab right on the kisser.
Slade falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sanchez decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Slade's guard.
Sanchez wants to control from the top but Slade keeps moving.
Slade pulls Sanchez in close to prevent any damage.
Oscar Sanchez has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez stopping the sweep attempt from Slade.
Sanchez being controlled here momentarily.
Slade being controlled here, momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because John Slade wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Slade lands a really nice looking cross but Sanchez seems unphased.
Slade rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sanchez moves into the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Slade.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Slade throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sanchezs head.
Sanchez drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Slade gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A short right from Slade.
Slade prevents a body shot from Sanchez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez trying to stall but Slade improves his position.
Sanchez goes for a takedown in the clinch but Slade prevents it.
Sanchez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sanchez looking to stall.
Slade breaks from the clinch.
Sanchez fails to land the takedown.
Slade lands with a good body shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Slade.
Slade lands with a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Slade misses with an uppercut.
Slade misses with an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Slade showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Slade has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Slade!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Giba Negrao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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204 lbs
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200 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Giba Negrao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Anderson Silva!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva has managed to clinch.
Silva prevents a takedown attempt there.
Negrao drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Silva jumps into guard, dragging Negrao to the mat.
Negrao trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Silva is looking for a triangle but Negrao pushes his legs off easily.
Negrao throwing strikes from guard but Silva blocks nicely.
Negrao missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Silva not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Silva manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Silva looking to control and managing it successfully.
Silva working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Silva really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Negrao. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Negrao turns into him and now he's in Silva's guard.
Negrao wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Silva wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Silva throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Silva is looking to sinch up a triangle. Negrao throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Silva's body to avoid the submission. Silva has instead reached around Negrao's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Silva arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Anderson Silva!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mark Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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176 lbs
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21
176 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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, Mark Hughes!
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 Tyson!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Tyson preventing the sweep.
Tyson would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Tyson chips away with some ground and pound.
Hughes working for a triangle but Tyson defends it easily.
Hughes preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tyson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Tyson chips away with some ground and pound.
Hughes is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Tyson is aware though and is defending well.
Hughes working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Tyson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Tyson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Tyson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hughes wants to sweep here but Tyson controlling him for the moment.
Tyson postures up in Hughes's guard and throws a big left but Hughes blocks it.
Tyson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Tyson preventing the sweep.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson wants to pass the guard but Hughes is keeping the position.
Tyson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tyson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hughes wants to get back to his feet but Tyson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hughes has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Tyson is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Hughes.
Hughes gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Tyson connects with a nice short shot to Hughes's temple.
Tyson drops an elbow to the side of Hughes's head.
Hughes makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hughes.
Tyson lands a couple of elbows.
Tyson is in close to Hughes's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Tyson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Tyson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Tyson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Hughes wants to clinch.
Hughes tries to clinch
and Tyson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hughes is looking for a sweep. Tyson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tyson lands strikes from half guard.
Hughes is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Tyson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Tyson prevents Hughes from improving his position.
Hughes is breathing heavily.
Tyson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Tyson decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Hughes has his takedown stuffed
and Tyson counters with a shoot takedown. Hughes fights it but they end up in guard.
Hughes has momentary wrist control but Tyson slips an elbow through the middle.
Hughes tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hughes swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tyson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Tyson pushes down on Hughes's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Hughes is looking to get back to full guard here but Tyson has managed to pass to side control instead.
Hughes stops Tyson from passing to mount.
Hughes is trying to improve his position.
Tyson cracks Hughes with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Hughes is trying to improve his position.
Tyson working away.
Tyson lands some shots froms side control.
Tyson lands some shots froms side control.
Hughes being controlled for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Hughes is trying to get back to half guard.
Tyson working the head and body with strikes.
Tyson lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Hughes down.
Tyson working the head with strikes.
Hughes is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Hughes is working hard here to advance position.
Hughes on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tyson in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Hughes is working to avoid the ground and pound but Tyson connects with a decent elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tyson passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Hughes!
Tyson landing strikes from the mount and Hughes is in trouble!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Tyson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Tyson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Tyson fails with the takedown.
Mark Hughes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hughes shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Tyson's guard.
Tyson is trying to keep Hughes in close.
Hughes stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tyson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hughes drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Tyson dives on top into guard.
Tyson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hughes has momentary wrist control but Tyson slips an elbow through the middle.
Tyson passes into half guard.
Tyson has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Hughes defend it? Tyson steps over the head and cranks it - Hughes is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Tyson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Matt Tyson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Flex Legs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Veijo Veijalainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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22
170 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
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24
160 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
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Counter striker
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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
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Flex Legs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Veijo Veijalainen!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Veijalainen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A good leg kick by Veijalainen.
Legs misses with a takedown
and Veijalainen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Legs misses with a takedown
and Veijalainen counters with a body kick.
A punch combination from Veijalainen misses.
Veijalainen scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Veijalainen tries to pass to full mount but Legs defends it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Veijalainen is controlling the pace.
Legs is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Legs is staying active underneath Veijalainen, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Legs actively working from the bottom here.
Veijalainen wants to pass to mount but Legs is defending the position.
Veijalainen is trying to control. Legs wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Legs avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Veijalainen.
Veijalainen is taking a breather. Legs says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Legs looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Legs is defending against the submission attempts here by Veijalainen.
Legs looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Legs is looking to improve his position.
Legs wants to control but Veijalainen is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Veijalainen is working for a kimura here but Legs manages to reverse the position and he's now in Veijalainen's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Veijalainen is trying to control the position but Legs postures up.
Legs throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Veijalainen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Veijalainen looking to control.
Legs is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Veijalainen is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Veijalainen has escaped and now he's on top!
Legs has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Veijalainen can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Legs throws his legs up looking for a submission but Veijalainen uses it to pass to side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Legs manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Legs wants to get back to his feet.
Veijalainen seems to be looking for submissions.
Legs is not content to let Veijalainen control the position.
Veijalainen is working for a submission of some sort.
Veijalainen looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Veijo Veijalainen dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Veijalainen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Veijalainen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Legs's sensitive parts.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Legs throws a right and a left that both miss.
Legs shoots and misses
and Veijalainen finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Legs stuns Veijalainen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Veijalainen connects with a high kick.
Veijalainen tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Legs is able to avoid easily.
A low kick from Legs misses
and Veijalainen counters with a takedown into side control.
Legs is letting Veijalainen control him for a moment.
Legs is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Veijalainen is controlling him well.
Veijalainen working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Legs is looking for a sweep.
Veijalainen wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Legs, who protects the arm well.
Legs is looking to get back to his feet here but Veijalainen is keeping cool and he's managed to take Legs's back.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Veijalainen trying to control.
Veijalainen lands with a hammerfist to the side of Legs's head.
Veijalainen controls the action.
Legs looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Veijalainen is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Legs is defending well though. Veijalainen let's go of the attempt for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Legs can't escape the position.
Veijalainen scores with strikes from the back.
Legs trying to control the position but Veijalainen manages to sink in the hooks.
Will Veijalainen go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Veijalainen is trying to stick to Legs's back but Legs is turning into Veijalainen. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Veijalainen's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Legs.
Legs wants to control from the top but Veijalainen keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Veijalainen has Legs pulled in close to control his posture.
Legs looking to pass the guard.
Veijalainen keeping moving, preventing Legs from controlling successfully.
Veijalainen wants to sweep here but Legs controlling him for the moment.
Legs postures up in Veijalainen's guard and throws a big left but Veijalainen blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Veijo Veijalainen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Legs shoots and misses
and Veijalainen makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Legs really felt that one!
A nice inside leg kick there by Veijalainen. That's going to slow Legs down.
Veijalainen misses with a takedown attempt
and Legs counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Legs.
Veijalainen pulls Legs in close to prevent any damage.
Veijalainen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Legs passes Veijalainen's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Veijalainen is trying to control but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Veijalainen is looking to improve his position.
Veijalainen wants to control but Legs is keeping busy.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Veijalainen is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Legs is staying active.
Legs thows a huge punch but Veijalainen dodges it nicely.
Veijalainen makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Veijalainen.
Legs is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Veijalainen is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Veijalainen has escaped and now he's on top!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Veijalainen trying to control the position from guard on top but Legs is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Veijo Veijalainen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Legs looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Veijalainen passes into side control.
Veijalainen tries to move into full mount but can't pass Legs's legs.
Legs is trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Veijalainen trying to control the action but Legs is working from the bottom.
Legs is trying to improve his position.
Veijalainen wants to control but Legs is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Veijalainen wants to control for a moment but Legs uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Veijalainen is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Legs is not content to let Veijalainen control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Veijo Veijalainen.
Legs sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Veijo Veijalainen.
Well Veijalainen 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Veijo Veijalainen!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grammund Rider (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pate Perhana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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23
205 lbs
10 - 1 - 0 |
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26
205 lbs
13 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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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
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Grammund Rider!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pate Perhana!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rider just misses with a punch to the body.
Perhana fails with the takedown
and Rider counters with a nice body shot.
Perhana fails with the takedown
letting Rider counter with a right hand.
Rider swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Perhana counters with a takedown into side control.
Perhana controls the position.
Rider is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perhana slows the pace down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Pate Perhana has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Perhana misses with a takedown
enabling Rider to counter with a crisp jab.
Grammund Rider has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pate Perhana.
Perhana takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Rider gets caught flat footed, as Perhana shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Perhana is pushing down on Rider's leg trying to pass to half guard. Rider is fighting to maintain full guard but Perhana has managed to sneak the leg through.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perhana tries to pass the half guard into mount. Rider knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Well, if Perhana is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rider misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Perhana.
Perhana with a poor takedown
and Rider counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rider misses the shot to the body.
Rider misses with a body shot.
Rider tries to clinch there but Perhana circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pate Perhana dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Rider throws an overhand right that lands on Perhana's shoulder, as Perhana tries to avoid the shot.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Rider swings away with a body shot that misses
and Perhana counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Perhana is controlling the pace.
Perhana prevents Rider from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perhana looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Pate Perhana wasn't active enough on the ground.
Perhana is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Rider's half guard.
Rider is looking to control Perhana's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Rider avoid being mounted?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perhana wants to pass to mount but Rider is defending the position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Grammund Rider just wasn't active enough.
Perhana with a lazy takedown attempt
and Rider counters with a right hand to the body.
Rider misses the shot to the body.
Perhana fails with the takedown
and Perhana takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rider fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Perhana manages to avoid it.
Grammund Rider is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rider misses the body punch
and Perhana counters with a takedown into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perhana taking a breather here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pate Perhana showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Rider misses with a body punch
and Perhana decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Rider's guard.
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.
Rider wants to control the position but Perhana says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Well, if Perhana is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Grammund Rider.
Perhana misses with a takedown attempt
and Rider makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Perhana fails with the takedown
and Rider counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perhana shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Rider counters with a right hand to the body.
Grammund Rider has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pate Perhana.
Rider lands a jab.
Grammund Rider has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rider misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rider lands a body shot.
Rider misses with a combination
and Perhana counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Perhana passes to side control.
Rider is being controlled here.
Pate Perhana is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perhana tries to move into full mount but can't pass Rider's legs.
Rider trying to remain calm as Perhana controls from the top position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pate Perhana comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Perhana 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pate Perhana!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dokonjonosuke Fujisaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Weiner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carlos Weiner has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dokonjonosuke Fujisaki!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carlos Weiner!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fujisaki closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Weiner quickly recovers to half guard.
Fujisaki is looking to take a break and control but Weiner is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Fujisaki passes the guard and advances to mount!
Weiner is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Weiner is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Fujisaki landing strikes from the mount.
Weiner really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Fujisaki. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Fujisaki working for a submission but Weiner is keeping him at bay.
Fujisaki has hold of Weiner's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Weiner manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fujisaki has hold of Weiner's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Weiner manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Weiner is squirming around, avoiding Fujisaki's attempts to control the action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fujisaki has isolated one of Weiner's arms. Weiner looking to fight him off but Fujisaki twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dokonjonosuke Fujisaki!
Dokonjonosuke Fujisaki retains his bantamweight title!
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